[Review 7474] Hello Kitty series at Maxim's Bakery @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

04/06/2019
美心西餅  Maxim's Cake Shop
北角英皇道406號康威大廈地下2號舖
Shop 2, G/F, Everwin Building, 406 King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hello-kitty-series-at-maxims-bakery-e3426930

I'm not really a fan of Hello Kitty but tried it anyway as it was affordable and some of the bakery products in the series looked delicious.

Strawberry burger:
Savoury burger:
Apple cheese tart:
Sugar and Cinnamon Toast:
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On this visit, got the toast and bread.
I'm not a fan of Maxims bread but this cute little this loaf was filled with red beans and cream cheese.
Out of all the products, I liked the toast most because it was just simply Hello Kitty's head with sugar and cinnamon.
I love the taste of sugar and cinnamon so therefore I liked it.
It was a little soft but it didn't bother me.

[Review 7450] Healthy but oily @ 燉 STEW

28/05/2019
燉  STEW
北角英皇道177-191A號利都樓地下D號舖
Shop D, G/F, Rialto Mansion, 177-191A King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/healthy-but-oily-e3418909

Healthy but oily
2019-05-28  612 瀏覽
This joint is famous for soup but they also do lunches otherwise it would be hard to survive just selling soup.
Tried the meat patty which was MSG free and salt free hence it was really healthy.
The only thing that let it down was the oilyness as it made it heavy for the stomach.
Luckily the soy sauce provided didn't taste too sweet and enhanced the flavour of the meat patty but ideally it would have been healthier if I didn't use it.

[Review 7428] McCafe's 20th Anniversary in Hong Kong @ McCafe

17/05/2019
McCafe
北角英皇道238號康澤花園地下B2及B3號舖
Shop B2 & B3 of the Large Shop on the Ground Floor of Fortress Metro Tower, 238 King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mccafes-20th-anniversary-in-hong-kong-e3408022

McCafe's 20th Anniversary in Hong Kong
2019-05-17  37 瀏覽
If it wasn't for this new tea series and rainbow cake I wouldn't have known that McCafe has been in Hong Kong for 20 years.
I remember going to a McCafe near North Point MTR station but not sure if that was the first branch.
Anyway,  I happened to be in Fortress Hill so went in for the new Tea!
Out of the drinks choice, I wasn't keen on the Four Seasons Tea because it was tasteless from the shops I have tried before, but still ordered it as it was the only tea choice available.
Spotted the rainbow cake so got that as well.
The bill came to HKD35.
Visually the cup was nice with rainbows on it and there was a decent amount of cheese froth on top.
The cake was topped with colourful candy pearls.
As each layer was a different colour,  I tried each layer to see if the colour made any different but it just tastes the same.
The cake was soft, fluffy and not too sweet.
Finished off with the Four Seasons tea which gave me a surprise because it had  a strong taste compared to the ones I have tried before.
On top of the cheese foam, there was some dried tea leaves which enhances the tea flavour when they get in your mouth and you end up chewing them.
The cheese foam texture was thick like double cream but I find it strange they call it cheese because it wasn't cheesy but sweetened.
Anyhow the thick creamy cap and the tea were a match made in heaven.
I felt quite content after having the cake and drink because I didn't feel thirsty or have any strange aftertaste in my mouth.
Definitely will be back to try the berries drink as strawberries and thick cream go so well together.

[Review 7420] Consistently good!~ @ 金鶴拉麵 Kane Tsuru Ramen

12/05/2019
金鶴拉麵 Kane Tsuru Ramen
北角和富道6號嘉洋大廈地下A舖
Shop A, G/F, Seaview Building, 6 Wharf Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/consistently-good-e3403386

I have been to Kane Tsuru so many times because of the eel!
There are four branches now at North Point, To Kwa Wan, Jordan and Central.
The first time I had the signature ramen then the second time I had unagidon and loved it.
Went to the new branch at North Point as it is less busy but compared to other joints, this one wasn't so private as there is a big glass door.

The menu is the same.
Ordered the Unagidon and unagi skewer just to see if there is any difference.
Although the unagidon eel is boasted to have a good thickness, I didn't find it that thick but in general thicker than other restaurants.
The eel was boneless and succulent so it was satisfying and the eel skin was slightly chewy and crispy without oilyness.
I haven't been to Japan but I would expect the roasted eels everywhere to be boneless but in Hong Kong everything is sub par in quality which makes normal restaurants exceeding.
The skewer seemed thicker and better.

Will probably come again when I am craving for eel again.
Coke is just coke but the cans here are the Avengers theme!

[Review 7314] Tai O Delights in Hong Kong @ 大澳德發 Tai O Tak Fat

29/03/2019
大澳德發  Tai O Tak Fat
北角英皇道153號英皇樓地下
G/F, Ying Wong House, 153 King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tai-o-delights-in-hong-kong-e3355600

Tai O Delights in Hong Kong
2019-03-29  47 瀏覽
If you have been to Tai O, it is fishing village famous for prawn paste, seafood and salted seafood.
At Tai O Tak Fat, they serve delights from Tai O Village as well as local Hong Kong stuff so it makes sense to try Tai O dishes here.
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There were so many Tai O delights to choose from:
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They also sell jars of home made Chili oil.
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Started with some salted lemon drinks.
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For food, tried the signature salted fresh fish which is like Chinese style Bacalhau but you get a whole fish here.
The texture of the fish is firmer and tastes salty so it goes well with rice.
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We also had the steamed fish head with black beans and chili dual.
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It's nice but too many bones so you don't get much fish out of it however the vermicelli beneath was delicious having soaked up all the delicious flavours from the fish head and the black bean flavouring.
Finished with the dried prawn glass vermicelli pot which was light and healthy.
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As well as the food, the staff there are such a friendly and lovely bunch.
They speak English as well and there is an English menu.

[Review 7261] Good portion sizes @ 瓊媽媽 Hainanmom

09/03/2019
瓊媽媽  Hainanmom
北角書局街11號地舖
G/F, 11 Shu Kuk Street, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/good-portion-sizes-e3328084

Good portion sizes
2019-03-09  104 瀏覽
It was raining when I got out of the MTR so while I was waiting for the rain to stop I noticed this joint as it had a lot of customers waiting outside.
Previously it used to be a congee dessert joint but now it is a different shop selling Hainan Chicken.

Inside it is relatively spacious with big tables and bar tables.
On the wall there are lots of products shots and media clippings.
Hainan Chicken is a must so ordered that.
With every dish served with rice you get to choose chicken oil rice, vegetable rice or plain rice.

The Hainan chicken was really good and I loved the portion of rice as I just love carbs.
Each grain of rice was evenly flavoured with fragrant chicken aroma and the chicken itself was very soft and silky.
For the other dish, had curry beef with vegetable rice which makes it slightly healther.
The curry was creamy and not too spicy while rice was crammed with a fair bit of vegetables.

The golden dumplings looked a bit burnt but the dumpling  wrap they used was a good one because it isn't too hard on the palate.
Inside, there was a fair bit of purple cabbage and the pork was so finely minced that you could taste it but didn't really need to chew it.
I appreciated the way the pork was finely minced so that there is more room for the purple cabbage.
For these dumplings there are about 6 sauces to choose from such as curry, Sichuan etc which are all shown on the menu.
I had the coriander sauce which was light and the spicy chili sauce for the other set but personally the dumplings are tasty on their own and don't really need sauce.

Will definitely be back as I love the portion sizes!
There are two branches but only North Point offers dine in while the one at Chaiwan is take away only.
To dine in, you have to order and pay for the food first before you can sit down.