Meizhou Dongpo is a well-known brand in Xi'an Sichuan cuisine, which has developed rapidly since its establishment in Beijing in 1996. Its catering company also owns catering brands such as "Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant", "Wangjiadu Hot Pot", "Meizhou Snack", "Meizhou Private Kitchen" and "Xiaodu Hot Pot", with more than 100 branches all over the country. In addition, Meizhou Dongpo is actively expanding its overseas territory. In 2013, Meizhou Dongpo Group opened its first overseas branch in Los Angeles, USA. Currently, it has five restaurants in the United States. Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant was a non-sponsor of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and in 2015, it held a 60th birthday banquet for Her Royal Highness Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand at its Sichuan branch, which shows the brand's domestic and international influence.
The founder, Wang Gang, studied under Marshal Ye Jianying's private chef and state banquet master Gan Guoqing, and is familiar with the character of Sichuan cuisine and has his own experience in controlling the flavor of Sichuan cuisine. Meizhou Dongpo attaches great importance to the quality of raw materials, and has set up its own raw material production bases in Beijing and Meishan, and raw and auxiliary materials such as watercress and pepper can be self-sufficient; On the basis of unified management of raw material supply, Meizhou Dongpo also tried to standardize the production of some dishes. Meizhou Dongpo has established a central kitchen, which will unify all the food that can be produced and distributed in a standardized manner from the central kitchen to each store for further production, so as to ensure that the dishes of each branch will not be substandard. This is also related to its founder Wang Gang's perception of Chinese food, he believes that 80%-90% of Chinese food can be standardized, and the rest of the dishes need to be artistically processed.
The three signboards in the store are all named after Dongpo, and they are authentic Meishan Sichuan cuisine. Yipin Dongpo pork is one of its signature dishes. The raw material selection of pork belly must be evenly fat, the thickness between the skin and fat is less than 1cm, and the fat and thin interlayer is clearly the best. Different from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang version of Dongpo meat we usually eat, pickled peppers are added to the production of Yipin Dongpo meat, which is not greasy and thin, salty and slightly spicy. The translucent skin has a bright red color, and the overall taste is very layered. Dongpo elbow is the second of his signature dishes, and it is also the dish that Wang Gang said needs to be artistically handled. The art here is the art of heat, Dongpo elbow pays great attention to heat, and it takes a chef's rich experience to achieve the effect of fat but not greasy, and poop but not rotten. The Dongpo elbow of the eastern slope of Meizhou is carefully made of local black pigs in Sichuan, and the taste is very soft and glutinous. Since large whole elbows are used, the waiter will help cut them for easy consumption. Meizhou Dongpo sausage is the third of its signature dishes, and it comes in two flavors: spicy and Cantonese. The sausages are made of high-quality pork foreburners and hind legs, and the meat is firm. Spicy sausages are its signature dishes, and local Sichuan spices such as Hanyuan peppercorns and Erjingtiao chili peppers ensure the authentic taste of the sausages. The more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes, and the taste is firm and spicy.
Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant has a wide variety of dishes, which is dazzling. The husband and wife's lung slices are spicy and fragrant; Dongpo chicken bean curd, the chicken is chopped into minced meat, and the cooked taste is as smooth as bean curd; The scallion oil chicken is selected as three yellow chickens, which have a strong fat flavor and crispy skin. In addition, roasted pepper preserved eggs, brown sugar meatballs, and Dongpo Jiangtuan fish are also popular dishes in the store. Meizhou Dongpo has also launched a cooked food gift box, Dongpo meat, luncheon meat, sweet white braised meat, hot pot base, next meals, sausages, etc. can be purchased on the official website and stores.
Meizhou Dongpo has three branches in Xi'an, which are located in Gemdale Plaza, Impression City and High-tech Wanda. All three stores are located in the mall, and the decoration is clean and spacious. The three stores have the same products, and there are also seasonal fruits in the store, so customers can choose from nearby.