Last Sunday, the impossible happened! Alec ventured out of the house and actually went to the mall. *cheer* Anyway somehow I convinced him to eat at Duck Duck Chinese Gourmet (I've been craving good siomai for the longest time :P)
If you take the MRT, you've prolly seen their poster along the walkway from Farmer's to Gateway. First time I saw it, made me drool and crave for Chinese food =P~ Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanyway, unfortunately (or fortunately?) it's not at the food court so it's not that easy to spot if you don't know the north from the south entrance (which I din't. Columbus, I ain't wahehe)
It's at the ground floor, right across the entrance nearest to Body Shop. When we got there it was hella easy to get a seat cos NO ONE WAS EATING THERE. Granted, twas 4:00PM. Still... sadness and sorrow :(
Upon arrival they serve fried ..wonton wrapper? Hahaha that sounds so lame! Di ko lam ano yun eh, basta something fried, just enuf salt, and ..fried. Twas yummy in its own simple way. *drifts off* I kid I kid I kid :)
Anyway, the cheapos that we are, we decided to order 2 orders of pork siomai (65 an order) and yang chow fried rice (145). Alec had qualms about the place, thinking the food might be a little overpriced. When the food arrived, he (and I, actually) was a bit disappointed at how little rice we got for P145. But in fairness, it had shrimp and asado innit. But still, I think any man with a voracious appetite could've eaten the rice by himself. It was really only good for two.
Parang bad review ba? Pero hinde, hinde.. ito na yung good part. The siomai! The siomai *drool* THE Siomai. THE SIOMAI!
One bite of the siomai and you know you'll be coming back =P~ I've been eating crap-ass siomais for a long time that I've forgotten what it should taste like.
Sarap! :) And at 65, mura na sya compared to the other Chinese restos you see around the mall. Anyway yun lang. Ke haba haba ng sinabi ko, ang kinahinatnan lang naman ay eto:
Kain kayo siomai sa Duck Duck! :) Panalo. Hehehe.
Other stuff (ala F): Parking? I wudn't know since Alec din't bring his car. CR? I wudn't know since I didn't go (tho I don't think they have one inside). Service? Okay na, not too quick, not to slow. Saka you get the krezi fried wonton anyway so me pantawid gutom nyaha. Can't remember but I think they do have the usual service charge.
Ambiance is okaaay. Got nice plates! Hehe!
I dunno if the place gets packed during lunch time / dinner time, but it's too bad they got a bit of a lousy location :(
Here's the menu, but it's a bit outdated (pork siomai used to be 45 but is now 65) yowza, uber old flyer >_< Sorry, forgot to get a new one.
Review from Alec: Masarap yung siomai pero mahal yung kanin. Sulit yung siomai.
(Jeco sidenote: Siguro mag-plain rice nalang kayo haha)
NOTE: Prices are outdated unless specified otherwise.
| Dimsum |
| Siopao (Asado / Bola-bola) | 25 |
| Pork | 65 (current price) |
| Beef Siomai | 55 |
| Spareribs with Tausi | 55 |
| Chicken Feet | 55 |
| Shark Fin Dumplings | 55 |
| Hakaw | 85 (current price) |
| Crispy Fried Noodles |
| Mixed Veg. w/ Mushroom | 165 |
| Pork Fried Noodles | 165 |
| Chicken & Mushroom | 165 |
| Seafood's Fried Noodles | 165 |
| Beef Fillet Noodles | 165 |
| Dessert |
| Butchi | 75 |
| Almond with Lychee | 35 |
| Black Gulaman | 75 |
| Fresh Fruits | 75 |
| Mixed Fruit Jelly | 40 |
| Fried Rice and Toppings |
| Sausage Fried Rice | 145 |
| Beef Fried Rice | 145 |
| Yang Chow Fried Rice | 145 |
| Salted Fish Fried Rice | 165 |
| Soyed Chicken Rice Toppings | 145 |
| Mixed Veg. Rice Toppings | 145 |
| Beef Briket Rice Toppings | 155 |
| Pork BBQ Rice Toppings | 155 |
| Roasted Duck Tice Toppings | 165 |
| Roasted Meat |
| Soyed Chicken | 165 |
| Pork BBQ | 165 |
| Baby Macau Pigeon | 250 |
| Roast Duck | 250 |
| Half Roast Duck | 600 |
| Whole Roast Duck | 1200 |
| Chef's Recommendation |
| Fried String Bean with Minced Pork | 155 |
| Sauteed Mixed Vegetables | 160 |
| Fried Wanton with Sweet Sour Sauce | 165 |
| Fried Squid with Salt & Pepper | 175 |
| Fried Spareribs with Salt & Pepper | 175 |
| Eggplant with Minced Pork | 175 |
| Ampalaya Beef with Black Beans Sauce | 175 |
| Fried Tomato with Minced Pork and Salted Egg | 200 |
| Sweet and Sour Pork | 200 |
| Beef Fillet with Sweet & Sour Sauce | 200 |
| Fish Fillet with Sweet & Sour Sauce | 200 |
| Fish Fillet with Tausi | 200 |
| Beef Broccoli with Oyster Sauce | 230 |
| Brocolli with Shrimp | 255 |
| Others |
| Steamed Lapu-lapu - whole | 600 |
| Fried Crab with Salt & Pepper | 695 |
| Fried Crab with Black Beans | 695 |
| Steamed Prawn | 600 |
| West Lake Soup | 120 |
| Chicken and Corn Soup | 110 |
| Pumpkin Soup | 110 |
| Lemon Chicken | 180 |
| Spicy Chicken | 180 |
| Breaded Pork Chop | 150 |
| Sea Foods Roll | 200 |
| Fried Mantaou | 60 |
