[Review 1785] Finally tried da chicken pie tks to WHATEVER MAN @ 金鳳茶餐廳 Kam Fung Restaurant

20/09/2012

金鳳茶餐廳 Kam Fung Restaurant
灣仔春園街41號春園大廈地舖
G/F, Spring Garden Mansion, 41 Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/finally-tried-da-chicken-pie-tks-to-whatever-man-e2258747

Finally tried the chicken pie thanks to WHATEVER MAN (si daan nam)!!
I have always wanted to try the chicken pie here but the pavement on this street is so narrow and there so too many people and cars on that street, its a battle between people and cars!
Anyway, it was WHATEVER MAN's treat so I finally got to try it.
The appearance of the pie was flatter than the usual pies.
The pie was about 70% pastry and 30% chicken.
The pastry was very sweet and buttery, and the chicken was slightly sweet too.

[Review 1784] Noodles probably not as good as it was before @ 順豐排骨麵

20/09/2012

順豐排骨麵 
天后電氣道63-81號發昌大廈81號L舖
Shop L, 81 Fat Cheong Buildling, 63-81 Electric Road, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/noodles-probably-not-as-good-as-it-was-before-e2258745

This noodle shop has been around for quite a while but they were located somewhere else and recently moved to this location.
According to the comments, the standard is not as good as before.
As I have not been to the other shop it is hard to say, but judging by the pictures they do not look as nice as before.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dan Dan noodles:
The soup was quite oily and bland. However the peanut taste was quite strong and it was slightly sweet.
The noodles were tasteless as it did not absorb the soup.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken in wine:
Although the spare ribs are famous at this shop I chose chicken instead.
The spareribs were actually deep fried pork chops.
The wine was really strong and dark in colour that you could say it was liquor.
The chicken was quite tender but there were many brittle bones.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soy milk:

The soy milk tasted weird and it was not fresh.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1783] Delicious young coconut jelly @ 泰冬蔭 Thai Tom Yum

20/09/2012
泰冬蔭 Thai Tom Yum
北角馬寶道62-76號華禮大廈地下19號B舖
Shop 19B, Wah Lai Mansion, 62-76 Marble Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-young-coconut-jelly-%E6%B3%B0%E5%86%AC%E8%94%AD-thai-tom-yum-e2258741

Noticed this tiny joint that sells Thai food at North Point market.
It reminded me of Ra Cha Moo Yang.
As there was no where to sit, I just got the desserts.

There were quite a lot of desserts but I chose the yellow pea dumpling and coconut jelly.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Yellow pea dumpling:
When I opened the box, there was a really pungent smell, the yellow peas were slightly off, but there was a small sachet of sugar with sesame and coconut to go with this because the dumpling itself is not sweet.
Apart from the smell it tasted ok, it was similar to the Chinese zhongzhi's with the yellow peas.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
coconut jelly:
The jelly tasted the best, the texture of the jelly was soft.
On top of the jelly there were pieces of young coconut but it was green because of the colouring.
Overall I would get it again but I felt it was a tad too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1782] Afternoon tea sets @ 榮式燒雞扒 Wing's Catering

19/09/2012

榮式燒雞扒 Wing's Catering
灣仔蘭杜街2號麗都大廈地下7號舖
Shop 7, G/F, Rialto Building, 2 Landale Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/afternoon-tea-sets-wings-catering-e2258711

I have always wanted to try the afternoon tea sets at Wing's catering because it incorporates their signature chicken steaks and lotus root pork patties into Western style.

There are two choices: a burger or a croissant set.
The burger has the lotus root pork patty inside which is a perfect because the patty is shaped like a burger anyway and because it would taste nice in a burger.
The other set was the chicken steak in the croissant and the long shape of the steaks fits perfectly in between the croissant too!
I was looking forward to eating both because they were both quite different.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lotus root pork patty burger:

The burger was really nice, it even had the usual lettuce and tomato, however I would prefer tomato ketchup sauce and not salad cream.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken steak croissant:

The chicken was as good as usual, and the MSG was lighter than usual but it tasted nice with the mayonnaise, tomato and lettuce, however the croissant was stale, and it was so stale that after it was toasted the whole croissant was rock hard.
If it was a fresh croissant the centre should be slightly soft.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1781] Big Slice of Pizza served in a ▼gular shaped box @ Big Pizza

19/09/2012
Big Pizza
灣仔駱克道89號灣仔中匯大廈地下5號舖
Shop 5, G/F, Wan Chai Central Building, 89 Lockhart road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/big-slice-of-pizza-served-in-a-gular-shaped-box-e2258710

Previously this joint used to Uncle Hiros, anyway now they sell big slices of pizzas.
Every time I came past the pizzas looked rather burnt so I did not get it.

This time I walked past the pizzas looked OK but the display cabinet was not a heated one, so the pizza was reheated when I ordered it.

There were about five flavours ranging from $30-$40 per slice.
For $45 you can choose any slice of pizza which includes a drink and 2 chicken wings.
Before the pizza is the made, the pieces of dough are carefully cut into smaller pieces and weighed.
The pizza box was rather neat, it was triangular shaped to fit the individual slices.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken tikka pizza:
The chicken tikka taste was not that strong, but the herbs were nice and strong.
There was lots of tomato sauce on the pizza, which was good, and the cheese was just right.
The chicken was slightly dry though.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken wings:
They did not look as good as the product shot. They looked paler.
They were quite spicy and dry and tasted off.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1780] 2012 Wing Wah snowy mooncakes @ 榮華餅家 Wing Wah

18/09/2012

榮華餅家 Wing Wah
將軍澳港鐵坑口站大堂16號舖
Shop 16, Hang Hau MTR Station, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/2012-wing-wah-snowy-mooncakes-e2258551

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Apple and pandan flavoured bean paste mooncake HKD30:

The taste of the apple was quite refreshing but not strong enough.
If the apple could have been more tart then it would balance out the sweetness of the mung beans.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Black glutinous rice with red wine cherry and mung bean paste mooncake:

This flavour tasted quite nice because the cherry flavour was strong and on the purple dough skin you can see finely grounded glutinous rice in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Other flavours I should get next:
Custard and egg yolk
Custard, purple potato and birds nest

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1779] Seaweed and chinese radish soup @ 金鑽車仔麵茶餐廳

18/09/2012
金鑽車仔麵茶餐廳 (已結業)
灣仔譚臣道8號D&E號地舖
Shop D&E, G/F, 8 Thomson Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/seaweed-and-chinese-radish-soup-%E9%87%91%E9%91%BD%E8%BB%8A%E4%BB%94%E9%BA%B5%E8%8C%B6%E9%A4%90%E5%BB%B3-e2258547

Had the fried eggs and luncheon ham as usual and this time I added extra curry which costs $2.

The lunch comes with drinks which are the usual choices you get in Chinese cafes ie HK style tea, lemon tea etc so I changed it for the seaweed and chinese radish soup because the chinese radishes at this joint tastes really sweet.

It only costs $2 extra if you change from a drink to the soup.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
seaweed and chinese radish soup:

As expected the Chinese radishes were naturally sweet and soft.
The seaweed was really clean that there was no sand.
I don't know why but the seaweed had a hint of rose taste in it.
The slight let down was that it was slightly too salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Curry sauce:
It was very coconutty and spicier than I expected.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★