As you know, Duck Duck Goat has been reviewed on Cooking with Ideas, and we loved it. (Click here if you want to read the full review.) Recently, my partner was in town for surgery (all good) and we got into the land of ordering in. While i was dubious, we googled around and discovered that, indeed, Duck Duck Goat does deliver via the service Door Dash. So, even though we were not inclined to leave the condo, we could eat a wonderful meal from Stephanie Izard.
Alas, they do not deliver their full menu, so the option of revisiting items we ordered when there IRL was unavailable. So, we were forced to be a bit more inventive in our ordering. This is most definitely not a bad thing when it comes to Duck Duck Goat. No, we could not have the slap noodles with beef that we so loved (and that seemed like an ideal comfort food). Yes, we could explore a bit more -- and that is what we did. (I should note that the delivery menu is not identical to the take out menu -- and that is important to know as the variety is wider in the delivery menu.)
So: we had the following dishes:
Pork Fried Rice of some sort with red rice and (I think ) jasmine rice gets an A. The combination of rices makes it very tasty.
Scallion Pancake wrapped around Marinated Beef: this also has a better name but this is descriptive. I have no idea what I expected, but this came cut into two pieces and was kind of like a wrap. It was amazing -- the beef both tender and easy, marinated in something indescribable, and the crunchy cucumbers and other veggies made this worth the mess. The scallion pancakes were just the right thickness and, frankly, it was the first time I could have told you there were scallions in scallion pancakes. Absolutely would order again.
House Fermented Vegetables came in a tiny little plastic cup and included cauliflower, peppers and who knows what else. Definitely sour and sweet and hot, all squashed into a tiny little bit of veggies. A condiment really, and worth it. $2.
Mango Coconut Parfait was ordered because we loved a mango coconut dessert we had at the restaurant itself. This too came in a tiny plastic cup -- and was delightful. It was different from the in house version, which has cloud in its name -- and is in fact lighter despite having some cake in it. I ought to have ordered two of these. $4.
There are no minor quibbles here with Duck Duck Goat with the exception that we love those containers one always links up to chinese food in one's imagination and only the fried rice came in such a container. Oh well, at least one! Plus we got another of the lovely brown paper bags with two ducks and a goat stamped on. . . The total cost was about $36.
What about the delivery service? Door Dash was both efficient (speedy), inexpensive (delivery was FREE), and good humored when they had a moment difficulty finding me. I would suggest they inquire how much one wants in the way of utensils etc (our order came with one set, and there were two of us eating). And, I wish their app was just a little more clear about what is and is not available because the categories are overlapping and -- if you do not look at all the categories you will not know how varied the offerings are. In this case, the faves and the dinner options are not identical and . . . Otherwise, I give the delivery service and, more importantly, the person who did the delivery kudos for helping with comfort food when comfort was needed.