Yup. I was gonna say that until I saw your reply.
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Pork belly and preserved vegâŚthat is very much a Grandma dish and best eaten at Grandmas House with plenty of rice! Most Canto or Taiwanese grandmas can make a kick ass version! Donât pass up on a chance to eat
I bet Sea Harbour or Seafood Palace does a good version.
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is there a specific reason you expect the duck skin to always be crispy?
Hi @blimpbinge,
Just wishful thinking. 
I remember eating an excellent version in Hong Kong (with crisped skin). Hearing our FTC veterans like @ipsedixit and others talk about versions theyâve had in Asia with crisped skin just makes me wish we had that here (but they explained the reason why it doesnât exist).
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Whatâs the reason?
Because crispy skin is delicious and flabby duck skin is not
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Yea I think the last time I had duck with crispy or near crispy skin was at the short lived âthe kitchenâ on valley next to baccali, and then also chuen hing in El monte
besides them, I donât think all these local places are willing (or able, per those posts) to put in extra work for the skin.
even when when traveling in asia, I wouldnât say all Canto bbq duck places had crispy skin, I imagine as time passes, itâll continue to be the exception and not the norm
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Most places should have crispy skin on their ducks when they are done roasting. But as time passes, the skin gets soggy much like a croissant so itâs really not the restaurantâs fault.
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Thanks. Good point @moonboy403 
Yes, the only place I found in the U.S. so far was at Ming Kee BBQ, and that we showed up first thing when they opened up. It was wonderful.
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Just want to echo what everyone who has covered ruby bbq says, this place consistently churns out the best sui-yuk in SoCal. Iâm thinking about ordering a suckling pig from them.
Also generally we have such grumpy stereotypes of old Chinese restaurant workers, but the auntie who was the owner was so sweet. I was short on cash approximately 5 dollars for my 2.2 lbs of roast pork and she told me to not worry about it and come next time and just remind her and bring money to pay her back. Customer 4 life!!!
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there are picks on this board that i am eternally indebted to FTC for and ruby bbq siu yuk is absolutely at the top of the list. the folks who did the legwork on this thread deserve a suckling pig
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Agree
What a find
been researching local places to get takeout whole/half cantonese suckling pig like this: Crispy roast suckling pig - The boss insists on roasting the suckling pigs in person every day. - YouTube.
did a cursory search on yelp and I see reviewers refer siu yuk as suckling pig but i thought siu yuk is roast pork (not specifically suckling pig).
is ruby bbq the king for suckling pig as well?
Iâm by-passing the DTLA area entirely tomorrow and just heading straight to the SGV. Friend and I want to try Rubyâs (our first time).
It seems like, if weâre going for an early dinner, we shouldnât go b/f 5PM b/c we otherwise get leftovers from lunch?
Anything else highly recommended there, in addition to the roasted pork belly? Is this place cash-only?
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Iâm not sure if the constantly rotate their roasted meats. The earlier you go I would say likely the better the roast pork will be.
I think itâs cash only still.
Also I think this is a great situation for a bang bang so many good spots in the area.
Golden delight
Medan kitchen
Delicious food corner
Kim kee noodle
Banh mi my tho
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