Donglai Shun Restaurant

Overall scoring
65
Word-of-mouth ratings
4.5
Popularity index
18214

Donglai Shun Restaurant - Business Reviews

Donglaishun is definitely a well-known existence in Beijing. As early as 1903, the founder of Donglaishun took the first step in starting a business in the form of a stall, and a few years later, "Donglaishun" officially opened as a vertical shop. However, it was not until 1912 that Donglai Shun began to operate a shabu business, which is very different from the folk legend that "the old shopkeeper of Donglai Shun got the secret recipe from the eunuch back then, and since then the mutton shabu has been unveiled to the general public". Donglaishun has a long history and has won countless awards. "Donglai Shun Shabu Mutton Making Technique" was included in the "National Intangible Cultural Heritage List", and its "Shabu Mutton, Sugar Garlic and Walnut Cheese" was included in the first batch of "The Most Representative Products of Original Beijing Time-honored Brands" by the Beijing Time-honored Brand Association. In the selection of sheep breeds, Donglaishun officially claims to be produced in Inner Mongolia Xilingrad League and Ulanqab League in the growth period of about a year of black-headed fat-tailed white sheep, in fact, it is Horqin sheep, as well as many domestic and foreign sheep breeds. This may have something to do with the large number of franchisees, but this creates a different taste experience for diners, and the stability of the product is not high. Eating hand-cut mutton from Dong Lai Shun is one of the rituals to experience authentic Beijing culture. Recommended meats include traditional hand-cut lamb and traditional hand-cut lamb brain. Hand-cut fresh lamb has a certain toughness, and after chewing, the meat slices become slag, and there is a trace of umami, but it quickly disperses, giving people a feeling that it is not tender enough. The taste of the lamb brain is also crisp, but it is not tender enough, and the flavor of the mutton needs to be tasted carefully to be felt. Frozen meat is not recommended for diners, and there is a sense of fragmentation in the mouth, which is not worth it compared to the high price. In comparison, Donglaishun is the most worth trying is its own baked cakes, the layers of cakes are full of surprises, among which the taste of cumin is not noisy, although the skin is not crispy enough, but it is better than the refreshing and delicate inside. In the early years, Donglai was as famous as the famous "Zhengyang Building" in Beijing at that time, and later developed quite a time in the times, and in 1955 the public-private partnership was realized, and the development was more rapid. Chinese leaders Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and Ye Jianying have hosted banquets here on many occasions to entertain foreign dignitaries, and former US President Richard Nixon and former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka have all spoken highly of Donglaishun. Mao Zedong once wrote that "Donglai Shun must be preserved forever". In 1986, Donglaishun opened a branch, ending the history of "this one, no other semicolon". Later, Donglaishun blossomed everywhere in the capital. If you don't go to the Great Wall, you are not a hero, and it is a pity not to eat Donglai Shun - Donglai Shun in the shabu meat industry is equivalent to Quanjude in the roast duck industry, and it is an old benchmark in the industry. It's just that today's Donglaishun reviews are not good, and even the head office does not perform well, which is somewhat disappointing.

Donglai Shun Restaurant - Recommended dishes

Pancake
The layers of cake are full of surprises, among which the taste of cumin is not overwhelming, and the crust is not crispy enough, but it is refreshing and delicate on the inside.
Hand cut fresh lamb
There is a certain toughness, and after chewing, the meat slices become slag, and there is a trace of umami, but it quickly dissipates, giving people a feeling that it is not tender enough.
Hand cut the sheep on the brain
The taste is crisp, but not tender enough, and the flavor of the lamb needs to be tasted carefully to be felt.
Other recommendations:
Lamb skewers, boiled sour plum soup, premium S loin fat beef, hand-cut special fresh shutters, and brain beef

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