There are many creative cuisine restaurants and private food fly restaurants hidden in Beijing's hutongs, and Qilin Pavilion is one of the most popular affordable private dishes. Restaurants like Xiaoyanglou and Ciqi Restaurant, which have been open for several years, have accumulated a lot of popularity, but the location is a little off, and they are also facing the problem of demolition.
Qilin Pavilion is not far from the mouth of the alley, just walk in directly, and hide it not too deeply. Don't look at the weekday discount set menu on the front of its house, there is a cage of birds, but there is a hole in the door, the delicate carving of the large screen is very eye-catching, not a late-night canteen-style small restaurant road.
The taste of this Beijing boss is more mixed, Beijing, Huaiyang, Yunnan, Sichuan and other places are involved in the cuisine, the kitchen will make traditional side dishes into their own taste, purple ginger series is a rare feature in Beijing. Purple ginger, also known as ginger, has less fiber and more juice than ginger, which is used to remove the smell and improve the freshness; Purple ginger fish is selected from about 2 catties of fresh grass carp, black fish or river group, and stewed in the broth made of old chicken stick bones, with baby cabbage, autumn fungus, konjac shreds and other condiments, a large plate of material is extremely rich, first drink soup and then eat fish, super rice, with self-brewed rice wine, dry plum boiled sour plum soup, also very clear, many people are coming for this purple ginger fish, the unit price is about 130 yuan, the amount is suitable for three or four people to eat, can be infinitely renewed soup.
The signature dishes also have a series of paper pots, which are actually more than a dozen kinds of vegetables and meat stir-fried, with unit prices ranging from more than 30 yuan to 70 or 80 yuan. Different from the usual restaurant stir-fry, the intention of the paper pot series is to heat with solid alcohol, many diners feel that the paper pot is very chicken, but this special paper does not leak oil, the folded shape is semi-convergent, and the texture is thin and conducts heat quickly, which is better than the thermal insulation effect of ceramic pots and casseroles (many restaurants use casseroles and ceramic pots for loading dishes are cold), and the slight disadvantage is that there is more oil at the bottom of the pot, and the dishes at the bottom will be greasy. The paper pot green beans are the most outstanding, the beans are fresh and tender, and the long strips are cut in half, which is more flavorful than the traditional cutting, fragrant and spicy, and the slightly dry taste is just right. Spicy shrimp in paper pots are also popular.
The purple ginger series is numb and spicy, and the paper pot series is also spicy, so you can ask for adjustments before ordering.
In addition to the signature dishes, there are many other dishes. Plum pork ribs, fried tofu in a stone pot, crispy beef, crispy red beans, fried rice with black three chopped rice, fried insects, etc. are all private dishes with Yunnan flavor; The spicy chicken with Guizhou flavor and the secret sauce radish have a good reputation, and the mixed dishes such as dry pot bullfrog and clear soup Buddha jumping over the wall can also be found on the menu. Among the nearly 100 kinds of dishes, the taste is also very mediocre, so it is recommended to start with the signature dishes.
The decoration of the Qilin Pavilion is not ostentatious, but the exquisite carving is very tasteful and attractive. There are two large private rooms on the first floor, which can accommodate about eight people. The large and small dining tables on the second floor are placed casually, and the small balcony outside the wood carved curtains has flowers and birdsong, which is an ideal environment for private restaurants, which is very suitable for eating and enjoying comfort.
The service is a big deduction, and the serving is slower. When there are few people, the young man and the eldest sister who serve are lazy, and the tea is not replenished in time.
The restaurant launches preferential activities from time to time, from 11 o'clock to 13:00 on weekdays at the end of 2017, the preferential package of two meat and two vegetables is only 98 yuan. However, the restaurant is located in a prime location, and the surrounding traffic is more congested during meal time.
