[Review 2357] Crispy seaweed salmon rolls @ 爭鮮外帶壽司 Sushi Take-Out

30/03/2013
爭鮮外帶壽司 Sushi Take-Out
將軍澳坑口培成路15號連理街102號舖
Shop 102, the Lane, 15 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/crispy-seaweed-salmon-rolls-e2289761

Went to Sushi Take Out to get some sushi for later and saw these interesting long rolls.
Usually they are sliced into smaller rolls but there were three long ones inside the box.

The Hang Hau branch is quite small but there is a mini sushi factory behind the window.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy seaweed salmon rolls:
When I took them out I assumed they were already wrapped, but the seaweed sheet was separated from the rice.
You have to remove the film and roll it yourself.

The design is so that the seaweed is crispy when you eat it.
They reminded me of the hand rolls at the local convenience stores where you remove the plastic and wrap the seaweed on the rice.

Anyway the salmon rolls tasted really nice especially since the seaweed was crispy, after adding soy sauce and wasabi it tasted even better.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2356] Walnut rice milk with pine nuts @ 85度C 85°C Bakery Cafe

30/03/2013
85度C 85°C Bakery Cafe
油塘高超道38號大本型1樓111號舖
Shop 111, 1/F, Domain, 38 Ko Chiu Road, Yau Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/walnut-rice-milk-with-pine-nuts-e2289730

The Walnut rice milk was so delicious I went back for it again.
I ordered the cold one because you can also have it hot.
This time it was served in a paper cup.
The lid was nice and interesting.
When you open the stopper, there is foil on the hole which is quite hygienic.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Walnut rice milk with pine nuts:
The walnut drink was really nice and creamy.
It was quite thick too with finely grounded pieces of rice, walnut and pinenuts.
I really recommend ordering this drink.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2355] Rachel's Palmiers @ Rachel's Cookies

20/03/2013
Rachel's Cookies (已結業)
銅鑼灣京士頓街9號名店坊AEON超級巿場地下G03號舖
Shop G03, G/F, AEON, Fashion Walk, 9 Kingston Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rachels-palmiers-e2289729

Thank you Mjqueen7e for getting me these palmiers.
The box is beautifully designed with a butterfly that is also part of the box.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Rachel's Palmiers:

The palmiers were really delicious, they were flakey and buttery.
It was slightly sugared on the edges but not too sweet.
The palmiers had many layers which made it really delicate and flakey.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2354] Cheesy toast and Cheesy options! @ 一口烘焙 Bake&Bite

30/03/2013
一口烘焙 Bake&Bite
太子彌敦道783號地下
G/F, 783 Nathan Road, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cheesy-toast-and-cheesy-options-e2289728

I rarely go to the North end of Prince Edwards, so this time I gathered 3-4 places I wanted to try around that area:
Lan Yuen Chee Koon, Roadside, Bake & Bite and Ueno Bakery & Enzyme.

I planned this eating spree because of this place and Roadside for Western food.
There are not many choices for good Western food in the Mong Kok area.

I was attracted to this place because of the cheesy toast and pies.

This joint is located on the busy main road with lots of air pollution and smokers and the bad thing about this joint is that there is seating  so you need to find a place in MK to eat it!
There is a sitting area round the corner but it is also a pissing corner for people to piss.

Interesting sandwich (NOT)
It has Cheese, JAM and ham! (sounds American)

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Toastie with swiss cheese and liver sausage:

Basically you choose a bread, choose a cheese and choose a filling.
You can add extra cheese for $3 I think.
I was quite annoyed because I tried to add extra cheese but they only let you add the same cheese you chose which is not flexible.
For the choice of cheese there was cheddar, Swiss and Monterrey jack.
The liver sausage was interesting which was why I tried it but ideally ham would be a better match with cheese.

The toastie was actually quite delicious and the liver sausage had herbs in it.
I just wish for improvements they could let you choose a different cheese when you order the double cheese because all they do is put the cheese slices in the sandwich and toast it.
So what difference does it make having two different slices of cheese or two slices of the same cheese because all they do is toast it.
Its not going to mess up their toaster!!!!!!!!!!!Time for me make my own with a Breville toaster!!!!!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lemon Tea:
Too sweet and syrupy!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2353] Pistachio world @ 蘭苑饎館 Lan Yuen Chee Koon

30/03/2013
蘭苑饎館 Lan Yuen Chee Koon
太子西洋菜北街318號集賢樓地舖
G/F, 318 Sai Yeung Choi St North, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pistachio-world-lan-yuen-chee-koon-e2289725

I rarely go to the North end of Prince Edwards, so this time I gathered 3-4 places I wanted to try around that area:
Lan Yuen Chee Koon, Roadside, Bake & Bite and Ueno Bakery & Enzyme.

This was the last on the list to visit because it was for desserts.

The main dessert I came for was the grounded pistachio dessert.
As well as desserts they are famous for noodles and other cooked dishes.

The menu is quite historic with wooden covers!

The puddings and drinks are located in a refrigerated cabinet by the entrance.

Interesting sauce!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
grounded pistachio dessert:
When I ordered the grounded pistachio dessert they said there was only half a portion left but since this was the only item I came for, it was really lucky I could pay half price for half a portion.
Although she said there was only half a bowl, there was more than half in there.

The colour does not look appealing but it was really really delicious.
I was surprised how smooth and runny it was!!!!

The sweetness was just right and you could really taste the pistachios in it which had a slight savoury taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pistachio pudding:
This was also nice too but in pudding form!
It is also a must eat item as well because not many places offer this.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2352] A big disappointment @ 路邊舍 Roadside

30/03/2013
路邊舍 Roadside
太子大南街4號地下
G/F, Tai Nan Street, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-big-disappointment-e2289722

I rarely go to the North end of Prince Edwards, so this time I gathered 3-4 places I wanted to try around that area:
Lan Yuen Chee Koon, Roadside, Bake & Bite and Ueno Bakery & Enzyme.

This was the first shop on my list because it was the closest to the MTR exit.

However it was 3.15 and it had still not opened so I went to Bake & Bite first.
[Their opening hours are from 3pm]

After eating at Bake & Bite, this shop was finally open!

I did not appreciate the loudspeaker pumping loud music right above the ordering counter because it was hard to order food.
It was so loud you could hear it across the road.

This was the shop that actually made me come to Prince Edwards because of all the Western snacks.

I was really looking forward to this place and was really disappointed by this place because I wanted to order the curry lamb pie, scotch egg and the salted pork knuckles as shown on their Facebook page.

A different menu when I got there

So I ended up ordering fish and chips and Dover fish bites.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish and potato wedges:

I was expecting fish and chips as shown on their Facebook page, but it was potato wedges.
The fish had been marinated for too long and it was too salty.
The batter was too thick.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dover Fish bites:

These were pieces of fish coated in breadcrumbs.
Initially it was nice but a lot of it was drizzled with sweet sauce so I did not like it.
It was also very salty.
I can't quite correlate the name with Dover because in Dover (in the South East of UK) they don't do this snack and the fish was not dover sole either.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2351] Black chicken and Chinese herb soup @ 龍德樓

29/03/2013
龍德樓 
何文田勝利道10號地下
G/F, 10 Victory Avenue, Ho Man Tin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/black-chicken-and-chinese-herb-soup-e2289712

Discovered this restaurant from a local TV show so went to Victory Road to try this restaurant and this other restaurant.
There were seven soups ranging for $28-$90.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Black chicken and Chinese herb soup:
I chose the black chicken soup because of the black chicken.
When it arrived, I placed the soup ingredients into another bowl and there were two pieces of whelk, one piece of black chicken and other Chinese herbs.
The soup tasted naturally sweet because of the chicken and whelk.
It was really nice so it was worth trying.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★