668934 Sun Nov 22 00:24:51 -0800 2009 5 2 Los Angeles Area 0 5199558 Does anyone know of a restaurant that serves this? We became addicted to it when Nonya (a Malaysian Restaurant) in Old Town Pasadena was in business. I've looked up other Malaysian restaurants in the area and none of them seem to have it on the menu. It was a 1/2 of a boneless duck, deep fried and shredded at your table and served with thin pancakes, shredded green onions and cucumbers with a plum sauce that was schmeered onto the pancake. Kind of like a Peking duck type thing, except much better. We live in Pasadena, but willing to go anywhere within a 50 mile radius for this dish. Would appreciate any help in finding another restaurant that serves this. Sun Nov 22 00:24:52 -0800 2009 1126463 lisettec 1 5201143 I had it, I think four times, and believe it was a whole duck not 1/2. However, it was a fantastic dish. Interestingly, it was always at lunch, and not many diners were there; was it crowded at dinner? So sorry they closed, one of the few Old Town restaurants that were truly good. Sun Nov 22 19:19:47 -0800 2009 5199558 33082 toitoi 2 5202478 Near the end, they were not so busy, but it seemed to do a good evening business. Several times, we weren't able to get in because of private parties. Obviously they did not do well enough, because they closed. At the end, every time we passed by, there was a sign on the door saying that they were closed for a private party, then suddenly they were gone. The main point of this posting was to try to find this same dish at another restaurant in So. Cal. Have you ever had this dish anywhere else? It was supposed to be a Malaysian/Singapore dish according to the owner. Mon Nov 23 10:04:03 -0800 2009 5201143 1126463 lisettec 3 5203795 I too miss Nonya. I had been there several times for lunch, which was a good value like Yujean Kang's a few doors down. We had gone once for dinner, and unfortunately, on every visit the place seemed emptier and emptier. I guess their cuisine did not excite the people who patronize old town Pasadena. Somehow Pasadena has not been able to sustain Malaysian restaurants. I loved Kuala Lumpur - specially their Nasi Goreng and their Mee Goreng. I had requested LA Times Food section to get their Mee Goreng recipe in their SOS section - and they did. Next time I walked in, the owner seemed to recognize that it was I who had requested it (being Indian helped). But they did not last very long in the Cellophane building. They moved to a location on Green street, but has been gone for a long time. Yet City Thai in old town persists. It is the WORST Thai food I have ever had! We used to like Yazmin when it was further east on Las Tunas. They moved to Main/Garvey quite sometime back and since then my multiple visits have proved disappointing! I wish there would be a great Malaysian/Nonya/Peranakan restaurant in this area! Talking about ethnic restaurants - was at Jitlada on Saturday night, and the place was so crowded that we got lucky to get the 2 seater closest to the toilets! However this gave us an opportunity to talk to Jazz and one of her daughters - the daughter said Jazz might be thinking of opening a branch of Jitlada somewhere else. I pray it is in Pasadena! Mon Nov 23 17:18:52 -0800 2009 5202478 27669 suvro 4 5204242 I've never found Yujean Kang's food to be anything more than ordinary. Pasadena is not the place for real Chinese. Jazz opening another place, that's a real shame. Who will cook? All it will be is a mediocre chain restaurant, what is on Sunset won't exist in Pasadena. Mon Nov 23 20:42:26 -0800 2009 5203795 33082 toitoi 1 5285871 Any Chinese restaurant in the UK will have what you are looking for. It is called Crispy Aromatic Duck and is not a true Malaysian dish. I too love it but unfortunately can't get it here in North America. But if you every travel to England... Oh, don't try to order it here if you ever see it on the menu of a Chinese restaurant. Our version is stuffed with taro and is nothing like what you're looking for. Wed Dec 30 20:37:45 -0800 2009 5199558 1135932 eatmakan