House of Peking

Cheap American Chinese.

My folks were in town and they are nuts for good Chinese. Living on the East coast, they are used to fabulous Chinese, as am I. But I have yet to find a terrific Chinese restaurant up here. So we decided to take a chance and order take-out from House of Peking.

First the interior. Simple is the best way I can describe it. House of Peking is located in a strip mall and they ambience matches. I don't think they actually expect people to dine there. Maybe for lunch? So don't expect to go there to sit down. This is a take-away restaurant only, people! You have been warned!

Now the food. It was your typical American Chinese. My husband and father order the Kung Pao Chicken and asked for spice. It was rather bland and had absolutely no kick to it. Same with the Mu Shu Chicken. Extremely bland and tasteless. The Egg Foo Young was swimming in sauce. The decent dishes were the Chicken with Broccoli (it's really hard to mess up this one!) and the Combination Fried Rice.

From other people's reviews, I can see that the concept of American Chinese lives on. Just not in my household! The search continues.

Very tasty Chinese!  I got the Kung pao chicken and I didn't want to stop eating it! They have 3 spicy levels: mild, medium, and spicy... I would get the highest one if you like it spicy.  The woman behind the counter was also very polite.  You can tell that the food is fresh.

This restaurant is located at the end of a strip mall south of the McDonalds on Sheridan Rd. It has shared parking with other stores in the mall.

I drove by this place all the time and decided to give it a try.  When I go to a new Chinese restaurant I always benchmarking them by ordering the same thing, egg roll and  Kung Pao Chicken. Simple dishes but you can tell a lot about their cooking from what they do to these dishes.

The egg roll is relatively small and bland. Kung Pao Chicken is made to order and the vegetables are fresh, it doesn't taste bad but nothing special; highly Americanized Chinese Food. Most of us can whip this up at home. The price is in-line for the area but not really a bargain. If you look around you can find a better place in this area.