[Review 1431] Waffle Dog @ Waffle Yo

19/01/2012
Waffle Yo
銅鑼灣禮頓道112號地下
G/F, 112 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/waffle-dog-e2215339

I don't usually eat things that are sweet and savory, but decided to try the waffle dog because their waffles are really nice and soft.

I was quite impressed because the frankfurters they use are not the ones served in local restaurants which taste salty and gritty.

Anyway, it was nice with mustard.

[Review 1430] Freshly blended coconut and milk @ 椰汁大王 King of Coconut

19/01/2012
椰汁大王 King of Coconut
旺角登打士街43H號登打士廣場地舖
G/F, Dundas Square, 43H Dundas Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/freshly-blended-coconut-and-milk-e2215338

This shop has been around for quite along time and they have branches elsewhere.
I am not fond of milk or coconut so that is why I have not bothered to try this shop, but I tried it for fun, and requested it to be less sweet.
The drink was freshly blended with milk and coconut. The coconut residue that remained from the blender was filtered out and reused again until it could not be blended anymore.
The taste of the coconut milk was quite pleasant and the slight savoury and buttery taste of the coconut meat is present as if you were biting into a real coconut.

[Review 1429] Come Buy Fried chicken! @ Come buy

19/01/2012
Come buy
旺角豉油街60-102號A舖
Shop A, 60-102 Soy Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/come-buy-fried-chicken-e2215337

The fried chicken cutlet that people were eating looked nice so I got one.
Overall the chicken was tender and crispy on the outside, but the only thing that let it down was the MSG and the freshness of the oil.

[Review 1428] Bigger portions and the dog has grown up @ Purplemind Cafe

Purplemind Cafe
旺角煙廠街31號地下
G/F, 31 Yin Chong Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bigger-portions-and-the-dog-has-grown-up-e2215333

Haven’t been here for ages so decided to dine again.
The dog that was once a pup was huge now.
Anyway, I have not tried their risotto before so ordered the risotto with prawns and clams.
The prawns were big and fresh, the clams were clean without sand.
The rice they used was the proper Italian rice.

[Review 1427] Xinjiang wildfire grilled skewers @ 野火燒

19/01/2012
野火燒
旺角通菜街124號E1店
Shop E1, 124 Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/xinjiang-wildfire-grilled-skewers-e2215330

I was hesitant about trying this because I usually get food poisoning from these types of places, but I could not resist the smell of cumin.

I was on the footbridge above this stall and I could already smell the fumes coming from this place. The smell of cumin must have been really strong because when I was eating my grilled lamb skewer on the escalator the person in front obviously smelt it and turned his head round to see what I was eating.

Anyway, I am surprised that no one has given this a review on Openrice.

They basically serve ten items, some of the English translations are translated directly from Chinese such as Secret pork, snowflake beef and creamy chicken.
I believe they mean juicy tender chicken instead of creamy.

The ten choices are: chicken, chicken wings, lamb, beef, wagyu beef, chives, sweetcorn, garlic, green beans and pork.
When it is being grilled they will put honey on it, after it is grilled, they will put seasoning on it such as spicy seasoning and cumin.

My lamb skewer was just right, it was not gamey, but the only complaint was that the meat was fatty.
It was sprinkled with generous cumin and now I am tempted to try the chicken and beef!

[Review 1426] Fried red beancurd flavoured pork knuckles @ 澤田小廚(仔仔小廚)

17/01/2012
澤田小廚(仔仔小廚)
天后清風街1號
No. 1 Tsing Fung Street, Tin Hou, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fried-red-beancurd-flavoured-pork-knuckles-e2215230

I have always wanted to try this place and Tung Po for the fried pork knuckles.
Happened to pass by this restaurant first, so went in.
It looked like it was temporary in business because all the tables were round and foldable, and the chairs were plastic stools.
On the table they had rolls of tissue for your use and they had those blue bowls as well used to drink beer, the same as Tung Po.

Anyway ordered the fried pork knuckles in red beancurd sauce, soy sauce noodles, and this egg and tofu with seaweed.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork knuckles:
There was supposed to be some prawn crackers, but in the end found them at the bottom of the basket not fried.
However the table opposite had prawn crackers, which can be seen in the middle of the basket.

Prawn crackers I did not get - middle of picture from the table in front of me

The pork knuckles were not as good as expected because they were dry, chewy and overly salty.
The red beancurd sauce that came with it was slightly oily.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Egg white and tofu with seaweed:
The appearance of this was made very high end, the tofu was layered with seaweed in between and covered in fluffy clear egg white sauce.
On top of it was deep fried shredded cabbage the same as the seaweed served in UK’s Chinese takeaways imitating seaweed, which is actually made from finely shredded cabbage and deep-fried.

So it was fun eating the deep-fried cabbage on top.
But overall I did not like that type of tofu because I prefer the firm version.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soy sauce noodles:
As for the noodles, they were slightly too salty but other than that they tasted quite nice.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
If there is a next visit I will pick the congee because it is served in a huge wooden tub.

[Review 1425] The Chinese donut @ 泰昌餅家 Tai Cheong Bakery Express

17/01/2012
泰昌餅家 Tai Cheong Bakery Express
灣仔莊士敦道74-80號地下2號舖
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-chinese-donut-e2215228

I have always been intrigued by Chinese donuts especially the shape which is so irregular and rough just like a massive truffle.

The Western ones are round and have an even surface which come in the form of ring donuts or the round ones which are filled in the centre or covered in icing or chocolate.

Although I have always wanted to try it, the size of it was big and if it didn’t taste nice then it would be a waste, especially when Chinese cakes are not really my cup of tea.

But anyway, someone happened to buy a box of them and could not finish them off.

The good thing was that they were already sliced in half.
I was surprised to see that it was very airy inside not like the western donuts.
The donut exterior was just like a normal donut, but the inside was incredible soft and the dough was extremely moist!
At first I thought the dampness of the dough was the frying oil, but it was not.

It is a pity that I do not have a picture of the donut intact before it was sliced.

The donut looks big but when you bite into it, it is actually like a sponge and compresses. The donut exterior was chewier than the western type.
Overall I still prefer the western donut, but the inside of the Chinese donut is nice in the sense that it is moist and similar to fresh airy bread.
However it has that Chinese frying oil smell.

As for the egg tart, it had that extremely strong buttery smell, and it crumbled and collapsed when I ate it.


Egg tart review at Tai Cheong:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htmcommentid=2037560