The Hot and Sour soup wasn't really spicy or sour. The Ma Po Tofu pork wasn't as authentic and certainly not spicy as the menu warns. Needed to add some Chinese white pepper to bring out the flavor more read more

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My brother and I wanted sushi dinner to celebrate our win at Mission X Escape Room and found this place nearby that was still open around 9pm when we arrived. Service: Our waitress was so polite and checked on us frequently. Also the food came out so fast! Granted the place was pretty empty at this time, but it was still fast preparation considering it's sushi. It's almost like they knew what we were going to order. Atmosphere: Really cool decor, the place has a red tone from the lights and the background music was soothing. Food: We ordered the shrimp dumplings as an appetizer. I prefer crispy skin so the steamed skin wasn't my favorite. Additionally I'm not a fan of ginger which this was heavy with. For the bogo sushi I chose the Phoenix roll and the New Year roll. The Phoenix was absolutely amazing! Presentation was gorgeous and I loved the flavor which this was packed with from all the sauces it was drizzled with. The New Year roll on the other hand was not my cup of tea as the wasabi inside was strong for me and the other flavors on the subtle side. It was also lacking in presentation when presented beside the Phoenix roll. For dessert we got the fried banana. I felt there was too much breading and the banana had a sour taste to it when not soaked in the whipped cream and chocolate drizzle but my brother thought it was sweet so it could have just been my taste buds. read more

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I have been to Peony a hundred times and I will be back a hundred times more. This is one of the few restaurants I've been too that has always been consistently the same in quality(I typically order the same things). It's the definition of an Asian diner(to me) and very much has that atmosphere. I don't know how "authentic" the food is but I don't get the inclination that that's what the experience they're offering is suppose to be. The waitstaff isn't always the friendliest, but if you go to an Asian restaurant and expect extra bubbly waiters well....idk what to tell you. But that being said, they never fail to get the job done well and the manager(owner?) is always SUPER nice and friendly when she's around. If you're looking for good, basic and consistent Asian food/takeout, this is the place for you my guy. The portions are huge, the prices are fair and they HANDS DOWN HAVE THE BEST SEAWEED SALAD I've ever had. Plus it's bogo sushi my guy read more

Love Peony's for sushi. Fresh. Made to order. Delicious. This is my go-to spot in Durham.

Felt so dirty and yes a hole in the wall, worst I've ever had sorry to say because I was so looking forward to some good food. I find it hard to believe they get repeat customers read more

The worst service I have ever experienced. It is the second time I've had carry out. The first time all the food containers except the soup opened up in the bottom of the bag and then they wanted me to come back in and pick up the order again. Tonight I ordered the food to pick up, I was still waiting an hour after I ordered and no food materialized. I saw at least 10 different people come in and pick up food, but mine was nowhere to be seen, and they just kept lying that it was ready. I will never go back to Peony, they have no respect for their clientele. By the way, their prices have gone up so much that it's ridiculous. read more

We loved the food, the service and the environment! Especially loved the Mongolian beef. Happy to have come here and would recommend.

Great place to visit especially if you like bento boxes. The staff are great and very welcoming. They are always grateful to see you. Food is always hot and delicious. Every meal I choose is great. They have a wide selection of sushi too. read more

Great food and great service!!! Has everything that you want and more. The staff is supper nice and helpful.

Found thanks to yelp. Intimate atmosphere with orangish pink lighting and dark wood tables/ booths Bento box was very good and the perfect size. Sushi / sashimi was very good too. Will have to try some of the other items next visit. 5 page menu has lots of options! read more

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It's seems like a new spot and while the food has a good flavor it's not much different than any other Asian location. Service is friendly but slow and not very attentive. It's not a bad place but it's not great. I'd say average with nothing standing out. If you are in the mood for Asian and in the neighborhood you'd do ok stopping here but I wouldn't go out of my way to come back. read more

Delicious, high quality food in our bento boxes! Olivia is a charming server & very helpful. Pretty atmosphere & clean.

The food, service, and ambiance is always top notch! Very welcoming and friendly. Each meal is up to par and oh so delicious.

Love that they offer Walnut Shrimp! The service is okay and prices are a little steep but I think the food is pretty good. Price for walnut shrimp is $14.00 and sodas are $2.15. read more

Peony Asian Bistro - Walnut shrimp, only complaint is that there wasn't enough sauce - Chinese Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Tried this place based on Yelp reviews and am grateful, at least for some of the food. It's located in a strip mall of sorts so there's ample parking available. I started this review with 4 stars based on our entrees but then remembered the greeting and goodbye by the host which kinda soured things a bit. We weren't really greeted, more like the host grabbed menus said "Follow me", put them on a table then walked away. Leaving wasn't much better, on the way out after dinner, we got a head nod...which to me said, don't spend your money here again. If it weren't for severe hunger and the fact that around 7 on a Sunday evening, it wasn't crowded, we would've left. I like good food but I really enjoy great customer service. The food was pretty good. My acquaintance had vegetable tempura as an appetizer and enjoyed it and I had one egg roll which was burnt. We went in for sushi but ended up getting hibachi - which is pretty hard to mess up. That sauce was delicious, though. I'd want to try it again but not if the host will respond the same way. read more

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I recently had the opportunity to try the Peony Asian Bistro for lunch. Comfortable, unpretentious atmosphere coupled with an interesting menu. Your culinary options include an appealing variety of Chinese, Japanese and Thai. They even offer sushi. There were also several "light" offerings on the menu that sounded good, turned-out to look very tempting and .... most importantly, ended up tasting delicious. I ordered the low calorie, chicken and shrimp with steamed vegetables. I matched this up with brown rice and a glass of red wine. The food was very good. A great abundance of chicken, several plump shrimp which were both spiced appropriately. The vegetables were yummy, cooked to my liking, firm to the bite. The broccoli was also nice but my dish contained almost too much. The red wine was not to my liking at all, sweet and served cold. Friendly patrons, attentive wait staff and a good value for your food dollar. I would return but not order wine. read more

Peony Asian Bistro - Chinese Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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We love this place! Have gone in for dine in sushi before and grabbed takeout twice now. Most recently we got the shrimp Thai basil dish and the green curry with chicken- both with brown rice and a large container of hot and sour soup. Everything was great- lots of good veggies and the green curry had such a great flavor. The hot and soup soup is some of the best I've had, and for me, it has just enough of a kick (I must note I love spicy)! Service is always friendly, efficient and fast. And for the cost (ours was just under $30), you have enough food for another meal. read more

Nice spot! We had crab rangoons and sushi which is buy one get one free everyday. We ordered the crunchy crab roll and the crunchy shrimp roll. Although those come with 6 pieces as opposed to 8 in their speciality rolls, it is not lacking! These rolls were huge, I wish I would've taken a picture but it was so good I didn't think about it. read more

Delicious food! You can't beat the BOGO sushi, crab rangoon, and scallion pancakes. I get them every time! The service is great for both take out and dining in. The outside of the restaurant looks a little quiet, for lack of better words, but I definitely recommend Peony! read more

Honestly I was very unimpressed by this place. The food tasted worse than mall Chinese for a hefty price. Also there was definitely some pork in my chicken fried rice, which was frustrating because I don't eat pork for religious reasons and had to throw the whole container away. Won't eat here again. read more

I love the variety Peony offers, and the food is consistently good. They have a lot buy one get one offers on the sushi and it's pretty solid sushi for the price. I've also had the chicken pad thai and it was awesome. The food is consistently good when I come here and I never have to worry about that. Service is friendly, but sometimes a little slow (likely due to the sushi being made to order). Overall, great lunchtime spot for me and my work crew and we'll continue to visit and you should too! read more

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The previous reviews sum it all up. But here are my two cents FOOD: Some really amazing chinese food that I've had in a while. They also serve thai food like green red and yellow curry. But I personally just love their mongolian chicken. That and their hot and sour soup with flat fried noodles is amazing. Their shrimp dumplings are the best that I've had in a while. SERVICE: They are open till 10 pm these days which is great as most other places shut down at 9. Their service is quick and the hosts are courteous. AMBIENCE: The furniture is not too ancient nor too modern but a cross in between. However the subdued red lights actually give it a nice touch. They have a bar and the restaueant is spacioud enough with enough space for large groups to dine at the same time OVERALL: I am definitely going back again. read more

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"Asian cuisine & sushi in a Durham strip mall" Buried back near Home Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond, and a few other big chains is this little place that boasts Chinese, Japanese, and Thai cuisine. The setting was a little small and unusually dark for noontime in a place with huge windows (blinds were closed), but there was a large fishtank with goldfish that look like they were raised in an outdoor pond (since they were huge). They had several two-for-one sushi roll options for good prices (6-8 pieces per roll, cost ranging $5-12 per roll). We liked that the menu was unusually informative, describing exactly what was in each roll and how many pieces each came with rather than assuming we're "not cool enough" if we don't "just know." My daughter and I each got 2 rolls and my wife got standard Chinese fare (sesame chicken with rice, $5.75 from the lunch menu). Immediately after our order, a sushi chef came to the little "bar" area and prepared the sushi rolls while my kids watched. Definitely fresh! I enjoyed the philly roll and a shrimp mango roll. Both were really great- the salmon tasted fresh in the philly roll, and the melding of flavors in the shrimp mango roll was excellent. My daughter also got a salmon cucumber, and again, very tasty. Sesame chicken was pretty standard but acceptable. (I can see why Christina G felt the standard Chinese fare was uninspired.) Service was just OK- prompt, but not especially warm, and never giving us refills on our waters. Good price for what my nonexpert palate found to be a decent quantity of tasty sushi, so I'd give it 3-4 stars (I'll round up)... would happily return. read more

We've been eating a Peony Asian Bistro for years. It's the best flavors for traditional chinese dishes in all or Orange and Durham counties as far as I am concerned. The egg rolls are crispy but not greasy. I love the pork fried rice, chicken lol mein, sesame chicken and orange chicken. Those are my go to items but we've also sampled the sushi and most of the appetizers. read more

Came here with a group of friends because of the easy parking and lack of a long Sunday-after-church wait. I ordered Dan Dan noodles which came with lots of noodles topped with saucy ground chicken and veggies. It was pretty good portionwise and flavorwise, though a little too saucy. The walnut shrimp was delicious, and pretty close to the classic walnut shrimp I'm used to. The sushi is buy one get one free and looked pretty fresh, but I didn't try it this time. Between the 4 of my friends who ordered sushi I think they were able to share about 10 rolls. Peony is a solid choice for semi-authentic Chinese food and sushi if you're looking for something quick and affordable! Their weekday lunch specials looked like great deals as well. read more

The Peony service is top-tier. They have extremely welcoming staff, have an efficient and safe ordering and pick-up system, and the food is always ready quickly after ordering. It is easily my favorite take-out sushi restaurant in the Durham-Chapel Hill area. The food is a great value, and the variety is excellent. All the sushi is BOGO and, while it is not the freshest sushi I have had, it is well prepared and a tasty, quick go-to. I highly recommend the Shirasi Bowl. read more

Not good, please do not come here, the lights are almost dark and you can't see even a feet ahead of you. the customer service is incredibly bad, I asked the waiter, "what did you say?" In a very KIND VOIC, the waiter yelled back, "I WAS TALKING ABOUT MEAT". As you can see, not very welcoming. The oil they use is very bad, expired and isn't real, it's synthetically made, the water tastes salty and the ice has black mold on it, presumably from a poor refrigerator. The white rice they gave is brown, using the dim lights, they can change the color to make it totally different from what you want. This is a scam. Do NOT order anything from here. Their sushi is not good, they are not using sushi grade sashimi, the sushi has wormlike organisms on it. Their waiter does not get the idea of quickness, she took more than ten minutes to get chopsticks when there was only us in the restaurant. They are racist as well, something the US would never take. TAKE DOWN THIS RESTAURANT, IT SHOULDN'T EVEN BE CONSIDERED AS ONE, TAKE IT DOWN AND TURN IT INTO A HOMELESS SHELTER, IT'LL BE MORE USEFUL AS WELL. read more

I hesitated writing this review because I wanted to keep this gem all to myself. Peony is fresh and always fast. The amount of fish you get for the price is unbeatable. The salmon melts in your mouth. Freshest fish I have had in Durham so far! Returning here without question. read more

Peony Asian Bistro - Crunchy shrimp and Tuna Avocado Roll - Chinese Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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We tried take-out from here recently, with some rolls (shrimp mango and tuna avocado were tasty), though the pad thai was a big miss. Peppers and onions in pad thai? It was spicy, but not in a good way - all the wrong flavors, tasted absolutely nothing like pad thai. The steamed dumplings were just fair, and the spring rolls were somewhat disappointing. The rolls were good, but most everything else was a miss. read more

My friend and I decided it was about time to sit down and eat at this place that has become our "go-to" when we want stuff "to-go." She told me that they did BOGO sushi so I wanted to give it a try after seeing the really cheap menu. I must say that we had an extremely excellent time and for quite cheap as well! I'd go again for sushi for sure. I got the Yellowtail Cucumber Roll, two orders of Inari, and the Shrimp Tempura Roll. The yellowtail was quite delicious, and the cucumber in the roll gave a nice fresh contrast to the slight tang that yellowtail tends to have. The inari made me realize how much I had missed Inari! I had my friend try it and she thought it was great even though she was a little wary at first, haha. The shrimp tempura was okay but it was probably because the roll was warm that I didn't like it. Otherwise, the sauce drizzled on top was excellent. So when my friend eats sushi, she eats "sushi," as in the vegetarian option; she had the California Roll and the Sweet Potato Tempura Roll (who the heck makes that?). She enjoyed her meal but I didn't try any of it to see what it was like. So I got all of my sushi for a mere $11.24. Isn't that nuts? Also, I took a picture of the receipt because it printed with Chinese. I was so psyched about it, haha. Their take-out menu is pretty good too and the soup portions quite generous for the $1 or so they are. read more

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Above average Chinese spot. Large variety of choices on the menu and good portion sizes. Take out food is well packed and tastes great! A bit on the pricier side for take out Chinese. read more

From the outside, you can't tell this is a restaurant...or even a good one. Came here at 930pm (intended to go to Charros but they close at 9pm) . We both ordered Chirashi ($12.50) with salad, and it was surprisingly ok. Some of my sushi pieces were fresh (although you call tell some of it was refrigeratorated) and some were chewy. The sushi rice was Chinese rice, not sweet Japanese rice like your typically get. Cucumbers were wrapped in the salmon, which was a nice efffort. The most odd part about the meal was that the sushi laid on a bed of iceberg lettuce... that was weird. I'd come back again to try other Chinese dishes, that they are more known for but probably not the sushi. read more

Peony Asian Bistro - Chirashi for $12.50 - Chinese Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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I recently discovered this place and it's now my go to for Chinese takeout! Everything I've had has been delicious (sweet and sour chicken, egg rolls, sesame chicken, fried rice, dumplings, seaweed salad) and I can't wait to try more. The bento box is great for trying out a lot of things and you get a ton of food for a good price. Their pork fried rice and steamed dumplings in particular are by far the best I've had after trying nearly every spot in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. My only criticsm was in the spicy salmon roll - it had too many tempura flakes for my taste but was still good. This is well worth the drive from Carrboro! read more

We tried a Firecracker roll, Smiley Roll, Spicy Tuna, California, Lion King and a few others that were all amazing. Everything is fresh and tastes like it is right out of the ocean. The service is excellent and the buy one get one specials make Peony one of our favorite places for dinner. Highly recommended if you're into good sushi. read more

Peony Asian Bistro - Omg - Chinese Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Get the firecracker roll and Summer roll! All rolls are buy one get one free and the dinner is such great value. The rolls also taste so good and fresh. My favorite sushi place in Durham! read more

The food is disgusting. You have been warned. Still planning on going? I told you so.

Good food, though could not believe they charge for extra rice! All other Chinese restaurants provide extra rice for your entree as you are dining and most even pack you more with your leftovers! Plus, the server did not tell us there was a charge, let alone a $2.50 charge for a small cup! This would have been five stars, but we will not return--- how stingy! read more

I am not entirely sure what has happened to Peony as it was our local "go to" for Chinese take out but we will be forced to find a new place. We did take out last night along the usual lines - veggie fried rice, veggie dumplings, chicken and vegetables combo, hibachi chicken, etc. It was all pretty bad, the only thing good being my plain steamed rice. The chicken dish was bland tasting, very little spice or flavor, the sauce sort of milky and sweet. The hibachi chicken was equally unsatisfying and even the fried rice was not good, so much so we stopped eating it. The veggie dumplings were uncooked and inedible and went straight to the trash. On a service note, they left out the spring rolls we ordered and also the hot and sour soup for the combo dinner. When I called to get a refund for the missing items they mentioned they have "lots of new staff." I know staffing is hard right now for many restaurants, but the truly low quality plus poor service may have been the nail in the coffin for our time as customers of Peony. read more

Tried this restaurant for the first time after a pleasant pickup when doordashing and the food was well cooked, tasty, perfect temp, great value for the price and ready quickly. I'll definitely make this my new spot for Asian cuisine read more

The sushi was pretty good. Service was ok. My boyfriend ordered sweet and spicy chicken and they didn't even toss it in the sauce (they just put it in a cup on the side), so that's the main reason for the three stars. read more

Peony Asian Bistro - Sweet and sour chicken bento box - Chinese Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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