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Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry

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Los Angeles · Chinese

Bistro Na’s

Temple City imperial Chinese banquet room for Beijing duck, crispy shrimp, and green-peppercorn Angus beef in a red-and-gold Qing-court dining room.

Price
$$$$
Opened
2016
Neighborhood
San Gabriel Valley9055 Las Tunas Dr Ste 105, Temple City, CA 91780

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About

The Beijing Na’s group opened its first North American branch in a Temple City strip mall in late 2016, specializing in imperial Manchu and Qing-court cooking under executive chef Tian Yong. The dining room is the opposite of the parking lot outside: carved wood, red and gold, lantern light, private banquet rooms, and a hardbound menu built for lazy Susans. The Infatuation rates it among Los Angeles’s best restaurants for the full package of service, spectacle, and flavor; Eater still treats it as the SGV’s imperial fine-dining reference after it held a Michelin star from 2019 until December 2022. Signatures include tableside Beijing / Peking duck (order days ahead; some guides say a week), wok-fried crispy shrimp eaten shell-on, stir-fried Angus beef with green peppercorns, and dry-braised black cod under chili oil. Plan a special-occasion group dinner with a reservation, not a casual noodle stop. Confirm live duck lead times and any current Michelin Guide listing before you book.

Menu highlights

  • Beijing / Peking duck (advance order; tableside carve)
  • Crispy whole shrimp with sticky glaze
  • Stir-fried Angus beef with green peppercorns
  • Dry-braised black cod with chili sauce; pan-fried beef buns

Diners say

Public reviews praise the duck, ornate room, attentive service, and special-occasion feel. Recurring friction includes a bill that climbs fast (especially market-price seafood), the need to reserve duck well ahead, and a formality that can feel mismatched with the strip-mall exterior. Diners who like it usually come for a celebration or an imperial Chinese feast, not a quick Valley Boulevard lunch.

Review synthesis as of 2026-07-31. Synthesis of recurring themes in public Yelp and Google Maps reviews sampled July 2026; not a rating or ranking. Cross-checked against bistronas.com, The Infatuation (9.4), Eater LA, Los Angeles Times duck coverage, and Wikipedia / press on the 2019–2022 Michelin star period. Soft current Michelin status: star dropped Dec 2022; live Guide restaurant page not confirmed in this research pass. Soft duck advance window: Infatuation ~2 days; Eater ~1 week; confirm with the house.