[Review 5465] Hana musubi debuts in East Kowloon @ 華御結 Hana-Musubi

20/09/2016
華御結  Hana-Musubi
將軍澳港鐵將軍澳站TKO5號舖
Shop TKO 5, Tseung Kwan O MTR Station, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hana-musubi-debuts-in-east-kowloon-e2650191

Hana musubi debuts in East Kowloon
2016-09-20  428 瀏覽
Hana musubi is my favourite brand for musubi and now there is a branch in East Kowloon.
I found it extremely amusing because no one went in to have a look and then when I went in to get something the whole world goes in it.
The same goes for empty restaurants, when people see me dining there alone they always have to come in!
Anyway, my favourite molten egg wasn't there so I got three new flavours.
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Maitake mushrooms and vegetables:
This one was a bit bland but there were fiddleheads in it .
I didn't like the Maitake mushrooms because they were a bit hard.
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Nozawana greens and hiratake mushroom:
This one was tastier than above with more greens in it and the oyster mushroom was nice and soft.
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Hokkaido whitebait and walnut:
The pairing of whitebait and walnut seemed weird but it turned out to be the best tasting musabi out of the three because the walnut had a lovely nutty flavour which went well with the sweetness of the whitebait.

[Review 5464] Soya noodles @ 我係小食

20/09/2016
我係小食
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心3期地下G14-15號鋪
Shop G14-15, G/F, MCP Discovery, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/soya-noodles-e2650185

Soya noodles
2016-09-20  150 瀏覽
Walked past and saw that the noodles came from a fresh batch so I decided to get them and defer the sushi in my bag for later.

The noodles were soft and tasty with an even soy sauce flavouring.
Unfortunately I ruined the taste by adding the red sweet sauce, chili would have definitely been better.

[Review 5463] Enjoyable dinner @ Warren 休息中

16/09/2016
Warren  休息中
大坑華倫街9號地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, The Warren, 9 Warren Street, Tai Hang
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/enjoyable-dinner-e2647925

Enjoyable dinner
2016-09-16  342 瀏覽
I was in the area and got trapped because of the Tai Hang fire dragon dance so went here for dinner.

They serve a three course or four course set with hand dripped coffee or tea.
I settled for the three course and here was what I had:
Pan seared tuna and tuna tartar with yuzu dressing.
An interesting contrast of tuna done in two ways.
French Onion soup:
The soup had a lovely strong natrual sweet onion taste and the amount of onions in it was unbelievable.
Salmon Confit with white wine sauce:
I am not quite sure why it was called confit because it was slow cooked salmon.
To be honest if they didn't tell me it was slow cooked I wouldn't have ordered it.
The salmon was fantastic because it was soft and silky with a texture that was like jelly.
I was pretty satisfied with the three course but my friend had the dessert as the fourth course which was creme brulee cheesecake and vanilla icecream.

[Review 5462] Spoilt for choices @ 尚素 The Veggie

15/09/2016
尚素 The Veggie
觀塘駿業街56號中海日升中心1樓B舖
Shop B, 1/F, COS Centre, 56 Tsun Yip Street, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/spoilt-for-choices-e2647901

Spoilt for choices
2016-09-15  842 瀏覽
Went here for vegetarian dim sum and it was hard choosing what to eat because there were so many choices.
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Many of the dishes contain nourishing funghi such as Matsutake mushrooms, porcini mushrooms, Elm fungus and morel mushrooms.
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In the end, here was what we had:

Morel mushroom congee:

The congee was surprisingly creamy in taste yet it was light.

XO sauce porcini fried rice:

The fried rice was well balanced with the nuttyness of the asparagus contrasted by the earthy porcini mushrooms followed by a spicy kick.

Pan fried turnip pudding with XO sauce:

This is the reason I love vegetarian turnip pudding because it contained lots of turnip in it.

The XO sauce complemented it nicely and I think I tasted black beans in the sauce.


Elm fungus dumplings:

These dumplings were crammed with so much ingredients inside yet it held together really well when it was steamed.


Steamed red rice elm fungus and bamboo pith rice roll:

I found the rice rolls really tasty without the soy sauce but adding  soy sauce or XO sauce made it tastier.

Soybean milk:

The drink was not too sweet with a strong bean flavour to it.

Hoping to come again because there is too much to choose on the menu.

[Review 5461] Bigger patties @ Big Fernand

15/09/2016
Big Fernand
銅鑼灣白沙道11號地舖
G/F, 11 Pak Sha Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bigger-patties-e2647898

Bigger patties
2016-09-15  1334 瀏覽
There is serious competition for burgers in HK these days.

I tried Big Fernand when they opened last year and I loved it.

They were known for small patties but now the patties have increased in weight to  compete with other burger joints.
On this visit, I didn't know they made the patties bigger so I ordered two because last time I had to eat two to feel full.

When I took a bite, I discovered the patties were bigger but still as tasty as before.
We ordered Le Victor and Le Bartholome.

Le Victor has a sweet touch with strong blue cheese in it while Le Bartholome has a smoky touch with a hint of cajun.

Le Victor:
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Le Bartholome:
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The fries were crispier with a seasoned coating which wasn't there previously.

The kids combo comes with a cute mini burger, fries and drink.
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Mini burger next to a standard burger:

You can also get The Tasting combo which comes with three mini burgers of your choice, 2 French fries and 2 drinks.

Lemonade is the best drink to choose but the coconut water is a good choice too.


Photos of the restaurant:

[Review 5460] Snack joint as well as crabs @ 其鮮大閘蟹專門店 Qixian Hairy Crab

14/09/2016
其鮮大閘蟹專門店 Qixian Hairy Crab
西貢福民路22-40號西貢苑地下64號舖
Shop 64, G/F, Sai Kung Town Villa, 22-40 Fuk Man Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/snack-joint-as-well-as-crabs-e2647735

Tried this place because it was new and they had quite a variety of snacks.

The staff were quite keen promoting their snacks but I just wanted the noodles.
It was really good that they served the sauce separately from the noodles because the sauce was VERY SPICY so be warned and the sauce is very watery.

[Review 5459] Finally a dine in branch @ 車仔麵之家 Car Noodle's Family

13/09/2016
車仔麵之家  Car Noodle's Family
灣仔春園街32-38號榮利大廈地下6號舖
Shop 6, G/F, Wing Lee Building, 32-38 Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/finally-a-dine-in-branch-e2646955

Finally a dine in branch
2016-09-13  791 瀏覽
This noodle joint is very famous in Wan Chai and they don't offer seating.

Now there is a new branch with seating so I paid it a visit.
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Ordered the efu noodles with tofu puffs but the tofu puffs were a bit too sweet for my liking.