388 9th St # 288, Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 286-8866
Parking: in parking structure
Last Visited: 2001
Food: 0 stars (was 3 stars)
Atmosphere: not rated
Service: 0 stars (was 2 to 3 stars)
Price: $$ to $$$
I have been boycotting Restaurant Peony for the past couple of years due to the most recent experience I had there.
Restaurant Peony has a reputation for being one of the nicer Chinese restaurants in Oakland. We had ordered a very nice Westlake Beef soup to start our meal and were ready to enjoy an array of dishes. After the first bowl of soup, the manager of the restaurant came to refill our bowls. As he ladled the first refill, a clothespin appeared in the soup. First, for those who are unfamiliar with clothespins in the kitchen, they are often used to identify which table a dish should be served to by attaching the clothespin to the plate. What was most unfortunate was that this clothespin was filthy and black. Even worse, the manager took the clothespin out of the soup with his fingers. Even more shocking, he just took it out of the soup without comment, pretending that we couldn’t see him as he did this. There was no apology by the manager or any other personnel, and needless to say, our appetites were completely ruined.
It was shocking and amazing that something so blatantly wrong wasn’t acknowledged in the slightest. No more soup for us. As the other dishes came, we did a thorough inspection. When the bill came for the meal, we were still charged for the soup! Unbelievable but true! After complaining about the bill, the manager was still fairly reluctant. We had to tell him we saw the clothespin before he deducted the cost of the soup. Incredible!
I wholeheartedly recommend you go elsewhere!
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