You know the main photo for this place? This one: <url> It's haunted my daydreams for months. Could it look any tastier? Every time I see it (or think it), I envision how good it must taste and have come close so many times to ordering it.\n\nI know, you're wondering \"well why on earth didn't you?\" The answer is not an easy one. Some combination of a lack of an official website/menu which can turn me off of a place a little, along with being tied to lunch partners who wouldn't have a desire to visit, along with some unknown fear that resided with me in trying it. Well today I strapped on a \"No Fear\" t-shirt from 1995 (not really) and called in an order to make my dreams come true.\n\nIt was not easy. I venture to say it was one of the more difficult phone ordering processes I've ever experienced. It took a few minutes for me to convey I wanted the Roast Pork and Roast Duck combo over rice and an iced tea to go. In fact, during the drive there I was certain it wouldn't be what I wanted, that my dreams would be crushed over a simple game of telephone.\n\nWhen I showed up the entire restaurant was packed, and it made the telephone conversation difficulty a little more clear to me. Seeing the \"Cash Only\" sign only amplified my fear that my order was wrong and that they would try to charge me for a full roast duck and pig and a side of rice, in which I would need to work off by washing dishes in the back for the rest of the afternoon. To my pleasant surprise, once the cashier had a free second she rang me up and I was charged $6.99 (before tax) just as the photo told me. After what seemed like an argument I was given my iced tea and on my way.\n\nBack at the office I hurriedly opened my lunch to see what I had coveted all these months right in front of me. No napkins or fork were provided (just a spoon(?) and some chopsticks (I know, those should suffice), but at this point I didn't care, all I needed was my mouth and my combo. I was not opposed to shoveling it in with my bare hands if needed. I procured my own fork and napkins and dug in. It would almost be impossible to live up to my expectations, but it came very close. The duck was tender and delicious, and the pork was very tasty but I found it to not be as moist as I expected. The 10 lbs of rice and handful of pieces of Chinese broccoli were a good accompaniment.\n\nI was tempted to go 5 stars as dream fulfillment ranks very high on my list of pluses for a business, but the service could have been a little friendlier and the pork a little more moist for it to be the perfect experience.
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