hoppy herbal duck in johor bahru

i first tasted hoppy restaurant's herbal duck when my ex-colleague shin huat took us to this coffee-shop along jalan wang ah fook. he being a former malaysian from the state of johor, i would trust him to know some of the better eating places in johor bahru. the dongguai duck that we had tasted better than any we have eaten in singapore, and it was comparatively cheap.

i went back to the shop one more time on my own. subsequently, when i went to the place at jalan wang ah fook, i found the shutters down. it was after another visit that i learnt that they had moved out of the place.

one day when i took the bus into johor bahru with my regular walking and makan kaki victor samuel i mentioned how i missed the herbal duck at jalan wang ah fook. he then took me to the main branch which was along jalan harimau, much closer to the causeway.

hoppy restaurant sells a whole range of herbal ducks which include shi chuan, pi par, ginseng, dongguai, ming lor and hong kong style. basically, the ducks are roasted in the same way; it is the herbal gravy that gives it the special flavour. so, if you buy a ginseng herbal duck, you will get a roast duck which has been doused with ginseng gravy.

a takeaway herbal duck costs rm$38, which works out to less than s$20. each time i go to the shop to buy 'takeaway', while i am waiting, they will serve me a complimentary drink. they do that for all their 'takeaway' customers.