Dong Lai Shun is the most famous and oldest traditional Muslim restaurant serving Mongolian hot pot in Beijing. With 102 years experience, Dong Lai Shun is famous for their mutton dishes.
The restaurant uses a big traditional copper pot heated by charcoal. At first I didn’t know what was the internal heat source until I asked the waitress to show me. The charcoal provides a higher temperature cooking the meat more evenly.
We started with their specialty lean mutton kebabs. They cooked the kebabs over an open charcoal grill. The mutton was very tender and seasoned well with cumin and chili flakes.
The mutton was fresh, tender and delicious! They offered an unique sesame dipping sauces that enhances the flavor of the mutton. The meat cooks instantly in the copper pot.
Their mutton is consistently fresh and of high quality because the lambs’ age range between 1 to 1.5 years and are raised in Inner Mongolia.
Five Loaves Rating:
Value: 6/10
Quality: 8/10
Overall: 7/10
Verdict: An enjoyable hotpot meal at a premium price!
Dong Lai Shun
5/F Xin Dongan Plaza Wangfujing
Dajie, Dongcheng District
Beijing, China
010/6528-0932
