Peking Liquors

Reviews

• Rich B.

  star star star star star_border 21 August 2026

  A straight-up hole-in-the-wall where all the locals go (we call it The Octagon, after the shape of the building).  The fried chicken is questionable, the place is a mess, but it is undoubtedly the best Chinese food in Calvert County (though admittedly that may not be saying much).  
  
  If judged as a restaurant it's bad, since there's only one table (is really for waiting for carryout), it's often busy and cramped, and the staff is inconsistent on friendliness.  But if judged on food, it's definitely four stars, at least by twin beaches standards.

• T. D.

  star star star star star 17 August 2026

  This is simple, cheap Chinese takeout, so just know what to expect before you go!  The staff are actually very friendly if you take time to understand them.  (I live close by and am a frequent customer, so have dealt with them a lot!).  The food is not spicy enough for me, but I found out they have little containers of chili oil on request.  I also think they over sauce the food sometimes-- you can request a dish steamed instead!  The best values are the soups, egg rolls and box lunches.  Good value!

• Allison M.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 15 August 2026

  This place is the definition of awful... a Chinese food place and liquor store. It doesn't take long to figure out why this place has been shut down and had their liquor license revoked many times. To start, when I called to place my order they were out of nearly half the items on their menu, so the selection I was able to choose from was very limited.
  
  Once I got there about 25 minutes later it still wasn't ready, even though they didn't seem to be busy.. ok fine, annoying but I can deal with that. But unfortunately that meant I had to stand around the cramped little store area with boxes upon boxes of merchandise taking up what little floor space there was to begin with. They even had milk sitting in boxes outside the cooler, and it was hot to the touch -- not just warm, crates of HOT milk, heated from the nearby kitchen and had very likely gone bad that they were planning to sell to customers. That should've been a huge red flag right there if they don't take good care of their products. But against my better judgement I stayed and waited for my food, which I would quickly come to regret later.
  
  I finally got my food and went home, but between the 3 of us that were eating we couldn't figure out whose food was whose -- they all looked and tasted exactly the same, even though we all ordered completely different dishes. I don't know if they just made the same thing 3 times and called it a day or what happened, but it was extremely disappointing. The dumplings we ordered were also obviously taken out of the freezer instead of freshly made, since some were freezer burnt and still cold in the center. And to top it off, later that night we were all sick.
  
  If you're in the beach area and want Chinese food, do yourself a huge favor and go to Little Panda instead -- much better food that's freshly made, friendlier staff, cleaner building. Since I have to give this place some kind of rating it gets 1 star, though it deserves far less. STAY AWAY FROM PEKING!!

• Edgar V.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 12 August 2026

  I was caught off guard spotting this place. The sign read: "Liquor and Chinese food." I assumed it had to be good after reading all of the posted reviews. Walking in you can see the liquor store section was a bit cramped, but they had a pretty good selection to choose from at fair prices. I wasn't too impressed with the taste of their food. Everything I ordered tasted pretty bland.

• Kaitlyn T.

  star star star star_border star_border 11 August 2026

  I got the lemon chicken and it is the exact same as the sweet and sour chicken that's like chicken nuggets with a tub of sauce but as odd as that sounds is really good. The egg rolls are always the bomb! The only thing that I was unhappy with is that for the second time in a row, they did not include my fortune cookie. I know to some that may seem small but i was just really expecting that dang cookie. Also, the staff is never very friendly and slightly aggressive sometimes. I'm a sensitive person and they often make me feel very attacked and unsafe .