[Review 2076] Fast Food could be Faster @ 快樂茶餐廳 Happy Restaurant

26/11/2012
快樂茶餐廳 Happy Restaurant
灣仔謝斐道170號
G/F, 170 Jaffe Road,, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fast-food-could-be-faster-e2271784

I thought this joint would be fast and easy, ie choose what you want from the cabinet, pay for it and go.
So I chose the fried chicken drumstick because I saw the box there.

But after I ordered I had to wait for the chicken leg to be fried.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken leg with rice:

I was surprised the rice had sauce on top, it was brightly coloured orange sauce which was tasteless.
The chicken fared better, it had crispy skin and juicy meat.
However it was difficult to enjoy the meal with wooden chopsticks and a plastic spoon.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soup:
 0 讚好

I often forget and neglect the soup. The soup here was quite nice.
The taste of dried squid in the soup was strong but there was also some slight PFC taste too from the PFC bowl.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Photos of the restaurant:



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[Review 2075] Freshly sliced ark clam @ Umami Japanese Food mart 魚味市場

26/11/2012
魚味市場
將軍澳唐俊街9號君薈坊G18號舖
Shop G18, The Edge, 9 Tong Chun Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/freshly-sliced-ark-clam-umami-japanese-food-mart-e2271783

I am surprised that only one shop is listed on OpenRice when there are four branches, two in Tseung Kwan O, one in Lai Chi Kok and one in Kwun Tong according to the bag!

Anyway, saw this big bowl of ark clams, so decided to get one as I was craving for this metallic taste.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Ark clam (akagai):

I love blood clams but they always give me severe poisoning, so the I got the ark clam because it tastes similar and hope I do not get food poisoning from it.
The taste was really nice, the metallic taste was strong.
The texture was slightly crisp.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2074] Black eye bean Chinese mochi @ 泰昌餅家 Tai Cheong Bakery

26/11/2012
泰昌餅家 Tai Cheong Bakery
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場3樓323號舖
Shop 323, 3/F, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/black-eye-bean-chinese-mochi-tai-cheong-bakery-e2271782

I have not had these in ages so decided to get one from Tai Cheong at Diamond Hill.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Black eye bean mochi HKD5:


The glutinous rice mochi was stuck to a piece of lotus leaf with a black eye bean stuck to the top of it.
The mochi pastry was made from glutinous rice and flour, however I did not like it because it was slightly sweet, the black eye bean filling was delicious because it was in puree form and extremely silky.
There was lots of five spice powder in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2073] Cookie cheese cups @ 山崎麵飽 Yamazaki Bakery

26/11/2012
山崎麵飽 Yamazaki Bakery
大角咀港鐵東涌線奧運站閘外 OLY 7號舖
MTR Shop OLY 7 , Unpaid Concourse, Olympic Station, Tai Kok Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cookie-cheese-cups-yamazaki-bakery-e2271780

Saw these cute looking items and when I got closer, it was labeled cookie cheesecakes but I think they meant cookie cheese cups because it says cup in Chinese.
They are quite small.
Felt a bit peckish so decided to try one.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cookie cheese cups:

Basically they taste like the egg tarts with the shortcrust pastry filled with cake and cheese mixed together.
The taste was really nice and tastes nothing like a cookie.
The cheese was slightly sour mimicking the real cheesecake taste and it was not heavy at all.
The top of these cheese cups looks really similar to a real cheesecake!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2072] Beef offal @ 日旺果汁小食

26/11/2012

日旺果汁小食
深水埗北河街133號地下
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/beef-offal-%E6%97%A5%E6%97%BA%E6%9E%9C%E6%B1%81%E5%B0%8F%E9%A3%9F-e2271779

Decided to get some snacks from this place.


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Small beef intestines HKD19:

The mustard sauce was delicious as usual however the small intestines here were slightly disappointing because it did not absorb the sauces that it was marinated in.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef offal:

This little bowl of offal was surprisingly nice because there spices were strong and they were soft.
The lungs had a grainy velvety texture and the stomach was nice and soft.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2071] Steamed Pandan cake @ 畔溪尚粵館 Riverside Restaurant

26/11/2012
畔溪尚粵館  休息中
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/steamed-pandan-cake-riverside-restaurant-e2271777

Although their food was not that good I still wanted to try their dessert.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Steamed pandan cake:

This was quite nice and tasted like the steamed buns with a hint of pandan and egg yolk in between the layers.
There were six pieces in the box.
The sweetness was just right and the cake was really fragrant.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2070] Squid and pork patty @ 銳記茶餐廳

26/11/2012
銳記茶餐廳
灣仔蘭杜街2號2號舖
Shop 2, 2 Landale Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/squid-and-pork-patty-%E9%8A%B3%E8%A8%98%E8%8C%B6%E9%A4%90%E5%BB%B3-e2271776

On my last visit, I had the pastas which were very good for Chinese style restaurant.
This time I tried their Chinese food.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Squid and pork patty:

When it arrived, it was quite cool how the patty had been flattened out to spread on the dish!
The pork patty was lovely and tender and the pieces of squid made it really delicious, and the spring onions on top balanced out the fattyness of the pork patty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★