[Review 1704] Naan Tuna Mayo @ MOS Burger

11/08/2012

MOS Burger
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城1樓161-162號舖
Shop 161-162, 1/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/naan-tuna-mayo-mos-burger-e2250863

I found it quite interesting that MOS Burger was offering naans topped with cheese just like a pizza so I went there and tried it.
There were three flavours: seafood, pizza and cheese and tuna.
Only cheese and tuna was available that day and after trying it, I think that would have been the best flavour anyway.
The appearance of the naan reminded me of bicycle saddle seat.
Usually I do not like Pizzas with thick bases but because it was naan bread it was much nicer because it was nice and soft.
Also the cheese was just right and the tomato sauce and tuna tasted strong but each taste was distinct.

[Review 1703] Freezing cold @ Ho Yin Seafood Restaurant 豪宴海鮮酒家

09/08/2012

豪宴海鮮酒家 Ho Yin Seafood Restaurant
馬鞍山西沙路608號馬鞍山廣場3樓332C,333-334號舖
Shop 332C,333-334, 3/F, Ma On Shan Plaza, 608 Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/freezing-cold-ho-yin-seafood-restaurant-e2250750

As well as the freezing cold air conditioning, it was noisy and the food was lousy.
Sat down and the air conditioning was about 21.5 degrees C as measured on my digital UV and temperature meter.
Then it slowly dropped to 21.0 degrees.

21.5 degrees C
21 degrees C
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Chicken
The chicken was not fresh and there was a rancid oil taste.
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Prawns on toast
The toast was so thick and the oil was not fresh.
There was chinese salad cream as dipping sauce, not the usual sauces you get in the UK.
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Prawn dumplings & Crystal dumplings
Chewy and elastic
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Steamed bun
Too sweet!
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Rice rolls from the table next to me
They must have been disgusting as they were there for an hour untouched.
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Cute names
Mandarin duck crystal package
Food crops dessert
Food crops dessert/Mandarin duck crystl package
Poached lettuce but in Chinese it said Blanched squid

[Review 1702] Creme brulee tart @ La Rose Noire Bakery

09/08/2012
La Rose Noire Bakery (中環)
中環遮打道10號太子大廈
Prince Building, 10 Chater , Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/creme-brulee-tart-la-rose-noire-bakery-e2250746

As usual the products here do not disappoint.

The creme brulee tart was a new item so I tried it.
It literally tastes like a flattened egg tart but much better because it was topped with crushed pistachios, desiccated coconuts and glazed.
The pastry was flakey, delicate and gently flavoured with butter and sugar.

[Review1701] Fish ShaoMai @ Flower and Fruit 88 花果

09/08/2012
88 花果 Flower and Fruit 88
灣仔軒尼斯道87號C舖
Shop C, No. 87 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fish-shaomai-flower-and-fruit-88-e2250744

I never thought I would buy any food from here because they just sell HK style sweet-savoury sandwiches and sweet-savoury salads.
Anyway, when I walked pasted I saw fish shaomai and rice rolls so I decided to try them.
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Rice Rolls:
They were too soft and mushy.
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Fish ShaoMai:
Usually they all taste the same but the chili oil they put on it seemed to have cumin hence the fish shaomai tasted nicer.
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[Review 1700] Thai style pork knuckle @ The Spice House Restaurant

09/08/2012
The Spice House Restaurant
灣仔廈門街35號地下
G/F, 35 Amoy Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/thai-style-pork-knuckle-the-spice-house-e2250743

Came here randomly on a hot day but it was quite stuffy inside that restaurant.
As I did not know what to order, I ordered the set for $40 which includes a drink and pork knuckles with gravy.
The drink came first, it was Lemon tea.
It ruined the start because it was syrupy sweet.
Not long, the pork knuckle arrived but it was luke warm. I was expecting it to be burning especially because it was such a hot day that day.
Anyway, the pork knuckle was dry and tough it seemed like it had been cooked for a long time and left around.
The sauce was a bit too sweet and salty.

[Review 1699] Hot Pot @ Taste Full Kitchen

09/08/2012

真味鮮廚 Taste Full Kitchen
將軍澳培成路18號海悅豪園商場地下10號
Shop 10, G/F, Maritime Bay, 18 Pui Shing Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hot-pot-taste-full-kitchen-e2250737

Located in Hang Hau, I was surprised this restaurant was quite nice especially the interior.
When I entered the restaurant, the logo reminded me of Megan's Kitchen 美味廚 in Wan Chai.
Both these places share the Chinese characters 美味 in the name and they both offer some unique items for the hot pot.
In the end I found out that this restaurant is part of the Victoria Harbour restaurant group.

I chose the broth with pork bones and when it came it was white with some sweet corns, shitaake mushrooms and chives in it.

I was expecting it to be tasteless but it was really strong, it was as nice as the broths at Little Fat Sheep so for people who do not favour red meat, the veggies and other items did not turn out to be tasteless due to the broth.
There were lots of spices in the broth too.
As well as the nice broth, they had nice sauces.

Although I am allergic to the sichuan sauce, the sichuan sauce was really nice, it was not that spicy but the taste and smell was really aromatic.
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Dumplings with truffle:
It was such a waste with the pieces of truffle placed on top, when it is in the hot pot the truffle pieces float away.
The truffle pieces should have been wrapped inside.
The skin was really thick so the filling was hard to cook.
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Oysters in the tub:
I was disappointed with the size of these because I have seen bigger before, however I found a tiny pearl that was forming.
The taste was creamy but slightly too mushy.
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Hiroshima Oysters:
Surprisingly these taste better than the ones in tubs.
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Fish maw and fish belly:
These were nice just plainly blanched in the hot pot because the soup broth was strong but after adding the sichuan sauce it was really nice as well.
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Apart from Hot Pots I will be back for their dinners because they had some interesting items such as oysters, steamed Alaskan crab legs with huadiao wine.

[Review 1698] Hotpots and lovely sauces @ 稻香超級漁港 Pier 88

09/08/2012

稻香超級漁港 Pier 88
將軍澳厚德商場東翼2樓204號舖
Shop 204, 2/F, Hau Tak Shopping Centre,, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hotpots-and-lovely-sauces-pier-88-e2250721

I am not a fan of hot pots because it is just meat, meat and meat balls and getting my mouth burnt and not knowing when the food is cooked.

Unless the hot pot broth has a strong flavour, most of the food is tasteless and relies on the sauces.

In this case, they had so many sauces here to enhance the food.

The only item I tried was the fish noodles which are squeezed out from the pouch, forming noodles when it comes into contact with the boiling broth.
The broth was bland so the sauces were heavily relied on.
The noodles were nice and soft and there was some slight MSG in it.
My favourite sauce was the scallop and the bean sauce.