Beijing’s been pretty quiet over Spring Festival, which perhaps explains why so few met out last Food Fight challenge. Before the break we said the first five users to post reviews of Sanlitun venues THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REVIEWED BEFORE would each win themselves a copy of Eileen Wen Mooney’s Beijing Eats, the essential guide to dining in the capital. Two users have scored themselves books – which means there are still three prizes up for grabs.

badr contributed this review of Xinjiang Red Rose:
“This place is a mainstay of the Gongti area. As the years pass, it remains the same, firmly rooted in its little alley with a crowd of locals, Russians and Middle Eastern folk munching on kebabs, smoking a chicha and downing vodka by the bottle. The food is nothing out of this world but it's consistently good and foreigner friendly.
Oh right, i almost forgot – they’ve got belly dancers, and what a show it is. The lovely ladies stroll around the room teasing diners and dragging them on stage every so often much to the delight of their companions for a little rattle and shake.”

And fabulousBJ5 contributed this review of Orient Kitchen:
“We love the décor, especially the open kitchen concept. The ambiance: lively but soothing. Not too busy when we were there. We both had the Hainanese Chicken Rice and thought it was just excellent - almost like the ones we had in Guangzhou. Service was alright. We thought it could be quicker since there were not too many occupied tables on that day. In summary, we will go back whenever we crave for some southeast Asian.”

Congratulations to our two winners.

As an added incentive for rest of you, the first user to post a review of a Sanlitun venue that has not been reviewed before will win a copy of One Night in Beijing, the lavish large-format photo book featuring images of Beijing by 30 of the city’s most talented art photographers and photojournalists.

The next two reviews of Sanlitun venues not yet covered will win the writers copies of Beijing Eats.

Reviewing is easy – just register as a user, find the restaurant in our directory and click “Add a Review” to the right of the restaurant write-up. Winners will be announced next week here on the Beijinger blog.

Now Fight!