[Review 7783] Mission impossible is possible with the impossible @ 走肉蔬食研究所 My Meat Run Laboratory

29/10/2019
走肉蔬食研究所  My Meat Run Laboratory
荔枝角長義街9號D2 Place 1期3樓302號舖
Shop 302, 3/F, D2 Place One, 9 Cheung Yee Street, Lai Chi Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mission-impossible-is-possible-with-the-impossible-e3580170

Mission impossible is possible with the impossible
2019-10-29  143 瀏覽
My Meat Run Laboratory is a new development of its sister restaurant My Meat Run Buddy in Taikoktsui.
While the taikoktsui serves vegetarian buffet, the new sister restaurant is a relaxed restaurant in D2 serving a good range of dishes on the menu.
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The star of the show is IMPOSSIBLE MEAT because there are so many dishes that were not possible made possible.

Most restaurants you will just find IMPOSSIBLE burgers on the menu but here you can find sizzling Impossible steaks, Impossible clay pot dish etc.

I was truly impressed with the impossible steak as it is made with impossible meat mince done Hong Kong style hence it tastes how it should complimented with the gravy.

The next impossible dish was the claypot which was crumbled impossible meat mince steamed in a claypot.
It was simply delicious with soy sauce and if you want it totally vegan, you can skip the egg.





My next favourite dish was the bak kut teh which had a strong herbal and umami taste.

For fried chicken lovers, there was Korean style and Japanese style chicken.

Dessert finished with a sweet lemon cake.

They also serve my favourite BROTHERS Toffee Apple cider which is a must if you have a sweet tooth.
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Will definitely coming back for more Impossible dishes!

[Review 7419] Approved Paradise with fantastic food @ Happy Paradise

12/05/2019
Happy Paradise
中環蘇豪士丹頓街52-56號明興樓地下上層
UG/F, Ming Hing House, 52-56 Staunton Street, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/approved-paradise-with-fantastic-food-e3403159

Approved Paradise with fantastic food
2019-05-12  975 瀏覽
Happy Paradise is a hip bar that opens at night.
When you get there, you are greeted by bright neon lights and sixties cantopop.

As it was my first visit I didn't know what to expect as I didn't do any background research before going so the menu was a complete surprise.
Happy Paradise offers Chinese food reinvented with a modern Western twist which is presented in a totally different way.
While others may not appreciate this new presentation, I loved it especially the way different ingredients were used and put together.

It was really difficult because everything deemed good to eat.
The three things I deeply regretted not ordering were the egg waffles, wagyu noodles and asparagus salad.
The egg waffles were made with sourdough and you get to rip the pieces and dip it in bottarga whip while the wagyu noodles are the usual fried beef noodles with a twist using wagyu beef skirt, seaweed butter and preserved lemon.
The asparagus was creatively paired with daikon and chiu chow fermented bean sauce that is normally paired with the chilled fish.

Here is what we ordered which all satisfied my expectations.
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香煎素餃，芹菜頭昆布沙律 — $88
SHIITAKE PAN-FRIED DUMPLINGS, celeriac kombu salad
The dumplings were perfectly panfried as one side was crispy while the other side was soft.
In the middle it was filled with mushrooms complimented by the crunch of the salad.
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IMPOSSIBLE 新疆 「素肉」餅，梅菜素肉，新疆香料 — $88
IMPOSSIBLE XINJIANG HOT PACKET, patty, cumin, Chinese mustard green:
Basically the pastry is similar to roti and the impossible meat filling was really moreish with the pickled mustard green but it was a bit too salty.
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鮮魷魚條萵筍沙律，椰青水果凍，鮮白合，芝麻油 — $128
LETTUCE STEM SALAD, blanched squid "noodles" lily bulbs, young coconut water gels
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For vegetables, we had the lettuce stem salad.
It is difficult to see the individual ingredients but everything worked in harmony because lettuce stem has always had this slight young coconut taste in it so pairing it with coconut water jelly worked.
I liked the way it had squid because of its delicate texture with sesame oil.
Overall, it was a less is more dish as all the elements didn't need much strong seasoning.
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蘋果糯米批，忌廉 — $108
MOCHI APPLE PIE, cilantro cream, apple ash
Again, not your conventional apple pie but with a twist.
I thought it was delicious because it was a flat piece of mochi what was crispy and chewy with sweet apple on a bed of sweet cilantro cream.
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Mocktail:
Chinese almonds, rice and cinnamon
As well as food, the mocktails were impressive especially the drink I had.
It was a clever concoction of Mexican Horchata with Chinese almonds.
The marriage of the two was simply heaven because the almond was really fragrant so it was like mixing my favoruite drinks together.
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Definitely impressed but it has been really difficult to describe how good it was because the food is really not as simple as it seems.
I am always a fan for food reinvented or presented in a different way for Chinese cuisine because it always tastes better.
Saying that, I prefer my English food traditional.

[Review 7408] The Legendary Triple O's by White Spot @ Triple O's by White Spot

10/05/2019
Triple O's by White Spot 
灣仔港灣道25號海港中心1樓121號舖
Shop 121, 1/F, Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-legendary-triple-os-by-white-spot-e3399061

The Legendary Triple O's by White Spot
2019-05-10  343 瀏覽
I love Triple O's by White Spot, it is one of the places I go for Poutine.

Triple O's by White Spot has been in Hong Kong longer than I have and way before Shake Shack, Five Guys, Butchers Club and has even seen the good and bad times of the burger trend while some competitors like Shakem Buns and Caliburger packed up.

There is something special about Triple Os.


To be honest, I haven't been to Triple Os for a long time but recently I was back for the Vegan burgers.
There are two on the menu.
The veggie burger isn't new but they have another plant based one that uses the Impossible Patty.

Triple Os is one of the first burger chains in Hong Kong to serve a plant based burger while McDonalds, Burger King serve it in other countries.
The Impossible Patty served here is the 2.0 version.

[Veggie Burger]


Perhaps this is the most original veggie burger before the plant based trend came by.
The patty is made with vegetables, potato and rice which is simple and filling.


[Impossible Burger]

All I can say is that it was just as good a meat if not better because it didn't have the fatty pieces and gristle.
It also has the raw meat colour before being cooked.
The poutine was divine, I just love chips and gravy with a little bit of cheese.
I think it was the first time I tried the onion rings and they were spot on with juicy sweet onion in the middle ad crispy coating that wasn't heavy.

For drinks, I had the blueberry milkshake which is a popular pick.
It is made with blueberries and icecream hence the natrual taste.
Evidently Triple Os is a legend as everything tastes good from the burger to sides and milkshakes.



Definitely coming back but also gutted that I have missed some of their seasonal items such as Surf n Turf, Turkey & Gravy Burger which are captivating.

[Review 7341] Best beef sando in my opinion @ PMQ 實驗廚房 PMQ Taste Kitchen

11/04/2019

PMQ 實驗廚房  PMQ Taste Kitchen
中環鴨巴甸街35號元創方B座Hollywood 1樓H113-H114號舖
Shop H113-H114, 1/F, Block B Hollywood, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/best-beef-sando-in-my-opinion-e3368675

Best beef sando in my opinion
2019-04-11  976 瀏覽
The first SANDO I had was at Sunday's Groceries a few years ago where they put a runny egg inside.

Trending at the moment are these expensive Wagyu Sandos with the priciest from Wagyumafia.
Although I haven't tried Wagyumafia, I managed to try the one at PIQNIQ at H Queens.
The wagyu sando there was a bit too buttery for my liking in the sense the toast had too much butter.

Discovered SANDO.BA  had a popup at PMQ Tastekitchen  for a limited time so I was lucky I managed to go when they had it.

The menu was simple, clearly the sandos had to be tried.
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There were different cuts of beef as well as IMPOSSIBLE MEAT.
Wagyu Sando was my firm choice but I would have wanted to try Impossible as well.
When the sando arrived, it was how I expected it to be.

The wagyu was red and moist, about 1 inch thick.
The bread was toasted just right in the sense it is still soft in the middle.


Comparing with other Wagyu Sandos, there are a variety of sauces that can be used.
Normally Teriyaki is used but this one was evidently tomato and I could smell onion in it as well.
It worked for me because I prefer tomato sauce over cloyingly sweet Japanese sauces and it wasn't smothered in butter either.
Funnily it smelt like McDonalds simplest Hamburger with just the onions and tomato ketchup.
As well as the sauce and bread, the wagyu was soft and meaty so it was the best Sando I had.
The bread used was from Garden Bakery which strangely tasted good as the stuff I usually get from the supermarket tastes crap unless I buy the continental type.


For sides had the lotus root chips which I thought were spicy even though they were not meant to be spicy.

The soba noodles were also good , they were topped with eggyolk shavings and karasumi which gives it a lovely fishy saltyness.

[Review 7306] Plant based gem in SSP @ 素年 Years

26/03/2019
素年  Years
深水埗福華街191-199號福隆大廈1號地舖
Shop 1, G/F, Fuk Lung Building,191-199 Fuk Wah Street, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/plant-based-gem-in-ssp-e3351380

Plant based gem in SSP
2019-03-26  3777 瀏覽
As well as food in general, I love Vegetarian food.
When I found out about this joint, I decided to go and check it out even though there were no pictures on social media yet.
YEARS is located in SSP, the exact spot where NEW ORDER used to be.
Inside, you will find a modern setting and at the far end you will see cartons of OATLY on the shelf.

The current food menu which includes drinks.

Drinks menu:

Clearly the burger was my pick because of the Impossible Patty which came with my favourite iced Earl Grey Tea without any extra charges.
I have had so many Impossible burgers so far which were all good but this one is my favourite because it is simple and not overwhelmed by strong sauces.
I got to taste the Impossible patty properly which was paired with delicious cheese, balsamic and arugula leaves which all worked in harmony.
The Impossible patty was definitely beefy in taste and texture, it reminded me of eating sweetbread as it was quite velvety yet it had a lovely crispy edge where it got seared.
The bun they sourced was a good one as it was soft and pillowly without any sweetness.
The fries were to my liking as they were crispy on the outside and starchy in the middle.
Finished with iced Earl Grey which made my day as it had a lovely fragrant aroma that was not artificial and I appreciate how it wasn't sweetened by default.
I look forward to coming back as I'm sure they will have some new creations.