Peking Pavilion

Today, I placed a large size order for what I expected (based upon the area sizing portions) to be more than enough for five people. I had even conferred with the young man taking my order and he said "Yes". My order consisted of a Beef and Broccoli, General Tso Chicken, large pork fried rice, large vegetable low mein, and white rice, and an order of spare ribs. This was "dinner" sized portions allegedly. This order total was $95 and change. By the time I receieved my order and got to my work site. The portion sizing was consistent with a "Lunch" sized order. My Pork fried rice was chicken fried rice. I had contacted to location to see if there was a mix up and the sales person stated "No". Even if I would have ordered 2 more "large" entrees it would not be enough to still feed my staff.

Large quantities of kid-friendly, mediocre, bland, Chinese American food. As far as Chinese American restaurants go, this is a real disappointment. If you need to feed the kids in a hurry, this could fit the bill, though, but adults should look elsewhere. Recipes are uninspired, and not very spicy. Dumplings were mostly dough, and little filling. Kung pow chicken had almost as many water chestnuts as chicken. I've never seen Kung pow chicken with water chestnuts. There were no bell peppers or celery. It wasn't spicy at all. You might consider this place if you're in a hurry, need something fast, and don’t care about how the food tastes, but if you're looking for good Chinese American food, keep searching.

The Peking Pavilion I had loved since its opening in 1985 was sold in March 2023. Unfortunately, the quality of the food has declined significantly. I hadn’t visited since 2021, but I recently stopped in to order the wonderful steamed dumplings I used to enjoy. Instead, I paid $2.00 each for small, flavorless dumplings, and even the dipping sauce was disappointingly bland. I can honestly find better dumplings in the frozen food aisle at my local grocery store. According to an article I found online, Mrs. Ann Troung owned and ran Peking Pavilion until it was sold to her nephew. It may be time for Mrs. Troung to return and offer guidance to the new owner, because the restaurant is unlikely to survive if it continues to serve overpriced, uninspired food.

Support family-owned businesses… this is as Mom & Pop as it gets. Unfortunately, there is a certain reality to running a one-off brick and mortat in the post-pandemic world. The prices are a little high for classic Chinese-American (i.e. the word Peking is all over the menu so gauge your expectations) food, but I find this to be a less pretentious and more well-prepared sleeper over Peter Chang's which is modern and consistently underperforms for what it is. The two restaurants aren’t really that comparable, but I grew up with homemade Chinese food, and this is the kind of food that is more common on a regular basisa long with a lot fo Chinese American mainstays – you can get the General Tso’s and Crab Rangoon, but there are other gems if you explore the menus a bit. The House Special Chi

Host up front who takes orders rude. Not pleasant to be around. Food is fine. Would rather got get Chinese food from somewhere where they are nicer. Also told me 20 min in the phone and I’m going on 32