The Biggest in Chinatown?

New Big Wong presumably has something big on the menu, but if you're looking for the biggest cocktail in Chinatown, head right across H Street to Lei Garden for a Flaming Volcano.


This enormous, inebriating, and flaming cocktail will only set you back fourteen bucks. Drink it all by yourself and you might not make it home right side up -- which makes it a fun drink to share with a friend.

The Flaming Volcano is among several drinks at Lei Garden served in its own faux-Polynesian glass. The Mai Thai is served in something that resembles giant head from Easter Island. This may be intended as some kind of warning, because these cocktails are deceptively delicious and can ruin your morning after.

And while you're sobering up (or partying down), don't forget to try the entrees and dim sum, which are usually fantastic.