[Review 7727] Handmade Bakery Mooncakes @ 鴻福堂 Hung Fook Tong

03/09/2019
鴻福堂  Hung Fook Tong
牛頭角港鐵牛頭角站11號舖
Shop 11, Ngau Tau Kok MTR Station, Ngau Tau Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/handmade-bakery-mooncakes-e3525834

Handmade Bakery Mooncakes
2019-09-03  123 瀏覽
Discovered that HFT were selling mooncakes by Handmade Bakery so decided to try them.
They didn't look appetizing but tried them anyway because sometimes the appearance and taste can be different.
When I opened the packet, there was a nasty rancid butter smell and it was rather dry inside.

[Review 7725] Old school bakery @ 蘆葦飽餅廊

03/09/2019
蘆葦飽餅廊
牛頭角牛頭角道231號地下
G/F, 231 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Ngau Tau Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/old-school-bakery-e3525799

Old school bakery
2019-09-03  190 瀏覽
I doubt anyone would know this bakery which has been here for years unless you live nearby.
It is not on my walking path but I always see it when I am on the minibus.

Only went past it as I was in Ngau Tau Kok and decided to walk over to Kowloon Bay.
Went in and it was the usual Chinese stuff.
I was attracted by the iced gems (what we call them in the UK) but funnily enough they have them here too.
Anyway, as I was meeting my friends so decided to get them.
They probably taste the same, a crispy sweet biscuit base with a sugary icing!

[Review 7393] Pistachio Swiss Roll at Taipan @ 大班麵包西餅 Taipan Bread & Cakes

05/05/2019
大班麵包西餅 Taipan Bread & Cakes
牛頭角牛頭角道33號宏光樓地下4號舖
Shop 4, G/F, Wang Kwong Building, 33 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Ngau Tau Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pistachio-swiss-roll-at-taipan-e3395100

Pistachio Swiss Roll at Taipan
2019-05-05  43 瀏覽
I love Pistachio so didn't hesitate in trying this but didn't really have any expectations because the Chinese cake mix is different from the English.


As expected the roll was too sweet so it killed the roll completely otherwise it would have been delicious.
I tried the pistachio filling on its own and it was silky with a lovely pistachio taste.
Anyway, who cares, life goes on, the level of sweetness probably won't be changed in future.


As well as Swiss roll, they had fancy sachimas in different flavours like Orange and honey.

[Review 6948] Casual and modern cart noodles @ 阿太車仔麵

04/11/2018
阿太車仔麵
牛頭角牛頭角道307號地下B號舖
Shop B, G/F, 307 Ngau Tau Kok Road Road, Ngau Tau Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/casual-and-modern-cart-noodles-e3205744

Casual and modern cart noodles
2018-11-04  55 瀏覽
I rarely go to Ngau Tai Kok but since Uselect has opened a big store opposite the station I go there more often.
Before shopping, went here for quick lunch as it was nearby.

From the outside, it didn't look like a Chinese cart noodle bar but when you get inside, there is an open kitchen.
There are two sides, one side is like a noodle bar while other side has tables.
The menu:
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I am not a fan of soup noodles so the tossed noodles had to be ordered.
The XO sauce is on the table so you can add as you please.
I put a bit too much so it was quite spicy!~!
The rest of the toppings were just how they should taste.

For the soup noodles, it was also good, my friend had the tofu puffs and squid balls which soaked the broth nicely.

The star of the show had to be the preserved egg, the yolk part was thick and delicious that it was so good mixing i with my noodles!

The squids was in this thick sauce so they were heavily flavoured, unfortunately, they were a bit too chewy.

[Review 6144] ramen topped with candyfloss @ 一生懸麵 Issyoukenmen

19/058/2017
一生懸麵 Issyoukenmen
牛頭角牛頭角道3號得寶商場地下121號舖
Shop 121, G/F, TBG Mall, 3 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Ngau Tau Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ramen-topped-with-candyfloss-e2853134

ramen topped with candyfloss
2017-08-19  63 瀏覽
Obviously came here because of the candyfloss gimmick.
It was good that they didn't colour the candyfloss.
I had the yuzu ramen which was topped with the candyfloss so I was assuming the broth would be refreshing as the candyfloss is there to balance it but it wasn't sour but quite sweet.
The ramen strands were quite thick because they served the tsukemen ramen.
The pork broth ramen was good because the broth was thick and rich.
The taco balls were ok but were a bit too soft and floury.

[Review 5024] Noodles @ 麻辣串串香

07/02/2016
麻辣串串香 
牛頭角牛頭角道3號得寶商場地下FC04號舖
Shop FC04, G/F, TBG Mall, 3 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Ngau Tau Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/noodles-at-%E9%BA%BB%E8%BE%A3%E4%B8%B2%E4%B8%B2%E9%A6%99-e2541709


There wasn't much interesting to eat at TBG mall so I settled for noodles here.
I had the glass vermicelli noodles which turned out to be quite nice because the ones they served had a nice texture and were not that elastic.
The broth was just the right spiciness and not too hot.

[Review 5023] Unfortunate location @ 牛下真好味 Maji Yummy

07/02/2016
牛下真好味 Maji Yummy
牛頭角牛頭角道33號宏光樓地下
G/F, Wang Kwong Building, 33 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Ngau Tau Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/unfortunate-location-e2541693

Walked past and the octopus tentacles looked good so decided to get some.
It was really hard trying to get near the counter to order because the stupid pedestrian path was narrow and there were so many people walking past.
I wanted to get the pork trotters in sweet ginger sauce but it would be hard to find a spot nearby to eat it without the temptation to throw it in someones face because they kept walking into you.
Anyway I just got the Octopus tentacles and battled past people to a spot where I could eat it.
The octopus tentacles were quite good because they were tender and springy but there was still some endoskeleton which you had to spit out.
I would rate them as good but not as good as Fei Jeh because those ones are much tender and tastier.
The English name of this place is interesting and I wonder how they came up with the name MAJI YUMMY

[Review 5022]Beef offal @ 八座小食

07/02/2016
八座小食
牛頭角牛頭角道3號得寶商場地下FC02號舖
Shop FC02, G/F, TBG Mall, 3 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Ngau Tau Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/beef-offal-%E5%85%AB%E5%BA%A7%E5%B0%8F%E9%A3%9F-e2541676

Went to TBG mall to have a look at stalls imitating the past.
There were not many old stalls so it was quite disappointing, quite a few were Taiwanese stalls and there was a burger joint.
Anyway, the beef offal didn't look attractive because the offal was pale but decided to get it anyway as I was already there.
As expected, the offal was not as tasty as the ones I have tried elsewhere because the broth wasn't concentrated.

[Review 4141] Bakery products from 759 @ 759麵包工房

26/02/2015
759麵包工房
牛頭角樂華南邨展華樓地下136及138號舖
Shop 136&138, G/F., Chin Wah House, Lok Wah South Estate, Ngau Tau Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bakery-products-from-759-e2428824


Bakery products from 759
2015-02-26  804 瀏覽
759 was a shop selling preserved packaged food to start off with and now they have expanded into other businesses such as cosmetics, noodle joints and now a bakery too!
I wonder if we will see 759 Medical clinics, 759 Barbers, 759 Laundry, 759 Petrol Stations coming soon!!!

Initially 759 didn't appeal to me because the variety was limited and it was cheap and unhealthy packaged Asian snacks like noodles and crisps but now there is more European variety and they even have TIMOTEI shampoo.

I was curious to try their bakery because I love bread but in Hong Kong, it is either proper Western Bread or Sweet tasting savoury Chinese bread.
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Walked past one day and bought some bread and muffins.

You can probably use your membership card on the purchase but I forgot to use mine and the lady at the till didn't remind me.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Double chocolate muffin:
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The muffin was not outstanding but at least it looked like a muffin with pieces of chocolate in it.

It was not impressive but it was not too sweet, too oily or too crumbly.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Tomato corn toast:

Technically it is bread because it hasn't been toasted yet and it probably tastes better as a toast.

With good breads, they taste great on their own but the tomato bread required a filling to make it into a tasty sandwich.

The tomato taste was surprisingly good because you could taste tomato in almost every bite but saying that it was probably tomato flavouring mixed in the dough.

There were also pieces of sweetcorn in it too but I still classify this as a Chinese style bread because it was sweet and the texture of the bread was evidently Chinese and not yeasty at all.
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★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

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The bill: $23

[Review 2800] Bright orange Chiu chow style squid slices @ 潮豐粉麵茶餐廳

03/09/2013
潮豐粉麵茶餐廳 (已結業)
此店已改名為 聯豐粉麵茶餐廳
牛頭角牛頭角道363
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bright-orange-chiu-chow-style-squid-slices-e2318127

Came here for some Chiu Chow style food.
Heres one of the dishes we had.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Squid combo:

I only ate the squid which had a nice springy texture.
It was not too salty or oily because some places are much oilier.
There was not much sauce because most of it was absorbed by the squid and it had a very bright orange colour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2421] Pasta mania and dizzy selections @ 洋麵屋 五右衛門 Yomenya Goemon Japanese Spaghetti

12/04/2013
洋麵屋 五右衛門 Yomenya Goemon Japanese Spaghetti
九龍灣牛頭角道77號淘大商場三期地下G261-265號舖
Shop G261-265, G/F, Amoy Plaza III, 77 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pasta-mania-and-dizzy-selections-e2291932
I have always wanted to try this place because of the spaghetti with avocado pasta.

After a tasting, we were nearby so we dined here.

There were so many choices for pasta and it was just dizzy looking at it so I let my fellow foodies choose.
They ordered three sets which I assumed was a pasta, soup and a dessert (but the set actually had two different pastas in it), which was why they did not have to choose which pasta when they ordered.

The size of the pastas were small because there were two pastas in a set.

Each person was given a cute tray with napkins, water and wet tissue.

The pastas that we ordered.


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Miso soup:

The miso soup was quite nice, there was a smoky taste.
At the bottom there were finely diced tofu about 4mm in diameter.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Avocado and prawn pasta:

I was looking forward to this and it was delicious, the avocado was nice and creamy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mentaiko and prawn pasta:

This pasta had a strong taste because of the mentaiko.
The herbs on top were really strong.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Carbonara pasta:

Luckily this did not taste like authentic carbonara because I do not like that taste.
The Western version does not have raw egg on top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crab in cream sauce pasta:
This was not supposed to taste like carbonara but it was really creamy and tasted like carbonara.
It was too milky so I did not like it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Bacon, cheese and tomato pasta:
This tasted like spaghetti tossed in tomato sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Spaghetti bolognaise pasta:
It did not look like spaghetti bolognaise because there was not enough bolognaise sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Lastly the desserts!!!!
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Creme brulee:

It was delicious and silky.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mango pudding:

Don't like mango so hard to comment.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Green tea jelly with red beans:

The green tea jelly was delicious, but I do not like red beans.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★