[Review 1870] Signature chicken was just oily with brittle bones @ 畔溪尚粵館 Riverside Restaurant

12/10/2012
畔溪尚粵館 Riverside Restaurant
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城2樓235號舖
Shop 235, 2/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/signature-chicken-was-just-oily-with-brittle-bones-e2263111

Ordered the set dinner:
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Platter with four things


All the items were just fat and bones.
The roast pork was dry and hard.
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Lobster with E-fu noodles
The lobster that was used was not fresh and there was more lobster shell than meat.
As well as that there was lots of brittle lobsters shells all over the noodles.
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Bamboo piths, intimation sharks fin with egg white


Tasteless.
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Steamed garoupa

The fish was steamed for too long, the fish stuck to the bones, the oil that was poured on top of the fish was rancid.
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Stir fried scallops and in XO sauce
A healthy dish of vegetables and seafood made oily because they used generous amounts of oil.
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Riverside restaurant Signature chicken


This was appalling, it was a bowl of oil as well as brittle sharp chicken bones!
If this is their signature dish it should have been better.
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Dessert

It was sweet soup with broken pieces of beancurd sheets.
It was too sweet.
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As well as the Pauling food, there were at least 2 waiters by our table staring at you for the whole dinner!

[Review 1869] Swiss roll @ 凱施餅店 Hoixe Cake Shop

11/10/2012
凱施餅店 Hoixe Cake Shop
灣仔軒尼詩道143號
145 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/swiss-roll-hoixe-cake-shop-e2262887

Got these swiss rolls from the monthly meeting, they always buy from Hoixe Cake Shop.
Every month it is either egg tarts or paper wrapped cakes, probably because they all cost $4 each.
This time there were Swiss rolls.
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Swiss roll:
he Swiss rolls were quite big. The cake was quite soft and the sweetness was just right. Inside it was the usual buttercream that had a slight salty taste to it.
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[Review 1868] Delicious buko pie again @ Quezon Express @ Quezon Pinoy Food Express (已結業)

11/10/2012
Quezon Pinoy Food Express (已結業)
灣仔石水渠街1號其發大廈地下11號舖
Shop 11, G/F, Luckifast Building, 1 Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-buko-pie-again-quezon-express-e2262885

After dining at Greyhound and having the coconut crepe, I remembered that Quezon also has a similar pie which also has young coconut meat.
It only costs $10 per slice.

When I got there, they had new items in the cooked section AGAIN!~
Every time I come here, there is always something new in the cooked section to tempt me to try.


This time I tried the grilled chicken leg.

When you order you can pick two items with rice which costs around $25-27 depending what you pick.
It generally costs more if you pick fish, steak or chicken.

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Grilled chicken leg:
The grilled chicken legs looked nice behind the counter even though it was covered in pink/red sauce.

The taste was sweet and the chicken was nicely grilled, however it was hard eating it using the plastic fork and spoon provided.
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Bamboo shoots:
I do not know what the dish is called but it was really nice because bamboo shoots were soaked in vinegar and cooked with chili so it tasted spicy as well.
The taste of the bamboo was also woody but it did not have that weird smell the yellow bamboo shoots have.
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Buko pie:




This was delicious as expected and I loved the crust because it was soft and not overbaked.
The young coconut was slightly hard this time and needed a knife to cut this pie.
The sweetness was just right as well.
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As well as the buko pie, the egg pie is also delicious:
I also like the way they have their own packaging which is made of card so the food doesnt taste and smell of PFC.

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[Review 1867 ] Second visit to Hop Yick, there will be a third @ 合益泰小食 Hop Yik Tai

11/10/2012
合益泰小食 Hop Yik Tai
深水埗桂林街121號地舖
G/F, 121 Kweilin Street, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/second-visit-to-hop-yick-there-will-be-a-third-e2262883

Since my last visit I was craving for more food from Sham Shui Po, the rice rolls and the liver noodles.

This was my first stop.

Last time the sauces made the rice rolls a bit too soggy so this time I asked for it plain.
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Rice rolls:


The rice rolls still tasted as delicious as the first visit and after eating the preserved egg, I used that plate as a sauce plate and dip the rice rolls there.
Their soy sauce is quite strong, so you only need a little bit.
For me I liked my rice rolls with soy sauce only, but on my next visit I will try the full thing with ALL the sauces.
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Preserved eggs:


These preserved eggs were really mushy, the yolk part had this alkaline taste to it.
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[Review 1866] Second visit to Wai Kee Noodle Cafe @ 維記咖啡粉麵 (深水埗) Wai Kee Noodle Cafe

11/10/2012
維記咖啡粉麵 (深水埗) Wai Kee Noodle Cafe
深水埗福榮街62號及66號地下/ 北河街165-167號地下D號
G/F, 62 & 67 Fuk Wing Street / Shop D, G/F, 165-167 Pei Ho Street, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/second-visit-to-wai-kee-noodle-cafe-e2262882

Since my first visit I was craving for the noodles and liver again.

There are two Wai Kee restaurants, last time I went to the one near the middle of the road, this time I went to the one near the corner of the road.
I think its hard to compare since the chef was different and I went to the other one.
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Instant noodles with liver:

The liver tasted as nice as it did last time, however the noodles were slightly mushy and stuck together.
I think next time I will go back to the other shop.
The broth was not as strong as it was previously and the colour was not as dark too.
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Lemon Tea:

The lemon tea was quite nice, the tea they used did not have a bitter taste.
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[Review 1865]Soft Cheese bun @ Maxim'sCake Shop 美心西餅

11/10/2012
美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop
灣仔軒尼詩道27-29號東亞大樓地下
G/F, 27-29 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/soft-cheese-bun-maxims-e2262879

After trying the Gouda cheese buns at Maxim's I decided to try the Soft cheese one as well.
I think I may have tried this before ages ago.

The bun was softer than the Gouda cheese one and it was dusted.

The cream cheese was evidently creamier and not as salty as the Gouda cheese.
I would have liked this bun filled with gouda cheese because I liked the texture of this bun more.

[Review 1864] Delicious runny yolk and luncheon ham sandwich @ 好滋味 Yummy Fast Food

11/10/2012
好滋味 Yummy Fast Food
灣仔分域街12號
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-runny-yolk-and-luncheon-ham-sandwich-e2262878

Walked past one day and saw someones sandwich had a nice runny yolk in between it so decided to get it too.
Their plastic bags and small containers are clear so you can see what food people get.
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Luncheon meat and egg sandwich:
When I got my sandwich I was not disappointed it had a runny yolk as well.
The egg inside the sandwich was not scrambled, it was fried lightly in the pan.
The luncheon ham and the egg tasted really nice together and the egg was really nice and tender because there were parts which were just egg white.
The egg was nicely done in my opinion as there was no burnt bits or brown bits.
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