[Review 3459] Monkfish livers @ 爭鮮外帶壽司 Sushi Take-Out

24/06/2014
爭鮮外帶壽司  Sushi Take-Out
將軍澳港鐵調景嶺站12至13號舖
Shop 12&13, MTR Tiu Keng Leng Station , Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/monkfish-livers-e2372005

From a distance, this joint looks like it is closed because the shop sign in the shop has grey shadow lines over it.
Anyway, grabbed some Flying fish roe rolls and a box of Monkfish livers which totalled $25.
When I got them out of the bag, I realised there were no chopsticks or wasabi.
The wasabi would have enhanced the taste but I just had to make do with the soy sauce that was given.
I paired the Monkfish livers with the rolls and it tasted quite nice because the livers were velvety and soft.
The flying fish roes could have been fresher because the roe were a bit discoloured and shrivelled up.
For $15, the livers were quite a good deal.

[Review 3458] Better luck this time @ 天福軒 Joy Luck House

23/06/2014
天福軒 Joy Luck House
樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場3樓3106-09號
Shop 3106-09, 3/F, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, Lok Fu
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/better-luck-this-time-e2371805

Chinese food again!!!
The food was acceptable hence it deserves to be written up.
Four out of the ten dishes were ok so I am just going to write about these dishes.

It is quite good that they show you your fish before they steam it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roast pork:
Each piece was uniformly sliced with an even fat and meat distribution.
It was crispy with a nice salty skin which gives it a good taste that roast pork should have.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hainan style chicken:

The chicken was not skinny or too fat which was good and the chicken breast was moist and tender.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roast suckling pig:

This was my favourite because the little pig was lean, and the skin was crispy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegetable soup:

The amount of vegetables in the bowl was nice and generous and the colour of it was green and luscious.
The leaves were tender and soft with a hint of bitterness.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $1xx
Service: OK
Service charge: 10%
Yummy factor: ok
Napkins provided: no
Toilets: no
Noise levels: Noisy

[Review 3457] Juicy grilled pork meat @ 穌棧 cafe y taberna

21/06/2014
穌棧 cafe y taberna
灣仔廈門街25號地下
G/F, 25 Amoy Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/juicy-grilled-pork-meat-e2370935

Came here with some non foodie friends who picked this place.
It was interesting because I was too lazy to choose from the menu so I let them decide and they ended up going on Openrice to see what was good so we ordered grilled pork neck, satays and grilled squid.
These three items were actually quite nice but the pad thai was too sweet for my liking.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled pork neck:

This was nice and juicy which was meaty and not fatty.
The portion was nice and big with lots of slices.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled satays:

There was chicken, beef and pork.
My favourite was the chicken which was chicken breast meat.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled squid:

The squid was nice and springy complemented by their spicy sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $1xx

[Review 3456] Only the tea jelly is worth trying @ Tea WG Salon & Boutique (中環)

21/06/2014
Tea WG Salon & Boutique
中環港景街1號國際金融中心1樓1022號舖
Shop 1022, 1/F, IFC, 1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/only-the-tea-jelly-is-worth-trying-e2370933
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/only-the-tea-jelly-is-worth-trying-e2370933

Came here with high expectations because of its branding, location and price.
It was nice there was a tea guide with all their teas listed in it.
The ambiance was nice which was later disturbed by these loud Mandarin speaking people.
Only posted the croissant because the teas, icecreams did not taste good!
The teas tasted of aroma oils and the tea leaves they used were just brittle teadust which is the lowest possible grading you can get.
The icecreams lacked tea flavour and different flavours tasted really similar.
For the tea jelly, it appears that you are supposed to be given a choice but they did not ask.
Luckily the one I got tasted nice, it had hints of apricot and a refreshing tea aroma which went nicely with the croissant.
It would be great if the croissants were not so oily.

[Review 3455] WYSIWYG: Fish and Tomato @ 超級咖啡奶茶

21/06/2014
超級咖啡奶茶
灣仔柯布連道7號地下
柯布連道7號地下, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/wysiwyg-fish-and-tomato-e2370929


This is one of those places I go to when there I am too lazy to walk anywhere else.
Ordered the fish and tomato with rice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish and tomato with rice:

I was quite surprised how small the portion was and it was literally pieces of fish and tomato as if a rookie cooked it.
The ones I had before had lots of tomato sauce.
Anyway, the fish was nice and crispy but tasteless because it was frozen fish, the texture was nothing like fresh fish either.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $38

[Review 3454] Hidden and affordable crouching tiger @ 金太陽美食快餐 Gold Sun Good Fast Food

20/06/2014
金太陽美食快餐 Gold Sun Good Fast Food
上環蘇杭街103號地下
G/F, 103 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hidden-and-affordable-crouching-tiger-e2370805

Quite alot of people don't like this place and I don't know why, the items I ordered were really nice.
They used to be located at another place in Sheung Wan and reviews date back to 2009.
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=16940

The joint is quite basic and old but the prices are cheap.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soup:

The soup had no MSG in it which was good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tomato ketchup with grilled chicken and rice:

The tomato sauce was classic and sends you back to old Hong Kong!~
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roast pork with scrambled egg:
This was not on the menu, but I found out about it through the reviews.
In 2009 it was only $26.
The scrambled egg was really nice just like gravy with egg, roast pork and lots of spring onions in it.
I found ginger in it too which also enhanced the taste but they could reduce the salt because it is a tad too salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Spring onion chicken:

For the spring onion chicken, they always give you a chicken leg by default.
It was soft and tender complimented by delicious spring onion oil that was not too salty.

In between the chicken meat and the chicken skin, there was delicious broth jelly which got trapped when it was cooling down.

[Review 3453] Duck fat fries from The Butchers club @ The Butchers Club

20/06/2014
The Butchers Club
灣仔蘭杜街2號麗都大廈10號地舖
Shop 10, G/F, Rialto Building, 2 Landale Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/duck-fat-fries-from-the-butchers-club-e2370784

I love this new burger joint on Landale Street pumping with music.
They have these bright red, white and blue blinds which are colours that represent the American flag yet it has a Hong Kong touch to it because it reminds me of those woven bags!!
As I am not a beef fan, I just got the Duck fat fries for $20.
(The guy jokingly said that you could not order fries on their own)
They came in a cute box and the fries had coarse salt sprinkled on them.

These fries were deliciously salted by the salt and were soft inside, however I found then a bit too crunchy which is what hkepicurus would have liked.

They taste great with Hampton Creek's JustMayo

For their secret menu, scan their QR code and it will take you there.
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Price: $20