[Review 5718] Quite satisfied @ Plato

18/01/2017
Plato
油麻地彌敦道448-452A號眾坊街文豪閣地下D舖 (中華書局旁)
Shop D, G/F, Man Hoo Court, 448-452A Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quite-satisfied-e2713176

Quite satisfied
2017-01-18  162 瀏覽
As an expat, it is really difficult getting good sandwiches or Western food in Kowloon but I was surprised the food here was good.

I am not sure if you can upgrade the fries but the roast beef panini came with fries but I had to order extra fries with sour cream because I like sour cream.
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The fries with sour cream was good because the sour cream has been made light and airy possibly mixed with whipping cream judging by the way it melts into liquid.
The roast beef panini was a bit different because it was pastrami inside and the panini was crispy like baguette which was good, the best thing was the filling and sauces were minimalistic so I loved it.

It was not ruined by HK style sauces etc.

The buffalo wings were good too, crispy with a tangy sauce.
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For drinks, they had Earl Grey and Breakfast tea so I was happy.
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There are two branches of Plato in Yaumatei, I went to this one because the other branch is upstairs.

[Review 5225] Super spicy rice @ 沙拉姆咖喱屋 Salaam Namaste Curry House

26/04/2016
沙拉姆咖喱屋  Salaam Namaste Curry House
油麻地廣東道847-965號永發大廈地下6號舖
Shop 6, G/F, Winfield Building, 847-965 Canton Road, Yau Ma Tei
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/super-spicy-rice-e2575925


After going to the fruit market, discovered this restaurant because there were some cats right outside this place.
They had some pretty interesting dishes like Nepalese nettle soup, Tandoori Quail, Tandoori eel, British Mulligatawny and lots more.
Started with the coconut lassi because not many places serve it.
The taste was quite creamy with a heavy coconut flavour.

Meethi paratha:

The meethi paratha was quite nice because it was crisp and chewy with a grassy taste to it.
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Chicken tikka biryni:


The rice was a bit too spicy.
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[Review 5221] Burmese food @ 緬甸椰汁鷄湯麵店

25/04/2016
緬甸椰汁鷄湯麵店
油麻地碧街39號永華大廈地下D舖
Shop D, G/F, 39 Pitt Street, Yau Ma Tei
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/burmese-food-e2575005

There used to be one place for Burmese food a few years ago in Cheung Sha Wan called 滋味堡 but it closed down so you have to go to Macau for it.

滋味堡
http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/restaurant/cheung-sha-wan-%E6%BB%8B%E5%91%B3%E5%A0%A1/photos/31811

Now there is a joint in yaumatei.
Tried the Mohinga noodles (burmese fish noodles).
It had banana tree stems in it which were a bit too woody for my liking.
I was given prawn crackers but some Burmese places give you tofu puffs.
Compared to Cheung Sha Wan, the noodles were different, here you get thick rice noodles and the place I tried before had flat rice noodles.
The soup was bland and there were too many fine fish bones it it.

[Review 5129] Rice in lobster broth @ 村爺爺龍蝦湯.泡飯.燉湯專家

24/04/2016
村爺爺龍蝦湯.泡飯.燉湯專家
油麻地砵蘭街72號地下
G/F, 72 Portland Street, Yau Ma Tei
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rice-in-lobster-broth-e2574349


Discovered this restaurant because I was going to this Burmese joint opposite.
There are two branches, the one on Ghetto street is bigger.
They had so many interesting local dishes.
Went for the lobster broth rice with abalone and chicken.
The broth tasted more prawny than lobster and the pieces of chicken were springy and tender.
I got soup as well which was served on a stove that was not lighted.
Anyway, the fish and mustard vegetables were really good but the broth was way too salty to drink.

[Review 5036] $53 deal @ 大家樂 Café de Coral

10/02/2016
大家樂  Café de Coral
油麻地友翔道1號中港薈高層地下UG22號舖
Shop UG22, UG/F., Coronation Circle, 1 Yau Cheung Road, Yau Ma Tei
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/53-deal-e2542477


Café de Coral is always overpriced in my opinion because you have to collect the food yourself.
The food portion is big but the ingredients are inexpensive.
Anyway, I had the omelette with roast pork and shitaake mushrooms with vegetarian sharks fin soup and Chinese tea.
The omelette was actually ok because the roast pork was fresh and soft but a little bit too sweet for my liking, however the mushrooms didn't quite match because the texture of it is different to Western mushrooms.
As for the vegetarian sharks fin soup, it was big and decent with lots of bamboo piths in it and it wasn't overly salty or laced with MSG.
The only thing I didn't like were the fake crabmeat and pieces of pork which downgraded it.

I am not sure if you get to choose the Chinese tea but I was given pu erh which tastes like MUD.

[Review 5008] Shaanxi joint with an interesting English name @ 大包公 Duke Big Bun

31/01/2016
大包公 Duke Big Bun
油麻地上海街375號明新大廈地舖
G/F, Ming Sun Mansion, 375 Shang Hai Steet, Yau Ma Tei
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/shaanxi-joint-with-an-interesting-english-name-e2539289

I have always wanted to get buns from this place because the pictures of these purple rose shaped buns looked good and the name Duke Big Bun sounded interesting.

Missed this place on the first visit because it was so well hidden and there is no telephone number to call and no one replied me from their FB page..

Anyway, finally found it one night and it was impressive there is an English menu too.
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I got the purple potato rose bun, green tea and red bean bun and a tub of Liangpi.

The pumpkin brown sugar bun was sold out so I will try that next time and the roujiamo as well.
The steamed buns were ok but the colour was different from the pictures.

The sweet purple potato rose bun looked like a chocolate rose.
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The green tea and red bean bun was ok,
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As for the Liangpi, I loved it, it tastes nice without the chili oil but after adding it the spices and aromas came alive and it is not as spicy as it looks because I ended adding the whole bag!
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The tofu pieces were chunky and delicious because it had a spongy structure and absorbed all the flavours.
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