"To walk into DaDong’s first international location, steps from Times Square, is a daunting experience. The restaurant chain, which has twenty-four branches in China, some of which have been awarded Michelin stars, is synonymous with fine dining and a low-fat duck. For anyone expecting traditional Peking duck, the DaDong version is a disappointment, though not for lack of effort. The birds, sourced from a specialty farm in Indiana, are smaller than usual, with just the right amount of fat to avoid being too greasy; they are hung to roast in a spherical oven developed by Dong. The meat is significantly less flavorful and juicy than what you might expect for ninety-eight dollars, but, once you slap on the sweet bean sauce and roll up slices with cucumber and scallions, it still satisfies." - Jiayang Fan
