Duck Beijing House 京苑 — Restaurant in Sharonville

They do not serve "Crispy" duck. Called ahead of time and asked if they did and they said "Yes", but most likely it was a language miscommunication.

Came here to treat my Mom for Mother's Day. Upon arrival, while they had my reservation they didn't have a table ready (strike 1) but they eventually sat us at a large 8-top (just my Mom and I), which while awkward was not a strike.

They rushed us through ordering, which was also not a strike as it was a holiday and they were very busy, but they said they wanted to put our order in for duck as early as possible so we did, but they also failed to take our drink order as well as appetizers/side dishes etc. (strike 2)

This means we waited with zero service and had to flag down someone to ask for drinks. We then had to flag someone else down to order side dishes and before we could even ask for an appetizer, our duck was brought out.

Duck was roasted and soft, definitely not "crispy" and for $80, it looked absolutely underwhelming. Slimy skin with excess white fat everywhere, this could be had at several other places for 1/2 the price.

The flavor was decent (4-stars on taste) as was the bone-soup upcharge they pushed on us. The Broccoli was a touch undercooked and therefore too chewy (hard to tear with teeth) but also good flavor profile.

No one ever came back to the table to check on us after the food, but we managed to flag down someone for to go boxes and then finally I had to ask yet another person where to pay.

Fortunately it was nice enough to simply enjoy Mother's Day with my Mom, but I would not go out of my way to...

I went in to order excited about my sesame chicken but the older man that was taking my order was nothing less than rude. He came to take my order and was on his phone for the 1st 10 seconds of standing in front of me, I chose not to take it personal things happen… he didn’t greet me so I took it upon myself to say, “how are you”he says “fine”… So after about 5 seconds pass i said great, me too. He then proceeds to say “what do you want ?”… again i decide not to take it personal and said what’s your favorite between sesame chicken or general Tso.. he said sesame.. i said okay may i order the lunch portion he said egg roll? I said vegetable he said no don’t have i said shrimp he said no. I said okay he said chicken i said no thank you. I thought it came with an egg roll turns out it didn’t anyway.. he said is that all? I said i thought it had a choice of white rice or fried he said it does… so i said may i please get i fried rice, I said does it come with onion in it he said no, i said can i get onions in it he said it’s already premade.. I’m like man i don’t even have the funds to spend already but I’m most certainly won’t give my money to a Chinese spot where the customer service is distasteful and where he’s also making me think the food would be just as distasteful.. so i told him never mind thank you for your time and walked out. Really...

UPDATED REVIEW! I recently discovered this new Chinese restaurant, and I have to say-it's quickly becoming my favorite! This place is a strong competitor to Uncle Yip's, offering an authentic dining experience that stands out. One of the best surprises is the layout. At first, you step into a small, cozy space with white tablecloths, giving off an intimate and traditional North Chinese restaurant feel.

But as you walk further in, you enter a much larger dining area with Chinese round tables-complete with rotating lazy Susans. That was a surprise 😮 hidden secret dining hall!

If you're a fan of dim sum, you'll love that they have carts rolling around on weekends from 10 AM to 3 PM. And the food? Absolutely delicious. Every dish is packed with authentic flavo d the quality is top-notch.

Update: This time, I also tried the Peking duck, and while it was tasty, I was a bit surprised that the skin wasn’t as crispy as I expected! :((((( They mentioned that the chef recently came from New York and that this was the first “authentic” Peking duck in Cincinnati, so I was really looking forward to that signature crunch! Still, the flavor was great, and I won’t take off any stars for it.

The Mandarin pancakes served with the duck were absolutely delicious — thin, soft, and perfect...