[Review 491] 21/10/2009 Meatballs with Jam @ IKEA Bistro 宜家家居美食站

IKEA Bistro 宜家家居美食站
銅鑼灣告士打道310號柏寧酒店地庫
Basement, The Park Lane Hong Kong, 310 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/meat-balls-with-jam-e2038035

Meat balls served with Jam totally caught my interest so came here to try it, also tried their hot dog and popcorn.
The meatballs were quite soft, and the texture is a bit like a burger in meat ball form.
I was very surprised the Jam tasted really well with it, it balanced out the lard taste of the meat.
As for the hot dog, it was just a plain simple hot dog, not grilled with oil, but slightly dry.

[Review 490] 21/10/2009 Light dinner @ 居食屋「和民」Watami Japanese Casual Restaurant

居食屋「和民」Watami Japanese Casual Restaurant
銅鑼灣百德新街2 -20號恒隆中心3樓T01號舖
Shop T01, 3/F, Hang Lung Centre, 2-20 Paterson Street,, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/light-dinner-e2038034

The food at Watami is usually Ok, ordered the stir-fried udon, meatballs, hotpot and fatty tuna with spring onion.

The udon was just right not too soft or hard, the meatballs had a crispy shell and complemented well with the sauce.
As for the hotpot, the tofu was nice and silky, however the soup base became strong in beef taste after the beef had been in there for a while.

The fatty tuna was rather fat, and the spring onions coarsely chopped.

[Review 489] 21/10/2009 Chinese style Pizza Hut @ 老富昌色彩 Le Fauchon Color

老富昌色彩 Le Fauchon Color
旺角太子道西193號新世紀廣場1樓187號舖
Shop 187, 1/F, Grand Century Place, 193 Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok, Hong Kong, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-style-pizza-hut-e2038026

Whenever there is a salad bar, it reminds me of Pizza Hut, the popular salad bar for people to grab their greens at their hearts content.

However the food here has never appealed to me, although there are some side dishes worth ordering, but a matter of its availability.

I didnt find the food that Westerny at all, more like the Yeh Lam Kok which also pretends to be western.

The Paella is much more creamy than how the Italian ones should be, and the vegetables in the meat dishes are frozen ones.

[Review 488] 20/10/2009 Baked Sago and Taro Pudding @ 富臨酒家 Fulum Restaurant

富臨酒家 Fulum Restaurant
灣仔灣仔軒尼詩道73-85號熙華大廈地下及1樓
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/baked-sago-and-taro-pudding-e2037860

Got the baked sago and taro pudding, it was presented in a tin foil cup, the appearance reminded me of a portugese tart, the golden yellow and oven crisp brown bits at the top.

The taro puree was a layer in between the sago custard.

The sago custard wasnt that sweet, but the taro was, and had a very velvety texture.

But overall if it wasnt that sweet, it would of tasted good.

[Review 487] 19/10/2009 Rolled Pancakes @ Mazuzu Crepe

Mazuzu Crepe
銅鑼灣告士打道280號世貿中心P303號舖
Shop, P303, World Trade Centre, 280 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rolled-pancakes-e2037562

Thanks to Felicityli, found out about this little pancake joint, so tried the chocolate banana one and blueberry cheesecake one.

It is slightly different to the western pancakes that are eaten on a plate, these are rolled up like the Japanese sushi hand rolls.

The cream inside the pancakes were a bit thick and sticky like, so the chocolate banana one turned out to be sickly, whereas the blueberry one was much fruitier and light.

It was slightly messy to eat, as the top was topped with lots of cream, sauce and filling, but tastes OK, especially the blueberry one.

The only drawback is that the stools are very high, so if you’re wearing a mini skirt, it is a bit troublesome.

[Review 486] Cookie crust egg tarts @ 泰昌餅家 Tai Cheong Bakery Express

灣仔莊士敦道74-80號地下2號舖
泰昌餅家 Tai Cheong Bakery Express
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cookie-crust-egg-tart-e2037560

Saw the new honey green tea ad for $5 so went in and grabbed a bottle, then these fresh egg tarts came out of the oven, so I asked what pastry it was assuming it was the short crust of flaky pastry, but they said it was the cookie one.

So got one to try, also on promotion at 3.8 dollars each.

I drank the drink first, the egg tarts were piping hot, and you cant really taste anything when it is hot.
The green tea tastes a bit like the honey green tea by Tao Ti but tastes stronger of Cane sugar, hence doesn’t really taste of honey.

As for the egg tart, the pastry is a bit strong in butter, and not that cookie like, but different to shortcrust, it is harder and brittle, a bit like wheat crunch.

[Review 485] 18/10/2009 Second Visit @ B哥小廚 Uncle B Kitchen

B哥小廚 (藍田) Uncle B Kitchen B哥小廚
藍田啟田道51-67號啟田大廈地下太平街市M22舖
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/second-visit-e2037400

After the first visit, came here again, this time the food we ordered wasnt that Sichuan style, especially the egg and beef and tomato,

The chicken was presented nicely surrounded in Chili oil, and quite spicy, an equal portion of chicken leg, breast rather than odd bits.

The egg and tomato was a bit like home cooked style, strong in tomato flavour and the egg wasnt that greasy.