[Review 7435] Delicious Okinawan Purple Potato cake @ '東海堂 Arome Bakery

19/05/2019
'東海堂  Arome Bakery
彩虹港鐵彩虹站CHH20號舖
Shop CCH20, Choi Hung MTR Station, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-okinawan-purple-potato-cake-e3410516

Delicious Okinawan Purple Potato cake
2019-05-19  124 瀏覽
I know it has been a while since I had this cake but I really loved this cake.
It is basically a purple sweet potato cake with layers of cake, cream, purple sweet potato mash and mousse.
It was soft and delicious, the best thing was that it was not too sweet.
Overall, a very satisfying cake as there was chocolate sponge cake as well.

[Review 7394] Meatballs at Subway @ Subway

06/05/2019
Subway 
彩虹港鐵彩虹站CHH16號舖
Shop CHH16, Choi Hung Station, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/meatballs-at-subway-e3395374

Meatballs at Subway
2019-05-06  301 瀏覽
Meatballs are not new at Subway but now you can get them a la carte for HKD18.

There is BBQ or Marinara.
The BBQ looked good but I believe the BBQ sauce is the same BBQ sauce you get for the subs which is quite strong and smoky so I went for the Marinara.

The balls were soft and drenched in rich marinara sauce which had a subtle garlic and herb taste.
 0 讚好

Overall, the meatballs in a cup are good if you want to try the meatballs without the sub.

[Review 7366] Annoying Fixed Sets @ 大家樂 Café de Coral

23/04/2019
大家樂 Café de Coral
彩虹九龍清水灣道8號匯八坊地庫二層B201A舖
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/annoying-fixed-sets-e3380204

Annoying Fixed Sets
2019-04-23  114 瀏覽
I was attracted here because of the stir fried noodles and fried chicken leg but unfortunately you have to order the set as they don't sell the items a la carte.
The noodles come with a spring roll and red bean dessert which is such an odd combination and I hate these items.
Anyway, it turned out the noodles were too oily so that was a waste.
The Chicken leg comes with annoying Chinese style potato salad and drinks which I don't eat.
Luckily the chicken was really tasty.
It was really different to the fried chicken from other local places because there were some Chinese spices like wahyim which made it delicious and the chicken was springy and not too dry.

[Review 7360] Finally HM lands in Choihung @ 華御結 休息中 Hana-Musubi

18/04/2019
華御結  休息中 Hana-Musubi
彩虹彩虹港鐵站CHH 10號舖
Shop CHH 10, Choi Hung MTR Station, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/finally-hm-lands-in-choihung-e3375149

Finally HM lands in Choihung
2019-04-18  166 瀏覽
Finally HM is here!
This is one of the joints I was hoping to be here after QQRice packed up.
Tried the vegan spicy minced meat which is similar to the Thai Minced pork with basil but with a touch of sweetness.
There was quite a bit of filling in it as well as I was really satisfied.
Basically everything is damn good from here and I appreciate the vegan choices that they serve especially when you don't feel like eating meat that day.

HM is here to stay and hope they expand overseas!

[Review 7298] Going back in time @ 愛群快餐店 Oi Kwan Fast Food Restaurant

24/03/2019
愛群快餐店  Oi Kwan Fast Food Restaurant
彩虹綠柳路8號彩虹邨金碧樓地下11號舖
Shop 11, G/F, Kam Pik House, Choi Hung Estate, 8 Luk Lau Avenue, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/going-back-in-time-e3347822

Going back in time
2019-03-24  589 瀏覽
There are two branches of Oi Kwan and I am glad that both have kept the restaurant how it is.
Sadly for Si Sun Burgers, they had to move so all that living history has been lost.

The staff looked like they were wearing PJs but it could be funky uniform from the past which I haven't seen before.
They are famous for the huge fried chicken legs but they looked a bit burnt so I ordered something else.

I got the salted fish meat patty with rice.
The portion was huge, 2 big patties.

As expected the patties were delicious because it was moist in the middle and there was a crispy salty crust on the outside.
Overall pretty good but a tad salty.

[Review 7269] Not your usual snack joint @ 楓林軒

08/03/2019

楓林軒
彩虹彩虹邨商場 4 號地下
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-your-usual-snack-joint-e3330529

Not your usual snack joint
2019-03-08  348 瀏覽
I was in the area and stopped by because there were so many people buying stuff from here.
There was a heated cabinet at the front and I saw some interesting round shaped thing so ordered it.
The cutlet coating looked good because the colour was how you would expect it to be which meant their oil was fresh.
After taking a bite, It turned out to chicken inside but reconstituted chicken the stuff you find in chicken nuggets.
To be honest, I really liked it and it is a bit like a flat disc shaped chicken kiev without the cheese and it would taste good sandwiched in a burger bun with mayonnaise or ketchup.
Next was the chicken drummette which was also delicious, the coating was crispy and the chicken was juicy inside.

For drinks, I had the sago series as not many places serve drinks with sago.
I didn't have any expectations for the tea because I just don't like HK style tea but it turned out really nice as the tea base they used was different.
The other drink was soy milk with sago which is much lighter.
Will be back for more snacks.
Although the food is good, the service can be cocky sometimes.

[Review 6269] Delicious with extra sauce @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

28/10/2017
麥當勞 McDonald's
彩虹牛池灣坪石邨停車場地下G1號舖
Shop G1, G/F, Carpark, Ping Shek Estate, Ngau Chi Wan, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-with-extra-sauce-e2902026

Delicious with extra sauce
2017-10-28  47 瀏覽
This was my last avocado chicken burger before it was taken off the menu.
Requested for extra sauce again.
It was my last but the best because the bun was soft and warm, the chicken patty was fried just right as well and there was so much avocado sauce that every mouthful was delicious.
Again different branches have different standards because some burgers have been sitting there for quite a while.

[Review 6165] Tortoise jelly @ 海天堂 Hoi Tin Tong

29/08/2017
海天堂  Hoi Tin Tong
清水灣道8號匯八坊M樓M05舖
Shop M05, M/F, InfinityEight, 8 Clear Water Bay Road, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tortoise-jelly-e2860436

My friend wanted some tortoise jelly so took her here.
It is a small joint.
Anyway, discovered they had two types of tortoise jelly but my friend wanted the vacuum sealed tubs because it was more hygienic.
I tried some and it tastes slightly different to the ones in the ceramic pots because it is not as bitter and there is a strange taste to it.
It is slightly sweet so I don't think syrup is needed.

[Review 5680] My signature collection @ 麥當勞McDonald's

3012/2016
麥當勞McDonald's
彩虹牛池灣坪石邨停車場地下G1號舖
Shop G1, G/F, Carpark, Ping Shek Estate, Ngau Chi Wan, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/my-signature-collection-e2702147

Dined here because they have the {My Signature collection} where it is a simpler version of the #createyourburger with 27 possibly combinations of three different buns, three different fillings and three different patties of beef, grilled chicken or crispy chicken.

The bagel is not the one I would choose but then I am tempted to try it to see what a McDs bagel tastes like!

In the end I went for the crispy chicken with cheesy mushoom in a Brioche bun.

I was really lucky because my burger was loaded with mushrooms so it had a lovely earthy taste.

[Review 5566] Chocolate and orange icecream @ 阿波羅 Apollo

16/11/2016
阿波羅 Apollo
彩虹清水灣道45號彩雲商場B213號舖
Shop B213, Choi Wan Commercial Complex, 45 Clear Water Bay Road, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chocolate-and-orange-icecream-e2678215

Chocolate and orange are always a match made in heaven but sometimes the orange peel can be overwhelming.

I spotted this dark brown chocolate icecream with lots of orange pieces in it so I went over and took a look.
It turned out to be Chocolate and orange nata de co co.

I have never liked nata de co co because the ones I have tried were really artificial in taste and texture (probably from China but surprisingly nata de co co originates from the Philippines).

The nata de co co in this icecream is infused with orange so I decided to try it as there certainly wouldn't be any orange peel here.

The taste of this icecream was so good, and the orange was quite natural without any orange bitter peel taste.

There was so much nata de co co in the scoop of icecream that every spoonful was divine with these big chunks of orange nata de co co, and I loved the chew in the icecream.

It was like eating molecular gastronomic pieces of orange jelly which was more chewy than normal because of the frozen texture.

I used to think nata de co co was young coconut meat pieces soaked in syrup but after googling it I was more than amazed to learn that it was fermented coconut water which gels through the production of microbial cellulose.
Microbial cellulose is also used in the Medical industry for tissue engineering, wound dressings etc.

[Review 5428] Hairy sub @ Subway

01/08/2016
Subway
彩虹港鐵彩虹站CHH16號舖
Shop CHH16, Choi Hung Station, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hairy-sub-e2626057

Hairy sub
2016-08-01  916 瀏覽
Got the veggie delight as it was meatless monday but unfortunately, there was a strand of black hair!
Unluckily but luckily the hair was black or I would not have seen it!