Specialty: Peking Style
Specialty dish: Peking Duck
Price: Average (30-40 /person)
Avg Wait time: Never need to wait.
Atmosphere: casual/family dinner
Location: Leslie/Sheppard
Who can resist Peking duck? Who can resist this company logo? Why is there a cock in the box sticking its head out and a smiling duck tangled in strings? Why the Asian eyes? I've had this dish for about 7+ years in different restaurants across Toronto Asian scene but I got to say this is still my favourite. The place is conveniently located uptown around Leslie/Sheppard and its hidden by some medical buildings but opposite from the McDonalds 1 block west on Sheppard.
First, the restaurant actually has good service. Don't judge the place by its old arcade game at the front thats been there since Jesus was born. The waiters/waitresses actually smile, and actually speak audible English. Its a typical Shanghai-ese style food menu, so expect all your favourite Shanghai stuff there. But I just go there for one thing, Peking Duck. It serves just more than 2 Chinese people, or 1 white person. Comes in 2 courses, 1 the duck skin itself, and then after the duck meat and lettuce wrap.
First course, you will notice the skin of the duck is NOT too oily, but at the same time not dry. I've had so many variations of this from other restaurants: dripping goo crap off the duck, to the duck being so dry that you might as well eat duck chips or something. Anyways, the place gets it JUST right. Don't forget the flour wrap for the duck. I've had places where its thick like a freakin burrito, to places where the flour skin taste like ass. This place gets it in a very thin, soft format that it doesn't take the taste from the meat itself and the sweet sauce + green onion stalk.
Second course is the lettuce wrap. It gets even better. The duck meat itself is not too overcooked, and the lettuce is not too frail that it breaks off. Perfect.
All this for 35 bucks.
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