Peking Impression

My mouth was full of fat & oil aftet this meal. My stomach was floating because all of the dishes were too oily. I’d expected a lot about the peking duck but it was the one disappointed me the most. The skin wasn’t even crispy. As soon as I bited the skin, my mouth was full of the duck fat. Only the sting bean was 4/5, a bit salty to me. The beef, kidney, and salt egg shrimp were so … 😫😫 The servers didn’t pay attention to us.

Best Peking duck in the Greater Houston area! Other dishes are very good too.

This restaurant is popular with young families with small children. The type of food served includes spicy, deep fried, and sweet-and-sour dishes. They are all edible but not very authentic Chinese food. The Peking duck was OK. The duck was sliced and served in two small oval plates. The soup of the duck bone was also fine. However, the pancakes definitely looked like they were machine made and too thin. Some veggie dishes like Japanese Tofu and Dry-fried string beans were tasty. It was a busy day when we visited and the service was not attentive. In all, I give it 3 stars.

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 enjoyed the dish.

We went on a Wednesday evening kind of late (past the dinner rush) and it wasn't crowded but there were more people than I expected. Even though there were bigger open tables, our party (4 adults + a baby) were seated in a booth with no room to stick a chair at the end so my husband and I had our 1yo crammed between us in a booster seat. Other than this one thing, the server was fine, didn't pressure us to order more as other reviews have been saying. We ordered the duck, eggplant and green beans, and Japanese tofu. The duck was definitely not a full duck. I think a regular chicken has more meat than we were served. The presentation was pretty nice so maybe people don't notice. It's probably something like 2 ducks every 3 orders or something. Also the duck was dry and the skin a little chewy. You can tell it's not fresh. The Japanese tofu was quite salty but the squid cooked perfectly-- very soft. The eggplant was decent too. All in all, I would consider maybe returning for the other dishes but for a place whose name is Peking Impression, I really expected their duck not to be so much of a rip off.