Inter China Restaurants, Richmond

For the past 30-plus years, Inter China Restaurants has operated its Midlothian location in the style of the classic Chinese eatery, with golden swan statues, crisp white tablecloths, and bright red paper lanterns dangling from the ceiling. In the kitchen, chefs whip up a fittingly classic menu of Chinese favorites, from sweet and sour pork to tender Peking duck. The chefs cook dishes to order using fresh ingredients and obligingly modify dishes to accommodate varying dietary restrictions and preferences—such as a distaste for spicy peppers, no MSG, or an emotional attachment to snow peas.