[Review 1226] Eating in the twilight zone that didn't exist @ 賣魚勝餐廳

17/07/2011
賣魚勝餐廳
將軍澳毓雅里9號慧安商場地下
G/F,Well On Shopping Arcade,9 Yuk Nga Lane, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/eating-in-the-twilight-zone-that-didnt-exist-e2182559

Interesting, this restaurant is listed as CLOSED on Open Rice, however went during July 2011 and it was still operating.

This restaurant is on an open area at the centre of the mall, hence this is probably why restaurants at this location come and go fast because there is no feeling of security for diners.

The whole setting is quite surreal and empty, a bit like a TV Set.

The set dinners were dirt cheap at $38 including soup.

The portions were small, but it the typical Chinese dishes which I am not fond of, so size dosnt matter.

As for the fish, they made it worse by cutting it into pieces to spread on the plate making it look like a big plate.
Because it was cut, there were so many broken bones in every bit of fish.
I would have preferred just an intact piece that was small rather than tiny pieces with bones pretending to look like a big portion.
There was so much garlic in the fish it just tasted like garlic steamed fish.

[Review 1225] Grapefruit Skin with Prawn Roe @ 金兜記海鮮菜館 Kam Dau Kee Seafood Restaurant

17/07/2011
金兜記海鮮菜館  Kam Dau Kee Seafood Restaurant
灣仔灣仔道3號尚翹峰第二&三座A2舖及1樓
Shop A2 & 1/F, Tower 2 & 3, The Zenith, 3 Wanchai Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/grapefruit-skin-with-prawn-roe-e2182549

After trying pomelo skin at Kin's kitchen, I have had a craving for it since.

It seems that Kin's Kitchen is the best for Pomelo skin, but the one here was good too.

Pomelo (grapefruit) skin, it not literally the whole grapefruit skin, it is just the white part inside, and the outer skin part is thrown away.

Kin's Kitchen
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2162345

I ordered the grapefruit skin with prawn roe and it came covered in rich gravy topped with prawn roe.
It was piping hot.
The gravy was nice and strong that it went well with the pomelo skin.
There was no bitterness.

REMARKS:
-expect a noisy environment and the need to raise your voice to have a conversation because the Chinese seem to like shouting out their converstations so everyone can hear!
-the usual chinese hidden charges for compulsory tea and snacks placed at your table whether you want them or not.

[Review 1224] WanChai Arabic food..I'll find u wherever u go!!! @ Oh Food 清真阿拉伯料理 (灣仔)

16/07/2011
Oh Food 清真阿拉伯16料理 Oh Food Arabic Halal Cuisine
灣仔盧押道11-13號修頓商業大廈11樓A,B室
Flat A & B, 11/F, Southern Commercial Building, 11-13 Luard Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/wanchai-arabic-food-ill-find-u-wherever-u-go-e2182342

I was searching for new restaurants in WanChai on OpenRice and noticed this restaurant!

It reminded me of OhFood at Fortress Hill. I have been a fan of Arabic food since trying out Sham Fast Food before it refurbished into Sham Dining, then lastly into OhFood.
I tried to go to Oh Food, but when I got there it wasnt open.
I really like their food and enviroment, Sham Fast Food was similar to the food at Uni. I am not sure if they still cater for universities in Hong Kong because I remember they had a branch at some university, but I havent tried it.

It was really cool because it turned out to the same group and now the location is even more better, there is no need to walk up the steep road at Fortress Hill.
It is located in a commercial building which I rarely go for food, but this is an exception, same as Ziafat and if your going for curries at Chung King mansion.
Anyway, the decor was a mix of Sham dining and Oh Food. Flashy young logo with formal fixtures.

The owner of this places speaks really good English and he was probably educated in the US because of the logo design and the really yummy scrummy food such as fried chicken served here.

The menu was A3 menu laminated, and it was really environmentally friendly because they provide you with markers to tick your orders and the ink is wipeable.

The set costs $75 and includes a a choice of appetizer, soup, main dish or noodles, and drink.

The choice appetizers and soup are:
Hummus
Arabic salad
Brown pea garlic salad
Coleslaw salad
Egg salad
Mushroom cream soup
Egg corn soup
Vermicelli and vegetable

For the main dishes they are served with choice of Arabic rice, Beryani rice or fries.
Beef steak with black pepper sauce
Beef kebab with tomato sauce
Mutton cubes with vegetables
Sliced mutton with cheese and mushroom
Chicken Sheesh Taook
Roasted chicken
Fried chicken
Sliced chicken with cheese and mushroom
Vegetables with tomato sauce

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Coleslaw
This was slightly different to the one at North point, the colour was bright orange and slightly sweeter.
Minestrone soup
Although it may not be Arabic food, but it contained cumin and some other spices which made it really really nice.
It even tastes better than the fake minestrone soups served in Chinese restaurants that do not even contain noodles.
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Hummus
This was not as thick as I would have liked.
There was more sesame in it than chickpeas which made it runnier.
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Milk curd pudding
This is similar to the Chinese double boiled milk except that it was too sweet.
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TAKEOUT - Apple pie
This looked more like an apple crumble
It was quite flourly and sweet.
The packaging was really cute, they have got clear plastic stickers with their logo which they have stuck on the lid of the apple pie box and even on the white vest take-out bag
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Chicken sheesh taouk with Beryani rice:
The chicken was tender with lots of herbs.
The white gravy on the chicken was a bonus, it tasted good with or without.
The rice was soft and fluffy just like the Indian type long and slender.
The taste of the beryani rice was aromatic but not spicy.
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Fries
This was my favourite since Sham, they are the shoestring type with lots and lots of lovely spices on top.

There was THOOM sauce too which is fluffy garlic sauce, however the one here tastes slightly different to the one at Sham.
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For the drinks I wish they had Apricot juice like before, but the current selection is ok.
The coffee was a bit strong.
Apart from the above items they also serve pastas and sandwiches!!

Shrimp pasta, Chicken pasta, Vegetable pasta, Beef steak sandwich, Sliced mutton sandwich, Chicken Sheesh Taook sandwich, Sliced chicken sandwich, Hummus sandwich and egg sandwich.

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Previous review at Sham fast food:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2023517
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[Review 1223] McD's new taro oreo McFlurry and new cheese dip @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

15/07/2011

麥當勞 McDonald's
灣仔軒尼詩道1號熙信樓1樓C舖
Shop C, 1/F, Asian House, 1 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mcds-new-taro-oreo-mcflurry-and-new-cheese-dip-e2182143

When I saw the new taro oreo McFlurry, I thought wow.
So I got it with some chicken nuggets to try the new cheese sauce.
The honey and mustard was the same as last years, so I just tried the cheese.

The cheese sauce was very runny but not strong enough in cheese.
It would be cool if they had blue cheese sauce, but I doubt the Chinese would like stuff like that.

As for the McFlurry it was really disappointing because it was different to what I expected.

I assumed it would be using Taro ice-cream but it was plain soft serve topped with Taro sauce and crushed OREO's.

It was really different to the ones in UK because it was not mixed.

The McFlurry is a vanilla ice cream dessert that has pieces of candy, fruit or cookies mixed into it. The mixing blade for the dessert is actually a specially designed spoon with a hollow handle that attaches to the mixer spindle. The blade is used once then given to the customer to use to eat the product.

I took a few spoons and left it to melt, it tasted nicer as a drink because the taro taste was stronger, but TOO SWEET!!!!
The sweetness is SOOOOOOOOOO sweet that you can smell it at an arms length.

[Review 1222] Cherry on Top to garnish your Froyo @ Cherry on Top

15/07/2011
Cherry on Top
將軍澳唐德街1號將軍澳廣場1樓065號舖
Shop 65, 1/F, Tseung Kwan O Plaza, 1 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cherry-on-top-to-garnish-your-froyo-e2182084

The name of this place sounded interesting like a cherry on a fairy cake, so tried their froyo.

It is self service with six flavours.

The six flavours that day were original, vanilla, strawberry, sesame, chocolate and kiwi.
So I tried all of them except KIWI and SESAME.

The one I liked the best was Vanilla, softer than softserve and not so creamy.
The rest were icy and tasted like Yakult.
The chocolate was not that strong.

The choice of toppings were OK, however the cherry had that fake taste which I havent had in ages.
It tastes like Cherryade and cough syrup, nothing like Glacier cherries.

[Review 1221] Blue House Restaurant opposite the blue house @ 藍屋餐廳 Blue House Restaurant

14/07/2011
藍屋餐廳 Blue House Restaurant
灣仔石水渠街年威閣地舖
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/blue-house-restaurant-opposite-the-blue-house-e2182017

Discovered this restaurant on OpenRice because of its name.

It is situated opposite the blue house on the historic street of Wan Chai.

It is blue outside, and looks slightly like the Macau restaurant, however when you enter the restaurant, there is blue lighting on the ceiling, it takes a while for your eyes to get accustomed to it.

Anyway, the reflections of the blue lighting were everywhere, I couldn't resist taking pictures of them.

Tried the tea set that was served from 2-30-6-30pm, it was quite generous because most places only serve tea until 5pm.

The range was quite interesting, but quite expensive because for that price you can get a Chinese lunch.

The full price dishes cost around $60+

I got the stir fried cambodian noodles which resembled stir-fried beef flat noodles.
It tasted quite nice because the noodles are thinner and less oily, however it was slightly too sweet.
There was stewed pork knuckles soup noodles which I wanted to try, maybe next time.

[Review 1220] New Shake to put your health into shape @ New Shake

14/07/2011
New Shake
尖沙咀加連威老道37號A
37A Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-shake-to-put-your-health-into-shape-e2181982

Walked past and assumed it was another Taiwanese beverage but then realised they were health drinks with jars of powder at the counter.
They also sell pre-packaged sachets for people to consume at their own leisure.

Basically there are four flavours: peach, fruit, hawthorn berry and vegetable.

The drink claims to help bowel movement in eight hours, but my bowel movement is more frequent than others so it is biased for me to comment.
However it is not advised for people with diarhea symptoms to try.

The vegetable one tasted the best, the drink was similar to those wheat germ drinks.