[Review 7296] Back for dinner at Wooden House @ Wooden House

23/03/2019
Wooden House (已結業)
北角炮台山電氣道183號友邦廣場地下18號舖
Shop 18, G/F, AIA Tower, 183 Electric Road, Fortress Hill, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-dinner-at-wooden-house-e3347720
Back for dinner at Wooden House
2019-03-23  28 瀏覽
Previously tried the lunch here and it was so good that I have been meaning to go back for dinner.
There is a full menu for dinner and some of the items were quite interesting such as the lobster bisque which is paired with red prawn sashimi.
Technically it is a red prawn but not the Spanish ones or the price would be not be HK98.

The lobster bisque was rich and creamy but you have to wait for it to cool down or end up burning your mouth.
The prawn was nicely paired with dill.

Next was the slow cooked octopus which was topped on potatoes.
The octopus was full of flavour and tender.


Finished with the Salmone alla griglia which is served wrapped in grease paper.


You can choose to have the salmon pink or fully cooked.
The salmon was delicate and tender paired nicely with the creamy baby potatoes beneath it.
Finished with their signature gelato which is made in house.
Flavours vary all the time but the coconut was good and loaded with coconut.


Glad I went for dinner because it was nice and quiet as the office people have fled the scene.

[Review 5920] A place to cure lamb cravings @ 米孜然 Mr. Cumin

23/04/2017
米孜然 Mr. Cumin
北角炮台山宏安道2-12號宏輝大廈地下5號舖
Shop 5, G/F, Wang Fai Mansion, 2-12 Wang On Road, Fortress Hill, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-place-to-cure-lamb-cravings-e2771507

A place to cure lamb cravings
2017-04-23  1636 瀏覽
I don't know why but I just love Cumin so I was drawn here.

Cumin is normally paired with lamb and sprinkled on skewers which is just what this joint serves.

As well as the skewers, the rice with minced lamb sauce is a must order.

It was breathtaking watching him grill the meat and you can even feel the flames so I guess don't stand too close!

I wonder how he is going to cope with that heat later when the temperatures are going to reach 32 degrees C plus!!
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As well as grilling the meats, it is then torched to ensure that hard to reach areas are evenly done.
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Here was what I had:

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Chicken wings stuffed with glutinous rice:
I am not keen on stuffed chicken wings but I loved this because it wasn't too oily or fat after the way they grilled and torched it.

The glutinous rice in the middle had a good flare of spice that gives it a good spice kick that doesn't linger.
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To be honest, I found the lamb skewer and lamb chop quite similar but it depends if you prefer chunks of lamb or a juicy lamb rack.

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Lamb skewer:
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Lamb rack:
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Now to the star of the show, MINCED LAMB WITH RICE.
Looking very spicy with generous flakes of chili, I was fooled because it was not spicy at all and the minced lamb was so tasty and lean which was delicious with the rice.

If you mix the egg, it becomes even more heavenly with the richness of the egg yolk.

It would be great if they had an onsen egg which you could completely mix it in.

The courgette slices were sweet and tasty and I liked the way it was evenly cooked.
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They have herbal teas in the fridge because the Chinese believe that herbal teas must be drunk after consuming some grilled food.

[Review 4683] KFC headquarters in Hong Kong @ 肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken

28/09/2015
肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC)  Kentucky Fried Chicken
北角炮台山英皇道147-151號萬事昌大廈1樓
1/F, Mulefield Building, 147-151 King's Road, Fortress Hill, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kfc-headquarters-in-hong-kong-e2495991

KFC headquarters in Hong Kong
2015-09-28  451 瀏覽
Previously this used to be Burger King but it packed up.
I was attracted by the new dai pai dong chicken so went there for it.
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The breakfast looks good but too early for me.
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The layout of this branch is a bit different, it is bigger and the counter is right at the entrance separated from the food collection counter.
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I liked this branch because there was no queue.

The decor is nice and some of the seats remind me of Nintendo.
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Burning logs
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Lamps
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Some displays in the glass cabinet but not related to KFC.

Downstairs, there is a toilet and an entrance to KFC recruitment and training centre.
Dai Pai Dong Crispy chicken:

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Basically, it was crispy ginger and spring onion chicken.
I liked the gingery taste but I found it too sweet and it tasted like indomie noodles.
$16.5 is a bit expensive for a piece of chicken.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
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The bill: $16.5

[Review 3194] Back for more vegetarian dishes @ 素食主意 Sooo Vegi

01/03/2014
素食主意  Sooo Vegi
北角電氣道254-280號華凱大廈A座6號舖
Shop A6, Wah Hoi Mansion, 254-280 Electric Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-more-vegetarian-dishes-e2349169

The vegetarian dishes here are filling and affordable which is why I came back for more.

Here was what I had:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stir fried vegetables and rice:

I don't really like these diced vegetables consisting of carrots, peas and sweetcorn but surprisingly it was delicious because the sauce was sweet and went well with the rice as it made the rice moist and easy to eat.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
American wrap:

On my previous visit, tried their other wraps which were divine, this was the only one I have not tried so came back for it.
It had a vegetarian frank which tasted like the normal ones and there was coleslaw in it which is my favourite.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
tofu in spicy sauce with rice:

Basically I have always loved the meat version but restaurants never use fresh meat so it stinks.
The vegetarian version is much lighter and they have Sichuan peppercorns in their sauce which has this numbing effect and no spiciness.
I would have liked the sauce to be thicker.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
stir fried purple cabbage with beef:

Another sweet tasting dish because of the purple cabbage but it was not cloyingly sweet, the vegetarian beef slices were great because they don't have those annoying tendons that you can chew.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stir fried spicy Chinese celery and meat with rice:

This dish was good but it lacked something because there was too much Chinese celery in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

I really like this place a lot but I hate those smokers smoking outside because their second hand smoke is mega annoying!
Anyway hope to dine here more often before the annoying summer comes!

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[Review 3132] Dumplings @ 福元湯圓 Fook Yuen

29/1/2014
福元湯圓  Fook Yuen
北角炮台山福元街7號利都樓地下I-1舖
Shop I-1, G/F, Lei Do Building, 7 Fuk Yuen Street, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dumplings-e2344082

If it was not for my friend, I would never dine at this place nor would I order from here because on my first visit I found the service quite.................

Anyway, Thanks to my friend for sharing some with me.

I don't normally have Chinese desserts so I don't know if this is the best but the dumplings were huge and there was so much black sesame paste inside.
I liked the soup more because there was a strong ginger taste.

[Review 3113] Love bites with the apple of love @ Jam Bakery

24/01/2014
Jam Bakery
北角炮台山蜆殼街4號宇宙商業大廈3號舖地下
Shop 3, G/F, Universal Commercial House, 4 Shell Street, Fortress Hill, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/love-bites-with-the-apple-of-love-e2343087

According to my reviews, it has been four years since I last visited Jam Bakery.
They used to be located in Tai Hang and closed down for a while until they reopened here recently.
Jam Bakery is on the corner and the shop is quite see through.

This branch is much bigger than the previous place with a cake cabinet, cookie shelf and a reasonable dining area.
I decided to go to Jam Bakery because of the apple cheesecake which is also being sold at Sogo branded with Hello Kitty.

There was a green one and a red one.

To be honest, the green one was not appealing because the shade of green looked a bit like gunge and slime so I got the red.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Apple Cheesecake (RED):
I do not like the colour red, but red was more appealing than green in this case.
The apple looked so realistic I was tempted to bite it just like can apple, but in the end I dug in with a fork.
As a cheesecake, it tasted nothing like a cheesecake, but it was delicious if you treat it as a apple cream cake.
Fresh apple and cream with light sponge cake in the middle that was not too sweet with a hint of cinnamon.
However it was weird it had raisins in it.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Apple Cheesecake (GREEN) HKD42:
Came here again for the cheesecake because it was really nice.
The service was much better this time because this time I got a glass of water.

The green one had an extra piece of chocolate on top which was not there before shown on the first photo.
According to the earlier reviews, both the red and green should have a piece of chocolate on top.
I was expecting the RED and GREEN to taste the same, but as you can see there is much more apple filling in it.
The green one was much sweeter too, so in conclusion, I prefer the red one that I tried before.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
As well as the cakes, I was hoping to try Froyo because they had a unique cactus topping that you could choose.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Previous visit:
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2056396&tc=sr2&con=rvw