[Review 3486] Crumbly delicious cookies @ 曲奇童話 Conte de cookie

08/07/2014
曲奇童話  Conte de cookie
灣仔盧押道7-9號澳洲大廈地下B4舖
Shop B4, G/F, Australia House, 7-9 Luard Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/crumbly-delicious-cookies-e2375087

Spotted this shop when I was crossing the road.
The cookies I tried were:
Sea Salt & Butter
-this was my favourite because it was crumbly and melts in your mouth with a gentle buttery taste and a slight salty aftertaste.
Signature Chocolate
-The chocolate tasted stronger but it also had that delicious melt in the mouth texture.

Later that night during dinner, we got a surprise from 蒙奇奇 who was so sweet and got us these expensive cookies from this place.
I thanked her for these expensive cookies and she said our friendship was more expensive 

The orange almond was really nice and I loved the bits of oranges and nutty almonds in it.

[Review 3485] Grilled cheese sandwich @ Big Jo's (已結業)

07/07/2014
Big Jo's (已結業)
灣仔機利臣街5-9A號維昌大廈地下C舖
Shop C, G/F, Wai Cheong Building, 5-9A Gresson Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/grilled-cheese-sandwich-e2374862

Big Jo's is a fast food burger joint offering casual, on-the-go dining experience serving a variety of staple Californian-American choices to the Far East which is opened by recent expats from the US.
There is another branch of Big Jo's in Santa Monica opened by their friend's parents.
I had a feeling their grilled cheese sandwich was going to be good but I had difficulty deciding between grilled cheese and grilled cheese and ham.
In the end I had the grilled cheese.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled Cheese sandwich:
Basically it was a wheat toast with so much gorgeous cheese in it.
The cheese that they used was Cheddar cheese imported from the US.
I was impressed with all that gooey cheese and I loved the orange vivid colour of the cheese.
Each bite was sensational because there was so much cheese in it and each part of the toast was evenly crammed with cheese that was not pungent or heavy!!
All I can say is D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S!!!!
I WANT THIS AGAIN ASAP!!!!!!!!!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $40

[Review 3484] Cheese steak sandwich @ Big Jo's

07/07/2014
Big Jo's (已結業)
灣仔機利臣街5-9A號維昌大廈地下C舖
Shop C, G/F, Wai Cheong Building, 5-9A Gresson Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cheese-steak-sandwich-e2374805
Big Jo's is a fast food burger joint offering casual, on-the-go dining experience serving a variety of staple Californian-American choices to the Far East which is opened by recent expats from the US.
With the addition of Big Jo's, it makes them another newcomer of burger joints alongside Beef and Liberty, The Butchers club burger and Caliburger.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cheese steak:
The cheese steak sandwich tasted better than anticipated because it had thinly grilled slices of juicy LEAN steak.
There was melted cheese oozing inside with caramelized onions and mushrooms slices.
It was quite heavy as a sandwich but there was cracked pepper here and there that made it more appetizing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $100

[Review 3483] Wasabi potato salad @ Bento Express by AEON

07/07/2014
Bento Express by AEON
將軍澳港鐵坑口站HAH15號舖
Shop HAH15, Hang Hau Station, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/wasabi-potato-salad-e2374763

I was still hungry after dinner so got this.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Potato salad with wasabi and bacon bits:

It was potato mixed with wasabi dressing topped with bacon bits.
The bacon bits were no longer crispy but still tasty and the potatoes were delicious and filling covered in wasabi sauce with a mild kick, however some of the potato pieces could have been softer.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $13

[Review 2482] Best grocer in Kennedy Town @ Sunday's Grocery

05/07/2014
Sunday's Grocery
西環堅尼地城吉席街66-68號
66-68 Catchick Street, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/best-grocer-in-kennedy-town-e2374085


Kennedy Town is a big trek for me so I grouped a few places to dine.
I planned going there on the 2nd of June which was a public holiday Monday but couldn't because they don't open on Mondays.

Sundays would be a great day to go because they have fried chicken but they don't have a place to sit or a bar table to facilitate people dining there.
At Sunday's Grocery, they sell fast food, alcohol, condiments and these iceballs which are served in fancy cocktails.
I would have ordered the sandwich but since I was going to have more food that evening I settled for the Chicken fingers.
Next time I am going to try the Jewish penicillin.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken fingers:

The chicken fingers came in a sturdy and trendy box lined with grease paper.
There was kewpie mayonnaise and ketchup to accompany the chicken.

The chicken was perfectly fried and tender inside.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cool matchsticks:

While I was there, I picked up some really nice matchsticks which were in a cute cigarette packet the same size as a normal matchbox.



★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kennedy Town Food Tour:

1-Fish and Chick
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2367880
2-Sunday's Groceries
3-Cakes Secrets
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2368196
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $60

[Review 2481] Grab and go at EAT2GO @ O2go

04/07/2014
O2go
灣仔軒尼詩道22號衛蘭軒酒店地下
G/F., Wesley Hotel, 22 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/grab-and-go-at-eat2go-e2373943

EAT2GO is part of the OZO Wesley hotel, which is why they serve the same seafood pies as Zaan.
Their grab-and-go outlet offers take-away sandwiches, salads, soups and other snacks and treats made fresh every day, along with a selection of juices, shakes, coffees and other beverages.
Previously, this outlet used to be Pret A Manger.
Anyway, when I got there, quite a lot of the items were sold out so I just got the Thai shrimp cakes.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Thai shrimp cake salad with citrus:

Here' s what it says on the labelling.
Chinese lettuce, Thai shrimp cake, orange cube (I think they mean oranges or orange slices), roasted peanut, boiled French Bean, Cherry tomatoes and Thai dressing.

It looked more like an appetizer than a salad and it should have been simply called Thai shrimp cakes then I would have thought the salad was a bonus because I counted one whole cherry tomato, three short pieces of French bean and four pieces of orange.
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The prawn cakes were surprisingly good because there were lot of prawns in it and no lemongrass.
After dipping it in the Thai sauce, it was more appetizer but the prawn cakes were too salty and the oranges tasted like canned mandarin slices.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $35

[Review 2480] Too spicy and not my cup of tea @ 書湘門第 Cafe Hunan

04/07/2014
書湘門第 Cafe Hunan
灣仔駱克道68-70號偉信商業大廈1樓
1/F, Wayson Commercial House, 68-70 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/too-spicy-and-not-my-cup-of-tea-e2373919

I have always wanted to try this restaurant in Sai Ying Pun because of the wooden tubs of rice.
Now there is a branch in Wan Chai which used to be the Curry pot.
Unfortunately, the menu is slightly different to SYP and they don't have the wooden tubs of rice for lunch.
The air conditioning at this place was freezing and the people were really noisy.
The food was incredibly expensive as too!!
I am not an expert on Hunan cuisine, but everything we tried was SPICY.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
noodles:
This was meant to be stir fried noodles but it was super spicy.
Basically all I could taste was chili and more chili!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★