183200 Wed Feb 09 10:04:57 -0800 2005 6 15 Pennsylvania 0 982926 My 30th Birthday is tomorrow and I wanted to go out and celebrate with some delicious Peking Duck. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks! Wed Feb 09 10:04:57 -0800 2005 0 Naomi in West Philly 1 982933 I suggest Chinatown. SangKee is the old standby, though there are other good places as well. Wed Feb 09 13:43:37 -0800 2005 982926 0 John Street 2 982938 Agree with Sang Kee Peking Duck House at 9th and Vine. They have a special Peking Duck dinner for two or four people that includes soup. fried rice and Peking Duck in two courses. Wed Feb 09 15:05:39 -0800 2005 982933 0 Barry 3 982948 I like Lakeside's 2-course Peking Duck. Wed Feb 09 16:01:05 -0800 2005 982938 0 Susan H 1 983002 What's with the peking duck in Philly? We have eaten peking duck in NYC, DC, Toronto and San Fran. The peking duck is carved table side and the meat and skin are served with the pancakes. IMHO this is far superior to the way it is served in Philly. In Philly for some reason they serve the skin with the wraps and the meat is stir fried in a separate dish. Is this unique to Philly? Thu Feb 10 13:24:19 -0800 2005 982926 0 Jo 2 983004 At Sang Kee (and maybe others), you can ask for all of the meat to be served with pancakes and skip the stir-fry. It still won't be carved tableside though - but the stir-fry is not worth it in my opinion if you're after Peking duck. Thu Feb 10 13:54:20 -0800 2005 983002 0 Thraz 2 983165 The two-step dish is far more authentic than a one-step table-side carved version. The truly authentic would be three-step -- after the stir fry, you get a soup made with the carcass. When I get the two-step at Lakeside, I ask them to substitute something green for the bean sprouts -- I get a terrific stir fry, usually with broccoli and/or pea pods. I think it's the overabundance of bean sprouts that ruins the stir-fry for our western palates. Tue Feb 15 13:34:45 -0800 2005 983002 0 Susan H