Beijing

I work nearby and come here for lunch at least three times a week. They are faster than any fast food place nearby (15 minutes is the longest you'll ever wait) and the food is just so filling and good. My go-to is the Sweet and Sour Chicken, it's a giant box of perfectly crispy chicken chunks with a tub of sauce. It was good enough to make me write this review.

Authentic food. Very tasty. Great prices. Nice size portions. I had a friend who lived in the area, and was introduced the Beijing, in the early 00's. Ordered takeout there quite often, almost every time I visited. I still order out when I'm in the area. Have even made specific trip just to satisfy my craving (live in Clintonville). Yep! It's that good. Favorites are General Tso, roast pork (with veg or LoMein), and hands down the best crab Rangoon in the county. I got hooked on the Rangoon when I ordered the poopoo platter. If you have a goto dish, try their version. I don't like baby corns, I ask them to leave it out and they have no problems accommodating. Not a 'fancy' place, don't let it fool you. They're geared for takeout. They focus on the food, not the fancy.

After reading all the reviews of Chinese Restaurants in the Powell area I decided to try Beijing for lunch today. I took home Chicken Lo Mein and Mongolian Beef. Both dishes were delicious, not too salty and good sized portions. I will definitely go back. Give it a try- I am glad I did. **Update July 2019** The last three times I have eaten here the food quality has taken a steep nose-dive. All my favorite dishes seemed bland. The meat seems very tough. I called and told the woman "manager" that their food quality is slipping. I didn't ask for anything but I wanted them to know. Tonight's order will be my last order as it was disgusting. The Chicken in the Lo Mein was hard and chewy. The Bourbon Chicken looks like a mystery meat. It tasted like pork but they don't have a Bourbon Pork dish on the menu so we can only assume what I was served was very old and over-prepared chicken. Like another reviewer mentioned it also tasted like they're cooking in very old oil. See attached pictures. This is such a shame. I really enjoyed this restaurant but my guess is their business is slow and their food is no longer fresh. I am downgrading my review to 1 star and will find another place as three strikes and you're out.

I really like their food. Been eating here for years, but customer service lacks much! I've watched the little boy grow up and he is always kind, but the mother is not nice at all and extremely cheap. I called in an order at 11:30 and asked for a lunch combo. When I got there, they had prepared a regular combo which is several dollars more per combo. First of all, most people that call in at lunch time want a LUNCH combo. Secondly, when I told her I wanted the lunch combo, she started to literally take the food back out of the bag and to give me a smaller portion because she said it was more food. First of all, I had already paid and didn't want to wait for her to do all of that. Secondly, who actually takes back food? What are you going to do with it? I certainly hope not give it to someone else? Previously, she tried to charge me $.75 for a container of red sauce. ??? I probably will still eat here from time to time because the food is pretty good, but I just don't care for their customer service and don't care to patronize places that don't appreciate their customers, especially regular ones.