[Review 2827] Vegetarian patty subway @ Subway

12/09/2013
Subway
灣仔盧押道20號其康大廈地下
G/F Dannies Hse Bldg., 20 Luard Rd.,, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/vegetarian-patty-subway-e2319769

Since my last visit for 6 inch subs, the subs on this visit have improved.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Veggie patty HKd27.9:

Nicely identified by the written word Patty which makes life easier for the cashier and yourself especially when your buying more than one.
On this visit I had the vegetarian patty with mustard and BBQ sauce.
For the greens I had tomatoes, olives, lettuce and cucumbers and the bread I chose parmesian and oregano.

The reason why I said it had improved this time was that it did not leave me thirsty and bloated, the sauces and patty were well balanced.
The taste of the sub as a whole was much fresher and not so salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Improvements:
As this branch is super busy with long queues, they should have a form for people to tick while they are in the queue, it would be simpler for people to tick the type of bread, type of sauces, salads that they want especially for the non-English speakers who hold up the queue.
It is also good for customers because they do not need to shout out their choices because there are some people milling by the counter waiting for their subs.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2826] Organic food @ 有機生活 Organic Life

12/09/2013
有機生活 Organic Life
北角和富道74-82仁寶閣地下
G/F., 74-82 Wharf Road, Yen Po Court, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/organic-food-organic-life-e2319756

Organic Life is located on Wharf Road.

As well as organic produces, they sell snacks and fresh milk puddings.

Thanks to Mjqueen7e for getting me these Konjac snacks.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Konjac:

There are three flavours: kumquat, honey and green tea and the texture of the Konjac was so natrual not like other brands with seem unbreakable.
My favourite were the green tea and honey because of its light taste.
I had to be careful when opening it because there is some liquid inside that comes out when you open it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2825] Butter chicken @ 坐忘 Camper's

11/09/2013
坐忘 Camper's
鰂魚涌濱海街13號中興大廈地下
Shop 13, G/F, Chung Hing Mansion, 13 Pan Hoi Street, Quarry Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/butter-chicken-campers-e2319744

Came to Camper's again hoping to try the purple sweet potato dessert but they've stopped doing it.

There were so many things I wanted to try such as the vegetable curry and the butter chicken, so I opted for the butter chicken
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
butter chicken curry:

The butter chicken was very substantial, a good balance of chicken, vegetables and delicious rice with pumpkins.
The butter chicken sauce was sweet and not that spicy which is suitable for people who find curry too spicy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2824] Better service at the Hung Hom branch @ 匯麵一九五0 MinMix 1950

11/09/2013
匯麵一九五0 MinMix 1950
紅磡德安街7號黃埔新天地黃埔花園8期黃埔美食坊1樓116號舖
Shop 116, 1/F, Whampoa Garden Site 8, Wonderful Worlds Of Whampoa, 7 Tak On Road, Hung Hom

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/better-service-at-the-hung-hom-branch-e2319630

The noodles at MinMix are actually decent but I did not like the level of service they offered at the TKO branch, so went to this one.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Noodles:

After ordering on the system, the noodles came shortly.
The broth was nice and strong and more generous than the TKO branch.
I had porks blood, thick luncheon ham and Chinese radish.
As usual the Chinese radish here is very sweet and the noodles tasted great with them.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2823] Nice rice containers @ 天福軒 Joy Luck House

11/09/2013
天福軒 Joy Luck House
樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場3樓3106-09號
Shop 3106-09, 3/F, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, Lok Fu
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nice-rice-containers-e2319628


Chinese food again so I will be brief.

The only thing that caught my attention was the rice!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chinese Roast pork:
Extremely thick cut charsiu that was nice and soft, but the main let down was the oil and the saltyness and sweetness of their marinade.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stir fried prawns:

These prawns were too salty and there were far too many spices on the prawns which can be seen on the photo.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Rice:

The rice came in a cute metal pot incased in a steep knitted bowl.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2822] Simple noodles @ 茶軒台灣料理珍珠奶茶 Odeon Taiwanese Cafe

11/09/2013
茶軒台灣料理珍珠奶茶 Odeon Taiwanese Cafe
銅鑼灣百德新街22-36 號翡翠明珠廣場1樓6-7號舖
Shop 6,1/F, PJ Plaza, 22-36 Paterson St,, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/simple-noodles-e2319591

Came here for some quick food.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Glass vermicelli with beef shin:

The broth was tasteless so the glass vermicelli was tasteless.
When it came it was already too soft and the beef was chewy but luckily there was some fried garlic on top to give it some flavour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2821] Relax at Jack's Terrazza after work @ Jack's Terrazza Ristorante

11/09/2013
Jack's Terrazza Ristorante
灣仔駱克道37-39號得利樓1樓
1/F, David House, 37-39 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/relax-at-jacks-terrazza-after-work-e2319589

Previously Jack's Terrazza used to be located at Brim (Sanlitan) which was really far away for me, but now they are located right in the commercial area of Wan Chai.
It is upstairs with a nice balcony which allows dining on fine days, and on rainy days you can book the tables with the swinging benches.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Restaurant photos:
Balcony

Here was what we tried:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Involtini Di bresaola alla noci:
Rolls of bresaola, asparagus and goats cheese with hazelnut sauce

This was a strong starter, delicious crunchy asparagus wrapped in air-dried, salted beef complemented with pungent goats cheese.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Insalata Di arugula con tonno scottato
Seared tuna served on a bed of arugula salad tossed with cherry tomato in a lemon herb dressing.

The tuna was seared just right with delicious black pepper rubbed on the surface paired with grassy argula leaves.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Risotto ai fruitti di mare
Risotto with assorted seafood in a lobster cream sauce

A filling but light dish of risotto in creamy rich lobster sauce that was al-dente.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lemon sorbeto


When the second half was just about to be served, we had refreshingly cool lemon sorbeto preparing our palettes for the mains.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pollo tagliato All'Erbe
Roasted game hen with herbs and parmesan cheese

The game hen was perfectly roasted and the chicken breast was still tender and juicy and the deliciously flavoured chicken skin was infused in its own juices.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sogliola intera fritta
New Zealand whole sole pan fried served in a lime butter sauce with half roasted potatoes and garden vegetables

This was my favourite because the lime butter sauce was nice and tangy.
It was a simple pan-fried sole which I would always buy in the UK and cook like that.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Ossobucco alla milanese
Braised veal shank in a red wine tomato sauce, served with polenta

The veal shank could have been softer and the polenta was a bit oily so this is the only dish that need improvement.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dessert platter:
Blueberry cheesecake, Gelata all cassata, tiramisu


The Gelata all cassata was just dreamy, it was like a big truffle chocolate in icecream form dusted in velvety cocoa which was not too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★