[Review 6018]Another good option in dh!! @ 滿屋廚房 Fullhouse Kitchen

10/06/2017
滿屋廚房 Fullhouse Kitchen
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場1樓174號舖
Shop 174, Level 1, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/another-good-option-in-dh-e2802940
Another good option in dh!!
2017-06-10  110 瀏覽
Previously tried this joint in polam and I loved it.
At polam, the kitchen is small so they only serve noodles and egglettes.
Here they have almost all the Singmalay dishes I like.
There was a luxurious Duck in port wine sauce loaded with juicy cherries!!
This was great with rice.

The rice vermicelli with aubergines and spicy sauce was damn delicious because it was strong in taste with a hint of chili.


For tea, there is a crispy bun with salmon and onsen egg and the crispy bun was the star of the show because it was baked just right and not burnt.



For drinks, the pomegranate and cucumber was surprisingly good and it tastes fruity and not syrupy.

The Jasmine tea was nice and strong.

Last but not least, the bak kut teh was loaded with herbs so it was nourishing.

[Review 6017] Time for dumplings again @ 龍鳳祥餃子館 Dumpling Pro

10/06/2017
龍鳳祥餃子館  Dumpling Pro
佐敦白加士街53號地下
G/F, 53 Parkes Street, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/time-for-dumplings-again-e2802934

I love the dumplings here and never get bored of them.
This time had the egg and tomato dumplings in tomato soup.
Each one was filled with tender scrambled egg and tomato and there was a fragrant sesame oil taste to it.
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The noodles were great because the spicy sauce was served separate so you can mix it yourself.
I found the sauce delicious and powerfully spicy!

The trotters were ok but some of them had a strange taste to it.

[Review 6016] First Makgeolli bar in Hong Kong @ Ssal Bori Ssal

10/06/2017
Ssal Bori Ssal
尖沙咀金巴利道78號金輝閣地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, Brilliant Court, 78 Kimberley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/first-makgeolli-bar-in-hong-kong-e2802931

Went here because the name Ssal Bori Ssal was just different from other Korean joints.It turns out that it is the first Makgeolli bar in Hong Kong which is a bar for rice wines.
The interesting thing is that the expensive rice wines come in plastic bottles while the ones that can be kept longer are packaged in glass bottles.
There were so many rice wine flavours too like purple potato, chestnut, pinenut etc.

The one we had was as good as champagne and when you open the bottle the air rushes to the top dragging the sediment from the bottom so you don't have to shake the bottle to mix it.

For food, there were clearly two things I really liked and that was the DIY riceballs which you make yourself.
They were soft and fragrant loaded with sesame oil.
My next favourite was the potato cakes, basically potato rosti!!
Also had the ribs which were served on bed of cheese.
I am not an expert on Korean food but we were the only non Koreans dining therefore the food is Korean approved hence authentic!

[Review 6015] Not your average steak house @ Carlo Riva

10/06/2017
Carlo Riva
灣仔克街1號地舖
G/F, 1 Heard Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-your-average-steak-house-e2802922

Not your average steak house
2017-06-10  708 瀏覽
An interesting restaurant that serves almost anything under the sun.
A steak house where I could get Raclette cheese and homemade charcoal bread stuffed with brie.
Discovered this place because it was covered in red paper so popped over to look at the menu and it was mainly steaks.

While I was looking at the menu, this friendly guy came out and gave me an introduction about this restaurant and showed me the kitchen which was huge.


To be honest, I judged the food by the menu because it was steaks and a huge variety of other dishes which is obviously there to cater for non steak eaters but there is nothing worse than expecting good Western food when it turns out to be Chinese style Western food.
Anyway, the location is a bit far from Wanchai so I only went because my friend went.
Starting from the bread, I was already impressed because it was charcoal bread stuffed with pieces of brie that is made by the restaurant.

I didn't stay long but I discovered there was Raclette cheese so had that!
It was impressive they had it on the menu because firstly you need the fork out on the Raclette grill to serve it and secondly the kitchen has to be big enough for all this expensive equipment.
They even served it with potatoes and gherkins which is how it is eaten so they know really do know about International cuisines.
Anyway, the Raclette cheese was just delicious!!


They even cater for vegetarians too because there is one page for vegetarians too and the potato noodles are recommended as it is tossed with truffle. My friend tried it and said it is similar to "taodaosee".

[Review 6014] Big rainbow dumplings @ 有得餃水餃專門店美食 Ma Ma's Dumpling Food Truck

10/06/2017
有得餃水餃專門店美食 Ma Ma's Dumpling Food Truck
黃大仙黃大仙廣場, 金紫荊廣場(各區流動)
Golden Bauhinia Square, Wong Tai Sin Square(Locations vary), Wong Tai Sin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/big-rainbow-dumplings-e2802918

Big rainbow dumplings
2017-06-10  516 瀏覽
Previously missed their stall when they were at other events in Central.
Tried it finally as all the trucks were in Central and I chose this one because their shop is in Yuen Long which is too far for me to trek.
Basically you get six dumplings for $40, there are five different colours so you get an extra dumpling of a random colour.
The dumplings were big, each colour is a different flavour, my favourite was the sweetcorn one because it was juicy with pieces of sweetcorn in it.
It would be great if the sauce wasn't so sweet though but I like the way it was served separately.

[Review 6013] Back for other dumplings @ 餃掂手工餃子雲吞專門店 Nom Nom Dumpling

10/06/2017
餃掂手工餃子雲吞專門店  Nom Nom Dumpling
太子界限街30號地下
G/F, 30 Boundary Street, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-other-dumplings-e2802911

Back for other dumplings
2017-06-10  40 瀏覽
On the last visit, I tried their modern dumplings like cheese, sweetcorn that I didn't have room for the traditional ones.This time I went back for the traditional ones.
There seem to be more sauces and condiments on the table and the pickled cucumber was the most interesting because it tastes exactly like burger relish!!
Started with the golden preserved eggs which I think taste better than the black version because the ammonia taste isn't there and it is more like jelly with a thick runny yolk in the middle.

Next was the noodles because I just wanted to have some noodles so that I could whack in some condiments and stuff.


Had the Matsuke mushroom dumplings again which tasted as good as before and two traditional ones with cabbage and choysum.


To be honest, the traditional ones were really good and the cabbage one was the best.





While I was eating, I discovered this huge display dumpling in the kitchen!!

[Review 6012] dim sum stirring a typhoon at lee gardens @ 颱風點心 Tyfun Dim Sum

10/06/2017
颱風點心 Tyfun Dim Sum
銅鑼灣希慎道33號利園1期4樓401A號舖
Shop 401A, 4/F, Lee Garden One, 33 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dim-sum-stirring-a-typhoon-at-lee-gardens-e2802560

dim sum stirring a typhoon at lee gardens
2017-06-10  617 瀏覽
Saw this newly listed restaurant on openrice but couldn't quite figure what it was so went there.
It seems an undiscovered spot as it wasn't that busy on a sat afternoon.
Anyway, they do lots of fancy dimsums
and filling dishes to share.
The rice was fantastic because the grains of rice were long and distinct with a fragrance.
My favourite was the roast pork buns as the meat was lean and the sauce was so aromatic it tasted like there was Chinese wine in it.
The custard bun was really good but the filling wasn't runny.