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| - The good: opened since 1864 from Beijing! One of the top/if not the top Peking duck place in China. So a bit of credit for opening here in Toronto. In terms of the food, the Peking duck was good, definitely different from the ones in Toronto but...
The bad: ... it's still not at the golden standard that you would get from 'Beijing'. The waiter notified us that while this was still good, due to Canadian standards this is definitely not the same duck you would be having in Beijing, there is more 'fat' in the ones you find in Beijing (Which is unfortunately not approved in Canadian standards). Nonetheless, you are still getting a premium duck, possibly the best in Toronto, however....
The ugly: the price is something you will have to pony up for. I highly recommend 1) come with a group ($118 for a duck...), 2) while the rest of the menu is good (e.g. The duck heart is amazing), it is fairly expensive - don't come to eat a buffet or else you will be having quite the bill!, 3) get someone who has eaten at this restaurant before or knows Beijing type of food (this will at least give you Beijing's specialty food).
Other thoughts: decor is nice, even though it's still soft opening there is a huge wait (tons of people even on a weekday past dinner time hour), free parking on hotel lot level 5!!! (There is limited space in front of the restaurant), expect wait times so better to reserve.
Cheers!
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