Montclair Chinese Restaurant, Montclair (Dumfries), VA

I had a craving for sushi last night. But I really didn’t want to drive to Woodbridge. I turn to Google discovered a Chinese place that served sushi. Sounds a little suspect, but with sushi becoming popular in recent years, you may see sushi type items popping up on menus even American style restaurants.

So I headed there after my massage. I had passed this place many times before but never really paid attention to it. I think I may have gotten food from it when I was younger but I don’t really remember. As I get out of my car I slowly realize that this place was not a sit down establishment. It’s purely a take out/delivery place.

If you were to judge this place by the outside you wouldn’t want to try the sushi. But inside it’s very clean and organized. There are signs boasting that they are the Top 100 Chinese Take Out Place (not sure in the whole USA or VA didn’t say). Judging by how busy the receptionist was this claim may not have been empty words.

They have a very extensive menu both Chinese/Japanese. I finally decided on a Dynamite Roll, California Roll with masago, and an order of sake (salmon). Then I waited.


I ate the Dynamite Roll in my car. It was going to be like 30 minutes before I got home and I was starving. It was fantastic! It was salmon, imitation crab meat, deep fried with spicy mayo and eel drizzled on the top. I have a new favorite specialty roll. It was so darn tasty. It was a good blend of flavors. Very impressed.

So after I got home I open up the other box. Visually I was impressed by the sushi. It looked fresh and delicious looking. The salmon tasted great. The cali roll was slightly different from the normal avocado, crab meat, and masago. They mixed the crab with mayo, cucumber, avocado, and the eggs on the outside of the roll. It was good. I thought the roll was a little soggy, but I think it was the fact that I waited 30 minutes and the eggs got the rice soggy. Because the rice with the salmon nigiri wasn’t mushy.

Now the sushi rice isn’t top quality like in the real sushi places. It was okay. Pricing is almost the same as a traditional sit down place. Which seem a little steep for a take out place.

Rating: B+