Overall - 8.5/10
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Food - 9.5/10
Service - 8/10
Ambiance - 8/10

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10:31 AM

This pizza was created for the YYC Pizza Week 2015 Blogger Challenge and it's a fantastic one at that.  It is our opinion that you can never have enough duck; enter the 'Duck Duck Deuce' pizza. This doubly decadent duck creation is the perfect way to herald in the cooler months.  It features earthy morel mushrooms, ricotta, tender duck confit and duck rillete-foie gras quenelles atop a foie gras spread.  The sweet and tangy fig-balsamic reduction and fresh pea shoots balance out the richness.  This luxurious pizza is surprisingly easy to re-create as we document below.

YYC Pizza Week is an annual fundraiser for Calgary Meals on Wheels where restaurants across the city enter into a friendly competition for best pizza in several categories.  We have submitted our "lucky" duck pizza in hopes of victory. Please visit the YYC Pizza Week website for full details and vote for us!

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8:26 AM

Duck confit is a favourite of ours- the rich, moist and tender meat makes this way of preparing duck ultra luxurious.  If you have enough time on your hands, it's also surprisingly easy to make.  Duck confit is wonderful on its own but can be used in salads, ravioli and even pizza.

Duck French

7:14 AM

Overall - 9/10
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Food - 9/10
Service - 9/10
Ambiance - 8/10

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5:17 PM

Overall - 8.5/10
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Food - 8.5/10
Service - 8.5/10
Ambiance - 9/10

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9:35 AM

Overall - 9/10
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Food - 9/10
Service - 9/10
Ambiance - 9/10

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6:47 PM

Overall - 7/10
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Food - 6.5/10
Service - 7/10
Ambiance - 9/10

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9:08 AM

Overall - 8/10
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Food - 8.5/10
Service - 8/10
Ambiance 8/10

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4:58 PM

Overall - 9/10
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Food - 9/10
Service - 9/10
Ambiance - 8.5/10

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7:40 PM

Overall - 8.5/10
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Food - 9/10
Service - 9/10
Ambiance - 7/10

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9:57 PM

I'll admit that every so often I really crave 'Chinese' take out food, and by that I mean those Western classics like lemon chicken, beef and broccoli stir fry, or my all time favourite ginger beef. What might surprise you though is that Chinese people really like their take out meals too, the only difference being that when we decide to go that route we head straight for the Chinese BBQ meat store. 

Our favourite place is Sun's BBQ Restaurant. It's a good idea to arrive early in the day/afternoon otherwise all the delicious BBQ pork, duck and Char Sui (sweet roasted pork) will be all gone. Just head up to the counter and order your desired meat by the pound. The secret is to get the meat unsliced so you can heat it up in your home oven and carve it yourself to get the perfect combination of crispy skin and juicy meat.  If you are a meat lover and never had Chinese BBQ you are definitely missing out!

Chinese Duck pork

9:56 AM

Overall - 9/10
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Food - 9/10
Service - 9/10
Ambiance 8/10

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8:26 PM

Overall - 9/10
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Food - 9/10
Service - 9/10
Ambiance - 8.5/10

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8:20 PM

Overall - 9/10
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Food - 9/10
Service - 9/10
Ambiance - 9/10

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10:45 PM

Overall - 7.5/10
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Food - 8/10
Service - 7/10
Ambiance - 7/10

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11:13 AM

Overall - 8/10
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Food - 8/10
Service - 8/10
Ambiance - 8/10

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3:46 PM

Overall - 9/10
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Food - 9/10
Service - 9/10
Ambiance - 9/10

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5:30 PM

Overall - 8.5/10

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Food - 9/10

Service - 8/10

Ambiance - 8/10

Chinese Duck Review Calgary

8:58 PM

Overall - 8/10
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Food - 8.5/10
Service - 8/10
Ambiance - 8/10

 BBQ Platter = Hells yea

Happy Valley Restaurant located in the heart of Chinatown, serves up quality Cantonese style dishes at great prices.  Located on the second floor of a corner building, the restaurant feels comfortable and has large windows offering patrons a great view of Center Street.  The service is both efficient and friendly. 

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3:34 PM

Having been to numerous chinatowns throughout the world from New York to Honolulu the common denominators always seems to include cheap eats and stores selling knock-off merchandise. Where ever we end up going though the chinatown here in Calgary continues to be a place where we always return feeling at home and comfortable. Call it nostalgia but having spent the majority of my weekends growing up visiting the many restaurants, bakeries and one of a kind boutiques; no glitzy, ultra modern asian supermarket can seem to replace that yearning to wander the slightly grimy streets of our chinatown.


In the next little while we'll be sharing a few of our favourite spots to grab a bowl of noodles, side of BBQ pork or the best egg tarts in town. Let us know where your favourites are because I'm sure even after years of exploring those 3 tiny blocks there are spots we've yet to try. 

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7:57 PM