[REview 5805] Almost a vegetarian meal @ 首首.韓式小館 Bistro Seoul

22/02/2017
首首.韓式小館 Bistro Seoul
灣仔皇后大道東200號利東街地下G22-23號舖
Shop G22-23, G/F, Lee Tung Avenue, 200 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/almost-a-vegetarian-meal-e2734782

Almost a vegetarian meal
2017-02-22  1571 瀏覽
I am quite picky with Korean food because I am not keen on grills, sweet tasting food and kimchi so I didn't have any expectations of this place.

The food is quite pricey but there was a good variety.

Every table in the middle has a lamp so diners are guaranteed photogenic food pictures.
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Was given some Korean appetizers of kimchi, seaweed and radish which I didn't try knowing they were spicy.

Here was what we had:

Baby gimbap with sweetened baby anchovies:
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This was a roll filled with crispy anchovies. Tasted quite sweet.
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Bibimbap with Sautéed Korean vegetables & soybean paste sauce:

I was really impressed with this because it was rice served with wild vegetables like perilla leaves, courgettes, oyster mushrooms and other vegetables.

The best thing was the nutty soybean paste which was not too salty.

It tasted so good when everything was mixed into the rice.

The Korean crispy pan-fried potato pancakes came last and they were similar to Potato rostis.

There were some corn chips which didn't really do much.

It was a bit boring but after dipping it in the sauce, they came alive.

[Review 5804] Lured by parrots @ Carmel Cafe

22/02/2017
Carmel Cafe  休息中
此店前身為 Amour Club & Cafe
旺角彌敦道577號高氏大廈9樓A室
Shop A, 9/F, Ko's House, 577 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lured-by-parrots-e2734380

Lured by parrots
2017-02-22  967 瀏覽
There are so many cafes in this building.
Chose this place because they had parrots.
When I arrived, I could already hear the parrots screeching.
Ordered a tea because the minimum order is a drink.
The drink was very refreshing and kept heated on a candle.

[Review 5803] Dimsum @ 鴻星中菜 Super Star Chinese Cuisine

22/02/2017
鴻星中菜 Super Star Chinese Cuisine
旺角太子道西193號MOKO新世紀廣場6樓601A號舖
Shop 601A, 6/F, MOKO, 193 Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dimsum-e2734369

Dimsum
2017-02-22  1557 瀏覽
To be honest, after all these fancy dimsum eateries opened, I haven't really bothered with these traditional ones.
Only went here because my friend wanted dimsum.
Didn't really know what to pick so got the marshmallow rabbits and the custard duck buns.
The marshmallow rabbits were light and sweet.
When you flip it over, it becomes a sexy bum with fat legs!!
The custard duck buns were average and the filling was not runny.

[Review 5802] Good value dishes !@ Chitose

22/02/2017
Chitose
長沙灣昌華街23號地下16號舖
Shop 16, G/F, 23 Cheung Wah Street, Cheung Sha Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/good-value-dishes-e2734350

Good value dishes
2017-02-22  129 瀏覽
Went here because it was close to the VGA building where some friends work.

Lunches are big and cost around 6x per dish.

Started with the chicken wings which taste like the Swiss chicken wings but laced with cumin so it was very fragrant.
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The chicken leg with rice is the same using that sauce and it was huge!

The Korean pasta in spicy cheese sauce was not as cheesy and spicy as anticipated so it was quite palatable.

The spring chicken with white curry sauce is a bit different if you are expecting the curry to be like the one at satay king because it is not white and very spicy.

Finished with a green tea latte which was quite sweet.

[Review 5801] Possibly the oldest Indonesian restaurant in HK @ 峇里餐廳 Bali Restaurant

22/02/2017
峇里餐廳 Bali Restaurant
佐敦廟街237-247號六福珠寶中心地下D及E號舖
Shop D & E, G/F, Luk Fook Jewellery Centre, 237-247 Temple Street,
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/possibly-the-oldest-indonesian-restaurant-in-hk-e2734346

Possibly the oldest Indonesian restaurant in HK
2017-02-22  179 瀏覽
According to the menu, this restaurant has been running for at least 41 years!!!!
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Went here because my friend is Indonesian and he wanted some comfort food.

Started off with some crackers and I had this warm coconut pandan barley drink which was soothing.
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The best thing is that they don't put sugar and so you can add it yourself but it wasn't needed because it was sweet enough without.

It had a fragrant coconutty pandan taste.
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For starters we had eggs with sambal sauce which was quite spicy.

Gado gado a traditional salad of egg and cucumbers in sweet coconutty sauce with lemongrass.

The skewers were sweet with a strong peanut flavouring where you get a choice of lamb, chicken, beef or pork.

For mains, we had this stir fried noodles which initially looked like Singapore chow mein but it was really tasty and not spicy loaded with lots of egg.

Also had the perkedel dagang which is a fluffy beef and potato patty.

[Review 5800] Lunch at djapa @ DJAPA

23/02/2017
DJAPA 
灣仔皇后大道東200號利東街地下G18-20 及 F18A號舖
Shop G18-20 & F18A, G/F, Lee Tung Avenue, 200 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lunch-at-djapa-e2734339

After trying the dinner I was curious about the lunch sets so went for lunch.

THE LAST ORDER IS 2PM SO YOU HAVE TO GET THERE EARLIER BECAUSE I WENT AT 2pm AND DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT.
Ordered the vegetarian one which had panko mushrooms, pineapple cabbage salad, sweet potatoes and cinnamon maca.
The cabbage salad and rice was satisfying because it was a refreshing crisp medley of cabbage.
However the sweet potatoes were extremely sweet and the apples were just apple soaked in cinnamon.

[Review 5799] Xinjiang and Cantonese fare @ 中哥廚房

19/02/2017
中哥廚房
北角錦屏街21號A舖
Shop A, 21 Kam Ping Street, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/xinjiang-and-cantonese-fare-e2732774

When I saw photos on openrice, there was a mix of Cantonese dishes and Xinjiang dishes so I decided to check it out because I love Uyghur Lamb Pilaf.

Bayi used to be the only place in HK that serves it until I discovered this place.

Got there and the lady said they do both Cantonese and Xinjiang dishes so diners can choose Cantonese dishes as well if they don't like Xinjiang dishes.

Anyway, I went for the Uyghur Lamb Pilaf and a Spicy lamb appetizer.

Also picked this tofu dish which was Cantonese because it was coated in salted egg yolk.

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Spicy lamb appetizer:
Similar to the Sichuan appetizer, it had Sichuan peppercorns, cucumber, green bean sheets and lamb belly.

A tasty dish that went well with the rice pilaf.
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Uyghur Lamb Pilaf:
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This was a dish of rice mixed with carrots topped with lamb meat. The rice was flavoured and delicious so I was glad I ordered it because it went well with the dish above.
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Crispy tofu coated in egg yolk:
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It was nice because it was coated in aromatic salted egg yolk but because the Xinjiang dishes were strong in flavour this turned out to be quite boring.

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Roselle tea:

A refreshing Roselle tea but to me it tastes like Ribena.

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Not sure how this dish would taste but it is cooked with fish liver!!