[Review 3198] Let's duck to Cheung Chau for French crepes @ 食duck啦 Omyduck

03/03/2014
食duck啦 Omyduck
長洲海傍街37號地下
G/F, 37 Praya Street, Cheung Chau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lets-duck-to-cheung-chau-for-french-crepes-e2349648

Saw this shop listed on OpenRice and the name 食duck啦 Omyduck was really catchy so I googled it and found out that they did French crepes so I went to Cheung Chau especially for them.
Their logo is really nice too with a duck wearing a French beret with a curly moustache and blue striped t-shirt.
It is located near the pier which was great.
There was a French guy wearing a classic French beret making crepes with fresh bananas, sauces laid at the front of the stall.

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The menu was simple, there were savoury galettes and sweet crepes.

The savoury crepes were made with buckwheat served crispy with savoury fillings, there was a choice of:
omyduck (duck confit, rocket salad, homemade dressing)
La complete (ham, French cheese and egg)
smoked salmon (smoked salmon, fresh cream, fresh cheese)

For sweet crepes, there was a choice of:
Butter and sugar
lemon and sugar
nutella chocolate
mango, strawberry or cherry
nutella and banana
grand marnier

Anyway ordered the omyduck because of the duck confit.

Basically he puts the galette mixture on the galette maker.


Then he put some cheese on my galette for some reason but it does not say there was cheese in the one I ordered.

Then he put my favourite dijon mustard.

On the other galette iron, he heats up the duck.


I didn't spot him put any rocket salad in it as stated on the menu  and the galette was ready.

Anyway, it was really nice of him to slice it for me because there is no seating.  If it wasn't sliced it would be hard to eat the crepe with a plastic fork standing up without a knife.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
omyduck:

It was nicely sliced into bite sized pieces which made it easier to enjoy.

The crepe was fantastic because it was crispy and the filling was delicious with the mustard which enhanced the duck with some extra saltiness and tanginess in taste while the cheese held it together when it melted.
For improvements, the duck could have been softer and shredded into smaller chunks so that it could be uniformly distributed in the crepe.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lemon and sugar crepe:

When he made it, he squeezed quite a fair bit of lemon into the crepe.
Anyway, I loved the texture of the crepe because it was soft and elastic.
He also put quite a fair bit of butter in it too which made me think "merde" in my head because I don't like butter but overall it was so delicious because it was really lemoney and not too sweet and the butter helped to give it that extra grease so that it wasnt too dry.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

As a summary, I really loved the crepes and I hope the standards remain the same.
I super regretted not getting the other salmon one too because not many places do salmon crepes and the price of these savoury crepes were a bargain, but Cheung Chau is annoyingly far and getting in and out of CC is rather troublesome just like sai kung !


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Price: $70

[Review 3139] Morton's of Chicago (Macau) @ 莫爾頓牛排坊 Morton's The Steakhouse

30/01/2014
莫爾頓牛排坊 Morton's The Steakhouse
路氹城金光大道望德聖母灣大馬路澳門威尼斯人度假村酒店大運河購物中心1016號舖
Shop 1016, The Grand Canal Shoppes, The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, Estrada do Istmo, Coloane-Taipa
https://www.openrice.com/zh/macau/review/mortons-of-chicago-macau-e2344178

I have always wanted to dine at Morton's of Chicago but the one in Hong Kong is inconvenient and there are other temptations around the area.

Decided to dine at Morton's so that I could also visit The Venetian.

If it was not this restaurant, I would not set foot in The Venetian again!!!
The mall was extremely annoying and big, every place looked the same.
There was a shortcut via the Casino but they kept checking me for ID to prove that I was over 21.
They had digital kiosks with floorplans but most of them were not working.
(Compared to the City of Dreams, every digital kiosk worked perfectly and the place was so much more comfortable and modern).

After frantically walking in that maze for an hour, I finally found it!

Finally sat down!!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Onion bread:

The onion bread was served and it was lovely and warm.
It was soft with a nice bread texture and it was slightly sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Maine Lobster Cocktail:


There were not many pieces of lobster but it tasted fresh and sweet which was the main thing and the meat was springy.
It tasted great on its own that I did not need to use the sauces.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sauteed Spinach & Button Mushrooms:

I loved the spinach, it was not overcooked nor undercooked with a crisp crunch flavoured by the rich mushroom juices.
The mushrooms were lovely and earthy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Jumbo Lump Crab Cake:

The crab cake was divine, it was 100% crab meat that was sweet with a hint of natrual saltiness.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
For desserts there were so many options that they had a sample tray to show people.
On the tray, there were:
-Fresh Raspberries or mixed berries
-Key Lime Pie
-Carrot Cake
-Double Chocolate Mousse
-Creme Brulee
-Cheesecake

The first dessert menu they gave me had no prices, so I asked for one with prices.

In the end I chose the souffle
Grand marnier souffle:

The souffle came with as bowl of sauce about the size of the souffle.
I did not use the sauce because it was really sweet and the souffle was already sweet.
The souffle was hot and foamy with a strong orange peel taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3125] The wonder years @ 那些年炸雞

28/01/2014
那些年炸雞
太子水渠道32號
32 Nullah Lane, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-wonder-years-e2344006

If your Chinese or Taiwanese, then this snack joint will remind you of the Taiwanese film "You're The Apple Of My Eye".
To me it does not mean anything, and Western school life is so different.
I have attempted to watch this film but I found the first ten minutes really boring and it was in Mandarin so eventually I switched it off.

However, there is a TV series called The Wonder years with Fred Savage that Westerners could probably relate to.
I was attracted to this place because of the pear shaped potato, not because of the film or any memories it could bring.

I was surprised they had vol-au-vonts as well.

To start off, I had the potato croquette and the cheese ball, but it was so nice I had the cheese and sweet corn pie as well.
I have always wanted to try this place but as it was the summer, it was too hot on the streets to appreciate anything piping hot.
After trying it, I was so gutted I didn't try it earlier because I go past that place quite often.
The chicken is probably going to be good but it seems quite difficult eating chicken on the street.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pear shaped potato croquette $12:

When she gave it to me, she asked if I wanted any tomato sauce but I went without because I wanted to try it on its own.

I was expecting purely potato but I was surprised to find cheese in the middle.
The cheese was heavenly and not the tasteless stringy mozzarella.
The potato tasted like instant mash which is fail proof complimented by the cheese and crispy breadcrumb coating.
It was also impressive that all their fried items did not have a rancid oil taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cheese ball $4:

The cheese ball was delicious but at the same time I did not get any surprises because it tasted the same as the pear shaped croquette.
However if your on a carb diet, then I would recommend the cheese ball because the pear one has more potato.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cheese and sweetcorn pie $14:


The size of this was slightly smaller than a McDonalds apple pie, and inside it was filled with that gorgeous cheddar cheese and lots of sweetcorn.
The taste was slightly sweeter for the pie because of the sweetcorn which was really juicy and each piece of sweetcorn bursts out with it juices.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Overall, the fried items are impressive and I hope that on my next visit, they will taste consistent.

[Review 3089] Sooooooooo Veganlicious @ 素食主意 Sooo Vegi

11/01/2014
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/sooooooooo-veganlicious-e2340705

Walked past and saw this new shop serving vegetarian food, so stopped by for dinner.
For some reason it reminded me of Veggie Spinner at Tai Hang because they were both decorated with green.
When I looked at the menu, they had Turkish rolls just like Veggie Spinner which was why I got confused.
As well as rolls, they had pastas and Chinese dishes.

I opted for Chinese food and came back another day for the Western choices.
The Chinese choice was really good because they were popular dishes such as spicy tofu with minced meat and aubergines with salted fish but in vegetarian form.
I love these dishes but I rarely have them because real meat stinks!

The prices were really affordable, just the same as the prices at Chinese cha chaan tengs and the wraps were only $28 each.

Here was what I had over two visits:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stewed Aubergines and salted fish with rice (VEGAN):

The aubergines were paired with healthy mixed grain rice.
I really enjoyed this dish because it was meat free and healthy, the dish is not as oily as the meat version and the aubergines were nice and soft with the taste as good as the meat version.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soup:

This was soup with Lion's Mane Mushroom, walnuts and black eye beans.
I wish the taste was stronger because it lacked the taste of mushroom but the bean taste was strong enough.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fried three treasures:

This appetizer was really cool because I have never seen a vegetarian version.
There were aubergines, mushrooms and green peppers.
My favourites were the mushrooms and green peppers which tasted meaty with the vegetarian meat substitute.
It was a bit oily for my liking but if they had the sweet sauces, I could have been fooled to think I was eating the meat version.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mexican wrap:

The roll was wrapped with avocado, vegetarian meat sauce, kidney beans, purple onions, sour cream and tomato sauce.
The roll was not spicy which was good and it was so delicious because it had kidney beans in rich sauce and creamy avocado along with crunchy vegetables.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Buffulo wrap:

The roll was wrapped with vegetarian chicken, sweetcorn, purple cabbage, celery, mixed veg, buffulo spicy sauce and ranch dressing.
This roll was also delicious, it had a nice sour tone to it which makes you even more hungry but the sweetcorn in it gives it a burst of sweetness while the carrots gives it a crunch.
Both rolls were beautifully wrapped.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Next time I am going to try the sausage wrap and other Chinese dishes which are guaranteed to be less oily than meat dishes.

[Review 3076] I love this vegetarian place @ 素食微調 Veggie Spinner

06/01/2014
素食微調  Veggie Spinner
大坑銅鑼灣道144號
G/F, 144, Tung Lo Wan Road, Tai Hang
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/i-love-this-vegetarian-place-e2339834

Ever since it was opened I have always wanted to go, but since there were no reviews I didn't know what type of vegetarian food they served.

After seeing the first review by Spicygal I made up my mind to go.

It is located in Tai Hang which is not that far from Tin Hau MTR.
It was a small modern cozy joint with wooden tables and benches.

The menu was simplistic serving wraps and burgers.

I had the Turkish wrap (lavish roll) but as I was still hungry I ordered the burger as well.
The combo comes with wedges which I didn't want to order initially because I thought they were going to be deep fried, but they were baked which were healthier than I thought.

The prices were quite reasonable compared to other vegetarian places.

I am glad there is finally a good place for REAL vegetarian food with real vegetables and not man-made subsitutes called "c u tmr" a term known to the vegetarian world meaning you see it again how you ate it (ie not digested).

So here was what I ordered.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fiji apple juice:

The apple juice was extracted using a hirum slow juice extractor which retains natural flavor, color, and nutrients of the apple.
It looked like orange juice when it was brought over.
The taste was really sweet which I did not like but they told me they used Fiji apples which are really sweet and golden in colour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Veggie burger with potato wedges:

Inside the burger, there was Halloumi cheese, organic tofu, grilled mushroom and grilled vegetables.

The bun they used for the burger was delicious because it was a wheat burger that had such a nice taste after it was toasted giving it a crispy touch.
Every element in the burger was vital, the halloumi cheese gave it some saltiness, while the mushroom gave it a meaty and earthy taste, and the tofu which had stong soy bean taste gives you protein as well.


Every bite of the burger was amazing packed with sweet grilled pumpkins, aubergines flavoured by the cheese, tofu and mushroom.
As for the potato wedges they were baked and non oily. It came with their homemade ketchup which flavoured it nicely.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Irish moss and cucumber salad:


Came here on another visit for this salad, I loved the cucumber and Irish moss which is rich in collagen but I did not like the dressing because it was balsalmic vinegar which I found too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lavash D Roll:

Inside the roll there was omelette, fried onions, roasted potato wedges and lettuce.

The roll was really good because the potato wedges made it feel filling whilst the omelette and vegetables complemented each other nicely with the ketchup sauce.
Again, I liked this roll because you can see pure vegetables and just homemade ketchup to give it flavour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★