Originally Posted by moondog
ptravel: i don't think quanjude is a horrible establishment, but my opinion is that some of the other places mentioned are cheaper, better, and less crowded.
Maybe we'll try the others next time we go. When we lived in LA, we used to go to the Monterey Park branch of Quanjude, so it was natural for us to want to try the original when we got to Beijing. I haven't tried Peking duck anywhere else in Beijing, but had it a number of times in Hong Kong. The HK duck didn't compare to Quanjude's "superior" grade duck. Also, we do instruct the chef to carve the skin separate from the meat -- we think the crispy skin is the best part.