Peking Chinese
Restaurant
For over 35 years, this family owned and operated business
has been cooking an authentic Mandarin style Chinese cuisine in Junction City
Kansas. The restaurant may be hard to find, but look for the red sign with the
mask right across from the bowling alley. My family, friends, and I have been
eating at this delicious establishment for years and it’s voted the number one
best Chinese restaurant in town. Let me first begin with the overall
atmosphere. It’s not too big, it’s not too small, but it’s just the right balance
to hold a decent crowd. What I think that stands out the most in this
restaurant is the art. Everywhere you look, there is always art work whether
it’s paintings, sculptures, or hand made paper art, just take a closer look at
the fine detail. If you go on my instagram (link at the bottom) each of the pictures you will see shows brief designs of art that is
located throughout the restaurant.
Service
My family and I have been knowing the waitresses and
families for years, including some who used to work there. What I like about
the service is that no matter who is serving you, they are like family. With
the look of the face, they will ask about you and anything that is going on. I
actually love waiters and waitresses who are friendly, caring, and personable.
Food
You are always offered any appetizer off the menu. The appetizer
that suits well for me is one order of Egg Roll, and one order of Crab Rangoon.
Sometimes I get a soup along with the meal but not this time. What I love about
these two appetizers is that it’s simple, fresh, and are actually homemade (not
frozen). For the main course I tend to get the same thing every time I go, but
this time I decided to give Moo Shi Pork a try. Moo Shi Pork is a northern
Chinese cuisine that originated in Shandong. This dish is sautéed eggs with
pork, mushrooms, cabbage, bean sprouts and bamboo shoots with four pancakes. Along with this dish comes a paste or hoisin
sauce that is to be spread evenly on the thin pancake while taking the pork,
placing it on the inside, and then wrapping the pancake. Like most
American-Chinese traditions, it is to be wrapped as if it was a soft taco. I
however like to wrap it as if it was a dumpling creating a four corner hold at
the top. This dish is actually quite delicious. If you tend to be more
authentic and traditional, I would recommend eating the Moo Shi Pork with rice.
This dish has a lot of flavor packed in with all of the vegetables balancing
well. Each dish you order will come with
plain white rice.
Within my twenty years of eating at this delicious
establishment, I still have not completed the menu of eating every dish. I’m
about 60% way through. However the dishes that I would recommend is listed
below. These are SOME of the dishes I have tried and hopefully you will try as
well.
Chicken: Hot
Braised Chicken, Smoked Tea Duck(Seasonal), Almond Chicken
Pork: Moo Shi
Pork, Hot Braised Pork
Beef: Mongolian
Beef, House Beef, Beef with Pineapple, Beef and Broccoli, Ming’s Beef
Seafood: Princess
Prawns, Triple Delight, Volcano specials, Jam Bong
You can always visit the website to find more information
about this restaurant. But for business purposes they are open everyday except
Monday for lunch from 11:00 AM-9:00pm. They are closed from 2:00-4:00pm everyday
to prepare for dinner. On Sundays they
offer a buffet which is always great for a church crowd. For events and
socials, they do offer a banquet room located in the back.
There are a variety of dishes you can try that is excellent.
This is one restaurant in town that I never get tired of eating at. This place
is very casual for great food, good conversation, and a wonderful atmosphere. I
can probably write a book about this place, but check it out. Whether it’s for lunch or dinner, give this
place a try.
Rating: 10 Stars-Voted Best Chinese In Town
Official Website: http://pekingrestaurantjc.com/Home/
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