[Review 4473] Eeny, meeny, miny, moe @ 許留山 Hui Lau Shan

19/07/2015
許留山 Hui Lau Shan
灣仔軒尼詩道163號D舖
Shop D, 163 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/eeny-meeny-miny-moe-e2470047

HLS have launched these cute buckets of fruit slushes in four flavours:
Pineapple, longnan berry, strawberry and cucumber.

Previously tried the cucumber which was too sweet so went for the Pineapple because Mjqueen7e said the coconut noodles were good.
The promotional leaflets at this store were better and they had a pop up menu.

You can get these $10 coupons for the slush buckets so they only cost around $23 but I didn't know about them and didn't see them giving it out.
After tearing the coupons away you can make this flick flack game [there are other names for this eg cootie catcher] to decide which flavour.
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Pineapple slush:


At this branch, they give you a square plate instead of the rectangular plate.
The pineapple slush was refreshing because it was blended with fresh chunks of pineapple but it was slightly too sweet.
Beneath the slush were coconut noodles which was delicious with the slush and the sweetness eating these two together were just right.
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Cucumber slush:

Tried the cucumber slush again and the slush was too sweet and the sweetness was consistent with the first time I tried it.
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The bill: $66

[Review 4472] A bucket of cucumber slush @ 許留山 Hui Lau Shan Healthy Dessert

19/07/2015
許留山 Hui Lau Shan Healthy Dessert
旺角西洋菜街58-60號地舖
58-60 Sai Yeung Choi Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-bucket-of-cucumber-slush-e2470007

HLS have launched these cute buckets of fruit slushes in four flavours:
Pineapple, longnan berry, strawberry and cucumber.

I went for the cucumber because cucumber is supposedly refreshing.
It appears that they have ran out of the buckets because too many people have ordered it so I was given a disposable cup.
It was garnished with fresh melon.
The cucumber slush was way too sweet and the sago and marshmallow didn't make it taste better.
Beneath the slush was delicious aloe jelly which saved the dessert!!

[Review 4471] The quiet side of Hong Kong @ CIRQLE

18/07/2015
CIRQLE
黃竹坑黃竹坑道64號Ovolo南岸4樓
4/F, Ovolo Southside, 64 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Wong Chuk Hang
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-quiet-side-of-hong-kong-e2469768

The quiet side of Hong Kong
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For a change, I went to Wong Chuk Hang for food and this place is quite quiet because the MTR does not go there.
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Tried CIRQLE for brunch after seeing these crab claws.

It costs $448 per person and there was a nice salad bar, dessert selection, eggs selection and a BBQ counter outside.
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I had the freshly squeezed juice which was healthy and refreshing on a scorching day.
The cucumber was my favourite.
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The food that I had:

For eggs they had a choice of eggs or quail eggs.

I ordered the quail omelette thinking that I would get a little omelette but it turned out to be a regular omelette that had a lot of quail eggs in it!!
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I wish I had the chance to see the chef crack them one by one!

The brunch was not over yet because you get to choose a dish from the menu so I had the octopus and the vegetarian pizza.



The dishes come with sides and I chose the Mac and Cheese and the Fries.


To be honest I was quite full at this point so I only took a bite of the pizza which was sweet and tasty topped with sweetcorn.

[Review 4470] Ribena and Lab Made crossover @ Lab Made 分子雪糕專門店

17/07/2015
Lab Made 分子雪糕專門店 (已結業)
Lab Made Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Laboratory
淺水灣海灘道28號The Pulse 1樓105號舖
Shop 105, Level 1, The Pulse, 28 The Beach Road, Repulse Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ribena-and-lab-made-crossover-e2469767

Ribena and Lab Made crossover
2015-07-17  624 瀏覽
Tried two new flavours at Lab Made which are made with Ribena.
These flavours are available until the 5th August.
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Peanut Butter & Ribena Jelly Ice-cream:
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There was extra cream on mine because I requested for more.
The pairing of peanut butter and Ribena was surprisingly delicious because the saltiness of the peanut butter and the berry taste of Ribena was really nice.
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Diced & Iced Apple Ribena Sorbet:


This was more refreshing and girls will love this because it has lots of diced apples in it.
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[Review 4469] Yellow Mc Minions and bananas @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

17/07/2015
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/yellow-mc-minions-and-bananas-e2469759

Yellow Mc Minions and bananas
2015-07-17  648 瀏覽
It is interesting that McDonald’s have put a Philippine twist to their food with the promotion of Minions.
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For McDonald’s they have:
Eggcellent silly double patty beef
Calamansi McFloat
Banana pie

For McCafe brand, there is:
Ice/Hot Banana chocolate
Philippine mango frappe
Banana chocolate roll
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Went to McD’s and tried smoe of the new items
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McDonald’s Eggscellent silly double beef :
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It has two beef patties, onions, egg and cheese with black pepper sauce.
I found the black pepper sauce too sweet and not that peppery.
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McDonald’s Banana pie:
The banana puree was natrual but too sweet otherwise it would have been perfect.
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McCafe’s Hot chocolate banana:
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Too sweet with a mildly artificial banana taste.
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McCafe’s chocolate banana roll:
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The banana cream in the middle was really artificial
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McCafe’s iced chocolate banana:
 1 讚好

The iced version tastes better because it is not as sweet as the hot version.
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(以上食評乃用戶個人意見 , 並不代表Open

[Review 4468] Zumufi pronounced Hongkie style @ Zumufi

17/07/2015
Zumufi
上環永吉街28-36號永吉利商業大廈地下D室
Shop D, G/F, Willy Commercial Building, 28-36 Wing Kut Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/zumufi-pronounced-hongkie-style-e2469630

This relaxing joint caught my eye because it stood out amongst the market and jewelry wholesalers on Wing Kut Street.
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They basically serve smoothies and Paninis.
Their name ZUMUFI which is rather cool and pronounced Zuuu Moooo Feeee if you pronounce it with a Hongkie accent!!

For me it reminded me of Smurfs because of the spelling.
When you order a drink they will ask for your name and write it on the tag and attach it to your drink when it is ready to avoid confusion with other customers.
Unwanted tags can be placed in the glass bowl where they donate $1 to charity for every tag returned.

There were two series for the smoothie Zumufi and Zumufi+
The plus series contain more superfood ingredients and they do not use milk in any of their smoothies.
In the end I went for the Skin+ and Detox+
I chose the Skin because I like avocados and the Detox+ because of kale and cilantro.
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Skin+

As expected I really liked this because it was sweet and natural with blended avocados and you could also taste the orange juice and bananas as well.
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Detox+

The detox tasted stronger compared to the Skin+ but the watermelon taste was strong.
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Panini: Ham & Cheese

When it comes it doesn’t look like a ham and cheese panini because all you see is spinach leaves but after you take a bite you will realize that you can still taste the cheese and ham.
I really liked it because of all that spinach and the fact that it only costs $29 with decent cheese and ham which wins the paninis at Starbucks or Pacific coffee!
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