Reviews for Peking Alley in San Mateo, CA

The worst soybean milk I had. I report it to the management and kindly give it a free cup, but it's still bad. Too watery and... like soybean water. Other dishes are not bad. I will go again to try something else. Read more

Excellent. I will return. I had the Spicy Chicken Cold Noodle and it was perfectly spicy and the noodles were fresh and al... dente. Definitely need to try more dishes. Read more

Looking for northern style authentic Chinese cuisine? This is it! This place is amazing! I have tried several dishes, all super... good! I haven’t visited China for 3 years, but this place gives me a feeling of home. Yoooo.. I came back again and thisplace is so damn legit. 5 star all the way! Read more

This place is legit. It is the quintessential location to experience undecorated, authentic Chinese home-style cooking. You do... not go to this place for atmosphere. You go here because you want a hearty meal prepared well. We had the walnut shrimp, Pekingstyle pork belly, beef wrapped in pancakes (sort of like Peking duck but with cold beef), some type of chili beef, fluffypancakes and the noodles with black bean sauce. Pretty much every one of them was tasteful in their own way. But what reallymakes Peking Alley shine is knowing that things are prepared fresh. Noodles here are handmade fresh and it definitely shows.I've never felt such texture from a Chinese restaurant before in my black bean sauce bowl. Also you see the owner makingdumplings in the deep corner of the restaurant and you know this joint really is family-run. Again, presentation and atmospheremight feel it comes short. But this is not what this place is going for. Will absolutely return and frequent. Read more

Love this place, it’s my favorite Chinese restaurant on the peninsula. When I get homesick and miss my grandma, this place... always delivers what I'm looking for. The food here always tastes fresh, flavorful, and is never too greasy. They have a largemenu and everything I have tried here has been fantastic. This place is also excellent for takeout/delivery (see photo- the foodarrived securely packaged and with generous portions). Also, I sometimes get a headache and feel super thirsty after eatingChinese food from OTHER places, but that doesn't happen when I eat here. To me, that speaks volumes about the quality of theingredients Peking Alley uses- their food definitely tastes freshly made. I'm not sure how they do it, but their string beansare always cooked to absolute perfection- satisfying texture and flavor, and it's always consistently great (never mushy norovercooked like at many other places). I always get their black bean sauce noodle dish- one of my favorites because it’s sohard to find at restaurants, and Peking Alley does the fish well. Their meat dishes are very flavorful and come in generousportions- make sure to order a rice dish to accompany it (I suggest their house special fried rice). One thing that I reallyloved getting in-person at the restaurant is their specialty whole deep fried fish! They use super fresh fish, tastes great, andlooks impressive- it's quite a production and is definitely something to order with a large party/for special occasions. Read more

Yummy Chinese food! My favorite was the “Chinese hamburger” and pancake stripes with chicken. I also ordered shrimp and... chives dumplings, ear wood mushroom, jelly fish salad and sichuan fish filet. They were all great. Read more

Food was good and staff helpful. They did forget one of our order of jianbing and when I asked them to look into it the waitress... told me it takes a while because they make it fresh. This is after four other tables who sat down after us got theirs already.Someone else eventually fixed the mistake when we asked a second time. Jianbing was crispy but zero flavor. Was interested intrying their noodles but I’ll go somewhere else for that. Read more

Food portions are great. Price is value for money for portions given. However, the noodles were rather bland. Reasonable place... to go for Chinese food in the US though Read more