[Review 3856] Local chicken pot with fun @ 雞煲棧火鍋 Chicken Pot Hut

21/11/2014
雞煲棧火鍋 Chicken Pot Hut
筲箕灣筲箕灣道251-261號都成大廈F2舖
Shop F2, Metro Mansion, 251-261 Shau Kei Wan Road, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/local-chicken-pot-with-fun-e2406501

Havent had chicken pot for ages so decided to have it again with local friends.
The restaurant was located in a food alley near the MTR station.

While I dined there, the environment was lively and it was interesting watching the locals and listening to their conversations.

We had some appetizers to begin with.
The golden eggs were divine with creamy molten yolk in the middle and the egg white was golden yellow jelly.

The spices were not too spicy which meant I could enjoy these preserved eggs.
I loved the molten yolk and it was hard to not eat them all.

The pork slices were better than anticipated because they were leaner than the usual ones.

Anyway, had the $148 chicken pot which had half a chicken in it.

After it was cooked, we started on the chicken which was tender and tasty.
I really liked their Chongqing chicken pot recipe because it had all the spices and flavours without being too salty.
During the meal, we had the home made prune drink which had a smoky taste and it was not too sweet.
After all the chicken was finished, we had the pot filled with chicken soup and it was hotpot time.
Here were the items we put in our hotpot.

Fried beancurd skin rolls
vegetables
potato noodles
bamboo piths
beef
tofu
Mixed meatballs

The potato noodles were great because they had a lovely elastic texture and absorbed the delicious flavourful broth.

[Review 3775] Great snacks with beer and friends @ 泰榮華

23/10/2014
泰榮華
筲箕灣南安街95號地下
G/F, 95 Nam On Street, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-snacks-with-beer-and-friends-e2400530

Great snacks with beer and friends
2014-10-23  992 瀏覽
Went here with a friend from UK because she wanted to try some local grub after dinner.

The joint had cute chairs.
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Here was what we had:
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星洲麥皮蝦:

This was Singaporean style prawns on a bed of crispy garlic and oats.
The prawns were springy and aromatic with lots of flavour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
奇味燒蝦(泰式):

These were prawns grilled with their shells which you eat as well.
The taste was interesting because it tasted like Doll's noodle flavouring.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
椒鹽鴨舌:

I liked this dish because you don't often get duck tongues cooked in salt and pepper and it had a nice crispy texture with soft cartilage in the middle.
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避風塘軟殼蟹:
Typhoon shelter style soft shell crabs.

These are always my favourite because you can eat the shell as well and the crabmeat is sweet flavoured by the crispy garlic and spices.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3362] Lovely crispy tofu @ 川婆婆麻辣燙

15/05/2014
川婆婆麻辣燙
筲箕灣筲箕灣東大街28-40A號東興大廈地下2號舖
Shop 2, G/F., Tung Hing Building, 28-40A Shau Kei Wan Main Street East, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lovely-crispy-tofu-e2363828

Tried this place because no one was dining there.
They have noodles or snacks and for more filling food, there are main dishes.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Typhoon shelter style tofu:
The tofu was perfectly done, the outside was perfectly crisp while the inside was like liquid tofu.
However it lacked taste which should make it suitable for people on a low sodium diet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Shredded chicken and bean sheets:
I did not like this because it was too syrupy sweet and spicy.

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I think I made the wrong choice because their main dishes looked better.
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Price: $44

[Review 3360] Tofu panna cotta @ 自家甜品 Homemade Dessert

14/05/2014
自家甜品 Homemade Dessert
筲箕灣筲箕灣東大街76號C舖
G/F, 76C Shau Kei Wan Main Street East, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tofu-panna-cotta-e2363568

This desserterie is right next to the famous Indonesian satay joint.
They serve panna cottas in various flavours, Serradura pudding and traditional Chinese desserts which are not my cup of tea.
The prices are quite reasonable too.

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Tofu panna cotta $13:

It was not too sweet which was really good and you could taste the creaminess as well as the tofu taste which was really similar to VitaSoy's plain soy milk.
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Price: $13

[Review 2932] Braised abalone in gravy at Wine and Dine 2013 @ 道北工房 Japan 88

01/11/2013
道北工房 Japan 88 The Fusion Studio
筲箕灣筲箕灣東大街2號地下11號舖
Shop 11, G/F, 2 Shau Kei Wan Man Street East, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/braised-abalone-in-gravy-at-wine-and-dine-2013-e2328707

It was my first time going to a Wine and Dine event Thanks to Openrice’s Wine and Dine guest passes.
Before you go in, you are given a starter bag which contains a wine glass and a booklet of coupons for free wine and food tasting.
There are two types of food coupons depending on your pass, the ones I got were VIP coupons which entitles you to full portions of food according to the information and the normal ones are worth $10 per coupon.
It was confusing at first because I have not attended this before and some booths were mind boggled by these coupons, some treated these VIP coupons for half portions, and some treated them as being worth $10 so I did not the coupons on these booths.
At this booth I used TWO VIP coupons and got one abalone.
(The normal portions have two abalones).
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Abalone in gravy:

The abalone and sauce was really hot so had to wait for it to cool down.
The abalone was relatively soft but the sauce was really salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2445] Mini meat mountain pile for lunch @ 民聲冰室

17/04/2013
民聲冰室
筲箕灣筲箕灣東大街135號地下
G/F, 135 Shau Kei Wan Main Street East, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mini-meat-mountain-pile-for-lunch-e2293038

After trying the Tai Hang branch, I went to the Shau Kei Wan branch to see if there was any difference.

It was much bigger than Tai Hang and you can dine there more comfortably.
I did not try the famous meat patty before so tried it here.


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Mini meat mountain patty with salted egg:


For lunch they serve a smaller version which was great because the full portion is too big.
The smaller version was much more manageable and there was more salted egg in ratio to the meat patty which was good.
The salted egg is basically cracked on top the patty and steamed, and the lovely egg white is all over the edges of the patty.
It tasted nice but I was not really wowed by it because I have tried better meat patties before. The egg white and the meat patty eaten together tasted the best and the salted egg yolk was nice and starchy.
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Chicken in soya sauce:


The pot was huge making the portion look big.
I felt that the soy sauce was too sweet and salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2415] Indonesian exclusive dishes on the weekends @

10/04/2013
印尼沙爹屋  Indonesian Sate House
筲箕灣筲箕灣東大街76D地下
G/F., 76D Shau Kei Wan Main Street East, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/indonesian-exclusive-dishes-on-the-weekends-e2291774

Came back on the weekend to try more Indonesian dishes because some dishes are only served on the weekends.

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Mixed satay and rice:

This was basically three skewers served with satay sauce and rice.
The skewers consist of one chicken, pork and beef.
I felt that the satay sauce was quite spicy and there was a strong lemongrass taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Nasi kunung (served on weekend):

I really liked this because it contained a bit of everything.
It had Perkedel which is an Indonesian potato croquette, it was my favourite.
There was a piece of beef shin, chicken wing, shredded omelette and peanuts.
The rice they serve here is fluffy and they used the thin long grain rice similar to the ones served in Indian cuisines.
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Nasi Rendang:

The lemon grass taste was really strong and the meat was basically from the skewer because you can see the holes in the meat from the skewer stick.
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[Review 2382] Curry and Laksa from Macau in Shaukeiwan @ 澳門咖喱叻沙

03/04/2013
澳門咖喱叻沙
筲箕灣筲箕灣東大街2號麗東海景豪苑1座地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, newton Harbour View Block 1, 2 Shau Kei Wan Main Street East, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/curry-and-laksa-from-macau-in-shaukeiwan-e2290481

This shop used to be Winton world and now it has transformed into a joint serving curries, laksas, and Taiwanese roti.

There were quite a few items I wanted to try: Tom Yum noodles and Laksa noodles but in the end I tried the Taiwanese roti with beef curry.
The joint is quite small and seats about six people.

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Beef Curry:

The beef curry was thick and the colour was greenish brown.
It was extremely spicy mixed with lots of spices.
It was quite nice but it was slightly too salty.
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Taiwanese roti:

The Taiwanese roti was really nice because it was not too oily and it was crispy and flakey just perfect for dipping it into the salty curry.
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