[Review 5780] Electrifying burgers @ Electric Ave (已搬遷) 新店位置

10/02/2017
Electric Ave (已搬遷) 新店位置
西環西營盤第一街27-29號太益樓地舖
LG/F, Tai Yik House, 27-29 First Street, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/electrifying-burgers-e2726833









Electrifying burgers
2017-02-10  1714 瀏覽
I have always wanted to try this place because of their famous burgers.
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Electric Ave to me is a street in Brixton, UK where they have lots of Caribbean restaurants in that area.

Brixton is a lot more hip these days with other restaurants.

Anyway, this is the second Burger joint that I have been to in HK opened by a Brit.

What makes this one special is that everything is made in house by them from the sauces to the patties.

The chips are hand cut, soaked in ph water to remove the starch, fried three times so the chips are the most time consuming and take about 5 hours according to the menu.
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It is best to eat with a friend because they have chips and fries which are both good.

Anyway, we ended up having two burgers: Classic beef with Fruit pig black pudding and the Creamy chicken.

Both burgers came in a delicious soft fluffy bun.

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Classic beef with Fruit pig black pudding, bone marrow chips:
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Evidently it was very tasty with lots of flavours going on as there are about 100 different ingredients inside, a touch of spiciness and sweetness and every bite was sensational.

There were onions, cheese, siracha, pickles etc.
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The best bit is the black pudding which was velvety and there was a huge chunk inside the patty but unfortunately I didn't take a picture of it.

Moving on to the chips, nothing beats some real chips which you can't get in HK and these are laced with bone marrow which you can taste and smell. It has this beefy aroma to them.
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Creamy hache chicken and rosemary fries:
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I was really impressed with this because chicken is usually boring but they really jazzed it up. I thought it was going to be smothered in a creamy sauce but it was dressed with arugula and lots of herbs.

It tasted like Vietnamese chicken pho because of the aniseed and it was chicken hash so you still get the chicken texture.
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The rosemary fries were perfectly done because I like them blonde, perfectly crisp on the outside yet fluffy on the inside.

++++++

Definitely coming again.

Next time I will order the veggie burger in advance because they do good veggie burgers as well.

[Review 5779] Colourful new vegan cakes @ Maya Cafe Mediterranean Lifestyle (

09/02/2017
Maya Cafe Mediterranean Lifestyle (已結業)
上環德輔道中173號南豐大廈G7號舖
Shop G7, Nan Fung Tower, 173 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/colourful-new-vegan-cakes-e2726751




Colourful new vegan cakes
2017-02-09  935 瀏覽
I haven't been here for ages so decided to come here for lunch.

There are lots of new things on the menu since my last visit such as cauliflower rice and paellas.

Decided to get the set lunch because it had soup, mains and a dessert.

Began with the soup which was a silky pumpkin soup.
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Then came the mains which was surprisingly filling especially the eggless tofu frittata and the creamy mash beneath it contrasted by the refreshing tomato puree.

For dessert, I tried this colourful cake which had a pistachio base, spirulina and strawberry mousse on top deorated with berries. (not included in the lunch set)

I am not sure what to make of the spirulina taste because it is very strong so it is hard to describe but I loved the chewy pistachio base.
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Overall, a healthy, tasty and colourful lunch.

[Review 5778] chocolate and ginger cookies @ /Cafe&Meal MUJI (已結業)

08/02/2017
/Cafe&Meal MUJI (已結業)
灣仔皇后大道東183號合和中心地下
G/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road Central, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chocolate-and-ginger-cookies-e2725663



chocolate and ginger cookies
2017-02-08  674 瀏覽
I was a bit peckish so I got a chocolate and ginger cookie.

It was big and extremely dark in colour.

I thought it was going to be hard but it was actually very light and crumbly with a rich chocolate taste and a kick of ginger.

[Review 5777] Hungry for Salmon roe @ Don Buri Kings

08/02/2017
Don Buri Kings
上環皇后大道中255號Manhattan Avenue地舖
G/F, Manhattan Avenue, 255 Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hungry-for-salmon-roe-e2725649



Hungry for Salmon roe
2017-02-08  1837 瀏覽
Recently I have been craving for Salmon roe so went here for it.

Got the 50:50 which was salmon roe and salmon on top of rice with furikake.

The salmon roe was delicious but the salmon wasn't so good because it was fishy and I don't like salmon with silvery skin still attached.

Apart from that, it was so delicious because they sprinkled furikake on the rice which makes the rice even more yummy.

It is quite a good deal because you get lemon tea or miso soup but the joint down the road is pricier and does not include a drink.

[Review 5776] Chinese Coronation chicken @ I am.. bakery

07/02/2017
I am.. bakery
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心3期地下G14-G15號舖
Shop G14-G15, G/F, MCP Discovery, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-coronation-chicken-e2725414





Chinese Coronation chicken
2017-02-07  461 瀏覽
This used to be a boring bakery before they livened it up with new things like macarons and fancy cakes.
Anyway, this American style curry submarine caught my eye because it looked like English Coronation chicken so I got it
It was impressive they dusted it with normal flour and not icing sugar as most Chinese savory breads are sweet.
Ok, it didn't taste like English coronation chicken but it tasted like a weak curry with salad cream mixed into it.

I managed to finish it all so it wasn't a waste of money,

[Review 5775] Second time dining at Babbo Trattoria @ Babbo Trattoria

07/02/2017
Babbo Trattoria
銅鑼灣羅素街2-4號二千年廣場5樓
5/F, Plaza 2000, 2-4 Rusell Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/second-time-dining-at-babbo-trattoria-e2725391







Second time dining at Babbo Trattoria
2017-02-07  5265 瀏覽
A few years ago there were not many good Italian dos, I used to like Fat Angelos and Amaroni’s but too many new restaurants have been opening that they have faded in my list.

Babbo Trattoria is located at Plaza 2000, which used to be a shabby mall that has recently been rennovated with PRADA on the ground floor.

The menu has changed quite a bit since it opened.

I was glad I was recommended the Insalata di formaggi because it really stole the show with lots of mixed cheese on top of the salad.
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Thick and big pieces of cheese shavings, which looked like White chocolate, were piled on top of the salad.
After the sinful salad with lots of cheese, I had this other guilty dish Uova al forno in salsa piccante which was the Babbo bread served with a pot of Formaggio cheese on top of an egg which is mixed together infront of you for you to dip the bread in!

The bread itself was tasty and slightly salted so after dipping it in the molten mix of cheese and egg, it was just damn good!

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Following that we had the pasta, which was Rigatoni alla trippa. The waiter recommended me this and the ox tripe sounded interesting.

It tasted like the usual tomato sauce but with pieces of ox tripe in it.

Last but not least we had the Karasumi spinach mozzarella tomato sauce grand padano pizza.
I loved it because there was lots of spinach and salty Karasumi.

For drinks finished with tea and coffee.

[Review 5774] Wife cakes at historic prices from 10-12th of FEB @ 奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery

07/02/2017
奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery
灣仔皇后大道東188號地舖
G/F, 188 Queens Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/wife-cakes-at-historic-prices-from-10-12th-of-feb-e2725370



To celebrate the opening of this special new branch, they will be selling Wife cakes at $0.5 each from the 10th to the 12th of FEB.
The wife cakes are sweet with a nice chew to it.
They have scaled models of how the bakery looked in the 1930s.

[Review 7821] Kaya toast @ 一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle

19/12/2020 一粥麵  Super Super Congee & Noodle 樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場1樓1113-1114號舖 Shop 1113-1114, 1/F, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, L...