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Peking House

3.4 (133 reviews)
ModerateChinese, Seafood
Closed • 11:00 am - 2:30 pm, 4:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Updated 3 months ago

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Steven T.

FAMILY FOOD ADVENTURE IN LAKELAND!!! When you walk in it is very ancient looking, not traditional as it would look if they updated the decor. We ate and got many things. I'm not going to spend time listing everything b/c honestly everything was just ok. There was not really a single dish that stood out or gave me a reason to go back. Price to food value was not really great either. I'm sure some people like it as there were a few other tables when we went, but place was pretty empty. Service was ok as well, nothing spectacular. If this place renovated, updated their dishes and stepped up their customer service they might have something, but for us it was a 1 and done in its current state. As always TRY IT FOR YOURSELF!!!

These Are Cream Cheese !!! No Imitation Crab Meat At All !!!
Juanita R.

The Service Is Alway's Good , The Restaurant Is Always Clean, Bathroom alway clean, All the food is good except for the crab Rangoon no crab , The Owner's Are Very Nice.

Shrimp lo mein with broccoli
Dawn H.

I stopped in for a late lunch and I was literally the only customer inside. I was told to choose any table and water was brought to me. I ordered an egg roll and shrimp lo mein. The egg roll came out quick and was piping hot. It was full of flavor and the plum sauce added an extra layer of flavor. The shrimp lo mein was missing some flavor. I added broccoli to the dish and the broccoli was cooked perfectly. The shrimp and noodles had no seasoning and I had to add quite a bit of soy sauce to get some flavor.

Complimentary chow mein noodles
Kerry C.

We love the Peking House. It's one of Lakeland's little treasures, not quite hidden away south of downtown on South Florida Avenue. It is the only sit-down Chinese restaurant in Lakeland. When I found that out and saw pictures online, I became very excited because it reminded me of restaurants I had been to as a child. Inside, it still has that old world Chinese-American looking antique feel with the large red moondoor separating two dining rooms. It's hard to define the Peking House, it's not fancy, it's not casual, it kind of straddles both. They do a lot of take-out, especially now with the pandemic, but before they had table cloths and you could feel fancy while eating in your nice blouse and jeans. Their menu has both the standard favorites and house specialties, including duck. Their food is so good. We are egg drop soup and egg roll fanatics and they make some of the best. Always fresh. Any dish you order, is always very generous with the meat versus vegetable ratio. Also, when you order a spicy dish, they will ask you what heat you would like: medium, hot, or extra hot. Medium is very good, hot is HOT, AND we've never tried extra hot! Their fried rice is very savory and flavorful. One of our fave tips, a regular dinner entree can be enough for two people. There is a LOT of food packed in those to go containers. Add soup and a couple of egg rolls and you've got a very affordable meal. Another tip - the main door looks to be on the corner of S. Florida Ave. and W. Oak Dr. but it's not, it's actually the door on W. Oak Dr. that faces Southgate Shopping Plaza. Drive down W. Oak Dr. and park behind that little shopping center that holds Peking House. There is actually plenty of parking there. If not, park in Southgate Plaza.

House special fried rice
Sam P.

Second time eating here. The first time everything was delicious, but the second time we left 2/3 of every dish uneaten, different cook maybe? Or perhaps we were starving the first time. The rice was hard, the shrimp in the rice was shriveled from overcooking. The beef dish was salty, like swam in the ocean overnight salty. The dumplings had a weird taste, like the pork was aged somehow. The shrimp and scallops were ok, but still over salted, in fact the only flavor was salt. This was the Chinese version of a theme park turkey leg, designed solely to make you thirsty and buy drinks. Everyone cam have an off day, but this one was rough.

New menu prices

Chinese food is Chinese food, nothing to write home about as it all pretty much taste the same anywhere you go (unless it's a really really good upscale place). So I ordered the sweet and sour chicken lunch special w/o breading. I did't know that meant white boiled chicken with ZERO seasoning and zero flavor, but I do now. I did to-go so I was in and out. That's it for service. Here's a picture of the new menu prices. I don't mind paying for a great meal, and often get frustrated when people get upset over the price of good food because they'd rather go cheap for crap food than spend a little extra for a meal well worth it!! I really think it should be the owners obligation to update prices for customers to see, not the customer. Had I known the price change I definitely would've went elsewhere.

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1 year ago

The general tso's chicken has been my go-to for the past 10 years. The portions are humongous too for such a small price!

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2 years ago

Food and service is fantastic! Get you some fried egg noodles! Never disappointed when eating here.

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2 years ago

Ordered to go house chicken and kung Pao. Both were not good at all and a complete waste of $40. They've gone downhill sadly.

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The food Buffet was not clean. I had stomach issues after eating here. I will not go back to this restaurant.

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2 years ago

Food and service are very bad, dirty tables, wait time for seating and service is ridiculous, won't be coming back to this place again.

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Good food! I enjoyed the Orange Chicken and hubby loves their Szechuan Beef extra spicy. Really good crab Rangoon too!

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3 years ago

Best Chinese food in town. Love love love this place. I always get the Beef with vegetables. So affordable and the portions are huge

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A Lakeland classic for 40 years. House special fried rice delicious. Reliable service, fairly priced. Can't go wrong.

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Do they use MSG in their food preparation?

I am pretty sure they do not use msg. I asked the server, and she said no they do not. Well, my brother has terrible results from msg and we have to use a epi pen I also have issues and have never had an issue. Now at Lings I eat and before we… Read more

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