Hollywood Braised Duck @ Sims Place

I've been here before on a food hunt to chase down Tai Dong when they moved from Circular Road here. If you are looking for a dark, salty and fatty braised duck, it is them. But it seems Hollywood was here first, and it seems to be more popular than the other. 

Indeed, the meat is firmer and leaner but very chewy. It is less salty but braised with what I feel as much more herbs and spices - a very balanced taste in each mouth. The flavours in the sauce is balanced, but as a dish as a whole is equally balanced. From the tinge of bitterness of the braised sauce, to the fragrance of the rice to the sweetness of the duck. 

The rice is grainy and fragrant with a good garlicky aftertaste - I couldn't stop putting spoon after spoon into my mouth. And when you feel like you're choking from wolfing it down too fast, the flavourful herby side soup does the trick. Everything was so satisfying! 

You should try the Duck Noodles too, where they drown the noodles in a mixture of the sauce and the soup. Incredible. 

Hollywood Braised Duck 

49 Sims Place #01-73

Opening hours 9.30am to 3.30pm daily