[Review 4720] The vain cat @ 川善茶居 Sinmei Tea

22/10/2015
川善茶居 Sinmei Tea
上環永樂街50號昌盛大廈5樓
5/F, CS Tower, 50 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-vain-cat-e2504307

Went here to celebrate a friend's birthday a while ago.
Mithu the lovely cat was there but he was really vain that day and kept staring at his reflection.
Anyway, we had the dessert cup and the green tea matcha cake.
The dessert cup is colourful with a contrast of red and green.
It was my first time trying the matcha angel cake and it was divine!!
The green tea frosting on top is silky smooth and light while the cake is sooooo delicious and dreamy.

[Review 4719] Indian style noodles @ 正宗印度餐廳 Surya Restaurant

21/10/2015
正宗印度餐廳 Surya Restaurant
尖沙咀麼地道48號麗東大廈地庫
G/F, Lyton Building, 48 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/indian-style-noodles-e2504304

Discovered that this branch serves the same food as Noble Spice in Central so decided to try it out.
The restaurant is nice and spacious.
They give you the usual starters and pickles.
I loved the pickled shallots because they were very appetizing.
For food, I had the Indian style noodles which were loaded with vegetables but the noodles were a bit too soft.
The malai kofti was really creamy and the sauce was fiery.
The chicken kadai was aromatic with green peppers and spices while the chicken was tender and succulent.
 0 讚好

The strawberry lassi was a bit weak because it seemed diluted and tasted like Yoplait.

[Review 4718] Interesting chips @ Bahama Mama’s Caribbean Bar

31/10/2015
Bahama Mama’s Caribbean Bar
尖沙咀諾士佛臺4-5號
4-5 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/interesting-chips-e2504303

Had a great time here with some fellow BBCs.
We had the Fish and Chips which was interesting.
The texture of the fish was like and jelly and the chips were not chips but waffle fries.

[Review 4717] Drink pink for a cause @ Nood Food

21/10/2015
Nood Food
中環蘇豪荷李活道32號建業榮基中心2樓
2/F., Kinwick Centre, 32 Hollywood Road, SOHO, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/drink-pink-for-a-cause-e2504300

Drink pink for a cause
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Came here again for a drink.
This time got the new pink drink and $20 gets donated to a local charity.
The drink was quite slushy and cold with a strong banana taste with hints of beetroot and other fruits and veggies.

[Review 4716] Claypot rice @ 紹華小廚

21/10/2015
紹華小廚
筲箕灣愛秩序灣道15號愛秩序灣街市暨綜合服務大樓CF3號舖
Shop CF3, Aldrich Bay Integrated Services Building, 15 Aldrich Bay Road, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/claypot-rice-e2504298

I rarely eat claypot rice because the smelly claypot makes the rice stink.
Anyway, tried this place because there are quite a lot of positive comments.
Before trying the food, the choices on the menu are quite good, they had modern ones such as lamb and cumin, spicy seafood and the traditional ones such as preserved sausage and taro mash.
Anyway, ordered the preserved sausage and taro mash and the lamb and cumin.
Both were good because they did not have that smelly pot smell.
The rice was hot and fragrant flavoured by the delicious soy sauce and the claypot toppings were good too.
Although I liked it, it gets me wondering why people like it? The tasty toppings or because the pot doesn't smell?

[Review 4715] Localized Thai food @ 泰軒美食 Tai Hin Cuisine

21/10/2015
泰軒美食  Tai Hin Cuisine
西灣河筲箕灣道57-87號太安樓地下A38號舖
Shop A38, G/F, Tai On Building, 57-87Sau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/localized-thai-food-e2504297

Stir fried glass noodles with fermented beancurd sauce is a really tasty dish.
I have had it so many times in this hidden joint in Wan Chai but not many places serve it in HK.
Came here randomly and the glass noodles with fermented beancurd sauce was on the menu so tried it.
It was quite pricey compared to Wan Chai and the eateries around the area.
When it came, it was a rather tiny portion and I suppose there was quite a fair bit of seafood but mostly frozen with two fake crab sticks (surumi).

Unfortunately the taste was not right because the chili was overpowering and there was not any fragrant fermented beancurd taste.
There were too many chili seeds in the noodles, which I had to spit out and the taste was the typical sweet Hong Kong taste with charred wok aroma.

[Review 4714] Durian series @ 許留山 Hui Lau Shan

20/10/2015
許留山 Hui Lau Shan
旺角豉油街60號鴻都大廈地下2號舖
Shop 2, G/F, Concord Building, 60 Soy Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/durian-series-e2503573

I love durian so stopped by to try the durian cheese series.
There is a durian cheese puff and durian filo pastry cups.

The pairing of cheese and durian is a bit weird with two pungent ingredients but in HK, they don't really use strong cheeses as expected, the cheese just gave it a stringy texture without really giving it any cheesy flavour.
It is a hot pastry which is quite nice with sweet warm durian filling and some chewy texture from the cheese.
The durian pastry reminded me of this sweet quesadilla which was filled with green tea and cheese at Tai On building.
http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/review/sai-wan-ho-%E9%A3%9F%E5%A5%BDd/2490707?con=rvw

The other durian filo pastry cup was lovely durian flesh on crispy filo pastry but there was a strange fizzy taste to it.