Fu Hong

Sometimes a girl just craves BBQ duck in the middle of the night. This is the place to go. It's cheap cheap Chinese. The service is pretty much your average run of the mill - non existent but that's ok. Because it's Chinese food.

The food we ordered came super fast - almost as if they knew what we wanted to order before we did. The duck skin was crispy and the meat tender making it a textural oral experience ;)

Burwood is no stranger to Chinese style BBQ meats, as the holy trinity of roast duck, roast pork and soy chicken, hangs proudly on display at every second shop front. Not so surprisingly, the market is huge, with each store backed by their own religious followers

Cheap and cheerful is what Fuhong is all about. From the complimentary tea and house soup, delivered simultaneously as your bottom kisses the seat for the first time, the efficiency does not stop there. Food service is fast and fierce. There are no customary chitchats or forced smiles, and frankly it's great, because you pay for no-frills, you get no-frills.

Portions are generous and the standard of food is quite high. In fact, I don't think there is anything the kitchen cannot do! This is a case of, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it may not actually be a duck!

Their free range chicken with veg in master stock, at $18.80 (incorrectly named Kung Pao chicken on the wall), arrived in what could only be described as a giant flying saucer. Half a corn fed free ranged chicken for $18.80?! Yes please!

My only complaint was that the rice served with my two choices was cold. Not a big sacrifice in warm weather and the meats were done well. Decor could also use some resuscitation, but great feed nonetheless.