Duck House Restaurant in Monterey Park

Super good food and super good service! Love the place so much, we come back immediately after the first time. The duck is very famous classic style, must try! Also like the lobster! You also can have different veggies to balance the diet, many options. Highly recommend!

Any old hand at the greater Los Angeles food scene should know by now that Monterey Park is a gold mine of the finest Chinese food outside of China, to the point where I had often thought I could charge off in a random direction and find a gem hidden within. Ive only tried this once seriously, and it was then I found this gem. When I passed by Duck House Restaurant, I was merely a curious bystander. Having dined there, Im a convert to this - one of the most underrated Chinese fine dining experiences in the city, if not the country.The pitch for Duck House is as follows: Go out for a big event or celebration, and experience an exemplary preparation of the famous Chinese roast duck, at a restaurant with a lovely aesthetic, that has been frequented by the likes of the late Chadwick Bozeman and the legendary James Hong. Yet, when I looked up Duck House after passing it on the street, I hesitated because of two things; the price of the dishes, and a handful of low reviews, particularly on Yelp.It is true that duck house is no impromptu excursion if you want to sample the titular duck. But if you want to experience the restaurant at a reasonable price, you absolutely can. The green onion pancake is a ridiculously low $6, and balances the oily crisp of the edges with a soft gooey interior. The lunch specials are quite varied, coming in at 12 to $14 per dish, well in line with other similar restaurants. While my group did not attend during lunch, we ordered many of the dishes which would have been on that menu, including three different tofu dishes, all unique and tasty in different ways (though the group as a whole settled on the three cups tofu as the favorite) and an eggplant dish so good, it converted someone who had never liked eggplant before.As to the reviews, from what I could see, there were two complaints: the service was bad, and the duck wasnt good. For us, the service was tremendously accommodating and friendly. When calling ahead to ask whether they could accommodate a vegan member of our party, they both confirmed that they could, and even guided me through the process of reserving, and made sure to let me know to reserve the duck ahead of time. When we were there, they would readily answer questions, be quick to replenish food and tea, even provided complimentary gelatin treats for the birthday, something we didnt ask for, and were not charged for, and seemed to enjoy their work, and for any concerned, were perfectly fluent in English.But youre not here to hear about the staff. You may not even be here to hear about the prices. You want to know about the duck.To anyone unfamiliar with the famous Chinese roast duck, it is certainly a classy dish, typically ordered at banquets, and meant to serve several people. It is usually served in two parts: The meat and skin on one plate, and accoutrements on the other. The idea is to take a provided wrapping, and put in the duck, some green onions, and some hoisin savory sauce and assemble it, burrito-like, to consume. Its always quite the treat, but of the dozens of ducks Ive had over the years, this one may be the best.Unlike many restaurants, Duck House separates the skins of the duck from the meat. Duckskin is always a resplendently crispy and savory part of a meal, sometimes a little bit too rich for some, and the separation gives you the option of taking more less of it. When you do taste it, its very well balanced, abounding with flavor without being too oily. Duck meat can sometimes be inconsistent or chewy, but the thin slices here are a joy to eat, and the green onions and cucumbers balance out the meal effortlessly. From those of us who had been eating duck for years, to people who had never tried it before, our entire party of nine left satisfied and impressed. I truly have no idea what the negative reviews of this place are talking about when it comes to the duck.So if you have an occasion worth celebrating, dont duck out on your responsibilities; Make a detour to the duck house - theyre serving duck, but clearly laying golden eggs.

I visited Duck House Restaurant to meet with my previous supervisor, and she picked a corner table up front that was very private, quiet and bright. We ordered several items on the menu. I had never had Peking Duck so she showed me how to wrap it and eat it. Basically into the rice skin, with onions and sauce. We also tried a pulled tofu dish, the green bean pork, a crispy rice pancake, and eggplant dish. Everything was delicious.

Awesome Peking Duck, authentic and delicious! We ordered it with the tofu duck bone broth and that was yummy as well.

Food is EXCELLENT. One of my favorites for Chinese food in the San Gabriel valley. Everything is fresh and richly flavorful. Faves are the duck, soup, and bean sprouts. Environment is no frills and good for dining w friends or family. Call in advance to order the duck!!! YUMMY

I made reservation and ordered Peking Duck in advance for the following day. Here’s what we ordered.Peking Duck, I probably expected too much so I was a bit disappointed. Honestly, it wasn’t that much great. I had Peking Duck better somewhere else.Deep fried fish fillet with fried coconut garlic, it was tasty and flavorful. I really enjoyed every bit I had.Kung Pao Beef, it was good and perfectly spicy.Combination Fried Rice, it was just xoxo not something that I would crave for.Overall it was an OK experience but I would like to give a huge thanks to the female manager who was super nice in explaining about the menu especially one of our friends had gluten allergy.

Duck house is a traditional Chinese restaurant. We went on Chinese new years. It was a full house with even some celebrities making a stop. The food was good. We had the duck. The skin is crispy and the meat is tender. Lots of flavors. It went so fast I didnt even have time to take a picture of it. We had a couple more dishes. Some noodles, duck bones, beef, fried rice, all good. The beef was especially good, we should have ordered two dishes but we already had plenty. We where a table of 10, and the dishes that came out fead everyone well, so the portions are a good size. The fish was good, it was deep fried with a sweat sauce. Like I said the food was really good, and once we put our order in the food started coming out pretty quickly. I do have to say, if you want the duck, you have to call in and order ahead, since it takes 12-24hour or so to make. The only knock is that the service is not that great. I mean its expected of traditional Chinese restaurant as from what my Chinese freinds say. Once we ordered, we did not see our waiter ever again until we buzzed him for the bill. It took one of our guest requesting 4 times for water for the table and they brought him 1 cup, lol. They have a $10 corcking fee, so I would advise to bring wines as it would take forever to get another bottle of wine or beer or water from the waiters. All and all its a great place to try traditional Chinese food and especially Peking duck, which was great.

Since many Fellow Yelpers have been raving about how good the Peking duck is, being a Peking Duck connoisseur, I thought I would give this place a try.We came for lunch today and the place seemed to have a decent lunch crowd. That was a good sign to us. The restaurant owner was very friendly and recommended some dishes besides the Peking duck dish. The owner told us that the restaurant mainly focuses on Beijing style dishes. The main chef spent sometime in Beijing and learned the Peking duck making techniques.As we came mainly to check out their duck, we ordered half the duck and then a string bean and fried bun dish. When the duck came, it looked pretty good 👍 the skins seemed to be very thin and translucent. The pancakes accompanied the duck was paper thin which is like the ones they make in Beijing.The duck meats were very tender but the skins, the main show of the restaurant, were not very crispy. I felt the duck preparation was not done quite right. The duck skins didn’t quite tasted like the real Peking duck.The string bean dish had good wok hei and it’s very tasty. I also like their free passion fruit dessert, courtesy of Yelp.Overall, the foods are above average and the duck is about slightly above average and considered to be good for SGV as there are not many restaurants offer Peking duck on their menu. I do recommend fellow Yelpers to come to try out their Peking duck and let me know what do you think.

The infamous Peking duck was good, although price definitely in the upper end. The stuffed chicken and the eel steam rice were good. Overall good for special occasion. Worth the 50 bucks average a head? You be the judge.

An amazing experience all around. The staff is so kind, helpful, and attentive. My boyfriend brought me here for my birthday and they really helped make it special. We had the roasted duck, and the fried pork intestines. Both were delicious, crisp, very flavorful. I highly recommend this place, the atmosphere, food, and service are all worth it.