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    New May Hong Yuen BBQ

    4.4 (7 reviews)
    InexpensiveBarbeque, Chinese

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    Jennifer K.

    New May Hong Yuen is definitely a hidden gem. Small, hidden and tucked at the side of a busy plaza. I have been to the plaza numerous time and this is the first time I notice this little shop. Strictly a take out place as the storefront is so small. There is hardly room for you to even move around when lining up waiting for your turn! I ordered a BBQ pork and Roasted Duck with rice ($5.50) for a late lunch. The Pork has a great mixture of fat and lean and have a nice sweet after taste. The roasted duck is tender and have great flavour. Service is friendly and efficient with a smile.

    A Y.

    If you have never experienced Chinese BBQ in its authentic, old glory, please come here. This is the BBQ I grew up with. I took out a BBQ combo plate ($7), which consisted of BBQ pork, roast pork and soy sauce chicken. I bought half a marinated duck ($12) separately. As you could see in picture - great colours made your drool. The owners are amazingly good at barbecuing pork. The skin of the roast pork was super crunchy. The meat was moist. Well, the 1cm thick fat did its job at protecting the meat from drying. BBQ pork tasted rich with a balanced mix of savoury and sweet. The meat was moist and not fatty. Should you prefer lean pork, skip the roast pork and get the BBQ pork. The chicken was less impressive by comparison. It tasted bold (aka soya flavoured). I liked the chicken, but I bet some people would find it too salty. The marinated duck meat was very moist and, you guessed it, bold flavoured, and very fatty. In hindsight, I would go for a roast duck next time. Hopefully, the roasting will burn away some of the duck fat. It is as good as it gets if you like old fashioned, fatty (that is old fashioned, too), bold flavoured Chinese BBQ meat. If you prefer lean, healthy BBQ, New May Hong Yuen would not earn 5 stars from you. ADDITIONAL - I finally had the roast duck. It was a big duck to start with, so it was, you guessed it, fatty. I was glad the roasting had burnt some of the fat away. Skip the sauce, as the duck was salty enough.

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    Richard C.

    Had a craving for Chinese bbq. Nothing located nearby in the Markham (Cornell) area. Found this little gem on Google. Didn't disappoint! $13 for two massive takeout containers (plus comes with a coke with each meal). Quality is good (I'm no coniseur), but I was plenty full. Would definitely make this a regular visit for quick meals in the future.

    Bbq duck on rice.  Duck skin was too dark, tasted ok.

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