I would honestly give this place a 0 if that was applicable. I really wonder how this place has stayed in business for so long. My gf and I ordered a peking duck, ma por tofu, peking pork chips and 2 bowls of rice for a total of $95 tax and tip. The duck not being sliced in front of us was fine the duck being served on tortilla wraps was acceptable but serving us dried and bland tasting duck for $48 is absolutely unreasonable. I could have bought a whole duck from a regular restaurant and stuff it in man-taos(buns) for a fraction of the price I paid for at "The Peking Duck House". As for the ma por tofu I have no comment since I didn't expect this place that specialized in Beijing dishes to have authentic sichuan cuisines. The peking pork chop was 60% starch and 40% meat.At last the rice. I was really about to cry when I was eating my bowl of rice. It was FUCKING HARD. Rice is hard when you don't add enough water before you shove it in the cooker. How can you be a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown for this long and FUCK UP RICE? I was 8 the last time "I" fucked up rice. I'm not asking for al dente but you really killed a part of me last night. Even the Americanized Chinese food places can cook rice correctly.This place is a waste of money with typical Chinatown's horrible service and the food is HORRIBLE!!!!!!

NEVER AGAIN!! "C" SANITATION GRADE & WORST SERVICE EVER!!!I don't even think Peking Duck House deserves 1 star.SERVICE - Our party was for 4 adults and 1 baby. When the waiter led us to our table, he insisted in a rude tone and manner that he wants to put away our stroller in the closet. I told him that I needed the stroller, because the baby is only 5 months old and she won't be able to sit in a highchair. After I told him numerous time, he finally left us alone with the stroller next to our table. After a few minutes, he returned and looked at us waiting for us to order. My husband told him that we weren't ready and he gave us this really nasty look and sucked his teeth at us. REALLY? How professional. At that point, I just wanted to leave since I cannot tolerate bad service at all being that I work in the food industry as well.FOOD - "WORST" and I do mean the worst Peking Duck I've ever had. First of all, they don't cut the duck table side. They just bring out the duck to the chef that cuts it and then brings back the duck meat to your table. The duck was not cut properly because it contained too much meat and fat and the supposedly "CRISPY" skin was not present. It tasted oily and soggy. On top of that, they serve you "TORTILLAS" to wrap the duck. Yes, the same tortillas, that you get at Taco Bells when you order a soft taco.. The same tortilla that you get when you order a sausage burrito at McDonald's. The cucumber and scallion accompaniments were poorly cut; so it is virtually impossible to have a bite with the duck, sauce, cucumber and scallions.COST - $45 for the duck (that sucked), $22 for grand marnier shrimps (salt overload; broccoli weren't even drained so the sauce became watery, $22 for black pepper lamb chops (again, salt overload, super well done, black pepper sauce was a brown sauce with scallions?)OVERALL - Paid well over $100 for a meal that I can't even say is "MEDIOCRE". I would be so much happier going down the block to Joe's Shanghai. Bad service + bad food + unsanitary "C" grade = A RESTAURANT THAT I WILL NOT RECOMMEND TO ANYONE!!!*GO AT YOUR OWN RISK!!*

PHENOMENAL!if they say they are all booked for reservations -- go anyways.i went with a party of 6 at 8:30pm on the Lunar New Year with no reservation and got seated immediately. no waiting whatsoever. (called earlier and was told an hour wait)

We've walked past this place numerous times. Finally, today, decided to give it a try.I love Peking duck. The best ever I've had was in Beijing. I still dream of it.... That crispy savory goodness wrapped in wafer thin mandarin pancakes, accompanied by scallions, cucumbers and a touch of sweet hoisin sauce.Imagine the look of horror on my face when they plopped down a plate of tortillas as the chef started carving up our duck. Yes, I did say TORTILLAS. Seriously, guys, Mexican tortilla wraps at a restaurant called "Peking Duck House"?!What an utter travesty.The wrap was way took thick, too doughy -- completely the wrong texture and taste. What a joke. The duck itself was ok (could have been more flavorful and tasty).Oh we'll, if you don't try you won't know.Last but not least, the service was pretty damn deplorable, as one would expect of Chinese restaurants in Chinatown. But seeing that this restaurant looked a little "nicer" and was actually quite expensive, I guess I expected a bit more.If you come here looking for an authentic peking duck experience, forget it. Save your money for a trip to Beijing or HK for the real thing.

Pretty good for large groups- we had a bday party here for ~15 people and they have a downstairs to accommodate that.BYOB for the win. We brought an assortment of wine, champagne, and KETTLE ONE. Took shots out of the teacups--classy.Anyways, the food was delicious and in abundance. We had the prefixe and it was 40ish a person for a crazy amount of food. DO IT. The Duck was delicious. My only gripe was that I usually like my duck in the buns, not really tortillas, but the tortillas were pretty yummy too.I would come again.

I love eating here. I think the food is really good and I love love love their duck. The skin is so good and crispy and it melts in you mouth. We usually order the duck and a few other dishes like the string beans with minced garlic and the prawns. I really enjoyed most of the dishes that I've had here.It's also BYOB, the its pretty easy getting group reservations so we've had a few holiday parties here.

I came here for a friend's birthday dinner. We were a big party of 13 and chose this spot because of its BYOB policy.We had a prixe fixe menu but for some reason, the bill still ended up much higher than the restaurant manager promised. My friend called in advance and he quoted her $40 a person, but the bill ended up at over $55 a person.The food is good, and for Chinatown the ambiance is quite nice and not gritty or run-down like most Chinatown joints. It was appropriate for a nice birthday dinner, but the service was bad (someone spilled wine on someone in our party) and the dishes were not paced very well.

This is a 5-star restaurant if you eat duck and go home. Since few people are willing to do that, I have to write an honest 3-star review, despite my deep affection for this place.We've been coming here for decades. Some of you will remember the "old" Peking Duck House, a dark, rambling mess of a place around the corner. This "new" location is fresh, modern, minimalist, and overly bright.Fortunately, the duck hasn't changed a bit. It's close to perfect. The chefs can be a bit sloppy with the tableside slicing, but that in no way detracts from the crisp skin, the succulent meat, and the classic accompaniments. We had one duck for 5 people, and we all wished that we'd ordered another.The wrappers are not buns, and they're not tortillas, and everyone should just calm down with the criticism. They're a legitimate choice that might not be to everyone's taste, but that doesn't mean they're wrong.The rest of the menu is average at best, rather bland and greasy, if generous. Half the place was filled with content-looking Asian families, so my guess is that the non-Asian half gets toned-down versions of the same dishes.Service is pleasant and snappy. You CAN make a reservation, but it's possible that you can do so only for larger groups.

This restaurant has the best Peking Duck I've ever had. The duck is tender, great flavor, and good cuts of meat. The buns are different than other places that I've had it, but it's very good too. If you want you can even ask for the duck carcass to go so you can make soup with it.All other dishes are pretty good too, but quite pricey considering you're smacked in the middle of other really good, yet cheap Chinese restaurants. I def would go there for the duck, but save your money and have other dishes elsewhere.

This is NOT Peking duck - don't waste your time or your moneHere's the low- down:Duck: soggy skin; butchered by a carver with no attention to muscle groups so each bite is a melange of tender/chewey/tendon/gristle and bone (you will certainly spit something out on each bite)Pancakes: likely frozen, flour tortillas; gigantic just like a burrito. Are you kidding - you can't even serve the proper wrapping...?Hoisin: one part hoisin / 5 parts waterScallion/cucumber: sliced well but old and drySeriously, this was not only the worst Peking duck I have ever had, it was also the worst meal I have had in NYC....and I live here so I've had some pretty bad meals over the years.Problem is I don't have any recommendations for Peking Duck in NYC and would only suggest that the Peking Gourmet Inn, in Fairfax, VA, a short ride south from DC, sets the bar very high.

Honestly, I liked everything they served but the wrapThe wrap was identified by me, a foodie expert, as FLOUR TORTILLA instead of steamed paper-thin wrap that should have be served in any authentic Peking Duck restaurant.The darn tortilla was so THICK that it diluted the flavor of the meat and the sauces. That was such a DISGRACE!I will still come back for the duck and everything. Maybe I shall consider bringing my own wrap?

They told me over the phone that they don't take reservation. However, we saw tables with reserved sign when we showed up at the restaurant and a few groups of customers came in after us were seated first so I complained to the staffs and they told me because they had reservations and I didn't! They were very rude and unprofessional when I confronted them about our conversation over the phone. My conclusion, you're not welcome if you're Chinese. My mistake, I spoke in Chinese when I called to make a reservation so it was not accepted. We did end up staying for dinner because we didn't want to embarrass anyone or make a big scene by walking out. That was another big mistake! Overpriced low quality non-traditional chinese food. You have found the right place if that's what you're looking for otherwise don't walk but RUN away from this place!Good luck & happy dining everyone!

Came here on mid-autumn festival and noticed I was the only asian person there--not a good sign. It was packed full of non-asians, which I noticed ordered carrot and pea fried rice, general tso's chicken, and lo mein. Echk, the smell just made it all less appetizing. The place was pretty simple and clean and there were a lot of servers. My seat was in plain view of the kitche/back room and I wasn't happy with what I saw. Cups were washed and placed placed immediately on trays before being dried and everything was messy and unorganized. Also, they don't make their own peking duck wraps. It's an american tortilla.My friend and I ordered soup dumplings and peking duck. Though the soup dumplings had little to no soup, I like them. The skin was a bit thick but the taste was pleasant. The peking duck, which the waiters cut in front of you, was good. The duck had a lot of skin, which was pretty crispy. It was a bit pricey, but not too bad.I'm not sure if I'd come back here, especially since peking duck isn't really my thing. But it's worth checking out.

This is my home food.Let me start by confirming that ~ 700 years of continuous experiment refinement goes into that little plate of crispy juicy goodness served in front of you. It is the crown jewel of all foods that had ever been at one time put on a Chinese emperor's table. Peking ducks served in the world renowned restaurant in Beijing need to have all the boxes checked - be a special duck spice, grow in a particular environment, fed in a certain manner, roasted with a distinct wood. These are just the basics. The beauty of the dish resides in the way how a duck is sliced (Lots of skin with a little meat) and how pairing components (pancake, scallion, cucumber, sweet sauce) mixed on your palate.The Chinatown Peking Duck House was my third and best Peking duck experience yet. I have been here twice. In summary, the duck is served fairly authentically with all the original side components. The level of yumminess found in the ducks here is a lot hard to achieve than you would think, and this is coming from someone whose first-ever bite of Peking duck went way wrong...I distinctively remember being disguised by the greasiness and fattiness of the meat. It was nothing less than an emotional trauma, which made me shy away from the duck for years before carefully attempting it again.Well, I am tempted to whine about the duck having too much fat under its skin, the meat being sliced too thick, and the bean paste sauce being too sweet. HOWEVER, I do recommend this place to you New York roasted duck lovers, until I discover a place better.Take a Beijnger's word on this one.

I hadn't had peking duck in a tortuously long time, not since in Bryn Mawr, PA at the restaurant Yang Ming about a decade ago (probably one of the best restaurants in the whole state).I truthfully expected much more out of this place, especially since they charge $75 for a whole duck and are in the heart of Chinatown. Of course the whole peking duck is enough food to share with up to four people, but if it wasn't for the hoison sauce, the mediocrity of the flavorless duck would have been too much to swallow. This wasn't apparent to me until we ran out of the beloved hoison and ate a couple of pieces of duck plain.Also, the waiter tried his hardest not to speak a word to us, even when showing us to our table, taking our order, or seeing if we wanted another drink.We just ate until we were full, paid and split. Oh well, now I know.Also, the decor and lighting of this place feels like an adult cafeteria. I don't even remember if there was music. It was just so bright and stark and bustling like crazy.

I usually order from the "Peking Duck for ___ People" part of the menu. It comes with:# Peking Duck(s)Soup (hot&sour OR duck soup)Steamed DumplingsBeef Skewers (YUMMM)Spring Rolls# Entrees (depends on which set you selected)The appetizers come rolling out which keeps you busy from thinking about the duck. After a little bit the waiter brings you your duck to say "Hey, this is your duck" then brings it over to the chef (with his little table nearby) that slices up the meat. While this is happening they are bringing out your entrees along with the peking duck accompaniment: a stack of thin pancakes, a dish of hoisin sauce, a dish of cucumbers and scallions and then a dish of the freshly sliced duck meat. Some people wrap it up like a burrito but I prefer to lay the thin pancake on the clean surface of my plate, add the items I want, and then fold up my bundle of joy. I wish they gave steamed buns instead of thin pancakes... either way... wrapped deliciousness. =)Although the food here is more Americanized, it's still pretty good. Nonetheless, the duck is nicely roasted and delicious. By the way, they say one peking duck is good for 4 people but with all the other dishes... you can probably stretch that to 5 or 6 people.

I came here for my boyfriend's birthday dinner with his family. The kid loves peking duck and this seemed like the only way to go (he hadn't been here in years). The meal was great, but I am still very thrown off by the incredibly slow service.It wasn't an upscale place, but it was a lot fancier than the other places in Chinatown. It's the type of place you go to celebrate something, not because you're hungry and want dinner. We were the only Asian family in the entire place. We spent the entire meal having to wave down the waiters, only to see them diligently folding and wrapping peking duck for the other, more deserving, families.Regardless if you are Asian or not, most restaurants will have the waiter slice and wrap your peking duck for you. This has happened every other time, elsewhere. We usually tell the waiter that we can do it ourselves, but it is not supposed to be assumed.3 stars for the food, 1 star for the service. Now someone tell me where the real peking duck places are.

This place only welcomes white customers.They seat the white customers at prominent areas and squeeze the Asians at the corners. We were seated in stinky basement. We noticed the waiters didn't have patience with their bold faces to us, while they eagerly served the white customers with big smiles.Later on one waiter (happened to be a friend of my friend's friend) revealed that the owners trained them to favor the whites, and care less the Asians, especially Chinese.We were shocked and thought it was a jock, however I found out from my other Chinese friends who encountered the same experience.Besides that, their dishes are below average, not because I hate that place. Every dish is either too sweet, too salty or too oily. The duck is a flop. And they are over priced.I'll continue to bequeath my opinion to every one of my friend, including you.

I've got to say that their namesake item - Peking Duck - is DELICIOUS!Boy, oh boy, that was a treat.Presentation of the duck includes a chef coming table-side to slice and dice so that you, as the diner, have the best cuts and tastiest bites all lined up. Your server will show you how to prepare a handheld treat in the pancake along with sauce and other tidbits.I dined with a party of 10 and we were very well cared for by the attentive staff. Between those of us at the table, I was able to experience a wide variety of options, and have to praise the shrimp dishes in particular. Hell, even the "vegan duck" was quite delectable.Minus 1 star for the "ambiance" or lack thereof. The "value" proposition could have been better, and that's what keeps this place from what could be a well deserved 4th star.In any case, happy to know about this spot. Seems like they'll always have some seats available and the food is sure to delight.I'll be back one day.

This place is on my black list for a few reasons. I've seen the kitchen staff drop a duck right outside the kitchen area, and pick it back up and served it to another table. I've also seen the kitchen interior itself. There is an area where they hang some of the ducks, and next to it is a fly tape trap that has so many flies, there appears to be no more sticky surface left to trap other flies. A health inspector definitely needs to close this place down even temporarily so they have time to fix some of these issues.They also do not honor reservations strictly. Phoning in reservations a few days before hand, then showing up early, only to be refused seating even two hours past the scheduled time, in favor of larger parties that had no reservations is just bad customer service.Yes, eating their duck does taste better than Joe Shanghi's and other local establishments, but after knowing their health safety standards, and business practices, I say 1-star, "Eek! Methinks not."

Food is great , the servers are cute and you get your moneys' worth . The shrimp marnier and volcano steak are a must have! Get there early cause theres a long line ...?

loved the peking duck but I think it is a ripoff that they carve the meat off the duck and then bring the duck with most of the small pieces of meat on it back to the kitchen. the duck they give you is delicious but there was probably 2 or 3 ...?

The service was not good. No one in our party got served at the same time. One person's soup was served 20 minutes before everyone elses and when the entrees were brought out, one person's was missing for another 20 minutes. ...?

From the moment you walk in, you feel like you're not in Chinatown anymore. We asked for house soup which was acknowledged with a blank stare. We ordered the triple delight, crispy duck, and ribeye which were all too bland. ...?

I have been to the Peking Duck House two times now, both times ordering only the $40 Peking Duck. My review ratings are based solely on the duck experience. While the duck is definitely pricey, it is quite succulent. Also, you are paying ...?

I eat at many chinese restaurants and this is now one of my favorites. I waited till my third visit to write this review. Ive had the duck every time and it comes out crispy and delectable . The volcano steak is super tender although it ...?

Diners, especially non-Mandarin speakers, beware of the Chinatown location. The Peking duck you are served is at least less than HALF of what you are supposed to get (but are paying full price for). I'ma 2nd generation ABC who's had the ...?