Mar
9thRuxiang Piao Piao, Ordos Representative Office: Taste, Smell and Sound of the Grasslands, right here in Beijing
This was one of the first “provincial” restaurants I wanted to try in Beijing, especially after i read about their yurts and the famed lamb that fell right off the bone. Alas, all my attempts to find the original location, as outlined in the insider guide to Beijing, fell by the wayside… until now. A few weeks ago, on my regular dianping sweep, I saw pictures of this place that had yurts in the yard and i jumped in excitement. To make things even better, just a few days later, the restaurant showed up in CNNGO’s list of most bizarre restaurants in Beijing. Ruxiang Piao Piao 乳香飘飘 (Ordos Hotel Restaurant 鄂尔多斯宾馆内): The place is apparently managed by the Ordos Representative office and would be more genuine that the official Inner Mongolia rep office restaurant. I had to gather the troops and go… The restaurant is located inside a hotel. The hotel itself is in an obscure alleyway. The alleyway is hidden at the back of a hidden street… Let me tell you folks, finding the place ain’t easy the first time around…. heck, it’s almost faster/easier to head over to inner mongolia for a meal! Good luck! Patience little ones, for it shall be rewarded! I was a bit disappointed that we couldn’t get to sit in a yurt but that’s what you get for trying to organize a dinner party for 14 people last minute. The staff was nice enough to set us up with a table in the [...]
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