Peking - San Andreas

Went here for lunch. The place is quaint, unassuming, and if it weren't for the awning and sign above it, it'd be easy to miss. The menu is huge with a big selection of quite interesting dishes based on different meats: beef, lamb, pork, fish and other seafood, as well as vegetarian options. Service was good with complimentary hot tea. Had the mango beef as well as some dumplings and pot stickers; the appetizers were good, and the mango beef was excellent. I went here around noon, but the place was nearly empty with only one other table being occupied. Good variety of condiments at the table as well: salt, garlic powder, vinegar, soy sauce, and chili oil; however, the jars were all quite sticky to the touch and this sticks to your fingers.

TLDR: solid food at slightly higher prices, decor needs a bit fixing up We got our sweet and sour pork rice plate to go and the total came out to $15.40 which is a bit expensive. They included a sweet and sour soup which was nice. The pork was crispy and the sauce a bit sweet but good. Weirdly I wanted more rice as there was sufficient meat and veg. The interior needs some work with very dirty carpets but there were a bunch of flowers around which brightened it up a bit

Read about this restaurant in a SF gate article. I am a very recent customer and have been 4 times now. The service is great! The food is delicious! We live nearly 50 miles away but the meal is always worth the drive. Love the mushu and the crab asparagus soup. Yes the restaurant hasn't changed its decor since it opened some 50 years ago. My favorite Chinese restaurant period.

We were there last night (Saturday July 13) for dinner. Arrived at about 6:45 pm. We had been there a few times before and knew that the food is just okay. During the course of our being there only one other party arrived, so the place had only two occupied tables—ours and the other party’s (a couple). Our complaint is that our food took inexcusably loooong to arrive, and the other party had some of their dishes served to them (we had been seated BEFORE them) before ours were brought to us. No explanation or apology for the long wait. Plus, during our visit before last night’s, as I was walking to the restroom, I saw the cook smoking a cigarette, which was dangling over the wok he was stir frying food in: his ash was poised to fall in! Probably won’t be back.

The service is very good and the environment is elegant, but the food is really not good. It is recommended to change the kitchen team. It feels like spending money in vain.