[Review 1379] New menu and prices increased @ 昌發泰國粉麵屋 Cheong Fat Thai Food

8/12/2011

昌發泰國粉麵屋  Cheong Fat Thai Food
九龍城城南道25-27號地下
G/F, 25-27 South Wall Road, Kowloon City
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-menu-and-prices-increased-e2209203

Since my last visit, the menu has changed,
It used to be a piece of card that was laminated.
The new menu has improved in terms of layout and it now has English.
However the prices have slightly gone up.

I think it used to cost $23 for a bowl of noodles and now it costs $26.
I ordered the boat noodles and it was as good as before, however it was slightly spicy.
The first time I tried it, it was not spicy at all.

Previous review:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2052215

[Review 1378] Braised beef brisket noodles @ 太興新世代 (將軍澳) Tai Hing New Century

08/12/2011
太興新世代 Tai Hing New Century
將軍澳唐俊街9號君薈坊G02-03號舖
Shop G02-03, The Edge, 8 Tong Chun Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/braised-beef-brisket-noodles-e2209191

Made the mistake of eating Chinese food again.

Anyway this time came here for lunch because the locals only ate Chinese.

Ordered the steamed pork patty with salted fish and the braised beef brisket with e-fu noodles.

☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
steamed pork patty with salted fish
It was so salty. I know Salted fish is meant to be salty but pork itself was oversalted.
☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
braised beef brisket with e-fu noodles
I think I made the wrong choice as well ordering this.
Since e-fu noodles are fried before they are packaged it reeked of oil, and it absorbed the gamey smell of the beef.
The real thing was not as good as the product shot, the sauce was not even visible.

[Review 1377] Sicilian meatball and spaghetti pasta @ 必勝客 Pizza Hut

08/12/2011
必勝客 Pizza Hut
灣仔太源街8號海源中心1樓
1/F, Yanville, 8 Tai Yuen Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sicilian-meatball-and-spaghetti-pasta-e2209187

This was not on the delivery menu before so decided to try it.
It costs $62 which qualifies for delivery.

It tasted better than I expected, the sauce for the pasta was rich tomato sauce infused with basil.
It has a tangier taste than the bolognaise sauce.
It also tastes like Heinz tinned spaghetti, but the texture of spaghetti is not as mushy as the tinned one.

As for the meatballs I liked them as well, they were soft, and it tasted like the Italian sausage meat use in their supreme pizza.

[Review 1376] Strawberry Cliff starring Eason Chan and Haggis craving @ 精伶吧 The Canny Man

08/12/2011

精伶吧 The Canny Man
灣仔駱克道57-73號香港華美粵海酒店地庫
Basement, Wharney Guang Dong Hotel Hong Kong, 57-73 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/strawberry-cliff-starring-eason-and-haggis-craving-e2209177

Had another craving for Haggis so thought of The Canny Man.

The trailer for Strawberry cliff starring Eason Chan reinforced it even more because The Canny Man was one of the filming locations.
The whole film is in English, so for expats and ABC/BBC/CBC's who like Eason, they will be able to understand it.

Anyway I ordered the Sample of Haggis and it was two scoops if swede and the haggis was served on a bed of mash.

It tasted as good as before, especially the gravy and swede, however the portion size has been reduced because on my previous visit there were three scoops of my favourite swede.

[Review 1375] Professor's delicious fried chicken @ 薄餅博士 PHD

08/12/2011
薄餅博士 PHD
將軍澳唐德街9號將軍澳中心地庫1樓B16號舖
Shop B16, B/F, Park Central, 9 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/professors-delicious-fried-chicken-e2209174

My second visit and I still have not tried their pizzas yet.

I came here especially for the chicken because the reviewers say that it tastes better than KFC!

I tried the following items:
Chicken drummettes with buffulo sauce
Fried chicken
Chicken nuggets

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Chicken drummettes with buffalo sauce:
These were slightly dry and tough.
The meat was firmly attached to the bone.
Apart from buffalo sauce there were other sauces to choose from.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Fried chicken:
This was the best amongst the three, I felt it was better than KFC too.
It is not as heavily flavoured as KFC, but flavoured enough and the amount of MSG is less than KFC because you do not feel immediately thirsty.
On the coating, you can see some dark spices.
As for the texture of the chicken, it was so moist and juicy. The texture of the chicken was incredibly soft like cotton.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Chicken nuggets:
The chicken nuggets are not shaped like the nuggets found in McD's, but they are pieces of chicken dipped in light batter, the same as the ones served at Saizeriya.
The chicken meat used was thigh meat so it was nice and tender.
It came with tomato sauce, but it was not Heinz ketchup, I found the ketchup to be slightly too sweet.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

[Review 1374] Ostrich Pie @ 批&撻專門店 Pie & Tart Specialists

06/12/2011
批&撻專門店 Pie & Tart Specialists
馬鞍山鞍祿街18號新港城中心2樓2178號舖
Shop 2178, Level 2, Sunshine City Plaza, 18 On Luk Street, Ma On Shan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ostrich-pie-e2208883

I had forgotten about the Ostrich pie at Pie & Tart Specialists because in my memory all I can remember is the strong butter smell when I walk past Pie and Tart specialists.

Their pastries are very localised made with the typical buttery pastry and sweet fillings that are meant to be savory such as the curry beef pie.

The only item that I like here is the Ostrich pie, it is topped with poppy seeds and there are chunks of ostrich meat inside it.
Although it was a savoury pie, the gravy was quite sweet, and there was so much black pepper in it the sweetness and the black pepper complemented each other nicely.
As for the curry beef it was too sweet.

[Review 1373] Take your soul away with a lime soda @ Lime Soul

06/12/2011
Lime Soul
將軍澳唐德街9號將軍澳中心1樓美食廣場130號舖
Shop 103, Food Court, 1/F, Park Central Tower, 9 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/take-your-soul-away-with-a-lime-soda-e2208880

Walking into this food court, I was immediately attracted by this Thai joint, it was done up the best amongst the rest and stood out.
At first it didn’t look Thai, but when I looked closer I realised it was Thai.

The restaurant name in Chinese is interesting, a direct translation of Lime Soul with the pronunciation similar to “soul” in Chinese.

I ordered a Lime soda and stir-fried vermicelli with salted pork.

The lime soda was the best, it was sugarfree and it tasted like fresh lime juice with carbonated water added to it.

The vermicelli could have been better, it was slightly too greasy and I couldn’t find the salted pork anywhere in the noodles so I am not sure if they gave me the wrong one.