[Review 3276] The queue never ends @ 聯邦皇宮 Federal Restaurant

07/04/2014
聯邦皇宮 Federal Restaurant
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場353號舖
Shop 353, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-queue-never-ends-e2356157

Whether the food is good or bad, the queue does not end for this place because Chinese dim sum is a tradition.
It's location is also good too, right in the heart of a residential area and above the MTR station.
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Chinese radish puffs:
Oily pastry
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Tofu:

This was not really a dim sum item but the only dish that tasted ok.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stir fried noodles:
Oily, greasy with a nasty rancid wok taste.
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Spring rolls:
Effortless fried spring rolls with nothing much inside it and extremely oily.
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[Review 3275] Chicken risoni in fresh tomato soup!! @ 沙嗲王 Satay King

03/04/2014
沙嗲王 Satay King
尖沙咀加拿芬道20號加拿芬廣場5樓
3/F, Carnarvon Plaza, 20-20C Carnavon Road,, Tsim Sha Tsui, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chicken-risoni-in-fresh-tomato-soup-e2355430

Went to Satay King for dinner and saw something new on the menu.
It was Chicken risoni in fresh tomato soup which is an odd item to find in Satay King because it was Italian style.
Orzo also known as risoni (Italian meaning big rice), is a form of short-cut pasta, shaped like a large grain of rice.
Evidently it was not fresh tomato soup but tomato puree because it tasted like pizza sauce with lots of herbs.
Anyway, it was quite a nice because the texture of the risoni was al dente but soft and absorbed the tangy tomato broth.
On the product shot, it had Chinese vegetables which was replaced by Indian lettuce.
I felt that the lettuce matched the soup better because Chinese vegetables in tomato soup would be a bit weird.

[Review 3274] Egg tart con artist @ 蛋撻王 King Bakery

03/04/2014
蛋撻王 King Bakery
樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場匯樂里
Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, Lok Fu
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/egg-tart-con-artist-e2355417

I only tried these egg tarts because someone wanted to try them.
To be honest, it is so hard to find delicious egg tarts that I like.
At King Bakery they have lots of different egg tarts ranging from durian egg tarts to cheese egg tarts.
Ordered THREE egg tarts loud and clear, but she insisted putting four in the box and tried charging for FOUR!!
Honestly the cheek in people who I have met that try to get you to buy things when you don't agree to buy.

Past experiences:
I was looking at some fruit which I wasn't intending to buy and they bagged it and asked me to pay!!! WTF!!

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Egg tarts:

Again, these egg tarts were just like the ones at V8, the flakey tart pastry was soft and floppy that they collapse when you eat them and the filling was too watery.
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Price: $15

[Review 3273] Cheap cha chaan teng grub for <$35 @ 蟠龍粉麵茶餐廳

03/04/2014
蟠龍粉麵茶餐廳
上環皇后大道中367-375號地下2-3號舖
Shop 2-3, G/F, 367-375 Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cheap-cha-chaan-teng-grub-for-35-e2355407

Went past and saw this menu.
It made me look twice because the prices were so cheap!
There were noodles for $25 or $23 depending on what you choose.
Went in and sat down.
The other items on the menu were also cheap too!
They had Wonton style noodles starting from $16 and the most expensive item was $35.

In the end I got some junk food for $25.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
noodles with chicken wings:


I classify this as junk food the same way Chinese people classify chips and fried chicken as junk food.
The strands of noodles were nice and thin, each strand was evenly coated with oil and soy sauce.
The taste was slightly rancid but the chili sauce balanced it out.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
chili oil:

One drop of this could kill you because it was super hot!
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Price: $25

[Review 3272] Déjà vu of the salty noodles @ 沾仔記 Tsim Chai Kee Noodle

03/04/2014
沾仔記  Tsim Chai Kee Noodle
中環皇后大道中153號兆英商業大廈地庫
G/F, Siu Ying Commercial Building, 153 Queen's Road Central, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/deja-vu-of-the-salty-noodles-e2355382

Some friends from UK wanted to try this place because it was recommended on the Michelin guide so I was forced to dine here again.

On my previous visit, I vowed not to come again because I found a hairy cockcoach leg.
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2316219
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Noodles with wontons:

On this visit, I found a small vegetable fly stuck to the noodles but had to pretend it wasn't there because my friends were expecting so much from this place.
Strangely the kitchen LOOKS cleans but twice I found something in the noodles.
Anyway, the broth and wontons were extremely salty which were the comments from my friends as well and the same comment I made last time.
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Price: $23

[Review 3271] Too salty @ 譚仔雲南米線 Tamjai Yunnan Mixian

03/04/2014
譚仔雲南米線 Tamjai Yunnan Mixian
灣仔太原街8號A&B舖
Shop A&B, 8 Tai Yuen Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/too-salty-e2355379

譚仔雲南米線 and TamJai SamGor Mixian are really famous restaurants in Hong Kong for Yunnan noodles.
As I don't eat Yunnan rice noodles, I used to get the two mixed up until now when I tried to add it on OpenRice.
Anyway, I never planned to try 譚仔雲南米線 or TamJai SamGor Mixian because there is always a queue, but since this place was newly opened there was no queue.
The snacks menu was simple:
However the noodles section was slightly more complicated.
Ended up ordering chicken wings and plain noodles.

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chicken wings:
The chicken wings were really nice because they had lots of cumin sprinkled on it.
However it could have been cooked more thoroughly because it was pink inside.
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Plain noodles:

As usual the noodles tasted like chewy elastic plastic but they were tasty because the broth was way too salty.
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Price: $42

[Review 3270] Earl grey tea jelly @ Filters Lane

02/04/2014
Filters Lane
半山堅道111號
111 Caine Road, Mid-Levels
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/earl-grey-tea-jelly-e2355368

After dining at Rosie Jeans's Cafe with <<IVY>>, went past Filter's Lane.
Initially I was not going to go in and have a look because I don't drink coffee but went in anyway since I was already on Caine Road.
Discovered that they serve Whittard tea as well and they also sell teaware.

Surprisingly, they had Earl grey jelly so I had that.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Earl grey jelly:

The tea jelly was great, the texture was just like normal jelly that you get in the UK.
It had a fragrant earl grey taste and it had a hint of sweetness which was great and did not ruin it.
On top of the jelly was delicious cream, mango puree and lemon peel.
I did not like the mango because I don't eat mango.
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Price: $2X