Downey Peking — Restaurant in Downey

I have always wanted to try this place but never had the chance until today. We felt like eating Chinese and noticed the reviews from here were pretty high so I thought I was missing out. Unfortunately I was highly disappointed. We ordered dinner to go. The best item out of the four that we ordered was probably the Chow Mein, but the noodles were over-cooked or soggy, the meat was chewy and had a weird texture. The meat from the broccoli and beef was even worst where in addition it felt jelly-like, smelly, and just not fresh, the broccoli was also over cooked, soggy, and drenched in sauce. The orange chicken had a very different recipe than from other restaurants which is fine; I liked the orange peels and other additional vegetables, but the texture of the chicken was soggy, and the chicken also did not taste fresh. We didn’t eat much of it and we felt like we wasted our money. We don’t think we’ll be going back...

Feel bad leaving a negative review for a restaurant but I'd feel even worse allowing people to think this restaurant has 4.4 star quality food. This is not good Chinese food (in my opinion). This is my second attempt at this place and I'm still trying to find the food the others are raving about. I think I actually prefer Panda Express over this place. The orange chicken flavor and texture is not good. The chow mein was drenched in sauce and the noodles were overcooked (plus the shrimp was hard and definitely not fresh) and I believe there was a failed attempt to batter the Mongolian beef (I don't know why anyone would want to do that). I am posting a couple of photos so you can judge for yourself. It's not the worst but definitely...

I had lunch here before my flight on Friday to meet a couple of friends. One of them told me people usually go here for the spicy noodle soup or the black bean noodle (jajangmyun). It's basically a Korean-Chinese restaurant, and they dishes I mentioned are the specialties.

I ordered the jajangmyun, but ended up trying my friend's spicy noodle soup as well. Both are delicious! One thing that surprised me is that the portion is super big, it's good enough to feed two people. Actually, you know what, I probably shouldn't be that surprised. Portions in US is usually always much bigger than in other countries.

Overall I enjoyed the meal. The workers are courteous and it can get pretty busy during lunch hours. Make sure to get...