[Review 4615] Sizzling hot surprises @ 美心香港地 Maxim's Hong Kong Day

12/09/2015
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Maxim's Hong Kong Day
大角咀海泓道1號奧海城三期UG65號舖
Shop UG65, Olympian City Phase 3, 1 Hoi Wang Road, Tai Kok Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sizzling-hot-surprises-e2489517


Hong Kong day has done it again!
We were there for the sizzling dishes.

There are four sizzling choices so we tried all four.
We went to the Tai Kok Tsui branch because it is accessible by MTR and the restaurant is spacious.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
All the sizzling dishes came with a soothing iced honey and barley drink that was sweet and cooling.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork knuckles & egg in ginger & sweetened vinegar with braised red rice with assorted mushrooms, diced chicken & celery $68



I knew I was going to like this because I love pork knuckles stewed in ginger & sweetened vinegar.
Tried the braised rice and it was so tasty because it was flavoured by the chicken and mushrooms contrasted by the crisp fragrant celery.
If you have the pork knuckles with the rice, you get more complexity with sweet and savoury notes.
*I highly recommend this*
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
pan-fried chicken steak with cheese, stir-fried sweet potato vermicelli with kimchi & sliced pork belly $58


This is the dish for people who like sweet and spicy tastes.
The stir-fried sweet potato vermicelli was exciting because of the Kimchi and the chicken steak was tender, covered in delicious melted cheese.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
pork cartilage with cheese, braised shredded beef spaghetti with tomato $58


As well as the rice, this is another one that should be ordered because the stir fried spaghetti has an appetizing tomato flavour with juicy pieces of tomato and tender strips of beef.
The pork cartilage was soft and flavourful.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
abalone in oyster sauce, braised red rice with preserved vegetables, pork belly & fish fillet $88:

The abalone was surprisingly big!

This is another filling sizzling dish with fish, abalone and pork belly.

The rice had a strong ginger taste which goes well with the fish and abalone.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4614] Purple Taiwanese roti @ 艾·蜜思手抓餅

12/09/2015
艾·蜜思手抓餅
西灣河筲箕灣道57-87號太安樓地下A3-A7號地舖
Shop A3-A7, G/F, Tai On Building, 57-87 Shau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/purple-taiwanese-roti-e2489438

A while ago foodie MungKK showed me a picture of this purple roti but Saiwanho was a bit far away so I didn’t bother.
I was in the area so decided to try it out.
The menu was a bit confusing because I couldn’t see the choices that I could choose.
Anyway, I knew there was cheese and corned beef so I chose that.

The roti was quite impressive, you could smell the scent of sweet purple potato and the roti was still crispy after 10 minutes of travelling.
Basically it was like a crispy chewy croissant filled with corned beef and melted processed cheese and the flakey pastry was not too sweet.

[Review 4613] Braised pomelo peel @ 牛雜佬

12/09/2015
牛雜佬
西灣河太安樓27號舖
Shop 27, Tai On Building, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/braised-pomelo-peel-e2489437

It seems that this joint no longer has a fixed stall so they have a temporary mobile one.

Anyway, I am not really an offal fan but the smell was captivating so I went to have a look and saw some pomelo peel so I got that.
I got a takeaway because it was difficult to stand there and eat as the place was too hot.
Shockingly, the pomelo was put straight into the plastic bag which I hope is food grade because hot food shouldn’t be placed directly in contact with plastic bags but that is the mentality here.
Some restaurants even use plastic cups for boiling water.

The pomelo peel was mushy and delicious, oozing with beef offal broth as you ate.
It was old pomelo peel because there were lots of fibres but luckily they were soft because it has been boiling in the pot for at least a few days.
The only flaw was the saltiness because it was a bit too salty.

[Review 4612] Lo Shui Specialist! @ 滷店

06/09/2015
滷店 (
佐敦上海街120號地舖
G/F, 120 Shanghai Street, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lo-shui-specialist-e2489308

Discovered this place while I was in the area.

At first I thought it was some traditional Chinese shop selling herbal medicine but it turned out to be a shop that sells all kinds of marinated foods from pigeon, goose, offal, eggs, tofu, pigs ears to abalone.
I tried the abalone which I thought was served cold but they warmed it for me by putting it in the hot marinade sauce.

I was worried it was going to be chewy after being heated but it was surprisingly tender with a nice taste that was not too salty or loaded with msg.
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The bill: $18

[Review 4611] J'adore Big Fernand @ Big Fernand

10/09/2015
Big Fernand 
中環港景街1號國際金融中心2樓2017號舖
Shop 2017, Podium 2, IFC, 1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/jadore-big-fernand-e2489115

Came here in March, hence this is an outdated review.

I got the Big Fernand


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Big Fernand:

After taking a bite I was delighted because the patty was lean and pure with delicious cheese.

It was so delicious that I got another burger.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Fries:

Basically they are the fries that I like because they are not crispy and have a sweet aftertaste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
DIY burger:




For the DIY burger, I chose the raclette cheese with chives.

Again, this was good but the raclette does not taste as strong as the cheese in the first burger.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
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The bill: $1xx

[Review 4610] Inconsistent @ 高街麵霸 High Street Cart Noodle

10/09/2015
高街麵霸 High Street Cart Noodle
西環西營盤高街39號地舖
G/F, 39 High Street, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/inconsistent-e2489111
Since my last visit, I was craving for that strong broth again, but unfortunately it was bland this time and you can see how light it is compared to my first visit.
http://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/%E8%A5%BF%E7%92%B0-%E9%AB%98%E8%A1%97%E9%BA%B5%E9%9C%B8/2478833?tc=sr2&con=rvw
Although the broth wasn't that good I was happy because I saw Joey Yung 容祖兒 and Wilfred Lau 劉浩龍 leaving the joint right in front of me so I guess the rumour is true that they are an item.
Sammi Cheung was also there but a few weeks ago.

[Review 4609] Tiramisu cake @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery

09/09/2015
東海堂 Arome Bakery
旺角港鐵旺角站18號舖
Shop 18, Mong Kok MTR Station, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tiramisu-cake-e2489014

Got these because someone was leaving.
It was a creamy; tiramisum cake with a coffee flavoured sponge at the bottom and creamy mousse dusted with chocolate powder.