[Review 2983] Grassroots Pantry at IEM @ 豆苗居 Grassroots Pantry

23/11/2013
豆苗居 Grassroots Pantry西環西營盤福壽里12號
12 Fuk Sau Lane, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/grassroots-pantry-at-iem-e2332399

It was so good that Grassroots Pantry had a stall at IEM otherwise I would have not been able to try their food.
Grassroots Pantry is located in Sai Ying Pun which is extremely inconvenient and far away.

At the stall, they sold salads for $58 per box which is a mix of all three salads.

The salads were:
Quinoa salad with dried fruits, sunflower seeds, orange and hazelnut dressing.
Sprouted mung beans, peas, edamame, seaweed, salad and ponzu dressing.
Roasted beetroot salad dressing, fresh mint and chili flakes.
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Quinoa salad:

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Beetroot salad:

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GP Salad Special:

Since I do not like Quinoa, I only had the beetroot and mung bean salad.
From the picture and the real thing, you can see how luscious and perfect the greens were with visible capillaries in the leaves just like freshly picked greens.
The sprouted mung beans, peas, edamame beans were bursting with sweetness and I loved the crunch especially the sprouted mung beans.
The beetroots were a little too hard but the greens were refreshing because of the chopped mint leaves, however the chili flakes were too spicy for my liking.
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[Review 2982] Victory! Victorious food and no queue! @ 勝香園 Sing Heung Yuen

勝香園  Sing Heung Yuen
中環美輪街2號排檔
G/F, 2 Mei Lun Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/victory-victorious-food-and-no-queue-e2332360

Sing Heung Yuen is famous for their tomato broths, but never ending queues just like the the noodle place opposite are expected.

It is actually quite interesting that there are two famous joints opposite each other with equally long queues at the same time, so if you change your mind and decide to go to the one opposite you would have to queue all over again.

But saying that, the two joints serve totally different things, SHY serves noodles and sandwiches and the place opposite does curries and e-fu noodles.

Luckily there was no queue that day so I dined there even though I was not hungry.
It was a chance not to be missed because I tried going on a Saturday and it was closed when normally they open on Saturdays as well.

I was quite surprised that the staff there were really friendly and had a human touch!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salted lemon drink:

The salted lemon came with sprite.
Before adding the sprite, I tried the salted lemon and it was nice because they did not add any nasty syrup to it.

As I do not like fizzy drinks, I added the tea that was in the plastic jugs on the table to it and it tasted amazing.
I could really taste the lemon and the sourness was really appetizing while the salt balanced the super sourness of the lemon.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mocha:

I havent seen this drink reviewed yet or people have not bothered to review it.
The drink was called Mocha which was cool for a joint like this to come up with that name because it is usually called something else in Chinese joints.
The drink was really cute because they put super mini marshmallows in it which I thought were CFC balls/clotted milk at first!

I wish they had more mini marshmallows because it made the drink fun!


The drink just tasted of chocolate and coffee mixed together.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Instant noodles with beef in tomato broth:

The noodles were simply delicious owing to the tomatoes!
I think Hong Kong must be deprived of ingredients because it was just sour canned plum tomatoes which you can readily get at supermarkets in the UK.
I had these canned tomatoes for school dinners too!
Anyway, the noodles were really moreish because the tomatoes were soft and tangy without tomato skin.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lemon and honey crispy bun:

I don't normally like these because of the butter and condensed milk, but here it's just simply Lemon juice and Honey on the bun!
The crispy bun was divine with the sweet honey but the lemon juice was not strong enough or uniformly distributed because on some parts I could not taste the lemon.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
I'll will definitely be back if I happen to walk by and there is no queue again!

[Review 2981]Chicken with imitation sharks fin @ 福珍寶茶餐廳 Fook Chun Bo Restaurant

21/11/2013
福珍寶茶餐廳 Fook Chun Bo Restaurant
灣仔譚臣道103號地下
103 Thomson Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chicken-with-imitation-sharks-fin-e2332100

The chicken with imitation sharks fin was interesting so had it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken with imitation sharks fin:

When it came I was surprised the chicken was in chicken soup, it was literally pieces of boiled chicken in the soup with imitation sharks fin on top.
It was good that it was pure chicken broth, but because it was pure chicken broth, there was so much yellow chicken oil which you can see on top.
Apart from the oil, the soup with rice is a good winter warmer if you're cold!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2980] Chicken again @ 香港雞皇

21/11/2013
香港雞皇
西貢福民路58-72號高富樓D座地下
G/F ,Block D, Ko Fu Building, 58-72 Fuk Man Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chicken-again-e2332099

Didn't see their menu outside for the herbal chicken pot so ended up just getting the chicken and rice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
chicken:

Was given the leg part which was tender but also quite bony.
The meat near the bone was not really cooked and still red with blood.
Overall the chicken tasted quite nice because the chicken was natrually sweet and after adding the chili sauce it made it more appetizing.
The rice was too soft.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2979] Divine Filipino Ube milkshake @ 金蒂小店 Cinta J Express

20/11/2013
金蒂小店 Cinta J Express
灣仔柯布連道2A號C2號舖
Shop C2,2A O'Brien Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/divine-filipino-ube-milkshake-e2332026

This place is normally closed during lunch, but it was open so I tried their set lunches.

There were four choices which were not really Filipino style but were Chinesey.
Tried the Pancit bihon with chicken and it was basically like the Chinese stir fried rice vermicelli with a piece of lemon.
I suppose their lunch options are targeted for the locals and not so much Filipinos.

They now sell icecream too and many other new items and drinks.

I spotted the milkshake maker which meant their milkshakes are made with icecream just like Caliburger.

I ordered the ube milkshake because I love UBE!
The ube milkshake (ube meaning Taro) was divine, it was not to sweet but extremely creamy with a strong taro taste.

Hopefully they are open again during lunch so I can try the Baby cocktail even though I don't have a clue what it is.

[Review 2978] 30% Extra large scary-big-boorrito for Halloween @ Little Burro

19/11/2013
Little Burro
銅鑼灣禮頓道125號地下
G/F., 125 Leighton Rd, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/30-extra-large-scary-big-boorrito-for-halloween-e2331906

Although my first experience at Little Burro was crap, I went again because I was craving for that salsa and lime rice.

For Halloween, they had just the thing I wanted!

The Halloween special was an extra large Burrito filled with their signature lime rice, slow cooked lamb shoulder, roasted pumpkin, a hint of spice and salsa.

Luckily this burrito was extra large because I would not have been full if it was the normal one!

There were still a few things Little Burro could have improved on.

There was a bottle of water on the table, so I believe it was for people to drink, however there were no cups about.
I saw one of the customers go to the counter and ask them for a cup so I did the same.
If they intend to give customers water, why don't they put cups on the table.
What's more frustrating is that if there is a queue, then you need to wait for the queue to die down before you can ask them for a cup.

Anyway, here was my Halloween burrito!
I knew it was big, but I was actually quite shocked at how big it was!
The diameter was about the same as the bottle above!

Because of the size, the burrito was quite difficult to eat, I ended up eating the rice and fillings in the middle with a fork then eating the soft tortilla wrap.

The burrito tasted amazing though, packed with spices in every mouthful, with pieces of lamb, pumpkin, beans, lettuce, diced tomato and soft rice.

When I got to the bottom of the burrito, it was soggy!

The lamb was microwaved before serving just like Foodcraver said.

[Review 2977] A cool start to winter with Godiva's softserve @ Godiva Chocolatier

19/11/2013
Godiva Chocolatier
中環港景街1號國際金融中心1樓1029-1030號舖
Shop 1029-30, 1/F, IFC, 1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-cool-start-to-winter-with-godivas-softserve-e2331892

Winter is not cold in Hong Kong, so it's the best time for icecream to give you that winter feeling!
I have always wanted to try Godiva's softserve but I have not been near any branch that serves them.

Anyway, their Christmas exclusive caught my attention so when I went in, I realized they had the soft serve so I got one immediately.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Godiva's chocolate soft serve:
It was hygienic of them to put on rubber gloves when they served you the soft serve.
At first it did not really impress me but suddenly the taste was really addictive.
It was creamy and the chocolate taste was strong but the temperature of the soft serve itself is not that cold, it won't give you a brain freeze.
The soft serve was just like a solid mass of smooth liquid icecream in a cone.
The surface of the soft serve was flawless and uniformly smooth.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Strawberry truffle:
The texture of the strawberry truffle filling was more like strawberry creme and the strawberry taste was a bit artificial.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★