Peking Impression — Restaurant in Houston

Picked this restaurant based on the great reviews. We visited on a Saturday at lunch time. It was packed which is a good sign. We only had to wait about 10 minutes for a table. The waitress visited our table right away to get our drink orders and was very friendly. Unfortunately, they don't have iced tea (an oddity for Texas) so I had diet coke instead. We decided on our choices from the extensive menu. Sesame chicken for me, orange chicken for the wife. The restaurant is very clean (except the overhead duct work which definitely needs dusting) and the decor is very nice. I especially like the rope lights above each table. My wife did use the restroom and said they were very clean as well. About 15 minutes after we ordered the waitress came to the table and apologized for the wait since they were very busy. No problem, that's understandable. Now comes the reason they didn't get 5 stars. We waited 43 minutes for our food. Now, I understand they were busy however a group of 4 were seated at the table behind us 15 minutes After we put in our orders and they received their food way before us. We waited until 35 minutes After we had ordered then questioned the waitress and she apologized again, offered me a free can of coke, which I declined as I still had the first one. Finally, 43 minutes after we ordered the food arrive. Now, I'm going to guess this one a one off thing and that our order was misplaced. The food was DELICIOUS!! And very generous portions. We both have enough left over for another meal. And, base on how many orders of Peking Duck went out to other tables I'm going to guess it's one of the best dishes. I've never had Peking duck but I think I'll try it next time we go. I would also have assumed, since we waited so long, that possibly they would have given a bit of a discount but they did not. We will try them again although it won't be on a...

Came in for dinner and was going to try the Peking but decided to try all the other dishes instead. Price here are pretty high but the portions justify it.

3/5 Service was pretty awful when we came in. They sat us down and no one came to us for a while. When the person came they told us to change table so we sat there for some time so they could transfer us. Then after we were moved took a while for anyone to be flagged down and when they did they were rushing while I was ordering. It wasn’t even busy it was half tables full at most. After we ordered and the food came out there were no water or utensils. It started so bad I know it’s Chinatown but come on. But as the meal progressed another sweet employee came and checked on us. She helped us with packing the foods as well. I think it was just that one employee that gave us a bad taste.

Duck soup 5/5 They were not kidding when they said that this is really tasty! So flavorful and did not expect it to be so delicious. Typical places make soups very bland. There were some noodles in here which I enjoyed. It came piping hot, made a good side soup. Price was cheap for a huge bowl also. Would come back just for this!

Pickled hot fish 4/5 Very huge portion. I’ve had spicier and more flavorful elsewhere but this wasn’t too bad. It was mild but still tasty. Good amount of fish. Lightly tangy and savory.

Beef and enoki 4/5 Also mild and not at all spicy but very tasty light dish. Lots of beef and good ratio of mushrooms. Beef was thin and cooked well.

Salted egg shrimp 4/5 Seasoned well. Husband said was good amount of saltiness. The crunch was good and huge shrimps. I quite...

Can see the potential but it was a miss for me. I came here twice attempting to try the Peking duck. First time I came, waitress sat us down and asked drinks... then I ordered the Peking duck to find out they were sold out of ducks. Why wouldn't you let us know ahead prior to seating if that's your main specialty? Came back the 2nd time, they had the duck! But then right when it arrived I was already disappointed.

The duck skin itself was not crispy. It had that fatty flavor that it should, but then failed to be crispy. That was disappointing. Then the duck breast itself was dry. It was also room temp. So I pretty much got a cooked duck that sat there for who knows how long. They didn't even reheat it to crisp up the skin. It was overall ok but disappointing because I was expecting more. There is potential for it to be really good if it was moist and crispy. The flavors were there. They also didn't cut through the duck as multiple pieces were still stuck together. The pancake was perfect though, not too thin or thick. They were not stingy on the sauce/cucumber/scallion.

Service was alright too. Only 1 waitress for the whole restaurant. When I ordered 1 duck for 2 people, she gave me a look and asked "just 1 duck? Nothing else?" And after I responded yes just 1 duck. She lingered and asked again "ok so just 1 duck..." she was pushing for us to order more and because we didn't she gave...