[Review 524] Good meal with a blocked view @ Suzuki Cafe Company 鈴木珈啡館

09/11/2009  Suzuki Cafe Company 鈴木珈啡館
尖沙咀廣東道3-27號海港城海運大廈LCX3樓OT307號舖
Shop OT307, 3/F, LCX, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/good-meal-with-blocked-view-e2042278

Usually I know what I want to eat, however today was clueless, so randomly walked into to this place.

Even with the menu, I was clueless on what to choose, mainly because the dishes were Hong Kong style Japanese food. The sickly rice pots, and overly creamy pastas. I got my inspiration my from a pair of Westerners and got the set with Ribs, the other with chicken in Sake.

The table was too small, so the set that was served in a box, had to be taken away, and the little dishes placed on the table.
For the starters, the salad comprised of rocket lettuce, red lettuce and Japanese vinegar sauce. The scallop and asparagus was tasteless, but tasted ok after dipping it in vinegar. The prawn and pork dumplings also tasted good.

The spinach and baby scallop soup was quite good too, there were about 4 scallops in the soup.

The mains were not as good as starters, the ribs were a bit dry, and the chicken was just boiled frozen chicken thigh with fat chicken skin.

Finally the honey jelly was very good, light and refreshing.
The only disappointment was the cruise liner blocking the sea view.

[Review 523] Good quality dim-sum @ Super Star Chinese Cuisine鴻星中菜

鴻星中菜  Super Star Chinese Cuisine
06/11/2009
荔枝角長沙灣道788號羅氏商業廣場地下
G/F, Laws Comm Plaza, 788 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/good-quality-dim-sum-e2041645

Not sure if the dim-sums here are more expensive than other places, but quality is good too, they always have artistic dim-sums too such as penguin shaped things etc.
The packaging they gave for the dim-sum is also good, not the CFC ones that fume the food with chemicals.

This time I got the prawn toasts, not that similar to the ones in UK, but they are bite sized with one prawn on each toast.
The ones in UK are ground prawn paste on top of bread and dipped in sesame seeds.

[Review 522] Juicy Lamb Burger @ Hot Dog Stage

Hot Dog Stage 06/11/2009
荔枝角青山道688-690號嘉名工廠大廈A1地舖
Shop A1, G/F, Ka Ming Court, 688-690, Castle Peak Rd, Kln, Lai Chi Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/juicy-lamb-burger-e2041642

This is quite a good joint for burgers and hotdogs, the staff speak English too.
The hard back menu is quite nice too.

The menu variety is good, but they ran out of leaflets when I got there, so took a picture instead.
I ordered a lamb burger, as not many places serve them. The burger was wrapped nicely and had their sticker stuck on the wrapping, the outer paper brown bag made it authentic US burger style too.

The lamb burger was on a bed of Rocket lettuce, which I was impressed, not the plain ice-berg type, although it is bitter, the rocket lettuce matches the price of the burger. It was neatly topped with mint sauce and tomato.

According to the menu, only 20 lamb burgers are served a day.

I can’t wait to try their hotdogs.

[Review 521] Popcorns savory and sweet, the new snack in town @ Popcorn Monster

06/11/2009 Popcorn Monster
旺角登打士街41-43號3號舖
Shop3, 41-43 Dundas Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/popcorns-savory-and-sweet-the-new-snack-in-town-e2041613

I don’t usually eat popcorn, because of the bits of husk, and also the flavours were boring before, just Toffee, butter etc.
This snack shop reminds me of Jimcus donuts, the snacks are powdered with the relevant flavours like the donuts.

Anyway I got the sour cream and chives, and plan to try some other savoury flavours, but the shop is overflowing with people queuing up for it.
The taste of sour cream powder was not that strong, probably it hadn’t been mixed well or not enough was used.

But overall quite interesting, I will try Salt and vinegar, Cajun, Creamy dill on my next visit.

[Review 520] Nov 5th visit @ Dessert Revolution 甜品革命

Dessert Revolution 甜品革命 (旺角) 05/11/2009
旺角豉油街15號萬利商業大廈地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, 15 Soy Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nov-5th-visit-e2041521

Was told by the staff, the new menu would be out in November, so came here today to try.
(Guy fawkes days 5th of november)

However, it seems the new menu isnt out yet, and delayed till the 6th!!
AAAAAAHHH i am a day early!! So gutted!!

I would say I was lucky and unlucky, as I caught the dark cherries on the last day on the menu, but unlucky as the new items were not served. But it is NOVEMBER now dammit~! and the new menu has been delayed.

[Review 519] Lunch buffet @ Cafe MetroPark

04/11/2009 Cafe MetroPark
灣仔軒尼詩道41-49號香港灣仔維景酒店M 字樓
Mezzanine Floor, Metropark Hotel Wan Chai Hong Kong, 41-49 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lunch-buffet-e2041255

Just felt like having a buffet on a weekday, and not wasting the opportunities being located in the heart of hotels, pubs and great restaurants.
Anyway, came on a quiet wintery day according to the locals not cold to me, but with freezing cold air-con in the restaurant mimicking real winter!!

The food variety was just as Mandalay described, but not much selection on sushi, the desserts were good, and the photo explains everything.
I appreciated the drinks were labelled Hong Kong Tea, and the normal tea hence catered internationally.

[Review 518] Second visit @ Dessert Revolution

Dessert Revolution 甜品革命 (旺角) 04/11/2009
旺角豉油街15號萬利商業大廈地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, 15 Soy Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/second-visit-e2041223

Came here for a second visit, their hygiene has improved and no flies flying about.

However their menu is now limited, so many choices unavailable with a white label covering them.

This time I had the Young coconut with cherry, and coconut sorbet.

The young coconut tasted good this time, as I asked for less coconut milk. (no photo)

For the coconut sorbet, I was expecting a slightly tangy taste because sorbet is meant to be sour.
The texture of the sorbet wasn’t that icy, but very fluffy, it was very light that it melts in your mouth.
The taste is slightly sweet, I felt it was just coconut meat grounded finely with frozen coconut milk.

I have blended fresh coconut meat and milk before and it tastes just like that, but in frozen fluffy form.

I really wanted to try the blueberry with coconut jelly but was told it would be available in November, so hopefully if I go now, it would be available, as I had this in late October.