[Review 1558] Malaysian Delights @ 美食吧

11/05/2012
美食吧 (已結業)
灣仔駱克道146-148號裕安大樓地下C2號舖
Shop C2, G/F, Yue On Building, 146-148 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/malaysian-delights-e2234193

Previously this shop used to be Quezon and then a shop selling Taiwanese spicy snacks.
I noticed it recently because they had Penang style prawn noodles.

As well as Malaysian food they also had other cuisines such as Spicy Chongqing noodles and the Chinese noodles with toppings that you choose.

I was quite surprised that they had such a big range in a small shop, but then Quezon had a great range when it was open.

Although there is lots of variety, it is also limited for the time being because they do not offer the full range at the moment.

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Took a picture of the product pictures and noticed that they are still using the three pin round socket which I thought would be extinct now!
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Prawn noodles:
The broth was really sweet with strong prawn taste, however the prawns that were given were the frozen ones.

The noodles were the thick yellow ones and really soft if you compare them to the ones at Prawn noodle shop.
There was lots of morning glory in it too.
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Laksa noodles:
The noodles contained cuttlefish balls, tofu puffs and egg noodles.
The broth was coconut based.
I am not sure if there are meant to be any shrimps in the noodles because the product picture/sample has shrimps in it.
I wish there was more broth.
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Curry chicken:
The colour of the curry was quite nice and there was lots of basil leaves in it.
The coconut was strong and it was freshly grounded coconut.
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[Review 1557] Dinky Japanese cheesecakes

10/05/2012

Mini One
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道555號崇光百貨B2樓27號舖
Shop 27, B2/F, Sogo, 555 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dinky-japanese-cheesecakes-e2233929

Saw these cute pieces of cheesecake so bought two to try.
They are priced by weight.
I did not try their croissants because they looked dry and hard.

The cheesecake was light and not heavy.
It had so many different tones in the taste, first I could taste some coconut, next the cheese and then the sweetness.
The cheese cake costs HKD7.8 and size of these cheesecakes are about 6cm x 4cm.

[Review 1556] Scotch Egg @ Mushroom Bakery 磨菇麵包店

09/05/2012

磨菇麵包店 Mushroom Bakery
西貢普通道56號地舖
G/F, 56 Po Tung Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/scotch-egg-mushroom-bakery-e2233775

Currently in Sai Kung there are only two places that serve this Scotch egg: Ali Oli and Mushroom Bakery.
A Scotch egg consists of a hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, coated in breadcrumbs and deep-fried.
So far the best one I have tasted would still have to be the one at Marks and Spencers.
Anyway the one here cost $12 which tasted OK but the MSG was too strong.
The egg was flavoured as well.
The sausage meat was not soft enough but I liked the herbs they put in the sausage meat.

[Review 1555] Poached egg salmon tartar @ CEO Neway

08/05/2012
CEO Neway
九龍灣宏照道38號MegaBox 17樓
17/F, MegaBox, 38 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/poached-egg-salmon-tartar-ceo-e2233458

Food at CEO is always good and this time there was something that was not always on the menu.
It was Poached egg on Salmon tartar.

I was having difficulty choosing what to order because all the choices were delicious.
The one I ordered is not normally on the menu and I knew I was going to be hungry after finishing it.
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Poached egg on Salmon tartar
When it arrived I was really impressed because not only was it just poached egg and salmon tartar there were other goodies as well.
There was salmon roe on top of the poached egg and there was lots of truffle oil and grounded truffle in the salad.
The salmon tartar was held in a deep fried pastry wonton skin that had a bowl shape in the middle.
There was also a piece of thin crispy apple slice in the salad.
The tartar tasted really nice and it had creamy avocado and mango pieces. As for the poached egg, it tasted really nice with the salmon roe especially the saltiness of the salmon roes with the egg white.
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[Review 1554] Mushoom ravioli and mulligatawny soup @ Delaney's Wanchai

08/05/2012
Delaney's Wanchai
灣仔盧押道18號海德中心地下及1樓
2/F, One Capital Place, 18 Luard Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mushoom-ravioli-and-mulligatawny-soup-delaneys-e2233436

Usually I come here for roast or order their daily lunch if it looks good.
That day they had mushroom ravioli and mulligatawny soup which is not normally on the menu so I went in for it.
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Mushroom ravioli with pesto cream sauce
Although there were only about five raviolis on the plate it tasted delicious.
The mushrooms inside were wild mushrooms and had a really nice strong taste.
The sauce for the ravioli was really creamy and it there was pesto puree topped on top and tomato sauce in the middle.
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Mulligatawny soup
This was a light watery soup that was curry flavoured.
There was rice in it as well which is similar to the texture of rice you find in the Chinese congee.
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Grilled fish with green peas
The grilled fish was delicious and it was on a bed of generous mash.
The highlight of the dish was the green pea puree on top.
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[Review 1553] Another good Dining Concept's restaurant @ Bistecca Italian Steak House

06/05/2012
Bistecca Italian Steak House
中環蘭桂坊15號協興大廈2樓
2/F, Grand Progress Building, 15 Lan Kwai Fong, Central

It is one of the Dining Concept's restaurants and the food was good just like other restaurants under that company.
The only thing that let it down was the table allocation.
I booked a table and when I got there it was only 10% full, even when I left the restaurant was pretty empty so I couldn't understand why i was not given a spacious table.
Apart from that the food was delicious, I had the chicken pasta that day and it was so delicious, the pasta was al-dente and the basil flavouring was strong.
It was slightly too salty though.

[Review 1552] Super star Nepalese Mo Mo, Thukpa and Chaumin @ 2star's Fast Food Center

06/05/2012

2star's Fast Food Center 
灣仔交加街9號嘉威閣地下2G號舖
Shop 2G, G/F, 9 Cross Road, Galway Court, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/super-star-nepalese-mo-mo-thukpa-and-chaumin-e2232949

I have never tried Nepalese food but there is one in Central which is up the hill and there is another one there by in Wan Chai however that shop does not look so welcoming.
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2star's stood out behinds the stalls and its red colour design reminded me of Pakora that used to be located in Causeway Bay which also had the delicious Tandoori Chicken leg.

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Apart from Nepalese food there was also Philipino style fried fish and Indian dishes, but as I haven't tried Nepalese food I ordered the Nepalese dumplings, soup noodles, and fried noodles and an Indian curry.
The only disadvantage is that there is no air conditioning, so it is a real torture in the summer.
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Nepalese dumplings:
In Nepalese they are called Mo Mo and there are two shapes in Nepal, one that looks the same as Shanghai dumplings and the other looks like steamed Potstickers.
The ones that were served here looked like Potstickers.
There were three different MoMo's: Chicken, pork or Vegetarian and I chose the Pork.
Inside the MoMo it was quite similar to the Chinese ones except that they have purple onions inside and not chives.
The purple onions gave it a really nice flavour.
These dumplings are served with soy sauce and spicy sauce (corner of the picture) which is watery and made of pureed chilis and other spices which is extremely hot!
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Chicken soup noodles:
As I have not tried Nepalese noodles before I did not know what they would look like but they really surprised me.
The noodles are similar to the Chinese thick noodles which become soft when they absorb the broth.
Although the noodles look simple, it was delicious. It was plain chicken broth with generous chopped mustard greens, coriander and purple onions and some chicken.
The mustard greens had this lovely bitterness that made the soup bitter and I really liked it.
Anyway the presentation of these noodles look like those noodles served in Mun Nam but the soup here is not so thick.
I really loved it because there was lots of finely chopped mustard greens and the strong taste of the mustard green in the soup.
In Nepalese it is called Thukpa
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Stir fried noodles
The noodles here were the same type as above but stir-fried and it looked and tasted like the Chinese style.
In Nepalese it is called Chaumin.
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Indian lamb curry
Apart from lamb curry there was also other vegetables that were nice and the soup was really nice.
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Soup
The soup was wholesome and there were some spices and pulses.
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