[Review 2698] Still needs improving a year later @ 功夫點心 Kung Fu Dim Sum

07/08/2013
功夫點心  Kung Fu Dim Sum
北角渣華道98號地下1&2號舖
Shop 1, G/F, 98 Java Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/still-needs-improving-a-year-later-e2312682

Since my last visit in September I never intended to go to Kung Fu again until a recent tasting at the TST branch, the food was great there so I decided to come back for the food I tried at the TST branch.
Thinking it was the same group, the food would be the same, but the food was better at TST.
The fly that was there in September probably died because its lifespan is only a month, but on this visit, there was still a fly there, probably its nth generation

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Glutinous rice balls with pork:


They looked promising because the crust was not too yellow or brown.
The only problem was the glutinous exterior was really thick, it was at least 14mm thick just like a huge Chinese style sweet dumpling with savory filling.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken feet in abalone sauce:

The chicken feet were good if I have not tried them before, because at this branch it was slightly dry and stickier.
The peanuts were really nice though, they were soft and tasted like soy beans.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken and sliced abalone with red rice in lotus leaf:

The rice was quite good but the sliced abalone was quite dry and dehydrated.
It would have been helpful if they served it in a shallow dish because it was hard eating it from a plate without making a mess.
It should have been served in the same way as the TST branch.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Overall, I would recommend the TST branch if you want to try this place.

[Review 2697] Boring sweet potato mochi snack @ Panash

07/08/2013
Panash
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期1樓
1/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/boring-sweet-potato-mochi-snack-e2312662
Initially came here to get the chocolate souffle but it was rock hard when I used the bread tongs to pick them up.
Got the mochi because it was Sweet potato flavoured.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sweet potato mochi snack:

The sweet potato mochi looked interesting so decided to get one.
Usually the flavours are chocolate, berries, cheese or plain.
I was puzzled why it was not called a pontikege because it was a pontikege and not a mochi.
There was no sweet potato taste or real sweet potato pieces in it which was disappointing.
It just tasted like the plain pontikege so why call it Sweet potato.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2696] Back for more Fujian grub @ 真真美食店

06/08/2013
真真美食店 
北角春秧街70號地下
G/F, 70 Chun Yueng Street, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-more-fujian-grub-e2312612

Came back here for more Fuijian grub, it is cheap and delicious, but overall too salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soup:

Not really my favourite but it comes with the food.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Egg :

I was expecting the egg to be cold and tasteless but it was surprisingly really nice with pieces of pickled Fujian style cabbage.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish and tofu:

The texture of the fish was really flaky and soft, the only problem was that it was really salty.
The tofu was really firm tofu and quite salty too, both were delicious with the rice but I only had half of it to go with the rice because the taste was very strong.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Savoury rice:

As usual, the rice was my favourite, it tastes good on its own.
The peanuts were crunchy and fresh.

The boss was sitting opposite me and he told me the sweet chili sauce would enhance the rice which it did, adding some sweetness and spicy kick to it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2695] A new experience at the bakery @ パン達人手感烘焙 TOP POT BAKERY

06/08/2013
パン達人手感烘焙 TOP POT BAKERY
太子彌敦道763號地舖
G/F, 763 Nathan Road, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-new-experience-at-the-bakery-e2312388

Thanks to Dull for this delicious garlic bread.

TOP POT BAKERY has been the new talk of town.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
French Garlic Soft bread:

Before I took it out of the bag, I could already smell a lovely garlic scent.
The bread had a delicious yeasty taste and chewy bread texture that a good bread should have.
After warming it up, the garlic and herbs were fragrant and it smelt like freshly baked garlic bread from the oven.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

A few weeks later, we decided to go to Cafe Take A Break nearby so we made a visit here.
The bakery is laid out differently to the local ones and they had samples for nearly every bread which was good.

These were my favourites (tried and liked):
Vegetable and cheese bun (natural yeast, pizza powder, cheese).
Purple potato and cheese (natural yeast, purple potato, cream cheese).
Love heart (natural yeast, chocolate, strawberry, wine).
Earl grey pineapple bread (natural yeast, pineapple, walnut, raisin, tea, wine).
Lychee bread (natural yeast, lychee, walnut, mixed nuts, wine).
Chocolate banana lover (chocolate, banana, honey beer).
Okinawa brown sugar (natural yeast, brown sugar, mochi).
Red wine and chocolate toast (natural yeast, chocolate, wine).
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Taiwanese Chinese:
In Taiwanese, yoghurt means Cheese, which explains why you see the Chinese characters for yogurt with Cheese in the English description.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2694] Okinawa brown sugar cup cake @ 凱施餅店 Hoixe Cake Shop

06/08/2013
凱施餅店 Hoixe Cake Shop
灣仔軒尼詩道380-394號齊安大廈地下F

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/okinawa-brown-sugar-cup-cake-e2312378

Previously tried them in late June and got addicted to them because they tasted really nice.

I tried to buy them again, but not many Hoixe branches had them so they were probably sold out.

Recently, they must have stocked up more due to popularity and they had boxes of six.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Okinawa brown sugar cup cake:

The cake was amazingly soft and dusted with powdered sugar on top.

It was so light and moist just like a chiffon cake with a hint of okinawa brown sugar flavouring.

In the middle there was delicious fluffly white cream which was made with Anchor Cream!

Compared to the one I tried in June, this batch tasted sweeter.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2693] Very salty @ 金莎堡茶餐廳

06/08/2013
金莎堡茶餐廳
荃灣怡康街1-7號海濱花園1-4座平台A及平台121號舖
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/very-salty-e2312359

Went here because the place I wanted to go was closed.
I was not really hungry but needed to eat because I did not have any breakfast or lunch so I chose the Singapore style stir fried instant noodles.
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Singapore style stir fried instant noodles:
When it came, it looked promising, generous shrimps, lots of beanshoots and pieces of scrambled egg.
However after taking one mouthful, I found it it extremely too salty.
I poured red tea in it which diluted it and made it more pleasant to eat.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2692] Okinawan sweet potato pie @ Das Gute

05/08/2013
Das Gute
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城1樓125號舖
Shop 125, 1/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/okinawan-sweet-potato-pie-e2312200

Discovered this new Okinawan sweet potato pie on Open Rice.
It basically had purple sweet potato filling and cream inside it so I had to try it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Okinawan sweet potato pie HKD12：

The pie looked more like a turnover or a triangle shaped puffed.

I really liked the taste of the pie because it was not too sweet but I didn't find the cream on my first bite as it was on the other side.
But it was really delicious because the velvety sweet potato and light whipped cream tasted deliciously together.
If the pastry had been flakier it would have been perfect.
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