[Review 4339] A new discovery in Kwai Hing @ MX

22/05/2015
MX
葵涌興芳路新葵興商場2樓1A號舖
Shop 1A, 2/F, Sun Kwai Hing Shopping Mall, Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-new-discovery-in-kwai-hing-e2452855


Kwai Hing has finally got a decent eatery because there are not many good places to eat round here.
I used to curse my boss who ate the same dish in the same restaurant everyday that I went for another job elsewhere because there were more food options.

The style at MX is relaxed and you can take it easy while you eat, hence the slogan:
TAKE EAT EASY!
Octopus users have an advantage because you can order and pay on the self ordering machine which has English too!
After you have ordered, you are given a device which vibrates with red lights when the food is ready.
At some tables, they have USB chargers and there is also free wifi which you can use for a period of time.


There is self service hot and cold water.

After you finish the meal, they encourage you to return the trays and you are rewarded with sweets.


Anyway, here was the food I had.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef with cheese, black pepper rice teppanyaki:

The highlight of this is the CHEESE!~ See the cheese on top!!

After mixing it, it was nice and cheesy with delicious slices of beef in it and the black pepper adds more dimension to it.
For extra flavour, there is a side of sauce that you can add.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Curry beef in a pot with rice:

The curry comes in a cute metal pot and the curry was strong and spicy with big chunks of beef in it.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
boneless Hainanese chicken:

As well as delicious chicken and sauces, I loved the mountain of thinly sliced julienne cabbage in a refreshing yuzu sauce.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
chilled tomato with sesame sauce (add on option):

This is one of my favourite appetizers, tomato with sesame sauce that is not too sweet.
The tomato was sweet and juicy with thick sesame sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salad (add on option):

A good balance of greens to the meal with a side of salad and dressing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
green tea pudding with red beans (add on option):

The green tea pudding was creamy topped with starchy red beans on top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
sweetcorn pudding (add on option):

As well as the green tea pudding, the sweetcorn was also fun to eat because it had an interesting mix of flavours with bits of sweetcorn in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
grape soda with aloe:

My friend tried this and said there were lots of aloe in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
orange and passion fruit soda:

I had the orange and passion fruit soda which was a refreshing drink on a hot day with summery passionfruit.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4338] purple dream @ Small Potato Ice Creamery

18/05/2015
Small Potato Ice Creamery
銅鑼灣希雲街28-30號地下
G/F, 28-30 Haven Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/purple-dream-e2452346

Went here because of the purple potato softserve.
Attempted to go before but there was a big crowd so I didn't bother wasting my time so went another day when there was less people.
As I was greedy I went for the mix which was salted caramel and sweet potato but unfortunately there was more salted caramel icecream than sweet potato which can only be seen on top so I couldn't really taste the sweet potato.

The doriyaki filled with sweet potato was nice though and not too sweet.
I will definitely come back again for the sweet potato icecream on its own.

[Review 4337] Troisieme La Creperie dans L'Hong kong @ La Crêperie

20/05/2015
La Crêperie
銅鑼灣駱克道459-461號The L. Square 8樓
8/F, The L. Square, 459-461 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/troisieme-la-creperie-dans-lhong-kong-e2452054

I was excited when this third branch opened after two successful branches in Hong Kong.
Apart from Hong Kong, they also have branches in Shanghai!
Since my last visit, there are other dishes as well as crepes.
The restaurant was laid out with wooden tables and chairs, lighthouse salt and pepper shakers just like the other branches.
It was like walking into a restaurant by the seaside.

As they have just opened, there were not many people and gradually the restaurant got busy into the evening.
There is a lot of promotion on French food this month because of the LeGourMay so I was able to try some special galettes.

I had the duck confit galette and a sweet crepes.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
La cannette:

This was a savory galette with duck confit, emmenthal cheese, bell peppers fondue and its piment d'espelette jelly.
The galette was crispy and chewy with evenly sized holes on the surface. The confit was delicious with a hint of sweetness from the bell peppers and there was a hint of spiciness from the chili jelly.
Duck in French is Canard which is why this is called a cannette as it is a galette.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Jus de Citron

I know there were lots of fancy crepes on the menu but I just wanted something simple so I chose this which just had lemon, butter and sugar.
The crepe was chewy and the lemon juice made me hungry again.
I loved the strong lemon juice taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Strawberry fizz:

To finish off I had the strawberry fizz which was fruity and cooling.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

[Review 4336] Ruined by the presentation @ 松記糖水店 Chung Kee Dessert

19/05/2015
松記糖水店  Chung Kee Dessert
銅鑼灣堅拿道西15號永德大廈地下G13號地舖
Shop G13, G/F, Wing Tak Building, 15 Canal Road West, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ruined-by-the-presentation-e2452018

Went here randomly because there was no queue.
There were quite a few interesting desserts such as green tea jelly noodles.
 1 讚好

Mint chocolate oreo which was sold out (typical).
 1 讚好

Anyway, went for the glutinous rice roll.
When it arrived, they ruined the presentation by pouring the sauce on top, otherwise you would have seen the rice roll and sweet potato filling as shown below.
There was too much ice which was annoying.

Overall the glutinous rice tasted nice because it wasn't too sweet and the cream went nicely with it but the sweet potato filling in the middle was too sweet.
Luckily the dessert wasn't too expensive.
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The bill: $23
Service: OK
Service charge: no

[Review 4335] MeokBang in Kowloon City @ 炑八韓烤 MeokBang Korean BBQ & BAR

19/05/2015
炑八韓烤 MeokBang Korean BBQ & BAR
九龍城太子道西408-410號1樓
1/F, 408-410 Prince Edward Road West, Kowloon City
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/meokbang-in-kowloon-city-e2451658
MeokBang in Kowloon City
2015-05-19  1108 瀏覽
Times have changed, Kowloon City is no longer a town for farewells and gatherings because the airport has moved to Lantau.
Kowloon city used to be famous for Thai and Chiu chow cuisine but there is more variety of cuisines and dessert shops now.
Now there is Korean food too! A big Koreon chain that has so many branches with new branches in Wan Chai and Kowloon city.
Went to Meokbang again because they had new dishes and desserts..

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tried the Kimchi and Beef fried rice which is rice surrounded by raw beaten egg and cheese!!!
The rice is mixed with the cheese and egg and gradually turns into fried rice because the plate is so hot.


I love the fried rice because each grain of rice is covered in egg and rice after it is mixed.
Every mouthful was delicious because it was cheesy and eggy with a fiery kick from the kimchi.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Oysters:

Grilled oysters were a treat because you can taste it in its most natrual form.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled mackerel

The mackerel was silky and soft.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Marinated squid

The squid was springy with a strong spicy taste after it had been cooked.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
For desserts, there are two new ones, the oreo snow ice and the oreo chocolate snow ice.



They come with sweetened condensed milk but I never use it because the dessert is sweet enough with the other items in the bowl.
The new chocolate snow ice was really nice because there were brownies, chocolate coated glico sticks and an oreo on top to garnish.
It was lovely how the cocoa powder flavoured the snow ice making it taste chocolatey without being too powdery.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4334] Chopinlicious @ The Chop House

19/05/2015
The Chop House
銅鑼灣登龍街1-29號金朝陽中心2期Midtown 3樓
3/F, Soundwill Plaza 2 - Midtown, 1-29 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chopinlicious-e2451638


I have always wanted to try this place since it opened but you have to come in a group so that you can try more stuff.
Real beer taps that diners can freely use.
Finally went here for a gathering and here was what we had:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Virgin pina colada:
 1 讚好

Started off with pina colada which had a nice strong pineapple base that was smoothed out by the coconut milk without being too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken Quesadillas:
Tomatoes, Jack cheddar cheese folded in a bread tortilla , served with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.
I loved the Quesadillas and they tasted good with or without the sauces.
If you begin with them plain, you can taste that yummy cheese and there is a hint of chili con carne too.
After the sauces are added, the Quesadilla comes alive.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soft shell crab club sandwiches served with tater tots:
These are served until 5pm.

These were great for sharing with a fried soft shell crab that looked like it was still alive.
Each bite had crispy soft shell crab and creamy mayonnaise which was a perfect pairing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sweet potato fries:
 2 讚好

For munches we had sweet potato fries which had a crisp crunch with a fluffy sweet centre.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Berkshire pork chop basted in Mongolian glaze consisiting of hoisin sauce and black bean chili sauce served with sauteed red cabbage.
 2 讚好

The pork was succulent and juicy covered in this Mongolian glaze that had this Chinese twist to it but surprisingly the hoisin sauce and pork tasted really good together.
 2 讚好

There were also three other sauces that you could use which were: onion jam, mustard and herbs and beetroot.
My favourite was the mustard and herbs because the mustard was jazzed up with a hint of spiciness infused with herbs.
Sauces:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The Chop house baileys cheesecake:
 2 讚好

The cheesecake was thick and creamy with a hint of baileys.
My friend liked this one more than the apple.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Apple strudel in tortilla with vanilla iccream:
 2 讚好

As an apple pie lover, I really liked it because the tortilla was thin and there was so much apple filling which was tart and natrual.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
This place is obviously a nice steak house but on the elevator out I overheard a couple who have not been here before and they thought it was a place for Chinese roasted meats because of the chopper.
For me, I would associate a chopper with the butchers!
Let's hope this will set the locals straight!