Crazy Duck

Posted on by Soo

 

I love Cantonese style roast duck and was excited to see a place in Poway specializing in duck.  As you walk in you are greeted by freshly roasted ducks hanging in the window.

I remember eating dinner in San Francisco’s Chinatown and a tourist family scurried off in terror at the grotesque sight of ducks hanging in the window.

Automated duck roaster.

I ordered half a duck for $19.99.  They sell alot of duck here so the duck here is very fresh.  I was impressed by how tender and juicy this duck was.  Some parts had very crispy skin and others not that crisp.  Good amount of 5-spice powder flavor.  Very good tasting duck.  Noble Chef still is my favorite spot in town to get duck as their duck has flavor bursting out of every pore.

2nd visit I tried the fried chicken wings.  I notice there are pepper flakes and garlic sprinkled on top.  Leaving them on makes the wings spicy.  I scraped most of it off.  Wings are small but you get a bunch so this was a decent size lunch.  I liked how the batter was crunchy but the chicken remained moist.  Flavor was much like salt and pepper wings from Golden Chopsticks.  Very tasty.
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The free soup of the day was tomato beef.  Odd mix of textures as the veggies were extremely tender while the beef was a bit tough.  Flavor was very mild.  Some of the veggies may have been cooked too long and the beef didn’t taste marinated.
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Crazy Duck is nicely decorated and everything is clean and shiny.  Staff was nice.  I enjoyed my meals here but I don’t think I will be buying duck here as it’s $40 for a duck while the Convoy St. places charge in the twenties for a duck.
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Crazy Duck
13487 Poway Rd
Poway, CA 92064
(858) 883-4848

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6 Replies to “Crazy Duck”

  1. Maggie says: Reply
    June 16, 2022 at 6:11 pm

    The salmon with noodles I ordered tasted a bit off. Don’t think I’d be visiting again. I agree the duck is pricey here.

    1. Soo says: Reply
      June 16, 2022 at 6:19 pm

      Your salmon had too much soy sauce.

  2. Joy says: Reply
    June 18, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    Sounds like higher prices for an inferior product. Even if I lived nearby I’d drive to Convoy for a better value.

    1. Soo says: Reply
      June 18, 2022 at 5:28 pm

      I expect they will have to lower their prices if they are going to survive.

  3. Faye says: Reply
    June 24, 2022 at 5:24 pm

    $20 for a half duck. Yikes. I was going to ask how much duck costs at Noble or Sam Woo now. I think it’s fun to see they have a duck burrito on the menu though! Didn’t know about this place so this post is helpful 🙂

    1. Soo says: Reply
      June 24, 2022 at 7:36 pm

      2 days ago Jasmine was selling a whole duck for $27. You should give Crazy Duck a try. They are really fresh.

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