[Review 3917] First impressions @ Foxtail & Broomcorn

13/12/2014
Foxtail & Broomcorn
上環蘇杭街84號地下
G/F, 84 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/first-impressions-e2410762


First impressions
2014-12-13  3545 瀏覽
When I saw this listed on openrice I thought it was a Western restaurant but it turned out to be Asian noodles with a Western name.
I gave it a visit because I wanted to see how it would taste.
After reading the reviews, I realized that I dined the same time as 龍震天 because we have the same guy sitting at the bar table in the photo.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Photos of the menu and noodle bar:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chili sauce:
This bottle was their homemade chili sauce which I thought was alcohol!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kansai with somen noodles:

Tried the Kansai noodles and changed to noodles to Somen noodles because I am not keen on udon noodles.
I loved these noodles because they absorbed the broth nicely so they were well flavoured.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Coconut crepe:


These crepes reminded me this Malaysian dessert, each one was filled with so much coconut in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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[Review 3916] A bit too salty @ 豆花妹撈米線

13/12/2014
豆花妹撈米線
旺角廣華街1號仁安大廈14號舖
Shop D, G/F, Yan On Building, 1 Kwong Wa Stree, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-bit-too-salty-e2410531

I was still hungry so got some noodles from here.
They had chicken wings in fermented beancurd sauce so I decided to get it as well.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Noodles:
The noodles at this branch were salty compared to the other branches.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken wings in fermented beancurd sauce:

Unfortunately I could not taste any fermented beancurd.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $28

[Review 3915] Round 1: Magic mushrooms @ 唐宮小聚 Social Place

13/12/2014
唐宮小聚  Social Place
中環皇后大道中139號 The L. Place 2樓
2/F, The L. Place, 139 Queen's Road Central, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/round-1-magic-mushrooms-e2410518

I came here especially for these magic mushrooms, they won't send you on a trip but they will sure tantalize your tastebuds.
They are basically buns filled with chopped mushrooms and truffle coated in edible brown powder to look like they were just plucked from the soil.
These buns were delicious with warm mushrooms in the middle covered in fragrant truffle sauce.
Apart from the food, this restaurant was surreal, the menu is like a catalog of pastel bowls and dishes with food.
The presentation is wonderful, food is presented like art and in a Western way.
The bowl with flies on it as part of the design will make the elderly or food inspectors look twice which they probably don't find it amusing, the same as carrying a fake gun into the airport.
Anyway, everything was good but the bill took a while to arrive because I messaged my friend who was also dining there to say bye but I was still there for quite some time.
He later messaged me to say that his bill took ages to come after requesting it too.

Mushroom bun @ dim dim sum:
http://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/%E7%81%A3%E4%BB%94-%E9%BB%9E%E9%BB%9E%E5%BF%83%E9%BB%9E%E5%BF%83%E5%B0%88%E9%96%80%E5%BA%97/2410511

[Review 3914] Round 2: Magic mushrooms @ 點點心 Dim Dim Sum

13/12/2014
點點心 Dim Dim Sum
灣仔天樂里7號地下
G/F, 7 Tin Lok Lane,, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/round-2-magic-mushrooms-e2410511

Walked past and saw the poster for these mushroom buns, the new dimsum craze.
Tried these mushroom buns for the first time at Social Place in Central.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
mushroom buns:
Compared to Social place, you get two in a portion and they are slightly bigger.
They had a stalk at the bottom as well.
Inside the bun, it was filled with chicken in cream sauce but not much of it.
The texture of the bun was fluffier than the bun at Social place but the filling at Social place was better.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stir fried noodles with abalone slices:
There was not much abalone in it but the noodles were quite nice, each strand was not too soft and it was not oily.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $5x

[Review 3913] Simple stop for tofu @ 人和荳品廠 Yan Wo Dou Bun Chong

12/12/2014
人和荳品廠  Yan Wo Dou Bun Chong
銅鑼灣渣甸街55號
55 Jardine's Bazaar, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/simple-stop-for-tofu-e2410506

Stopped here for some food because I was still hungry.
Had some noodles, tofu in soy sauce and panfried tofu with fish patty.
They had an English menu which was good, but don't worry it is a typo so they won't serve curbs to you but curd!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
tofu in soy sauce:
Loved the soft texture but it was too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
panfried tofu with fish patty:
Tried these before but they were quite tasteless on this visit but if you just taste the tofu, it was tasty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
noodles:
It was good that it had pieces of tofu puffs in it but the noodles were not hot enough and a bit too greasy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $45

[Review 3912] Black truffle and mushroom quiche @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

12/12/2014
太平洋咖啡  Pacific Coffee
銅鑼灣告士打道311號皇室堡1樓110號舖
Shop 113-15, Windsor Plaza, 311 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/black-truffle-and-mushroom-quiche-e2410505

Previously Pacific Coffee only had two quiches but now they have quite a few flavours.
Tried the Black truffle and mushroom quiche.
The truffle taste was evidently truffle essence and the mushrooms were disappointing because they put Asian Shitaake mushrooms and enoki mushrooms.

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The bill: $2x

[Review 3911] Peking noodle joint in Sai Kung @ 京麵 Jeng Noodles

08/12/2014
京麵 Jeng Noodles
西貢敬民街9號高勝樓地舖
G/F, Ko Shing House, 9 King Man Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/peking-noodle-joint-in-sai-kung-e2410450


Peking noodle joint in Sai Kung
2014-12-08  333 瀏覽
Tried this new noodle joint in Sai Kung because I was craving for some spicy food again.
 0 讚好

They specialize in two types of noodles: flat and round
 0 讚好

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The menu has Chinese and English.

 0 讚好

Ordered the lamb in Sichuan peppercorn broth and chose the round noodles.

The presentation was a bit boring but the broth was extremely strong and had a strong numbing sensation.
 0 讚好

I made the wrong choice choosing the round noodles because they were too chewy and firm and the broth was too salty to the point that it tasted bitter.

Anyway, next time I will choose the white pepper broth with the flat noodles.

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The bill: $48