Tasty Duck

The whole fish is $ 40 and the plate of duck is $ 36. The food is average. The pictures look better than it tastes. The duck soup tastes very gamey. Like some other reviewer said it’s pricey. All in paid almost 90 dollars for just these two items along with tax and tip. I guess if you have a large party it’s okay, but we weren’t a large party.

One of our to go place for duck. Reasonable price and pretty tasty. The skin is always crispy. The meat itself is a little dry though. Especially love the soup. Rich and flavorful.

This place is very Asian lol. You will get a lot of yelling and screaming in here. This restaurant is very loud compared to other Chinese restaurants I have been to.
I came here for Chinese New Year dinner with my friends on a Saturday night, the waiters were very attentive and tried to accommodate our large party with different dishes on their new years menu. We had a decent dinner and although it was very loud, it got us feeling that we are celebrating the Chinese New Year in China which was pretty cool. They’re in a small mall/​plaza where it offers free parking in the lot.
The most memorable dish I had here was the duck. Their Peking duck was moist and very crispy. It is their well known famous dish here and I recommend trying that if you’re into then roasted duck. It can be packed on weekends with families since this restaurant is not that big so make a reservation !

Chose this restaurant for Chinese New Year Eve family dinner. When we arrived there are 3 empty tables and the owner assigned us to the smallest which could only fit for 6 adults and we have 7 plus one baby. I asked if we can have a bigger one and he raised his voice and being rude and said no. We ended up squeezed in this little table and eat faster Than in a fast food restaurant. It was so uncomfortable! Not a fan of duck at all and will not return again.

I forgotten I’ve been here years ago. It’s good but not like «I can’t wait to return good».
We ordered the Peking Duck served one way. The skin was nicely crisp. The breast meat is very bland. I wish they can be more creative with this part. I would love the super thin pancake more if it didn’t have a raw taste to it.
We also had the eel and sticky rice. Too sweet. (And I’m not a fan of eel.) Last, surf clam. They should specify that it’s got Sichuan chili oil where it numbs your tongue. Not a fan of the numb sensation.
Not sure if the MSG in the rice or surf clam but I was so thirsty after this meal for hours.

Came here specifically for the duck. I was told this is a favorite peking duck of many people, so I was looking forward to it during the food crawl event for an church event.
honestly, I thought the peking duck was a-​ok. Maybe it was because they were preparing for a 6 tables, but that shouldn’t be the excuse. If the restaurant is as good as people said, they must be packed every night. And, if you’re packed every night, you have to be able to serve up quality food with quantity.
The meat was a little dry in my opinion and the I don’t like how they were cut into small pieces. The skin were also cut into different squares for «better presentation», but that means wasted skin.
The dough is not the bap kind like the one in many different restaurant. It’s the thin dough kind. However, the dough were a little too floury because it wasn’t steamed through all the way. I think the skins need to be steamed a little bite more so that it doesn’t taste like flour.

Good place in a strip mall. A little pricey. Beware. I would not call this a traditional lacquer roasted, maltose glazed, sweet Peking duck. It seemed more like a simple pale roasted duck with deep fried skin. If you look at the pictures they advertise (it is even more yellow and not golden in real life), you will see what to expect. I think they marinate the duck from within to make the meat more tender, but if you are a skin guy, tender meat is no compromise for sweet crispy, not fried skin). So, as long as you don’t mind it doesn’t look like or have the same consistency as a traditional 8 hour lacquer roasted peeking duck, then it was a great duck.

I don’t know. It was just alright. Nothing spectacular. We ordered the Peking duck and the filet mignon beef– which somehow ended up becoming the sea cucumber. It was just ok.

Best Pecking Duck in LA! Priced well and great for big groups.

Peking Duck is what I came for and it did not disappoint. I think it’s the best I’ve ever had.

I love the grilled eel on sticky rice! I order this every time I came here. Peking duck is also good.

I think this is the worst chinese food i have ever eaten. Very very pricey for peking duck $ 35 & i was expecting a whole roasted duck but it was meat cut up with duck skin surrounded on the plate. Paid for $ 65 for just 2 items. I dont recommend.

Service wasn’t bad since there were only 2 tables, but I got to say that I was very disappointed with the food. The taste wasn’t as great as I expected for that price. We ordered a combo and the only dish that caught our attention was the eel rice. Other than that, you can definitely get Peking duck somewhere else for better taste with the same price. The deep fried fish was definitely not good.

We decided to try this place when my cousin came over for the week. It was supposed to be better and cheaper than duck house. Although it was cheaper, it wasn’t exactly better than duck house. I’m not saying that it’s a bad place to go in comparison to Duck house but their ingredients are definitely not as good quality as Duck House hence the cheaper price.
With that said, I would say all their dishes are exactly the same as Duck House except they have noodles, dumplings, and such (at least I never saw that at Duck house menu). I would recommend obviously getting the peking duck and my other 2 favorite are the egg tofu and beef cubes.
I wasn’t a fan of their shrimp dish which I don’t know what it’s called and particularly hated their fish dish that came in their combo. The fish dish was simply terrible and the fish was sure as hell not fresh. You know those 99 ranch markets you go to and get your fried fish? I think they basically did that and have their sauce covered it.
Anyway, I would say if you really care about the cheaper prices, I say it’s an okay substitute for Duck house.

The food is a little pricey for Chinese food, but I think it’s worth it and would definitely come back for the Peking Duck.
We ordered the Peking Duck 2 way special, you get the Peking duck itself and then you have an option of choosing Peking duck soup or duck in a vegetable bean sprout stir fry. We went for the soup. You also have the option of getting all 3 ways, for about $ 8 more. The two way combo was around $ 55.
Peking duck came out fast, you can call ahead of time and order a duck to be prepared for when you arrive. I would call only 10 minutes beforehand because our duck was lukewarm when it arrived to the table. The flavor was still good, but I prefer that it was hot coming out. You wrap it in traditional flour wraps with green onions and cucumbers with a dark flavorful sauce. I’m actually from Beijing and I enjoyed the Peking duck quite a bit.
Jellyfish with Cucumbers– ²⁄₅ It’s a cold dish with pieces of jelly fish with cucumber. The cucumber threw me off, I expected a plate of only jelly fish. The dish was too acidic and could’ve used some sugar to balance out, I don’t recommend this.
Braised pork knuckles– ⁵⁄₅. This was good and recommended if you like pork knuckles/​feet. Slightly sweet but not over the top or in a fake way at all. It has pickled cooked veggies over it, pork texture was really good.
Xiao long bao– 3.5÷5. Normal people probably wouldn’t order this here, but I love xiao long bao anywhere and these weren’t bad actually. Juice wasn’t as flavorful as I’d like but still okay.
Mushrooms and bok choy– ⁴⁄₅. Mushrooms were good and pieces were large. Again, a little on the lukewarm side when brought out.
Overall, yum and would recommend!

This place is just ok for duck in my opinion. Instead of wrapping the duck in a steam bun, you wrap it in this small rice paper like tortilla (think egg roll wrapper). Since I’m used to hk dim sum/​restaurant duck I wasn’t too fond of it.
The duck itself was good — it’s deboned making it super easy to eat and the skins were good. I also enjoyed the eel sticky rice which was very delicious, flavorful and aromatic and the Shanghai fried rice cakes which were super saucy and savory. The duck comes with a soup which I thought was just ok and I believe a bean sprout veggie dish which was also just ok. They ran out of niu rou juan bing so we ordered plain cong you bing which was super oily, not crispy and just ok flavor wise. We also got eggplant and French style beef which was good. Overall the experience was ok. They do take card but cash is favorable. We got a slight discount for paying cash.

I’ll give TASTY DUCK * * * * FOUR STARS for their uniqueness, convenience of location, parking accessibility, quality of food and service.
It’s not necessarily «the best» duck (be it roast or Peking) that I’ve had, but it’s a good solid duck, Chinese style.
I’m more of a fan of the traditional white steamed sweet bao used in Peking Duck over the thin pancakes, generally, to acknowledge you get to taste more of the duck by lowering the carbs of bread as well as the meat to bun ratios, to appreciate the true flavor of the duck (and skin) along with the hoisin sauce, scallions and cucumber slices as garnish.
The Peking Duck was easy to eat and the duck meat was de-​boned and sliced so it was easy to access and put into the wraps. The skin was tasty too. It was a good portion. You can see the dish size portions in photos posted on Unilocal.I think this can easily serve 4 – 6 people, along with ordering other dishes to share where everyone gets a fair share of duck.
The Peking Duck is served in 3 ways… or options. Alone for $ 36, which is what I’d recommend, or you could add on either the duck wraps and/​or the duck bone soup.
The 2^nd Item (2 Dish counting the Peking Duck as a dish) combo is $ 44, so this is where you can choose the Duck Wraps or Duck Bone Soup. So, that’s $ 8 more.
The 3^rd Item (3 Dish counting the Peking Duck as a dish) combo is $ 52, where you get both the Duck Wraps and Duck Bone Soup. So, that’s $ 8 more, meaning the soup or wraps are valued at $ 8 each.
We had the Duck Bone Soup, I was anticipating it could be oily and dark broth, but it was actually very clean, fresh/​refreshing and light. No duck meat in it, it’s (the broth) made from the duck bones and has tofu and vegetables in it.
The Sweet and Sour Catfish was «okay» probably not recommended for the $ 40 price tag. I’d probably go for the Steamed Black Cod next time if I wanted a fish, It was a tad dry and no moist fillets. It was easy to eat however.
The Fillet Mignon Cubes with Black Pepper Sauce for $ 20 was very good, moist and tender.
The Shanghai Dumplings for $ 7 was okay, not the best nor the worst. I’d probably try something else ‘tho since they were not as «soupy» as most others I’ve had at other places have been /​are prepared.
The service was very fast and friendly.

Located inside a ghetto plaza. This Peking duck restaurant took over the previous restaurant that also was known for Peking duck (Duck House which moved to a different location) in my opinion, I think the previous restaurant tasted much better and business was a lot better, but if you want to get your peking duck cravings fixed, and don’t want to wait in a long line at the other restaurant, this place will do the trick.
Peking duck is tender with crispy skin and I love how it’s wrapped with a crêpe thin Asian tortilla… Instead of the traditional steam buns which can be too filling after a few. The soup is also a must order. It’s broth is full of bold favors you know that has been cooked for many many many hours. While I love bean sprouts, it can be a hit or miss with this dish.

DUCK — that’s it! The Peking Duck is pretty delicious! We came to the restaurant on Saturday night — make sure to call ahead and order your duck!
We had the smaller course for six people with two ducks and still had leftovers!
We had:
(2) Peking Duck — Crispy and Filling!
(1) Dumpling Soup — Not bad, good soup choice
(1) Honey Walnut Shrimp — This was okay, shrimp wasn’t crispy, pineapples were good though!
(1) Black Pepper Beef — Yummy! Good Beef and Onions — Sauce is Great!
(1) Xiao Long Bao — Probably wouldn’t order this again — didn’t have the soup
My recommendations:
Peking Duck & Black Pepper Beef & Dumpling Soup
The owner is a sweet old man, so you can tell its a mom&pop place.

**Northern Chinese style 11 course Combo Meal with Peking Roasted Duck — Coming here on Chinese New Year weekend, we were «sitting ducks» at the mercy of the kitchen and servers and unfortunately for us, they did not seek to impress.**
I went here on the Saturday after Chinese New Year began on February 19, 2015 at the invitation of an L.A. based dining club. We all paid about $ 30 after tax and tip.
Items ordered:
11 — COURSE «COMBOS» MEAL $ 158.00 (for 8 – 10 people)
1. HAPPY FAMILY APPETIZER (Cold Appetizer Plate: Cold Steamed Chicken, Beef Roulade, Jellyfish, Celery Hearts) (Rating: 3.5÷5)
DUCK THREE WAYS
2. PEKING ROAST DUCK WITH MANDARIN WRAPS (like a crêpe) with condiments (Rating: ³⁄₅)
3. STIR FRIED BEANS SPROUTS WITH DUCK MEAT (Rating: 2.5÷5 — mostly bean sprouts).
4. DUCK BONE SOUP (Rating: ³⁄₅)
5. FILET MIGNON BEEF CUBES WITH BLACK PEPPER SAUCE (Rating ⁴⁄₅)
6. SCALLOP WITH VEGETABLES, garnished with cashew nuts and served in a crispy noodle nest (Rating: ⁴⁄₅)
7. STICKY RICE WITH BBQ EEL (Rating: ⁵⁄₅)
8. STEAMED BLACK COD (Rating: 3.5÷5)
9. SHRIMP AND VEGETABLES (Rating: ⁴⁄₅)
10. SEA CUCUMBER (Rating: ⁴⁄₅)
11. SWEET LOTUS STICKY RICE (Rating: ⁴⁄₅)
A la Carte, the Peking Roasted Duck with the Duck Wraps was $ 35.95 ($ 51.95 if you include the Bean Sprouts with Duck Meat and Duck Bone Soup) while some of the other dishes were priced as follows: Sticky Rice BBQ Eel $ 28.95; Black Cod $ 39.95; and Sea Cucumber $ 43.95.
When you take that into consideration, you get a better deal by going with the «Combos» dinner options. There were 4 types and all included the dishes collectively called «Duck 3 ways» and ranged in price from $ 68.00 (5 courses); $ 78.88 (6 courses); $ 158.88 (11 courses); and $ 218.88 (12 courses).
I knew prior that the Peking Roasted Duck would be served with crêpe-​like wheat flour Mandarin style pancakes and not with steam buns as in the Cantonese/​Hong Kong style tradition; the condiments, however were pretty much the same with Hoisin sauce, thinly sliced scallions and cucumber. The use of authentic foldable thin pancakes was not an issue, but the lack of requisite crispness in the prized roasted duck skin was disappointing. The Peking Roast Duck consisting of the skin and meat was not warm or juicy and seemed to have been lying around in wait rather than being assembled right before leaving the kitchen.
Dishes other than duck (especially the melt-​in-​your-​mouth BBQ Eel that came with the savory steamed sticky rice) fared much better in taste — if this place were just billing itself as simply a Northern style Mandarin Chinese restaurant, I’d rate it 4 out of 5 stars for food alone, but given that the star ingredient didn’t shine, I can’t bump up my rating.
Also, although it was free, the house tea was woefully thin in flavor — no tea leaves or tea bags in the pot, indicating that it had been made by the vat-​full, watered down and not well steeped.
At the conclusion of the meal, Styrofoam dishes and plastic forks were merely plopped onto table with the family style Sweet Lotus Sticky Rice dessert, making it clear to the dining patron that time savers for the kitchen’s dish washers were more important than offering the best type of hospitality possible to the diner.
Tasty Duck seemed to be well rated when they first began several years ago — their menu is similar to the extremely popular Duck House in Monterey Park, but slightly cheaper in price and less Americanized in its menu offerings.
Perhaps because they were slammed with a roomful of orders for tens of «Duck Three Ways» and/​or knowing that they would be in high demand during Chinese New Year they decided to cut corners in preparation without suffering that much in terms of overall reputation.
If I were asked to revisit Tasty Duck again with a group I’d consider it, but the dining room is not a place I’d take important guests to because of the 3 star service (server only checked on us to see if we wanted to order more pancakes at an additional charge and would not give a 2^nd round of clean plates to all of us, etc.); and 3 star ambience (round tables crammed wall-​to-​wall in a small lackluster restaurant with barely any room to walk).
Another factor preventing me from recommending Tasty Duck as a 4 star establishment is the price factor: as previously mentioned the Peking Roast Duck consisting of only skin, meat, wraps and condiments is $ 35.95. Although it’s more fatty, the Cantonese Roast Duck is only $ 16.95 at nearby Sam Woo’s BBQ restaurants. In another comparison, duck wings and feet are offered as a complimentary appetizer at several Sam Woo’s, while at Tasty Duck, «Spicy Duck’s Wings and Feet» are $ 9.95.
Bottom line: for the sake of value, I’m not that eager to be a «sitting duck» as a solo diner or in a small group of less than 8 people at Tasty Duck restaurant even if it means passing up authentic Northern Chinese Peking Duck and other dishes. However, for groups of 8 –12, the combo dinners are a decent value.