[Review 2523] McDonalds: Rice Fun Bowl [Chicken] @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

19/05/2013
麥當勞  McDonald's
將軍澳培成路18號海悅豪園地下9號舖
Shop 9, G/F, Maritime Bay Shopping Mall, 18 Pui Shing Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mcdonalds-rice-fun-bowl-chicken-e2297466

This branch of McDonalds is a 24 hour one and does deliveries too.
Late in the evening, there are still quite a lot of customers.
There is also plenty of seating available as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
McDonalds: Rice Fun Bowl [Chicken]

Tried the chicken version of the rice fun box even though I did not like the beef.
I requested it without the sauce because the sauce was too sweet for me.
The amount of rice was more substantial than my first visit, there was slightly more rice.
The only let down was the chicken, it was too salty and spicy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Black and white sundae:

There was too much caramel sauce so it was a bit sweet, but the amount of pearls were generous.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
McDonalds: Rice Fun Bowl [Beef]

[Review 2522] QQ Rice is now 10 years old @ 西龍傳香飯糰 QQ Rice

19/05/2013
西龍傳香飯糰 QQ Rice
彩虹港鐵彩虹站大堂15號舖
Shop 15, Choi Hong MTR station, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/qq-rice-is-now-10-years-old-e2297465

Since my last visit years ago, they are now approaching their 10th anniversary
Usually I do not eat glutinous rice or Shanghai style rice with fried dough inside.
The rice at this place was rather different as you get to choose different rices, and as a standard you can choose 6 different fillings, which is quite a lot since you normally would probably get to choose 3 or 4.

The fillings are displayed in front of you, so you can see what there is to choose.

I have not been here for years so I forgot you could choose up to six choices, so I chose four.

First of all I chose the Ice lake wild rice which was sold out, so I had mixed grain instead.
They used to have shrimp bran as a filling but they don't have it anymore.
For my fillings I chose Crisp Caraway, pickled vegetables, vegetarian Meat, and chicken in wine sauce.
I also ticked the curry powder but they forgot to add it.

After paying for it, the staff scoops the rice from the tubs and adds the relevant fillings.
The rice filled with fillings was quite nice, it was still lovely and soft and the fillings inside were delicious.

[Review 2521] Job's tears thirst quencher @ 林記涼茶店

19/05/2013
林記涼茶店
南丫島榕樹灣後街
Yung Shue Wan Back Street, Lamma Island
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/jobs-tears-thirst-quencher-e2297444

I was really thirsty so bought a drink from here and drank it immediately after I paid for it so there are no photos.
I did not think it would be listed in OpenRice but it was, annoyingly this other restaurant which I expected to be on OpenRice was not listed.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Job's tears drink:
On the drinks list, it claims to be low in sugar and I really appreciate that.
When I drank it, the sweetness was just right.
Usually Job's tears drinks are really viscous, but this one was not which made it a good thirst quencher.
I will definitely buy drinks from here again, so there will be photos next time!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2520] McVeggie burger exclusive at Cheung Chau @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

19/05/2013
麥當勞 McDonald's
長洲新興街101-103號地下及1樓
G/F-1/F, 101-103 San Hing Street, Cheung Chau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mcveggie-burger-exclusive-at-cheung-chau-e2297433

I would never in my life consider going to Cheung Chau during the Bun Festival because it is packed with people and I wonder why the Island doesnt sink!

But I found out from Mjqueen7e that they had the Veggie burger which is ONLY served at Cheung Chau's McDonalds during Bun Festival so I made a trip there!

It is really weird because in the UK, the Veggie burger is permanently on the menu and in other countries too!
The UK version is basically spicy and contains chickpeas, coriander and cumin.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Veggie burger:


Basically it looks like the McChicken Sandwich with the same mayonnaise sauce but the Hong Kong veggie version contains shiitake mushrooms.


Although you cannot really see the mushroom pieces, you can taste them, but you could visually see the peas and sweetcorn.
The patty was also made with potato as well but not as bad as the reviews described it because I really liked it.
The taste was similar to the veggie version in UK but without the spices.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
After the satisfying food, it was a nightmare leaving the Island and next year I will go before the main day of the festival for the McVeggie burger.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2519] Caramel Froyo @ Yo Mama Frozen Yogurt

18/05/2013
Yo Mama Frozen Yogurt 
中環港景街1號國際金融中心3樓3098A號舖
Shop 3098A, 3/F, IFC, 1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/caramel-froyo-yo-mama-e2297405

Found out about the Caramel froyo flavour from a foodie.
I was meaning to try it but I was too lazy to walk to Admiralty or Star Street.
I happened to go past the branch at IFC, so I stopped by and got a cup.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Caramel froyo:

The caramel froyo was really good, it was as good as the Hazelnut flavour I previously tried.
It was thick and creamy with strong caramel taste.
Even though it was cold, you could still taste that distinctive caramel taste when it has been heated up.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

My favourite flavours at Yo Mama are now Hazelnut and Caramel.

[Review 2518] Merci Paul Lafayet pour le Macaron @ Paul Lafayet (銅鑼灣)

18/05/2013
Paul Lafayet
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道500號希慎廣場4樓410號舖
Shop 410, 4/F, Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/merci-paul-lafayet-pour-le-macaron-e2297402

Thanks to the Paul Lafayet group for these new Fragrant blossoms macarons.
They come packaged in a lovely box.

As well as the new floral selection, they had the Bailey's dome.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fragrant blossoms macaron set:


There were six flavours: violet, poppy, rose

orange blossoms, Osmanthus, and vanilla.

My favourite flavours were the orange blossom and violet because they taste nice and these flavours are rare.
The orange blossoms was really fragrant and delicate and the violet was unique because I have never tried it before.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2517] Better atmosphere in the evenings @ 黑瀧板蕎麥專門店 Kurotaki

18/05/2013
黑瀧板蕎麥專門店  Kurotaki
銅鑼灣告士打道280號世貿中心4樓P413-415號舖
Shop P413-415, P4/F, World Trade Center, 280 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/better-atmosphere-in-the-evenings-e2297400

Came here for a late lunch to try the noodles that I did not try on my last visit.
I have been here quite a few times and was surprised that I had to give it a negative review this time.

Since it was lunchtime, the lunch sets were posted on the entrance but as I was specifically here to try something on the A la carte menu I asked if the al la Carte menu was still available and I got this extremely rude reply from the receptionist:

"WHAT"

so I repeated myself, do you serve the a la carte menu as well?

Then there was this disgruntled WHAT AGAIN?

So OK, perhaps she doesn't understand ENGLISH so I said "MENU" instead of a la Carte and she finally understood.

Anyway, finally sat down and ordered the noodles which took ages to come, while I was waiting, one of the waitresses came over and asked if I needed anything else because they were taking their last orders.
I would rather they chase up my current order instead of prompting me if I needed anything else and perhaps the late arrival of my food was a punishment because the receptionist was irritated.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soba trio:

Basically there were three different sobas, from left to right: Inaka Sobas, Shiretoko Zarusoba, and Sarashina.
My favourite was the Shiretoko Zarusoba (green), the Sarashina soba itself was salty without the dipping broth and the Inaka Soba was too al-dente and tasteless.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soba soup:

It was my first time trying this soup so I did not know what to expect but I was expecting it to be refreshing according to the previous reviews, but the yuzi taste was not refreshing at all, I could only taste yuzu peel.
However the boiled soba taste was strong.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Overall, I would only recommend the Chilled sarashina sesame soba with natto and Chilled Shiretoko Zarusoba with sesame and black garlic oil sauce.