Duckin’ Around – A Roast Duck Comparison. Eastern Dynasty and Hong Kong Kitchen & Dim Sum

We were pleasantly surprised at the roast duck from Hong Kong Kitchen & Dim Sum on our last visit. It was our favorite dish of the meal. Though we had a short wait for the duck to be “finished”, it was definitely worth it. This had me wondering how the duck would fare as take out. Was this typical of the roast duck at Hong Kong Kitchen & Dim Sum, or had we just hit the lottery with our timing of the meal?

So, the Missus and I decided to “duck around” and do a take out comparison. Between the roast duck from Hong Kong Kitchen & Dim Sum and our current favorite roast duck from Eastern Dynasty.

So here the half roast duck from Eastern Dynasty, now priced at $23.

Nice color, I enjoyed the texture as the skin was still a bit crisp, decent rich fat content. The fat nicely rendered so the skin wasn’t overly chewy.

Meat was pleasantly moist and toothsome and the flavor of five spice and seasonings had penetrated the meat.

Here’s the half roast duck from Hong Kong Kitchen & Dim Sum, priced at $20, so three bucks less than Eastern Dynasty.

While not bad, this was not as good as what we’d had dining in for lunch. While the fat was decently rendered, the skin had become quite chewy.

The meat was on the chewier side as well and was lacking in flavor. That container of sauce and drippings was sorely needed.

So, I’m guessing that it’s all about the timing with regards to the roast duck here?

So, while the roast duck we got as take out from Hong Kong Kitchen & Dim Sum was decent, it was definitely not as good as what we get from Eastern Dynasty, which is our current favorite.

This was actually a fun comparison! Hope you enjoyed the post and thanks for dropping by!

Hong Kong Kitchen & Dim Sum
5375 Kearny Villa Rd.
San Diego, CA 92123

Eastern Dynasty
4690 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111