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    Peking Cafe

    3.9 (35 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Best Chinese place in town!!!
    Frida E.

    A Family Favorite for Decades! We've been loyal patrons of Peking since it first opened in 1970, and it's still our go-to spot for delicious, comforting Chinese food. The service is always warm and friendly, and the quality of food is consistently amazing. Despite inflation, the prices remain surprisingly reasonable. The cream cheese wontons are unbeatable--packed with a generous amount of cream cheese and always crispy. Other favorites include the flavorful fried rice, mouthwatering egg rolls, beef Cantonese, and chop suey chow mein. We highly recommend this place and will continue to do so for years to come! Pro Tip: They only accept cash or checks, so be prepared!

    Chicken wings, fried rice, and chow mein
    Cindy S.

    Walked in, and we were cheerfully greeted. The restaurant was clean and pleasant. Had a decent sized menu. We ordered a couple of their combination meals. The chow mein was good, the fried rice did not have much flavor, the chicken wings were excellent, and the cheese won tons were greasy. Overall, a mixed dining experience. Definitely had worse but have also had better.

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    Food is amazing, the recipes are the Chinese food from my childhood. Remember to bring cash. Cash only business, no credit or debit cards.

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    Great Cantonese and service. Best around and I go back everytime I am in the cities.

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    Roger is the best. Thank you for being such a great guy. I ordered the shrimp fried rice and it was better than expected.

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    Been going here for 30 years. My grown kids still love it! Always super friendly and helpful. Great food and choices.

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    I've been going from the time they opened, I moved away from Inver Grove but if I'm in the area I always stop by and eat

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    We have been patrons at this place for several years, and we have never had a bad meal. Take-out is as good as dine-in.

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    Cam Ranh Bay

    Cam Ranh Bay

    4.7
    (32 reviews)
    8.5 mi

    The best chicken fried rice you can get in Eagan, MN. My partner said the pork egg rolls are…read morecrunchy, savory, and delicious - this is important to note because he doesn't verbalize on food beyond saying 'decent' or 'not bad' .... this kind of mention was like going to the moon via his take on taste. Wontons are larger than most places. They can be busy (because it's so nummy) but they get it out timely. Take out is still great on arrival and still taste like new if you want to heat up later in your week for lunch. There are a few tables inside but not really a dine in place.

    First time here since its opened. It's such a small place! I thought there would be more seating…read morebut there's only a few so it's more of a takeout place. They were super busy for takeout while we were there dining in. So don't plan on eating here if the tables are full. The food was hot!!! I love my food steaming hot! Flavors were great!! Pho was a bit sweet. I would pass on that next time. Chow fun was one of the best I've ever had. Lemongrass chicken was really good and not easily available at other places so I would go back just for that. Chicken wings were so hot and crispy! We ordered them spicy but they were not spicy. The sauce was more sweet and sour. Ask for chili oil but be careful and only use a little because that is spicy! They do not have tap water, bottles available for purchase.

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    Lunch special
    Lunch special
    Spicy Shrimp Noodle (Hu Tieu Xao)

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    Spicy Shrimp Noodle (Hu Tieu Xao)
    Potsticker

    Potsticker

    4.6
    (156 reviews)
    7.0 mi
    $$
    Women-owned & operated
    Established in 2023

    We stopped in to Potsticker early Sunday evening and just barely beat the rush as every table was…read morefull by 5pm. The space is small and undeniably cozy. We grabbed seats at their tiny 4-seat bar, which turned out to be the perfect spot for the evening. The service was fantastic from start to finish with everyone on the staff attentive, warm, and friendly. We went all-in and ordered the Potsticker Feast ($95): two of every kind of potsticker they make, plus all four dipping sauces, Ribeye Noodles, Korean Wings, General Tso's Chicken, and House Cucumbers. The potstickers were awesome but given the name of the place I was surprised that the real standouts were the other dishes. The ribeye was perfectly marinated and tender, tossed with a variety of vegetables and stir-fried noodles. The wings were terrific and the General Tso's was perfect. Don't sleep on the cucumbers either...smoky, spicy, and sweet, with peanuts and sauce. My favorite potstickers were the Beef & Carrots and the Kimchi Pork. If you're looking for scratch-made Asian fusion with great hospitality, Potsticker is hard to beat.

    Went here on Mother's Day Sunday, had a reservation for 12:15. We got there a couple minutes early…read moreand were seated right away. The server was very friendly and informative, even joked around with us a little. It didn't look like reservations were needed, except maybe on busy days like Mother's Day. The food was amazing. Potstickers were, of course, super good, but so was everything else. Portions were generous. I got the pork belly fried rice and I think I have enough leftovers for another three or four meals. There is a small parking lot in back, but you have to walk around the building to get to the door. I would say it is not handicapped friendly. If you park in back it would be hard to get to the door unless you are able to make it half way around the block. If you park in front it is just street parking. My dad uses a walker and we were lucky enough to get a spot right in front of the restaurant, anything else would have been a problem. Spacing inside the restaurant is pretty tight as well. Once dad sat down they had to take his walker into the back because there was no room in the seating area. We were packed in pretty tightly and very close to the table next to us. Overall, delicious food! We will be back!

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    Ribeye with egg noodles 5/5
    Ribeye with egg noodles 5/5
    Orange Chicken
    Orange Chicken
    Mooshu pork or chicken with pancake and jasmine rick

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    Mooshu pork or chicken with pancake and jasmine rick
    Hong Kong

    Hong Kong

    2.5
    (88 reviews)
    1.7 mi
    $$

    I am a regular here, I eat here about two times a week. They are really sweet people who work here…read moreand their website ordering system is impeccable. Their food is amazing but recently I noticed they've changed their chicken teriyaki. Not sure whether it's the sauce or the chicken or what it is but it's definitely different, more tangy? Not a fan. Wish they would change it back. Originally started eating here solely because of the chicken teriyaki and how it reminded me of the good memories of my childhood, it was spot on. Still love this place and I am definitely going to eat here still, maybe not as much, considering Yk the chicken but otherwise the lo mein and fried rice is great.

    Nice quiet place to relax and have tea and American Chinese food. They have a huge menu, with even…read moresushi and very simple pad Thai on selection. If I'm not mistaken, we even ordered delivery from here the other night and their new York cheesecake, cream cheese wontons, and vegetable tempura were excellent. The only comment from that night is that the jalapeno fried rice needed a bit more soy sauce, but that was thankfully provided. For today's sit in, I ordered a very refreshing mango green tea, with a side of steamed pork dumplings. The sauce for the dumplings was less-vinegary and more sesame oil-forward. Still hearty. This place also has a $9.60 lunch menu-- choices of 30 mains with chicken fried rice and either egg roll or egg drop soup. Service was great too and welcoming.

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    Booth
    Hong Kong
    Hong Kong

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    Peking Garden

    Peking Garden

    3.7
    (305 reviews)
    7.3 mi
    $$

    I've been going to Peking Garden since I was a kid with my parents, and this place is a go to for…read morefamily outings. The restaurant is spacious and can easily accommodate larger groups of people. The food is from what I remember has been consistent and delicious, the only thing that's notable changed is the price, which can be on the pricier side nowadays unfortunately. This time around I took a small group of friends here and ordered some of my favorites. The peking style pork chop is a classic here, deep fried and moist with a sweet and sour sauce. The best part about this dish is that there's no bones either (unlike some of the other pork dishes). The beef chow fun is what I believe the best beef chow fun in MN. It's so freaking good I think you just have to try it for yourself. Another classic starter dish I got was the seafood tofu soup. Hot, thick seafood soup with tofu is refreshing to start with, and when you top it off with a dash of white pepper it gets even better. The fried oysters are a recent addition to my favorites; cripsy without too much fishiness/oceanic flavor, and also very meaty. The batter and salt/pepper onion flavoring is also very strong and pairs well with the oysters. And lastly I usually get some sort of vegetable. This time around I got the yu choi in garlic sauce, which was clean and just tender enough to add a nice bite of fresh veggie to our meal. I would also recommend the achoy or chinese brocolli if you're into that as well. They also give you a free dessert of what I think is taro tapicoa soup? Either way it's a nice sweet treat to end the meal on.

    Yum! Great Chinese with a MASSIVE menu. I suggest checking out the menu in advance because it might…read moretake you a while otherwise! Tried the sesame chicken, moo shu pork, fried rice, white rice and the cream cheese wontons. The wontons had a really light and crispy batter, but not super flavorful. The sesame chicken was fantastic, some of the best I've had with good chicken meat inside. The moo shu pork was also delicious! The fried rice was good, nothing out of this world, but decent. The portions are massive so beware. The interior is really cool, I love the koi pond and the pergola over the middle tables. The service was fine, everyone was helping out, but we were never asked if we wanted anything to drink other than water and I was waiting for a friend who was later and was kind of ignored until she arrived. Otherwise a fantastic experience!

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    Shrimp Fried with Pepper and Salt, and 10 Piece Fried Cream Cheese Wonton

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    Shrimp Fried with Pepper and Salt, and 10 Piece Fried Cream Cheese Wonton
    Lisu's Thai Taste | Cottage Grove

    Lisu's Thai Taste | Cottage Grove

    4.3
    (97 reviews)
    4.5 mi
    $

    Stopped into this no frills Thai spot while getting an oil change nearby. There's limited seating…read morewith counter service for ordering. No real menu, just pics on the wall and a printed piece of paper, tri-folded. They offer lunch pricing for certain things before 2pm but you must ask for the lunch price. I saw two people order pad Thai, both got the same sized serving but one was the lunch price of $11, the other was $16. I had the basil chicken and added veggies. Level 3 on the spice. It was fine, nothing spectacular. With the addition of the veggies and a sprite, I spent $16. There was very little chicken in the dish (see pic), not worth the price. The lunch special isn't served with anything extra (egg roll, soup, etc), just rice. All in all, I'd go back if I'm in the area, but wouldn't make a special trip.

    I asked the checkout lady at TJ Max in cottage Grove if she had ever tried Lisu's Thai? She said…read moreher family orders take out often so I decided to have lunch there. Unfortunately the pork egg rolls were not cooked enough. The whole wrap was soggy and mushy, and the filling wasn't really hot. I didn't eat them. I ordered the vegetable fried rice because the gentleman taking my order recommended that over the basil fried rice because I didn't want any meat. He said I would get more vegetables. I had big long stringy pieces of basil within the rice, but there were very little vegetables. The vegetables they add were pre-cut frozen carrots and broccoli. I asked for a level three spice. It did have a nice kick to it. The dining area was clean and the service was very friendly.

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    Egg rolls
    20. Tom Yum with shrimp

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    20. Tom Yum with shrimp
    Tom Moy Cafe Fusion

    Tom Moy Cafe Fusion

    3.0
    (45 reviews)
    4.6 mi
    $

    We went there at noon on a Friday, ample parking available, but as soon as we walk-in, we realized…read morethat there were literally no customers present. The only person eating inside the restaurant was the cashier, which we later came to find out would be our chef & our server also! It was just 2 of us and we wanted to dine-in. Found out that there is a 6% charge to eat in. Plus there is a 4% charge if you use a card vs using cash. Alright, back onto the order, we ordered a couple of entrees and a couple of boba drinks. You pay at counter before you sit down and although the gentleman was very nice, he was really slow. I could not imagine, how they would do, if there were multiple people who were wanting to order. From putting in order to paying, am guessing it took the gent about 10 minutes, not great! The dine-in experience was not great. Floor was sticky, actually very sticky at certain spots. Bathrooms were icky, i just went in to wash hands. Was really hoping and rooting that food would make-up for the experience that we had so far but of course it did not. Both the entrées were really bland. I don't think that it was possible, but somehow they made Chinese food not have a taste. It was as bland as it can get. We doused salt & soya sauce on the food to give it some taste just so we can eat it. Remember the boba drinks that we ordered, we did not get them until almost we got done eating and were ready to ask for to-go boxes. I asked our cashier/server/chef what's taking this long for the drinks and the again very polite & friendly gent told us that he has not made one before so it took him some time to figure things out which explained the yelling & screaming that we were hearing coming from the kitchen :D I do not recall ever having this kind of end to end experience at a restaurant. I wish the restaurant the best, but honestly, i am not sure how long they will be able to survive, if things do not change.

    I didn't heed the warnings in other reviews as I really wanted to try for myself and help support…read morethis business venture for the new owners. The food lacked flavor and there was hardly any meat in the beef lo mein I ordered (see pic with almost no meat). It doesn't need to be littered with meat but it's comical to say it's beef lo mein and I joked that I can't even call it vegetable lo mein cause there weren't many onions or much else in it either. Service left something to be desired. From the moment you enter the building, you get a sense that customer service is not their forte. Not that they were rude, they were not. But there's nothing there to draw you back in or feel like you've been welcomed into something special. I wasn't greeted when I entered or at any point but told that they would be right back, and went to the kitchen. The packaging of the food needs more forethought and I implore the owners to do better. I ordered Orange chicken and a sweet and sour chicken dinner plate. I can only assume that the battered chicken labeled "orange chicken" was supposed to be for both meals as they did not do anything to indicate or clearly state if the meat was for both meals or if I was supposed to get a separate container for the dinner meal as one would anticipate - it was just a large container of chicken. This could have been resolved if the owners or whoever was working had the customer service skills to communicate this. A simple sentence and conversation to explain their packaging would have been a nice minimum but it seems they don't want to talk to customers. Not only that but they decided to pack the bright red and bright orange sauces in those white take out boxes that are clearly not for liquids. Imagine a quart full of orange, liquid goo going all over because they didn't tell you that they decided to pack a huge container of said liquid in a non-liquid container. The fact that they don't see that as a problem says a lot about how much they know or care about running a restaurant. I don't think I'd ever want to return even if I was desperate. I hope that they can work on their customer service skills and rethink their food packaging.

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    Not sure what but he liked it - I think Buddah's Delight, very few vegetarian options. Good serving sizes
    Not sure what but he liked it - I think Buddah's Delight, very few vegetarian options. Good serving sizes
    Lo mein, general tso's, egg rolls, lemon chix, veg fried rice, steamed broc. And it was all amazing!

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    Lo mein, general tso's, egg rolls, lemon chix, veg fried rice, steamed broc. And it was all amazing!

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