FoodMayhem

We’ve posted on Peking Duck Forest Peking Duck Forest before, but it was over a year ago, back when we didn’t always have a camera with us. You deserve some visuals so, here’s our dinner from last night. What stands out about this restaurant is that you can get real Chinese food with service. At most authentic Chinese restaurants, Lon has to ask for ice water 3 times, and you can’t make special requests or substitutions. Here, where they have a mix of Chinese and non-Chinese clientele, ice water is always served, wet naps are provided, and the owner remembered that Lon didn’t want mushrooms in the dishes.

As the name hints at, they do Peking Duck.

It’s always fun to watch the chef expertly carve the duck. Then a waiter takes over and makes the wraps for you. The standard preparation is sauce, cucumber, scallion, and duck (careful to put both crispy skin and tender fatty meat), but you can specify what you want and don’t want. The five of us (my parents, Lon’s mom, Lon, and myself) each had two wraps and there was still 3 left-over.

It’s pretty traditional to get Duck Soup when ordering Peking Duck and I highly recommend it. The rich flavor of duck is strong, yet the soup is still light. A few pieces of tofu and clear vermicelli noodles add nice texture.

When we came in, Lon spotted active lobsters moving around the tank so we got one made with Black Bean Sauce and Minced Pork. It was perfectly cooked and very flavorful.

For a vegetable dish, we got Sugar Snap Peas and Asparagus in Garlic Sauce. The asparagus were a bit thick but that’s me being picky.

The Chicken and Pineapple Fried Rice was light and fluffy. I like how the chicken and pineapple pieces were cut very small.

Lettuce Wraps, which are a mix of pork, shrimp, pine nuts, and other stuff, held in a cup of lettuce, is also served table side. The mixture may not have been evenly mixed because my parents thought it was really salty and the rest of us didn’t notice that.

The restaurant ends with complimentary oranges and warm tapioca soup. For about $25 per person (including tax and tip), it’s a good value. It’s not the best Chinese food but it’s very good (especially the Peking Duck), and you will be content with the English speaking service.