John M.
Yelp
Long time listener, first time eater. Won't be my last time either.
Have seen and heard about Fu Fu for ages, just had a chance to dine there courtesy of my super kind SIL who took me and the whole family out for my birthday.
To start off, this is for Fu Fu Restaurant, which happens to be in the same shopping center as Fu Fu Cafe. Unsure if there is any relation, but it sure can add to the confusion.
That aside, the food we had that night was finger licking good. And yes, I did eat with my fingers, and yes I did lick them after enjoying the roasted suckling pig. It was swine-divine. The skin was SO crispy, and beyond that, gnawing in the head and getting the succulent part around the jaw was phenomenal. I even schooled my nephew on how to eat the head and leg meat (and honor the whole animal), and he was a natural!
Also had the steamed king crab with garlic sauce. It definitely tasted like it was still talking to Sponge Bob just a few minutes earlier. Super fresh, and the seasoning didn't overpower the natural brininess of the crab.
The lobster salad was a good dish, almost like a palate refresher. It was good orchestrated with our dishes, but I may not order it on its own accord.
The pepper beef was addictive. It's the sort of dish you can just keep nibbling on while throwing back a few cold brewskies.
We had several other dishes, but the one that was the most surprising and even among all these great dishes, took first prize for complex flavors and depth. It was the duck soup with morel mushrooms. It was made with what the server described as "old duck", assuming she meant "mature". Well, whether matured or a crusty geriatric bird, I salute it for its sacrifice for such a delicious soup base. Speaking of soup base, it had layers upon LAYERS of flavor. You can taste sweetness, tones of medicinal herbs, savory notes, richness from the duck fat (in the best way), and the earthy mushrooms themselves. I kept going back for taste after taste to allow my tongue to dissect and analyze such a complex profile. Wish I took a pic of it, but there are many from other reviewers.
As to the service, our waitress was SUPER nice. Cracked jokes with us, was prompt on serving and dishing things up, couldn't ask for much more.