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2016-10-17
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I was heading out for lunch when I passed by this place that advertised that lunch sets were $68. As it was new, I decided to give it a try.Fat Duck Den Chinese Cuisine is located right behind Times Square. As the name suggests, it serves Chinese food. However, it specializes in Shanghai cuisine. The restaurant was designed to have a Western look with a touch of Chinese. That's the only way I can describe it.As it was lunch time, the lunch menu was given to me. It was in the form of a tick off
Fat Duck Den Chinese Cuisine is located right behind Times Square. As the name suggests, it serves Chinese food. However, it specializes in Shanghai cuisine. The restaurant was designed to have a Western look with a touch of Chinese. That's the only way I can describe it.
As it was lunch time, the lunch menu was given to me. It was in the form of a tick off menu where you choose one appetizer, one soup, one main and one noodle or rice. It's in English and Chinese. There is 10% service charge but there is no tea charge.
Chicken in Huaodiao Sauce. My choice of appetizer as I love wine drenched drunken chicken. This was pretty good. The chicken was moist. The wine was on the sweet side and not bitter like some places tend to. The chicken was also well marinaded with the wine to give it that appropriate boozy flavor I love.
Double Boiled Soup. As I don't like hot and sour soup, I chose the daily double boiled soup. On this day, the soup was a chicken and barley beans. It was fairly good. Sweet and savory, the way Chinese soups are.
Braised Pork Ball in Soy Sauce. This is the main that I chose. Something I like ordering at Shanghai restaurants. This was pretty good. The pork ball was soft and fluffy. There was a generous amount of vegetables that soaked up all the wonderful sweet and savory sauce.
Shanghai Style Noodles in Soup. I chose this instead of rice. You do have the option of adding $10 for different noodles. I may try that next time. I expected this to be just plain noodles in soup to complement the savory dishes, but it also came with bits of chicken meat and vegetables, making it taste like my main dish. Other than that, the noodles were chewy, just that way I like it.
For $68, this was lot of food and excellent value for money. Each portion was the right amount so that I was full. Taste was pretty good. Even the tea was fragrant and they don't give you choice in tea so I always expect some bitter brown water. But it wasn't! Service was good as my tea was constantly refilled without asking. No wonder the place was full during lunch. I will definitely be back.
张贴
