[Review 3336] Shanghai food feast @ 上海婆婆336 Shanghai Po Po 336

04/05/2014
上海婆婆336  Shanghai Po Po 336
尖沙咀彌敦道63號iSQUARE國際廣場6樓605-606號舖
Shop 605-606, 6/F, iSQUARE, 63 Nathon Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

ttps://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/shanghai-food-feast-e2361289

Previously tried Shanghai Po Po 336 and admittedly the other branches are not as good and they do not offer as much variety as this branch.

Here was what we tried
*** means highly recommended
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
***Wuxi crispy eel:
 0 讚好

Sweet and sour pork lovers will like this because the eel is crispy with a delicious complementing sweet and sour sauce.
The eel was boneless too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Black fungus in special sauce:
 0 讚好

The black fungus was slightly sweet with tones of wasabi in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
***Drunken chicken in iced huadiao wine:
 0 讚好

I loved this because the wine was frozen and served as crushed ice on top of the chicken with more wine beneath the chicken.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Smoked eggs:
 0 讚好

Perfectly smoked with lovely runny yolks.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fried string beans with olive and minced pork:
 0 讚好

Nicely fried string beans with olives that gave it flavour.
There is also another dish with string beans and salted egg too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salted pork, bamboo shoots and beancurd soup:
 0 讚好

The soup had a strong soy bean taste but I found it a tad too salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stir fried beef cubes with pistachio nuts and asparagus:
 0 讚好

This was interesting because of the pistachio nuts, but it was nice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy prawns in salted egg yolk coating:
 0 讚好

Huge crispy prawns in delicious crunchy salted egg coating.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Steamed pork dumplings:


The pork dumplings were delicious with the vinegar which balanced out the oilyness.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
***Sweet and sour fish with pinenuts:
 0 讚好

The fish was nicely done coming off boneless and crispy with the sweet and sour sauce was just right.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
***Stir fried veal with wild chilis:
I didn't realize this dish was that spicy!!
People who love chilis with a real proper kick, this is the one!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Video of the huge xiaolongbao:
***Steamed jumbo xiaolongbau!!!!!

I have always wanted to try this but couldn't find it in Hong Kong.
They used to do it at JieSheng in MK but I never got round to trying it because there is no where to sit.


The soup dumpling was huge and I asked for a straw to have it the way you see on TV.

The soup was at the right temperature so I did not burn my mouth.

After drinking the broth, I tore apart the dumpling skin and dipped it in the vinegar which made it even more appetizing.
The minced pork inside was the same size as the ones in the normal sized ones so the jumbo version will not stuff you up.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Spring onion pancakes:

The pancakes were nice for dipping the strong sauces.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
***Salted egg fried rice:

Each grain of rice was covered in delicious crushed egg yolk giving it that lovely golden colour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
***Shanghai special chili wontons:

These innocent looking wontons were delicious but extremely spicy with a fragrant Sichuan peppercorn taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
***Fried pumpkin cake:

The pumpkin cakes were nice and crisp on the outside and chewy in the middle filled with lovely red bean puree.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
***Red beans and banana souffle balls:

The souffle balls were nicely done, filled with red bean puree and mushy banana.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
***Mini dumplings in rice wine and osmanthus with mixed fruits:

These little mochi dumplings were lovely in the rice wine and osmanthus soup because it was not too sweet.
The texture of the mochi dumplings were nice and chewy, but I would probably order the non fruit version because it was just canned fruit.
I would prefer fresh strawberries or blueberries instead of canned fruit.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Photos of the restaurant:


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★


























[Review 3335] Great baos @ Bao Wow

02/05/2014
Bao Wow
灣仔大王東街28號2號舖
Shop 2, 28 Tai Wong Street East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-baos-e2360850

Thanks to Openricer 山區麵包王 for inviting me to this tasting.
Since my first visit it was good to see new baos on the menu and improved taro fries.

Here was what we tried:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kimchili fries:
The fries were just as delicious as poutine but with a little Korean spicy kick to it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Coconut curry bao:
This was a new flavour which was not on the menu previously.
I loved the crispy onions which went well with the curry.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Taro fries:

The taro fries were delicious and addictive.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kimchi bulgogi:
grilled sliced beef, kimchi, bean sprouts, homemade bulgogi sauce








(did not try this.)
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Bao fries:
with ovaltine condensed milk

The bao fries were too oily for my liking.
It would be great if they made mini baos and fry them lightly so that they would be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
Little round baos would visually look cute too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Original gua bao:
Braised pork belly, chinese relish, cilantro, crushed peanuts and red sugar.

The original was really tasty with a good balance of cilantro so that the pork belly did not feel heavy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3334] A little green at this stage @ 綠野仙踪 Greenland Corner

01/05/2014
綠野仙踪 Greenland Corner
北角渣華道98號地下2號舖
Shop 2, G/F, 98 Java Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-little-green-at-this-stage-e2360713










Thanks to BKT Group for giving me a $200 cash coupon to try their food.
Greenland Corner is located next to Kung Fu dim sum near North Point MTR station.
Most of the staff were nice but one was pushy.

Here was what I tried:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Starfruit drink:

A bit too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegetarian tofu duck:
 1 讚好

This was quite nice but there was too much sauce on top which was too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy squid:

The squid was either overdone or the frying oil needs to be changed.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork chops with cumin:

When it was brought over, there was a lovely strong smell of cumin but when you ate it there was no cumin taste at all.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef shin noodles:

The noodles were ok but the broth could taste stronger.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork trotters:
 1 讚好

The pork trotters had a strong smell and they were very salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3333] Nitrogen Ice Cream at East Point City @ Lab Made 分子雪糕專門店

29/04/2014


Nitrogen Ice Cream at East Point City
Lab Made 分子雪糕專門店 (將軍澳)
Ever since Chin Chin Labs opened in London I have been a fan of Ice-creams made with Nitrogen and the laboratory fun that comes with it.
The other two branches are smaller.As expected there were so many curious people who have not seen icecream made like that before.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chinese Beancurd Dessert:Fragrant tofu ice cream with lots of pieces of sweet beancurd that had a chewy texture topped with crispy ginko nuts which tasted like crisps.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

FOR PHOTOS, SEE THIS REVIEW because I clicked "this is not a review" by accident and I cannot change it.
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2360427

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Price: $44
Service: OK
Yummy factor: ok
Sweetness levels: just right
English Menu: Yes
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[Review 3332] Nitrogen Ice Cream at East Point City @ Lab Made Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Laboratory

29/04/2014
Lab Made 分子雪糕專門店 (已結業)
Lab Made Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Laboratory
將軍澳重華路8號東港城1樓Food Point 3號舖
Shop 3, Food Point, 1/F., East Point City Shopping Arcade, 8 Chung Wa Road, Tseung Kwan O


https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nitrogen-ice-cream-at-east-point-city-e2360427

Ever since Chin Chin Labs opened in London I have been a fan of Ice-creams made with Nitrogen and the laboratory fun that comes with it.
The other two branches are smaller.
As expected there were so many curious people who have not seen icecream made like that before.




★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chinese Beancurd Dessert:

Fragrant tofu ice cream with lots of pieces of sweet beancurd that had a chewy texture topped with crispy ginko nuts which tasted like crisps.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $44

[Review 3331] Tofu day dreaming @ 夢想豆花 Dream Tofa

28/04/2014
夢想豆花 Dream Tofa
中環擺花街1號廣場地下6號舖
Shop 6, G/D., 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tofu-day-dreaming-e2360276

This place used to be WTF!XDD which only survived for a short time before closing down.
Anyway, walked past and saw some flowers because it was just opened.
As I did not watch the show, I was not aware it was on this TV show called I AM BOSS which is basically a copy cat of Dragon's Den that was broadcasted ages ago in the UK.

Basically, this place just serves tofu pudding, soy milk, fishballs and shao mai.
They have used the tables to display items just like the shop before.
It was nice that they had quality tissue to use.

The staff seemed like they were daydreaming when I was asking them questions.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tofu pudding with condensed milk:








The tofu was silky and smooth but I couldn't really taste the soybeans.
As I don't normally have this I don't know if $22 for a bowl was reasonable or not, but I love the place because it is clean, air conditioned and in Central.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $22

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