[Review 1948] Creamy congee and salty prawns @ 一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle

一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期UG樓001-003號舖
Shop 001-003, UG/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/creamy-congee-and-salty-prawns-ssc-n-e2267266

Felt like getting some congee so came here instead of Ocean Empire because the food there is oily.
There is another branch in Tseung Kwan O, but the air conditioning there is even more cold.
The air conditioning here was quite cold but they had lids to cover the food so at least there is something to keep it warm.

The sauces here are self service which is good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dried Oyster and pork congee:
The congee tasted really creamy and milky which was not what I was hoping for.

You can not taste the dried oysters in the congee so I believe they have a separate pot for plain congee and whatever flavour congee you order those ingredients will be added when you order.
There is some slight dried oyster flavour in the congee if you leave it long enough.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stir fried soy sauce noodles:
The noodles were slightly dry but the soy sauce was not too strong or salty which was good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Prawns with thick noodles:
The thick noodles itself were ok, but the prawns on top were extremely salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Rice rolls with dried shrimps and spring onions:
I was not expecting silky smooth rice rolls but the surface of these felt lumpy.
The rice rolls were not even al-dente.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soup:

MSG soup.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 139] Chinese delicacy. @ 許留山 Hui Lau Shan Healthy Dessert

Date reviewed on openrice  16/06/2008

Yay my favourite Grapefruit series are back..
Grapefruit with aloe jelly, but i ordered the Grapefruit with Harsmar jelly.

Tasted good, a nice cooler for the summer.

Anyway since i dont know what Harsmar is, i searched it on Google,
and it turns out to be Frogs ovaries!!

OH WELL.. TRY if u DARE!

許留山 Hui Lau Shan Healthy Dessert

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-delicacy-e1910633

元朗壽富街33號A,

33A Sau Fu Street,, Yuen Long

[Review 126] Very Satisfying long sub @ Subway

Date reviewed on openrice: 28/05/2008

Going there for lunch was like a food factory production line, choosing ur bread, ingredients, salad and sauces.

I chose the long subway, with turkey and ham, the staff put it neatly on the sandwich.
Next was the salad, i had lettuce, purple onions, tomato, green peppers.
Then the sauces, mayo, honey mustard and mustard.

Tasted really good, the honey mustard sauce was really good, and the onion made it different to other ham sandwiches.


Subway
灣仔盧押道20號其康大廈地下
G/F Dannies Hse Bldg., 20 Luard Rd.,, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/very-satisfying-long-sandwiche-e1905598

[Review 75] Lobster Dumplings @ The Spaghetti House 意粉屋

Date reviewed on openrice: 14/08/2007

This was my second time at Spaghetti house, since the last disgusting fake cheese fondue i had.

This time I came to try all the new stuff,
lobster dumplings, scallop asparagus soup and the tomato and lemon smoothie.

Lobster dumplings
A reasonable portion with 8 large dumplings in total, 4 ink pasta wrapped dumplings and 4 ordinary ones. Quite big in size, and the lobster inside was quite fresh, with spinach mixed in it. The sauce was very rich too.

Scallop and asparagus soup
Tasted nice, but the ingredients were "so so"
I didn't think the asparagus was fresh, because they weren't crunchy in texture and they had a slight sour taste to it.
As for the scallops, they were tiny, but some of them were peach and orange..which is weird..cos scallops are white... but the peach and orange wasn't the crescent shaped bits either. Worrying!!

Tomato n Lemon Smoothie..
I think its for ppl with acquired taste....anyway i liked it.

source:
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lobster-dumplings-e172681

The Spaghetti House 意粉屋

尖沙咀海防道38號1樓

1/F, 38 Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

[Review 14] Comparision to Pizza Express in England @ Pizza Express

Date Reviewed on Openrice: 16/02/2006

I have dined at Pizza Express many times before in the UK especially at the Stratford branch and Bluewater branch.

Hence when it opened, I did not hesitate to try it.

So I ordered:

Garlic Bread
Very delicious, but compared to England, it was cut into slices and had more garlic topped on it.

A Pizza which I cannot remember the name.
It was delicious.

Lasagne
Still very nice and a strong aroma of basil.
However in the UK, they did not have as much tomato puree surrounding the lasagne. There were more bechamel cheese in it.

Dessert
Cheese Platter with pieces of baked dough
Very delicious combination, if I am not wrong there were four cheeses consisting of: Cream cheese (Philadelphia spread taste), Camembert, cheddar and lastly the strong mature cheese.

Banana and Caramel pizza.
This was also very nice and not too sweet, the pizza base was good, topped with banana, almonds, caramel, and mascarpone soft cheese.
Originally I wanted to try the berries pizza, however one of the ingredients was Balsamic vinegar, which to me sounds like a strange combination for a dessert with strawberries and blueberries.

Source:
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/comparision-to-pizza-express-in-england-e96526

Pizza Express:
尖沙咀亞士厘道35號
35 Ashley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

[Review 7] Creamy Macaroni @ Jollibee 快樂蜂

Date Reviewed on Openrice: 10/02/2006

When i walked past Jollibee, I saw this big poster advertising Creamy macaroni, so I went in to try it, as it seemed like an interesting dish.

As it was a small bowl, it only cost me $10, I also wanted to try their pies, but the flavour i wanted to try was sold out.

The Creamy macaroni tasted quite nice, it tasted like chicken soup/chicken a la king with macaroni added to it.

Source:
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/creamy-macaroni-e95708

Jollibee 快樂蜂
中環干諾道中13號歐陸貿易中心地下
Shop z4, G/F, Eurotrade Centre, 13 Connaught Rd., Central

[Review 4] Buffalo Wings @ Ruby Tuesday

Date Reviewed on Openrice: 06/02/2006

I chose Ruby Tuesday as I was looking forward to their spicy buffalo wings, featured on their promotional stand, however I was so disappointed when I got them, because on the picture, they were all featured as drummettes, but they turned out to be wings. I questioned the waiter and he explained that they come in batches of wings or drummettes, so it depends what type they get.
I would have preferred if the picture had a note saying for illustration purposes, because usually restaurants show pictures that are “What you see is what you get!!”

They also tasted ordinary, like what they taste at pizzahut, so I would not recommend ordering this item, as I would expect it would taste far better for a restaurant like this.

Anyway another side dish saved the day, which was cheese fries, they were nice thick fries with cheese melted on the top. Thankfully i had a 60% off voucher or I wouldn’t consider eating there.

One of the staff's attitude was quite strange, she was always staring at our table and she seemed quite rude since we sat down, she didn’t appear to understand English either.

Source:
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/buffalo-wings-e95367

Ruby Tuesday:
九龍灣偉業街33號德福廣場一期P26號舖
Shop P26, Telford Plaza Phase One, 33 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay

[Review 3] Wide Vegetarian Choice @ QQ Rice 西龍傳香飯糰

Date Published on Openrice: 06/02/2006

I was attracted to this fast food shop by its design, promoting healthy food.

Usually I do not eat glutinous rice or rice with fried dough inside, however I thought this one was rather special, as you get to choose different rices, and as a standard you can choose 6 different fillings, which is quite a lot since you normally would probably get to choose 3 or 4. The food is also displayed in front of you, so you can see what there is to choose.

First of all I chose the Ice lake wild rice, and it was really hard to choose the fillings, because the choice was amazing. I really liked the Vegetarian variety, as there were a lot of choices. I ended choosing: Crisp Caraway, Crispy Vegetarian Meat, Black Pepper Mushroom, Emperor Vegetable, and with two more choice left I chose Tuna and Crisp Shrimp Bran.

It tasted very nice, the Ice Lake wild rice was very fragrant, and the filling was as nice as imagined.

On other visits I also tried the Honey and Rice drink, which was very nice, not too sweet but keeping the flavour and the smell of the rice. As well as the Honey drink, I have also tried five rice drink, which was also nice, but it was a little bit creamy and viscous, but quite distinctive in taste since I haven’t seen this drink anywhere.

As for dessert I have tried the Milk Pudding, Five rice milk pudding. The Five rice milk pudding is basically the same as the Milk pudding, except there is an extra layer of rice beneath it. I enjoyed this dessert as they were not too sweet, and had a gentle flavour to it.

Source:
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/wide-vegetarian-choice-e95362

QQ Rice 西龍傳香飯糰
彩虹港鐵彩虹站大堂15號舖
Shop 15, Choi Hong MTR station, Choi Hung