Seven Corners Center on Arlington Blvd. Fortune is the Energizer bunny of dim sum parlors. Jasmine tea, with its lovely flowery scent, adds an exotic note to the proceedings for a few pence extra.
Weekends see the most cart traffic, but dim sum is available at lunchtime during the week as well.
Don't be afraid to forage through the rest of the menu at these seafood houses. Type A's who call in advance can arrange for boneless whole chicken stuffed with sticky rice or duck stuffed with Chinese mushrooms and lotus seeds. There's a long roster of abalone, oyster, clam, conch, squid, and cuttlefish dishes, plus lobsters and shrimp. 2001 by Washington Magazine Inc.