[Review 4005] Okinawan purple potato and genmaicha roll cake @ 東海堂 Bake‧ Drink Arome Bake‧ Drink

12/01/2015
東海堂 Bake‧ Drink  Arome Bake‧ Drink
西環堅尼地城士美非路41號及卑路乍街96號地下A號舖
Portion A, G/F, 96 Belchers Street, and 41 Smithfield, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/okinawan-purple-potato-and-genmaicha-roll-cake-e2416814

This branch is really close to the new KTown MTR station which is why you are bound to walk past it.
Anyway, peered through the window and the Swiss roll slices looked good so decided to get one.
 2 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Okinawa purple potato and genmaicha roll cake:
 3 讚好

The roll was quite nice because there was more Genmaicha filling than purple potato puree, but the filling got a bit too creamy and heavy towards the end.
It would be great if there was more sponge cake layers like Western Swiss rolls and less of the filling.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $18

[Review 4004] Artistic presentation at Fairwood @ 大快活 Fairwood

12/01/2015
大快活  Fairwood
將軍澳坑口連理街1樓11 號舖
Shop 111, 1/F, The Lane, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/artistic-presentation-at-fairwood-e2416813


I don't really expect anything from Fairwood but the presentation of the food was colourful and artistic but I ended up seeing the funny side of it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef curry:
The beef curry was surprisingly good because it did not contain coconut milk so it was nice and strong however it lacked some spicyness and the beef tendons were not soft enough.
 2 讚好

The presentation of the rice and vegetables were quite cute!

snowman vomiting beans:
 2 讚好

big headed chick with an arse on fire:
 2 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $4x

[Review 4003] Food at your convenience @ 方便里

06/001/2015
方便里
將軍澳毓雅里9號慧安商場地下A141舖
Shop A141, G/F, Well On Shopping Arcade, 9 Yuk Nga Lane, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/food-at-your-convenience-e2416736

Stopped by because they had my favourite tossed instant noodles in Sichuan spices which is rare because not places will serve it with instant noodles.
To be precise, it was Indomie noodles which are coarse and not that springy.
The noodles were as good as I expected but they also put the Indomie seasoning which made it too sweet. There was alot of grounded meat and preserved vegetables in it as well.

[Review 4002] Dreaming of Las Vegas @ Little Vegas

12/01/2014
Little Vegas
銅鑼灣耀華街3號百樂中心25樓
25/F, Bartlock Centre, 3 Yiu Wa Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dreaming-of-las-vegas-e2416732

I have always wanted to dine here because it is a themed restaurant.
There is a similar place I tried before called SF Veggies which is just like San Franciso.
Inside Las Vegas you are greated with Casino related displays, slot machines and roulettes.

I liked the wine glass with sweets but it would be good if it was filled it with local American sweets instead of Japanese sweets and International sweets.
The menu was designed just like a tabloid.

The variety of dishes on the menu was quite good and they had three types of ravioli but unfortunately the carrot and coriander is not served anymore because the locals are not brave enough to order it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dice chocolate:
A nice chocolately drink which tasted a bit like Tiramisu with a stong chocolate taste with a hint of coffee.
At the bottom it had square cubes of jelly which remind you of dice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegas Morning:
Menu description:
Black truffle scrambled eggs, beef tenderloin, bacon, veal sausage, pork sausage, hash browns, roasted tomato, baked beans, mushroom, bagel
 1 讚好

I loved the chewy bagel which was topped with fluffy scrambled eggs infused with truffle flavouring.
Both sausages tasted almost the same even though one was meant to be veal and the other was pork.
I ordered the Vegas morning because the menu says that it comes with tenderloin but when it came it was a huge beef patty and the texture was a bit dry and chewy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fettuccine with beef in soya sauce:
 0 讚好

Pasta choices were creative because they had tom yum pasta, green curry penne but I ended up choosing the fettuccine with beef in soya sauce.
The menu says Fried but I think they meant Stir fried pasta but anyway it was really good because it is an improved version of the Chinese stir fried flat noodles as it was not so oily but unfortunately the strands of fettuccine clumped together.
 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Green tea:

It was a bit too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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[Review 4001] Tea world @ :jrink

11/01/2014
:jrink
大坑安庶庇街21號地舖
G/F, 21 Ormsby Street, Tai Hang
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tea-world-e2416685

Apart from Shortbread Teas I also go to other tea places because I love tea.
jrink is similar to Shortbread Teas and DK Cuppa where you can smell the teas before deciding which one to get.
I liked the chocolate series and for green tea lovers they have three types of green tea powders.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tea samples for sniffing:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chocolate mint:

The chocolate was not strong compared to other brands I have tried but it was nice that it was actual tea leaves they used for the tea.
It was interesting that it had coconut in it too.
I don't mind coming back for other teas because there were some really nice ones that smelt good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $28

[Review 4000] The new burgeroom @ Burgeroom

09/01/2015
Burgeroom
銅鑼灣Fashion Walk食街百德新街50-56號地下D舖
Shop D, G/F, Food Street, 50-56 Paterson Street, Fashion Walk, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-new-burgeroom-e2416255

Tried burgeroom before at their previous location which was cramped and far away.
The new location is much better and located in the food street of Fashion walk.
It was really hard choosing a burger because there was too much choice from unusual choices like Hiroshima oyster, Soft shell crab and Lobster!
Luckily I have already tried the oyster so I had one choice out the way.
Anyway, ended having Spicy breaded chicken wings, Twister fries, Breaded chicken burger and a beef and mushroom burger.
For the chicken burger I added extra chili coleslaw and fried soft shell crab to it.
On the menu, it says both the chicken burger and wings are breaded but when the food came, it was not bread crumb coating but batter coating.
If I knew that, I would have had the lobster burger instead!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Spicy breaded chicken wings $48:
 6 讚好

Crispy and delicious with a kick of spices.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Twister fries $28:
 7 讚好

Great twister fries which have a flavoured coating.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Breaded chicken burger $75 with chili coleslaw $10 and soft shell crab $75:

I loved this colossal burger with the addition of coleslaw and soft shell crab.
The chicken was chunky and juicy with melted cheese on it and the soft shell crab was crispy and delicious.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
beef and a mushroom burger $85:
A huge patty with earthy pieces of mushrooms, sweet tomato slices and sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
perrier lime $22:
 3 讚好

Very fizzy with a slight bitter aftertaste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $343

[Review 3999] Nice but Inconsistent broth @ 羅麥記 Law Mark Kee

08/01/2015
羅麥記 Law Mark Kee
太古康山道1號康怡廣場1樓F20舖
Shop F20, 1/F., Kornhill Plaza, 1 Kornhill Road, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nice-but-inconsistent-broth-e2416254

Nice but Inconsistent broth
2015-01-08  2059 瀏覽
Went here twice because the vermicelli was good but on the second visit the broth was not that good.
 3 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vermicelli on the first visit:
 6 讚好

The broth was strong with some yellow glistening chicken oil that had strong chicken taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vermicelli on the second visit::
 3 讚好

On the second visit, the broth was gone and was soaked up by the vermicelli when they served it and it the taste was bland.
The vermicelli set comes with toast and egg which is weird but it is a Chinese thing.
 6 讚好

As well as the vermicelli, I tried the macaroni cheese with tuna and spinach.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
macaroni cheese with tuna and spinach:

It was Chinese style so the sauce is basically starchy creamy white gravy with Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top. Overall it tastes quite nice if you treat it as macaroni in cream sauce with canned tuna chunks!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Instant noodles with pork chop:
 8 讚好

The instant noodles were too sweet for my liking.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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