[Review 1955] Sliced beef with black pepper and curry @ 銀座二丁目咖喱 Ginza Nichome Curry

04/11/2012
銀座二丁目咖喱 Ginza Nichome Curry
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城1樓162號舖
Shop 162, 1/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sliced-beef-with-black-pepper-curry-e2267368

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sliced beef with black pepper and curry sauce:



The sliced beef here was quite nice, it was tender and thinly sliced.
The beef was cooked on the metal plate which gave it a nice charred taste as well as hints of black pepper.
When it was eaten with the curry sauce it tasted even better as the curry was slightly sweet and went well with the black pepper.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1954] Roasted spring chicken and baby pork legs wiv rice @ Smart King

04/11/2012
Smart King (已結業)
西貢福民路42-56號西貢大廈地下16號舖
Shop16, G/F, Sai Kung Mansion, 42-56 Fuk Man Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/roasted-spring-chicken-and-baby-pork-legs-wiv-rice-e2267341






Came here again because the cat from the shop next door was here.
Ordered the Roasted chicken with gravy and rice and the Roasted baby pork legs and rice which comes with drinks.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roasted chicken with gravy and rice:

The rice was really mushy and the gravy was nice.
The chicken had lots of herbs on it so it was delicious however some parts of the chicken were dry.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roasted baby pork legs and rice:


This was delicious and not too salty.
The pork legs were tender and came off the bone easily. The BBQ sauce on the pork leg made it quite sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
It was quite hard eating with the plastic utensils provided.

[Review 1953] Vegetarian char siu rice rolls & vegetarian sushi @ 百好素食

04/11/2012
百好素食
黃大仙龍翔道136號龍翔中心地庫LG6號舖
Shop LG6, B/F, Lung Cheung Mall, 136 Lung Cheung Road, Wong Tai Sin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/vegetarian-char-siu-rice-rolls-vegetarian-sushi-e2267337







Since my last visit in 2006, their attitude is still the same and as pushy as before.
If they were not next to a temple they would probably have less people deliberately coming over to have vegetarian meals unless they were vegans.

The vegan rice roll looked good so I decided to get the Vegan BBQ pork one, as soon as I picked it up, the woman tried to put donuts and other items which I was not intending to buy.
Then I looked at the vegan sushi and she tried to get me to buy other snacks as well.

Although vegan foods are meant to be good for you, it sometimes can be bad for you especially when it is made with ingredients which are hard to digest.
Some vegan foods do not break down in your mouth and they come out the other end how it went in because I have experienced that before!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegan BBQ Pork rice roll:
I have tried vegan BBQ pork before and this one was not as good as the ones I tried before.
The texture of the BBQ pork was like hard rubber.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegan sushi:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegan salmon:
The texture was similar to real salmon but there was a strong carotene taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegan tuna:
This tasted 90% like raw tuna and there was even an unami taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegan squid :
This was like jelly plastic but the taste was quite nice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegan eel:
As well as vegan salmon and tuna, this is another one of my favourites because it is made of soy and mushroom stalks which have a real fishy texture.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegan scallops:
The appearance was similar to mini vietnamese sausage slices but the texture was extremely rubbery like plastic that does not break down when you chew it and I suspect it will come out the other end like that too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1952] Nori Tuna Sandwich and green tea Bundt Cake @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

03/11/2012
太平洋咖啡  Pacific Coffee
灣仔駱克道41號東城大廈UG4-5號舖
UG 4-5, 41 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nori-tuna-sandwich-and-green-tea-bundt-cake-e2267294






★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Green Tea bundt cake:

I really regretted getting this, it was extremely dry and you could choke on it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Nori tuna sandwich:




I was attracted by this sandwich because there was seaweed in it.
I think this is the first sandwich I have had with seaweed in it.
It was a nice mix of grounded tuna, carrots and sauces, but the sauces could have been stronger such as the wasabi which was really subtle.
The carrots were too hard.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1951] Cheap high tea selection @ Maria's Bakery 超羣麵包西餅

03/11/2012
超羣麵包西餅 Maria's Bakery
中環干諾道中23號香林大廈地下A舖
Shop A ,G/F Heung Lam Building, 23 Connaught Road, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cheap-high-tea-selection-marias-bakery-e2267290











I actually wanted to come here for the eggettes because I read somewhere that they were doing curry, but they only had original today.
Anyway, they only do eggettes at certain times of the day, and their egg tarts are baked at certain times of the day too, so you have to be there at the right place and right time to get their bakery products.
Maria's bakery in general is really good and sometimes their bakery tastes better than anticipated.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Custard bun with runny custard filling:
This bun totally surprised me, the filling inside was delicious and runny and the whole bun overall was not too sweet.
They used the same method as their runny eggtarts by enclosing the runny filling in a glutinous mochi sack.
As well as keeping the runny filling together so that it does not get absorbed into the bun, the chewyness of the mochi filling in the bun was delicious.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chocolate souffle:
This was just a plain chocolate bun with dense cocao paste inside.
At first when I took a bite I thought it had two layers of filling, then after the second bite it was not.
The filling tasted like the biscuit part of moistened oreo cookies.
The overall bun was not too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mini apple crumble:

The size of the apple crumble was quite cute and it contained raisins and diced stewed apples,however it was too sweet.
I was expecting the colour of the filling to be a lighter colour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chocolate king muffin:

This was too dry.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Improvements:
The shop space was too small even after rennovation, it was hard to get to the cabinets without knocking people about hence the queue outside the shop.
It would also help if they answered their phones too as I have tried to call them many times to make some enquiries.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1950] Mushroom and sweetcorn soup @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

03/11/2012
麥當勞 McDonald's
黃大仙正德街103號黃大仙中心南館1樓123號舖
Shop 123, 1/F, Temple Mall South, 103 Ching Tak Street, Wong Tai Sin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mushroom-and-sweetcorn-soup-mcdonalds-e2267283

Went to McDonalds just to try their new mushroom and sweetcorn soup.

It seems that not many people have ordered it at this branch because they could not find this item on the cashier to input and the temperature of the soup was not even hot so it was probably their first time serving the soup.

I should have told them it was not hot enough but I could not be bothered.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mushroom and sweetcorn soup HKD12:

I quite liked the soup because the sweetcorn pieces were tender, natrually sweet and crisp and the pieces of mushroom were chopped into really fine pieces giving it mushroom taste.
The taste of the soup was rather weak and relied heavily on the sweetcorns and mushroom, perhaps this was why I was able to taste the sweetcorn and mushrooms clearly.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1949] Part Two: The world of Xiamen treasures @ 廈門風味阿珠小吃店

03/11/2012
廈門風味阿珠小吃店
土瓜灣美景街44號安福大廈
G/F, No. 44 Mei King Street, To Kwa Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/part-two-the-world-of-xiamen-treasures-e2267271







The food here was so delicious I had to come back and try the other items and an excuse to go to Hoi Kee Walnut dessert shop because the branch at MK is not as good.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Xiamen style stir fried vermicelli


I ordered this because it is different to the the Xiamen noodles served at Chinese Cafes. The ones served at Chinese cafes have ketchup and taste sweet.
The vermicelli was delicious, there were pieces of egg in it which was similar to the stir fried noodles served in the Chinese takeaways in UK.
There were pieces of julienne carrots which balanced out the savourness and the eggy taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sweet taro croquettes

Last time I tried the savory taro croquettes with meat inside, this time I ordered the sweet version.
The shape looks like a slim croquette.
I tried them piping hot and I tried them when they cooled down.

They tasted better cooled down because the texture was like mochi and the outside was delicate and crispy just like the edges of a meringue.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Xiamen style spring roll

Ordered this by accident because I thought it was the fried one.
It was the other spring roll version which was wrapped by thin pastry with fillings.
Initially I did not think it would taste nice because I tried something similar at this Singapore restaurant.
The fillings in this were so delicious and warm, there were lots of vegetables, and there were even dried oysters too which gave it a nice marine taste and deep fried crispy vegetables too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Noodle omelette

This was similar to the stir fried vermicelli but it was an egg cooked in a pan with noodles cooked on the top, so there is an egg base at the bottom and on top it is noodles.
There were delicious dried shrimps in the noodles which gave it some extra depth and the surface of the noodles were crispy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Xiamen style deep fried miniature wontons

This time tried the fried version and they were also delicious, they were delicately crunchy and the inside filling was delicious pork.
It came with chili sauce which tastes like tomato ketchup with chili.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Xiamen style octopus

Ordered this again because I did not get to eat the head last time.
The head is the most delicious part but the tentacles were not bad.
Although it doesnt look good on the photo it was lovely and creamy.
Actually this dish was the best and I wouldn't mind having it all to myself.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 7821] Kaya toast @ 一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle

19/12/2020 一粥麵  Super Super Congee & Noodle 樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場1樓1113-1114號舖 Shop 1113-1114, 1/F, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, L...