[Review 6244] Spicy pork rice bowl @ 肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken

12/10/2017
肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken
灣仔軒尼詩道298號廣生行大廈地庫及地下
Basement & G/F (Portions), Kwong Sang Hong Building, 298 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/spicy-pork-rice-bowl-e2891674

Spicy pork rice bowl
2017-10-12  237 瀏覽
I don't really bother with the fried chicken in HK because the coating is just different from the original.Anyway, decided to try the pork rice which comes with an onsen egg.
The pork bolognese was really watery like diarrhea however it tasted quite nice while being a little bit too spicy and salty.
The seaweed fish nuggets were rather disappointing because it was mostly air in the middle and the fish was dry and chewy.

[Review 6243] Spicy night at [THE BALCONY] @ The Balcony

12/10/2017
The Balcony \
中環皇后大道中118號3樓
3/F, 118 Queen's Road Central, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/spicy-night-at-the-balcony-e2891610

I don't normally dine in this building but one of my favourite Chefs is there so I decided to try it out.
He said the food was going to be spicy but I underestimated how spicy it would be.
Anyway tried three spicy items: chili lobster soup, spicy clams and spicy whelk.
It was impressive how the spicy taste was different for each dish and not the same dead boring chili.
The lobster soup was fantastic because it was loaded with my favourite Basil and the lobster was fresh and it even had roe as well!
The spicy whelk in wine, obviously spicy had Sichuan peppercorns so it had a Sichuan touch to it.

The chili clams were the spiciest!!!
I would rate that this one had a strong chili taste and you can visually see how spicy it was with that orange chili oil surrounding it on the left!

The bread was buttered with something unique, it tasted like the ginger oil that you get with Chinese chicken but it was actually lemongrass!!

Normally I can taste what is in the ingredients but this Chef is one of the the good Chefs that can confuse your taste buds!!

There was blueberry and beetroot soup which was an interesting pairing however I managed to taste tomatoes in it.
If you have tried Jimmy's kitchen, there is a famous dry curry and the dry curry lamb rack tastes exactly like that with a crispy coating that tastes like curry bits of short crumbs!

On the menu was the Kiev which bursts out with filling when you pop the knife into into it.
I loved the crispy coating!

The dessert finished with this Japanese inspired sweet potato mash mixed with plum and yakult, again my taste buds were confused because I tasted apple.
It was paired with soothing ginger icecream!!

Definitely will be back soon!

[Review 6242] Back for the tea set @ I'm Nuts

12/10/2017
I'm Nuts
灣仔汕頭街24號意可樓地下
G/F, Yee Hor Building, 24 Swatow Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-the-tea-set-e2891304

Saw on Instagram, they had really good items on the tea set such as heart shaped egg on toast and toast with liver pate so I went there one afternoon for it.

As expected the pate was really good, it was silky and flavourful just like the pates I buy in UK.
I didn't realize they made it themselves because they said they get the livers from the market!
But anyway, eating toast, scones and stuff like this is just comfort food.
My friend had the new pork cutlet burger with avocado sauce.
Quite fancy but next time I'll have the toast with heart shaped egg and scones.

[Review 6241] The fish outshone their signature congee @ 海皇粥店 Ocean Empire Food Shop

12/10/2017
海皇粥店 Ocean Empire Food Shop
西環堅尼地城卑路乍街68號Imperial Kennedy地下8號舖
Shop 8, G/F, Imperial Kennedy, 68 Belcher's Street, Kennedy Town,
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-fish-outshone-their-signature-congee-e2891294

I love fish so when I saw their poster for steamed fish I had to try it.
Most of their branches are grubby and old so I had to carefully choose which branch to dine at.
Steamed fish is not what they normally serve at this restaurant so the chefs would probably be annoyed at the not so routine task of steaming the fish, hence I was taking a risk at ordering this.
 Interestingly they have ROTI as well.
Anyway I was in KTown and this branch was clean and there were not many customers so I went here.
To my horror, the place was clean but this little girl picked her nose and I was so shocked she swiped it on the table!
Anyway, my fish took a while to arrive but it was worth waiting for because it was simply delicious, the quality of the fish was fresh and chunky.
I needed an extra plate because there was too much oil when they steamed it so I took out the fish immediately.
Will definitely return for the fish because the taste was really good but $5x is quite expensive.

[Review 6240] Reliving the good old days in one evening @ Cheers

12/10/2017
Cheers
旺角黑布街13號地下
G/F, 13 Hak Po Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/reliving-the-good-old-days-in-one-evening-e2891293

Reliving the good old days in one evening
2017-10-12  197 瀏覽
As I was not brought up in HK, it felt like time travel on a time machine stopping by in the 1980s.There were pictures of old Hong Kong and the songs were of that era too.
I won't spoil it by posting photos of the place because I will concentrate on the food which is inspired by food in those days so I was really blessed that these were on the menu to order.
Starting off with drinks, they had a huge variety of Craft beers that are MADE IN HONG KONG.
I chose the Lion Rock which contains Blood Orange.
There was MOONZEN as well which I often see on the HK side.

The food selection was impressive because it was not just the lame stuff like pizza, baked dishes and fried items that  you get in MongKok.
Started off with the woonjaichee chilled noodles with beer foam.
This totally stole the show, it was noodles at the bottom, topped with mock shark fin soup and topped with beer foam.
I absolutely loved it because the beer made it taste even better.

Next was the sweet and sour chicken cartilage with Hawthorn berry.
The sweet and sour taste was fantastic and jazzes up the boring fried cartilage.

Last but not least was the Savoury French toast filled with galangal ginger and pork.
If you love galangal ginger (sand ginger), you will love this and the filling was slightly creamy and reminded me of the delicious savory HEINZ toast toppers that you get in UK.

[Review 6239] Just for the Vegetable tea @ 米香園

10/10/2017
米香園
觀塘宜安街1-7號地下E號舖
Shop E, G/F, Yee On Street, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/just-for-the-vegetable-tea-e2889492

Just for the Vegetable tea
2017-10-10  599 瀏覽
Not many places serve vegetable tea so decided to check it out when I discovered it on FB.The last time I had it was in troublesome Sai Kung because that place only serves it after 9pm.
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The vegetable tea was much better than anticipated because it was light packed with tender spinach, dried squid, preserved sausages and topped with crispy rice.
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Also had a classic dumplings which were really tasty because you could taste tea strong dried fish in it mixed with the lean meat.
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Next were the beef patties.
Personally I find them strange because the texture is firm and springy like squid which defies my texture of beef but that is how it is meant to be.
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For mains, had the crispy tea tree mushrooms Typhoon shelter style.
They were fried just right and the batter was light and crispy yet the mushrooms were still juicy inside so it was so delicious.



Finished with the soup which came in a surprisingly big ceramic pot!
It was bittermelon and clams but the pepper was a bit too strong.

[Review 6238] New satay beef bun @ 唐記包點 Tong Kee Bao Dim

10/10/2017
唐記包點  Tong Kee Bao Dim
北角英皇道278-288號北角中心大廈地下3A舖
Shop 3A, G/F, North Point Centre, 278-288 King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-satay-beef-bun-e2889477

I rarely buy buns from this place but there was this new satay beef bun so I decided to get it.
It was $7 and the bun was quite big!
The filling tasted surprisingly good because it wasn't too sweet with a decent savoury satay taste to it.
The beef was a little chewy for my liking.
I didn't really like bun because it was a bit dry.
Might return for the tripe.