Originally Posted by
moondog
Yup, that's the place:
http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/beijin...rd-restaurant/
I had always assumed that the "ya" was 鸭 (duck), but the above link proves that I was mistaken; it is 雅, which means "elegant". I also had no idea that it specialized in Huaiyang cuisine, which I typically dislike. In any event, there are enough Beijing, Sichuan, and
jiachang cai dishes on the menu to satisfy my palette (and fool me into thinking it was merely a fancier version of Xiaowangfu). You learn something new everyday.

Not sure about the duck vs duck face-off, but in a contest of all the other dishes, Xi He Ya Ju's food beats Xiao Wang Fu's any day of the week, and twice on Sundays! I've never had a bad meal at Xi He Ya Ju (or even a bad dish), whereas at Xiao Wang Fu...well, let's just not go there.