Family Li Imperial Cuisine(De Sheng Men)

It is a small restaurant in a small alley, but it is very famous! The restaurant opened by his family in Tokyo was rated as two Michelin stars. This is the private cuisine of the descendants of Li Zijia, the Minister of the Imperial Household Department during the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods of the Qing Dynasty. First of all, the environment is pleasing, it is a traditional courtyard house in old Beijing. It produces set meals of various prices, including 200, 400, 600..., including about 20 snacks, main dishes, and soups from the palace. Each dish is an exquisite small portion, and the ordinary dishes have extraordinary taste.

I found this place after watching Old Beijing on Beijing TV. It is located in Yangfang Hutong. It is a time-honored restaurant with a strong Hutong culture and century-old official cuisine. You need to make a reservation in advance. The business is very good and the service is also upscale.

Every dish tasted good, none of them were bad, but none of them were amazing. The dishes were served a little too fast, almost filling up the entire table. The presentation was average, not very appealing to take photos. I personally felt that the winter melon soup and roast duck were nothing special, like failed works. In the alley, the old Beijing style, plus the plaques hanging on the wall, were very artistic. Affordable, cost-effective, worth a try.

This is the third visit, the last time was October 2014, the taste has not changed, meticulous, unforgettable, wonderful.

The service was very casual, and I didn't ask the guests if they wanted it, so I said that I folded the dishes and collected them. There are two ways of fish in the package, fried and boiling juice. The waiter did not explain it. It was fried. We didn't like fried it. The waiter should explain the confirmation when ordering. So the service is very unprofessional, like the level of a state-run restaurant. The hand dish is good, the big dishes behind are average, the portion is casual, we should have a chicken stew and two green shellfish, but the chicken stew made is the same as the green shellfish.