[Review 4233] Chaoshan delights at 心夜來潮 @ 心夜來潮

04/06/2015
心夜來潮
旺角塘尾道18號嘉禮大廈地下A舖
Shop A,G/F, Skyline Tower, 18 Tong Mi Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chaoshan-delights-at-%E5%BF%83%E5%A4%9C%E4%BE%86%E6%BD%AE-e2439633


Chaoshan delights at 心夜來潮
2015-04-06  2482 瀏覽
It just so happens that two Chaoshan eateries have opened around the same time and I was planning to go there for the vegetable tea.
I ended up going to this after trying 粿煞好味.
 2 讚好

Got there too early and they were not open yet but according to Openrice their opening hours are from 11am to 3am so I didn't expect them to be closed around 6pm.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegetable tea:






Previously tried a failed version at Tea academics which was sweet.
http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/review/wan-chai-the-tea-academics/2413382
The vegetable tea here was really nice and wholesome with finely chopped snow peas, vegetables, Chinese sausages, puffed rice, peanuts and glass vermicelli.
I really enjoyed it because it reminded of me minestrone but in Chinese form!
Compared to 粿煞好味, it tasted lighter and less oily with a strong vegetable taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salted crab and urchin with rice:
 0 讚好

It was meant to be salted oysters, salted crab and salted urchin but they ran out of oysters so they gave me extra urchin instead.
It was really salty so you only need a tiny bit to go with rice.
The urchin had a creamy bitter taste which was quite nice but the piece of crab was too tiny to get anything out of it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Little rice dumplings:
 2 讚好

I found the pastry too thick and the meat inside was a bit gritty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $1xx
Service: good

[Review 4232] Chaoshan delights at 粿煞好味 @ 粿然好味 Really Yummy

06/04/2015
粿然好味 Really Yummy
太子界限街41C號地舖
G/F, 41C Boundary Street, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chaoshan-delights-at-%E7%B2%BF%E7%85%9E%E5%A5%BD%E5%91%B3-e2439620


Chaoshan delights at 粿煞好味
2015-04-06  1597 瀏覽
It just so happens that two Chaoshan eateries have opened around the same time and I was planning to go there for the vegetable tea.
I ended up going to this one first so it was my first experience having Chaoshan delights.
 0 讚好

Here is the menu and what I tried.
 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegetable tea:









Previously tried a failed version at Tea academics which was sweet.
http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/review/wan-chai-the-tea-academics/2413382
The vegetable tea here was really nice and wholesome with finely chopped snow peas, vegetables, Chinese sausages, puffed rice, peanuts and glass vermicelli.
I really enjoyed it because it reminded of me minestrone but in Chinese form!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chaoshan ricerolls:
 0 讚好

I have always wanted to try these because they look like umbilical cords.
There is a shop at Yuen Long that also serves these ricerolls.
http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/restaurant/yuen-long-chaozhou-rice-roll/82460
I managed to try one at Fat Fat Snack in Sai Kung but it was plain compared to this one.
http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/review/sai-kung-fat-fat-snack/2277937
The one here was really tasty and silky with fried egg and delicious sauce and chopped vegetables on top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef balls:

I am not a fan of beef but these were springy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Little rice dumplings:

The rice dumplings were really good because the sweet potato skin that surrounded it was chewy and inside there was juicy minced pork.
It was complimented nicely by their home made chili sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Layered pudding:

This savoury snack was interesting because it was layered and savory topped with dried shrimp and squid which gave it a nice salty flavour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4231] Iced Chocolate at DALLOYAU Le Café @ DALLOYAU Le Café


04/04/2015
DALLOYAU Le Café
尖沙咀廣東道3-27號海港城海洋中心4樓403號舖
Shop 403, 4/F, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/iced-chocolate-at-dalloyau-le-cafe-e2438168


It was a hot day so sat outside to relax drinking a cold chocolate with a misty view of the harbour.
The chocolate was strong with a rich cocao taste that was not powdery.

[Review 4230] Sweet treats at Lab Made Cafe @ Lab Made 分子雪糕專門店 Lab Made Cafe

04/04/2015
Lab Made 分子雪糕專門店 Lab Made Cafe
銅鑼灣登龍街1-29號金朝陽中心2期 Midtown 地下B號舖
Shop B, G/F, Soundview Plaza 2 - Midtown, 1-29 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sweet-treats-at-lab-made-cafe-e2438167

Since my last visit, there are new cakes in the cabinet.
Came with friends so that we could share the cakes.

Here were the ones we had:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Blueberry cheese tart:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
opera cake:

 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Custard tart:











★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Earl Grey opera:


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
My favourites were the Earl Grey opera and Custard Tart.
The Earl Grey could do with a stronger Earl grey flavouring but the Custard Tart was fine because it had a sweet creamy taste that was light supported by the buttery shortcrust tart base.
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The bill: $1xx
Service: OK

[Review 4229] Localized curry @ 蘇亞印度餐廳 Sohal Indian Restaurant

04/04/2015
蘇亞印度餐廳  Sohal Indian Restaurant
長沙灣長沙灣道638號長盛豪苑地下D舖
Shop D, 638 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Cheung Sha Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/localized-curry-e2438146










Went to this place for a curry because the rest of the restaurants nearby were Chinese food.
I had the aloo gobi lunch set.
When the rice came, the last thing I was not expecting was Chinese Jasmine rice!
For Indian rice, I had to pay an extra $25 for Saffron rice which is silly because an Indian place should be serving Basmati rice as a basic and not Chinese rice.
The Saffron rice was much nicer and it was flavoured.
The aloo gobi was ok but the spices were weak and probably localized to adapt local tastesbuds.

[Review 4228] Eating radiators @ Linguini Fini

04/04/2015
Linguini Fini
中環蘇豪伊利近街49號地舖
G/F, 49 Elgin Street, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/eating-radiators-e2438117



Went here again for pasta.
After my previous experience I rejected the bottle of water because you get charged for it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Radiatore alla Vodka:
Named Radiatore because the pasta resembles a radiator!
It was Radiatore pasta in a spicy nduja laced cream which I found a bit too salty and spicy but it was worth trying because not many places in HK have nduja.
The other place that has it is Jacomax where they have pizzas topped with nduja sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $1xx
Service: OK

[Review 4227] $168 breakfast @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery Room

04/04/2015
東海堂  Arome Bakery Room
北角電氣道183號友邦廣場地下2號舖
Shop 2, G/F, Aia Tower, 183 Electric Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/168-breakfast-e2438085







Was bored one morning so decided to get a $168 cake for breakfast!~
I suppose it was good having this for breakfast because all the sugars and cream should have been burnt off during the day.
Anyway, I loved the layers of chocolate cake and fluffy cream complimented by the sweet and thick starchy sweet potato paste on top.
It was decorated with real pieces of sweet potato but they were a bit dry and hard.
The crunchy cornflake pieces in the middle spoilt it because it is weird having crispy things in a cream cake but this is a Hong Kong thing.

[Review 7821] Kaya toast @ 一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle

19/12/2020 一粥麵  Super Super Congee & Noodle 樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場1樓1113-1114號舖 Shop 1113-1114, 1/F, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, L...