By Jackie Zhang/He Jianwei (Beijing Today)
Updated: 2008-05-05 14:02

Grilled chicken wings: party with friends

**Edward Chen, software tester

Usually, I go home directly after work. But on occasion, I go to dinner with friends. There are two grilled chicken wing restaurants that we like to visit. One is at Xidan, and the other is near the Sihui Bridge.

The Xidan Chiku Grill Chicken Wing restaurant is quite famous. It is located in a lane next to the Xidan Book Center. The restaurant was renovated to look like a siheyuan. If you want to taste the chicken wings there, you will have to book a table at least a week in advance. Otherwise, you wait outside with dozens of groups for the restaurant to have an opening.

The chicken wings come in four flavors. Original recipe is a little sweet. There are also spicy wings where each side is covered by thick chili sauce. Few diners can withstand the spicy flavor. The sauce recipe was designed by the restaurant's head chef. It is not available anywhere else. The other dishes are equally excellent.

The restaurant near Sihui Bridge is less famous than the Xidan location, but it also has long lines. The wings are great, and they also serve grilled steamed buns.

In the summer, grilled chicken wings and beer are a perfect match for casual parties.

Xidan Chiku Grilled Chicken Wings

Where: No 15, Zhongsheng Hutong, Xidan, Xicheng District

Tel: 6603 2605

Guomao Grilled Chicken Wings

Where: southeast corner of Sihui Bridge, Chaoyang District

Tel: 8580 6075

Sports is the theme for my spare time

**Jared Chan, works at sina.com

The basketball court is my favorite place to spend my spare time. Even on work days, I go to play basketball with my friends.

The company books the basketball court at China Youth University for Political Sciences every day. Every Tuesday, my team and I will go to play after work. It is great to work up a sweat with my friends.

The basketball court is on the top floor of the building. Although the court is not big, it is well-maintained. The second floor is for badminton, and the ground floor has ping pong tables. The building is just for sports, and it has an exciting atmosphere that will compel you to participate. People outside the school can also book courts to exercise.

I also walk my dog Kobe every day. Sometimes when I get home from work late, I take Kobe for a walk. Usually we just walk and play near home. But sometimes we'll go to Happy Valley, a park by Fourth Ring Road. Te ground is large. Many people like to go there after supper, and the children come here to roller skate.

For parties, we often go to KTV. The Party World Flagship store at Huixin Dong Jie recently opened and is decorated luxuriously. There is an independent restaurant inside the building, and another two halls for buffet dining. The KTV is big, and you can start to sing immediately without waiting in the lobby for an empty room.

China Youth University for Political Sciences

Where: 25, Xisanhuan Bei Lu

Tel: 8856 7662

Party World (Huixin flagship store)

Where: No 4, Huixin Dong Jie, Chaoyang District

Tel: 8857 6566

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