Yee Kee Roasted Duck

This is frequent lunch location. We were on our way here when we walked pass Fatty Aunt Yong Tau Foo. If you like roasted meats, this is a great place to go.

I love my roasted duck. Despite my calorie counting that started this year for the sake of my health, I usually wolf down the plate, skin and all. Only thing I do better is I give some of my rice to the guys in a pathetic attempt to cut calories. The duck's skin is roasted to a thin, fragrant, slightly crispy perfection. The rice is drowned in a generous scoop of gravy. Even the cucumber slices given is much more than the usual pathetic 2 slices some hawkers give.

I also love their roasted pork belly (shio bak). My standard order used to be roasted duck plus roasted pork belly rice. But my rising triglyceride levels force me to cut back some of my fats intake so the pork has to go. Theirs are juicy, yet the skin is super crunchy. Love.

I'm not a huge char siew fan but colleagues love their char siew too. From what I heard, theirs is tender and yummy. They used to serve a 3-in-1 (all three meats) plate for $5. But I think the rising food costs forced them to jack up the prices wheverever duck is concerned.

A colleague say they even have roasted suckling pig occasionally. But rarely now. He said its because Uncle has a very high standard, and he won't do it if the suckling pigs at the market aren't good enough quality. As a hawker child myself, I think more likely it's the rising cost of pork that makes it a less profitable portion of the business. Moreover, with age catching up, it's not easy for Uncle and Auntie to deal with all these roasting all by themselves.

Another thing I love love love about this place? Their soup. In Chinese it's called 八宝菜干烫 - 8 treasures dried vegetable soup. It's a rich broth with generous servings of vegetables etc. The best part? Soup is free flow. But to save myself the trip back to the stall and to irritate Auntie less while she's busy with other customers, I usually ask for a bigger bowl up front. But even then, I do refill sometimes because I just love that soup so much.

So if you're craving a good plate of roasted meats, head down to Silat Ave. it's sure to satisfy. 

P.s. I refer to the sellers as Uncle and Auntie out of respect. They are in no way related to me. :)

Yee Kee Specialist Roasted Duck

Blk 148

Silat Ave

S160148