Peony Chinese Restaurant — Restaurant in Jefferson

2024 Update: Still the best! Kim and Dana have taken over the reins and have continued to have top notch service and food! (Try anything in the brown sauce if you need a warm hug!)My husband and I love having lunch dates here while the kids are in school!

The absolute best Chinese food I have ever tasted! Tong and Chantelle are amazing cook and host and the food is always spot on! I have never had a bad experience. Most take out orders are ready in less than 20 minutes which makes it a great place to pick up lunch! The lunch portions include an appetizer and soup. Another favorite is Sechuan Shrimp or Chicken. You can get it ranging from 0 to 5 stars. I prefer 2. Just enough to warm you up! Even my 2 year old loves this place! When we pull up she starts chanting, "Egg drop soup! Egg drop soup!" It is small enough that the service is very personal but big enough that you don't feel like you are sitting elbow to elbow with the table...

These are the rudest people that I've ever met that are in business for themselves. I put on an order in at 6:21 and was told it would be ready in 45 minutes. Which is fine, I figured they were busy. I went to pick it up at 7:20, there were people at only 2 tables and my order was still not ready. I asked why and said I felt this I had been plenty generous in my wait time and asked her to make it right. I was then accused of being rude and was asked simply if I would like my food or cancel the order. WOW REALLY? Needless to say the food was thrown away as I listened to them tell a different online order their food would be ready in 25 minutes. This was my Mother's Birthday Dinner - thank you Peony...

We visited while on RAGBRAI and all I can say is this place is run by an extraordinary group of people. The place was PACKED with a long takeout line to boot. We were shown to a table and considering the crowd we were waited on quickly. My daughter is vegan and the standard offerings were limited but our waitress kindly suggested customizing the lo mein to add veggies....the place is absolutely slammed and they pull this rabbit out of their hat? All of the staff was calm and friendly and seemed to actually be enjoying the madness.....must be some kind.of restaurant Zen? Oh and the food? Truly good stuff! Wish we lived closer so we could visit again! Highly...