¥68
Cafe Sambal, Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)
This dish was pretty lame! The chicken was so hard and dry, as was the entire dish actually. And surprisingly, besides the abundance of fried chilis, this dish was SO bland! Lame.
With country pork gravy, eggs over medium, home fries, and wheat toast. $13.30
Orphan Andy’s, San Francisco
This dish can only mean one thing – I was out late again, lol! Yup, I ended up at Orphan Andy’s again for my usual plate of heart-stopping goodness. Mmm…
¥56
Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant, Beijing CHINA
I wasn’t expected thick medallions of eggplant in when we ordered this dish, but it tasted really good and I loved the stacked presentation with the anise pods and roasted garlic. The braised eggplant had a rich flavor and the sauce was great.
Sweet bean sauce, served with wrappers. ¥48
Fami-Li-Hood Kitchen, Mutianyu Village CHINA
This dish tasted great, and I really enjoyed the wrappers. I’ve never had wrappers like these before with the textured surface. Very interesting and delicious!
Canadian bacon, pineapple and cheese. $4.55
Escape From New York Pizza, San Francisco CA
Apparently the price has gone up for a Hawaiian slice since the last time I bought one. I do like the Hawaiian slices at Escape from New York. Their tomato sauce taste good with the salty Canadian bacon and additional parmesan I sprinkle on top.
Roasted potatoes, orzo salad, bread, and vanilla ice cream. Complimentary
Beijing (PEK) to San Francisco (SFO), United Airlines
This did not taste good. I think I only ate a couple bites of the beef and not much else. Even the orzo salad was flavorless and plain. I did eat the vanilla ice cream. I guess you really can’t mess up prepackaged ice cream!
Blueberry pastry, mochi, dragon fruit, pomelo, watermelon. Complimentary in Executive Lounge
Renaissance Beijing Wangfujing Hotel, Beijing CHINA
Even the pastries and fruit were better at the Renaissance compared to Hilton properties. Maybe I should really consider switching loyalty programs…
Pan fried garlic chicken wings, chicken skewer, deep fried spring roll. ¥58
Cafe Sambal, Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)
This was throw-away food – disgusting! Everything on this plate was super dry and tough, and actually flavorless. I don’t expect flavorless from fried food, but Cafe Sambal managed to accomplish it. The chicken was especially inedible.
Cooked for 6 hours, pumpkin and truffle. ¥80
El Willy, Shanghai CHINA
These tender cheeks were placed atop a fried roll of some kind and surrounded by soft polenta. The flavors were great and the beef wonderfully cooked.
¥98
Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant, Beijing CHINA
Omg, these were SO delicious, pretty, and fun to eat! The bright red balls are the foie gras covered in a sweet coating. The lighter balls are actual fruit (but not actually cherries). This was served cold and they tasted great. I loved how they were made to look like really fruit. Cute!
¥30
Fami-Li-Hood Kitchen, Mutianyu Village CHINA
Mmm, this was delicious doused with soy sauce and chilies! I’ve always loved these greasy type omelets. I’ve only seen them served at Asian restaurants though. American restaurants don’t seem to served them this way. I grew up eating omelets like this at home. Noms!
Served over rice. ¥29
The Palace Museum Restaurant, Beijing CHINA
This sucked! It was cold and raining, and we really wanted some hot food to warm us up but this dish was barely lukewarm. Fail! The meatballs were really low quality and the rice was hard.
Vittle Monster 