[Review 2185] Marinated pork trotters @ 原味家作 Original Taste Workshop

02/01/2013
原味家作 Original Taste Workshop
九龍灣港鐵九龍灣站3號舖
Shop KOB 3, MTR Kowloon Bay Station, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/marinated-pork-trotters-original-taste-e2277124

I don't know why, but the pork trotters looked good in the product shot so I decided to get them.
When I ordered the pork trotters she asked if I wanted the marinated ones or the ones in wine, so I ordered the marinated ones.
While I was waiting I had a look at the wine snacks and I will probably get the chicken gristles in wine next time.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Marinated pork trotters HKD33:


The pork trotters were piping hot.
I liked the way the trotters had been cut cleanly and had straight edges.
The bones had plenty of bone marrow inside the bone too.
The texture of the pork trotters were not too soft and tasted quite nice, however I prefer the vinegar marinade because it got a bit sickly after eating two pieces.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2184] Pop over to BLT Steak for a scrummy popover @ BLT Steak

01/01/2013
BLT Steak 
尖沙咀廣東道3-27號海港城海運大廈地下OTG62號舖
Shop OTG62, G/F, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pop-over-to-blt-steak-for-a-scrummy-popover-e2277121

Located right at the basement of LCX, this restaurant faces the Harbour, if it happens to be a clear day you can see right across to the Hong Kong side, but highly unlikely in this heavily polluted air city.
Sometimes there is also a big cruiser blocking the view.
I mainly wanted to try this place because of the buffet style starters and the popovers.

Popovers are basically an American version of Yorkshire puddings.
The food here is brilliant but there are insects flying in the salad area and tables.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Steak and eggs:

Burnt and too tough
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Popovers:


Delicious!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Spinach popover:


This was delicious but the creamed spinach could have been put aside because it made the popover soft.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salad:

Various delicious salads and cheeses.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Desserts:
The panna cotta was really nice and creamy and I loved the generous vanilla seeds at the bottom.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2183] Connie's delicious burgers @ 康妮絲美味三文治 Connie's Delicious Sandwiches

01/01/2013
康妮絲美味三文治 Connie's Delicious Sandwiches
灣仔謝斐道164號東基大廈地下
G/F., Shop E, 164 Jaffe Rd. Tung Kai Mansion, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/connies-delicious-burgers-e2277114

This time I got their delicious burgers because the beef burger I had last time was reassuring.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef burger:

Although the patty was small, it was delicious especially with the cucumber slice and ketchup.
I wish I ordered two!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish burger:

The fish burger did not taste as good as the beef but it was not bad.
The fish was tender and juicy. The cucumber and tomato slices tasted nice with the fish and the sauce that they used matched the fish.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2182] All you can eat @ 點一龍 Dim Sum Bar

01/01/2013
點一龍  Dim Sum Bar
尖沙咀廣東道3-27號海港城港威商場地下G103號舖
Shop G103, G/F, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/all-you-can-eat-dim-sum-bar-e2277098

A likable place for dim sum because they offer interesting items such as prawn dumplings in lobster soup.
HKD148 per person.
Overall the food was good, but the fried items could be better because the oil was old.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Prawn dumplings:


The dumpling skin was al-dente and it was filled with succulent prawns.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Xo sauce chicken feet:
The sauce was really spicy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Egg tart with birds nest:
The egg tarts was really nice and the filling was not too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Parmesan cheese and spinach panfried dumplings:


The parmesan cheese was quite strong and it was quite sickly.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Baked mexican buns filled with chocolate:


There was too much chocolate filling, otherwise it was quite nice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Baked mexican buns filled with taro cream:

This was my favourite, it was visually nice and the taro taste was delicate and not too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2181] Back for more braised duck @ 五洲麵 Top Noodle

01/01/2013
五洲麵 Top Noodle
西貢德隆前街18號地下
G/F, 18 Tak Lung Front Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-more-braised-duck-top-noodle-e2277010

Although this place specialises in noodles, I like their braised duck and sichuan food.

I came back for the braised duck and pork trotters.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Braised duck:

This tasted as good as the first visit, but they did not have as much mushrooms as my first visit.
I was really looking forward to those mini mushrooms.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork trotters:

They did not have enough trotters so they gave me extra fishballs and beef belly.
The trotters were nice and soft and the fishballs were too spicy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soup:

This was soup boiled with wintermelon and pork bones.
The taste was quite light.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2180] Rich chocolate cake @ 超羣麵包西餅 Uncle Fong by Maria's

01/01/2013
超羣麵包西餅  Uncle Fong by Maria's
九龍灣牛頭角道77號淘大商場地下G11號舖
Shop G11, G/F Amoy Plaza,77 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rich-chocolate-cake-uncle-fong-by-marias-e2276997

This cake looked interesting so decided to get it because there was chocolate sauce in the middle.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Rich chocolate cake HKD6:

The cake was disappointing because it was oily and the chocolate was not strong when it is supposed to be a rich chocolate cake.
The texture of the cake was also dense and not soft at all.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2179] VeggieSF = eating Veggies are SO FUN

31/12/2012
VeggieSF
中環士丹利街11號10樓
10/F, 11 Stanley Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/veggiesf-eating-veggies-are-so-fun-e2276928

There are not many good vegetarian places in Hong Kong these days because the food that they serve are not healthy!

I am not a vegetarian but sometimes vegetarian food is nice and does not have that awful smell that bad meat has and there is no oil or fat.
But saying this, some Vegetarian foods are really oily and too sweet such as those Chinese style sweet and sour tofu skins and curry skins, heavily deep fried battered mashed taro.

When I saw the corraline salad I decided to come here for it because not many places seems to serve it.
I have tried the coralline drink before but it was just like drinking jelly.

I also liked this place because it is decorated like old San Franciso!


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Coralline salad:

The coralline was harder than I imagined, they were really hard and the texture was exactly like chicken feet tendons.

The sauce was refreshing but there was dill herbs in it which I did not like.
I would have liked it if they could be served softer, but I am not sure if they are natrually like that, but with algae/seaweeds/kelp you can soak them longer.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salt and pepper tofu:

The tofu was delicious and soft inside but the sauce was too sweet for my liking so I did not use it.
I used ketchup instead which tasted much better and the ketchup there is nice and sour.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Nuggets:

The nuggets were nice and substantial but the coating was a little to burnt for my liking.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pomegranite tea:

Quite a thirst quencher.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mysterious salad:

Again there was dill in this which I did not like, but overall the salad was quite nice with sweet dried cranberries.
However the portion was slightly too small.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The prices were slightly pricey but eating vegetarian dishes in Hong Kong is as expensive as eating meat!