House of Roasted Duck 劉強烤鴨店 - Restaurant by Gao Ji Food.

• Operating Days: Daily
• Operating Time: 11 AM to 11 PM
• Address: 2 Locations - Bugis Village and Sultan Plaza
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House of Roasted duck 劉強烤鴨店 was actually a recommendation from one of the food lovers in the community and so, we decided to try it out today.

House of Roasted duck 劉強烤鴨店 is an umbrella business under Gao Ji Food 高記食品，which making Yong Tau Foo is their forte and their key business. Gao Ji has never disappoint us so far with their food and thus, we were very excited to try out House of Roasted Duck after the highly raved reviews.

We went to the Bugis village branch on a weekday evening. You will not miss out their brightly lited signboard when you walk past.

We were there at about 9pm and there were many seats available. Probably due to the late timing where everyone would have taken their dinner, the shop looked a little empty despite its small dining area. We have walked passed a few times on weekends and there were definitely long queues outside the shop. We were glad that we need not queue before we got our seats.

At House of Roasted Duck, You will get to choose the type of meat you want to go along your staple. As for how it is named, House of roasted duck is famous for their Peking Duck, and Roasted Duck. They have Soy Sauce Chicken and Crispy Roasted Pork and as well! They have named the famous 4 meat items as “Heavenly King” and it is highly recommended by the shop for their customers to try. You may choose to create your own combo with rice or noodles, or congee based on your own liking. 

It was a rainy evening and we decided to order a bowl of shrimp wanton soup (净鲜虾云吞) together with our mains (which we will be covering shortly). Priced at $7.80, the bowl of soup came with 6 shrimp wantons.

Each wanton is filled fully with prawns and minced pork that has been lightly seasoned, wrapped under the thin and clear wanton skin. The slight cloudy wanton soup was just nice to our tastebud, but it would be better if it can be served hot (instead of lukewarm).

There were not 1, but 2 prawns in each wanton dumpling!

Being a Char Siew fan, we can’t resist the temptation to order Char Siew rice, especially in an authentic Hong Kong restaurant. 

The char Siew has a good combination of 80% lean meat with 20% fats, which was something to our liking. The sauce on rice was also light yet flavourful enough to not overpower the fragrance of white rice.  The white rice used in the stall was also of a higher quality, solid yet soft with each grain not sticking to one another. 

Next came was the combination of Crispy Roasted Duck with soy sauce chicken on white rice. Each piece of the roasted duck is sliced in a way that it has more meat with tiny bone, which makes it easier to eat. The skin was roasted to a slight crisp and was extremely flavourful! Unlike many of the stalls in the market, the texture of the roasted duck meat here does not have a rough texture, and to be honest, it was beyond our expectation and the roasted duck skin totally won our hearts down. The tender soy sauce chicken was good too, easily making it one of the favourites for dinner. The chicken was also packed with flavours and the meat was also soft and juicy, giving every bite a pleasure to our mouth.

We heard that the roasted duck here was sold out on a daily basis, even before their closing hours. Any roasted duck lover should definitely give this restaurant a try. We will definitely return soon to try out their Peking duck!

Duck Master 鸭师傅 - Roasted duck at $15?!

Operating Hours: 10.30 AM - 9 PM

Operating Days: Daily

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Chinatown - 1 Park Road, People's Park Complex, #01-K99, S 059108

Textile Centre - 200 Jalan Sultan, #01-05, S 199081

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At last, we are able to get our hands dirty on 鸭师傅 Duck Master's roasted duck for just $15! Located at the ground floor of People’s Park Complex, the shop can be easily seen as it is fronted by rows of ducks spinning in an electric oven as they roast. Since its operation, orders have been stacking up, with waiting time as long as three hours. Customers have to place their orders and return at a later time to collect their ducks.

Other roast ducks available anywhere else are usually roasted in the morning and sold throughout the day. This results in a duck that is relatively dry and cold. Even if it's roasted to order, the price can get quite high.

This attractive price also means that you have to be prepared to wait in line. It can take up to three hours during peak hours. Look at the number of ducks preparing to be roasted in the oven.

So if you decided to wait, you make payment, get a queue number and collect the duck at a specific time slot given. If you do not want to go over and wait for hours, they do offer online ordering as well, just choose the time slot you would like to collect and go over to the stall. Just take note ordering online will need to pay an additional processing fee of 45 cents. 

When you are at Duck Master, you have to take a look at the three transparent glass oven that shows rows of ducks spinning slowly inside. Roasted right in front of you to witness the whole carousel roasting process.

They do not chop the duck for you, it was whole, on its own, head and all attached (Duck feet or duck wings not included). 

Why they do not offer to chop the duck? All their ducks are roasted on the spot for takeaway. They believe that it would be optimal to rest the duck and keep the juicy goodness within the duck until it is ready to be consumed. Chopping it immediately after roasting will result in the juices escaping from the meat. Another reason is to save the manpower, so you could get them at such a low price. But you able to get it chopped up at $3 just beside their shop. No cutlery is provided to us too. They only provided one small cup of chilli, do ask for extra if you need it. 

The herbal smell of the freshly roasted duck can be smelled through the bag as we were bringing it home. It came hot and roasted, it's not totally roasted till the skin is very crispy, but it is still better than most. You will also find chestnuts, garlic and other spices stuffed in the duck. The skin is slightly crisp and with a light layer of fat underneath.

The meat is tender, flavored and moist that even the breast meat is an enjoyment as they were easy to tear off. They've opened another branch at Textile Centre, so if you're looking to get your hands on their ducks, do visit this new shop so as to lessen the waiting time. Size is good to share with family. I'm so addicted to it and will order it again even if I have to queue for it, because it's really worth it for the price!

Hiang Ji Roasted Meat and Noodle House 享记烧腊面家 - Fatty Char Siew & Roast Duck for Lunch

Operating Hours: 10 AM - 10 PM

Operating Days: Daily

Address: 190 Toa Payoh Lorong 6, #01-512, S 310190

We decided to have our lunch over at this stall named Hiang Ji Roasted Meat & Noodle House 享记烧腊面家 at a corner of the back lane opposite HDB Hub, we thought that their food should be quite nice to eat. Even before you find your seats, the staff will take your order, talking about proactive.

We looked through the menu and started to order. The staff was very attentive.

After they got our order, food arrived within 5 to 10 minutes.

Order Char Siew rice, Roasted duck Noodle, and dumpling soup.

They provided pickled spicy vegetables placed on the side to pair with the Char siew. Their dark gravy-like sauce is what different from the other average roast pork stalls. Those who like their rice to be filled with gravy, do ask them for more sauce.

The Char Siew is sweet, caramelized and fatty. I believed they used pork belly as it was juicier and fatter than other Char Siew that I have tasted. 

Very impressed with the size of the dumplings. Big and generously stuffed with chestnut bits, prawn, and minced pork. The filling was all well seasoned.

The duck meat mostly gave meat with bones but the meat is tender and moist, a lot of fats between the meat and skin.

The noodle is springy mixed with the dark soya sauce and chili. One bad thing is a bit too oily for me due to added pork lards. 

Those who do like the noodle with lots of lard, I definitely recommend it.

Restoran Di Hwang Ya 阿明帝皇鸭 - Roast Herbal Duck with Char Siew and Roast Pork in KSL!

Operating Hours: 11 AM - 10 PM

Operating Days: Daily

Address: KSL City Mall, 33, Jalan Seladang, L2-132, Johor Bahru 80250

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Heard about this restaurant for quite awhile but never have the chance to try it, so decided to take a short trip to KSL City Mall and try out this restaurant. It has been some time since I had eaten roast duck with char siew. They were awarded International Prestige Brand award 2017 so this might be the best year to give them a try while at their best.

We were there at 8 PM, there was no queue at all so was invited into the restaurants almost immediately.

Recently they tried to be more ambitious by widening their menu with curry fish head and others. In my opinion, the restaurant should focus on what they know best, not add in dishes which they are not specialized.

Their signature duck "model" welcome you when stepped in the restaurant.

We were seated within 5 minutes, the service was good till we ordered our food. We waited for about half an hour before the food was served, making our stomach growling away.

We ordered the roast platter and it came with 3 types of roast. roast pork, char siew, and roast duck. The char siew was good but it was too fattening for us, I would say 80% of it were fats, I personally love more meat. But the outside was caramelized with thick sweet sauce give a nice crunch which you hardly get this kind in Singapore.

The roast meat skin was not crispy enough and no meat as well, so those who love to eat fats can come and try it out. Personally, it was not for me.

The skin was crispy and the meats' fresh and soft, but the roast duck is not really full of the taste of herb, which I think would be better if it's stronger. But overall, it was quite tasty.

We ordered sambal Kang Kong, but it was a bit too salty, but they still preserve the crunchiness of it.

The char siew wanton noodle was next, the noodle was springy and a bit hard with the sweet dark sauce which I like it, all evenly tasted. The portion is good enough for a person.

The dumpling soup was surprising one of a better dish, the soup was quite refreshing and the dumpling is filled with chestnut and sweet pork.

If you're ever in Johor Bahru and wondering what to eat during your shopping break, come check this place out. It's a pleasant place for friends and family lunch and dinner, what's more, they provide free wi-fi access but their prices are a bit on the high side by local standards.