[Review 3380] Sinmei Tea anniversary @ 川善茶居 Sinmei Tea

20/05/2014
川善茶居 Sinmei Tea
上環永樂街50號昌盛大廈5樓
5/F, CS Tower, 50 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sinmei-tea-anniversary-e2364788

Recently attended Sinmei's anniversary which was a fun gathering with Sinmei herself, foodies and meeting new people.

The lovely cat Mithu is still there and mischievous as ever.

Finally tried the Matcha brownie which I have not tried before, it was nutty and dense with a gorgeous grassy green tea taste.
The green tea molten cake was also good with delicious matcha sauce in the middle.

[Review 3379] A big hotpot to myself @ 好煮意 Cook Idea

20/05/2014
好煮意 Cook Idea
西貢萬年街17號地下
G/F, 17 Man Nin Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-big-hotpot-to-myself-e2364787

In Sai Kung, it is mainly boring seafood, crappy Chinese food and Western food.
Sai Kung is getting better these days because there is more Western food.
Chinese food is definitely not an option because villagers don't seem to cook it right.
However, this place is really cool especially their hotpots.
On my last visit I had noodles but I could smell the hotpots smelling good so came back for it.
They were really nice and let me order a hotpot and just noodles.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hotpot with chicken in herbal soup:
The soup was rich with a strong chicken and herb taste. It had the usual herb bitterness which was balanced by the sweetness of the red dates.
On this visit, I had white meat which was lovely and tender.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

The hotpot was a bargain because the noodles and hotpot did not cost more than $60.

[Review 3378] A Korean joint at Food Point @ 韓點 Hon Dim

20/05/2014
韓點 Hon Dim
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城1樓Food Point
Food Point, 1/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-korean-joint-at-food-point-e2364785

Not really a fan of Korean food so just tried their Kelp soup.
Tried it because it was new and at that time it was not listed so asked for the shop number with the intention of updating OpenRice's database with it, but the biatches were a bit concerned or thought it was weird. So I have not bothered to add this and waited for someone else to update it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kelp soup:

I was surprised their was so much kelp in this soup, almost 70% was kelp.
There was a slight MSG taste in it and there were lots of clams in it too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3377]Lab Made at Fort Street!! @ Lab Made 分子雪糕專門店

19/05/2014
Lab Made 分子雪糕專門店 (已結業)
Lab Made Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Laboratory
北角堡壘街2-4號嘉安苑地下
G/F, Kar On House, 2-4 Fort Street, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lab-made-at-fort-street-e2364606

After dining at Inno Veggies I was still hungry so got an icecream from LabMade!!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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.
The icecream is not that sweet which is perfectly complemented by the sweet custard sauce on top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $44
Service: OK

[Review 3376] Wanchai's second branch of 金輝點心 @ 金輝點心

19/05/2014
金輝點心
灣仔機利臣街10號地舖
G/F, 10 Gresson Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/wanchais-second-branch-of-%E9%87%91%E8%BC%9D%E9%BB%9E%E5%BF%83-e2364581

This is the second branch of 金輝點心 in WanChai, the other one is located on Spring Garden Lane.
I have never visited that branch before because it is always a battle between cars and pedestrians on that street.

Anyway, this branch is tucked away on Gresson Road by the busy market next to quite a few popular restaurants.

It is a fast paced restaurants with waitors whizzing in and out.

They have dim sum sets.


At the front, there is a counter that keeps all the dim sums hot.

Their hygiene has improved because on the first visit, the fried eggs were slapped in a plastic bag, but on the second visit they were on a metal plate in a plastic bag.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Prawn dumplings:

I did not like them because the skin was too chewy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Steamed rice with spare ribs and chicken feet:

This was really good because the rice beneath it without soy sauce was flavoured.
After the sweet soy sauce was added, it tasted even better.
The chicken feet were nice and soft and the bones detached easily however the spare ribs were fatty and bony.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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[Review 3375] A new Vietnamese eatery @ 華越小食

19/05/2014
華越小食
灣仔汕頭街21號地舖
G/F, 21 Swatow Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-new-vietnamese-eatery-e2364575

This shop was opened a while ago and there was no one eating there so decided to try it.
Again, when one person goes into an empty restaurant, people will follow!!!
Basically they serve Vietnamese noodles, cart noodles and rices.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vietnamese lemongrass chicken with rice:

I suspect the chicken was fried twice because it was tasteless and dry.
Since the joint was new, I suspect it was leftovers that was not sold the previous day.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fried pork neck with rice:

Luckily, this tasted better, the pork neck meat was extremely thinly sliced and it was lovely and crispy with a strong garlic taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3374] Having snacks at a Herbal Tea joint @ 王老吉涼茶 Wong Lo Kat Herbal Tea

19/05/2014
王老吉涼茶 Wong Lo Kat Herbal Tea
油塘油麗邨油麗商場地下3號舖
Shop 3, G/F, Yau Lai Shopping Centre, Yau Lai Estate, Yau Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/having-snacks-at-a-herbal-tea-joint-e2364570


It was dinner time and everywhere was packed and noisy.
However this shop was empty because people just assume herbal tea places only serve snacks and tea eggs.
After i sat down, I spotted more snacks and ordered them.
As usual, after I sit down in an empty shop, people start to come in and dine there too!!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Shaomai:

The shaomai was the standard ones that they get from suppliers.
Made with ground fish and flour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Noodles:


There was Chinese radish, chicken wing tips, fishballs and pigs skin on top of mountain yam noodles in curry sauce.
According to the menu, it seems to say lemon curry but I could not taste any lemon, and the instant noodles just tasted like the usual ones but were thinner and it probably had an insignificant percentage of mountain yam but significant enough to claim it was mountain yam instant noodles.
The Chinese radish was a bit old and stringy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Malaysian Bak kut teh :


There was too much white pepper in it that you end up burning your throat before the herbal effects start to work.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Although there wasn't anything exciting about the food, it was better than being ripped off with rubbish food in that mall.
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Price: $5x