[Review 5743] The second branch of Toyosu Suisan in HK @ 豊洲水産海鮮丼専門店 Toyosu Suisan

29/01/2017
豊洲水産海鮮丼専門店 Toyosu Suisan
油麻地彌敦道558-560號譽發廣場1樓
1/F, Grand Place, 558-560 Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-second-branch-of-toyosu-suisan-in-hk-e2720418

The second branch of Toyosu Suisan in HK
2017-01-29  4064 瀏覽
Toyosu Suisan has been a success since they opened with fresh ingredients imported from Japan.

Now there is a second branch in Yau Ma Tei conveniently located near the MTR exit.

I attended the opening in mid Jan where they kicked off with a drum performance and preparation of a whole Maguro which was served that day.
After watching the performance, I went upstairs and had the Flying Maguro bowl with soup.

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It was just simply delicious because all the ingredients were fresh with diced cucumbers, fresh yam, abalone, maguro, prawn, salmon roe and egg.The salmon roe was just amazing and bursts in your mouth with saltiness.


I was surprised they also throw in the abalone liver and the size is quite big in comparison to the abalone.


Last but not least was the soup which was rich in flavour.

You are supposed to drink the soup first but I prefer to eat first as the soup fills my stomach.

[Review 5742] Consistently good @ 小火焰韓式咖啡餐廳 Aidan Korean Dessert Cafe

28/01/2017
小火焰韓式咖啡餐廳  Aidan Korean Dessert Cafe
觀塘觀塘道410號觀點中心1樓1號舖
Shop 1, 1/F, Kwun Tong View, 410 Kwun Tong Rd, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/consistently-good-e2719861

Consistently good
2017-01-28  4615 瀏覽
The Korean food here is quite good so I am surprised why they don't have another branch.
Anyway, they have a good range of non spicy dishes to choose from.
Went here on a Saturday evening and it was packed with people but the food came surprisingly fast and the staff were really friendly.


Here was what we had:

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Purple sweet potato mochi:

As well mochi, there was Caesar salad in the middle which makes it value for money.

The sweet mochi tasted good but I would classify this as a dessert more than an appetizer.


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Noodles in a creamy squid ink sauce topped with blue mussels:

This dish was surprisingly good because the sauce was tasty and each strand was covered in thick sauce.

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Fried chicken with bread and lava cheese:
This was my favourite because it had all my favourite items: fried chicken, crispy bread and CHEESE!~

The fried chicken was not so spicy and it was tender springy pieces of thigh meat which was delicious dipped in the cheesy sauce.

After finishing the cheese and chicken, I was left with yummy crusty bread covered in yummy cheese.

There was plenty of melted cheese in the middle so I thought it was fun to make it flow out.


For those who want to try the inverted bottle drink and don't drink alcohol, this is the solution because they have a non alcoholic lemon strawberry and passionfruit soda.
It tasted damn good like a fruit punch.

[Review 5741] Social Chinese New Year Tossing @ 唐宮小聚 Social Place

28/01/2017
唐宮小聚  Social Place
尖沙咀廣東道30號新港中心3樓303號舖
Shop 303, 3/F, Silvercord, 30 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/social-chinese-new-year-tossing-e2719605

What a great way of starting Chinese New Year by gathering with friends and family having delicious and photo worthy food.
The restaurant is spacious and I love the way the lights are aligned.
Cute steamed bun samples
Truck of mushroom steamed buns:
Black roses
We started with the Social Prosperity Toss (“Lo Hei”) which is laid on a bright sheet of pink paper.
After mixing, it was ready to eat and I loved it because it was finely shredded vegetables.
Here were the other dishes that we had:
Stunning charcoal custard buns brushed with edible gold paint on top with a runny custard centre.
Soft and fluffy with the right level of sweetness.
It was my first time drinking this watershield soup with fish balls and I loved it because the watershield leaves look like pond leaves with a slimy viscous coating and the fish balls were like marshmallows and whipped egg white balls which break when you touch them.
The chicken and coconut in clay pot soup was also good because there was a strong chicken and coconut taste that was really sweet.
Next were the stunning  ‘cherry’ (foie gras) costed in red wine glaze.
The cherry goose liver was velvety and fragrant complimented by the mouth watering red wine gel coating.

We also had the hairy crab with Chinese wine.

The crab meat was infused with a fragrant sweet wine taste.

The dim sum platter gives you a good variety because it is boring when you have three or four of the same type.

In this steamer you get squid ink prawn dumpling, mini runny taro bun, lemon prawn dumpling, crab dumpling and a sweet red date pudding.

My favourites were the prawn and the mini taro bun.

The pork knuckles in sweet vinegar sauce must be ordered because they are so soft and gelatinous.

For veggies we had spicy cauliflowers which were jazzed up by the spices.

I didn't try the pigeons but they were apparently very good.

To finish, we had some great desserts, my favourite was the coconut sugar sago palm.
The sago balls were big with a good chew.

The duo panna cotta (pistachio & durian) were also good.

[Review 5740] Wimbledon everyday at Cafe de Paris Est. in Korea @ Cafe de Paris Est. in Korea

27/01/2017
Cafe de Paris Est. in Korea
銅鑼灣登龍街18號V Point地下5號舖
Shop 5, G/F, V Point, 18 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/wimbledon-everyday-at-cafe-de-paris-est-in-korea-e2719221

Wimbledon everyday at Cafe de Paris Est. in Korea
2017-01-27  365 瀏覽
During the Wimbledon tournaments, the UK consumes around 23 tonnes of strawberries and 7,000 litres of cream every year.

Now you can get strawberries and cream Korean style 365 days a year.
{The cream used in Wimbledon is different as it is single or double whipped cream which is different to the fluffy cream used here. }

At Cafe de Paris Est. in Korea, they specialize in these bon bon cups which are filled with cream, fruit and some sorbet in the middle.

They began their first shop in Korea in 2009 and since then many people have flown over from HK to try it.

The founder used to study in France hence the cafe has a Parisien decor.

 There are three to choose from at the moment: Strawberry, Cherry and mango.
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Clearly my choices were going to be strawberry and cherries.

It is so difficult to get cherry desserts in HK and the cherries they serve here are fresh.

The best thing is that it does not cost more than the strawberry because cherry anything is always marked up, so I don't know if this is the reason restaurants don't serve it or HKers don't like Cherry.

The cherries are also more time consuming than strawberries because they need to remove the stones one by one.
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For drinks, they have teas by Comptoir Richards with lots of choices and my picks are Earl Grey, Cherry and apple and Vanilla caramel.



In the end I went for the Cherry tea.

Cafe de Paris Est. in Korea is self service, so you order and collect when your order is ready.

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Strawberry bon bon:


I did have my doubts on this because in Asia they don't serve real whipped cream but synthetic cream that is fluffy and firm.

Anyway, the cream was slightly better than anticipated because it was sweetened with powdered sugar which gives it a nicer taste than other sweetened synthetic creams.

Each strawberry was juicy and sweet which tasted so good with the cream.

In the middle there was some sweet strawberry sorbet which made the strawberries taste sweeter and the flavour was natural.

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Cherry bon bon:
The cherry is the same as the strawberry except there is cherry sorbet in the middle.

I loved this because the cherries are fresh, not canned!!

Again, all the cherries were sweet and fantastic.


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Cherry and apple tea:
Finished with the cherry and apple tea which was really fragrant and natrual.


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A bit pricey but damn good.