[Review 1969] Malaysian Curry with a crispy bun @ 風味園

06/11/2012
風味園  營業中
旺角通菜街113-115號地舖
G/F, 113-115 Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/malaysian-curry-with-a-crispy-bun-%E9%A2%A8%E5%91%B3%E5%9C%92-e2267772

Came here again for some quick food.
Got the Malaysian curry and rice with chicken and duck.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken and roasted duck with rice:

The duck was roasted quite nice and it was the leg part.
The duck meat was quite well flavored and did not need the sweet plum sauce.
As for the chicken the meat was slightly tougher, it tasted nice with the spring onion sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Malaysian curry:

The curry was quite interesting because it came with a crispy bun in a Chinese shop.
This is quite normal if you went to a Macau style Portuguese restaurant or an Indian Restaurant to be served bread.
After dipping the crispy bun in the curry there was still quite a fair amount of curry left, the green peppers in it were quite nice.
However I was a bit annoyed it was buttered, the

[Review 1968] Private function wiv buffet included @ Joe Bananas

06/11/2012
Joe Bananas (已結業)
灣仔盧押道23號地下
G/F, 23 Luard Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/private-function-wiv-buffet-included-joe-bananas-e2267762

It was a friends birthday so they had booked Joe Banana's which included a buffet.
Basically the buffet consisted mainly of cold cuts, salads and the carvery.
I only liked the salad and the hams, the rest I found boring.

The ginger ale was free flowing and quite fizzy which was the best thing out of the whole buffet in my opinion.

[Review 1967] Chinese food again @ 盈好(客粵)海鮮酒家 Ying Ho Seafood Restaurant

06/11/2012
盈好(客粵)海鮮酒家 Ying Ho Seafood Restaurant
樂富富茂街匯富坊AB舖
Shop A-B, Fu Mou Street, Lok Fu
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-food-again-ying-ho-seafood-restaurant-e2267759

Came here for Chinese food again.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sweet and sour pork:
The pork ribs were too bony.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Steamed chicken:
The thigh part tasted the best and the chicken breast part was too dry and tough.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Steamed fish:
The fish tasted the best, just plain natrual fish steamed with black beans and garlic.
The fish was fresh and the taste was just right.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lobster with E-fu noodles chinese style:

This was weird, it was Chinese style but you could taste cheese powder in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Red bean dessert:

Too sweet it had to be watered down.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1966] Confusing menu at the Food Station but food was ok @ 食物站 Food Station

06/11/2012
食物站 Food Station
灣仔謝斐道118A
118 Jaffe Road
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/confusing-menu-at-the-food-station-but-food-was-ok-e2267752

Walked past this shop about a million times but the pavement on this road is extremely narrow that it is hard to stop and have a look and it is not wide enough that you need to walk on the road where the traffic is.

I wonder how many people I have elbowed by accident because the pavement was too narrow!

Finally stopped by to order, after I looked at the menu I thought there were nine choices but it turns out you can pick two of the choices with the rice but it didn't say on that menu.

It costs $31 but does not come with soup or a drink so you need to pay extra for it.

In comparison to other places this place costs more.

Since I never drink the soup or the HK style beverages I was not bothered about it.

I picked the chicken curry and chicken wings because I was expecting bones and chicken skin so having two chicken choices there would at least be some meat inside to eat!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
When I opened the box I was surprised. I found a drumstick!! then I found a chicken thigh!
Looking at the wings they looked quite good too!


Chicken Wings:
I do not usually order chicken wings in this sauce, but these were quite nice, the sweetness was just right.
The chicken wings were quite sticky.
Potato and chicken curry:
The curry sauce was not spicy at all, but very sweet tasting. There were only two pieces of potato which were lovely and soft.
The chicken came off the bones extremely easily but the curry flavour was not that prominent on the chicken, but if you eat the chicken together with the curry sauce, the chicken is not that tasteless.
The potatoes were really soft that it breaks down making the curry sauce lovely and thick.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1965] 2012 Jump into Autumn series - Dark Cherry tart @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

05/11/2012
星巴克咖啡  Starbucks Coffee
金鐘金鐘道88號太古廣場1樓131號舖
Shop 131, 1/F, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/2012-jump-into-autumn-series-dark-cherry-tart-e2267750

Walked past to see if there were any new items and they had the autumn series.
The autumn series had these cute mini bagels, Dark Cherry tarts, Molten chocolate cakes (which McCafe is now serving as well) and the cinnamon, pear and muesli yoghurt cup.
I got the cherry tart because I love dark cherries.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dark Cherry tart:
Basically it was a chocolate coated butter short crust tart base filled with a thin layer of chocolate cake, cherries and covered with cream and a cherry on top.
The tart was really delicious and the sweetness was just right.
It was really good there were more cherries beneath the cream because cakes with cherries do not often have much cherries in it.
I just felt that there was too much cream so I scraped some of it away.
If it had been freshly whipped cream it would have been perfect or if the crust was not so buttery because the buttery flavour was a little too overpowering.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1964] New flavour ★ Mint leaves and chocolate ★ @ Häagen-Dazs

05/11/2012
Häagen-Dazs
中環蘭桂坊德己立街24號地下
G/F, 24 D'Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-flavour-haagen-dazs-mint-leaves-and-chocolate-e2267749

Walked past and was attracted by their new "black and white" chocolate fondue sets with the heart handle so stopped and had a look inside.

I was not intending to get any ice-cream as I have had ice-cream nearly everyday but I spotted the Mint leaves and chocolate which I had not seen before so I tried that.
 0 讚好

I asked them if it was exclusive to the LKF branch and he said is was a new flavour.

Since I had a $50 cash coupon I decided to get two scoops.

For the other scoop I was going to choose the cookies and cream but after going to the tasting at Haagan Daz they talked about pairing and what flavours would taste nice together.

Eg Green Tea + Lemon sorbet = Lemon Tea

In the end I chose the Baileys to go with the mint chocolate and the combination of the two were quite nice.
Also Baileys has a mint version of the liquor too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★


L: mint choc R: Baileys
Mint leaves and chocolate:
Although the colour was not green there was a fresh mint taste which was not artificial or tasting like toothpaste.
The flavour reminded me of the mint ice-cream by Walls and I loved the pieces of chocolate.
So far I think this is the best flavour.
Baileys:
This used to be my favourite but now the mint flavour is my favourite. After having the mint icecream, the Baileys tasted quite nice with gentle hints of the melted mint icecream just like the Bailey mint liquor version.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1963] The Namkee revolution to a greener future @ 南記粉麵 Namkee H

05/11/2012
南記粉麵 Namkee H
中環域多利皇后街5-8號地下
G/F, 5-8 Queen Victoria Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-namkee-revolution-to-a-greener-future-e2267726

I have probably dined at NamKee about three times after they rebranded from the traditional shop because I am not a fan of these Chinese noodles especially the thick rice vermicelli.

I dined at Namkee just for the spring rolls and if you are not a local it is hard ordering there because there was no English and they rush you with your order.

The new NamKee H denoted by an extra H in the name is modern and has more choices.
Anyway, when I read the reviews for NamKee H, I loved the new decor and the green theme.

The menu is also simpler and has English, there is a wider choice for broths too, the normal NamKee was just not my style.

Although none of the noodles were my cup of tea, I came here especially for the tomato broth and tofu cutlet balls which are new items and not available at the ordinary Namkee branches.

The ordering style was much more relaxed and they explain to you how to order and the different broths and choices available.

At every table there is an ipad with full internet service so you can check out the reviews on this place or plan where to eat afterwards or whatever you want to look at.


The condiments at the table were also labelled.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Unsweetened soy milk:
It truly was unsweetened however the soy milk was quite watery and the soy bean taste was weak.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Coffee:
The coffee blend they used was Movenpick.
I do not drink coffee so I cant comment.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vermicelli in tomato broth:
I do not like this type of vermicelli but I did not like the other noodles so I picked this so that it could absorb the tomato broth.
The tomato broth was quite nice and natrual however the tomato taste could have been stronger and more sour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Thick noodles in spicy and sour broth:

I was surprised both the noodles and soup were good, the spicyness was just right and the noodles were nice and soft.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Romaine lettuce:


The lettuce was tender and was blanched just right. The taste of the lettuce was enhanced by the soup.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Spring rolls:

As always these taste the best, prawn patty wrapped in bean curd skin.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef belly:
Delicious beef in strong marinade.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tofu cutlet balls:
As expected I really liked it because there were pieces of carrots in the tofu patty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Photos of the restaurant:

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