Peng's Chinatown Chinese

Went to lunch on a Wednesday and was seated right away. The restaurant was almost at full capacity, but we were attended to rather quickly. All the iced tea is unsweetened so you'll have to put your own sugar, this is not a problem for me personally since I prefer unsweetened tea. I ordered sesame chicken and won ton soup. The soup was relaxing and wasn't too salty it tasted home made, all the food tasted home made. The rice wasn't oily or over cooked it tasted healthy. The sesame chicken wasn't too sweet and had a good flavor to it. The egg roll was amazing to me, had the perfect crunch and filled with vegetables, not too oily either. Overall the lunch experience was great and it has my co-workers wanting to go back as soon as possible. I'm looking forward to trying the beef and broccoli and will post more pics when I'm able.

I’m so happy to see Peng’s back open and running strong, with the same wonderful family behind it from their previous location off Bandera. The food truly brings back so many childhood memories, with those familiar flavors that are just as delicious as I remember! The menu has a fantastic selection of lunch and dinner specials, all at great prices. If you haven't tried the spring rolls here yet, you're missing out! They're unlike anything else I've ever had! Crispy, flavorful, and unique in a way that no other place seems to replicate. Highly recommend checking it out!

My husband and I came here for dinner. He ordered General Cho’s Chicken which comes with soup. He liked his food, but it was just okay. I ordered the Happy Family which has everything in it-vegetables, beef, chicken, pork, shrimp or crab meat (all kinds of meat). I ordered ths because I could not decide which meat I want. Sadly I didn’t like the dish. The Happy Family dish was so smothered in brown sauce that it was not enjoyable to eat. The meat looks like left over meat from their other dishes and I can tell by the cut of the meat. It is for this reason that I am giving this restaurant a 3-star rating. The serving is generous, especially the dinner portion. We also ordered the dumplings which I enjoyed. I would not come back here again as I did not like the ambiance (not bright and airy. table placements are a bit crowded). That’s just me. I still encourage you to try it; hopefully you will have a better experience than my husband and I did.

OVERALL: You will pay for what you get!! So for some cheap chinese food I say why not! It seems like some people enjoy it! it seems like it’s a family owned so I didn’t want to criticize too much because family owned restaurants always deserve second chances! try at your risk! I went here because it was rated 4.4 stars with 800 reviews 🥺 I was super hopeful! Crab rangoon’s was literally cheese rangoons i suggest they change the name so people don’t get confused! The sweet and sour sauce was lighter for some reason… Egg roll we got on the side with our order is a HARD NO. it’s something you buy at the freezer section and reheat. my boyfriend got the lemon chicken he said it was okay but the chicken wasn’t cooked all the way so we just took it home so we can re cook it! I had the sesame chicken it was okay as well. we both had the different soups and we both enjoyed it. With that being said our server had his hand in our fried wonton chips so that was super unsanitary. on my health code rating I would give it a 1/5 because of the server, then I didn’t see them wipe down any tables, Also I highly doubt they change the spoons on a daily bases in the hot oil which is scary because there’s a lot of who don’t know that’s a community oil so they put it in their bowl or etc.

Pengs Chinatown has always been a favorite of mine since the early 90s. Through the years we become friends with the owners, Jenny, Mary, and their family. The food has always been deliciously consistent and reasonably priced. The service is always point with both attentiveness and friendliness. It's great to see how many loyal and happy customers Chinatown has had through the years. Highly recommended!