GO THERE NOW! (if they are open)This place serves Authentic chinese food and the American-Chinese classics. They also have a Schezuan menu (its a separate menu with its own book) that is the best you will find in town, the next best is probably in LA.On slow days I have noticed that they group you when you sit, what I mean is they put the asians on one side of the restaurant and everyone else on the other. Me being a white kid from Kansas means sometimes I have to ask for the special menu and make it clear I dont want any sweet and sour/ orange/ cashew chicken (not that they are not really good here its just they do so many things better and I can get REAL Chinese food)My Special lady friend once ordered pork with preserved vegetable, the waitress stopped dead and said "You Sure?""Yeah" replied GF"YOU SURE???(questioning pause) Because only chinese people order that"After that we got excellent service.Good service seems to come with respect for their real cultural food.Favorite dishes:Pork and green beans (it is chinese bbq pork and long beans)Schezuan twice cook pork (it is the roast pork belly shaved thin with leaks SPICY)Buddha delight (its a vegi plate pure and simple)Dan Dan noodle (spicy-ish, well mala filled, noodle starter)Schezuan cucumber salad (spicy and self explanatory)The roast meat platter (roast duck, pork and bbq pork!) (also have no duck version)War Wanton soup (serves 2 easily, filled with good stuff)really good noodles, lo mien et. al.BEEF egg rollscrab puffsThey also have some good deals on lunch specials.Go there and for the love of god try something you have not seen one another menu in this town! Don't order any thing that is also on the menu at panda express, you would be doing yourself a great disservice to do so. Try the real deal.They do have a ridiculously small parking lot filled with bad drivers/ parkers, park by the high school(after school)

So, for some reason I had no idea about this place until recently, but it is the legit deal... real Szechuan cuisine. The Man and I have made it a Sunday night ritual. Pick up a couple movies at Casa Video (Sunday rentals are for a week!) and then order whatever is the "Special" at Old Peking for takeout. What is it about chinese food and a movie on the couch that just makes everyone feel good? As for these "Specials" they are usually written in Chinese characters, but the hostess will translate for you. Sometimes they involve pork belly. Mmmmm, pork belly. Also, spicy peppers are often incorporated and will leave your lips tingling. You know how I know it's the real deal? Go on a Sunday evening when you will see table after table of Asian famillies enjoying a meal together. That's not something you see every day in Tucson. I have not tried much of the standard American chinese side of the menu except for the Egg Foo which is also fantastic and the hot and sour soup which is a skip. Enjoy this rare gem, authentic Szechuan food in Tucson!

Here is why I'm never ordering from or dining at Old Peking again:After calling twice, I finally received the food over an hour and a half after I ordered it. The styrofoam boxes were smashed, and the food had spilled inside the bag. The food that remained in the boxes was cold. Although I had spoken with someone at the restaurant mere minutes before, when I called to complain about the situation, no one answered.I had been a fairly loyal customer, ordering from Old Peking at home or at work a few times a month. We even occasionally dined in the restaurant. The service and food is usually fairly decent, if not exceptional. This experience, however, has soured me on the place. When I called to order, the person taking my order was rude. When I called to follow up when the food had not arrived after an hour and fifteen minutes, the person who answered the phone was dismissive and asked like I was being a nuisance. When I called again after another fifteen minutes, the woman who answered the phone said "oh, you again." Yes, me. A customer. Now, a former customer.

I tried ordering a take out on the phone and I honestly had the hardest time understanding the lady on the phone. I gave up and just went to Szechaun Omei across the street. Maybe, I'll try here and physically go inside or perhaps speak some Chinese!**********after i wrote this review I decided to give this place another go. The lady who picked up was really nice. I got a chicken lo mein to go and egg drop soup to go. It is pretty good...but both the soup seemed very oily and greasy. I don't think I will come here again...maybe on hangover Sunday! (-:**********I keep giving this place chances because it is so close to where I live. Everytime I go to this place, it gets better and better. I honestly think it is one of the best Chinese places in the UA area. I really like this place for lunch. Pretty worth it!

I came here for a solo dinner and quickly released that I was in a dilemma since I am used to sharing dishes with dinner companions and therefore getting to try both meat and veggie based meals. When I didn't see anything on the menu that I felt fulfilled that need, I asked my waitress for a recommendation. I was very pleased with the dish she brought me: chicken, lots of veggies, and a spicy sauce.As I mentioned, I was dining alone, but the place's eavesdropping opportunities kept me entertained -- it was crowded, and people were of many different ethnic backgrounds and ages. So, at least in the evening, this is a decent place to grab dinner and get some great people watching in! (Who knew?!)The one thing they could do to improve would be to add their menu to their website -- that way when I felt like take-out, I could phone in an order ahead of time.

Nothing to say but good, very good.

I went to this place when I came to Tucson to visit a friend. At first I wasn't expecting the food to be very authentic in a city close to the southern border. But when I tasted 3 Sichuan style dishes we ordered I am quite amazed at the quality of them. Service is great as well.

YUMMM! I miss this place like crazy! Best Chinese food I have ever had, best hot and sour soup anywhere! Good service when you go in, fast service for take out. Everyone has to eat here!

Old Peking offers workmanlike renditions of Szechuan standards which would have made Mao proud. While that might not mean geisha-clad waitresses and oregami wall posters, the fare is exactly as it should be. In fact, the menu is ambitiously lengthy with at least a dozen offerings in each category (chicken, beef, noodles, etc) and each dish is aptly described. The Singapore noodles caught my eye because of the singular asterisk warning of spice (the only one on the page) and the wok-fried concoction of angel-hair thin rice noodles, fried pork, egg, and shrimp with veggies and a hot curry sauce is worth a try. We still had to request spicy pepper sauce on the side, but the dish does warm the soul. The bbq beef lo mein is sweet and plentiful, the egg flower soup thicker than most, and the servers are knowledgeable and fast. The ambience is stricly commie cafeteria and beyond non-descript, but more than half the diners are Asian (a tacit endorsement) and nary a parking space was to be had on a Sunday night. I will gladly go to OP and pay half the price for better quality than the Lotus Garden and forego the tinkling oriental fountain and flute music.

This is my favorite Chinese food place in town! Hoover, one of the principals, is always there and makes sure everything is great! There service is always right on. The wonton soup, lo mein, beef and broccoli are awesome. The one down fall is the green tea is kind of weak, but if you ask for extra tea bags, they are happy to oblige.

Place is really good. Coming from San Francisco, i've had tons of good chinese food! ironically the cooks are Cantonese, but they cook the sichuanese food pretty good. The waterboiled fish/chicken/beef is always good. Make sure to check out the sichuan menu!

specialties surpass the standard for Chinese cuisine in The Scene: Chinese-Americans first settled in Tucson about 125 years ago and have flourished here in the desert ever since. Despite this thriving community, however, the city has suffered a shortage of truly outstanding Chinese restaurants; ...?

The General Tso's Chicken was good, but forgetable. However, the chicken egg foo young was more like scrambled eggs with vegetables and brown cafeteria gravy. Perhaps I was eating on an "off day" for the chef because this was mediocre at ...?

Very good sushi, The tempura style sushi was a little greasy, but hey, its Mexican style sushi. Almost compares to Sushi Factory in Sinaloa Mex.?

I visited that resturant this Jun and enjoyed a very good chinese food almost everyday there. the boss is a warm-hearted boy! He helped us and I hope he can have a nice life in US. I really miss the food and the kind man. god bless you! ...?