BEIJING Restaurant — Restaurant in Salt Lake City

Looking for something a little different and fun to try while traveling in Utah this week and came across Beijing Restaurant nearby where I’d been shopping. With all the construction and the placement of the building it’s pretty hard to spot. If you didn’t know it was there you would probably miss it without online help or walking. Don’t let the outside fool you. The vibe is pretty nice inside and more room that I’d thought it would hold. Service was ok, but not over the top. I think part of the issue was a bit of a language barrier. No biggie it would never deter me from trying something new. We were seated quickly, drink order taken and given time to look over the menu. Definitely some authentic dishes. Some I’m not yet brave enough to try. I started with cucumber salad which looked blah, but flavor was on point and cucumbers crisp. I typically order cucumber salad with sushi but this version had garlic. It was very good and portion large, our table ordered sweet and sour chicken dinner portion, pan fried pot stickers, broccoli and beef and black pepper chicken both lunch specials. I loved the portion size of the lunch special and that it came with a pot stickers and a spring roll. Flavor was on point. My cousin actually had to take a huge to go container home because her dinner portion was massive. I’ll definitely come back to try other things on my next trip. I’m bummed o forgot to take other pictures when all the food got to the table because we...

This is a really upscale smaller authentic Chinese restaurant. We enjoyed all the dishes but were a little disappointed we had to pay extra for rice, and that the $18 beef dish was mostly onions. Besides that, happy with service who continually refilled our water and everything was fast. The inside feels very modern Chinese and I enjoyed the cleanliness of the restrooms and restaurant. I recommend the fried buns with pork, but I wish they served it with something besides raw onions, perhaps some freshly spiraled cucumbers? Or maybe make it an option to have grilled onions with it. The chow fun was a very generous and a delicious size with plenty of meat, which the Mongolian beef wasn’t, it should have been called Mongolian onions with a sprinkle of beef pieces. The mapotofu is made with a numbing spice which we weren’t used to, it wasn’t overwhelming but I’d stay away if you don’t like numbing spices. The restaurant makes everyone feel very Chinese when the existing place settings don’t have forks. I’d suggest having bowls and spoons and forks for everyone, especially if they’re eating family style. The just plates was too American for me but the chopsticks was a redeeming factor. I’m leaving four stars because there wasn’t enough meat and we had to...

Overall, it was just okay, not impressive but not terrible either. The food was served at a decent speed, probably because I avoided peak hours. Service was friendly, the place was nice, but the food was kinda pricey for what you get. I ordered the pork with tea tree mushrooms, which was really good, and the crispy chili chicken, which was a decent portion but very spicy. If you love spicy food, you’ll like it, but otherwise, be careful. The coating was thick, kind of like Taiwanese popcorn chicken but love the latter one better.

Biggest letdown was the lemon crispy shrimp, it was chef’s special but it’s literally just walnut shrimp…😓and you can get way more for less price at other American-Chinese places, wouldn’t recommend it. The double cooked pork was meh🫤, nothing special, tasted really greasy and wouldn’t recommend either. Honestly, the food didn’t feel like it was from a “top chef” like they advertised. I might try something else next time, but lower your expectations before visiting, or you might be...