I got sesame chicken and chicken w/ broccoli. It was possibly the best Chinese food I have had in many, many years. The sesame chicken was crispy on the outside but still very moist in the middle. Often, other places will dry it out.
The rice is fluffy and tasty. Not greasy like many places will do.
Wish I lived nearby so I could come back to this place again.
I unabashedly love Peking Garden. They are a hole-in-the-wall chinese take out place. They do have about 3 or 4 tables in front of the counter that separates the kitchen from the dining/takeout area. The people that run this business have been running it for quite a while I believe and I think they are a family.
The business is clean not beautiful. It is very business like, run efficiently and polite. They have never screwed up any of my orders, and always have the food ready when they say it's going to be which is usually "10 minutes". The food is American Chinese Food and it is prepared immediately.
I'm cheap; I love a real bargain. The food here is a REAL bargain. I usually get the steamed peking dumplings, which come 8 to a tin and are under $5. they include the typical dipping sauce which is really good, sweet and savory not too salty. The Hot and Sour soup has tofu, shitake, celery and bean sprouts (if I remember correctly,) and is awesome for a cold or sinus problems $3.25 a qt. The General Tso's is crispy in a dark sweet/sour sauce and includes the red pepper pods and broccoli $8.50. The Crab Rangoon are generous sized and ok 10 for $4.60.
These prices are much better than anything else I've seen in South County or Aquidneck. Even if I found something cheaper and closer I probably wouldn't go there because the food that they serve at Peking Garden looks and tastes hand made. Compare the dumplings to almost any other place you've been too. I have. They are shaped in the traditional way with a thicker dough than the wonton/egg roll pastry types I've seen at other places. Added to that the filling is mostly pork and very generous. The Rangoons are huge. Their sauces are robust and not bland like typical Chinese take out places. There vegetables are crisp fresh in their soups and entrees. I have never had their fried rice.
Yes it's the only Chinese place on the island. If they had a dining room my Mother and I would go there probably 2 times a week. As far as I'm concerned it's a hidden gem like The J-Hop across the street. Like the other reviewers I will add that Jamestown has some beautiful sights to take your chinese food too like Fort Whetherill Park (with picnic tables,) Beavertail Park or any beach (like the one across from the Newport Toll Booths,) you can find. I go across the bridge to get my dumpling fix whenever I like and have no problem. The only problem anyone might have is that when you call make sure you listen carefully. Whoever picks up the phone most likely will have an Asian accent.
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Peking Garden is a small, very typical Chinese restaurant. There probably are zillions of them, practically identical to this one scattered across the galaxy. The one difference is that this one is in the town of Jamestown on Conanicut Island.
That means this is the only Chinese restaurant on the island. In fact they're just aren't many restaurant of any type on the island, especially opened in the winter. That means if you want Chinese you eat here or you go off the island or you don't eat at all.
Peking Garden has a few tables inside but is primarily a take out place. It's only a 2 or 3 minute walk to Narragansett Bay so you can get the food and take it down to munch by the water with great views of Newport, the Pell Bridge and Rose Island.
The food is actually pretty good. Certainly not gourmet or even close to gourmet but it's better than many other little take out type places I have sampled. The veggies are nice and fresh and never over cooked and they don't use the dreaded MSG or tons of salt. The people working here are very friendly and you can tell them how you want your food and they actually listen. If you say you want something spicy, be assured it will be spicy.
I go here frequently for their lunch specials because for less than five bucks you can get filled up on a whole bunch of pretty tasty food. Shrimp and Broccoli, General Tso, Chicken and Cashews and a whole passel of other old favorites. They actually have a pretty extensive menu for such a dinky little place.
Certainly not a great Chinese restaurant by any means but I've never had a bad meal here. And it's always a hell of a lot better than going hungry.
Despite the many, numerous, unbelievable take out options on the island, this is the one to go to. Â Sarcasm aside, Peking Garden really is delicious. Â Located in the quaint "Jamestown Mall" (think like, two other businesses), the customer service is extremely friendly and the food full of flavour. Â My fiancee and I used to walk the couple blocks from his house to pick up dinner on weekends. Â Â
Out of all the Chinese takeouts I've been to, they hands down make the best Singapore noodles, anywhere. Â Chewy, moist and with big ole chunks of beef, I couldn't find a dry noodle in the bunch on any of the dozens of times we ordered from them. Â The fried rice, delicious and well seasoned while the egg rolls were always bursting with healthy MSG yumminess. Â Granted they tend to be a little more greasy than other Chinese places, their food certainly isn't swimming in it and I've never had an upset stomach. Â The prices were also extremely reasonable.
I can't imagine anyone would actually visit Jamestown simply to eat Chinese grub from a dinky mini mall but in all seriousness, if you're chillin on the beach, there's nothing better. Â I'm going to assume the locals are well informed of its presence.
Overall, perfect food for those late night drinkathons or dates on the cheap. Â Complete your evening with a frozen novelty ice cream from the gas station across the street and voila, romance on the beach.
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