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May 2024 by kim fujita
My family and I have been going to Duk Kee for probably like thirty years and always ordered pretty much the exact same stuff. And we always ordered the gau gee. Even for parties, I’d pick up a pan of their gau gee. It was our favorite Chinese restaurant and goto for buying big party size food platters.We didn’t realize until very last minute that they were already under new ownership so decided to order something small and test the waters. We read briefly online that the recipes would not be changing so we had high hopes. As expected, the old aunties are no longer there and now a younger staff is there. They were very nice though and friendly. We ordered two things, side of gau gee and a minute chicken cake noodle. however, there is definitely a noticeable difference in their Gau Gee now. I think maybe it’s the wrapper? Idk but it’s not the same. Also, the minute chicken cake noodle we ordered lacked flavor overall and the sauce was basically a chunky jelly. There were actually big clear chunks of gelatin in it. We tried heating it back up but that didn’t seem to help. The cake noodle used to be crispy and thin but now it’s thicker and not as crispy. Gave them a shot with high hopes but came out pretty disappointed. Not really sure if I want to finish the leftovers.This may be totally unrelated but about an hour after eating dinner, my mom had some violent food poisoning symptoms. I’m okay and we ate the same stuff but figured it was worth mentioning.
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April 2024 by denis kawano
As customers who have been coming over 10 years we were very disappointed tonight. We found out that the original owners/staff retired and a younger owner/staff took over. We order a won ton min and a wo won ton min also a sweet and sour pressed duck. Our noodles had no taste.Just tasted like hot water was poured in to the bowl. My wife’s won ton min was so clumpy she had to put a lot of it on a plate. The sweet and sour pressed duck that we regularly order was a huge disappointment. The sauce came separately in a small bowl which was not enough. In the past the chef would cover the duck with the sauce. As regular customers for over 10+ years we won’t be back. By the way we also ordered take out salt and pepper pork chops and mabu tofu for my son, he said it lacked flavor and aske us not to order it again.
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April 2024 by PALOLO BUILT
Everything we ordered was horrible I almost threw up from the fried rice that smelled and tasted spoiled. As a family that has been eating there for 10+ years we are NEVER gonna eat there again
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February 2024 by Alan Kam
I want there knowing the ownership had changed, so I thought I'd try it. My wife and I usually go there for take outs before the change of owners. I ordered as usual a soft gau gee with fun noodles, black bean and chili sauce. My wife ordered a dinner plate and a side order of crispy gau gee. My expectations fell short. My food was bland and tasteless. It tasted like it was watered down. You would think with all the ingredients I mentioned would be a delicious meal. My wife said the dinner plate, that looked good, was also tasteless. The crispy gau gee was a surprise, it did not taste good. The crispy gau gee meat was tasteless, like they used some strange fillers with the pork. The gau gee really tasted like bad chewy turkey stuffing, but the mustard was good. I learned from friends that they all agreed, Duk Kee is not the same. I later learned that all the previous cooks thier decided to retire. Until they bring back all the AhSook's, I'm afraid they'll end up loosing business or worse. Wake up Duk Kee the people in Hawaii have the most educated palette for good food. Change or go under. Really hope Duk Kee read some post and get with it! I will try them again in a little while and give them a thumbs up or down. Oh well,
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February 2024 by Brian T.
Always good consistent food. Never dined in, always takeout. Someday will eat there so will guarantee hot food.
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February 2024 by Lisa W.
Very sad to learn that new ownership took place, the staffs were replaced and food doesn't taste the same. Don't recommend it.
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February 2024 by Jackie K.
Lunar New Year lunch here on 02/10/24. Our order: Kau yuk with taro, black bean beef chow fun, fish filets with sweet and sour sauce and sin choy, jai, Peking duck with bun, diced winter melon soup, rice, egg fu yong, and tea. There were seven of us. We wanted to try the new ownership of this restaurant. The place was very busy today. This is expected on the Chinese holiday. The tables appeared clean. Seating was tight. After we placed our order in, service of the dishes were quick. Water and tea refills were constant and removal of used dishes were quick. Service is 5 out of 5 here. The food was as follows: Jai- 4 out of 5. A bit on the sweet side. Oysters are a nice touch. Peking duck with buns-3 out of 5. Not your typical Peking duck. It was on the dry side. The buns were great 5 out of 5. Restaurant also provided us extra hoisin sauce (upon request) for the duck. Black bean beef with chow fun- 3 out of 5. Not much taste to this dish. Beef had an unusual texture. Pounded beef maybe? Winter melon soup-4.5 out of 5. This soup was just right in my humble opinion. The mix of ingredients were flavorful. I enjoyed this dish the most. Kau yuk with taro-4.5 out of 5. Very large serving size. Thick cuts of kau yuk (braised pork) and taro. My dad really enjoyed this dish. Fish filets with sweet and sour sauce and sin choy. 3.5 out of 5 stars. The fish was a bit on the chewy side. The sauce is tasty with the sin choy. Egg fu yong was nondescript. 2 out of 5. It was not fluffy but flat and closer to fried eggs texture. This was my least favorite dish. Rice was fresh and fluffy 5 out of 5. Tea was extremely bland and without taste. 1 out of 5. I'll stick with the water. I met the manager Gavin who thanked us for our patronage. He had a nice personality and he was multitasking ( phone orders, table orders, getting take out ready, and ringing up the charges!). There is one gender free bathroom. It could be cleaner. 3 out of 5. You'll need to go behind the cashier to reach the bathroom. Space here is very limited. Parking is street metered parking or paid parking lot for Happy Days and other restaurants.
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February 2024 by Kimo K.
New owners the duck kee we loved is gone, everything we got was very bland now my fav egg fu yung in hawaij was awful (bland, thin, over cooked not fluffy and tasty anymore) , oyster sauce watery and bland, everything had tons of bell peppers in it not even things that never had them before (glad im not allergic and just dislike them so could pick them out of my chinese peas) Makes me sad reminds me of mccully choo suey decades ago went in one day was my usual and go in 3 days later and everything was different and not as good. Cant imagine too many of duk kees customers sticking around.
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February 2024 by Jonathan K.
Excellent food as usual. I hope the new owners continue with the same cook. Ordered takeout this evening.
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January 2024 by Shara S.
I've been eating here since I was young. And now I can take my kids here too. The food is excellent! The workers remember me from when I used to eat there with my grandma. I always get the kung pao chicken, roast duck, crispy skin chicken, scallop soup, fried oysters, and crispy gau gee. Not all at once but those are the dishes I have eaten but I know I'm leaving a lot of others out. The dine in area reminds me of an old Chinese restaurant. Which I don't mind because I like the nostalgia. I definitely recommend this restaurant!
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January 2024 by Jodie Pataray
Always a great experience with great service & ono food. Been going here since i was a child & it's always been so good.
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January 2024 by Mike Y.
This place have been here since YingYang for over 20 years that I know of whenever we had family gatherings we were there and as family grew we ended up with two tables of ten was very busy back then you couldn't get in without a reservation since my father in-law passed away his favorite restaurant we haven't gone as much but as I read some of reviews here I'll be sure to order takeout since many of our favorites Chinese restaurants have closed since Pandemic one right across Kahala Mall But Duk still is go to places for Woo Gau Gee Min by myself or Duck Noodle Soup Yum Thinking about it all making me hungry think I'll go tomorrow for lunch since lately I've been going to eat only Pho lately See you tomorrow bye for now
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January 2024 by We U.
I give 5 stars for service because they maybe busy but always get ur order. It can get very busy with take out orders however they got a system among themselves that seems like an orderly chaos and are still smiling and accommodating.
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January 2024 by William B.
Regular customer but was charged $16.50 for this take out order of walnut shrimp containing 6 pieces... TOTAL RIP OFF
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January 2024 by Su Wong
Great customer service with tasty food. Fast service.Kid-friendliness: Homey atmosphere.
