Peking House — Restaurant in Burlington

I ordered General Tso’s chicken.

What I received was shrimp. Deep fried. With the tails still on. Like a greasy little landmine waiting to chip a tooth and shatter my will to live.

Who looked at a photo of crispy chicken, read the words “General Tso’s Chicken”, and thought, “You know what? Let’s give this guy shellfish roulette tonight”?

Everything else was a disaster too. The lo mein tasted like warm mop water. The rice was somehow both dry and wet. The egg rolls had the structural integrity of wet tissue and the flavor of regret. I’ve had more seasoning in a hospital tray.

And the grand finale? The fortune cookies—already as edible as drywall—had gambling ads inside them. Like, literal QR codes trying to get me to sign up for online blackjack. That’s not a fortune. That’s a cry for help.

This meal made me reflect on all my life choices. I’m pretty sure my digestive system filed a formal complaint. If you’re reading this, I beg you: do not order. Just punch yourself in the gut and light $40 on fire. Same experience, less cleanup.

⭐ Half a star. Only because they spelled my name right on...

This is one of our favorites and our food has always been good. Today was our first unpleasant experience and it’s really a shame. It was very obvious the young man running the place when we went to lunch did not want to be there. My wife thought he may be sick because he looked so miserable. But he wasn’t. He was just a kid who had a bad attitude, didn’t want to be there and rather be home playing video games. Tables were dirty, he slung our waters on the table spilling quite a bit and never offered to wipe it up. Once the food was on the table he never came back and we had to go to the counter to get our bill. His spirit actually created a miserable atmosphere in the whole place. If I go back and he is working I will leave and go...

Sorry but not impressed with this restaurant at all. There are few things that I order when I go to a Chinese restaurant for the first time to test their chef’s skill. Along with fried rice, lo mein is one of them. So I ordered chicken lo mein lunch special. It was just mound of noodles and hardly any vegetables or chicken. What made it worse is fried rice that came with wasn’t any better, either. Just bunch of rice with soy sauce and not much flavor. Plus, I got there right as the restaurant opened and I was the only customer but it took them 30 minutes to bring out the food. I will not return to this...