Peking Palace

The buffet was puny, especially compared to other Chinese restaurants. They didn’t even have Sweet and Sour Chicken on the buffet when we were there! And what food they did have was not that great. The staff was nice, at least. Maybe we were just there on an «off» day, but I’ll always choose the buffet over by TSC from now on.

I’ve gotten take out from Peking Palace quite a few times and I’ve never seen a single other person there any of the times I’ve gone in. Ever.
However, the food is pretty good. I’ve definitely had better cheap chinese take out food but there aren’t many options around here so this one is decent.
I wasn’t a big fan of their egg rolls — they had a funny taste — but their pepper steak, sweet n sour chicken, and several other chicken dishes are really good.
It’s not my favorite but it’s definitely a place I’ll continue to order take-​out.

It’s not perfect but it didn’t taste completely Americanized.
The other place in town is a buffet, and I really wanted a certain dish, which they would never put on a buffet.
This place is at what used to be the north edge of town, near the 5 way intersection. There used to be a restaurant that served burgers, fries, fried chicken, and Henny Penny potatoes but it’s now a Chinese place, Peking Palace. For those who don’t know, Peking is now called Beijing internationally.
In any case, I ordered Hot and Sour Soup and Ma Po To Fu for my meal, with a soda. The Ma Po To Fu was listed under «Japanese Menu». While it’s a favourite of Japanese people, I don’t think it’s a Japanese recipe, although I can certainly buy the sauce from two Japanese brands to make at home.
The Hot and Sour soup was unlike most I tried. It had a little spice, a little vinegar/​sour taste, and maybe a bit of beef broth. It was both unusual and quite tasty. In many places, I’m accustomed to weak taste and lukewarm temperature, little tofu, no meat, not much of anything. This soup was abundant with ingredients and came with the $ 8.00 meal, along with steamed (my choice) or fried rice.
The Ma Po To Fu was good. First of all, it was a bit greasy, but that’s typical of real Chinese food. Practically everything is slippery. Try Dim Sum with those slick, plastic chopsticks. It’s amusing and frustrating as your food gets away from you. My main dish not only had the tofu and the sauce, but the braised pork, scallions, and peas. Again, it was abundant with ingredients. The white rice was well-​cooked, as you’d expect coming directly from a rice cooker.
I was nicely surprised that I could find Chinese food that I liked.