There aren?t many restaurants that I can think of where I left feeling like I had been totally cheated out of my money. Unfortunately for me, Peking Duck House definitely fell under that category. I had read all the previous reviews about it being a tourist trap and having terrible service before going, but most people said the duck was good, so I let the other stuff slide.
Upon arrival, I saw that the d?cor and ambiance was almost at a standard American level for nice. No cheesy Chinese paintings, no random aquarium, no stains on the wall, and it was populated by roughly 80% Caucasian patrons. All those things combined should have sent blaring warning signals all throughout my brain. But alas, I ignored them.
The duck was $40 dollars which is pretty expensive but after confirming with the waiter that it was a whole duck, I felt like it wasn?t a bad deal, especially since restaurant itself was decently nice. When the duck came out, they showed it to us, and began to make a spectacle of cutting it up. After slicing off the skin and a little bit of the meat, they plated it, put it on our table and took the rest of the duck into the kitchen. I assumed that they were taking the duck back to the kitchen to do a more thorough dissection before bringing the meat back out. I was mistaken. I had paid $43.35 including tax for duck skin and trimmings, gone were the remaining couple pounds of meat still hanging on the duck I thought I had bought.
Those people who actually gave this place a good review have most definitely never had real Peking Duck because Peking Duck includes duck meat and does not include tortillas. So I ate my paltry, albeit expensive meal, gave no tip, and silently stewed all the way home.
All I can say is to not eat here, ever.
Pros: Looks nice
Cons: Peking Duck
