Ginger Beef Peking House

Students: Great price, delivers, and gives you so much food that you’ll have leftovers for tomorrow with their great meal deals. With that being said, it’s an average Chinese restaurant with nothing standing out. If you are looking for a place with huge portions, and a bang for your buck, give it a try.

Food was good (had the ginger beef and lemon chicken. Not the best I’ve had, but also nowhere near the worst either.

One word: AVOID. Husband and I stopped in here to sit down for a quick buffet lunch. Despite hunger being a great seasoning, nothing could rescue this flavorless, awful food. One of the top two worst Chinese places I’ve ever eaten at. The ginger beef was just fried breading with a tiny speck of gristle inside, no discernable ginger taste. Food did not look or taste fresh. But prices are not cheaper than a typical take-​out place (and no refills allowed at the buffet). Yet, the restaurant was packed. Unbelievable what people will eat. Go 3 minutes down Charleswood to where it intersects with Northmount and get takeout at Flamingo Palace instead.

They took very long time to deliver my food and I then spent the rest of the night on the toilet with a garbage can between my knees because I was vomiting and sh*tting violently for several hours. Never ordering from here again.

What the hell did I just eat? Satay beef skewers were dripping in oil, deep fried and flavourless! The satay sauce was soo salty/msg’y, then chicken and cashew nuts was s’more like celery with chicken an cashews. The sauce tasted too rich, like it was concentrate. Had to leave ¾ of it and feeling sort of dizzy from whatever food additives was in it!!!
The only thing going for it was the service!

Pretty bad for take out Chinese. The sweet and sour pork was OK. The beef in the beef and broccoli was too thick. The spring roll was gross — deep fried with some sort of dough like a corn dog but without any flavour. The deep fried shrimp had the same gross dough.
The Bistro is way better — but don’t let anyone know ok?

I had been craving some tasty Peking Duck for a while now, and when I saw Ginger Beef Peking House, I mentally bookmarked this as the restaurant where I would have dinner.
The new Ginger Beef is a lot better than the old one, as this Asian restaurant is actually owned by Asians, unlike the previous one. A cool feature in here is that they have a giant glass window that stretches from floor to ceiling, dividing the main dining area from the kitchen. This allows the customers to see the chefs skillfully preparing their noodles and dumplings, which presents a degree of transparency about the freshness of the food!
The noodles were a mouthful. Nothing special here, though. The cold noodles were actually a bit unpleasant to eat. they were pretty bland. The Xiao Long Bao did not have a soup filling, which was disappointing. I like to have soup inside of my juicy Xiao Long Bao’s.
I also ordered a Spicy Peanut Noodle, which was delicious. The balance of sweet and spicy created a tasty dish that left me fighting with others at the table to drink the broth. I would definitely recommend ordering this dish.
And finally, for the elephant in the room: the Peking duck. The plate of duck came with a decent amount of roasted meat and crunchy skin. The Peking duck was very flavorful, and like the Spicy Peanut Noodles, I ended up fighting to get the last piece of meat. However, the Peking duck wrap was a hard piece of tortilla, which was the second disappointment of the night. When I tried to roll the tortilla around the meat and sauce, it cracked in my hands. This actually made it pretty difficult to eat the Peking duck without getting my hands covered in the sweet sauce.
The service was decent. The waiters were quick, and our food came out on time. But then again, Ginger Beef Peking House is a new restaurant, and the management is still trying to make a good impression on its customers.
The total cost of our dinner was pretty pricey, and although the food was delicious, I would not recommend coming to Ginger Beef Peking house unless you have some money to blow and don’t mind eating hard, stale Peking duck tortillas rolls.

Service is under par compared to other Chinese cuisine restaurants. The food seems ok, but it’s not just about the food, is it?

I’ve dined here since, oh, 1986, and I’ve seen the restaurant expand from its original narrow room to its more spacious interior today. The weekend lunch buffet is good value, especially since they serve lightly-​battered salt and pepper shrimp, unlike many other Chinese buffet places that skimp on seafood altogether.

Boy oh boy, do I love a good Chinese restaurant. Whether I’m craving it for breakfast or after a late night of partying, Chinese food always hits the spot. And Ginger Beef Peking House helps to fill that craving.
One of the main reasons I love this place is because of how quick they are with your food. If you’re picking up, your order will be ready in less than 20 minutes. If you’re waiting for delivery, you won’t be waiting any longer than 40. Plus, delivery is free within a restricted area.
The food is quite delicious too. I was surprised by their yummy, yummy ginger beef. I guess since it’s in their name it should be good, but this stuff was fan-​freakin-​tastic. It wasn’t too gingery and overpowering, but it had a nice amount of sauce to it. So tasty! All their other menu items are pretty delicious too. I enjoy the lemon chicken, wor won ton soup, chicken chow mein, and many, many others.
The prices aren’t ridiculous either. It’s pretty typical of a Chinese place, I suppose. They’ve got their meal combos which are probably the best deals, plus they’ve got an all-​you-​can-​eat lunch buffet for only $ 9. Now, try to tell me that isn’t a sweet deal!
This is definitely one of the great Chinese take-​out and delivery places in the NW. And, since it’s pretty close to me, I like to indulge in the occasional meal for two for just myself!