[Review 5481] Yahoooooooooooooooooooooo @ 華星冰室 Chrisly Café

30/09/2016
華星冰室 Chrisly Café
上環干諾道中168-200號信德中心3樓澳門廣場3018號舖
Shop 3018, 3/F, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/yahoooooooooooooooooooooo-e2655157

Yahoooooooooooooooooooooo
2016-09-30  972 瀏覽
Discovered that this branch had some exclusive stuff so dined here for it.
The English name of this restaurant is rather confusing because on the sign it says Christy Cafe and on their fB it is called Capital Cafe.
 0 讚好


The avocado and banana milkshake was really good and not too sweet but the banana tasted more prominent than the avocado.
Scrambled eggs were really tasty and the toasts were good but I didn't like the texture because it is just the local bread you get in Hong Kong with a taro flavour.

[Review 5480] Vegan haven in Wanchai @ 素食主意 Sooo Vegi

30/09/2016
素食主意 Sooo Vegi
灣仔麥加力歌街1-19號地下A舖
Shop A, G/F, 1-19 McGregor Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/vegan-haven-in-wanchai-e2655152

I am so glad they have relocated one of the branches to Wanchai because this location is much more convenient and the restaurant layout is more friendly.
Wanchai is now a haven for vegetarian food because next to this shop is another vegetarian place and then you have ovocafe and common green nearby.

Anyway, as we were having lunch, we had quite a few dishes to share.

They have a good variety of drinks but I like the soup.

The tofu skin rolls in creamy sweetcorn sauce is a nice light option.

We also got the stir fried zucchini with black fungas and burdock for some hearty vegetables.

For carbs, we got the fried rice and Shanghainese noodles.

The fried rice was really tasty with walnuts and toona sinesis.

The stir fried vegetarian Shanghainese noodles taste better because they are less oily but I found it a bit salty.

Hong Kongers will love this classic fishballs and Chinese radish but I found the curry too spicy.

The pasta was surprisingly appetizing because the spiciness balanced the creamy pesto.

The last dish is for black pepper lovers because I am not too keen on black pepper.

[Review 5479] Crispy pork chops @ 米線陣 Mixian Sense

30/09/2016
米線陣 Mixian Sense
將軍澳唐德街9號將軍澳中心1樓134號舖
Shop 134, 1/F, Park Central, 9 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/crispy-porkchops-e2655148

The crispy pork chops are really nice but the quality is inconsistent as sometimes it is crispy and the other time I went it was not spicy.
To be honest, the lokfu branch is better and the hygiene here could be improved as well.

[Review 5478] New rice balls @ 爭鮮外帶壽司 Sushi Take-Out

29/09/2016
爭鮮外帶壽司  Sushi Take-Out
西環堅尼地城士美菲路12號文光閣地下B號舖
Shop B, G/F, Man Kwong Court, 12 Smithfield, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-rice-balls-e2654903

Saw these new rice balls so decided to get them.
Forgot to take a picture of the ones I ate because I just forgot~
Anyway, the rice was rather compacted and mushy otherwise it was quite good.
The roll fared better but it was flimsy because you have to unwrap it and wrap the seaweed so maki rolls are more convenient.

[Review 5477] Teavana series @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

27/09/2016
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
上環干諾道中168-200號信德中心2樓226-227號舖
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/teavana-series-e2653891

Teavana series
2016-09-27  279 瀏覽
Went to Starbucks to try the new Teavana series.

I don't like coffee or Hibiscus so I got the grapefruit with honey.
It had a nice strong natrual grapefruit taste but the honey was a bit too sweet for my liking.
While I was waiting for my drink, I saw this tasting session list which starts at 3pm, since it was already 2:45pm I decided to try the tasting.

When I asked the guy at Starbucks, he said it doesn't have to start at 3pm.
Basically they have a new range of loose leaf teas by Teavana which they also sell as well.
I was given a sample of the citrus mint and youthberry.
The youthberry was pleasant but I didn't like the mint because it tasted like mouthwash!
The guy on the left could have asked for a tasting too instead of buying other drinks to drink at Starbucks.

[Review 5476] Sai Kung style dimsum @ 洪記海鮮酒樓 Hung Kee Seafood Restaurant

27/09/2016
洪記海鮮酒樓  Hung Kee Seafood Restaurant
西貢海旁廣場兆日大樓地下6號及9-10號
Shop 6 & 9-10, G/F, Siu Yat Building, Sai Kung Hoi Pong Square, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sai-kung-style-dimsum-e2653869

Sai Kung style dimsum
2016-09-27  691 瀏覽
I can't stand this place but they just have to come here.

Anyway, the rice rolls are just soft, mushy, sweet and oily.

The bittermelon and pork ribs were ok but there were too many brittle bones and they were quite bony so you have to be careful or you will chip your teeth.
Before you can start eating, everyone has to rinse the bowls, cups and chopsticks which defeats the purpose of them employing someone to wash the dishes or even having a dish washer.

[Review 5475] HK style Earl Grey milk tea? @ Oliver's Super Sandwiches

27/09/2016
Oliver's Super Sandwiches (已結業)
中環干諾道中68號華懋廣場二期1樓3號舖
Shop 3, 1/F, Two Chinachem Plaza, 68 Connaught Road Central, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hk-style-earl-grey-milk-tea-e2653850

HK style Earl Grey milk tea?
2016-09-27  301 瀏覽
Went here for some tea and at a glance I spotted this weird HK style Earl Grey milk tea so I asked them what it was and they weren't quite sure.
I decided to stick with Teapigs to be on the safe side.
Strangely, I found two tea bags in the tea and the size I got was only the TALL size costing $26.
On the menu it says EARL GREY STRONG so I am really puzzled why they  gave me two bags!
Since I got two tea bags I asked for another cup of hot water and ended up with two cups of tea.