Decoy

As someone who grew up eating authentic Peking duck in Beijing, I have finally found a restaurant with comparable quality!

The duck skin is crispy and the meat is tender and cut with evenly between fatty pieces and lean pieces. The sauce is perfect and the cucumbers and spring onions are fresh which you rarely see in NYC 'Peking duck' places. My only complaint is that the wrappers were more akin to pancakes instead of the light airy crepes that I'm used to. Regardless, amazing duck and staff was very friendly and attentive!

Pretty good! The duck was really tasty, although the pancakes were different from what they usually give you and the sauce was not flavorful enough. It is also pretty pricy. Still, delicious duck.

I have been coming to Decoy for years and it’s the only Peking Duck place I would go as an authentic Chinese. I have brought multiple of my family members from China to decoy whenever they come to NYC to visit me, they all love the nice tweak from a true Peking Duck from Beijing. The duck is always very well-roasted with juicy fat and crispy skin. I always wish there’s more no matter how many ducks we get. You do have to reserve it though when you make your reservation, I have gone to the place multiple times per-pandemic and they were sold out of ducks at 6:30 already without a reservation. The sauces are very tasty as well. Many of their other appetizers are amazing, the strawberry fro gras is crazy good, oxtail dumplings and some others are very tasty. The fried rice is also surprisingly good. I normally would not order fried rice (because it’s just very difficult to find any actual good fried rice) but they actually have very aromatic fried rice which is so rare. Anyways, no matter if you are looking for something adventurous and authentic or if you are just going for a nice American Chinese this is one of the best you can find in NYC.

We booked a reservation for Decoy over a week in advance. Once we arrived, we were informed by the hostess that Decoy was booked for a private party. We forced into walk-in sitting, a large-crowded communal seating table. Frustrating experience, we left before ordering.

Best Peking Duck in the City! Decoy is a extension of Red Farm in West Village and we’ve made it a tradition to go for Peking Duck every Christmas Eve and it never disappoints.

Unfortunately, as a result of the pandemic, ambiance and service have taken a hit. For an Americanized fusion restaurant like this, it’s off-putting to see takeout orders stacked on the communal table in the center of the restaurant, making it look more like a restaurant in Chinatown. Everyone was very nice, but service is a little all over the place. Besides the duck, the other dishes are just okay and not a good value for the price. Not certain if the UWS location offers the duck, but the ambiance at that location (pre-Covid, at least) is much better.

We use Marinated & Grilled Creekstone Rib Steak and Grilled Prime Creekstone Bone-In N.Y. Strip Steak which are Halal.

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