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    Roast Duck Kitchen

    4.2 (664 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Barbeque
    Closed 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Moderate noise
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    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Dan A.

    When you visit a takeout eatery named Roast Duck Kitchen - you order the roast duck. In fairness, on my initial patronage, I got the excellent roast chicken. Today, I got the Roast Duck Plate; a hefty meal and a deal at $18. You have a choice of rice, fried rice, and ( if I recall correctly ) cake noodles. Plate comes with a crispy gau gee ( think it had shrimp ) and your entreè on a bed of cabbage. The duck was good, but the star was the fried rice - very generous with the pieces of char siu. I haven't been a vegetarian since earlier in the year...and I haven't had much duck, so it was fantastic to consume. Duck ranks high on my list of favorite animal proteins: Pork, duck, then beef. They do catering, as well. Hours: 900a till 400p, Tuesday thru Sunday. Closed on Mondays. Lots of parking stalls in the Aiea Shopping Center on the corner of Moanalua Road and Aiea Heights Drive.

    Gau gee (GBD and packed w/ filling)
    Joe P.

    After some of our group toured the Arizona Memorial, we decided to stop by RDK in Aiea Shopping Center (same center as Aiea Bowl). RDK was on my list from watching local You Tubers, Amanda & Felix. Unfortunately, they ran out of duck and char siu when we arrived early afternoon. Nonetheless, they still had hainan chicken, roast pork (not pictured) and gau gee. The chicken was perfectly poached, and sauce had a ton of ginger & garlic. Secondarily, the pork was tender and the skin was crispy. The only downside was no hoisin sauce. Lastly, the gau gee were packed full of flavorful fillings. My past experience with other places is that you are searching for meat. The lady in front was super nice, and the food came out quickly. There is no inside seating. However, there are tables located throughout the complex to enjoy your food. I'd like to return earlier in the day to try the duck and char siu. I've heard positive things about those items.

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    Brian T.

    Family was craving some Chinese BBQ and found this place. On the 2nd floor of the plaza. Takeout only. Can order meat by the pound or as a rice plate. Can see the roast pork, duck, chicken on display walking in. I got the lunch to go option which includes choice of meat and choice of rice with one gaugee. I got the roast pork and fried rice. Big portion. Fried rice was also made with the roast pork to give it some flavor. Not the best roast pork I've had but wasn't bad. I also got half a duck and half pound of roast pork. The duck had a juicy and tender meat. Good skin and goes well with the duck sauce they give. The roast pork had crispy skin but the pork it self was tough and dry. Low fat to meat ratio. Decent Chinese bbq place and does get busy with people waiting outside. No seatings here but plenty of parking.

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    Shelby I.

    A hidden gem! Well known in the Aiea community for its fresh meats! This place is a grab & go so there's no seating. Their menu is simple with fresh roasted pork, chicken, charsui, and duck. You can get it by weight or with rice or noodles as a plate. We opted for 1lb of charsui, 1/2lb roast pork. Both were super fresh, so fresh we had to wait for our order to be made. We also got their crispy gau gee which we devoured before we could even get a picture! It was super hot & fresh, crispy on the outside and filled with pork filling that wasn't too salty. The charsui was definitely a favorite. Super juicy and flavorful with barely any fatty pieces. My hubby was very impressed! The roast pork was also juicy and tender with the crispy top. Again, not too much gelatinous pieces. Overall, we will be back to try their cake noodles!

    Lunch special with roast chicken and fried rice
    Michelle L.

    Excellent meats! The roasted chicken, pork, duck were all tasty. I think the roasted pork was my favorite but not the best for you. Roast duck and chicken were also very tender. They have lunch meals for $17-18.50. We got the roast chicken with crusty cake noodles. I think we didn't strategize on how to pour the sauce over the noodles or just wanted more sauce to help soften the noodles. Crispy gaugee came with the meals but you can order a separate order of them too. Great take out place. They're pretty busy but the orders came out quickly.

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    Verna H.

    The BEST roast duck and roast pork EVER!! Fast and friendly people! Nice area to wait!

    half roast duck - $20
    Heidi H.

    I was in the area and ordered half a roast duck - $20 and half pound roast pork - $10 worth. Both tasty and juicy. It was kind of hard to place my order since the woman at the counter was on the phone for awhile. Finally another person was able to take my order. It took a while for my order to be made eventhough no one was in front of me. I was the only one standing in line. The woman was still on the phone and moved toward the window. A woman and young girl came in after I placed my order and they told me to wait outside. The woman did not know what to order and asked a lot of questions. After it looked like she she ordered she moved closer to the door. They did not ask her to wait outside so I poked my head in and waited a few seconds by the door and my order was ready. So back to the parking lot.

    Marissa K.

    Got their yummy roast duck and ginger chicken combo. Plate comes one piece of gaugee. This totally hits the spot and I absolutely love the dipping sauces for their roast duck!

    1/2 roast duck
    Blaine Kekini D.

    I visited the Aiea shopping center to get my boys haircuts. We had some wait time so I passed by Roast Duck Kitchen. I remembered someone raving about this place so I decided to give it a a try. I ordered the oyster sauce chicken cake noodle, 1/2 pound char siu, 1/2 pound roast pork and a 1/2 duck. I went to mu car to eat and everything buy the cake noodle was cold. The roast pork skin was rubbery instead of crispy. The bottom of my plate of 1/2 duck and char siu was refrigerator cold. I went back to Roast Duck Kitchen and asked the lady at the counter if they serve their food cold? She said yes! In my 50 years of life, I have never had duck, roast pork or char siu served to me cold. I should have read some of the reviews before spending $80‍

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    Chuck A.

    The roast duck was okay, but the roast pork was on point. Loved the crispy gau gee, that was one of the best I've tasted.

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    Ryan O.

    First time eating here and I was impressed the roast duck is delicious got the lunch plate that was like $18 but was so worth it you definitely gotta give this hidden gem a try. The sauce is fire/means good.service was fast and efficient. Nice little hole in the wall spot friendly staff. Definitely recommend.

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    Sidney L.

    Came here around 1:30pm and the roast duck and bbq pork was sold out. Decided to try their roast pork so got a 1/2 lb. Pictures looked great but it wasn't that good. The skin was not airy and crispy. The meat was very tough and flavor was lacking. So my 2 Star rating is for the roast pork only.

    Roast chicken and garlic chicken because ran out of roast pork and duck!

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    Awesome food but no seating, would recommend the pork over the duck personally, but both were very good.

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    The most tender yet crunchy roast pork in Aiea. Service is good but even if you have to wait, it's worth it.

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    Yummy roast pork. Very flavorful. The people on the other hand are VERY RUDE especially the lady.

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    Food was greasier than expected and left our family of 4 feeling sick. Service was great, but not the cuisine for us.

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    The quality of the roast pork was great. Tasty crispy skin, tender moist pork. Language may be a challenge, but it's worth the adventure

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    Get there early if you want any Duck. It goes quick I'd say you need to be there before 10 when they run out they're out.

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    Great food at a great price! If you like duck and stuff this will not disappoint! Wish the hours were longer.

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    Juicy pork selection! Best in Aiea, hands down. Get there early or call in your order to lock in the goodness!

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    It says they deliver, but I don't see a website? Is it through an app?

    They deliver through Grubhub

    If I ordered food the day before, do I still need to stand in that ridiculous line?

    Not at all, just go to the front and let the person next know you've got a pick up order- they should let you right in for your pick up time.

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    Catfish Plate $26 - DELICIOUS! Sides: baked beans, candied yams, mac n cheese
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    Original sauce
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