Tried the roast pork and BBQ pork. I thought they would be hot, but they were more cold than expected. Not sure why because we got them during the CID Food Walk when there was a huge line. The reviews seem to favor the BBQ pork, but I actually liked roast pork better. Yes, it did have some fatty parts but I liked the crispy skin and how tender the meat was even though it was not hot. On the other hand, the BBQ pork was a bit tough and not very tender. Would def come back for lunch specials if I am in the area again.
Updated Nov. 1/23 - Yet again another stellar lunch. Had the lunch special and it was perfection. Service is very fast & efficient, and the hosts are more than kind! Sooo looking forward to coming back. Previously: June 31/23: Met Richard & Lynn the owners @ KK, what lovely people. Yet again the food was amazing! Our takeaway BBQ Duck & Pork (yes we returned!!) was awe inspiring! Kau Kau is simply the best, both in food and service!!! Previous post: PERFECT!! Just what we had hoped for. The Roast Duck was superb, the Hot & Sour Soup was excellent, the Pork Fried Rice was divine and the Shrimp with Garlic was amazing! The ladies running the place are extremely helpful, kind and appreciative. We WILL return.****NEXT TIME we are trying the BBQ Pork, it's supposed to be the BEST in town and heaven knows a TON of folks were walking in buying it by the bag full!
The roasted pork is divine. Crispy and very savory (might be too salty for some people). If you are going here, you have got to order their roasted pork. The BBQ pork is also very delicious.
Price is relatively reasonable. Lunch special is $9.70 and other dishes are around $15 during the date this review is written.
Lori A Jackson (Real Estate Broker)
+5
Best Chinese restaurant. This is one of my families, favorite places. It is located in Seattle. The service is fast. The restaurant seating area itself is small. When the weather is good, we like to pick our food up and go to a park. The parking downtown is tight but worth it. Their menu has a lot to choose. They serve the meal family style so you can share – I love that. I highly recommend trying the roasted duck, the pea pods, a honey walnut shrimp (it’s so good and melts in your mouth), the crispy roasted pork is the best with hot mustard. There isn’t anything on their menu that I’ve ever tried that I did not like! A must when visiting Seattle. YUM 😋
Taste: 5
Price: 5
Quality: 5
Quantity: 5
Service: 4
If you haven’t dined in ID, this is a great place to start. We came here with a group of 6 and did a family style meal. The dining experience here is very matter of fact. That is, you come here for the food. We really enjoyed everything about our meal. We did the bbq pork, which is a must try, the green beans, the fried rice, and the chow foon with beef - I think we did the dry. I think the bbq pork, while it is great, tasted as though it was prepared ahead of time. Again, I thought it was great, but if we are splitting hairs, tasted as though it wasn’t made fresh.
All that to say, we loved it. I’d recommend and will certainly be back.
We had the lunch special and it was amazing, we got a chicken soup, rice with bbq pork and roasted duck along with 2 shingtoa beers. Family run and they were very helpful and happy to serve us. Will surely come back.
Server was friendly, duck was top notch. Lunch special was #worthit. Would recommend.
Place could use some sprucing up, tho. And they charged us a dollar for hot tea, tho they served it without us asking for it.......
First time at KauKau after hearing about it for several years.
I grabbed a whole roasted duck and a lb of BBQ pork.
Duck: so tender. While duck can be inherently greasy, it wasn't overtly greasy. The best part is that flavorful skin that still has a bit of chewy fat (yes I know I just said it was overtly greasy but iykyk😉)
BBQ pork: gawd! There is a sweet and savory element to the BBQ. With slight little caramelized crispy bits throughout the pieces is just bonus to flavor and texture.
Service: exceptional! I had gotten a small lunch special and the gal continued to update me while I waited.
I am firmly on the KauKau band wagon.
I love the Roasted Duck here. It’s well-seasoned and the meat is juicy and soft. We also had the triple seafood and vegetables, which was also very tastyyyy.
The price is resonance and the bill included 15% tip already.
Highly recommend and will come again 😊
Foodieextreme Foodieextreme
+5
Again we came here because Mikey Chen from Strictly Dumplings recommended it. We arrived just as they opened so we didn't have to wait. We were promptly seated at the back, round table. It was perfect with two rambunctious toddlers.
We ordered their Roast Pork noodles for our girls, and my gosh! It was a massive portion of absolutely delicious noodles. We all thoroughly enjoyed it. Hubby and I both got their lunch specials which came with delicious soup.
I forgot to take a pic of hubby’s lunch. He had got the shrimp and chicken combo, and he loved it. I got the roast duck and bbq pork combo, and my gosh, I loved it so much. The food was delicious, the price was right, and the service was excellent! What more could we ask for? Highly recommend.
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