A&J Restaurant 1319 Rockville Pike, Rockville; 4316 Markham St., Annandale These two restaurants the area’s top dim sum destinations set themselves apart with handmade noodles and dumplings. Rustic, wide strands are as satisfying when slicked in a hot-and-sour sauce as they are submerged in spicy beef-tendon soup, while pork-filled pot stickers are a staple at every table.
A&J 1319 Rockville Pike, Rockville One of the few restaurants on Washingtonian’s 100 Very Best Restaurants list that’s open on Christmas Day, Rockville’s beloved northern dim sum parlor is a tradition for DC area Jewish families on the holiday. Plan ahead, though: the queue for dan dan noodles, pan-fried pork dumplings, and cucumber salad can