Since 1984 this family-owned business has been a staple for so many families in Springfield. The owners are incredible and inspiring people, and every employee who has ever worked there has had nothing but great compliments about them and working there. The food is outstanding, always consistent and they will customize anything on the menu for you. Peking House is the gold standard in my book when it comes to Springfield Style Cashew Chicken and the other items on their menu. Finally, they are another great American success story lead by the second generation of Winnie and Jerry. read more

We decided to try Peking House because it was the only asian place open on a Sunday. It seems like they mostly do takeout, but they do have a couple of booths to sit at. Their restroom is outside behind the building and the staff have to open it for you. It did not have soap. Everything had really good flavor and was REALLY HOT. This is great if ypu have a long drive home but it difficult if you're eating in. The egg drop soup was some of the best I've ever had. My partner was disappointed that the cashew chicken didn't contain cashews and the yakasoba noodles were a little stale. The mogogaipan and cashew chicken was delicious as well as the crab rangoons (heavy on the cream cheese) and the egg rolls. Overall we would definitely go back. read more

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3.xx stars is a bunch of bunk. This place has been putting a pride and better effort in their Chinese food for a long time. Fresher ingredients. Great tasting food. Service is always spot on. And the place is always highly consistent. Excellent place...great owners which care. read more

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First three reviews condemning three stars are obviously written by the same person. I first eat there several years ago and liked it. Past three years I tried it three times and it was well below average, bordering on bad. Way overpriced for very small portions and poor quality. read more

I'm from Springfield so I might be biased, but this is the only place I get my sweet and sour Springfield Chinese from. Their crab Rangoon is also the best I've had. I've also had some of the more traditional meals they offer and they were amazing, I just crave the classic more than anything. I will buy from here as long as I live here and visit. read more

Their food is a great value for the money. Food served is always (in my experience) cooked to perfection. The staff with whom I have interacted are always pleasant, friendly, courteous and efficient. I am happy to recommend this restaurant to everyone asking me to recommend a Chinese/American style restaurant. read more

I always get the Mushroom Beef Stir Fry - by far the best dish I have gotten at any Chinese food restaurant. You can tell the ingredients are of quality too. I highly recommend eating here. I am telling you I crave this dish ALL the time!! read more

This place is honestly so amazing, growing up in Springfield but living in St. Louis, I miss the Chinese food. This is often my first stop when I come into town to grab an order of general chicken, it's more on the sweet side and has an amazing umami about it. I'll always order a dinner for two sauce on the side when heading back home. Other dishes are good too! read more

this is my favorite sweet-n-sour chicken in Springfield. The sauce is the very best and when added to either noodles or rice it's just wonderful. Peking House has been a Springfield establishment for probably 40 years. The owners and staff are friendly and the place always seems clean. I think I'll go there tomorrow. read more

Peking House - Chinese Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

The food was okay but small portions for $12 for each entrée. You get a lot of rice and vegetables and small portions of meat! Ordered 2 items and 6 pieces of crab Rangoon. For 2 people and still hungry. For $34 not a good deal! Less food and for more $$$ no left over's anymore! read more

My friends in Springfield have been telling me for yeas that you can't get decent Chinese food here. They complain insescently about the food having a lack of spiciness to it, and say that the Springfield Chicken is horrible, which is this towns take on Cashew Chicken I guess. Yet they keep dragging me here for some reason. I have to agree with them though, as I've now had their Kung Pao chicken, their Mongolian Beef and their Fried Wontons. The food wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. I haven't been to any other Chinese food places in town yet, but hopefully there are better options out there, as this place is just so-so. It's sort of the PB&J of Chinese food joints. It will fill you up, and you will eat it, but there isn't anything special about it. read more

I have been going to Peking House off and on since 1988. Their cashew chicken was so good: crisp, flavorful. I haven't eaten there for about a year and I don't know what has happened. I went through drive through and everyone was friendly as usual. I was so looking forward to my meal as it was a splurge for me and I was so disappointed. I paid .60 extra for all white meat but it wasn't. Some were grizzly and I couldn't eat it. The chicken was not crispy at all and had very little batter. It was bland and so was the gravy. It's called cashew chicken and I counted 3 cashews. No green onions on top. I am sad to post this because Peking's was always my pick. I hope this causes them to get back to their crispy, flavorful cashew chicken. Maybe today was just a bad fay but my meal was very bad. read more

I'm very picky when it comes to Chinese & Picky bout my chicken. Most joints under cook the Chicken to where it has a grisly chew to it. That just ruins it across the board for my meal. I LOVE everything I've tried from Peking House. The owners are very hands on 50/50 I pull in & their who handles my order. I always gotta get a side of the Lo Main noodles, the sauce they cook it in assuming oyster sauce is different from the noodles else where! read more

Amazingly clean. Party of three agreed the food was not disappointing, not amazing - but good. No frills. A Simple Quiet place. Service was good. We agreed we would return. read more

If you are on the south side of Springfield this place is definitely worth checking out. Located on east sunshine street this Chinese joint has all the basic flavors. While this is not my go to spot I stop here occasionally. They offer decent portion sizes for decent prices. I enjoy there sweet and sour and their hot and spicy. There crab Rangoon is also a favorite. Customer service is always good as well. read more

Peking House - Hot and spicy chicken with white rice and crab Rangoon - Chinese Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

It hurts me to not give 5 starts to Peking. This is by far my favorite Chinese place in Springfield and I make a point to visit when I am in town. However, the service I received when I was last here was awful. I was helped by a young red head girl and she was beyond rude. Would not look my party in the eye and hardly spoke. I don't want the service to start to negatively effect the reputation of one of the best locations for Springfield style cashew chicken. read more

Best Chinese take-out in Springfield. Owners are long-time Springfieldians who are invested in the community and the food and service reflect that. Love the Szechuan chicken! Won Ton soup is a real winner. Best quality and value in town when compared to competition. read more

Idk what's goin on at Peking, but tonight's food was the best it's ever been! 2/26/22 the service was great too! p.s you forgot our fortune cookies read more

Very nice restaurant. Food is always tasty and hot. No long waits either. I've eaten Chinese food at several different locations in Springfield and none compare to Peking House. read more

4 stars the food and maybe one star for the service. We ordered Kung Pao tofu, lo mein, spring rolls and rice. The noodles were a bit overcooked and some the veggies were canned, however the sauce and overall flavor was awesome! It was hard to put the fork down. The service left a lot to be desired. We've never been to this place before and when we walked in we didn't know you had to order at the counter. There was no sign to say order here and at least two workers walked right around us and ignored us. On the third pass my husband spoke up and asked if we just sat ourselves. She gave us a puzzled look and then began to explain that we needed to order at the counter first. Sorry....but it wasn't obvious. Restaurant workers...just be aware that not everyone knows how your show runs. read more

I ate an order of general chicken ten minutes ago, yet the food is so forgettable that I'm having a hard time recollecting if I gained any pleasure from eating it or if I ate it purely out of utilitarian necessity. In any case, my handy bottle of sriracha saved the day. I hoped not to need it because I asked them to make the chicken extra spicy. I've tasted spicier corn flakes. Sadly, we also ordered the Szechuan chicken, which looked paler than early 2000s Michael Jackson. I must admit that I enjoyed the crab rangoons - they are my vice and the only reason Peking House got a second star. The carry out service was fast and convenient and the staff seemed friendly enough. All in all there are way too many options in town to justify returning here. read more

Peking House - General chicken and crab rangoons - Chinese Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

We used to frequent Peking house but I don't think we will be coming back. For $9 you get the same amount of food as a child's portion. Incredibly disappointed with the stingy portions. It didn't used to be this way. read more

Peking House - Sweet and sour combo - Chinese Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

If you want 4 small pieces of chicken and 75% rice for a combo order then you are at the right spot. Use to love going to Peking house but this last time for takeout had the three of us still hungry and disappointed...especially for the price. read more

Peking House is our family favorite Chinese restaurant. Even though we live in Republic, we happily make the trip across town because of fantastic food, and fast and friendly service. Their General Chicken is the best I've ever had. My wife loves their cashew chicken and their sweet and sour chicken. All in all, it's a fantastic place to eat! read more

Probably the best Chinese restaurant for a date. The lighting is a little on the dim side, the place was very clean and the limited seating kept the noise low. The portions are smaller so you don't look like a fatty scarfing down a huge plate of food. Chicken and cashew sauce we're decent but nothing special. The vegetables were super clean and crisp though. Probably the most fresh tasting vegetables of any Chinese restaurant I've been to in town. read more

Best beef and broccoli ever. Incredible potsticker sauce. Crab rangoons are awesome! Drive through is a plus. Friendly staff and a clean dining room make for a great experience. read more

Peking House - Beef and broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Go through the drive through often, love, love the egg drop soup. Servings are generous, I usually get the child's cashew chicken with rice and egg drop soup. Excellent and affordable fast oriental food. read more

Drive thru is a little slow but the food is good and reasonably priced. Eaten there twice and was happy both times with the overall quality and consistency of the food. read more

Stopped by for lunch. Service was very friendly so good points for that. The food on the other hand was below average. I had the general chicken combo which came with 2 crab rangoons. The sauce was not spicey and found out after I started eating that you can order hotter via another yelpers review. That said the chicken wasn't great and the crab rangoons while having light crunchy outside were let down by their filling. The cost was very low but given how many low cost Chinese places are in town you can easily find other options. Hate giving low stars but if it wasn't for the friendly service I'd have given a one. read more

We have been going through Peking house the last six months getting general chicken, beef fried rice, general dinner for two. We always order fried rice with no onion. The food is adequate enough and the location convenient enough that when we crave "Chinese," this is a quick go to, even if the drive thru employee has sometimes been pretty rude, shutting the window while we were midsentence or trying to ask a question, enough so that at times the owner has taken over and finished up the interaction. However this last time we ordered the dinner for two, 11/4/18, we were told that if we didn't want onion in the rice, they would have to give us steamed rice. Ok. This didn't make sense so I called and asked if they changed how they do their fried rice and they said no, they've always put onions in their fried rice. My problem with this is that we have either been lied to or ignored by staff when requesting no onions every time we've ordered prior to this visit, or this final- FINAL- visit we were lied to about them being unable to make a batch without onion. Lying to someone about food is a huge deal- you don't know if someone makes a special request due to preference or allergy, and in food service it is always safest to assume allergy. We will not be returning to Peking House because I'm not going to eat anywhere I can't trust the employees. It is disturbing to me that the employee who answered the phone didn't seem to understand this. I'm sorry, it's too infuriating for me to even be witty about it. As far as anything their menu claims is spicy- it's not. Not even close. We got general chicken- it's basically sweet and sour chicken without the sour. Straight up sugar chicken, zero kick. I mean like not even white people spicy. You can't just dye something red and tell people it's hot. But I guess that wouldn't be the first lie, would it? read more

I'm surprised at how many on here complain about the General Tso's chicken not being spicy, but never mention trying the Hot and Spicy chicken, which is THE whole reason to go to Peking House. Pure heaven! They lose one star for inconsistency (sometimes better, sometimes more food in an order, etc.) but still my favorite Chinese food. read more

First time here. Not bad. Kids enjoyed it. The general chicken is the second best I've had in Springfield since Mandarin Inn went out. However... I ordered it "as hot as you can get it." Didn't even register on the heat scale. Still... That combination of honey sweet and spicy is hard to attain. This is a dark red sauce on the Springfield chicken. The stir fry general is sweeter with more of a brown sauce. I'll be back to see if they can actually make it hot. read more

BEST CHINESE FOOD IN SPRINGFIELD, they always have great tasting chicken and delicious sauce. Amazing crab Rangoon and a friendly staff to take care of you! 10/10 recconended read more

first let me start by saying the food was tasty and the customer service was good... the reason they only get 3 stars is because of their portion size.. im a 6ft 230lbs man and the amount of food i got at 6pm was very very small... i found myself still hungry after finishing. i should have got a dinner for 2 with how small the size was. i hope they consider making their portion size significantly bigger in the future because i don't feel i got my money's worth. read more

Most food is good... on par with other places in pricing and flavor. But their hot and spicy chicken is on a whole different level! It's simply amazing! Gets a thumbs up from me for that alone. read more

This is my favorite Chinese restaurant in Springfield. Peking was the go to spot for my friends and I in high school. I have since moved out of state but always make sure when I am in town to stop here and eat.....a few times. The food is fresh, clean (not greasy), and the staff is always friendly. read more

Stopped in at 4:30 after a day of shopping. First time at this restaurant. I relied on Yelp reviews to find a good Chinese restaurant and this turned out to be a good choice. My mom has trouble with mobility so I seated her and grabbed some menus. You're supposed to order at the register, but Lily saw us and came over and offered to take our order which was much appreciated. Mom got the cashew chicken combo and I got the generals chicken combo, both with white meat. Mine was excellent and she raved about hers as well. The crab Rangoon were also very tasty. With beverage our total order was $23. Portions are generous and we could barely finish it. I was amazed at how quickly the food came to us, hot and delicious. You can tell they use quality ingredients. We sat in the dining area - it was very clean and modern. Would definitely recommend and will be back again. I noticed they also have a drive through for convenience! read more

I'm not giving them one star because of their food. I'm giving one star because they refuse to give me food. In 1993 I lost my right leg in operation Desert Storm; it's very difficult for me to get out of the house. So naturally I'm a huge fan of taxi services that can bring me food, I badgered a local delivery service to bring me Peking House, and after 4 years they finally allowed me to place an order for Peking House. Like many other reviewers I love their food. So I was thrilled to get Peking House food delivered to me. This lasted for a whopping 3 weeks. I am now told that the owners of Peking House refuse to give my food to the driver. Their reason, because they said they have no control over the quality of their food, during delivery. I don't know if there are any other reasons, but this is ridiculous, how is it any different than any other person going through their drive thru? I just don't understand how this is even legal; I mean if a restaurant can't refuse service to a blind person because they have a service dog, how can they refuse business to my service man? I understand they may not want to provide delivery themselves but to prevent me from having someone get my food is wrong I feel my civil rights have been violated. I just can't believe that I gave my leg so they can have the right to run a restaurant, to then in turn deny my business. I'm on an extremely tight budget so obviously hiring an attorney isn't an option for me. All I have is this computer and my opinion. read more

Quality does seem to be a bit different every time I go in, but never enough to make me dislike my meal, the past few times I've been have actually been my favorite. I've have tried many other Chinese restaurants in Springfield but none of them seem to match up to Peking. My favorites are their sweet and sour chicken and the veggie lo mein. Also, I highly recommend the chocolate chip wontons. Warm wontons filled with cookie dough and hot fudge on the side- one of my favorite desserts. read more

My favorite thing at Peking House is their general chicken. They don't make it spicy on the menu but they make every stir fry from scratch so they can add however much spice you would like to any stir fry dish. The restaurant is very clean and their service is outstanding! The waitresses are extremely friendly and helpful! I also love how happy and nice everyone always is when I walk through the door. They even have a vegetarian menu and can make certain gluten-free dishes. read more