Pekin Restaurant

Few times I have been impressed wholeheartedly on eating a cuisine, during this visit I died and went to heaven. By far this has been the best Chinese restaurant that I have ever experienced. Mexicali is known for its Chinese restaurants due to its rich history of Chinese migration to this city. There are more Chinese restaurants per capita here than they are tacos stands. The hardest thing was to find the best Chinese restaurant of them all. I did my homework and narrow it down to this location and another one that I will visit some other day. This place did not disappoint. I walked in here and it looks so elegant and spacious. The place was busy with patrons ordering tons of food family style. When you walk in you are immediately greeted by a Spanish speaking Chinese hostess. Immediately after sitting down, they serve you these colourful duritos which is fried chicharrón flavored dough and a plate of slice limes. There is hot sauce on the table and you basically squirt lime and hot sauce on it. Similar to your neighborhood churos with lime and chill bag. Anyhow this was just the beginning, I order the family meal number 2. This consist of chicken chowder soup, sliced barbeque pork, egg rolls, breaded shrimp, beef broccoli, orange chicken and pork fried rice. The meal itself was more than double the order you get in the States. I also ordered a plate of fried yellow chili’s and a pitcher of lemon tea. The chills are unique to Mexicali Chinese cuisine as it is fried chills drenched in salt and lemon such a unique compliment. The tea also was so refreshing, tasty and most of all it quenched my thrist. I could go on and on but all of this with Mexico exchange came to almost half what you would pay in the states. Please visit this place and try the Chinese cuisine that this place is famous for. I got spoiled during this visit, I don’t think I’ll look at Chinese the same again. I even thought of moving down here and work in the imperial valley from now on. Idk about that, but I’m crazy like that. Mexicali I will be back