[Review 5024] Noodles @ 麻辣串串香

07/02/2016
麻辣串串香 
牛頭角牛頭角道3號得寶商場地下FC04號舖
Shop FC04, G/F, TBG Mall, 3 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Ngau Tau Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/noodles-at-%E9%BA%BB%E8%BE%A3%E4%B8%B2%E4%B8%B2%E9%A6%99-e2541709


There wasn't much interesting to eat at TBG mall so I settled for noodles here.
I had the glass vermicelli noodles which turned out to be quite nice because the ones they served had a nice texture and were not that elastic.
The broth was just the right spiciness and not too hot.

[Review 5023] Unfortunate location @ 牛下真好味 Maji Yummy

07/02/2016
牛下真好味 Maji Yummy
牛頭角牛頭角道33號宏光樓地下
G/F, Wang Kwong Building, 33 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Ngau Tau Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/unfortunate-location-e2541693

Walked past and the octopus tentacles looked good so decided to get some.
It was really hard trying to get near the counter to order because the stupid pedestrian path was narrow and there were so many people walking past.
I wanted to get the pork trotters in sweet ginger sauce but it would be hard to find a spot nearby to eat it without the temptation to throw it in someones face because they kept walking into you.
Anyway I just got the Octopus tentacles and battled past people to a spot where I could eat it.
The octopus tentacles were quite good because they were tender and springy but there was still some endoskeleton which you had to spit out.
I would rate them as good but not as good as Fei Jeh because those ones are much tender and tastier.
The English name of this place is interesting and I wonder how they came up with the name MAJI YUMMY

[Review 5022]Beef offal @ 八座小食

07/02/2016
八座小食
牛頭角牛頭角道3號得寶商場地下FC02號舖
Shop FC02, G/F, TBG Mall, 3 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Ngau Tau Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/beef-offal-%E5%85%AB%E5%BA%A7%E5%B0%8F%E9%A3%9F-e2541676

Went to TBG mall to have a look at stalls imitating the past.
There were not many old stalls so it was quite disappointing, quite a few were Taiwanese stalls and there was a burger joint.
Anyway, the beef offal didn't look attractive because the offal was pale but decided to get it anyway as I was already there.
As expected, the offal was not as tasty as the ones I have tried elsewhere because the broth wasn't concentrated.

[Review 5021] Black As Chocolate birthday cake @ Black As Chocolate

07/02/2016
Black As Chocolate
九龍城衙前圍道122號地下H舖
Shop H, G/F, 122 Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/black-as-chocolate-birthday-cake-e2541505

Thanks to my dear buddies for this cake.
I really liked it because the cake was soft and moist with a rich chocolate taste that is not too sweet and it was so delicious that I ate a big slice without feeling sickly.
The chocolate on the outside was heavenly too.
Cute spoons with humourous packaging.

[Review 5020] Birthday gathering @ La Porcina

07/02/2016
La Porcina
上環荷里活道188號地下C舖
Shop C, G/F, 188 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/birthday-gathering-e2541503

Went to this new place for a birthday gathering, conveniently located on Hollywood road.
It is nicely decorated and they have these cute LP coasters and tablemats.
Started off with crispy nachos topped with creamy sour cream and my favourite guacamole.
Then we had fries and mini sweet potatoes with truffle mayonnaise which was gone in a flash because they were addictive.
The highlight was the spring chicken which was served on a chair.
It would be good if the chicken wasn't so dry.
Finished off with a fruit tea which was really nice because it wasn't too sweet with strong fruit juices in it.

**
This restaurant is quite new so not all items are on the menu yet.

[Review 5019] Oddies icecream galleria @ Oddies

06/02/2016
Oddies
中環歌賦街45號地舖
G/F, 45 Gough Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/oddies-icecream-galleria-e2541496


When you mention Oddies, people automatically think of eggettes and softserve but now there is a branch of Oddies in Central where they have a icecream galleria.
There are so many creative new flavours posted on their FB such as Barks and Twigs (kirsch morello cherries), Golden ticket (hazelnut and gianduia), boogieman (mint chocolate), lemon squad (lemon and hazelnut) etc.
They also have wacky bacon meringues too.
Went there and tried a few flavours before choosing my scoop and I also got some eggettes.
Unfortunately, they didn't have Barks and Twigs (kirsch morello cherries), boogieman (mint chocolate) and lemon squad (lemon and hazelnut).
To conclude Birthday girl was my favourite because I liked the lychee and the Earl grey creme which was like pieces of Earl grey flavoured fudge.
Also tried the jarlato which has a scoop of your choice on top.
Had the Caribbean which was sweet with chunks of pineapple in it.
The dandan noodle eggette was interesting but the mix of sweet and savoury was a bit strange.

[Review 5018] Shabu shabu that won't cost you a bomb @ 温野菜 On-Yasai

06/02/2016
温野菜  On-Yasai
尖沙咀廣東道3-27號海港城海運大廈LCX 3樓37A號舖
Shop 37A, 3/F, LCX, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/shabu-shabu-that-wont-cost-you-a-bomb-e2541490

On-Yasai is a popular shabu shabu chain in Japan with overseas branches in Singapore.
It is finally available in HK because Hong Kong businesses take a more conservative approach and only invests on businesses that are guaranteed to excel.

“On-Yasai” literally means Warm Vegetables in Japanese.

At On-Yasai “温野菜”, they hope to provide not only quality meats but also a variety of fresh vegetables/appetizers.
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After looking at the Singapore On-Yasai website, they had my favourite gnocchi and cheese as side dishes but not available in Hong Kong because locals won't order it.

On-Yasai is just the hotpot place for me because they have a huge variety of fresh vegetables and appetizers which is wonderful if you don't like red meat.

I didn't eat red meat but it was good they had clear English labelling which is what you would expect from a branch that has restaurants in Singapore like Putien and this other Shanghai dumpling place.

A big Salute to singaporeans because their English standards are generally better than HK even though they speak with a Singlish accent.

It is thoughtful of them to provide you with ziploc bags so that you can keep your phone dry from splashes.
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I had the yuzu collagen broth which was quite salty.


The vegetable selection I had was really good.



The cubes of sweet potato puree were delicious and interesting because it had a sticky texture which didn't break up in the pot.


For desserts I had the caramel affogato which is hot caramel poured on top of icecream.