Corner 28 Chinese Restaurant: Peking Duck Snack
Corner 28
40-28 Main St
(Corner of Main St and 40th Rd)
(718) 886-6628
In this Chinatown off in Flushing, Queens, there’s a little hidden treasure on Main Street, across from the Caldor as you can see on the reflection in the above picture. Here on this corner of 40th road and Main Street are two windows that sell ice cream, and other for peking duck. Yeah you say Peking Duck, what’s so freakin’ special about that? Hold your judgement until I tell you this: THEY SELL IT IN PIECES. That’s right, they sell it in pieces.
I just rather find it quite fascinating that you can buy Peking Duck in pieces. Why you ask? Because most of the I can’t finish a whole peking duck or that I don’t have the funds for it. Peking Duck is definitely not as cheap as regular duck, and it can cost you up to $26 for a whole one, while a regular one is about $18. Huge difference.
As my bf and I approach the nice lady at the window for some duck, we realized that she spoke only of Mando. So folks, you better brush up on your mando, especially the numbers, because this woman does not understand cantonese or english. Here, my bf is telling this woman 10 pieces, “sup gor,” that we wanted. This lady thought we wanted 4 pieces. So here’s a picture of her setting up our 4 pieces:
When she was done, we were like, that sure as hell wasn’t 10. Then I told her, “su! su kway!” Then I held up my fingers and she held up her fingers and we got 10. Ahhh, so funny. Yeah I should be embarrassed, but I’m sure as hell not.
I apologize for the picture. This is the only picture I have of the Peking Duck because I was too hungry to take the picture when I got back to my bf’s place. But hey, I made this picture just a little bit bigger just for you.
Verdict:
*Let me tell you, if it’s cold by the time you bring it back home, heat the dam thing up. The duck becomes hard to chew because it gets hard and very thick.
And as far as the taste is concerned, the meat of the duck is very moist and succulent and the skin is nice and crispy. It compliments well with the garlic chives (cantonese: gow choy), Chinese barbecue sauce, and the bread. I can’t stop popping these little sandwiches in my mouth because it’s that good. Remember, if it’s not hot, it definitely isn’t as good.
Price: $0.75/piece, w/duck bone $2.00/piece.
Rating: 5/5 – Recommended!
Let’s see how clean the city’s health inspector thinks about them!
CORNER 28 INC
40-28 MAIN STREET, QUEENS 11354
718-886-6628
Current violation points: 24/28
Inspection Date: 05/01/2007
Violations were cited in the following area(s) and those requiring immediate action were addressed.
1.) Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained.
2.) Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
3.) Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
4.) Hot food not held at or above 140°F.
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Don’t worry about the size of the pics!
They are taken on the spur of the moment and are more valuable for it!
I wished we had more Peking Duck around here in Shizuoka (only one place serve decent ones!)
Cheers,
Robert-Gilles