[Review 1370] Dim sum in the outskirts of Kowloon @ 美味居點心屋

04/12/2011

美味居點心屋
土瓜灣馬頭圍村洋葵樓101號舖
Shop 101, Geranium House, Ma Tau Wai Estate, To Kwa Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dim-sum-in-the-outskirts-of-kowloon-e2208597

Not a fan of Chinese dim sum, so just ordered a few items, prawn dumplings, chicken feet and glutinous rice wrapped in lotus leaves.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Prawn dumplings:
Had this around dinner time, so these prawn dumplings were probably made during the day and left in the steamer.
They tasted ok, but one of the dumpling skin was slightly dehydrated.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Glutinous rice wrapped in lotus leaves:
I felt the rice was a bit too soggy and oily otherwise it was Ok.
The filling was generous and had nearly everything such as roast pork, chicken, salted egg yolk, mushrooms.
I wonder how all that was packed in.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Chicken feet:
The flavour was weak and the chicken feet were not soft enough.

[Review 1369] Second chance to go back in time @ 白宮冰室 Pak Kung Cafe

04/12/2011
白宮冰室 Pak Kung Cafe
土瓜灣馬頭角道 91 號地下
G/F., 91 Ma Tau Kok Rd,, To Kwa Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/second-chance-to-go-back-in-time-e2208596

There was a similar cafe like this called 祥利冰室 Cheung Lee Restaurant in Tin Hau, but it closed down before I could try.

Although I am not a fan of Chinese food, I like to visit these cafes because they are historic.
Inside the cafe it was like being in a scene from a Hongkie film.

Anyway, I really liked the old ceiling fans, clocks, old tiles, chipped chinaware which really matched the old area in ToKwaWan.

I chose the donut because it wasnt that Chinesey.
It had a different smell to the western ones, perhaps because of the oil used to fry it.