03/07/2009 Misocool
鰂魚涌華蘭路2至10號惠安苑低層地下SLG8-9A舖
Shop SLG8-9A, Sub-lower G/F, Westlands Gardens, 2-10 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/reminds-me-of-wagamama-e2008850
Well, thought there was only one Misocool in HK, but there is one in Staunton Street, despite finding out too late, I still went to the Quarry bay one.
Quite an array of restaurants there, Epoch, Habitu, Misocool, and even KFC on that road.
Got there early in the evening, was allocated to this communal type large table, the décor and settings reminds me of WAGAMAMA http://www.wagamama.com/
At Wagamama, there are huge long tables, where people sit in rows with people opposite each other, and they are also specialists in noodles as well.
Anyway back to Miscocool, I ordered the White carrot gyozas, Stir-fried ink noodles in soup, Spicy Konjac noodles in soup, and a Miu Miu Berry (Strawberry milkshake).
The gyozas, was the main attraction that drew me to Misocool, normal gyozas are wrapped like dumplings, however these gyozas are minced gyoza fillings in between a folded sliced white carrot.
Presented on a plate with a drop of Japanese mayonnaise and fish roe on top. The gyoza is crunchy and the white carrot on the outside has been pan-fried. When dipped in the soy dipping sauce, the taste of white carrot is more evident, as the crunchiness has been softened by the soy sauce.
With or without sauce, it tastes good, however I prefer without the sauce, so that it tastes crunchier.
As for the noodles, they tasted OK, the spicy konjac noodles tasted like bean thread noodles but thicker and chewier. The noodle shape was long and cylindrical a bit different to the illustrated pictures which was long and flat like tagliatelle.
The Konjac noodles, had a sugar centred egg (tong sum daan), my first time eating one as I always had the impression it was sweet, but it just tastes like a soft boiled egg with a slight runny firm centre .
The ink noodles was also good, the bowl was worth its price, full of vegetables, seafood, even found 2 clams, 4 prawns, squid, 2 scallops. The soup base was nice and milky, however the smell was slightly milky for me. The only draw back, was the noodles were hot in temperature all the way through, which took me ages to eat, and frankly food with high temperatures, you can’t really taste it.
Lastly the milkshake didn’t taste that nice, a bit fake, no ice-cream taste in it at all, or maybe the fake strawberry taste was just the strawberry ice-cream.
