: a Chinese dish consisting of roasted duck meat and strips of crispy duck skin topped with scallions and sauce and wrapped in thin pancakes
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Executive Chef Philippe Chow opened his very first eponymous restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in 2005, serving the same Peking duck and chicken satay it's known for today.
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Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
The restaurant earns consistent praise for its pork dumplings as well as its Peking duck, noodles, and soups.
—Taryn White, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Mains include Chilean sea bass, Peking duck, Toban filet mignon and for dessert, a seasonal raspberry mousse with rose water guimauve dipped in chocolate will be served with fresh raspberries and white chocolate glaze.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
But the tables are still filled with loyal families and local dignitaries, and the menu is reassuringly traditional—Peking duck, herbal soups, and seafood cooked every which way.
—Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
General Tso’s chicken wings, kung pao chicken and of course, Peking duck (during soft-opening until 2025, $45 for half, $88 whole), highlight the concise menu.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Signature dishes like the Peking duck and its decadent dim sum selection somehow take better here, balancing its classic Cantonese flavors with top-tier local produce.
—Lela London, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
South Asian and Chinese dishes like pupu platters and Peking duck.
—John Dolen, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2024
Extravagance and impeccable Peking duck make Stellar 66 a must-try new Chinese restaurant Footprint Center launching new lineup of local foods for 2024 WNBA All-Star Game Watch out, Chipotle: This fast casual Mexican chain is returning to Arizona Who makes the best fries in metro Phoenix?
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024
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Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
The restaurant earns consistent praise for its pork dumplings as well as its Peking duck, noodles, and soups.
—Taryn White, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Mains include Chilean sea bass, Peking duck, Toban filet mignon and for dessert, a seasonal raspberry mousse with rose water guimauve dipped in chocolate will be served with fresh raspberries and white chocolate glaze.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
But the tables are still filled with loyal families and local dignitaries, and the menu is reassuringly traditional—Peking duck, herbal soups, and seafood cooked every which way.
—Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
General Tso’s chicken wings, kung pao chicken and of course, Peking duck (during soft-opening until 2025, $45 for half, $88 whole), highlight the concise menu.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Signature dishes like the Peking duck and its decadent dim sum selection somehow take better here, balancing its classic Cantonese flavors with top-tier local produce.
—Lela London, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
South Asian and Chinese dishes like pupu platters and Peking duck.
—John Dolen, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2024
Extravagance and impeccable Peking duck make Stellar 66 a must-try new Chinese restaurant Footprint Center launching new lineup of local foods for 2024 WNBA All-Star Game Watch out, Chipotle: This fast casual Mexican chain is returning to Arizona Who makes the best fries in metro Phoenix?
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024
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