[Review 7390] Goodbye Mr. M @ Mr. M

05/05/2019
Mr. M (已結業)
荃灣鱟地坊80-84華成樓地下B4號舖
Shop B4, G/F, Block B, 87 Wah Sing Building, Hau Tei Square, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/goodbye-mr-m-e3393419

Goodbye Mr. M
2019-05-05  190 瀏覽
I wasn't expecting this to be my first and last visit to Mr. M!
Anyway, this joint has been open for a year now but I only just found out as I was in the area recently for Cart Noodles.
Located in an Alleyway is Mr. M serving Scotch Eggs, Burgers and Fish Fingers and Chips.

On the counter was a Pop-Up Pirate where players take turns to insert plastic swords into slots.
The unlucky person who launches the pirate is eliminated.
I was tempted to play but it wouldn't be funny if the pirate landed in the frying vat as I had just ordered the Scotch Egg and Fish Fingers with Chips!!!!


[Fish Fingers and Chips]

I loved the chips which were flat and chunky, the Tartar Sauce they used was creamy with a little bit of tartness similar to the ones at McDonald's but not so acidic.
The Fish Fingers were ok but not as Fishy as Bird's Eye Fish Fingers.

Now to the star of the show [Scotch Egg]

Overall it tasted really good but I was concerned the bottom part was a bit pink so I asked because traditionally it is sausage meat/pork mince.
Found out that it was beef so they said pink is ok for beef which makes sense as beef tartare is eaten raw.
Hopefully someone will make a omnipork version soon so vegetarians can devour this as well.
Unfortunately it will be their last day this Saturday according to the guy.

Giving this a smile because they serve all my favourites but Tsuen Wan is a bit out of the way for expats.

[Review 7013] Keema Curry @ CoCo壹番屋 CoCo Ichibanya

02/12/2018
CoCo壹番屋  CoCo Ichibanya
荃灣楊屋道1號荃新天地一期地下G11-12號舖
Shop G11-12, G/F, Phase 1,Citywalk, 1 Yeung Uk Road, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/keema-curry-e3234391

As a curry fan, I have been meaning to try the new keema curry by coco ichibanya.
There is a basic one and other options.
I went for the basic one as I was just keen on trying what their Keema would taste like.
When it came, it looked like curry bolognese.
The taste was crap unfortunately.
It wasn't the curry base that killed it but the beef itself.
The curry base was a good one with a nice aroma but the beef which was the meat ingredient stunk.
It was so gamey like it had thawed, gone off and refrozen again during transport and now served as curry.
The gaminess was so bad the curry could not cover it.
I would have been better off buying their packaged version and trying it at home.
At least the quality has been assured at the food factory before it left which is kept at that state in the vacuum packet.

[Review 6959] Omnipork patties @ 肉餅哥小炒料理 Meat Pie Gor

12/11/2018
肉餅哥小炒料理  Meat Pie Gor
荃灣聯仁街28號康睦庭園地下3號舖
Shop 3, G/F, Harmony Garden, 28 Luen Yan St, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/omnipork-patties-e3211991

Omnipork patties
2018-11-12  709 瀏覽
Finally made an effort to eat at #肉餅哥 because of omnipork.
Ideally the steamed omnipork with lotus root should have been ordered but I have already tried the panfried version at Kind Kitchen.
There was also Chiuchow style and Sichuan style patties in the omnipork series.
To be honest, it is better off ordering the steamed ones because they don't have the old oil pan fried taste which is worse if you order the meat version because more people eat meat so the oil is probably stronger as the oil is reused more often.
Anyway, the sweet and sour sauce was really good which complimented the omnipork patty very well and it was like eating pork patty without the smelliness

[Review 6916] Hong Kong Style Yoshinoya @ 吉野家 Yoshinoya

19/10/2018
吉野家  Yoshinoya
荃灣青山公路荃灣段210號富華中心地下A1,C,E,F&G號舖
Shop A1, C, E, F & G, G/F, Fou Wah Centre, 210 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hong-kong-style-yoshinoya-e3189860

Was shopping in the area so stopped by for some TEA.
Strangely they had HK style milk tea so ordered it along with Japanese tea.
The Japanese tea was ok, it had the usual grassy taste.
The tea on ice tastes like the usual HK milk tea so hkers should love it.
However it was a bit sweet for my liking.
As well as tea, they are serving toasts, crispy pork chop buns to attract the locals.

[Review 6913] Colourful Palmiers @ 半熟工房 (已結業)Hanjuku Kobo

20/10/2018
半熟工房 (已結業)Hanjuku Kobo
荃灣青山公路荃灣段398號愉景新城地下
G/F, Discovery Park, 398 Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/colourful-palmiers-e3189198

Colourful Palmiers
2018-10-20  443 瀏覽
I am not really a palmier person but the box was cute and the palmiers came in lots of flavours like matcha, purple potato etc.
Each palmier had generous filling rolled inside.

You can buy them individually at $8 each so I got three flavours that I thought I was going to like.
 0 讚好

Earl Grey: Too sweet and the Earl Grey tasted like artificial oil essence.
Purple Potato: It was pretty but that was it, it didn't really impress
Salted Egg: This was really disgusting, cloying sweet as well as salty.

For savoury flavours, I think they should taste completely savoury because the sweetness kills it.
I have tried cheese palmiers before which were just savoury and they tasted damn good.

[Review 6888] Sugary Kitkat Cake @Saint Honore Cake Shop 聖安娜餅屋

08/10/2018
聖安娜餅屋 (已搬遷) 新店位置
Saint Honore Cake Shop
荃灣惠荃道22-66號綠楊坊地下G18-19號舖
Shop G18-19, G/F, Luk Yeung Galleria, 22-66 Wai Tsuen Road, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sugary-kitkat-cake-e3179888

I am not a fan of kitkat but tried this for fun, there is a chocolate version and matcha version.
Got the matcha as I thought it was going to be less sweet.
The chocolate cake was soft and moist with a nice layer of matcha filling but the matcha filling was quite sugary.
The matcha icing on top was a bit like light and sugary buttercream.
It is topped with a matcha kitkat which is just like eating white chocolate flavoured matcha!!!!

[Review 6876] Hainan Silkie Chicken discont'ed @ 為食雞小廚 (Yummy Kitchen

10/09/2018
為食雞小廚 (已結業) 查看
Yummy Kitchen
此店已改名為 為食雞小廚
荃灣眾安街114號地舖
G/F, 114 Chung On Street, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hainan-silkie-chicken-disconted-e3178751


Hainan Silkie Chicken discont'ed
2018-09-10  117 瀏覽
Saw pictures of Hainan Silkie chicken rice which is basically black chicken.
Went there for it but unfortunately they have changed the menu and don't serve this anymore.
Before I went, I called to make sure it was on the menu and they said it was available after 11am.
Luckily, I had some backups on the list to try.

[Review 6869] Not glorious anymore @ 普洱

29/09/2018
普洱
荃灣大壩街59號地舖
G/F, 59 Tai Pa Street, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-glorious-anymore-e3171772

Not glorious anymore
2018-09-29  265 瀏覽
Unknown to many people, 普洱 used to have a branch in Lai Chi Kok near the petrol station.
They were famous for chocolate puerh tea, buccatini and chilled noodles topped with silky tofu.

Unfortunately the branch at LCK closed so the only ones are in Tsuen wan.
As I was in TW, I decided to go in and have my favourites again.
Sadly, they have replaced the silky tofu with premade tofu from the supermarket and the noodle dressing was too sweet.

[Review 6854] Noodles in Lo Shui Broth @ 滷友記 Lo Yau Kee

20/09/2018
滷友記 Lo Yau Kee
荃灣西樓角街170-184號華都中心1樓44號舖
Shop 44, 1/F, Waldorf Centre, 170-184 Sai Lau Kok Road, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/noodles-in-lo-shui-broth-e3163799

Noodles in Lo Shui Broth
2018-09-20  107 瀏覽
I was drawn here because this shop specializes in LoShui Noodles.
There are two branches and I think this is the new one.
Anyway, I got the house special which has loshui tofu, radish, fishballs with fruit peel and beef belly.

Tried the broth first and it was quite nice but a bit too weak from what I had imagined.
It was topped with salty raw onions which strangely was the thing that saved the noodles.
[Imagine Salted McDonalds finely chopped onions, that is what they taste like.]
The noodles were the wonton type so I didn't like it as I only like the egg noodles because it didn't absorb the broth so they were tasteless.
As for the other toppings, the beef was tough and dry for beef belly and the tofu was the best so I wish I had just ordered a different noodle with tofu and it would have been cheaper.

[Review 6843] Lovingly made in Hong Kong @ 小農夫拉麵食屋 (已結業)Little Farmer

13/09/2018
小農夫拉麵食屋 (已結業)Little Farmer
荃灣沙咀道169號滿樂大廈地下
G/F, Moon Lok Dai Ha, 169 Sha Tsui Road, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lovingly-made-in-hong-kong-e3158344

Lovingly made in Hong Kong
2018-09-13  1478 瀏覽
I was attracted by the restaurant decor because it gave me the impression they were serving healthy dinners.
The decor was relaxing and made you feel at home.
 0 讚好


There was a lot to offer on the menu and the prices were very friendly.
What I appreciate is that they use locally farmed poultry, Black Iberian pigs to local organic vegetables.
 0 讚好

Each dish on the menu is inspired by Chinese phrases which portrays the way people communicate and behave in Hong Kong.





Started with fresh juices that cost $18 per glass where no sweeteners are added.
There was papaya pumpkin, Jackfruit, red dragon fruit and pumpkin, lemongrass and lime barley water and longan water.
The combinations were good and healthy.


For mains, the star of the show are the noodles which come in a rich chicken broth infused with Chinese ham or Miso broth made with Iberican Pig Bones.
Both broths were strong and MSG free.
The set which includes a drink and dish only costs $68.

As well as noodles, there is healthy mixed grain rice to choose and here is the meat free option with mushrooms as a main dish.


The pork and ginger was cooked in ginger juice so it had that appetizing ginger fieriness.


Last but not least was the spare ribs which are set alight in front of you.
It was sweet and sticky like perfectly roast charsiu.



Definitely coming back for more noodles because I like broths.
Next time I will try the mushroom noodles.

[Review 6831] Big Sister's Tea @ 大家姐·茶

10/09/2018
大家姐·茶
荃灣青山道144-172號荃豐中心1樓B3號舖
Shop B3, 1/F, Tsuen Fung Centre, 144-172 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/big-sisters-tea-e3155013

Big Sister's Tea
2018-09-10  44 瀏覽
Opposite this shop is Big Sister snacks so this tea shop could also be it's sister branch.
Anyway, I was captivated by the cold brewed tea, not because of the method of steeping tea but the bottle!!!
I also paid $10 extra for the drinks holder because it was cute.
The tea was very cold and you could see there were two teabags in there.
It was oolong so it had a nice grassy bitter taste.
Quite thirst quenching so I will be back if I am in the area.