LI CHUN CAFE

Mostly self-serve service (order on tablet, pickup food at counter, toss away trash and put away tray yourself). Food is super unique and delicious, highly recommend as I've never seen another place that offers this cuisine. Intriguing flavor combinations. Good portion sizes for the price - come hungry or expect to take leftovers. Seating setups are also very interesting, the place is cutely decorated but there's some wonky chairs/tables.

Mostly self-serve service (order on tablet, pickup food at counter, toss away trash and put away tray yourself). Food is super unique and delicious, highly recommend as I've never seen another place that offers this cuisine. Intriguing flavor combinations. Good portion sizes for the price - come hungry or expect to take leftovers. Seating setups are also very interesting, the place is cutely decorated but there's some wonky chairs/tables.

drinks were really good! we got the pome lychee, blue citron, guava lemon and mango coconut oolong ice cream milk tea! food was good but pricey though for small portions. if i came back, i'd come back for the drinks only but i dont think i would because service was pretty off-putting. one younger woman behind the counter brought our food out in a bag since we ordered our food to-go, and when she saw us open the bag and start eating inside the cafe she asked us if we were eating there. When we answered yes, she passively responded with "Well next time, you can order your food for here then". When I go out I always order my food to-go since I'm a smaller woman and I know sometimes I'm not able to finish all the food I order. It's also just easier for me to pack it all up that way when I'm done, and I've never had a problem with it until now. After that happened, we all felt pretty uncomfortable with the passive aggressive nature of the employee but finished our drinks and continued chatting amongst ourselves until we were ready to go. And as expected, we did not finish our food so the to-go container and bag came in handy ☺️

drinks were really good! we got the pome lychee, blue citron, guava lemon and mango coconut oolong ice cream milk tea! food was good but pricey though for small portions. if i came back, i'd come back for the drinks only but i dont think i would because service was pretty off-putting. one younger woman behind the counter brought our food out in a bag since we ordered our food to-go, and when she saw us open the bag and start eating inside the cafe she asked us if we were eating there. When we answered yes, she passively responded with "Well next time, you can order your food for here then". When I go out I always order my food to-go since I'm a smaller woman and I know sometimes I'm not able to finish all the food I order. It's also just easier for me to pack it all up that way when I'm done, and I've never had a problem with it until now. After that happened, we all felt pretty uncomfortable with the passive aggressive nature of the employee but finished our drinks and continued chatting amongst ourselves until we were ready to go. And as expected, we did not finish our food so the to-go container and bag came in handy ☺️

Sweet new spot in College Park. It is a spin off of Northwest Chinese Restaurant one block away. The owners are very nice and friendly people and we always enjoy visiting their places. The new restaurant offers healthy Chinese food with a modern twist. Vegetarian and vegan options are available which I really appreciate. I especially enjoy their salad - it is so beautiful and tastes great. There is one issue with this new place that precludes me from going more frequently: they serve food and drinks in a single use containers. Generating a bunch of waste after each lunch doesn’t sit right with me.