[Review 3747] New Peruvian chicken joint in Central @ Healthy Chicken

11/10/2014
Healthy Chicken
中環威靈頓街87號群英商業大廈地下A2舖
Shop A2, G/F, Khuan Ying Commercial Building, 87 Wellington St., Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-peruvian-chicken-joint-in-central-e2397849

Ever since I found out about Healthy Chicken I have been meaning to go because I love chicken but it wasn’t open yet.
Walked past one day and they were doing a soft opening.
Just took some quick photographs because there was a group of people there probably thinking that this girl is weird taking photos or they must have thought that I could have been a competitor or something like that.
I liked the menu because you can get plain chicken, chicken with sides or chicken wraps.
For the chicken, you can get the breast (which is skinless), the whole leg or even chicken wings.
Not many roast chicken shops have chicken wings on their own because it comes attached to the breast.

I went for the plate which had chicken with all the sides they have on offer, but since they were soft opening there was no cheese, pinto beans or the full choice of sauces.

Basically you choose which part of the chicken you want and then you go to the sides counter and lastly you choose a sauce and pay for it.
Next time I will try the breast because it seems to be kept moist in some liquid.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
My box of chicken being processed.
Three different rice flavours: brown, tomato and spinach.
Vegetables: tomato mix, grilled peppers and lettuce.
 0 讚好

 0 讚好

black beans
 0 讚好

Ready to go after the sauce was put in.
(only two sauces that day because they were not officially open.)
 0 讚好

The price was $68 which was about right compared to La Rotisserie and Flame.
 0 讚好

The box is big with their logo stuck on it.

 0 讚好

On the lid, it has the words Thank you on it.

Roast chicken:

Rice:
 1 讚好

Salad:
 0 讚好

Tomato mix and grilled peppers:
 0 讚好

Overall, I loved the rice especially the spinach and tomato flavoured one. The chicken was good but I think it would have been nicer if I ate it there.
Next time I will go for the breast instead of the chicken leg.

Hope to see more Peruvian items as this joint is listed as Peruvian.

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The bill: $68

[Review 3746] Taiwanese style KFC @ 肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken

10/10/2014
肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken
灣仔莊士敦道112號雙喜樓地下4&5舖及1樓A&B舖
Shops 4 & 5 on G/F and Shops A & B on 1/F, Sheung Hei House, 112 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/taiwanese-style-kfc-e2397791
Saw some new items at KFC so decided to try them.
Tried the Taiwanese style fried chicken and the Pineapple egg tart
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Taiwanese style fried chicken

The fried chicken tasted the same as the usual fried chicken but it was saltier and the Taiwanese salt and pepper flavourings were not prominent enough.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pineapple egg tart

I don't like KFC's Portuguese egg tarts but tried it because it had pineapple in the middle.
After taking a bite, you could see pineapple puree.


I actually liked this one because the pineapple puree tasted really nice and fruity and the pineapple taste was more prominent than the egg custard.
As usual, the pastry is very oily and the whole tart is very sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $21.5

[Review 3745] Artsy Fartsy desserts! Art Attack @ ATUM Desserant

09/10/2014


銅鑼灣駱克道459-461號The L. Square 16樓
16/F, The L. Square, No. 459-461 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/artsy-fartsy-desserts-art-attack-e2397784


Artsy Fartsy desserts! Art Attack
2014-10-09  7746 瀏覽
Dined here ages ago but only wrote the review now because the dessert Chef wanted the dessert pictures to be a secret so that guests would get a surprise.
Since lots of people have already posted their desserts, you can't really say I am spilling the beans here.

I heard of this place when they opened but as there were no pictures, it wasn't convincing to fork out $1XX on dessert without a clue on how it looks like.
Finally saw pictures on Instagram and pictures posted by friends who have tried which made me give it a visit.

It is located in a new building hence many of the floors were still under decoration and the lifts were still covered in plastic film.

When I got up there, it was modern and simple with a nice view of Causeway bay and Wan Chai.
The menu reminded me of this TV program called Art Attack hosted by Neil Buchanan with splashes of paint for each dessert item.
A very nice menu but there are no pictures of the dessert!

I had my mind on several desserts but there were some elements that I did not like.

LIME: lime mousse, white chocolate (not keen) and chocolate mud
APPLE: macaron, apple jelly, caramel apple
PEANUT: caramel sauce, meringue, peanut parfait
STONE: raspberry sand, blood orange, white chocolate mousse (not keen)
STEAK: brownie (not keen), pop rocks, yoghurt ice cream.

It was a hard decision between the APPLE and the PEANUT, but in the end I got the APPLE because the macaron seemed like it was going to taste less sweet compared to the meringue.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
I was given a dessert amuse bouche.

The cracker was quite stunning because they stuck pretty Maldon salt crystals that have a pyramid shape on it.
However the liquid amuse bouche served in a test tube was too sweet for my liking.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
APPLE:
macaron, apple jelly, caramel apple


When the APPLE arrived, it was colourful and beautifully presented.
It was not just macaron, apple jelly and caramel apple on the plate but decorated with an edible Pansy flower, cream, berries and other sauces.
I really liked this dessert because the stewed apple pieces were big and there was a lot of cream which balanced out the sweetness of the macaron.

Tea was included with the dessert and I chose Earl grey.

The tea was a good ending to dessert because it helped clear the palate with a refreshing earl grey tea taste.

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[Review 3744] Brunch hype at the Brunch Club @ Brunch Club

09/10/2014
Brunch Club
中環蘇豪卑利街70號地下
G/F, 70 Peel Street, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/brunch-hype-at-the-brunch-club-e2397683


Brunch hype at the Brunch Club
2014-10-09  3947 瀏覽
I am not quite sure why there is a hype over this place because the breakfasts at the flying pan tastes better.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hot chocolate with cream and strawberries:
 0 讚好

This drink is worth recommending because it was pretty and delicious.
The chocolate was smooth with a natrual chocolate taste, it did not leave a powdery texture in your mouth.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Breakfast:



It wasn't very tasty especially the chicken and the sausages were not the usual sausages.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $1xx

[Review 3743] Cali-Mex churros with caramel sauce @ Cali-Mex Taqueria

09/10/2014
Cali-Mex Taqueria
中環威靈頓街71號
71 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cali-mex-churros-with-caramel-sauce-e2397672

Not a fan of churros because the taste depends on the frying oil.
Anyway, I just had to try it.
There is a choice of chocolate sauce or caramel sauce with the churros and I chose the caramel.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
churros with caramel sauce:
The churros were good because they were crispy with a slight chewy centre and they did not have any oily taste or smell.
The caramel sauce was divine because it was not sticky or too sweet, it was light and hung on to the churros nicely with a delicious burnt caramel taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $38

[Review 3742] Great food once again @ La Cabane Wine Bistro

09/10/2014
La Cabane Wine Bistro
中環蘇豪荷李活道62號地下
G/F, 62 Hollywood Road, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-food-once-again-e2397664

Walked past one day and the menu was really inviting so I dined there.
I ended up ordering two mains because the portions are small and I wanted to try them both.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The menu that day:
A la carte menu.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sweet potato and vanilla soup:

The soup was interesting because it was sweet potato and vanilla!!
It sounded sweet like dessert but it tasted like a normal soup would taste and it was thick with a slight hint of ginger and sweet vanilla taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Buckwheat blinis with vegetable and "oeuf mollet":


It was challenging to eat this because the plate (rectangular slate) made it difficult especially with the egg and the egg yolk would go every where.
I did not eat the egg and saved it for the risotto below.
The blinis were quite salty and the sauce was rather creamy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Green tea risotto with trout:

I had to try this because it was French but not French because of the green tea element.
The trout was similar to salmon with a delicate taste.


The edges of the snow peas were put in the risotto to give it a crunchy grassy sweet texture when you eat it with the risotto loaded with sweet bursting peas and the savoury green tea taste was surprisingly nice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Green tea risotto with egg:

I mixed the egg from the blinis into the risotto and the mixture of egg yolk and green tea risotto was so rich and delicious.
Unfortunately the portion was really small and it was gone in a few spoonfuls.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $200