[Review 3761] Green tea and chestnut loaf @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

03/10/2014
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
銅鑼灣告士打道280號世貿中心4樓419-420號舖
Shop 419-420, 4/F, World Trade Centre, 280 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/green-tea-and-chestnut-loaf-e2399321

Saw photos of this new green tea loaf so decided to get it.
When I got to the WTC, the Starbucks on the ground floor has closed and there was a new one on the fourth floor with seats surrounding the escalators.
Luckily, there was still one piece left.
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Green tea and chestnut loaf:
To be honest, I could not taste or see any chestnuts.
However, there were lots of fragrant roasted walnuts and the green tea loaf had a nice cakey taste with green tea flavouring that was not grassy.
The edges were a little bit dry but after adding some cream from the mocha, the green tea loaf tasted amazing.

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[Review 3760] Having a quick dessert inside Cafe Inside @ Cafe Inside 此店已改名為 Bake N Grill

03/10/2014
Cafe Inside 此店已改名為 Bake N Grill
鰂魚涌芬尼街3號地舖
G/F, 3 Finnie Street, Quarry Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/having-a-quick-dessert-inside-cafe-inside-e2399313

This is the second branch of Cafe Inside, the first branch is located on Water Street in Sai Ying Pun.
It was like a greenhouse inside and there was an open area which is currently wasted.
This place used to be a dry cleaners called Redi something.
Anyway, I stopped by for desserts.
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Milk pudding:
The milk pudding was quite nice and it was presented in a beautiful dessert cup.
It was topped with red beans which I did not expect.
Overall the milk pudding was smooth and creamy but slightly too sweet.
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The bill: $2X

[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.
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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.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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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