[Review 3260] Fish shaomai with wood ear fungus @ 原味家作 Original Taste Workshop

01/04/2014
原味家作  Original Taste Workshop
九龍灣港鐵九龍灣站3號舖
Shop KOB 3, MTR Kowloon Bay Station, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fish-shaomai-with-wood-ear-fungus-e2354846

Again, I was waiting in the area for other foodies to go to a tasting when I spotted the fish shao mai with wood ear fungus.

It said $10 for members but I was also able to get them for $10.

It was good that they had a variety of sauces and not just the standard soy sauce, chili oil that you find at local convenience stores.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish Shaomai with wood ear fungus:

The shaomais were tasteless but since there were lots of sauces, it helped to enhance the taste and the wood ear fungas gave it a nice mouthfeel and crunch.
On the poster, there was also shittake mushrooms in it but I could not taste them.
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Price: $10

[Review 3259] Lovely crepes again @ La Crêperie

01/04/2014
La Crêperie 
灣仔皇后大道東100-102號鉅芝樓1樓
1/F, Kui Chi Mansion, 100-102 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lovely-crepes-again-e2354837


Came here again and had the lemon crepe.

It was different to the version I had in 2010 because this time it had icecream and no meringue.

Review in 2010:
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2088354

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
La plage:
lemon cream, mint and icecream
The creamy lemon sauce tasted like lemon curd with a refreshing minty taste.

The scoop of icecream was optional in my opinion because I would have preferred it without and the crepe tasted nice without it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3258] Rude waitress @ Piccolo Pizzeria & Bar

01/04/2014
Piccolo Pizzeria & Bar
灣仔大王東街22號地下4-5號舖
Shop4-5, G/F, 22 Tai Wong East Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rude-waitress-e2354836

Obviously ate more than just a salad but the waitress here was so rude and served you when she wanted to.
Originally planned to go to the Tai Hang branch but thought that this branch was going to be better but it wasn't.
The salad was nice and refreshing, lots of spinach leaves and cubes of juicy beetroots.
The fennel was nice and sweet.

[Review 3257] Just the usual breakfast fare @ Cupping Room Coffee Roasters

01/04/2014
Cupping Room Coffee Roasters
上環皇后大道中287-299號永傑中心LG舖（入口於急庇利街）
Shop LG, The Centre Mark, 287-299 Queen's Road Central (Entrance on Cleverly Street), Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/just-the-usual-breakfast-fare-e2354835

Perhaps I am not an Auzzie, so their food did not really connect with me.
The seating was cramped and the environment was noisy.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pasta arrabiata with aubergines:

The arrabiata sauce was rather spicy and the spiral pasta was too al dente for my liking.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Breakfast:

The breakfast was overpriced and it was the same usual items eg mushrooms, bacon, tomatoes, scrambled egg, sausage and hard bread which did not taste better than other places.
Woops, no baked beans!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3256] A bit dry this time @ 再興燒臘飯店 Joy Hing Roasted Meat

01/04/2014
再興燒臘飯店  Joy Hing Roasted Meat
灣仔軒尼詩道265-267號地下C座
Block C, G/F, 265-267 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-bit-dry-this-time-e2354834

Came here again for roast pork.
As usual, the food comes within a few seconds of ordering.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roast pork with roasted chicken livers:

The chicken livers were dry and hard.
The roast pork was too lean for my liking.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
chicken feet in abalone sauce:

Compared to previous visit, the sauce was darker and saltier.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3255] Huge price inflation! $75 for noodles @ 新景園咖喱小廚 Sun King Yuen Curry Restaurant

01/04/2014
新景園咖喱小廚  Sun King Yuen Curry Restaurant
灣仔春園街20號地舖
G/F, 20 Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/huge-price-inflation-75-for-noodles-e2354833

I don't often come here because this restaurant is very is rude.
Since my last visit, the prices have gone up.
The curry take out is now $38.
The noodles cost $75 to dine in which is crazy, because for $75 you can have the same dish at a more expensive Chinese restaurant or a bowl of Japanese ramen!

As the prices have gone up, I would have expected the cutlery to be better, but they still give you the crappy snack forks and flimsy plastic spoons which SNAP halfway through!!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Curry chicken:


Luckily, I got quite a fair portion of chicken and the curry sauce was not too spicy.
However there was the usual strong thirsty feeling when you finish the curry.
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Price: $38

[Review 3254] onion bagel with eggless mayonnaise @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

01/04/2014
太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee
中環擺花街43號地下
G/F, 43 Lyndhrust Terrace, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/onion-bagel-with-eggless-mayonnaise-e2354832


As I had a jar of delicious mayonnaise, I decided to get a crappy bagel from Pacific Coffee so that I could have mayonnaise with it.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Onion bagel:

It was heated up and the texture was dry and chewy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Just mayo with the bagel:
It tasted so much nicer with the mayonnaise because the bagel was not so dry anymore and the lemony taste of the mayonnaise went nicely with the pieces of sweet onions in the bagel.

Just Mayo is cholesterol-free, egg free, dairy free, soy free, lactose free, gluten free, vegan, kosher and non-GMO mayonnaise which comes in two flavours Just Mayo and Chipotle Mayo.
The mayonnaise looked thick but it was effortlessly spreadable and the knife glides in it so well.
I tried it on its own and it was so similar to Hellmans but it had a stronger lemony kick.
Anyway, I slapped it generously on my bagel knowing that it was cholesterol free.
Plain bagel and mayonnaise was just delicious!!
I am not a vegetarian, but since the Vegetarian version tastes as good as real mayonnaise and good for your health, I would definitely buy Just Mayo!!
Just Mayo is made with yellow peas and will be available in HONG KONG soon, so watch out!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $14