Huajia Yiyuan

Overall scoring
73
Word-of-mouth ratings
4.5
Popularity index
18426

Huajia Yiyuan - business reviews

The prosperity of Gui Street is inseparable from the name "Huajia Yiyuan". Founded in 1998, this Peking restaurant is one of the oldest restaurants on Gui Street, and is the leader of the Gui Street Lobster Festival and the initiator of the Gui Street crayfish craze. Huajia Yiyuan, which started with crayfish, is currently moving closer to the mid-to-high-end route, focusing on new Beijing cuisine. German President Gauck, former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, and King Carl XVI of Sweden have all visited Huajia Yiyuan, and in recent years, La Liste's list of the world's 1000 best restaurants has been selected several times, and Huajia Yiyuan has been on the list. At the first Beijing Cuisine Festival held in 2017, the old Beijing fried pork in Huajia Yiyuan won the title of famous Beijing cuisine. This dish is a selection of pork belly and sliced tenderloin and stir-fried, the selection of materials is simple, the method is also very simple, the sauce is fragrant, and it is a classic Jinglu flavor. Eight Flags lamb chops, which is also one of the restaurant's signature dishes, is named because people like to eat mutton. The practice of Huajia Yiyuan is different from the tradition, the lamb chops are marinated and then soaked, and finally grilled, the seasoning is bright, crispy and fragrant, and there is no smell. Huajia cabbage, in fact, is the home-style vinegar cabbage, but Huajia Yiyuan has a very good grasp of this simple dish, the cabbage leaves are stir-fried with dried chili hot oil, forcing out the fragrance of vegetable juice, the color is silvery red, sweet and sour. The roast duck in Huajia Yiyuan is the signature of the restaurant, which is grilled in ancient ways, with a decent taste, extremely crispy duck skin and less fat. It is worth mentioning that the dishes that Huajia Yiyuan pairs with the roast duck are completely different from the traditional roast duck, and the lotus leaf cake of the roast duck is mixed with vegetable juice to make a different color; The side dishes are discarded with the traditional shredded green onions, and pineapple, melon, and Beijing cake strips are used, which have a strange taste; The sweet noodle sauce is added with green mustard to remove the smell and greasy, and it is also paired with strawberry ice flower sauce and hawthorn hot sauce. Bawang Chicken and Beijing Eight Pieces are also the restaurant's signatures, but these two dishes are a bit flashy, and the Beijing-style dim sum such as kidney bean rolls, Aiwowo, cold cakes, and pea yellow on the cold platter are also generally hard and average in freshness. Huajia Yiyuan started with crayfish, but now among the crayfish restaurants dotted on Gui Street, the lobster production of Huajia Yiyuan is not outstanding. The restaurant's main new Beijing cuisine is relatively more distinctive, but the taste can only be described as decent. Huajia Yiyuan, which has been open for nearly 20 years, is currently blooming everywhere, which has also had a certain impact on the quality control of the restaurant, and the production level has declined. Huajia Yiyuan main store is located in Gui Street, is a quite grand courtyard, there is a memorial arch at the front door, surrounded by verandahs in the courtyard, the atmosphere is lively and festive, and there are opera performances at night. Huajiayi Garden is mainly a private room, and the scattered seats are located in the courtyard atrium, and there is a high ceiling above the courtyard. In addition to the main store, there is also a row of smaller courtyard houses such as the Eight Masters Mansion in the back alley, which is also a private room in the Huajia Yiyuan. The restaurant is located in the town where business is booming, and there are many foreign customers, so the seating rate is generally very high, so it is recommended to reserve a table in advance. The service of Huajia Yiyuan is in place, and there is a sense of home, but there are many waiters who are a little rusty, and the manpower is also a little stretched when there are many guests.

Huajia Yiyuan - recommended dishes

Eight Flags Lamb Chops
The lamb chops are marinated and then soaked, and finally grilled, with bright seasoning, crispy and fragrant, and no smell.
Flower cabbage
Cabbage leaves are stir-fried with dried chili hot oil to force out the fragrance of vegetable juice, the color is silver red, sweet and sour, spicy and fragrant.
Old Beijing fried meat
Selected pork belly and loin slices are thinly stir-fried, the selection of materials is simple, the method is also very simple, and the sauce is fragrant.
Other recommendations:
Ba Ye Roast Duck, Yongzheng Roast Duck, Ba Ye Duck Fang, Dry Croquettes, Pea Yellow, Yiyuan Bawang Chicken, Jing Eight Pieces

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