Peking Restaurant

. 102 N. Sycamore St., Santa Ana, 949-336-3936, gusfriedchicken.com Fried chicken, greens and baked beans from Gus’s Famous Fried Chicken in Santa Ana (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) Pan-fried dumplings at Peking Restaurant When

to order the pan-fried pork dumplings (kuo tieh) and the beef-and-scallion rolls. Takeout: Yes. Delivery: Grubhub. 8566 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, 714-893-3020 Pan-fried pork dumplings at Peking Restaurant in Westminster (Photo by Brad A. Johnson

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restaurants of 2020. And fittingly for the pandemic era, all of these places also offer takeout or delivery. 1. Peking Restaurant Expect the service to be bossy but sweet. Chef Jerry Chen’s Beijing-inspired food comes out fast and hot: beef-and-scallion

pancakes, honey walnut shrimp, country chicken, pan-fried dumplings, and green beans with minced pork. 8566 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, 714-893-3020. Pan-fried dumplings at Peking Restaurant in Westminster (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County

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-329-4167 Kung pao chicken at Nu Vu Asian Taste in Huntington Beach (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) Peking Restaurant Ask the woman who answers the phone what she thinks you should eat. She’ll say pan-fried dumplings and country

chicken. Do whatever she says. Takeout: Yes. Delivery: Grubhub. 8566 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, 714-893-3020, pekingwestminster.com Pan-fried dumplings at Peking Restaurant in Westminster (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) Qin

Most people who eat at Peking Restaurant order just a handful of the same dishes: pan-fried dumplings, country-style chicken, walnut shrimp and the enormous beef and scallion rolls. I’ve fallen into this rut myself when dining at this decades-old

the simplest Chinese dishes I’ve encountered in a long while, and also one of the most delicious. Peking Restaurant Where: 8566 Westminster Blvd., Westminster When: Lunch and dinner, Tuesday – Sunday Cost: $8.95 Phone: 714-893-3020

“appetizer,” the skewers typically arrive after the main-course soups.  Best of all, though, might be the “spicy beef roll pancake.” I hadn’t imagined that I would ever find a better beef and scallion pancake roll than the one at Peking Restaurant in

) 55. Peking Restaurant (2018 ranking: 67) The Beijing-inspired menu is vast at this decades-old restaurant, much of it scribbled only in Chinese. Don’t stress when owner Lili Shen takes control and changes your order because she knows better than you

-893-3020 A visit to Peking Restaurant in Westminster would be incomplete with fried dumplings (Kuo-Tieh). (File photo by Ana Venegas, Orange County Register/SCNG) 54. Javier’s, Crystal Cove (2018 ranking: 14) Perched above the highway at the Crystal

., Costa Mesa, 949-208-7060, watergrill.com 4. Travel Buddies Catch-up Old-fashioned Chinese food comes out fast and hot at Peking Restaurant, an out-of-the-way hideaway that’s perfect for that annual catch-up with your intrepid travel partners. The

It was Sunday night at Peking Dragon Restaurant in Dana Point, one of only three Chinese eateries in the seaside city, and every Naugahyde booth was taken. You had to wait at least 15 minutes if you didn't have a reservation. Standing there in the