Beijing restaurant chain opens in Mountain View

Was excited about it after seeing this column, but after looking at the Yelp reviews and the pictures I will surely stay away. This place screams terrible overpriced food, and nothing will make up for that. Sadly, it probably won't close down as quickly as it should.

If you want a Chinese restaurant with classy decor that won't break your budget and serves awesome food, Fey in Menlo Park is it. Yum.

They serve shark fin soup at the Beijing restaurant.

Based on its high-rent location next to Pacific Catch and Paul Martin's, I wouldn't have expected it to be reasonably priced.

I'll also give a shout out to Hong Kong Restaurant on El Camino in Palo Alto, south of Page Mill.

Excellent quality food that is authentic, reasonably priced, and not too americanized.

Anyone try this place? How does it compare to the (always crowded) Little Sheep Hotpot restaurant on Castro Street (another restaurant chain from Beijing).

I tried it when they first soft opened in late June. I was hoping for some (semi-) authentic, regional cuisine, given the history and reputation of Beijing location. Their food reminded me of P.F. Chang, just without pork dishes and more expensive.

Tried it. Nothing remarkable at all and way over priced. Believe it or not, people living around the new San Antonio developments are looking for quality and deals, not to be fleeced along with the high rents and traffic.

@resident Having tried LSH Cupertino on Stevens Creek, you're MUCH better off going to their new Castro location than Dong Lai Shun. We have a 4-month old, so we haven't had a chance to verify that the MV location is good yet, but I would bet it is. Also, let's face it, Hot Pot is harder to screw up if you have good broth and quality ingredients.