A2 Restaurant
Home-style Chinese cuisine · ⭐ 4.4
South Gate 2, Beijing Aviation Cargo Company
Dragon Mate tips
If you are traveling in China to visit Beijing, this restaurant is worth a stop for great food. This restaurant is located at South Gate 2, Beijing Aviation Cargo Company. It is a Home-style Chinese cuisine place, and the flavors are homestyle (mainly savory). Dragon Mate recommends you try: Emperor Qianlong's Cabbage, Rice Dumpling Shrimp, Big Knife Tofu.
If you do not eat pork, make sure to use Dragon Mate voice to clearly tell the staff “no pork” before ordering.
Restaurant guide
- City: Beijing
- Category: Home-style Chinese cuisine
- Rating: 4.4
- Address: South Gate 2, Beijing Aviation Cargo Company
- Popular dishes: Emperor Qianlong's Cabbage, Rice Dumpling Shrimp, Big Knife Tofu, Kung Pao Chicken, Almond Mushroom Steak Cubes
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Dishes
Emperor Qianlong's Cabbage乾隆白菜 is a cold dish made primarily from Napa cabbage leaves, seasoned with sesame sauce, aged vinegar, sugar, salt, and other seasonings. The preparation involves washing and tearing the cabbage leaves into small pieces, mixing them with the seasonings, refrigerating to marinate, and finally sprinkling with sesame seeds.
Rice Dumpling ShrimpPurse shrimp is a dish made with fresh shrimp. The shells are removed leaving the tails, and the backs are slit to remove the intestinal vein. After marinating with seasonings, the shrimp are coated in starch or batter and deep-fried until golden and crispy, resembling a traditional Chinese purse. The result is crispy outside and tender inside, with a bright red color.
Big Knife TofuBig knife tofu is a dish made with soft tofu, sliced thickly or into cubes, then lightly pounded with a knife back and pan-fried until golden on both sides. It's simmered in a seasoned sauce with common ingredients like minced meat, greens, and mushrooms, offering a tender texture and rich flavor.
Kung Pao ChickenKung Pao Chicken is a dish made primarily with chicken, stir-fried with辅料 such as peanuts, scallions, ginger, garlic, and dried chili peppers. The chicken is cut into cubes, marinated, then quickly stir-fried with fried peanuts and seasonings to create a dish with a bright red color and tender, flavorful texture.
Almond Mushroom Steak CubesAlmond mushroom steak cubes is a dish featuring beef cubes and almond mushrooms. Beef cubes are marinated, while mushrooms are diced. Both are stir-fried together with soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, and starch until fully cooked.
MaoxuewangMaoxuewang is a specialty dish from Chongqing, primarily made with duck blood, soybean sprouts, eel slices, beef tripe, and black ox tripe. The ingredients are cooked in a spicy red oil broth seasoned with chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, and other spices, then finished by pouring hot oil over the top.
Stir-fried Pig IntestinesStir-fried intestines is a Chinese dish primarily made with pork intestines. First, the intestines are boiled until cooked, then cut into segments. Next, they are stir-fried with seasonings until the surface becomes glossy and the color shines.
Roast DuckRoast duck is one of the特色 dishes of Beijing, made from high-quality meat ducks using a hanging oven roasting method. The finished product has a reddish-gold color, tender meat, and rich flavor.
Number 2 Pork RibsNumber One Pig Rib is a dish featuring pork ribs as the main ingredient, typically marinated after cutting into segments and then stewed or braised. Soy sauce, cooking wine, and ginger slices are often added to enhance flavor and tenderness.
Scallion PancakeScallion pancake is a traditional Chinese pastry made primarily from flour and flavored with chopped scallions. To prepare it, the dough is rolled into a thin sheet, sprinkled with scallions, salt, and oil, then rolled up, flattened into a pancake shape, and pan-fried until golden and crispy. The scallion pancake has a crispy exterior and tender interior with a fragrant onion aroma—it can be enjoyed as breakfast or as a tea-time snack.