[Review 3182] Heirdoomed @ Heirloom Eatery & More

26/02/2014
Heirloom Eatery & More
上環蘇豪荷李活道226號
226 Hollywood Road SOHO, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/heirdoomed-e2348687

I have always wanted to try this place because they seem to serve the food I like.
Heirloom Eatery & More is located on Hollywood Road near these funeral services, hence the sightings of Chinese Hearses parked nearby.

Chinese Heare's are different to Western ones which are black and the Chinese ones are metallic blue.

Anyway, the restaurant environment is nice with the sun shining through, there is a bar table in the middle if you don't get a table seat.
There is seating upstairs as well.

The toilet which I did not check out is really nicely decorated according to the reviews.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Torta Bien Rica $90:

This was a toasted baguette filled with black beans, avocado, sour cream, tomato and jalapeno chili served with Sweet potato fries.
Not many places serve sweet potato fries which is one of the reasons to dine here.
Sweet potato fries are a popular thing in North America.
I loved the baguette because it was crusty and yeasty packed with so many flavours from the creamy avocado, tangy tomato and sour cream and the kick from the jalapeno chilis.
The black beans were mashed which mixed well with the other ingredients.
Finally the sweet potato fries were interesting because they were savoury and sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
For people who claim charity expenses on their tax bill, they should check their receipts because there is a compulsory $1 that goes to Hagar International Charity.
To be honest it should be made visible.

According to the Hagar International Charity website it says:
Heirloom joins Hagar in recognizing the important role that the food & beverage industry plays in economically empowering Hagar’s clients through education, on-the-job training, and career progression opportunities.
At Heirloom, customers now have the option of adding HK$1 to their meal, which will directly benefit Hagar International.
I was NOT given AN OPTION nor was I informed when I paid!!

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[Review 3181] $9 Filet O Fish @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

26/02/2014
麥當勞 McDonald's
將軍澳尚德商場2樓216號舖
Shop 216, 2/F, Sheung Tak Shopping Centre, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/9-filet-o-fish-e2348677

The Filet O Fish is on promotion again for $9 which is great news for me because I don't like their sets.
Only one branch of McDonald's does good fries and the rest are crap.
I don't drink fizzy drinks and if I get Western tea (not the HK style milk tea) I need to pay extra with the extra value meal so I am not saving any money which is why I prefer the fish burger a la carte.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish burger:

I love the taste of this fish burger. It was a soft burger bun with crispy fish and tangy tartare sauce balanced with a touch of saltiness from the slice of cheese.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $9

[Review 3180] Rice pudding with clotted cream @ Marks & Spencer Food Store

26/02/2014
Marks & Spencer 食品專門店  休息中
Marks & Spencer Food Store
灣仔告士打道88號其昌大廈地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, China Underwriters Centre, 88 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rice-pudding-with-clotted-cream-e2348676

Rice pudding is one of my favourite desserts at school, so when I saw this I had to get it.

Marks and Spencer's rice pudding is really luxurious because they use clotted cream instead of normal milk which is quite fattening as well.
Clotted cream has this heavenly taste which tastes like heavy whipped cream with a buttery taste.

The rice pudding had a lumpy surface and curdling skin which is normal. 

It can be eaten hot or cold but I prefer it cold because it tastes nicer.
It was creamy with al dente translucent rice in it.
After finishing the pudding, there is still a lovely milky creamy aroma in the mouth.

There is congee in Hong Kong which is similar but cooked with water and served for breakfasts or meals, but in Western cooking, it is cooked with milk and served as puddings.

[Review 3179] Beef rice rolls again! @ 潮城燒臘粥店

26/02/2014
潮城燒臘粥店
灣仔駱克道139號地下
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/beef-rice-rolls-again-e2348675

I love the beef rice rolls at this place so came back again.
The standards have kept the same on this visit which was good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef Rice rolls:
The beef filling inside the rice rolls have been grounded so finely and reconstituted with flour that it no longer tastes like beef and there is strong tangerine peel which makes it even more delicious with a citrus taste that makes it not so heavy.

The rice roll skin was thin, which is a good balance in ratio of beef to rice roll.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3178] 3M - Celebrate [M]ickey and [M]innie at [M]axims @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

24/02/2014
美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop
灣仔軒尼詩道27-29號東亞大樓地下
G/F, 27-29 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/3m-celebrate-m-ickey-and-m-innie-at-m-axims-e2348429

For Disney fans, they are going to adore these Mickey and Minnie mouse mousse cakes.
To protect these cakes during transportation, they have a piece of decorated card around the cake that serves as a design as well.
After it is removed, it looks like this.

Basically, both cakes have a dome shaped chocolate mousse cake on top which represents the head with two round pieces of thin chocolate stuck on it for the ears.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Minnie:

After slicing it, there are layers of cake, mousse and jelly.

I liked this cake because it was a mix of chocolate and strawberry mousse with soft layers of cake in the middle and the sweetness was just right.
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Mickey:


The Mickey cake was basically a double serving of chocolate mousse cake with crispy Valhrona chocolate which is rich but not too sweet.
A great cake for chocolate lovers.
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[Review 3177] Find a Mickey @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

24/02/2014
美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop
中環德輔道中20號德成大廈地下3號舖
Shop 3, G/F, Tak Shing House, 20 Des Voeux Road Central, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/find-a-mickey-e2348428


I have tried this cake before so I knew I was going to like it.
The one I tried had a heart in the middle, whereas this cake has Mickey on the cross section of the slice.

Heart Cake:
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2300167

This cake is quite interesting because it is frosted with butter cream on top and it does not need refrigeration.
It is a dense and hard chocolate cake with chocolate butter cream on top decorated with coloured stars and Mickey mouse macarons.

The taste of this cake was really nice, the texture of the chocolate cake was firm and slightly dry which was balanced by the smooth chocolate butter cream which had a faint salty taste.

The chocolate had a strong rich cocao taste with a touch of bitterness so if you like proper Western cakes, then this the cake for you.

It is a fun cake to share because people will be impressed by the Mickey Mouse shape on the slices.

[Review 3176] Champions @ 豪火鍋 Champ Hot Pot

21/02/2014
豪火鍋 Champ Hot Pot
尖沙咀厚福街9號2樓
2/F, 9 Hau Fook Street, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/champions-e2347701

Thanks to KC for treating us to a Hotpot!
Honestly, I was so honoured to be invited.
It was not just dinner, but we learnt so much from him.

Hotpot reviews are difficult to comment because it all depends on the broth and what they have on the menu to dunk in the pot.

The broth here was really cool, it was a whole chicken on top of a wintermelon, beneath the wintermelon there were cordecep flowers which is named similar to cordeceps but they are not cordeceps.

The broth was really good and we picked some pretty cool stuff too!
The scallops were for the hotpot, fresh and sweet, but don't put them in for too long because they will turn chewy.

Then there were beef balls which I was not keen but they were surprisingly nice, they were elastic with a strong beef taste.

Then the squid balls were impressive because it had salted egg yolk inside giving it extra flavour.

Pig's liver is my favourite but I never know when it is cooked properly, but KC showed us the signs to look for when its cooked.
Here the liver done by KC!
Yummy of course, just like the ones at Wai Kee, velvety and springy.

The FRESH fish gas bladder was a rare item, I've never seen it offered at other hotpots.
They were so fresh that they had a pearlescent pink colour.
I loved the gelatin sticky texture.

We also ordered my favourite beehive tofu which was very porous and absorbs lots of broth without over powering the strong soybean taste.

There were two types of dumplings: pork and foie gras.
I was not keen on the pork because it had pieces of fat in it but its meant to be normal.
The foie gras one fared better because it had pieces of water chestnut in it which gave it a sweet tone.

Most people have probably burnt their tongues by the end because hotpot food is hot, so I was glad they had icecream sandwiches to sooth the tongue.