[Review 7188] Tiger Sugar says Hello to saiwanho @ 老虎堂黑糖專売 Tiger Sugar

08/02/2019
老虎堂黑糖專売  Tiger Sugar
西灣河筲箕灣道57-87號太安樓37A及D號
Shop 37A & D, G/F, Tai On Building, 57-87 Sau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tiger-sugar-says-hello-to-saiwanho-e3298956

Tiger Sugar says Hello to saiwanho
2019-02-08  155 瀏覽
Times have changed!

Tai On Building used to be like the slums of East Hong Kong with small yet affordable eateries.

Shockingly, Tiger Sugar have a shop there either upgrading the status of Tai On Building or degrading itself!
As there was no queue, I decided to try it.
It must be easier than before getting the Tiger Sugar franchise as it is just popping all over the place.
After shaking it vigorously to mix the brown sugar and milk, it was ready to drink.
The milk and brown sugar was a perfect balance and you can taste the fragrant brown sugar.
The pearls were soft and chewy.

[Review 7123] Another joint in SWH @ 可可店

17/01/2019
可可店
西灣河筲箕灣道156號地下
G/F, 156 Shau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/another-joint-in-swh-e3277790

Another joint in SWH
2019-01-17  405 瀏覽
There are now two branches of this!

One on either side of Hong Kong being Sai Wan Ho and K town.
They serve the usual Chinese food like noodles and wontons etc.
Ordered the wonton noodles tossed in sauce and it was really good the wontons and noodles were served separately.
The noodles were the usual laced with lots of oyster sauce and it had quite a bit of alkaline taste.

The wontons were springy with lots of prawns in it and a fragrant sesame oil aroma.

The fried chicken leg was golden with a lovely crispy skin while the chicken was tender and silky in the middle!

[Review 7052] Snowman in my belly @ A-1 Bakery & Châteraisé

17/12/2018
A-1 Bakery & Châteraisé
西灣河鯉景灣太康街35號C期地下GC17B-18號舖
Shop GC17B-18, G/F, Site C, 35 Tai Hong Street, Lei King Wan, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/snowman-in-my-belly-e3248770

Snowman in my belly
2018-12-17  352 瀏覽
The snowmen definitely caught my eye at all branches of A1 because it looked quite demented!!!
Anyway, obviously it was two buns stuck together with filling in the middle.
Although, it doesn't look so cute, the taste was quite nice.
It was filled with thick and creamy custard, there were bits of chocolate in it.
Overall, it was soft and pleasant to eat as it was not too sweet!

[Review 6398] Private dinner with Pottery demo @ 梓桐堂 Gitone Limited

31/01/2018
梓桐堂  Gitone Limited
西灣河鯉景灣蘇豪東B期太康街45號GB-27-28號舖
Shop GB-27-28, 45 Tai Hong Street, Site B, Soho East, Lei King Wan, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/private-dinner-with-pottery-demo-e2969139

Private dinner with Pottery demo
2018-01-31  2666 瀏覽
As a Kid, I always had fun at pottery classes.
My favourite part was adding broken glass to the pottery so that it melts into coloured glass into the cavity and doing the coloured glazing which you can't see until it has been fired in the kiln.
Anyway, I was surprised to learn that you can take pottery classes in HK too at Gitone which also serves private dinners there.
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Ceramics made by Gitone.

Here was what we had for dinner:
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Started with the Gitone Garden appetizer which had a great assortment of Chinese delights.
I loved the drunken chicken and tofu.
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Next was the sweetcorn soup, it was light and comforting.

Next was the Sweet and sour spare ribs with enoki mushrooms which were cooked in delicious black vinegar with a sticky sauce glazing.
The spare ribs were so moreish but I wish they were more meaty.


It was followed by the Braised grouper with spring onions and scallions which was really fragrant.

The Fried rice with preserved Chinese olives and Spanish pork was my favourite because I love fried rice and the preserved olives gave it a nice salty note.
The vegetables were a good balance to the meal and the vegetables were tender and blanched just right.
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Finished with Chinese dessert which was nourishing and traditional.

[Review 6253] The best egg terrine! @ 沁沁麫 Double Hearts For Noodle

18/10/2017
沁沁麫  Double Hearts For Noodle
西灣河西灣河街112號地下
G/F, 112 Sai Wan Ho Street, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-best-egg-terrine-e2895594

Sadly my appetite wasn't at its best that day so I only had a soup and two appetizers.
The noodles would have been good because the broth was quite strong with a ginseng and lots of chicken with smoky red dates.

The egg appetizer is a must order because it is silky loaded with salted egg and preserved egg so it was very tasty.
It is served with pickled ginger to compliment it but it was good enough that I didn't need it.

The drunken chicken with skin attached was also good laced with red dates and wine while the taste was strong.

As well as noodles, they have glutinous rice and other goodies.

[Review 5238] Quick lunch @ 名廚

03/05/2016
名廚
西灣河筲箕灣道57-87號太安樓地下A47號舖
Shop A47, G/F, Tai On Lau, 57-87 Sau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quick-lunch-e2578601

Went here for a quick lunch.
I didn't really like the beef noodles because it had a burnt taste.
The chicken fared better and the spring onion sauce was really good because the chicken was silky and fresh.

[Review 5190] Pulled chicken burger by Gabriel Choy - McDonald's @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

15/04/2016
麥當勞 McDonald's
西灣河筲箕灣道57-87號太安樓地下G32-G34號舖
Shop G32-34, 57-87, Shau Kei Wan Road,, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pulled-chicken-burger-by-gabriel-choy-mcdonalds-e2569419

Tried the new Pulled chicken burger, which is dubbed as American pulled chicken burger in Chinese.

Pulled chicken or pulled pork is actually Southern American cuisine, which is served with coleslaw and smoky bbq sauce or chipotle sauce.

It is interesting that Gabriel Choy has used Tandoori sauce which is not American and the fried onion rings which reminds me of Indian food with onion bharjis.
Anyway, the product shot shows one huge onion ring but there are two in the burgers.

The onion rings and slice of cheese were not really needed because the pulled chicken and cabbage slaw were tasty without them.

The chicken was soft and tender and the taste was similar to Coronation chicken which is creamy and sweet unlike Tandoori.

I also paid extra for the thick cut fries which were disappointing because I ate them there and the fries have only traveled a few metres from the counter and they were cold and soft like they have been in a bag and taken home.
LOOKING FORWARD TO MJHK'S COMMENTS!

[Review 5115] Great for privacy @ 小田料理 Reiki Japanese Restaurant

13/03/2016
小田料理 Reiki Japanese Restaurant
西灣河鯉景灣太康街西灣河碼頭
Sai Wan Ho Ferry Pier, Tai Hong Street, Lei King Wan, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-for-privacy-e2553508


Great for privacy
2016-03-13  1599 瀏覽
This place is nice and secluded for the time being.
It is located at the ferry pier away from the restaurants along Tai Hong Street.

Packed during lunch but nice and private in the evenings, they serve Kaiseki sets for $800 and $1000.

I had the $1000 Kaiseki which has an appetizer, four types of sashimi and sushi, roll, soup and dessert.

The menu will be different every time because they will serve you what they think is the best so if you have any dietary requirements you can let then know.
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Sashimi:
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Sushi:

Both the sushi and sashimi were fresh with a good selection especially the toro which melts in your mouth.
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Hand roll:


Next had the eel hand roll which was filling with sweet eel in the middle.
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soup:

I had a clear broth with fish, tofu and mushrooms which was light and tasty.
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Dessert:

For dessert we finished with a choice of icecreams and I chose the green tea.

[Review 5050] Free newspaper clippings @ 合時小廚 Hop Sze Restaurant

12/02/2016
合時小廚 Hop Sze Restaurant
西灣河筲箕灣道39號麗灣大廈地下
G/F, Lai Wan Building, 39 Shau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/free-newspaper-clippings-e2543567

The menu drives people away because the options are weird.
For $102 you get a choice of vegetables, a choice of mains and two bowls of rice.
The reason it turns people away is that most of the choices on the mains are noodles or fried rice and then you get another two bowls of plain rice for what.

There is also a hidden charge for tea, which I sensed when I sat down because they were really pushy to get you to order tea ASAP.

The noodles I had were actually ok but I didn’t touch the rice because it was weird having rice with noodles and the rice was too hard to eat.
As for the vegetables, there was free newspaper clippings with it!

This is why I love Chinese food, there are so many fantastic unexpected surprises!
Anyway, they waived the tea charge for one person, which was so generous (NOT).

It is also interesting that on the menu, dessert is included but the staff don't tell you and when they finally do realize there is dessert, they said the red bean dessert is going to take time because it is not cooked yet.
Surely if dessert is on the menu, they should have it readily available because red bean dessert is a simple dessert that just needs to be kept warm in the saucepan.

[Review 5046] Fancy finding a human like tongue!~ @ 太田茶餐廳

12/02/2016
太田茶餐廳
西灣河太祥街7號興祥大廈地下G號舖
Shop G, G/F, Hing Cheong Building, 7 Tai Cheong Street, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fancy-finding-a-human-like-tongue-e2543454

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fancy-finding-a-human-like-tongue-e2543454

I wasn't going to bother to write about this restaurant until I started drinking the soup which was meant to be lotus roots and black eyed beans.
To my surprise I found a human like tongue complete with tastebuds!!
Very hardcore!重口味!
It is probably from a cow or a pig but the size looked like a human tongue.
If it was human, I hope it didn't have oral sxx or STDs before it was butchered.
I wonder what I will find in my soup the next time I come? Maybe a sexuxl organ like a penxs?
As for the soup, it tasted ok and there was no MSG with a nice strong bean taste.

[Review 5004] Sichuan bones @ 沙煲王小廚 Sabo Kitchen

29/01/2016
沙煲王小廚 Sabo Kitchen
此店前身為 友得食粥麵茶餐廳
西灣河太康街1號麗灣大廈地舖
G/F, Lai Wan Building, 1 Tai Hong Street, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sichuan-bones-e2538539

Went here randomly because the place I wanted to go was closed.
There is upstairs seating as well as downstairs but the place stinks.
Anyway, I settled for the Sichuan chicken which came with a soup and drink for $42.
The chicken was just bones so I was left starving but the Sichuan sauce was really good because there were crunchy brown soy beans in it which went nicely with the rice, but the rice was too hard for my liking.