Duck Lee Chinese Express Foods

Service: same brother and sister help me every time I go. Very friendly and bright.
Food: I always get the roast duck and char siu. Sometimes I get the dimsum. The roast duck and char siu are very tasty and better then the places I go to in Chinatown.

Their food here is so good and the service is very nice. The Manapua is good, the prices are reasonable and the plate lunch portions are huge. Five stars for me.

Hole in the wall. Great tasting fast Chinese food! Highly recommend roast pork and roast duck combo.

Freakin’ awesome dim sum with shrimp wraps and garlic chive wraps with shrimp. Why hassle with China Town Places when this is so convenient (aka easy parking) and yummy. Good quality and friendly service. My go-​to place for ‘Chungwa-​Fun’.

Never thought I would find a good place to get my asian meats except in Chinatown but this is delicious
I tried their charsiu plate and it was heavenly @___@ it might even be better than Chinatown’s one. It’s so juicy and flavorful and the sauce they put over their rice is just YUM. I even like the beansprouts they give to you (and I hate beansprouts unless it’s cooked down) I think it was only about $ 7 too? It’s a generous portion but at the time, I was sharing it so it wasn’t enough :(Next time I’m feeling like a cheap meaty Chinese place for lunch, I’m coming over here :3

Conveniently located in Market City Shopping Center for the people who lives on the East side of Oahu, without having to drive to Chinatown for a decent roast duck. They also offer numerous other take-​out items like roast pork, shoyu chicken, noodle soup, fried noodles. It’s a great option for catering events.

An incredible amount of food for the $$. We loved the roast pork and the friend rice. Carryout only and Cash Only.

Duck Lee has been a Market City staple for years now, and its a great alternative over going all the way to Chinatown for getting Chinese roast meats such as roast pork and char siu. The prices are pretty comparable to what you see at the good places in Chinatown… around $ 11.50 per pound for the roast pork and char siu. Just go up to the worker at the counter and they will cut off your requested amounts. You can also request to have your meats completely cut up or kept un-​cut. I usually will get my char siu un-​cut if I am taking it home for my parents to use in cooking.
I’m also a fan of Duck Lee’s Singapore my fun (skinny rice noodles cooked with veggies and char siu in curry flavoring) and their combination plates. The portion sizes are very generous, and the noodles will usually last my family for a couple dinners plus leftovers for lunch!
Parking is available for free in the Market City lot, and around lunch and dinner the lot can get crowded because there are other restaurants in the center. Even though the parking lot may seem crowded, there is never much of a line at Duck Lee. For roast meat, combo plates, and dim sum items, order at the counter and let them know if you want to do dine-​in or to-​go. There are a few small tables for customer use, but I’ve only ever gotten my items to-​go. If you are getting special items (such as the Singapore noodles) then you will have to wait 5 – 10 minutes while they cook your order.
Minus one star simply because Duck Lee is cash only… it would be nice if they accepted credit cards! For now, I’ll just make sure I always have enough cash to cover my order just in case I feel like stopping in.
TL;DR — free parking in Market City, awesome char siu and roast pork, and cash only!

Cash only, but monster servings of good food for good price.
Fast friendly service, it’s an older place, but man can they cook. The roast pork is crisp, juicy and has just the right amount of saltiness.

The won ton mein is one of the best. The won ton are big and abundant. The noodles are fresh and don’t get soggy in the delicious soup. There is also choy sum, green onions, and char siu for garnish. And then there is the portion size… It’s a huge bowl that is enough for two people. Oh and the price is around $ 9.00. Such a deal!
Duck Lee is much more convenient than Chinatown and the food is better. The roasted meats are always fresh and moist. The dim sum is a smaller selection, but they have the favorites: har gau, crispy gau gee, baked and steamed char siu bau, pork hash, etc… Try them all!

I would say this place as one of the best baked maunapua’s! They open at 1030, so you better get there when they first open! Fresh is best, but even if you go in the afternoon, it is still good too. I mostly get the baked maunapua, but we have also gotten the gau gee, pork hash, and other dim sum items as well. Every one loves it! They only take cash here, so if you’re going to try, don’t forget that! Otherwise, you can always go to walgreens to get cash back! Definitely give them a try! They are really good!

Duck Lee Chinese Express Foods has the best roast duck and roast pork outside of Chinatown. The duck meat is juicy and flavorful, but the seasoned skin is where it’s at. Yes, it’s oily and fatty, but it’s so worth it. Same for the crispy roast pork. You have to eat this fresh when the skin is crunchy. Salty, fatty, porky with the crispy skin, yum! The shoyu chicken and char siu are good too if you’re looking for variety.
I don’t order anything else when I go, skip the noodles, skip the stir-​fries and go straight for those beautiful meats hanging in the window. Call ahead to reserve yours today. And hope you get a good butcher, not all the staff chop the same, so you could also take it home and cut it yourself.

Wow! All the reviews are on point!!! Duck and chars is amazing!!!
Have cash on hand. Cash only…

Duck Lee Chinese Express Foods located in Market City is my go to place on this side of the island if I feel like I’m in need of some Chinese Fare on the quick and being the meat lover that I am. I always order the Roast Meat Plate and nothing else, although the Dim Sum looks mighty tempting as well, but I want the full effect of someone selling me Dim Sum in a restaurant with the Dim Sum Cart’s rolling all over the place with the mean Chinese lady just dropping dim sum all around our table without even saying a word not knowing what the hell we are eating and then marking stuff on our check like she is filling out a Keno Card in Vegas.
Ok enough of that, if there is something that always catches my eye, it’s looking through a glass showcase of Roast Pork, Roast Duck, and other goodies just hanging there and getting unhooked by the Old Chinese Man with the long whiskers that he hasn’t shaven off since grade school but you won’t say anything about it because he has a huge ass cleaver right in his hands and he’ll just Ginsu Two you if you dare talk about it.
The Roast Pork here at Duck Lee. I love the marbling of the pork and the crackling skin that’s attached to it. It is actually pretty good here compared to most places, but it doesn’t come close to Roast Duck Kitchen in Aiea, where I think has the BEST Roast Pork by far. Sorry folks, but that’s just my opinion and I won’t go back on my words either but here at Duck Lee, they make a good Roast Pork here as well.
As for the Roast Duck, it’s good here but not great but maybe since I always order the Roast Meat Plate, I might not be getting the better parts of the Duck, it usually parts that have a lot bone and not too much meat, something compared to eating Chicken Wings at a Wingstop. Maybe I’m just too fat thinking I have enough meat and fat on my body already.
What I actually like here is the Char Siu. I Love the flavor and texture of the Char Siu here at Duck Lee. And it actually has just the right amount of fat on it and it’s so juicy and tender. I always save some of the Char Siu to add to my Frozen S&S Saimin at home and boy does that it over the top.
Priced at $ 12.50, I always opt for the Roast Meat Plate with three choices. It comes with a heaping amount of White Rice, bean sprouts that I really don’t care for and your choice of meats. I think next time I’ll just stick to the Roast Pork and Char Siu and nothing else. I have tried the Shoyu Chicken here that other Unilocalers raved about but was somewhat disappointed after tasting it. There was no wow factor whatsoever and was very pedestrian if you ask me. I’ll eat that Shoyu Chicken that I used to eat in High School many many years than eat this Shoyu Chicken ever again.
All I can say is that the staff here is actually quite friendly and the establishment here is pretty clean as well considering they just moved a few doors down from their old location and is quite spacious for indoor dining. I actually like Duck Lee, I don’t hate it but from an all around aspect of things, I’ve had better.

Duck Lee!!! Why are your char siu so dang moist and tasty? Every time I come in here you guys never disappoint. Consistently the same delicious taste that keep me up at night, drooling in the morning and breaking my concentration at work. Thank you Duck Lee!!!

Remember the 1980’s Classic, «Sixteen Candles»?! Yup, one of my feel-​good favorites even with the horrid stereotype of «Long Duk Dong», a Chinese nerd, played by Japanese actor, Gedde Watanabe. I mean Molly finally did realize he was indeed looooong in the dong department, but it was all about «Jake Ryan» and his 80’s Black Porsche turbo. Sweet ride — I had one too, back in the day (regret selling it)! I mean even I had a «straight-​man crush» on Jake, but I also had a thing for his girlfriend too, the blonde, who so happened to be Molly’s sister! I’m so controversial! Ummm, so what does «Sixteen Candles» have to do with a place called…
DUCK LEE CHINESE EXPRESS FOODS!
Well, for starters I can’t help visualizing «Long Duk Dong» every-​time a friend checks-​in here! Duh. I mean it’s rather obvious with the «Long Dong» here, oh I mean «Duk Lee»… Get it? «Duk» and «Duck» now serving Duck over noodles! Hey, this place, that reminds me of «Long Duk Dong» has some pretty good Chinese food! And unlike John Hughes racial stereotypes, REAL Chinese actually run this place! Dong well too! Oh, I mean «dang» well, too!
On my last visit here I ordered a plate ($ 8.50) which included fried rice (starch) and sweet & sour pork & mushroom chicken w/​zucchini (2 entrees). Molly (Ringwald) had the popular Duck Fun (noodles) Soup ($ 8.65). The prices are about a dollar more from a year ago, but with the quantity & quality combo — it’s still quite a bargain! We also shared baked and steamed pork buns (Cha siu bao) — not much meat, but it was tasty and the bread was fresh! And yes, we enjoyed our lunch! Burp!
DUCK LEE CONS:
1. Parking — The private parking lot at Market City Center is horrible! Tiny parking spaces and I would strongly suggest avoiding the lunch hour or pau hana rush hour. Speaking of the 1980’s, I think only VW rabbits and Pinto’s can fit in these manini spaces! Well, maybe a Yugo, too!
2. Tea — I should say no complimentary house tea. It might be available for a price, but I really don’t know. Fortunately, the tap water is free!
3. Cafeteria — Yup, hot table, point what you want, so 99% of the foods are already prepared… However…
DUCK LEE PROS:
1. Food — Can’t beat the price + quantity + taste combos here! If not that hungry… The dim sum, buns, etc are a pretty good option too!
2. Efficiency — Great option for those looking for a quick and hardy meal! Most items are already cooked or baked and just ready to be scooped per your request.
3. Choices — Okay, they have the cooked and scoop food, but also chicken feet (nails), dim sum, soups and meats hanging on hooks! Just ready to be chopped up! That’s a good sign!
4. Cafeteria — Yup, it’s also a pro, too! If you like fast and in your belly! The good thing about this place is that the turn over seems very fast — I am certain not many items actually sit for very long. Point. Eat. Out!
So yes, I recommend this place called…
DUCK LEE CHINESE EXPRESS FOODS!
Now say that 5 times fast! Yes, it brings back fond, or not so fond memories of «Long Duk Dong», but whatever you’re feeling… The food is good here with fast service to boot! No frills, tip optional kind of place! Lot’s of burly men and burly working women in fluorescent shirts eat here, so you know it’s pretty good! Heck, they just might be huge fans of the «Brat Pack!» Remember? «Sixteen Candles», «Pretty in Pink», «Ferris», «The Breakfast Club»… «Long Duck Dong», or maybe, just maybe fans of decent Chinese food in BIG proportions! Yup, that’s it — probably the later!
Eh, luckily «Sixteen Candles» can still be seen on VH1 and MTV… Ahhhh the good olé’ days. Fun times… Oh Molly!
OVERALL GRADE: 4.0-STARS! (Solid!)
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Unilocal REVIEW #410

Staff was extremely friendly and luckily there was no line. My dad (local boy) recommended this place and he was right on the money. They let us get a little bit of duck but mostly char siu. The Char Siu was better than the duck, and pickled cabbage was a nice surprise. Made for a good snack on our way to Kailua beach.

Duck Lee’s new location to a couple doors down from their original spot at the Market City Shopping Center is a nice change. It is a big improvement as everything is newer and brighter. Their space size even doubled so more tables and chairs are available for patrons to eat on site. They still have take-​out and retained the same policy of cash payments only. I like to patronize Duck Lee simply because:
1. Delicious roast duck!
2. Juicy char-​siu (also better than Nam Fong)
3. Tasty roast pork (not as salty)
I’ve been buying roast duck from them tor past 8 years and I’m glad the same guy is still making duck there. I prefer their duck over Nam Fong and having eaten Nam Fong’s duck more than a few times, I’m still partial to Duck Lee. Another bonus for me when buying favorite duck: ample parking at Duck Lee and I don’t have to deal with the issue of parking.
Now with a bigger space, Duck Lee offers take-​out dim sum so I’m game to try dim sum here. It was after the lunch hour rush, hence there was no line. I ordered the vegetable pork bun bao and steam Lotus rice; both were okay but nevertheless, it is a nice to have a dim sum place outside of Chinatown. Service was helpful and way friendlier with the new crew. It appears the nice young gentleman is the person in charge of chopping the duck while the remaining two ladies take care of the dim sum and take-​out portions. The guy told me the two brothers chopping duck at the old location are his cousins. Good to know they’re related.
Their menu includes various dishes of vegetables, chicken, noodles or soups. However, I have yet to try any of these because I cannot resist their duck, char siu or roast pork. It’s a losing battle when I walk in there and the smell of the tasty duck gets me every single time. The duck holds me hostage and I gladly surrender my willpower. As soon as I’m finished eating the «finger-​licking-​good» duck, I’m already thinking about eating more duck. Duck monster I am. Nom nom nom…

Went in Friday ⁹⁄₂₆ for dinner. Most everything was sold out when we got there at 6pm. The food that we did get was cold and nothing that I thought was too special. The duck was good but not something that I am going to crave to get more of.
They only take cash which is kind of a pain but just know that going in.
While we were there several people came in looking for food but turned around when they noticed they were sold out of everything. Maybe they are a lunch place?
Maybe I will give them another shot but with all the great choices here on Oahu, it will be a long time until it happens.

Since I had a craving for Roast Duck and I have been going to Chinatown quite often, I decided to revisit Duck Lee and got a Roast Duck Plate. Yay! So much better than the last time as the previous time I went here the duck was ok but this time it was warm and so much better! I got the regular noodles this time instead of the Chow Funn and it was pretty good.
It seems they are moving soon to from what I heard another section of Market City I think (I meant to read the notice but forgot on the way out)
I think I’ll have to revisit more often if they keep things warm :-)