[Review 3759] I love Cali-Mex @ Cali-Mex Taqueria

17/10/2014
Cali-Mex Taqueria
中環威靈頓街71號
71 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/i-love-cali-mex-e2399258

As soon as I saw this place being done up I just couldn't wait for it to open.
The exciting thing is that there are four branches and the one at LKF is open till late.
In the UK it is usally a greasy kebab after clubbing but in Hong Kong the trend will be burritos!
I tried the first branch as soon as it opened on Wellington street.
When you go in, you are greeted with Mexican sodas and warm orange decor.
There is seating upstairs and this branch is a mirror image of the Wanchai branch where the stairs and food counters are on the other side.

Before you order, you can see the delicious sauces, salads and meats.
The crispy shell bowls are huge!!!
There was a tray filled with avocados, a key ingredient for guacamole.

Choices are headaches because all of them are good.

First you choose your filling then you decide whether you want a taco, quesadilla, burrito bowl/burritos or the crispy shell bowl!!

I had my eye on the Spinach and Venice beach, but in the end I got the Venice beach because there were so many ingredients in it that i haven't tried such as tofu sour cream and vegan mock chicken which the other Mexican places in Hong Kong don't offer.


I loved the bowls here because they are flatter than the ones at Little Burro which makes it easier to eat.
Each mouthful was tasty with rice, lettuce, tasty sauce, guacamole and salsa.
To be honest I was still hungry after the bowl!!

Luckily, I shared a chicken quesadilla with someone and that was amazing, I loved the melted cheese in between with the chicken, sour cream and guacamole.
The quesadilla was soft and crispy.


After I finished, I sampled the fillings and I must admit the chicken in ranchero sauce was so tangy with gorgeous herbs to flavour it.
They used white meat and it was tender and soft.

The pork in chipotle BBQ sauce was nice and smokey and the pork was fresh.

Both tasted strong which go well in tacos and burritos.
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[Review 3758] Best kept secret @ The Spice House

17/10/2014
The Spice House
灣仔石水渠街69-71號年威閣2樓A舖
Shop A, 2/F, Linway Court, 69-71 Stone Nullah lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/best-kept-secret-e2399252


Best kept secret
2014-10-17  1224 瀏覽
This is the best kept secret for Thai food in the heart of Wan Chai market.
Sadly it was closed earlier and refurbished into a new restaurant.
It now looks the same as the branch on Amoy Street but the food is different to what they served before!

I used go there everyday and the food would be remarkably consistent and delicious.

Here is a showcase of what they have had!!!

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Daily special:
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This was not on the menu but one of those daily specials which you can see at their counter.
It was pickled vegetables and scrambled egg which tasted unusually good together because the pickled vegetables were appetizing and great with white rice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mince with beans and basil:

This was another killer dish because it was delicious as well.
You can order chicken or pork but personally I liked the chicken.
Words cannot describe how good it was because it was spicy, yet you could taste the tones of garlic, chili and basil aroma!
Not to mention the friggin perfectly cooked rice which were distinct grains of rice and the soy sauce that they drizzled on it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sour sausage fried rice:


Sour sausage is a fermented sausage which originates from Northeastern Thailand called Sai Krok Isan.
It tasted amazing with fried rice because the sourness balanced the heaviness of the rice and the sourness tastes natrual a like vinegar infused sausage.
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Chicken fried rice:

This was just simply fried rice with pieces of chicken.
Again the fried rice was amazing because each grain of rice was fragrant and the chicken was tender and tasty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stir fried glass noodles with red beancurd 紅腐乳/南乳:
These glass noodles are addictive!! There are two versions, one is stir fried and the other is in broth.
It was stir fried with so many ingredients that every mouthful is packed with aromatic taste.
There was Chinese celery, chinese white cabbage, morning glory and scrambled egg!



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Red bean curd soup with glass noodles 紅腐乳/南乳:

This was the same as above but in red beancurd soup, again it was delicious because I love red beancurd.

They also give you extra red beancurd sauce which was very spicy.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fried flat noodles:

The noodles were good with a strong Thai basil fragrance.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy pork:

The pork was a bit dry.
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They have a jug of water too which is no ordinary water because it is flavoured by pandan leaves, so after having some spicy food, you can really taste the refreshing pandan in the water.
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[Review 3757] Cherry Lattice danish at Papillon Caffe @ Papillon Caffe

17/10/2014
Papillon Caffe
灣仔皇后大道東183號合和中心17樓1701-1705號舖
Shop 1701-1705, 17/F., Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cherry-lattice-danish-at-papillon-caffe-e2399251

Found out they had a new cherry danish on their Fanpage so went there to get it.
Before I went in the restaurant, I was bursting so went to the loo but you needed a key for it.
Since it was locked, I decided to get the danish and go afterwards.
When I entered the restaurant, the guy working there was so nice, he greeted me with the magic key without me asking.
Anyway, I returned and got the cherry danish.
I got the Pain au chocolat and the Cherry danish which looks like a cherry danish lattice.
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Pain au chocolat:
This was nice after it was warmed up, the pastry was flakey and soft with deliciously melted chocolate inside with a buttery fragrance.
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cherry danish lattice:
This was my favourite because it was loaded with tart cherries complemented by the sweet buttery pastry.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $18

[Review 3756] Softserve with candyfloss @ Honey Creme

16/10/2014
Honey Creme
銅鑼灣利園山道34號地下
G/F, 34 Lee Garden Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/softserve-with-candyfloss-e2399243

Finally tried Honey Creme.
The softserve with the honeycomb or honey is probably the simplest and best but I decided to choose the candyfloss one because it looked better.
It was quite difficult to eat because you have to eat the candyfloss first so by the time you get to the softserve it is not sweet enough.

[Review 3755] Vegetable soup at Ovocafe @ OVOCAFE

16/10/2014
OVOCAFE
灣仔灣仔道1號地下 (灣仔舊街市內)
G/F 1 Wanchai Road (inside Old Wanchai Market), Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/vegetable-soup-at-ovocafe-e2399239

I was expecting this place to be quiet around 6pm but it wasn’t.
Anyway, settled for the vegetable soup.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegetable soup:
I got the soup because when I saw the soup it had leaves on top which I thought were basil, but they were actually spinach leaves.
The soup could have been tastier because you could only taste potatoes and celery.
Perhaps putting tomatoes, onions or cabbage in the soup could give it more flavour.
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The bill: $3X

[Review 3754] Beer jelly for your beer belly! @ 太子餅店

16/10/2014
太子餅店
上環德輔道中212-214號地下A號舖
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/beer-jelly-for-your-beer-belly-e2399238

I got this dessert because it looked like a glass of beer with foam on top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beer jelly:

Surprisingly, it actually had beer in it so they should warn people that it contains alcohol or 18+.
The foam layer on the top which I thought was going to taste sweet was not sweet!
It was whipped egg white with a strong beer taste!!

Then beneath that layer was a beer jelly which had a strong beer taste with a hint of sweetness.

After a while, you can feel yourself getting a bit tipsy!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Video of the beer jelly!!
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The bill: $15