[Review 3101] Surprisingly good beef tripes @ 洪利粥店茶餐廳 Hung Lee

23/01/2014
洪利粥店茶餐廳 Hung Lee
尖沙咀厚福街2號A
2A Hou Fook Street, Tsim Sha Tsui

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/surprisingly-good-beef-tripes-e2343067

Came here for a quick meal before a gathering.

I often go to places randomly in TST and MK because it is hard to plan.

Went to Hau Fook alley and there were a few options, one was really old and grubby so opted for this one.

When I sat down, I was pleased that they gave me an English menu.

I quickly glanced at the prices of the Chinese and English menu because in Tourist areas, the prices are generally marked up on the English version 

Well the prices were the same but the English one had two portion sizes Large and medium and the Chinese menu only had one portion size.

Anyway I opted for the ox tripe in satay sauce for $38 as shown on the wall.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Satay ox tripes with rice HKD38:

I was quite impressed that the ox tripes and rice were served separately.

The satay sauce was different to the thick golden orange satay sauces you normally get.

There were pieces of ox tripe in satay soup on a bed of pak choi vegetables beneath.

The rice was too soft but the ox tripe was impressive because the satay sauce was not sweet like the usual ones and the broth made it really soft and tasty, however there was some slight MSG in it.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3100] Baked Rice with Minced Pork and Black Olives @

23/01/2014
辣椒會 Chili Club
灣仔駱克道88號1樓
1/F, 88 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/baked-rice-with-minced-pork-and-black-olives-e2343041

I have not had food from this place for a while so decided to pay it a visit again.
The new staff were much nicer and the air conditioning was not as cold as before.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Khao Ob Numlieb
Baked Rice with Minced Pork and Black Olives

As usual, this dish is lovely, minced pork with olives on rice with some soy sauce poured onto it.
The rice at the bottom is nice and crispy while the rice in the middle is soft and fluffy complemented by the minced pork and salty olives.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Gwit Dtee-Oh Kai Kaprao Krob
Spicy Fried Flat Noodles with Chicken and Basil

The noodles were disappointing because they were just oily and tasteless.
The basil leaves were not fresh because they were dry and shrivelled up that there was no fragrant basil aroma.
The noodles which were meant to be spicy were not at all spicy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3099] Pin noodles with beef brisket @ 江仔記粉麵專家 Fish Ball Kong Chai Kee

22/01/2014
江仔記粉麵專家 Fish Ball Kong Chai Kee
中環九如坊2號地下G/F, 2 Kau U Fong, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pin-noodles-with-beef-brisket-e2343039

Came here randomly because the restaurant I wanted to go was closed.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Menu:
This place basically served noodles and there were lots of different types of noodles.
I tried the silver pin noodles because not many places serve it.
As well as noodles, the banana toast was fancy, it was toast with nine slices of bananas put unformly on the toast.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef brisket with silver pin noodles:
The silver pin noodles were a bit disappointing because they were hard and tasteless.
The beef fared slightly better but it took me a long time to finish the bowl of noodles because the temperature was too hot.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3098] Restoration at Island East Markets @ Restoration

20/01/2014
Restoration
中環雲咸街63號巴力大廈1樓
1/F, 63 Wyndham Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/restoration-at-island-east-markets-e2342522

Nearly every week I will visit IEM to see what goodies there are in store.

I was looking forward to IEM this time because Restoration was there.
I missed their gumbo last week because they did not promote it on Facebook.
It would be useful if restaurants could promote what they will have because if it is good people will come!!

Found out they had gumbo this week so this was what I went for!!
I wanted to try the ribs, but it's hard eating them standing up without knives and forks.

To be honest, I have not had much luck with Restoration because every tuesday they have the all you can eat fried chicken and I happen to be busy.

I love gumbo and the last time I had it was at Blue Smoke BBQ which closed down, but the good thing is that the chef from Blue Smoke works at Restoration.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Classic gumbo with seafood and crawfish

It was PIPING hot and I could barely hold the cup.
Anyway, it was so tasty and the spicyness was just right with pieces of crawfish, sausage meat in it and the lovely spring onions on top.
The rice blended in nicely and made it wholesome and filling.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3097] Great night with friends with good vibes @ Vibes

20/01/2014
Vibes
尖沙咀彌敦道118-130號美麗華廣場The Mira Hong Kong 5樓
5/F, The Mira Hong Kong, Mira Place, 118-130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-night-with-friends-with-good-vibes-at-vibes-e2342521

It's pointless for me to go to bars because I don't drink alcohol but on this occasion went with friends to chill out at Vibes.

I was amazed how nice it was, it was like a secret garden surrounded in the middle of the hotel.

There were lots of comfortable tables, dreamy trees with lights and outdoor heating.

I loved these huge momentum balls which can actually move, but they are hollow inside so you might dent them if you touch them!!

At Vibes they have a minimum charge of $200 per person which is sufficient for two drinks.
I ordered the Lime soda and the Vibes passion.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vibes passion:
pineapple juice, passionfruit syrup muddled with fresh ginger slices topped with soda.

At the beginning it was really nice because the pineapple and soda tasted nice but towards the bottom of the drink it tasted like squash.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lime soda:

The lime soda was really good because it was really refreshing with fresh lime juice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
They also had fresh fruit shisha in fresh pineapples and watermelons which perfectly matched the oasis vibes at Vibes served by a guy dressed in Arabian clothing!!

[Review 3096] Get snacking online @ 香港零食大王 Lingsik King Limited

20/01/2014
香港零食大王 Lingsik King Limited深水埗基隆街278號閣樓
M/F, No. 278 Ki Lung Street, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/get-snacking-online-e2342520

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Milky sweets:


These candies were chewy with a hint of strawberry and tastes like strawberry milkshake.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Thanks to Lingsik for sending these to me and Mjqueen7e.
To see more snacks visit the website as shown above.

[Review 3095] New sesame chicken Bing @ 老金煎餅 Mr. Bing

20/01/2014
老金煎餅 Mr. Bing
灣仔莊士敦道113號修頓中心6C舖
Shop 6C, Southorn Centre, 113 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-sesame-chicken-bing-e2342518

There are two new flavours at Mr Bing: Sesame Chicken Bing (Bang Bang Chicken) and tuna and sweetcorn salad.
Tried the Sesame Chicken Bing (Bang Bang Chicken).
[Bang Bang Chicken is known as Bon Bon Chicken, a popular Szechuan dish made with sesame paste, rice vinegar, and cucumbers].

The Bings are made in the usual way.


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sesame chicken bing:

I was disappointed with this new flavour because it was tasteless, the sesame sauce and peanut butter was not strong enough.
I have made Bang Bang chicken myself and it does not tastes that bland.
The other flavours are much better.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★