After my whole family have been supporting them for over 20years always recommended them, the last 2 out of 3 meals have been off and last nights being the worst, we brought it to their attention, the ginger beef seemed as if it was from the day before, there was 4 shrimp in the spicy shrimp and pork noodle and the war wonton was nothing but bland, the chicken was tough and the smell of the broth when opening the lid was off. No one really ate anything and when we brought it to their attention later that evening we were told that there was nothing they could do because we didn't call the second it happened!! What? We have 20 adults in our family now that live in the NW and only order from them, one complaint and there's nothing they can do? We won't be back, their attitude and decline in the food quality is very sad to see, Bye Peking Garden!!!!! read more

Such a fantastic restaurant! The Wonton soup cures all and the Ginger Beef and Salt and Pepper Seafood are fantastic. We drive across the city for this food! read more

Have eaten there before but this time was different. Ordered ginger chicken as I usually find it fresher and more tender than ginger beef. It was tough, chewy and it seemed to be reheated. Everything else was OK though. What a disappointment! read more

This is the only Chinese food our family will eat. You know it's authentic when you go for dinner and you're surrounded by Chinese people. They know what's good. My absolute fave dish is the Broccoli and Snow Peas. The garlic sauce is to die for! Palace Style Chicken is always a winner too - good quality meat and lots of it in a lightly spicy sweet sauce accompanied by water chestnuts. I tried their Singapore Noodles once because they really don't have an awesome selection of noodle dishes and I loved them! They are curry flavor with lots of veggies and meat in them. My family didn't like them much, though, so I likely don't get to have them again. They have a HUGE menu with tons of authentic items on it, like Duck and Moo Shu and tons of seafood too. We typically order takeout, but for special occasions we go to the dining room and we've always had great service. read more

Tasty Chinese food in Calgary? Check. We went during a busy weekend lunch but still managed to get seated right away. Steady flow of customers throughout the time we were there. Service was still fast which was impressive. Memorable dishes: * Peking style chicken - skin was roasted perfectly and it came with the standard wrap, sauce, cucumber and scallions. Meat was very lean, not as fatty as duck but still moist * Green onion pancake - the dish was tiny... pancake was cut into 4 pieces but it was tasty * Shanghai beef noodles - a good pick if you love thick noodles and beef. Can't go wrong with this dish * Fried zuchini - soooo good. Tastes like tempura almost. And it has a nice spicy kick to it. Ready to try more dishes next time! read more

The food was great last time I visited, but just paid a check on the Alberta Health website for the recent (past year) of Environmental Health Inspection Reports... the cleaning/sanitation and food care practices/violations and revisits are definitely concerning. :-( read more

Best Gluten Free Chinese food that I have tried! This place is great whether your gluten free or not. The food is fresh and tasty. Portions are large. Prices fair. I would definitely recommend. read more

Three strikes and they're out as a regular go to. Orders are incorrect every other time. The noodle dish we got was a mess: noodles were over cooked and falling apart in our chop sticks when they weren't stuck together, the sauce or should I say some sort of mystery oil was poured over only half the dish leaving the other half of the noodles plain as they would have been coming from being boiled. The ginger beef was very chewy. Nothing special. Overall dinner experience was disappointing. Looking forward to finding a new place. read more

Went in on a Saturday for lunch. The place we almost full and we got sat right away. Water and tea was brought to our table once we sat down. We ordered two lunch specials. Spring roll was premade and your typical spring roll you get at any Asian restaurant, it was cut in half. I ordered wor won ton. That was a $1 upgrade. Had to ask for my soup twice before it was bright to my table 3/4 the way thru my main course. Fortune cookie at the end of the meal was moldy. The food was ok. Nothing special. Not sure why the restaurant was so full. Service was terrible. Don't think I'll be back for while. If ever. read more

I love this place. I've been going to Peking Garden for over 8 years. Probably more. They've been an integral part of my growing up. Order in, take out, you name it, I've done it. Multiple times. When my mom found out she had celiac, we asked if they could whip up some gluten free dishes for us. No problem. They use corn starch wherever they can and you can bring your own gluten free soya sauce - they'll use it. Any business willing to do that for you deserves your loyalty. Service is always impeccable. I'm about to break this place down for you like an MC Hammer jam, so strap yourself in. If you're not salivating by the end of this review, I've failed you. First of all, the decor is simple. The place is small. Parking is awful. And yet this is still the best damn Chinese food place in the city. You should make a reservation because everyone who is anyone in the Northwest knows what's up - this place is more legit than making out with a supermodel and having her call you back. Now if you know what's good for you, you're going to order a lot of food. Follow this simple guide. 0. Deep fried wantons. We always begin with these. They come with a sweet and sour sauce so good that you'll have to restrain yourself from plunging your entire face into the tiny bowl it comes in. I'm more serious than cancer. 1. Sizzling Rice (Tomato, Shrimp, Veggies). When they deliver this to your table, it's piping hot. They pour on the sauce. It fizzes and crackles and the delicious aroma floats into your nostrils. The shrimp taunt you with their pink little bodies - but don't worry, you'll be eating them soon. The water chestnuts are crisp. The peas are amazing. It's like eating rice krispies with sauce poured out of God's private vat. 2. Ginger Chicken/Beef. We get the chicken - it tends to be more crispy. Ginger beef was actually invented in Calgary - fun fact. I'm betting the chef here invented it, in between writing sonatas, curing diseases and writing a best seller - because their Ginger Chicken/Beef is genius. 3. Salt & Pepper Chicken. If I was on death row and someone asked me what I wanted my last meal to be, I'd probably just make it an entire bucket of salt and pepper chicken from Peking garden. It's a bit spicy. It's hot. It's crisp. It'll arouse you in ways unnatural. 4. Garlic Snowpeas & Broccoli. As soon as you pop one of those heads of broccoli into your mouth, you're going to swear to high heaven that someone in the back made a pact with the devil in exchange for the world's greatest garlic vegetable dish recipe. Even kids who hate broccoli will have to be physically restrained from pounding the entire dish back. 5. Sweet and Sour Pork. Big pineapple slices. Boneless pork. I would rather eat this dish than spend a night with Scarlett Johansson. If Scarlett Johannson invited me to eat Sweet and Sour Pork with her, she'd leave bearing my triplets. 6. Palace Style Chicken/Prawns. These go off like a nuclear bomb in your mouth, but instead of being devastated and facilitating the end of the second world war, it's going to send your eyes rolling into the back of your head and facilitate the end of your hunger. 7. At this point your waiter will have refilled your water roughly 75 times, or every single time you take the slightest sip. Just let them do it. They love it. 8. Beef, Chow Mein & Veggies. I once took the most beautiful woman I knew out for dinner and ordered this dish. As she slurped the noodles into her mouth, getting sauce all over her perfectly symmetrical face and the pearl white table cloths, I had never been more attracted to her in my entire life. I relive that moment every time I hit the right REM sleep pattern. 9. Honey Shrimp. You know why I love the Chinese? Because somewhere one of them thought "Let's take honey. Let's take shrimp. Let's combine them." - and it WORKED. If I was a bear, I'd traverse the entire Kananaskis country to crash through the front window of this place and eat all the honey shrimp they had. I'd only maul people who didn't finish their plates. I'd leave the staff entirely alone - and I'd take a complimentary breath mint on the way out. 10. Beef in black bean sauce. Do you remember the first time you fell in love? Now you will. 11. Cashew Chicken. This is my least favorite dish here, and I'd still eat an entire pick up truck full of it before I'd eat at any other Chinese restaurant in the entire city. There's cashews. There's chicken. And you're going to eat it, and you're going to love it. I could go on, and on, and on. I've eaten all of the "white-people friendly" dishes here. Haven't had the Peking Duck - working up to it. Haven't had the shark fin soup - I find that unethical. They used to have a poster of Jackie Chan on the wall. My only complaint is that it's gone. Go here and eat their food. Tell them I sent you. read more

3 words...gluten free chinese!!! I was at a friends place for lazy Sunday with a side of NFL and not wanting to cook, there was the suggestion of chinese. Which at first I was worried, as I'm a celiac and I know how much crap is in most chinese. We checked out the site and it said able to accomodate GF. So we ordered the meal for four and they were able to do everything gluten free, except won ton soup, but their hot and sour is. So we had soup, ginger beef, fried rice, sweet & sour chicken and one more dish. It was delicious, not greasy and didn't feel like death after. I was very pleased and now that I know I will definitely get from here more often. read more

We ordered from Peking Garden the first time this weekend. I was excited that they had a gluten friendly menu. The food was delicious! We will definitely be ordering from there again. read more

Friends of 5 came for dinner. It's Cantonese style . A lot of dishes is sweet n chilly.We ordered sweet n sour fish . Fried shrimp, beef , eggplant, chicken n a few more . It's inside a plaza. Not hard to find parking space. Portion is not huge, but reasonable. read more

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This is just a bunch of excellent goodness. The food here is so tasty, the Ginger Beef is always crunchy, the Schezuan Chicken is always perfectly spicy. Chicken fried rice is always moist and slightly sticky, Won Ton soup is always warming and soothing, Lemon chicken is juicy with excellent flavour....spring rolls are crisp....sorry sort of started dreaming of my last several meals there. I hope I got the point across that you should try this place, I go out of my way to eat at the Peking Garden. I don't, scratch that, I can't eat at any other Chinese Restaurants. I think I am going to call and get take out now. read more

$25,000 fine for unsanitary conditions, 2 families down with food poisoning Stay away or risk your health if you dare, traditional foods should not involve "traditional" food handling practices read more

This is the worst Chinese food not in Calgary but in the World. Bad food ,not fresh and very bad service .They did not ask how is the food ,they just put the dish and go.i did not eat my dish its very disgusting , Alberta health must close this restaurant before something happen to the customers. read more

In Vancouver we have more than a few very fine, authentic Chinese restaurants to choose from due to the demographics of the lower mainland so I was a little dubious about finding an authentic experience in NW Calgary. I am always encouraged when I see people of the same ethnic persuasion dining in an establishment of their native cuisine because I always figure that to them it is like eating good home cooking. In the case of Peking Garden, the Chinese people dining there were either in for a major disappointment or must have lousy food at home. There were a dozen of us and we tried 10 different dishes plus some noodles, rice and vegetables. Without getting into details about all of the individual dishes the adjectives that come to mind are oily, goopy and doughy. I still felt a lingering heaviness in my stomach about 6 hours after we dined. The hint that the food was less than steller was that the leftovers sat unclaimed in the refrigerator for many days when someone usually lays claim to them for breakfast the next morning! I should have heeded my skepticism and steered our dining decision maker in a different direction. read more

This place is one of my parent's favs but it often leaves me feeling quite unwell. Although western Chinese tends to have the effect on me as a genre, there has always been something about this place in particular. I can't say the staff is overly nice or the food is overly good - I don't get the "draw" but maybe it's the meat dishes as anything veggie isn't wonderful. The best I've had here was a spicy tofu dish and I loved the heat - it just gave me stomach rubbles. The recent food inspection issues doesn't help my impression of this place. I now really wonder if it's the MSG and seasoning or the food handling. I was by here at lunch today and the place was packed which means they've obviously corrected the terrible conditions that resulted in $25,000 in fines and they have earned back business. I hope they have turned things around - I'm just remaining a bit skeptical of the place for a while yet. read more

This place is awesome for lunch. I always get the lunch special and grilled pork dumplings. Great place and good food. Fast service and locals favourite. Best Chinese in the market mall area. Give it a shot. read more

There's not much I can add to the other reviews, other than that this is probably the best mainstream Chinese restaurant in the NW for friendly service and quality food. Many places have surly staff who treat you like a barely-tolerated annoyance, but not here, where they actually SMILE at you and answer questions about the menu. read more

Peking Garden - Ginger chicken - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

I had heard good things about Peking Garden, especially their weeknd lunch fare. Xiao Long Bau, Century egg and pork congee, chinese dounghnut and Beef and Chinese Broccoli Rice Noodle were what we ordrered for our Sunday lunch. All 5 stars! Best part is the soya bean jello at the end for free! read more

We drive a long way to get our Chinese food from Peking Garden. Part of the reason is that they do gluten-free so that is a big plus for Celiac as one of our party is. The food is also excellent and the service has always been right on. The dining room always looks full but we only do take out. read more

Yum yum! Every time I go home we end up here. The food is really fresh and delicious. Try the salt and pepper squid! read more

This is probably my favorite Chinese restaurant in the NW. Food is always fresh and super tasty. They have a huge menu, so lots of options and new things to try every time I visit! The service isn't great, it's a little scattered, you'll often have several different servers throughout your meal. But the staff are friendly and helpful. Their delivery option doesn't always seem to be available, so be prepared to pick up or dine in. *One important note: their menu items ARE made with MSG. Make sure to advise your server of any MSG allergies when you order and they are more than happy to make your food without. * read more

Lets try some Chinese food. This place was great. The food isn't greasy, the portions are great and the service is splendid. Great family run place. Would recommend it to friends. read more

The only place to go for Chinese food. The staff is super friendly, the food is second to none, not to say about the very affordable price. Treat yourself and go you won't regret it. read more

Coming from Vancouver I have had a lot of good Chinese food, but never managed to find a place that can do things gluten free. I was beyond thrilled when I found that they could not only make my favorite dishes gluten free, but that it was really good - no mean feat with gluten free cooking. Now every time I come to Calgary, I make a special trip to come here with all my friends. My personal favorites are the ginger beef, the sweet and sour pork, and the salt and pepper squid. The peking duck is divine! Very dismayed to see all the negative reviews, I have never had a problem! read more

I've been going to Peking Garden for...well, as long as I can remember. Here's why: 1. Dimsum. You'd think that Chinatown would be the place to go for your weekend dim sum, and in some aspects, you're right. But Peking Garden serves a Northern Chinese (Peking) style dim sum, and it's definitely not the same as your regular Cantonese style. The flavours are different, and you'll find a few dishes on there that, frankly, aren't served in many other restaurants. A few of my favourites include the Green Onion Pancakes, the Peking Chicken meal (both the wraps and the congee!) and their sweet "pockets" - pork + veggies cooked in a sweet brown sauce, which you then stuff in pliable sesame pockets. Delicious. 2. Service. Okay, maybe I'm spoiled because I've practically grown up with these waiters, but they're friendly. Once you get to know them, it's like you don't even have to order because they know you and know what you want. They always bring me a nice glass of soy milk as soon as I walk in :) 3. All other food. My family usually goes for their dim sum, but their dinner menu is delicious as well. They've been around for a long time, and really know what they're doing. My favourite includes the Tofu in Brown Sauce (I know, vague) and their stir fried string beans with minced meat. They're consistent in their food quality. And if that didn't quite convince you, just go check it out yourself. Be a little adventurous and order something that's not your "usual" fried rice or spring rolls. Although, those are good too... read more

I'm surprised with the low rating for this restaurant. I've ordered from skip the dishes before and I didn't like it that much. Going in person the food taste wayy better. We got the dinner special for two but we modified it because I'm vegetarian. The food was good and fresh. They were so accommodating, fast, and understanding. The service I received was great. I'm not sure why there are so many low ratings. I really enjoyed my meal and my service. Thank you read more

If I could give this place zero stars I would. I ordered skip the dishes and didn't get what I ordered, or if it was what I ordered it was wildly different than what the website read. The won ton soup was slimy rather than a broth and the dumplings came separate on top of the chicken dish that I thought I ordered. The whole meal was a mess and we didn't even end up eating due to the terrible taste and texture of everything. I would never order from here again, waste of $45!!! yuk!! read more

This is my favorite chinese restarant in town. Consistantly good. Try the salt n pepper squid or chow meins. 5 stars all the way!

I know how to cook "authentic" home style Chinese food but I also love take-out Chinese style food. I'm a huge fan of this restaurant. Everything tastes fresh and of good quality - tender pieces of salt and pepper squid, perfectly cooked chow fun that isn't greasy and has tons of flavour, Chinese vegetables with right amount of crunch, and with tender pieces of satay beef, and the usual chicken chow mein. The only disappointment was the almond chicken, but with so many other great options, this is my to go place. If you pick up and pay cash, you get an awesome discount. There was one time I ordered and the food wasn't as good. the batter on the squid was soggy and not cooked long enough. The chow fun was also not as flavourful as it usually is...However, the next two times were great. We ordered 9 dishes. We really enjoyed the eggplant and pork dish. The shanghai noodles were so-so. The squid was perfectly cooked. Chow fun was flavourful and not oily. read more

Food is consistently good. Has gluten free menu which staff & kitchen understands as this is so important for me. The Palace style shrimp and chicken with cashews are real favorites. Also has good ginger fried beef and chicken. Oysters in black bean sauce on a hot plate is outstanding when they are in season read more

Another awesome meal with spicy squid, nice and tender but crispy coating, extra spicy. The black bean long beans was the flavour of the night. An unfortunate boon with the recent health issues made it easy to get a table. In discussion with staff the problems have been cleared up and the kitchen and dining room were cleaned and freshly painted. Admittedly, I am a long time customer who has never had issues with this establishment and will continue to patronize them. read more

A - List. Fabulous Food from rice to noodles to chicken and beef to the fanciest plates of crab and the largest bowl (cauldron) of soup I have ever laid eyes on. These folks have been in business since it was on 14 street many years ago. Still going strong. Dropped in on a Monday night and this place was humming. Decor is banal, tight table arrangements, parking can be interesting. All in all, well worth the visit. You will likely be smiling after dining here. read more

There have been a number of negative reviews on the restaurant, however our experiences have been surprisingly good. The food is quite fresh and is usually not as oily as some establishments. The traditional favorites such as crispy skin chicken (which is often an indication of the chef's skill) is quite good and the peking pork chops are quite lean and tasty. Overall good value for the money and a good go-to place which hasn't disappointed. read more

I can see why people love this place - for its service. The waiters are very friendly and talk to you like you're his family. BUT they are only like this to people who come here a lot, which I find very unprofessional and makes a dining experience unpleasant. I am not a frequent customer (however I have been to this place more than 6 times over the past few years) so I feel I receive the cold shoulder when I come here. I feel secluded from their "family". You might think I say because I'm jealous of the better service other people receive, but what I want to say is that a restaurant should provide the same level of service to each and every customer, regardless of how frequent they visit. Afterall a great restaurant experience is due to its service. Who wants to compete for being the apple of the eye of the waiter!? Or even a popularity contest? Give me a break. I'm here to have lunch/dinner. Our bill and the oranges were brought to our table before all our dishes came out. They were just a bit too efficient I'd say... Food - quality and taste are average to above average. Although a lot of the dishes are very local (ginger beef and sweet and sour meats) and may not appeal to people who want authentic Chinese food. So I wouldn't recommend this place to people who want authentic and tasty Chinese food. And I probably will not eat here again. read more

This has been my family's favourite Chinese restaurant for close to 20 years. Venue for so many of our special occasions. The staff treat guests like family. read more

Love the dimsum for brunch, do try the peking duck and other specialties. This is a family favourite for Chinese food in the NW area. This place is always busy and that makes a statement for the food. A personal favourite is the peking duck which can be made into two or three different dishes(ex: peking duck, fried rice with duck, or duck soup) and the cold dish combo. The service is friendly and speedy. read more

I have been to this place once for an evening meal but many times on the weekend for lunch with my wife's family (I am Caucasian, my wife is Chinese). For weekend lunch, this place serves a unique array of dumplings and other Chinese dishes that we can't get at any other restaurant between Edmonton and Calgary. Try the pan-fried pumpkin cakes and the dumplings with soup in them. Come early or be prepared for a wait; they have woefully insufficient seating but it enables them to get your food to you surprisingly quick. And this place is annoyingly packed; hope you're not claustrophobic. For the only time that I went here for an evening meal, I was accompanied by a Shanghainese coworker. We had a 2 course version of peking duck. I like the way this restaurant let's you pick and choose which courses you want; you don't have to get the full meal deal if there's just 2 of you. The dishes were great, the duck moist and tasty, and fresh. Except for the cramped space and the lineups on weekends, this is my favorite non-dimsum Chinese restaurant in Alberta. read more