[Review 4027] Claypot for lunch @ 大快活 Fairwood

20/01/2014
大快活  Fairwood
灣仔灣仔道128-150號明豐大廈1樓A舖
Portion A, 1/F., Ming Fung Buliding, 128-150 Wanchai Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/claypot-for-lunch-e2419378

I was surprised to see claypot meals being offered during lunch time so I gave it a try.
There were two versions: normal rice or glutinous rice.
I chose the squid because it looked good and the glutinous rice was too heavy for lunch.

The advantage of choosing this is that you don't need to give the kitchen the ticket but wait for your number to be called out to collect.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Claypot rice with dried squid, diced chicken and poached egg:

I don't normally have food served in claypots because they have a weird smell but Fairwood does not normally serve these dishes hence the pots are new and don't have that weird smell which makes me throw up.

Anyway, I really enjoyed it because the rice was good and the patty was tasty with the pieces of squid and egg yolk mixed into it.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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[Review 4026] Brunch at Americanos @ Americanos

20/01/2015
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/brunch-at-americanos-e2419377


Brunch at Americanos
2015-01-20  741 瀏覽
Since my last visit, there are new breakfast items so I went here for brunch.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Iced tea:
 2 讚好

It was iced earl grey so I really liked it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Huevos Americanos:
 2 讚好

The tacos were not soft enough but the runny egg yolk and delicious toppings made up for it and the bacon was the best because it was crispy and not too salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
breakfast burrito:
 2 讚好

The breakfast burrito was really tasty because it was loaded with cheese, egg, black beans and guacamole
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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[Review 4025] Brunches at Crafty Cow!! @ Crafty Cow

20/01/2015
Crafty Cow
上環差館上街3-3A號地舖
G/F, 3-3A Upper Station Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/brunches-at-crafty-cow-e2419376

The brunch hours here are good because it goes on until 4:30 so 2pm is still not too late to get out of bed!
Anyway, they brunch is priced at $148 per person with a drink.

I went to Crafty cow for brunch because of the potato rosti and I love potato rostis.
Sadly, they didn't have potato rosti that day so I was served salad.
Apart from that minor glitch everything else was good!

Luckily I sat by the bar because I could see what the brunches looked like.

Here was the Big ass truffle grilled cheese and B.E.L.T being served.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beetroot juice:
It was freshly pressed beetroot juice so the taste was natural with bits of beetroot in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
smokey heart Reuben:
This was thin slices of cow's heart topped with cheese and pickle.
It was grilled to perfection and the cheese was still stringy.
The cow's heart tasted like beef pastrami and it was complemented nicely with the crunchy pickle.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Wagyu steak salad:
The beef was soft, sweet and juicy which went well with the crisp salad leaves and delicious soft tasty potatoes
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

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The bill: $398

[Review 4024] Icecream at Icepop @ ICE POP Nitrogen Ice-cream

20/01/2014
ICE POP 分子雪糕專門店 (已結業)
ICE POP Nitrogen Ice-cream
銅鑼灣邊寧頓街9-11號登龍閣地下B舖
Shop B, 9-11 Pennington Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/icecream-at-icepop-e2419371

Went again for icecream and this time had the Belgian chocolate and apple crumble but I requested for no crumbles because I found it too buttery.
The chocolate was rich with a slight bitterness and the apple was as good as ever because the taste of the icecream was light and not too sweet.

[Review 4023] McD's prosperity beef burger n twister fries 2015 @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

19/01/2014
麥當勞  McDonald's
北角英皇道460-470號樂嘉中心地下5A號舖及地庫
Shop 5A, G/F&B/F, Roca Centre, 460-470 King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mcds-prosperity-beef-burger-n-twister-fries-2015-e2418913

Initially hesitated to try the prosperity burger because I thought it was just the same as the usual black pepper burger except the shape is different.
But anyway got the set because of the twister fries.

In 2012, McDonalds also served this exact set for Chinese New Year!~!!
http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/review/wan-chai-mcdonalds/2213461
In 2015, they have serve it in a Hello Kitty Burger box and they give you burger envelopes for Chinese new year!

As I got the set mainly for the fries I didnt have any expectations for the burger, I just expected it to taste like the black pepper beef burger.
The twister fries were as good as before but not hot enough. However I was surprised the burger tasted nice.

The black pepper was not so strong this time and the sauce was sweeter than the black pepper version.
So overall this burger was nicer than expected because the black pepper taste did not overpower the rest of the burger.
If you are a beef lover you will be disappointed because the beef taste is light and the patty is very soft.

[Review 4022] Nice secluded Yakitori bar @ Bilibala Yakitori Bar

19/01/2014
Bilibala Yakitori Bar
銅鑼灣希雲街23號禮雲大樓地下
G/F, Lei Wen Court, 23 Haven Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nice-secluded-yakitori-bar-e2418908

This joint is nice and secluded located on the end of Haven Street round the corner from Via Tokyo.
They have an English menu for expats.
Yakitori means grilled chicken on sticks but they serve other items as well as chicken.
Here was what I had.
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cucumber with wasabi:
This was a nice to start the meal because the cucumbers were crunchy flavoured by the freshly grated wasabi.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Japanese fishball with wasabi:

The Japanese fishballs are different from Chinese ones and they were lovely white slices that looked like Chinese radish.
They were very palatable and tasted like sweet mock abalone slices with wasabi.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled cheese mochi:

This was my favourite because it was soft gooey cheese in the middle encased in a crispy chewy shell.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled chicken livers:
 1 讚好

The livers were velvety and soft with a slight bitter aftertaste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled chicken:

Indeed the chicken was good because it tender juicy thigh meat.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled rice roll with sea urchin:
 2 讚好

The rice roll was a bit hard but it tasted ok.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Japanese cold soba:
 2 讚好

To finish off I had the soba which was quite a big portion.
The strands were quite thick and soft.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4021] Came here just for the potato rosti! @ 美味坊

18/01/2015
美味坊 MEi Mei Fong
西環石塘咀皇后大道西470號石塘咀市政大廈2樓熟食中心C2號舖
Shop C2, Cooked Food Centre, 2/F, Shek Tong Tsui Municipal Services Building, 470 Queen's Road West, Shek Tong Tsui, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/came-here-just-for-the-potato-rosti-e2418504

I have always wanted to try this place for the potato rosti but it is in the middle of nowhere.
From the middle of nowhere it is now right next to a new MTR exit which was the perfect excuse to come!
Before you get there, you have to go on the slowest escalators which are perfect for the elderly and people who don't know how to use the escalators.

When you get there, this cafe has a nice secluded dining area and the seats are the benches that you would find in parks.
There are thrushes flying in and out the food court so it is really cool with birds chirping but not so cool if the avian flu is about.
While I sat there, it felt like I was on a British train because the seating is similar to that.

As I was there for the potato rosti, I had to order the set which comes with tea, toast and omelette.
I suppose I should have asked them if I could just have a rosti knowing that I would not like the Chinese omelette which was rubbery and hard.
The tea is obviously HK style tea.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Toast:
The toast was surprisingly good because the butter was decent and it was toasted just right with a soft middle.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Potato rosti:
As expected the rosti was delicious, it was probably home made by them because the potato strands were soft and wet.
It had a gorgeous crispy surface while the middle was soft delicious grated potato.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★