Best Beijing Cuisine in Beijing

Joined: Oct 20, 2012
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I have been to the JinBao Jie branch countless of times and I never get bored of the food. The menu is very picturesque and huge with a large array of dishes for you to choose from. The food here not only tastes good but it looks good and you know the chefs have definately paid lots of attention to the plating and structure of their dishes. The roast duck here is the best in beijing, the skin is thin and crispy and the meat tender. My favourite way to eat it is to dip in sugar and put into one of those shell like pastry. You can order those extra for RMB 1 each. My other favourite dish is the Abalone rice with Chinese Yam and Truffle. It is one of the best dishes at Da Dong, though a bit costly but you definately get what you pay for. The abalone and chinese yam are cooked for approx 48 hours hence the really tender abalone meat and when you bite into the chinese yam bits you get a burst of truffle flavour, overall this whole dish just screams delish. I really recommend this dish if you want a taste of something extraordinary! (remember, its the abalone rice dish with yam, not the abalone dish because there are three different dishes with similar names, do not order the abalone alone because its not worth the price, and not as good as the rice one)
If you like crab or steamed egg or either one, the Alaskan crab steamed egg with chinese hua diao is also another dish to try, but be aware the smallest portion feeds four.
The warm soups/ chilled soups here are not worth trying so don't waste your stomach space on any of these. However, try one of those exotic dishes like duck tongue or duck gizzards.
The service here is average, there are waiters assigned to every section of the restaurant. It gets pretty busy during peak hours and on weekends so do make a reservation if you aren't the type who likes to stand around and wait. (keep in mind that waiting ranges from 15-30 minutes)
Overall, the food here is great though can be quite costly. A meal for two here can range from RMB 200-1500.