PEKING DUCK @Decoy

I' ve always loved Peking Duck.  Whether in China when we visited Beijing or Chinatown.

This time Peking duck is the featured dish at Decoy.  It is served first come first served if you don't have a reservation. You also don't have to order the prix-fixed menu which comes with 2 choices from a column and 1 on the right side for the menu as a side.  It is served with a duck consome and an amuse bouche if ordered prix-fixed.  If you don't want the prix-fixed menu with the duck, you can sit by the bar to order their fabulous decadent duck by itself IF you are early enough to get a seat before they runout of duck.

We opted for prix-fixed and below were what we ate:

1) the following amuse bouche above is pickled cucumbers on the left, mango with sauce, and a kimchee with a twist.

Above is crisp fish skin - so light crisp and delicate.

We chose the Kumamoto oysters above.

For uni lovers, this is a big bowl with giant uni inside on black noodles and chopped salad below.  Mixed together is so good!

Loaded with crabmeat and diver scallops, this Chinese crab fried rice was perfect!

The star of the show - our roasted Peking duck with light evenly cooked crisp skin!

The duck is served with home made wrappers scallions and cucumbers. The duck was not greasy at all. The skin was still moist.

DECOY

529 1/2 Hudson Street 

1-211-691-7500

FATTY FISH

This is an Asian fusion restaurant. It's a hit or miss.

I say that because when I ordered their cod po boy special sandwich for the day, one bite tasted like amonia.  When seafood taste like amonia, it means it's not good.  I returned it and ordered something else.  The waiter was surprised and seemed to be in disbelief.

Anyway, I am glad I ordered the Asian paella.  I wish I had as many clams as the  person that ordered next to me.

The rice part was delicious. There was a few shrimp in my dish.  The seafood paella had more chicken pieces in it.

I finished everything except for the rice which I ended up taking home.  Still good when I came back home.  It paired well with my home cooked pork cutlet.

This restaurant serves a variety of Asian dishes. Some are Thai, Japanese, Chinese and fusion.

Maybe I will go back to try something else in the future. 

FATTY FISH

1. 406 E 64 St, Manhattan, NY 10065
2. (212) 813-9338

   www.fattyfishnyc.com/

   
   

VIETNAMESE QUICK LUNCH

I was really going to eat at my other favorite Vietnamese restaurant when I came upon the newly renovated Pasteur:

So, I walked in this full restaurant and I got served quick!

What I like about this quick lunch place is I get a real meal for the price of a sandwich or a gourmet burger. Best part of all is that the dish is usually accompanied with a good amount of vegetables.

I first tried an order under the BUN category and chose the grilled shrimp:

This was a decent low calorie meal but I found it a bit much on the noodle side.  The shrimp was delicious though.  You're supposed to pour that little sweet and sour sauce in to mix with noodles. It makes the noodles taste good.

I decided to order more shrimp which I know I won't be able to finish; but which has more vegetables. And whatever I did not  finish was wrapped to go.

Above is the lightly battered fried shrimp with a sweet delicate flavor.  I couldn't stop eating but had to go because I was running late. 

I took it home and ate the veggies with my dinner. 

I intend to go back to order their quail which I couldn't order because I was in a hurry.  They also make great Vietnamese style pork chops!

PHO PASTEUR

85 Baxter Street, NYC, NY

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