[Review 1372] One stop noodle for $11 @ 佳豐粉麵店

04/12/2011

佳豐粉麵店 (已搬遷) 新店位置
北角馬寶道1A地下2號舖
Shop 2, G/F, 1A Marble Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/one-stop-noodles-for-11-e2208599

Stopped by this little joint for noodles, however its ordering system is different.

It was similar to ordering noodles in Sai Kung, however the noodles at Sai Kung are much pricier and they will take the noodles to your seat after you have ordered and paid.

At this restaurant, you order what you want, pay for it and then YOU collect your bowl of noodles and find a place to sit down.

I was not keen eating beef organs so I just chose fried luncheon meat.

The noodles were not the ones I were expecting, they were the springy type noodles found in wonton noodles.
But quite reasonable for $11.

[Review 1371] RCMY's thai sausage @ 超級食得開心 RA CHA MOO YANG

04/12/2011
超級食得開心 RA CHA MOO YANG
灣仔軒尼詩道87號AB舖
Shop AB, 87 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rcmys-thai-sausage-e2208598

After trying the Thai sausage at Thai hut I decided to try the one here.

The one here was too dry and not as flavourful as Thai Hut.
There was less noodles in the sausage and the sausage was chewy.
Previous review at THAI HUT:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2204536
Price:[/b] $12

[Review 1370] Dim sum in the outskirts of Kowloon @ 美味居點心屋

04/12/2011

美味居點心屋
土瓜灣馬頭圍村洋葵樓101號舖
Shop 101, Geranium House, Ma Tau Wai Estate, To Kwa Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dim-sum-in-the-outskirts-of-kowloon-e2208597

Not a fan of Chinese dim sum, so just ordered a few items, prawn dumplings, chicken feet and glutinous rice wrapped in lotus leaves.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Prawn dumplings:
Had this around dinner time, so these prawn dumplings were probably made during the day and left in the steamer.
They tasted ok, but one of the dumpling skin was slightly dehydrated.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Glutinous rice wrapped in lotus leaves:
I felt the rice was a bit too soggy and oily otherwise it was Ok.
The filling was generous and had nearly everything such as roast pork, chicken, salted egg yolk, mushrooms.
I wonder how all that was packed in.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Chicken feet:
The flavour was weak and the chicken feet were not soft enough.

[Review 1369] Second chance to go back in time @ 白宮冰室 Pak Kung Cafe

04/12/2011
白宮冰室 Pak Kung Cafe
土瓜灣馬頭角道 91 號地下
G/F., 91 Ma Tau Kok Rd,, To Kwa Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/second-chance-to-go-back-in-time-e2208596

There was a similar cafe like this called 祥利冰室 Cheung Lee Restaurant in Tin Hau, but it closed down before I could try.

Although I am not a fan of Chinese food, I like to visit these cafes because they are historic.
Inside the cafe it was like being in a scene from a Hongkie film.

Anyway, I really liked the old ceiling fans, clocks, old tiles, chipped chinaware which really matched the old area in ToKwaWan.

I chose the donut because it wasnt that Chinesey.
It had a different smell to the western ones, perhaps because of the oil used to fry it.

[Review 1367] 2011 gingerbread man series @ McCafe

01/12/2011
McCafe 
尖沙咀梳士巴利道3號星光行地庫
B/F, Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mccafes-2011-gingerbread-man-series-e2208127

Went a few times to try the Gingerbread man cake but it was always sold out.
Finally they had it today, so ordered that and the hot Mint Mocha.

I don’t really like coffee, but I liked the Latte art and the frothy milk on top.
The frothy milk tasted the best and it was slightly minty.

As for the cake, it was the same as other cakes McCafe served before with the same format, crunchy biscuit base layers of spongecake and mousse cream.

Gingerbread man cake
The white mousse cream on top was dusted with powder resembling a gingerbread man.
I had almost forgotten it was a ginger cake until the heat of the ginger came through.
If the biscuit base were crushed gingerbread cookie, it would have matched it more.
I would preferred the ginger taste to be stronger.

[Review 1367] Saint Honore's winter series - Part 1 @ 聖安娜餅屋 Saint Honore Cake Shop

聖安娜餅屋 Saint Honore Cake Shop
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心1期2樓259-260號舖
Shops 259-260, 2/F, MCP l, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/saint-honores-2011-winter-series-part-1-e2207288

Saw this poster for the winter series special, which features the puff pastry.
In Chinese the direct translation, is Herbs and tomato meat sauce puff.
I wonder if they meant puff pasty with Bolognaise sauce inside.

Apart from the puff, they had chocolate donuts and potato and chicken herb bun.

To be honest all three are tempting, but since the puff pastry was not sold out, I bought that one.
In their bakery range, I found another bun that was similar to the chicken and herb, it was a long shaped bun, but its description was chicken potato and cream bun.
The bolognaise puff was interesting, because puff pastry and bolognaise are a western thing and they have combined them both together.
That’s assuming it really does taste like Bolognaise!
The common Western puff pastry flavours are usually Cheese and onion, cheese and mushroom, Tuna… and the chinese style ones are curry, BBQ….

Anyway, I should have heated it up and it would have tasted nicer.

The filling was dark red and it contained meat and green peppers, overall it was similar to bolognaise. The tomato sauce and herbs could have been stronger.
It is definitely worth trying but needs heating up.

[Review 1366] Food choices for delivery have improved @ 必勝客 Pizza Hut

30/11/2011

必勝客 Pizza Hut
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期2樓2071-72號舖
Shop 2071-72, 2/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/food-choices-for-delivery-has-improved-e2208000

I hardly ever order Pizza for delivery, especially Pizza Hut because the delivery menu is limited.

This time I was surprised at the choice and it was so good that I ordered more than I intended to because the starters, pastas and desserts were sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo tempting.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pizza Duetto $127
I ordered the duetto because you can choose two different pizza's, however one of my choices was the supreme which is not supposed to contain pineapples according to the menu.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Bacon penne with truffle parsley sauce $68
This is a new pasta on the delivery menu, a nice change to spaghetti bolognaise and americana.
The sauce was really nice and strong, and there was chopped up parsley.
I would have liked it if the pasta was softer, but the sauce was nice and cheesy with a strong truffle taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Russian salad (shrimp and potato) $32
This was a nice salad that would be a choice for expats because it had mayonnaise dressing and not the weird sweet chinese salad dressings.
The elements in the salad were potatoes, lettuce, purple cabbage, prawns and black olives.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Golden Peach bread pudding $30
When I saw this, I was tempted to order two, and it did turn out to be delicious.
however when you take the lid off, it does not look as good as it tastes and it looks slightly different to your usual bread pudding.
The use of peach was much better than raisins.
The peach and custard sauce in the pudding tasted really nice.