[Review 3803] Sweet potato raisin bun @ Crostini Bakery & Cafe

03/11/2014
Crostini Bakery & Cafe
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城1樓107號舖
Shop No. 107, 1/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sweet-potato-raisin-bun-e2402760


Sweet potato raisin bun
2014-11-03  636 瀏覽
Crostini has a European style outlook and their bakeries look European as well.

However, the cakes and bakeries have been modified to adapt Asian Tastes with a little touch of Taiwanese flare to it.
The price is about right because the food is localized and not properly European.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sweet potato bun with raisin and cranberries:

The sweet potato could not be tasted because it was just sweet potato powder dusted on a white bun with raisins and cranberries.
It had the usual Asian bun texture where it was soft but not springy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $9

[Review 3802] Tortoise jelly @ 百寶堂

03/11/2014
百寶堂
旺角西洋菜街218號地下
G/F, No. 218 Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tortoise-jelly-e2402750

Tortoise jelly
2014-11-03  772 瀏覽
Just felt like having some Tortoise jelly so randomly came here for it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tortoise jelly:

There is a choice of cold or warm jelly so I chose the warm one.

The texture of the jelly was not as firm as the other brands and it had a bitter taste followed by a licquorice and minty taste.
Anyway, I did not like it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $29

[Review 3801] A nice relaxing joint for food @ Americanos

02/11/2014
Americanos
上環樂古道2號大興樓地舖
G/F, Pong Fai Building, 2 Lok Ku Road, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-nice-relaxing-joint-for-food-e2402384

Found out that there was a new joint in town so decided to check it out.
This place serves burritos and coffee.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
agua fresca:
For the drink I had the cucumber and lime was which cooling and sweet but the sharpness of the lime was not there.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
rice bowl:
 10 讚好

I had the DIY bowl which lets you choose up to four items so I chose cabbage and carrot slaw, fresh tomatoes with onions, cilantro and lime, cheese and shiitake mushrooms.
The chicken was tender and tasty with a charred taste but I didn't like the rice they used because it was similar to pearl rice.
Overall, it was quite tasty especially the black beans but the portion was a bit small.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
arroz con leche:

This was rice pudding which was thick and delicious with a hint of cinnamon.
The grains of rice were big and hard.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $125

[Review 3800] Really nice owner and he speaks Chinese @ 喀什米爾咖喱屋 Kashmir Curry House

01/11/2014
喀什米爾咖喱屋 (已結業)
Kashmir Curry House
旺角通菜街2號地舖M
Shop 2M, G/F , Tung Choi Street,, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/really-nice-owner-and-he-speaks-chinese-e2402099



I was in the area but the last thing I wanted to eat would be Chinese food, so I settled for Indian food!

Palak (spinach) curry is always my favourite, but there were two choices, one was cheese and one was potatoes.
 3 讚好


In the end I settled for cheese.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Palak paneer :

The curry was really hot so had a wait a while for it to cool now.
I was amazed to find so much cheese in it because other places don't give you that much and the cubes are not this big!!


The curry was spicier than I anticipated but delicious.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Naan bread:

The naan bread was lovely and chewy with a delicious crispy surface.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Before the food came, I asked them if they accept credit cards and they said no so I was in trouble because I only had $71 in cash but the boss said I could pay the rest back another day.
So, anyway I owe them $4 and will pay them back the next time I am in MK!!

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The bill: $75

[Review 3799] Chicken burger and onsen egg curry @ CoCo Ichibanya

01/11/2014
CoCo壹番屋  營業中
CoCo Ichibanya
銅鑼灣告士打道311號皇室堡4樓402號舖
Shop 402, 4/F, Windsor House, 311 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chicken-burger-and-onsen-egg-curry-e2401965


Had my favourite curry again, this time tried the chicken burger stuff with an onsen egg in the middle.
 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken burger and onsen egg curry:
When it came, it looked really nice.

The egg yolk and white was really delicious with the curry because it made the texture even more viscous but the only thing that let it down was that the curry was too salty.
Unfortunately the chicken burger had a strong charred taste which I did not like and it had chicken gristles in it too.
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The bill: $77

[Review 3798] Back to square one!! @ Jam Bakery

01/11/2014
Jam Bakery
大坑新村街36號地下
G/F, 36 Sun Chun Street, Tai Hang
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-to-square-one-e2401964


Thanks to MKK for getting me these cookies from Jam Bakery.

Jam Bakery started off in Tai Hang, moved nearby to Fortress Hill and now they are back at Tai Hang again!

After having dinner with MKK we walked past it in Tai Hang which is a few streets from where it used to be.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Earl grey cookies :
The cookies were buttery and firm.
They had a really fragrant earl grey taste with pieces of tea leaves in the cookie.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
2010 First shop:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2056396
2014 Fortress hill shop:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2343087

[Review 3797] Lychee and coconut froyo @ 阿波羅 Appolo

01/11/2014
阿波羅 Appolo
將軍澳明德邨明德商場地下39號舖
Shop 39, G/F, Ming Tak Commercial Complex, Ming Tak Estate, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lychee-and-coconut-froyo-e2401962

Lychee and coconut froyo
2014-11-01  352 瀏覽
The froyo here is rather addictive and the portions are big!!!

It is really good that you can choose two fruits to be blended in the froyo.

This time I chose lychee and coconut.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lychee and coconut froyo:

The coconut taste was rather strong so you couldn't really taste the lychee, it was like coarse pieces of dessicated coconut in the froyo which felt a bit gritty.
When I did taste the lychee, it had a really fragrant sweet taste.
The combination of lychee and coconut resulted in a rather sweet tasting froyo.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Next time I am going to choose pineapple and coconut.

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The bill: $38