[Review 4683] KFC headquarters in Hong Kong @ 肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken

28/09/2015
肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC)  Kentucky Fried Chicken
北角炮台山英皇道147-151號萬事昌大廈1樓
1/F, Mulefield Building, 147-151 King's Road, Fortress Hill, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kfc-headquarters-in-hong-kong-e2495991

KFC headquarters in Hong Kong
2015-09-28  451 瀏覽
Previously this used to be Burger King but it packed up.
I was attracted by the new dai pai dong chicken so went there for it.
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The breakfast looks good but too early for me.
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The layout of this branch is a bit different, it is bigger and the counter is right at the entrance separated from the food collection counter.
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I liked this branch because there was no queue.

The decor is nice and some of the seats remind me of Nintendo.
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Burning logs
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Lamps
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Some displays in the glass cabinet but not related to KFC.

Downstairs, there is a toilet and an entrance to KFC recruitment and training centre.
Dai Pai Dong Crispy chicken:

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Basically, it was crispy ginger and spring onion chicken.
I liked the gingery taste but I found it too sweet and it tasted like indomie noodles.
$16.5 is a bit expensive for a piece of chicken.
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The bill: $16.5

[Review 4682] 28 Tea set @ 大快活 Fairwood

28/09/2015
大快活  Fairwood
北角炮台山電氣道148號地下1號舖
Shop No. 1 on the Ground Floor of No. 148 Electric Road at No. 148 Electric Road,, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/28-tea-set-e2495989

Not really a fan of Fairwood but went here for the tea set because of the mock sharks fin soup.
It was basically a bowl of rice with roast pork and mock sharks fin soup for $28.
The roast pork was not good, it was lean, dry and tough.
The soup was a bit bland for my liking.

[Review 4681] An eggy Lunch and afternoon tea @ 家香 Kasa

28/09/2015
家香 Kasa
灣仔港灣道8號瑞安中心1樓103號舖
Shop 103, 1/F, Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/an-eggy-lunch-and-afternoon-tea-e2495635

I have always wanted to dine here because I kept seeing photos of the Chinese scotch egg and molten cake.

Finally went late in the afternoon to avoid the lunch crowd around 2:30pm and I was so glad because I made it for lunch and after I finished the food, the afternoon tea session started so I ordered that as well since I was there.
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Soup:
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The soup came with the lunch and faired average compared to the other wonderful items I had.
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Chinese preserved vegetables, minced pork, soft boiled egg:
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This was the Chinese scotch egg I came for.
The outer pork crust was made with minced pork and Chinese preserved vegetables (mui choi).
It was quite tasty but you couldn't taste the preserved vegetables so it just tasted like a normal scotch egg with a delicious runny yolk.

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Minced beef, fresh tomato puree, double fried potatoes and onsen egg:

It was good that the rice came separately.
I think this dish is trying to mimick minced beef with egg (woh daan ngau yuk) but I loved it because the tomato sauce was really tart and it was basically canned tomatoes.
On the side, there were cubes of crispy potatoes which were really yummy and the beef was lean.
The onsen egg just made the whole thing silkier but unfortunately, thats too much egg in one meal if you chose the scotch egg as starter but how can you not choose it!!

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Kasa style molten duck yolk custard cake:

This was not part of any set so I ordered it separately.
It was just divine because the cake crust is crunchy on the outside but soft and cakey in the middle filled with delicious runny egg custard.
When they serve it, they will slice it in the middle so the custard flows out.
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Hot soy milk :

The soy milk was part of the tea set but unfortunately it tasted disgusting because it tasted rancid.
I can't understand why there was that taste because hot soy milk is not supposed to taste like that.
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Grilled salmon congee:

The salmon congee was part of the tea set and it was just different because you don't normally get salmon with congee.
As well as congee, they had these other tea set choices which I wanted but sadly I only have one stomach.
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The bill: $2xx

[Review 4680] Curry of East Hong Kong @ 恆河咖喱餐廳 Hindu Curry Restaurant

27/09/2015
恆河咖喱餐廳 Hindu Curry Restaurant
西灣河筲箕灣道90號地下
G/F, 90 Shau Ki Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/curry-of-east-hong-kong-e2495630

Curry of East Hong Kong
2015-09-27  668 瀏覽
There are not many curry places in the East side of Hong Kong so this was why we went here.

Apparently, Hin Ho Curry is really famous and serves a good variety of curry.

Started off with Masala poppadoms which were topped with crisp fresh tomatoes and onions that made you hungrier as you ate.
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Next we had the samosas which were vegetarian filled with fluffy potatoes and peas.
There is a lamb option as well.
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Chicken satay:
Then we had lightly spiced chicken satays which were tender and juicy.
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The lamb shank was soft and the lamb came off the bone easily.
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To go with the curry, the rotis were perfect because they were soft and light.
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The naan was soft and fluffy
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We also had my favourite saag paneer which was spinach and cottage cheese, a lightly spiced curry.
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I was surprised to see curry crab on the menu but this was very spicy.
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These were huge prawns in a sweet and mild curry sauce.
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For tandoori, there was a good variety ranging from: chicken, lamb, pork neck meat and squid.

My favourite were the squid and lamb.
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The Tandoori squid was my favourite because it was surprisingly springy and tender.
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To finish off, there was strawberry lassi which was blended with fresh strawberries but I found it a bit sweet.
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Overall the food was ok but service can be slow especially during lunch.

They also have other Asian options to cater for everyone.

[Review 4679] Chewy goodness @ 菲爾斯曲奇專賣店 Mrs. Fields Cookies

26/09/2015
菲爾斯曲奇專賣店 Mrs. Fields Cookies
旺角港鐵旺角站15號舖
Shop 15, MTR Station, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chewy-goodness-e2494726

Mrs. Fields Cookies never disappoint.
Discovered that they had some new flavours so got the super chewy ones and the coconut and macadamia cookie.
I couldn't resist the cookies so some were already finished before I took any photographs.
Obviously, the coconut and macadamia were good because the fragrant coconut and nutty macadamia tasted great together.
The mocha chocolate chewy was divine as it was not too sweet and I loved the chewy texture.

[Review 4678] New Tuna Patty at Pololi @ Pololi

26/09/2015
Pololi 
中環嘉咸街35-39號地舖
G/F., 35-39 Graham Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-tuna-patty-at-pololi-e2494725

Went back to Pololi because I had a craving for rice and sashimi.
There were new items so I tried the Tuna patty and brown rice, which were not there before.
I added an extra $60 for extra poke which was not as much as I imagined because I was going to try all the flavours and write them here but you only get a few cubes of each so I decided to get two flavours instead.
The brown rice was definitely good because the texture was coarse with a fragrant wheaty rice flavour.
As for the tuna patty, I found it a bit dry and the cubes of tuna had quite a fair bit of membrane in it which was difficult to chew.
I also had spam musubi because the spam is really good and I love the saltiness that goes nicely with the rice, seaweed and egg.

[Review 4677] Good food at an ice skating rink @ 名廚

26/09/2015
名廚
西灣河筲箕灣道57-87號太安樓地下A47號舖
Shop A47, G/F, Tai On Lau, 57-87 Sau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/good-food-at-an-ice-skating-rink-e2494724

Again, I am trying to try all the joints at Tai O Building so this was the next one.

When I went in I nearly skidded because the floor was covered in grease and you can see the marks after you walk on it.
The lunch sets are really good because they include soup and a main for $30 only.

The chicken and rice was a big portion but half of it was bones and chicken skin, the spring onion and ginger puree was good because it was finely chopped and not too salty which went well with the rice and chicken.
Anyway, had to carefully leave this place because the floor was so slippery.