[Review 5498] This place did not disappoint. Keep it up @ 莆田 PUTIEN

09/10/2016
莆田 PUTIEN
將軍澳唐賢街9號PopCorn商場1樓F94號舖
Shop F94, 1/F, PopCorn, 9 Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/this-place-did-not-disappoint-keep-it-up-e2659439

Glad Putien didn't disappoint me this time because they disappointed me earlier at Diamond Hill twice.
Anyway, it is good to see they have new items all the time.
Cute rice bear!
I wonder if the rice is that touching to make you cry from the Chinese wording.
Overall, the food was good this time, there was no smelly pork or overly oily dishes.





[Review 5497] Friendly staff @ 香港郵意明信片航海主題咖啡廳 (已搬遷) Postcollectionhk Cafe

07/10/2016
香港郵意明信片航海主題咖啡廳 (已搬遷) Postcollectionhk Cafe
灣仔安樂里地下D舖
Shop D, G/F, On Lok Lane, Wan Chai, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/friendly-staff-e2658510






Friendly staff
2016-10-07  545 瀏覽
Went here because I love CATSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs.

As well as cats, they had great cakes so that was a bonus.

I tried the blue stevia pea cake which looks blue but  tastes like a normal black forest cake.
Finished it off with a pot of red tea.
The staff there were REALLY NICE and FRIENDLY.
They encourage  you to return your plates when you go but they should have it in English too for those who can't read Chinese .

[Review 5496] For Arabic food, come during the evening @ Kenoz

07/10/216
Kenoz
中環擺花街9號地舖
G/F, 9 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/for-arabic-food-come-during-the-evening-e2658423





For Arabic food, come during the evening
2016-10-07  591 瀏覽
To be honest, I ended up dining here because the food I wanted at Kasa down the road was sold out.

For lunch $98 is quite reasonable but not reasonable if you want Arabic food because two out of the three choices were not Arabic.
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I understand that for real Arabic food you have to come back in the evenings but some people are only in Central during the daytime and will only give once chance to the restaurant they try.

Started with Ruose salad which was just peas, carrots in mayonnaise dressing that tasted like peas in a creamy salad cream dressing.
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For the mains,  I went for the tagine because pasta and the pan fried beef rolls were not Arabic, but strangely the seafood tagine is not on the main menu and they don't serve seafood in the evenings.
Judging the main menu, it was quite reasonable with Mezzes, grills and Sharwamas, but for lunch I wish there was proper stuff like Hummous, grilled meat with a side of Arabic rice or a choice mini Sharwama rolls.
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Luckily dessert was good, it was my favourite rice pudding which was creamy without being too sweet.

Hoping to see more options on the lunch menu like "Oh Food" in Wanchai which serves Halal Arabic Food.
Persian food is also delicious because they have lots of tasty rices especially the one in London called Simurgh.

[Review 5495] Golden hairy crab roe feast during golden week @ 飲茶 Yum Cha

06/10/2016
飲茶  Yum Cha
中環德輔道中173號南豐大廈2樓1-2號舖
Shop 1-2, 2/F, Nan Fung Place, 173 Des Voeux Road Central, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/golden-hairy-crab-roe-feast-during-golden-week-e2657779

















Golden hairy crab roe feast during golden week
2016-10-06  619 瀏覽
To be honest, there are not many places worth recommending for dimsum in Hong Kong because the quality is just a sloppy mess laced with oil.

I am glad my list of good yum cha places in Hong Kong has increased to four with this one.

The dimsums are not oily or too sweet as well as being photogenic.
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As it was golden week, decided to start it off by having some dishes with golden crab roe!

The tea list has expanded and you can now order other floral teas but I still like my plain green tea.
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The cocktail selection is another option as well.
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Hibiscus rose gts:
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Yujito and Strawberry rose daiquiri
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Orange wintermelon:
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Wintermelon is considered bland but here it is soaked in orange juice which gives it an appetizing taste bursting with orange juice.

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Shrimp rolls:
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Springy prawns paired with an appetizing crushed garlic dressing.
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Vegetable stems with pomegranite
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Although it doesn't look like vegetable stems but they are thinly sliced Chinese Kale stems which are hard and woody but when it is thinly sliced, the nice part is exposed.

I loved this healthy vegetable side dish.

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Baby cabbage with parma ham:
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The broth to this was really nice and the parma ham was presented beautifully like a rose.

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Crab roe on ginger rice:
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This was moist fiery ginger rice at the bottom topped with crab roe gravy that was almost overflowing.

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 crab roe on shrimp toast:

I found this addictive, the toasts were good on its own or with the crab roe.
On its own, they were fragrant with a salted egg coating but with the crab roe it was even more delicious.

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full of crab dumpling:

Looking like black caviar are pearls of Chinese vinegar which burst open when you eat these dumpling to balance the richness of the crab roe.

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baked crab rice puffs,:

This was similar to the above but the tart base was a bit too sweet for me.

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sesame dumplings in osmanthus honey  ginger soup:

Ginger soup is tradition after eating crab because in Chinese medicine it balances the effects of hairy crab which I won't go into details because it doesn't make any sense to me, the same as Chinese people believe fried food gives you sore throats/tongue ulcers which scientifically I believe the food was hot and it scalds the mouth .

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I also tried the green tea bun which is new.
Poke it and it will ooze out some green stuff!

[Review 5494] Quick soup @ 香港01空間 (已結業)

05/10/2016
香港01空間 (已結業)
灣仔皇后大道東127號地下
G/F, 127 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quick-soup-e2657470


I have always wanted to try this place but it is very intimidating to go in because the people dining there are a bit weird and stuck up.
Finally went on a quiet day and had some soup.
The soup was actually quite nice and tasted natural with bits of sweetcorn and carrot in it.

[Review 5493] Speechless @ 飼說 Speechify

05/10/2016
飼說 Speechify
銅鑼灣怡和街42-44號華人銀行東區大廈2樓
2/F, Hong Kong Chinese Bank Causeway Bay Centre, 42-44 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/speechless-e2657451

The photos look captivating but when you get there,  the  choice for food and drinks are limited.
I wanted the white bait fish with rice but that was sold out so had the pistachio and spinach farfalle pasta.

The idea was good but the sauce was a bit too rich and thick like peanut butter.

The salad was too sweet for my liking and the roll was spilling out with some sort of oil which was probably butter in the middle.

I liked the broccoli soup which tasted like baby food even though it doesn't look green in the photo.

[Review 5492] Best fried chicken from Seoul @ TwoTwo Chicken

05/10/2016
TwoTwo Chicken
大坑書館街15-16號地下
G/F, 15-16 School Street, Tai Hang
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/best-fried-chicken-from-seoul-e2657409





Found out about this new fried chicken joint from a friend and not openrice's new restaurant directory.

I don't use the new restaurants list anymore because it only shows new restaurants with ratings so I can't truly find the new ones which is resulting in a vicious circle of rigged comments for new restaurants.

Anyway, tried it for late lunch.

Ordered half original chicken and half spring onion chicken.
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Tried the original first which had a perfectly crispy coating and wafer thin  skin with juicy chicken beneath it.
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The spring onion one was even better because it had a nice sweet glaze that was not too sweet making it really appetizing.

I was tempted to try the spicy one but it looked quite spicy.

For drinks, I finished with the cooler which was a sweet concoction of mint, cucumber, soda and orange juice.

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