[Review 822] Lemon butter cookies @ 一口曲奇 May's Cookies

28/07/2010

一口曲奇 May's Cookies
灣仔進教圍6號地下
G/F, 6 St.Francis Yard, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lemon-butter-cookies-e2103902

Situated on the quiet street of St Francis Yard, it stands out brightly in orange towards the end with La Fleur opposite, and a green noodle cart on corner of the hill.

A lively shop selling cookies and cakes.
The pandan cake sells at $220 for a seven inch diameter cake, but this has to be pre-ordered, hence my next visit.

The shop is quite basic, with a counter for cookies and cakes.
The shelves are stocked with cookery books and jars of massive lollipops for display only.

I got the lemon cookies as the other flavours were quite common.
It was very buttery, and a strong taste of lemon peel, with a lingering aftertaste.

Since they do Pandan cakes, it would be cool, if they had Pandan cookies too.

[Review 821] Inferior branch of the Elements one @ 夏麵館 Xia Mian Guan

26/07/2010

夏麵館 Xia Mian Guan
將軍澳重華路8號東港城1樓181號舖
Shop No. 181, 1/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/inferior-branch-of-the-elements-one-e2103295

Hello XMG staff Wakey Wakey!!!!!

The first Xia Mian Guan was opened at Elements shopping mall, but compared to the rest of the restaurants in Elements, Xia Mian Guan is relatively cheaper, hence a popular pick.
The food at the Elements branch is reasonable, and expected for a location like that, however the TKO branch proved to be much worse.

The TKO branch opened around June, which had already been in business for one month so I would have thought all their operations were running smoothly.

Anyway it is now July, and we arrived at 11.40am, and the doors were half open, while I had nothing to do but wait, I decided to take a photograph.
That moment, only the front door was open, and the menu stands were inside the restaurant as photographed.

Sat down, and ordered two noodles, one with fish and snow vegetables and the other was pork liver in brown sauce.
Both took a while to be served after placing the order, and there were a few conflicts going on between the staff and the manager, the manager was said to be stubborn by one of their staffs.

Regardless of their issues, I felt that their staff were not fully awake to their duties, the food was cold, and there was some green thread on the bowl.
The menu range was incomplete, not the full range as served at Elements.

[Review 820] Interesting variety @ 海濤茶餐廳 Sea Wave Restaurant

26/07/2010
海濤茶餐廳 Sea Wave Restaurant
灣仔軒尼詩道63號地下
G/F, 63 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/interesting-variety-e2103276

Another chinese choice in Wan Chai, yet on another heavily polluted road.

The menu range is interesting, especially the fried treasures, which usually cost a few dollars per piece, while here they serve it at $48 dollar per portion.

The "Money Ting" chut chean yat ding and the abalone corners is also interesting, although I cant guess what it is.

[Review 819] Blueberry puffs @ 百事吉餅店 (灣仔) Pak See Kut Cake Shop

26/07/2010

百事吉餅店 (灣仔) Pak See Kut Cake Shop
灣仔莊士敦道141號地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, No. 141 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/blueberry-puffs-e2103051

Saw this weird long shaped thing walking past, so decided to take a closer look at it.

It appears to be a "cow tongue puff" (ngau lei so) according to its chinese name.
However it is different to the other ones, the conventional ones are just fried dough, but this one is made of puff pastry and flatter.

The ridges make it appear like fried dough but infact it is a line of jam.

The surface was covered in sugar, so it just tasted like flat puff pastry with sugar, the blueberry was faint to the extent it was non existent.
The colour was peachy pink.

[Review 818] The best lotus leaf wrapped rice @ 名苑酒家 Ming Garden Restaurant

21/07/2010
名苑酒家 Ming Garden Restaurant
灣仔皇后大道東34-38地下
34-38 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-best-lotus-leaf-wrapped-rice-e2101893

Ordered their signature Lotus leaf wrapped rice.
It was piping hot, wrapped like a pumpkin with a stalk on top.
Lotus leaf wrapped rice is much better than the glutinous rice version, its easier to digest and the ingredients are better than preserved sausages and shitake mushrooms.
The rice was so rich, each grain of rice was evenly coated in sauce.
All the things in the rice was top quality such as the chicken, prawns.
I was so amazed to find bits of brown jelly in it which made the rice even more rich and yummy.
I didnt enquire what it was, but it seemed like beef tendon or fish maw, whatever it was, I felt that it made the rice super delicious.
It was so delicious, I finished the whole thing!!
Next time I think I will order fish maw to go with it.
The only problem was, I did a consistency test, I went there twice, the second it wasnt that good.

[Review 817] Microwave meals @ 鴻福堂 Hung Fook Tong

21/07/2010
鴻福堂  Hung Fook Tong
中環港鐵香港站HOK58號舖
Shop HOK58, Hong Kong MTR Station, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/microwave-meals-e2101886

$28 for a meal and drink is a good deal I suppose.

The food is ok and there is a reasonable amount of variety.

The only reason I liked the pre-packaged food is that it seems clean and there is a reasonable amount of vegetables in it.
The drink was the best, I got the burdock tea with sweetcorn, and it basically tastes like sweetcorn and pork broth with carrots.

[Review 816] Bakery breakthrough with creative packaging @

21/07/2010
大班麵包西餅  Taipan Bread & Cakes
太子彌敦道796號地舖
G/F, 796 Nathan Road,, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bakery-breakthrough-with-fresh-new-packaging-e2101881

Bakery is boring these days, the products have been the same for years, cakes, buns and pastries.

Finally, something interesting was marketed from Taipan, the chocolate cake packaged like a chocolate bar, same with the hokkaido milk cake.

It takes the cakes to a whole new level.
Next time, I will try the caramel roll too.

The chocolate cake basically tastes like the normal chocolate chiffon cake.
I would have preferred if the cakes were cut into cubes making it easier to eat and share.

Currently they sell at $16 per pack, but if you pay by octopus, they only cost $14.