Beef Noodle Soup Party: Success! If You Missed It, Catch The Next One This Sunday, April 29, 2012

We're having this party again, this time at College Park. You'll have a choice of Red Braised Beef Noodle Soup (Hong Shao Niu Rou Mian) OR Clear Broth Beef Noodle Soup (Qing Dun Niu Rou Mian.) A variety of traditional Chinese appetizers will also be served, on the house! Please join us!  

Details:
What: Beef Noodle Soup Party, $15 per person (includes tip and tax)
When: Sunday, April 29 2012, 1:30 p.m.
Where: Seven Seas Chinese Restaurant, 8503 Baltimore Avenue, College Park, MD 20740

Beef Noodle Soup Sampling Party

Come to Seven Seas in Rockville this Sunday for an epic beef noodle soup sampling! For $15, you'll get to enjoy a variety of appetizers and EIGHT types of beef noodle soups. Also, Seven Seas owner Edward Shen will give a short presentation on tips in making a great beef noodle dish at home. Because our restaurant is small, spaces for this event is very limited, so call 301-770-5020 to reserve your space!

Specials for the Week of April 15, 2012

Specials for Good Friday and Passover

It's Good Friday, and the start of Passover!

Tilapia with Ginger & Scallions

Check out our specials on fish:

• Live: TILAPIA $12.95/lb; CATFISH $6.95/lb.

• Whole Fish: FLOUNDER $28.95/piece, FLORIDA POMPANO $14.95/piece.

Lin-tastic Sizzling Plate Atlantic Cod

• Lin-tastic Special - ATLANTIC COD Sizzling Plate Meal $14.95.

• Sauteed SALMON with Vegetables $14.95.

Jumbo Lump Crabcake

And for crab lovers:

• Crab Cake - 1 piece for $10.95, 2 pieces for $16.95.

Dish of the Month - Ja Jang Mein

The Chinese love this traditional Korean dish so much that long ago, we created our own version. It comes the same soy-based dark sauce used in Korean ja jang myun, with ground pork, tofu cubes, shiitake mushrooms and dried shrimp thrown in. Use the cold cucumber shreds as little breaks in between hot mouthfuls of noodles - or just mix it all up into the sauce and noodles. Sounds like a great lunch!

Seven Seas at College Park Gets A Makeover

The owners of Seven Seas Restaurant in College Park decided that it was time to redecorate - and they took on the same color scheme as Seven Seas in Rockville! The process of turning the interior of SS CP into a contemporary, casual dining restaurant started a month ago. It was completed just in time to host a gala event for over 100 guests (including UMD president Wallace Loh) last Thursday.

Restaurant lobby/sushi bar area undergoing renovation

Restaurant lobby/sushi bar area after remodeling

Dr. Wallace Loh, UMD president answers questions at this event hosted by the International Leadership Foundation

March Madness - Our New Sizzling Plate Dishes Are LIN-tastic!

We're celebrating March Madness with a few new dishes! Inspired by Taiwanese-American NBA star Jeremy Lin, we wanted to honor his Taiwanese heritage with popular Taiwan-style night market delicacies. So come and try any one of these sizzling plate specials for just $12.95 (Lunchtime discount is $2, you only pay $10.95 between 11am and 4pm.) Each dish is served with white rice, shredded carrots, bean sprouts, mushrooms and asparagus. Also, the meal includes a soup OR egg roll.

Filet mignon cuts sliced and sauteed in a black pepper sauce.

Fish fillet marinated in ginger and scallion soy sauce.

Tender, marinated lamb slices sauteed with cilantro.

This Week's Special

Catering the Maryland Governor's Annual CNY Party

On February 24th, we had the privilege of catering Gov. Martin O' Malley's annual Chinese new year party for the fourth year in a row. The governor and his wife's support are much appreciated, and we look forward to catering next year's party.

Join Us For Thanksgiving in February

We're giving ten percent of our total sales for Thanksgiving in February on February 28th, 2012. Join us for a meal or get takeout/delivery!

Dish of the Month - Tofu Roll with Pork and Shrimp

Ground pork combined with minced shrimp rolled in a thin tofu wrap. A small amount of carrots added to the mix for an extra crunch. Garnished with a savory sweet brown sauce and chopped scallions. If you've never had dim sum before and want a sample, this is a very commonly found item served out of carts at any good dim sum restaurant.

Six More Days to Valentine's Day! Have You Decided How You Will Be Celebrating?

Taiwanese-style Sizzling Platter

There is an irresistible charm about eating hot food served out of a street cart. Although we can't replicate the experience of an outdoor Asian night market, we can introduce one dish from Taiwanese night markets - food on a sizzling platter, or "teppan" in Chinese.

The same type of "teppan" dish in the video below is very popular among night market-goers in Taiwan. It has steak, noodles and a half-cooked egg that the diner scrambled up before the hot plate cooled down.

Now you can find sizzling plate dishes at Seven Seas! To add a little variety to the dish's texture, we decided to throw in some vegetables too.

 Our chefs prepare two "teppan" dishes

Happy Year of the Dragon!

Find out if your Chinese zodiac is a dragon from the chart below:

16 February 1904 – 3 February 1905: Wood Dragon
3 February 1916 – 22 January 1917: Fire Dragon
23 January 1928 – 9 February 1929: Earth Dragon
8 February 1940 – 26 January 1941: Metal Dragon
27 January 1952 – 13 February 1953: Water Dragon
13 February 1964 – 1 February 1965: Wood Dragon
31 January 1976 – 17 February 1977: Fire Dragon
17 February 1988 – 5 February 1989: Earth Dragon
5 February 2000 – 23 January 2001: Metal Dragon
23 January 2012 – 9 February 2013: Water Dragon
10 February 2024 – 28 January 2025: Wood Dragon

Read more about the Dragon's personality after the jump!

2012 Chinese New Year Dragon Menus

Our menus are perfect for family reunions, large or small. Wishing you all the best and much prosperity in the Year of the Dragon!

Large Group Menus

Catering a House Party for the New Year

It was with pleasure that we catered a new year party last month at a regular customer's home in VA. He was also celebrating a promotion at work. Congratulations!

Warm Wishes to Our Dear Friends and Customers for the Holidays

Come and join us for lunch or dinner if you want something different for your holiday meal. Reservations recommended.

Prix Fixe Year of the Dragon Menu/$20 per person

2012 Year of Dragon Special Prix Fixe Menu
$20.00/per person
not including tax and gratuity

A great way to sample a variety of our signature dishes at a fixed price. Suitable for small parties who like to share entrees at a meal. Check out the menu after the jump!

Results of Past Polls

November Poll Results 

Blog Poll Results: Should Coffee Be Served in a Chinese Restaurant?

Yes (42%)
No (57%)

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October Poll Results

Should there be dining time limits in a busy restaurant?

Yes, some people take too long with their meals without consideration for others. (33%)

No, I'm a paying customer and I should not be pressured to eat quickly. (66%)

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July Poll Results

Will calorie labels in restaurant menus change your food choices when you eat out?

Yes (32%)

No (56%)

Maybe (12%)

Dish of the Month - REAL Vegetables

It doesn't matter that Congress has declared pizza as a vegetable for school lunches, if it has two tablespoons of ketchup spread over a slice.

Obviously, ketchup is NOT a vegetable. It's a condiment that's high in sodium and the bulk of its calories come from sugar. There's no doubt that we all enjoy having it on our food, but this decision is still shocking and outrageous. It compromises the nutritional standards for our children and is a slap in the face for the fight against obesity.

As local business, what we can do is remind our customers and readers that it's ever more important to ensure that your own children are eating right, even if others who should, do not.