[Review 5997] Quinoa Zongzi @ 東海薈 · 拉斐特 East Ocean‧Lafayette

03/06/2017
東海薈 · 拉斐特 East Ocean‧Lafayette
此店前身為 東海酒家
尖沙咀彌敦道100號The ONE 12樓
12/F, The ONE, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quinoa-zongzi-e2798471

Quinoa Zongzi
2017-06-03  590 瀏覽
East Ocean has come up with some impressive creations for Chinese festivals.
For New years they did some nice vegetarian Chinese New Year puddings while the sweet one was also delicious.
They have also whipped up a vegetarian Quinoa zongzi.
It was not that firm but I really liked it because it was tasty and healthy.

The other zongzi had an interesting pairing because there were green beans and dried scallops.

[Review 5996] Luxurious Zongzi stuffed with a lobster tail @ 帝京餅店 Cake Shop

03/06/2017
帝京餅店  Cake Shop
旺角太子道西193號帝京酒店大堂
Hotel Lobby, Royal Plaza Hotel, 193 Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/luxurious-zongzi-stuffed-with-a-lobster-tail-e2798461

Luxurious Zongzi stuffed with a lobster tail
2017-06-03  1291 瀏覽
This particular Zongzi stuffed with a lobster tail was extremely delicious but sadly I didn't get many pictures of it because I was really hungry in the middle of the night so without thinking, I just shoved it in boiling water and started eating it right after it was done.
The sticky soft glutinous rice and cheese went really well together and the hint of black truffle made it luxurious.
I liked the beans in the Zongzi because they were still firm and not starchy.
In the middle there was a chunky piece of lobster tail.

[Review 5995] 2017 Kung Fu Zongzi @ 功夫點心 Kung Fu Dim Sum

03/06/2017
功夫點心  Kung Fu Dim Sum
紅磡黃埔民兆街12號地下
G/F, 12 Man Siu Street, Whampoa, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kung-fu-zongzi-e2798447

I was back in UK last year so missed out on so many Zongzis.
This year tried the ones from KungFu and it comes in a set of three in a lovely box.
The most memorable one was the sweet red bean because the filling was runny and the whole thing was not too sweet.
The savory ones were just as good and loaded with rich salted egg yolk and fatty pork.

[Review 5994] The Butcher's Club Beyond meat burger @ The Butchers Club

02/06/2017
The Butchers Club
尖沙咀河內道18號K11購物藝術館地下G34-35舖
Shop G34-35, G/F, K11 Art Mall, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-butchers-club-beyond-meat-burger-e2798202

As soon as I heard this vegetarian beef patty was in Hong Kong, I had to try it because beef has nasty fat bits, chewy plastic bits and it sometimes stinks.
You can either buy the twin pack of beyond meat patties for $7x and cook them yourself or you can try them in Burger version at Green Common, The Butcher's club (for a limited time) and Ovo Cafe.
I wanted to buy the patties but getting a decent bun in HK is difficult and a decent bun means you have to pay more than you should do compared to UK where you can just get a decent bun anywhere that costs no more than a few HK dollars.
I decided to try Green Common, Butchers Club and skipping Ovo Cafe because the burger at OVO Cafe contains Kimchi and it is quite pricey $14x with chips.
Verdict:
The green common one didn't taste as beefy as I expected and the ketchup let me down because it was too sweet and not tart enough.
I also added extra cheese which made it $90 , while the one at Butchers Club costs $100 and it is much tastier because the beetroot chips have this realistic bacon flavour to it and the sauce was creamy.
The only complaint was that it was a bit too salty.

[Review 5993] Green Common's beyond meat burger @ Green Common

02/06/2017
Green Common
中環遮打道16-20號歷山大廈地庫1樓B2號舖
Shop B2, Basement 1, Alexandra House, 16-20 Chater Road, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/green-commons-beyond-meat-burger-e2798092

Green Common's beyond meat burger
2017-06-02  415 瀏覽
As soon as I heard this vegetarian beef patty was in Hong Kong, I had to try it because beef has nasty fat bits, chewy plastic bits and it sometimes stinks.
You can either buy the twin pack of beyond meat patties for $7x and cook them yourself or you can try them in Burger version at Green Common, The Butcher's club (for a limited time) and Ovo Cafe.
I wanted to buy the patties but getting a decent bun in HK is difficult and a decent bun means you have to pay more than you should do compared to UK where you can just get a decent bun anywhere that costs no more than a few HK dollars.
I decided to try Green Common, Butchers Club and skipping Ovo Cafe because the burger at OVO Cafe contains Kimchi and it is quite pricey $14x with chips.
Verdict:
The green common one didn't taste as beefy as I expected and the ketchup let me down because it was too sweet and not tart enough.
I also added extra cheese which made it $90 , while the one at Butchers Club costs $100 and it is much tastier because the beetroot chips have this realistic bacon flavour to it.

[Review 5992] Improved @ Grove Sandwiches

01/06/2017
Grove Sandwiches
上環永樂街50號昌盛大廈地舖
G/F, CS Tower, 50 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/improved-e2797487
Since my first experience at the GROVE in Wanchai, I never went back because GROVE serves Chinese style Western inspired food.
Only went here because I need a drink.
EARL GREY tea and BREAKFAST TEA was not on the menu so I grabbed a bottle of water but just for sake of asking I asked to see if they did have EARL GREY and yes they did, so why the heck didn't they put it on the menu.
If it was on the menu before, I would have probably gone quite frequently.

[Review 5991] Mid levels pizza joint @ Al Forno Pizzeria

01/06/2017
Al Forno Pizzeria
中環蘇豪鴨巴甸街41-49號金豪大廈地下上層2號舖
Shop 2, UG/F, King Ho Building, 41-49 Aberdeen Street, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mid-levels-pizza-joint-e2797476

Mid levels pizza joint
2017-06-01  353 瀏覽
It was a rainy night and while I was there, many orders were being passed to food couriers so this joint is evidently famous in the mid levels.
I had the half half pizza and it was really good but the guacamole was evidently avocado slices but it tasted ok.
It would be great if they used tomato slices and not diced cherry tomatoes because they kept falling everywhere.
The lamb was really tasty and spiced like I was eating Indian lamb but with a touch of cumin.
 0 讚好

Buffalo wings were crisp and crunchy.