[Review3370] Garden in the city @ OVOCAFE

16/05/2014
OVOCAFE
灣仔灣仔道1號地下 (灣仔舊街市內)
G/F 1 Wanchai Road (inside Old Wanchai Market), Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/garden-in-the-city-e2364055

This place used to be the old Wan Chai Market which is now OVOHOME.
I have not been to the old market before so I don't know what it looks like.
At OVOHOME, it is like a garden inside a building with lots of green plants.

The only thing I did not like was the strong Lemongrass smell!~
At the entrance, there are some steps that lead to a display of eggs and those iconic lights with red metal lamp shades used in Hong Kong indoor markets.
The dining area is nicely laid out with wooden bench tables.
There were some nostalgic items too.

The cafe serves vegetarian food only.

A card saying Meat or no meat?.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Brussel sprouts and apple in sesame sauce:

I was quite annoyed with this because they should have called it salad with apples and Brussels sprouts instead because there were two only two brussels sprouts on the plate sliced in half and same with the apple slices.

The brussels sprouts looked oxidised and they were not soft enough.
The salad was ok drenched in sesame sauce but not the salad I was hoping for.
I should have ordered a sandwich instead.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

I also went to their toilet and it seemed haunted because I was no where near the handryer and it went on itself and it just feels horrible and BLOODY FREEZING COLD!!!

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Price: $58

[Review 3369] Oyster burger @ Burgeroom

16/05/2014
Burgeroom
銅鑼灣加路連山道7號地舖
G/F, 7 Caroline Hill Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/oyster-burger-e2364054


Burgeroom has been around for ages offering an extensive choice of burgers.

With the recent opening of The Chop House offering Soft Shell crab sandwiches I suddenly remembered that Burgeroom had it as well.

It was my first visit at Burgeroom because I used to think it was expensive but after comparing the menu to The Chop House, Burgeroom was cheaper and had more choices which was won even though I probably would not choose those burgers.

For the soft shell crab, The Chop house was cheaper because you get three and the coating is lighter. However the one at Burgeroom was coated in batter and I was glad I did not choose it when I saw it served.

Burgeroom's Soft Shell Crab Burger $95 vs SOFT SHELL CRAB CLUB SANDWICHES (3) $138.

At Burgeroom, the choice of seafood burgers were great and some of them had foie gras in them too:

Boston lobster $188
Foie Gras Soft Shell Crab Burger $168
Portobello Sole Fish Burger 98
Foie Gras Sole Fish Burger 148

When you dine at the Burgeroom, you have to order from the counter which was quite annoying as their burgers are quite pricey.
However they do bring the food over to you.

If you order drinks, you have to get it from the cabinet.

The plastic knives and forks were well hidden.

The burgers were served in a basket which made it difficult to eat and their tables were cramped and close to other tables.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Oyster cheese burger:
If you didn't eat pork or you were a Muslim, then you would not be impressed to find a piece of stray bacon in it like I did.

There were four oysters coated in crispy breadcrumbs in the burger.

The bun was rather burnt!!

With the burger sliced in half, it was perfect having an oyster with each quadrant.
The processed cheese went well with the oysters because it was not too overwhelming with a lightly salted cheese taste.
I was really glad I chose this over the Soft Shell crab burger because this could be the only place in Hong Kong that serves oyster burgers.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $80

[Review 3368] A delight for Choi Hung expats @ Subway

16/05/2014
Subway
彩虹港鐵彩虹站CHH16號舖
Shop CHH16, Choi Hung Station, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-delight-for-choi-hung-expats-e2364053

If you have been to Choi Hung, there is ABSOLUTELY no Western food about!!
I was so glad to see this open!!!
Interestingly I began to see expats around the area which is a rare sight because I don't often see expats in Choi Hung except locals.

The new Subway is located in the MTR station where QQ Rice used to be near Hang Sang's ATM machines.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Veggie delight:

The sub was a bit annoying because the bread was really sticky as the person who made it obviously had sticky gloves on.
I chose the mustard sauce and the rest in the sub were tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, green peppers, and gherkins.
The sub was delicious as always with the juicy tomatoes and acidic American mustard sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $25

[Review 3367] Feisty curry from Tiger Curry @ Tiger Curry

16/05/2014
Tiger Curry
銅鑼灣邊寧頓街14號地下
G/F, 14 Pennington Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/feisty-curry-from-tiger-curry-e2364030

Tried this new curry joint on Pennington Road.
The name of this restaurant and the black camouflaged building sounded exciting at first however the seating is a little cramped sitting at the bar table.
Nice plate with a bold tiger on it.
Ordered the Curry chicken and the Curry bread sticks.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled curry chicken:
The curry is made from 18 different spices and from the taste you could taste that it was quite complex but I was not offered a choice for the level of spiciness.
Anyway, I found the curry too hot for my liking which probably could have been prevented if they had asked me my preferred level of spiciness.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Curry bread sticks:
Their frying oil was relatively fresh so there was no rancidness in the bread and it was not soaked with oil.
The bread sticks tasted surprisingly good when it was dipped in the garlic butter sauce which had a heavy garlic taste, however the bread was too sweet for my liking because it was Asian bread.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $117

[Review 3366] All you can eat dim sum @ 饌 ZAAN

16/05/2014
饌 ZAAN
灣仔軒尼詩道22號香港遨舍衛蘭軒1樓
1/F., The Wesley Hong Kong, 22 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/all-you-can-eat-dim-sum-e2363987

Tried the all you can eat dim sum for $108 which does not include 10% service charge, tea and sauces.
So it rounds up to about $130 per person.
The dim sum creations are quite good but they don't taste as good as they look.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Taro roll stuffed with purple rice:

This was literally a slice of taro with purple glutinous rice in the middle and rolled up.
It was not too sweet but the taro slice was not steamed long enough as it was too hard.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Rice roll with BBQ pork:

It was too oily and the BBQ was not fresh and the colour was too dark.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
pork dumpling with mushroom:

In Chinese, it is supposed to be a shao mai but it just looked weird and tasted like fatty pork.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
honey and yuzu jelly:

too sweet
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy dumpling with sweet and sour sauce:

This was the only decent tasting item.
It was crispy with nicely minced pork and black fungas inside.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
prawn dumpling:
The dumplings were quite oily.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
marinated chicken feet in vinegar and chili:

The chicken feet were too hard and the chili was too spicy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
baked seafood puff, taro croquette stuffed with prune, crispy milk custard with almond:

Too oily and the pastries had the usual HK style buttery taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3365] 5mm pork chop @ Ada 美食廣場

16/05/2014
Ada 美食廣場
灣仔柯布連道 4A-C號香江大廈地下
G/F, Hong Kong Building, 4A-C O'Breen Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/5mm-pork-chop-e2363985

Came here because the omelette looked good so I chose that and the pork chop as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Omelette and pork chop rice:
The Chef obviously has really good skills because this was the THINNEST SLICED PORK CHOP I have ever seen!!
As you can see, it is about the same thickness as the chopstick which is around 5mm.
The omelette tasted nice but it was soaked in oil and it had lots of vegetables in it such as beanshoots, frozen carrots and peas.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $27

[Review 3364] Korean Kelly comes to Wan Chai @ Kelly's Cape Bop

15/05/2014
Kelly's Cape Bop
灣仔莊士敦道57號地舖
G/F, 57 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/korean-kelly-comes-to-wan-chai-e2363926

There are now four Korean joints in Wan Chai, and this one appealed to me the second most because of the rice rolls.
There were three sets or you can just get the rolls on their own.

I got the tuna to takeaway.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
KIMBAP Vegetarian:

While I was waiting, she gave me a Vegetarian one to try which was refreshing and moist because it was packed with vegetables in it.
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KIMBAP Tuna:

The tuna roll was plain and simple.
It had tuna, carrots, cucumber and sesame sprinkled on top.
The taste was ok but it was a bit simple compared to K-Roll.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★