Near to KSL City Mall in Taman Century, along Jalan Kancil, a gigantic roasted duck mounted above a row of shops draws customers to Restoran Hao Bi (好比鸭王) for its range of Hong Kong-style roasted delights, especially its herbal roasted duck using their traditional recipes. Hao Bi has been in the roasting business for over 30 years.
Hao Bi is well-known for its dang gui (Angelica sinensis, 当归) herbal roasted duck (当归药材烧鸭) and dang gui / Hong Kong-style roasted duck (当归 / 港式烧鸭). Aside from roasted ducks, there are other roasted delights, such as roasted suckling piglets, roasted pork, barbecue pork, roasted chicken, roasted goose (subject to availability), etc.
Hao Bi’s menu has a wide range of roasted delights that can be ordered as standalone rice / noodle dishes or mix-and-match the ingredients as desired. As a barbecue and seafood restaurant, Hao Bi offers a wide range of cooked dishes too, including seafoods, pork / chicken dishes, vegetables, tofu dishes, and steamed soups too.
For single-pax dining, go for a Herbal Roasted Duck Rice / Noodle (药材烧鸭饭/面) or Twin Mixed Roasted Duck Rice / Noodle with additional crispy roasted pork (烧鸭双拼饭/面+烧肉). The serving of herbal roasted duck and roasted pork is reasonably large. The duck meat has absorbed the aroma of the Angelica herb and is juicy and tender. I like the just-right herbal taste that lingers in the mouth — stronger herbal presence tends to make the duck meat tastes bitter. The roasted pork with crispy skin is tasty, not salty. Both meats are my favourites.
The Three Mixed BBQ Delights (烧味三拼) is a platter with three selected roasted delights. This is probably the best way to try three types of meat from selections of different types of roasted duck, roasted pork, barbecue pork or roasted chicken for a small group. We have herbal roasted duck, barbecue pork and roasted pork. It is meaty and very satisfying for meat-lovers.
For larger group dining, order more dishes to try but the roasted delights are definitely a must. We have half a herbal roasted duck, a larger serving of crispy roasted pork, stir-fried kang kung (water spinach) and a claypot beancurd dish. We did not expect half a roasted duck to have so much meat.
Restoran Hao Bi has several other branches in Johor, including one near to JB City Square Shopping Centre along Jalan Wong Ah Fook and a newly-opened one in Taman Pelangi.
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Main Outlet:
4, Jalan Kancil, Taman Century, 80250 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Opening Hours:
9:30am to 8pm | Daily
How to Get There:
From JB Sentral, take BAS.MY J100 to KSL City Mall / alight at Holiday Plaza. Read: JB Bus: To KSL City Mall / Holiday Plaza in Taman Century.
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