[Review 552] Maxims Singmalay series part 2 @ Maxim's Cake Shop 美心西餅

美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop 29/11/2009
旺角彌敦道700號貿易署大樓地下14號舖
Shop 14, G/F, Trade Department Tower, 700 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/maxims-singmalay-series-part-2-e2046533

After trying the Pandan cake, decided the try the Satay bun.
Basically the same Chinese buns with satay beef inside.

The satay taste was OK, not that strong, quite big slices of beef inside.

Slightly similar to the curry beef buns, except they used Satay flavour, but some bakeries in HK already do Satay beef buns, same as the Chinese cafes.

[Review 551] Good quality Filipino food @ Quezon Pinoy Food Express

Quezon Pinoy Food Express (已結業)
27/11/2009
灣仔駱克道146-148號裕安大樓地下C2號舖
Shop C2, G/F, Yue On Building, 146-148 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/good-quality-philipino-food-e2046098

I thought MangAbos was good, this one is even better, the dishes taste so much more fresh, especially the meats.
The food smells edible and not foul at all!

Although they just reheat the stuff via the microwave, but a nice little store with their own lunch box packaging too!!

The portion however is rather small, but i think the deliciousness factor is more important.

Got the pork in pigs blood, and chicken leg.
The rice was piping hot and not the pearl rice used in MB, and the dishes are not as oily as MB, last time I went there was like a spoon of oil in it.
The pork in blood was a lovely rich thick gravy, with bits of pork, intestines etc.

The chicken was a bit like tomato chicken, but with a hint of tamarind sauce.

As for the service, they weren't expecting non-philipino customers, so they are were a bit shocked at first to serve!!

[Review 550] 2009 SB Christmas series part 2 @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
27/11/2009
灣仔軒尼詩道314-324號 W Square 地下A舖
Shop A, G/F, W Square, 314-324 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sb-christmas-series-part-2-e2046081

Drawing near Christmas, I thought I would eat the more Chrismassy cakes.
Today got the eggnog tart.
Basically the SB's version is a tart filled with sponge cake layer, then cream on top.
The eggnog brandy taste wasn't that strong, the creme was a bit thick. I would have preferred a custard like texture.
So I thought this was a bit of a disappointment to the xmas series.

[Review 549] Maxims Singmalay series part 1 @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop 27/11/2009
灣仔軒尼詩道27-29號東亞大樓地下 G/F, 27-29 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/maxims-singmalay-series-part-1-e2046057

Maxims have introduced the Singmalay series featuring the Pandan cake and buns filled with Kaya, Satay Beef.
As the Kaya buns and Satay beef buns were quickly sold out, I got the Pandan cake, which is also my favourite cake.
The appearance and smell is very similar to the original one, same as the texture.

The texture of the Maxims one was slightly too moist, later it turned out to be oil, as oily fingers were seen after eating the cake. The pandan smell was quite evident, but not evident in taste.
As for the taste, I felt it could be slightly sweeter, and more Pandan too, the egg was overpowering the pandan taste.

[Review 548] Singmalay Part 17: Amazing thinly sliced Kaya toast @ 加東叻沙蝦麵 Katong Laksa Prawn Mee

27/11/2009 加東叻沙蝦麵  Katong Laksa Prawn Mee
上環孖沙街8號地下 G/F, No. 8 Ma Sha Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/singmalay-part-17-amazingly-thinly-sliced-toast-e2046049

I have tried almost everything at Katong, apart from the Pork rib tea, so tried it at last.

The other places I tried the pork rib tea were:
Yeoh's Bah Kut Teh
Malaysia Port Klang
Sabah

Yeoh’s and Malaysia Port Klang basically taste the same because it is opened by the same owner.
Their tea is strong in shiitake mushroom taste and sweet too.
Sabah however is strong with herb taste, especially the dong-gwai, the ribs are whole long ribs with lots of meat.
Katong is similar, not the greasy, but the quality of the pork isnt that good.

Also tried the Kaya toast, was amazed how thin the toast was, the thickness of the two pieces of toasts sandwiched together is the thickness of one thin toast. Each slice was about 4mm thick, which was good, because there was lots of runny Kaya in it, ready to drip out!
The taste was sweet and creamy.

[Review 547] Tender brisket @ 大利清湯腩

大利清湯腩  25/11/2009
活道5號地下
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tender-brisket-e2045670

Like I said, food depends on luck, and depends on what pieces the chef gives you.
I ordered the brisket curry with thick noodles, and the clear soup brisket with rice.
Clearly the soup brisket was better, each strands of the meat could be seen, and very soft and tender with the stringy bits or elastic membranes. The brisket in the curry was however slight tough and hard.
The noodles were OK, but it was weird there was already red vinegar poured on top, I prefer to put it in myself.
Priced at $38, I felt it was quite good compared to the prices at Chinese cafes, at $38 the Chinese cafes give you crap, and not all pure meat either.

[Review 546] Snake soup deafened by the screeching sound @ Se Wong Sun 蛇王燊

蛇王燊 Se Wong Sun 24/11/2009
灣仔交加街富榮閣地下
G/F, Fortune Mansion, Cross Street,, Wan Chai
 https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/deafened-by-the-screeching-sound-e2045473

Never noticed this little snake joint, despite walking past it every day!!!

Only tried because I saw a picture of the snake soup, just plain broth with no residue or meat strands.

Sat down, and ordered, came almost immediately, however my ears were in such distress with the screams of the kid sitting on the opposite table, and the screeching noise from the tin drawer! OUCH!!!

The soup was piping hot, so I burnt my tongue and it was difficult to taste it fully when it is too hot, but went back next day for lunch and got a takeaway, ordered the set with snake soup, thick snake soup and snakes belly with fish maw.

The takeout was good, firstly the temperature was not as hot as in the shop, and the rice and meat have been placed in the lunch box without needing to spoon it out.
The meat was descaled nicely with skin attached, the meat in main dish reminded me of fried dace, the texture and taste, the stickiness from the fish maw reminded me of eating ducks feet. The snakes meat had an interesting fiery tinge to it, almost like pepper but slightly spicier than that. A good mix of fruit peel in it too.

As for the thick snake soup, it contained lots of snake meat, basically tastes as good as the fake sharks fin soup but better, because the pork isn't fresh in the sharks fin soup.