[Review 1446] Winton World of Wonton treasures for everyone @ 吞食本色 Winton World

10/02/2012
吞食本色 Winton World
筲箕灣筲箕灣東大街2號麗東海景豪苑2期12號舖
Shop 12, Newton Harbour View Block 2, 2 Shau Kei Wan Main Street East, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/winton-world-of-wonton-treasures-for-everyone-e2218595


I have always wanted to try Winton world because there are over twenty different types of wontons.

Winton world is located in Shau Kei Wan far from the city.

The street that it is located on has so many eateries and Winton World is right at the end of that road that you need to resist trying other restaurants before you reach it.

The restaurant is quite small with about four tables.
As this place was serving local food I did not expect there was English on the menu, but there was an English menu, and not bad translated either.

There were so many types of Wontons that I have never imagined of because it is usually pork with prawns or chives/spring onions.
It was interesting because they have combined clams and oysters with pork in the wonton.
They even have one made with intestines and liver.

Winton World was quite flexible with their orders, they let you choose two different types of Wontons in a portion and charge you the more expensive price if the two that you chose cost different.
When the Wontons arrived, they were quite small and cute.
The sizes of the Wontons were about 2.5cm in diameter.
They were all uniform in size and uniformly wrapped.

Since there were more than twenty types, I chose the ones that I thought were interesting.
There were wontons with abalone but it was cheaper than the ones with clams. Judging by the price, they probably used mock abalone shreds in it.
In the end I ordered: egg, tomato and pork, preserved egg and coriander, egg yolk, clams, oyster, crab and pork and Jellyfish.

I do not recommend dipping the wontons in Chilli sauce because you won’t be able to taste the different elements in the Wonton, and if you order the egg and tomato one, to try that one first.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Egg, tomato and pork
This one has the lightest flavour compared to the rest I have chosen, so I ate this one first.
I really liked the tomato and egg with the pork. There is a similar one served at Wang Fu, but it is the dumpling version.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Preserved egg and coriander:
The preserved egg was slightly hard, and it was tasteless compared to the rest.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Egg yolk and pork:
I really liked this one as well, it reminded me of the Chinese meat patties with salted egg yolk.
The egg yolk was nice and salty giving the pork flavour, and the texture of the yolk was starchy.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Clams and pork
I have never imagined clams with pork, but the clams they used have been salted so there was a strong brine taste.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Oyster and pork
Again this was similar to the clam and pork wonton, the oysters were fresh, and this had the strongest taste.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Jellyfish and pork
I didn’t expect the Jellyfish to have significant taste, but the Jellyfish wontons were too salty, and the Jellyfish was very hard and chewy.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crab and pork
This was the most expensive wonton, but there was real pieces of crab meat in it. I was not sure if there was meant to be any crab roe, but the Chinese name seem to imply there are some inside.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1445] ☆Kitchen J☆azzed up better than before @ kitchen J

08/02/2012
kitchen J
將軍澳重華路8號東港城 1 樓 112 號舖
Shop 112, 1/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kitchen-j-azzed-up-better-than-before-e2218322

Previously this restaurant used to be Watami but now it has turned into Kitchen J which is also part of the Watami catering group.
The interior is much better than before and out of place for Hang Hau.
It reminds me of Applegreen in causeway bay because of the plain wooden furnishings.

As it was part of the Watami group, I did not check the menu before going in. I expected it to be similar or a high-end version of Watami.

Anyway I started browsing the menu, and I was disappointed with the choices, there were many but limited.
It was curry, scrambled eggs or fried bentos.

I didn’t want to order the set because I didn’t think I would like the salad or the soup and if I am not full I would prefer to order dessert and drinks as well because the set does not include a drink.

I liked their drinks and dessert selection but it was quite expensive and the set does not include a drink or give you an option to pay extra or upgrade.
In the end I ordered Hamburger steak with Ponzu sauce and Deep fried Oysters with scrambled eggs.

The food took quite a long time to come.
For those two dishes, one tasted like heaven and the other one was not my cup of tea.
I came here twice and the same dish tasted so different, the first time it was delicious and the second time I did not like it at all.
While I was waiting I saw this Tagine lid that looked similar to the ones used in Morroccan dishes!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Clear soup:
It was nice that they gave clear soup instead of Miso because Miso leaves me feeling thirsty.
The soup had a hint of pepper and sesame with a few pieces of seaweed at the bottom.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salad:
The portion was quite big and had some tuna and egg yolk mixture which went well with the salad and the deep fried shredded tofu skin gave it more crunch.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hamburger steak with Ponzu sauce:
The beef was heaven on my first visit, It was strong with flavour and the sauce on top was really refreshing.
I felt that there could have been more rice as the beef patty was huge. There were no elastic bits in it. However on my second visit, the beef was horrible, there was so many elastic bits in the patty.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Deep fried Oysters with scrambled eggs:
The scrambled egg was not what I was expecting, it was just a fried beaten egg omlette floating on the sweet sauce.
The sauce was disgusting, it was so sweet it ruined the oysters and the oysters soaked up the sweet sauce and went soggy.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Warabi mochi with black honey and soft ice-cream:
The ice-cream looked yellow on the product shot so I thought it might have a strong custard flavour to it, but the sweetness and flavour was bland, the warabi mochi was nice and soft.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
To try list: On my next visit, I want to try the matcha mixed with soda because it seems good pairing the bitterness of the matcha with sweet soda.

[Review 1444] A really nice taro flavoured froyo @ Eski Mo's Frozen Yogurt

08/02/2012

Eski Mo's Frozen Yogurt 
北角英皇道225號國都廣場地下02號舖
Shop 02, G/F, Olympia Plaza, 255 King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-really-nice-taro-flavoured-froyo-e2218312

I have always wanted to try this Froyo joint but never got round to going.
Anyway, the taro froyo was the one I have always wanted to try and the Indian alphonso mango as well.
The interesting thing is Joda's cup [which used to be located opposite this place] had a green mango slush as well that was nice.

I like any mango flavours as long as they are not the Orange coloured ones sold in HK.
I don’t know what type of mango that is, but it has a taste that I do not like.
The type that I like is the Australian mango, which is red and green on the outside.
Anyway there were only four flavours that day: Alphonso mango, Taro, Strawberries and Cream, green tea and original.
I was only allowed to sample two flavours, which was disappointing because if they did taste nice I would have got an extra cup of yoghurt.
I tried the Alphonso mango, which was slightly slushy, and the other one I tried was the strawberries and cream.
I wanted to try the green tea and original flavour as well, but I had already tried two samples so I couldn’t try anymore.
So in the end I just got the Taro froyo. The taro flavour was really nice; it was the taste I was expecting but did not get from Razzleberry.
Razzleberry had a really nice concept, but their froyo let them down.
The tartness was really pleasant and not acidic yet creamy at the same time.
As for the strawberries and cream it tasted like fresh strawberries grounded with cream.
On my next visit I want to try the original and green tea froyo and other interesting flavours which they might have.

[Review 1443] Seriously thoughtful of Fairwood @ 大快活 Fairwood

06/02/2012
大快活 Fairwood
灣仔駱克道138號中國海外大廈1字樓D1舖
Shop D1, 1/F China Overseas Bldg., No 138 Lockhart Road,, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/seriously-thoughtful-of-fairwood-e2218045


After trying the pumpkin congee, I came back to try the chicken croquette.

The set I got had a potato, chicken and bacon croquette, which comes with a piece of chicken and a bowl of macaroni.
On the product shot, the piece of chicken looked like a piece of chicken cutlet.

When I got my breakfast, I realised it was grilled chicken and not cutlet, anyway, it did seem odd having two fried items in a set.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled chicken:
The grilled chicken was slightly oily but the chicken tasted ok and there was some MSG in it too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
There was Chinese salad cream for the croquette but I did not use it.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Croquette:
The croquette was oily as well, but the croquette filling was nice, it was creamy mashed potato with pieces of chicken and bacon.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Macaroni:
The macaroni tasted average to me because it was not soft enough and I don’t like ribbed macaroni.

macaroni and ham
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
As for the waiting time between ordering, it took nearly 10 minutes, which is quite a long wait in the mornings.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hygiene:
I was extremely impressed by their hygiene because Fairwood has invested on some really good face shields for their kitchen staff.
The face shield protects the food from saliva droplets when their staff need to communicate verbally at the food counter such as ordering the food from the kitchen and informing the customers that their food is ready.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
As usual their colour theme is energetic and vibrant.

[Review 1442] Maxim's countryside breakfast set @ 美心MX Maxim's MX

05/02/2012
美心MX Maxim's MX
將軍澳重華路8號東港城1樓108舖
Shop 108, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/maxims-countryside-breakfast-set-e2217837


I tried the Countryside breakfast because I like potatoes and not many places serve this style of potatoes with breakfast unless you are in spain.

When I saw the advert for this, I felt that the breakfast was more Spanish than European.

 Anyway, the countryside set comes with stir-fried potatoes and their so called "European sausage" with a choice of bacon, egg or ham.
I ordered the set with egg.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stir fried potatoes:
The potatoes were cut with a crinkle knife.
They were fried for a bit and then stir fried with onion, however I found it too sweet.
I was really looking forward to the potatoes but they did not taste as nice as I expected.

 ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Continental sausage:
It looked like a European sausage but the texture was exactly the same as a Frankfurter.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Toast with butter:
I had no expectation for the toast but the butter that came with it made it delectable because it was salted butter.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Although the breakfast is continental style, I felt that most of the items were localized especially their sausage and potatoes.
Perhaps, they should rename it call it the Hongkie style breakfast

[Review 1441] Pumpkin congee @ Fairwood

05/02/2012
大快活 Fairwood
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心1期2樓204-207號舖
Shop 204-207, 2/F, MCP l, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pumpkin-congee-at-fairwood-e2217737

The pumpkin and pork congee is surprisingly nice from Fairwood.
It tastes better than Ocean Empire's version.
There are generous amounts of pumpkin in the congee and visible pieces of spring onions.
The ratio of pumpkin to congee is about 50:50.
The texture of the pumpkin is not too soft and I like the way it has been chopped into tiny pieces.
I love the golden colour of the congee and the green pieces of spring onions which make this congee colourful and fun.
I would recommend this congee to the elderly or babies.

[Review 1440] Cute birds paying a visit to Birdland at KFC @ 肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken

05/02/2012

肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期2樓2057-2059號舖
Shop 2057-59, 2/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cute-birds-paying-a-visit-to-birdland-at-kfc-e2217734

Went to KFC to try the new Honey Oats So Sweet fried chicken .
While I was there, I saw some cute birds at KFC.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
:Honey Oats So Sweet fried chicken:
Just tried it because it was new on the menu.
Honey oats so sweet is the usual fried chicken covered with oats and honey.
I did not like it much because I found it too sweet.
After eating the chicken my hands were sticky and oily.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★