[Review 3700] Great snacks @ 通達食店 Tung Tat Food Shop

27/09/2014
通達食店  Tung Tat Food Shop
旺角花園街172號地下
G/F, 172 Fa Yuen Street,, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-snacks-e2394963

These snacks are great to have once in a while, but it is strange that locals complain that fries and burgers are greasy when these fried snacks actually contain more oil which you can visibly see in the photo below.

I ordered the fish shaomai, stuffed green pepper, two pieces of tofu with fish patty on iyt.

When it came, they all looked lovely with a juicy green pepper that had gone slightly yellow.
It was served green pepper skin side up because part of the stuffing had gone.


Anyway, the snacks were decent because the frying oil was fresh and the colour of the fried snacks were nice and pale. (Not golden enough for Hong Kong standards, but great in my opinion).
The fish patty was slightly chewy and did not contain any grounded bones with a strong fish taste that most places don't have.
The fish shaomai was ok because it was flavoured by the soy sauce and it was not the type that clearly tastes of fish flavoured flour.
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The bill: $20

[Review 3699] Lemon meringue dessert cup @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery Room

27/09/2014
東海堂  Arome Bakery Room
金鐘金鐘道93號Lab Concept 金鐘廊F03號舖
Shop F03, LAB Concept, Queensway Plaza, 93 Queensway, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lemon-meringue-dessert-cup-e2394962

Saw these vibrant yellow desserts and when I realized it was my favorite lemon meringue I decided to get one.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lemon meringue dessert cup:

The dessert was surprisingly quite nice, it had a layer of cake, lemon mousse, a piece of peach in the middle and lemon curd jelly on top with a chewy soft egg white meringue.
It was quite refreshing to find a piece of canned peach in the middle and I loved the balance of the sweet meringue with the tart lemon mousse.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $20

[Review 3698] Push Pops Dessert @ 龍島 Lucullus

26/0/2014
龍島 Lucullus
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城1樓Food Point小食王國7-8號舖
Shop 7-8, Food Point, 1/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/push-pops-dessert-e2394845


Push Pops are an 80s hard candy contained in a simple cylindrical stick a plastic tube.
It allows you to control the amount of candy you have by pushing the candy up from the bottom of the base.

I am not sure if this was available in Hong Kong but you can google it to see what it looks like.

Anyway, when I walked past Lucullus I was surprised to see they had desserts in a Push Pop form!!!

At Lucullus, they are called DESSERT TUBES.
 3 讚好

There were three flavours: Strawberry mousse, mango mousse and chocolate.

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Strawberry mousse:



The strawberry one was quite sweet but the strawberry flavour was strong with delicious strawberry jelly on top.
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Chocolate mousse:


The chocolate was my favourite because there was a delicious layer of tart berries in the middle which went nicely with the chocolate mousse and cake layers.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mango mousse:

I didn't try this but my friend said it was very fruity with a strong mango taste and mango fruit pieces in the middle layer.
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Aftermath!!:

The container was really cool so I have kept it for making jellies!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3697] Batman Justice league at McDonald's @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

26/09/2014
麥當勞  McDonald's
上環干諾道中168-200號信德中心2樓267號舖
Shop 267, 2/F, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/batman-justice-league-at-mcdonalds-e2394842

I am not a fan of Batman but a glutton for new items at McDonalds.

This time they have launched a new burger, squeezy cheesy fries and this new sparkling green apple tea.
I only got the fries and the new drink.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
sparkling green apple tea:
The drink was really nice to begin with because it wasn't too sweet.
It tasted like a mix of cola and apple syrup, but when I was halfway through I stirred it and mixed the syrup at the bottom which made it too sweet.
So next time when I am going to have it, I will ask for it without the syrup.
Overall, it was a nice drink but it shouldn't be called a tea because there was no tea taste.
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Squeezy cheesy Fries:
This was the fun part, you are given a tub of squeezy cheese sauce which you squeeze on to the fries.



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Bacon bits:
Then there is a sachet of my favourite dried bacon (reconstituated bacon).
 10 讚好

After adding it, the fries looked like this.

Basically the combination of cheese and bacon tasted really nice provided the fries were perfectly done with no rancidness or being overly crispy.
The only complaint was that the cheese and bacon was a little too salty.
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The bill: $23.5

[Review 3696] Having a midnight burger at Choi Hung's new McD @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

26/09/2014
麥當勞 McDonald's
彩虹清水灣道45號彩雲商場二期地下上層A104及A115號舖
Shops A104&A115, UG/F, Phase 2, Choi Wan Commercial Complex, 45 Clear Water Bay Road, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/having-a-midnight-burger-at-choi-hungs-new-mcd-e2394729


I was pretty hungry after a photoshoot and luckily there was a McDonald's nearby so decided to treat myself to a burger at midnight.

Ordered the filet o fish which is always consistently good provided that they use fresh buns, fresh frying oil etc.
 6 讚好

The fish burger was delicious because the filet coating was crispy and the fish was silky with delicious tartar sauce to complement it.

[Review 3695] Glam shelter! @ Shelter Italian Bar & Restaurant

26/09/2014
Shelter Italian Bar & Restaurant
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道500號希慎廣場7樓718-719號舖
Shop No. 718-719, 7/F, Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bayhttps://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/glam-shelter-e2394728
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/glam-shelter-e2394728

Glam shelter!
2014-09-26  4255 瀏覽
This was a lovely place for Italian food because the setting was gorgeous.
We sat at the far end where it was like an alfresco glass house.
 0 讚好

 1 讚好

Here was what we had.
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Akasha - absolut citron, lemongrass liquor, elderflower syrup, orange juice, mango peach tea caviar
 0 讚好

At first it looked like ordinary tea but it was actually an alcoholic peach tea.
There were pearls at the bottom which float when the beverage was poured into the cup.
Although I don't drink much alcohol but this was fun to drink.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Asparagus, Tartufo Nero Mesclun salad, asparagus, celery and cherry tomato, tossed in black truffle dressing
 0 讚好

This was a tasty salad with a strong truffle dressing as well as truffle slices which you could see.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Poached boston lobster, fruit salad of mango, papaya melon, blueberries, strawberry and lobster sabayon
 0 讚好

This was a refreshing salad with fresh lobster on top of delicious mango fruit salad.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Strozzapreti vongole e carciofi
Handmade strozzapreti, sustainable new zealand diamond clams and artichokes
 0 讚好

Strozzapreti which is sliced pasta and twisted is my favourite because it is chewy and holds the sauce well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Risotto “Acquerello” ai gamerbi e capesante “Acquerllo “rice, hokkaido scallop, rose prawn, spinach, lemon scent and pantelleria capers Baccala
 1 讚好

The risotto was filling and creamy with generous pieces of seafood in it.
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Salted spanish line caught “gadus morhua” white cod with asparagus, mussel and clam broth powder
 0 讚好

This was my favourite because I love chunky flakey cod, the texture was firm and springy with a delicious salted taste because it was soaked in brine.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vitello
Stuffed veal chop with mushroom, spinach and parmesan, wrapped in pork net, truffle mashed potato

The veal was tender stuffed with creamy spinach in the middle.
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Mojito semifreddo, peppermint jelly with jasmine tea sauce

The dessert was great, the mojito was refreshing balanced by the jasmine tea sauce and cooling peppermint jelly.
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[Review 3694] Dehydrated ravioli @ alfafa

26/09/2014
alfafa
太古康山道1-2號康怡廣場北座M樓M2舖
Shop M2, M/F, Kornhill Plaza North, 1-2 Kornhill Road, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dehydrated-ravioli-e2394727


Tried the ravioli which was actually quite nice because the sauce was really strong and tasted like a particular brand of chicken soup in Europe.
The only complaint was that the ravioli skin was dry and chewy, evidently heated up in the microwave.
The prosciutto was soft and tasty.
The milk pudding was really nice because it was really silky and the texture was similar to tofu pudding which is curd like.
Finished off with tea which was ok.