Blog Tag - Da Dong

God of Beijing Duck Da Dong Goes Bankrupt in New York City
Da Dong, Beijing's own uber-popular purveyor of the city's most famous dish, has flopped in its US debut. Da Dong New York City closed late last year...
"I'll Have What Elon Musk Is Having" 5 of Beijing's Top Celebrity Drawing Restaurants
Mark Zuckerberg must be fuming. After years of the Facebook founder pandering to China in hopes of accessing its massive market, it seems fellow tech...
Da Dong Duck Bombs in the Big Apple
Da Dong is the big name in duck in Beijing, but its splashy arrival in NYC has landed with a limp quack. New York Magazine food critic Adam Platt was...
Da Dong Takes a Bite Out of The Big Apple, Opening Roast Duck Restaurant near Times Square
Dong Zhenxiang is not one to sit still. While he's long been known as one of Beijing's top restaurateurs, thanks to the success of his Da Dong Roast...
Da Dong Wows Crowds with Crisp Peking Duck and Modern Cuisine
This article originally appeared in the January 2016 issue of the Beijinger as part of our series profiling the inaugural class of the Beijinger's ...
Da Dong Aims for the Mass Market with New Burger Joint Da Dong Duck
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t fully prepared to hate Da Dong Duck before I went. The idea of a fast food offshoot smacked to me of “cashing in” and...
Try Da Dong's New Duckburger Restaurant Monday and Tuesday Night from 6:30pm
First he conquered Beijing's roast duck market. Then Da Dong, a.k.a. Dong Zhenxiang, turned Peking Duck into a luxury item, surrounding it on a menu...
Food Porn of the Week: Spring Menu, Da Dong
Da Dong went full flower power for a gala dinner celebrating the launch of their new spring menu on April 16.  Highlights included the "Fruit Salad...
A Few Words With: Dong Zhenxiang, Founder and Owner of Da Dong Roast Duck
This year our 2015 Reader Restaurant Awards have four personality-based categories: Best Chef, Best Manager, Restaurant Personality of the Year, and...
Taste of Dadong: Great Duck, Accessible Prices
The latest restaurant from titan of Beijing's food world Da Dong offers a literal taste of his famous innovative Chinese cuisine and excellent Peking...
Eat Like the Obamas at Da Dong: US First Lady Chooses Beijing's Best Duck
Well, it seems we're all in agreement. Best Beijing duck? The place to impress visitors with? Da Dong. If it's good enough for you, then it's good...
Beijing's 20 Most Interesting People: Da Dong
We have a saying here at the Beijinger that even if nothing interesting could be written about 99 percent of Beijing's approximately 20 million...
Home Slice: Beijing's Best Duck
My first week in Beijing, I made the mistake of asking a group of friends where to go for some of that famous Beijing duck. After the brawl ended,...
Three Chinese Restaurants That You Have To Eat At
We’ve revealed all your 2013 Reader Restaurant Award picks and now it’s time to take a closer look at your favorite places to eat. With seemingly...
Capital Bites: Feast at East Beijing, Starfish Back in Full Swing, Sausages at Cu Ju and Closures
It's a bit of a tumultuous week for certain establishments around town today. For now, just know that all 7-11s are closed today. We'll have a a...