[Review 6409] Korean style new year @ 炑八韓烤 MeokBang Korean BBQ & BAR

05/02/2018
炑八韓烤  MeokBang Korean BBQ & BAR
黃大仙正德街103號黃大仙中心南館LG01號舖
Shop 01, LG/F, Temple Mall South, 103 Ching Tak Street, Wong Tai Sin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/korean-style-new-year-e2974126

Korean style new year
2018-02-05  88 瀏覽
A few years ago Korean food became popular due to the K-Pop industry and it has been so successful that there are so many places for Korean food.
You can now celebrate CNY at Meokbang with the Korean New Year Set.
The set is quite filling and here is what you get:

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Salad:
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Pickles and Appetizers:

The Korean style box which is similar to the ingredients you get in bibimbap but served with pancakes which tastes like those Mexican corn tortillas.
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In the meats section, there was hinly sliced steak, Hanwoo plate, prawns, pork belly, ox tongue and leju hanwoo brisket.

On the hot side, there was soup with dumplings and Korean style new year cake which looks like two co joined tapioca balls which were chewy and delicious.
The dumplings in the soup were flavourful with lots of chives.


Finished with two fizzy drinks and pineapple was my favourite.

[Review 6408] Chinese chaachanteng @ Itamama

05/02/2018
Itamama  休息中
將軍澳重華路8號東港城1樓188號舖
Shop 188, 1/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-chaachanteng-e2973915

Chinese chaachanteng
2018-02-05  357 瀏覽
Tried other restaurants from this group and this one was the worst.
At the entrance, there is a rotisseries but as you can see the chickens are dead flat!
The restaurant was pretty empty and strangely they arrange people to sit with others on the same table which is so Chinese.
The hot drink was served with this disposable spoon where you can see it has been obviously reused so many times.
The lobster broth pasta was very salty but the thing that ruined it was the black pepper.
Otherwise, it would have tasted quite nice.
Another interesting ingredient was the shiitake mushrooms!

[Review 6407] 新竹源 is back! @ 新竹源越南餐廳 Sun Chuk Yuen Vietnamese Restaurant

05/02/2018
新竹源越南餐廳  Sun Chuk Yuen Vietnamese Restaurant
灣仔莊士敦道22號York Place 地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, York Place, 22 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/%E6%96%B0%E7%AB%B9%E6%BA%90-is-back-e2973907

新竹源 is back!
2018-02-05  107 瀏覽
I thought this joint was new but it used to the restaurant a couple blocks round the corner on Landale Street where I used to go for their scrambled eggs with Vietnamese Sausage.
The restaurant that used to be at this spot used to be Vietnamese Woods or something like that.
Anyway, the menu is bigger and better than before.
Started with the classic Vietnamese noodles and the broth was strong and rich so the noodles soaked it well.
The steamed pancakes were quite elastic with a slight oily surface filled with lots of chunky carrots, radish and minced meat with a strong black pepper taste.
The Banh Mi was a little disappointing because it was just different, there were no pickles but lots of julienne carrots, cucumbers and lettuce which was a bit strange.
The way it was toasted looked very Cantonese as well.
Last but not least was the bun hoi,  and that was my favourite.
It was new to me because I rarely eat Vietnamese food but it was almost similar to Sri Lankan hoppers but flavoured with crispy onions and tasty spring onions.
Finished with the salted lemon drink which was strangely sweetened.
Anyway, despite some hits and misses, they are back in Wanchai.

[Review 6406] Food has improved @ Cafe Prince Royal

04/02/2018
Cafe Prince Royal  休息中
太子花園街232-242號禮賢大廈地下F舖
Shop F, G/F, Oscar Court, 232-242 Fa Yuen Street, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/food-has-improved-e2973074

Food has improved
2018-02-04  393 瀏覽
I discovered this restaurant exactly a year ago and at that time it wasn't even listed on openrice so updated OR with this restaurant.They only had bagels then but now they have so much more filling options such as the popular all day breakfast and they offer so many fancy teas for tea lovers.
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The avocado and smoked salmon croissant/foccacia was appealing because I love avocado.
I decided to choose foccacia because I prefer bread more than a buttery croissant.

When it came, the foccacia was a bit different to what I had in mind because foccacias are normally sliced horizontally rather than vertically so the croissant would probably be a more filling option.
Anyway, avocado was really good because it was ripe and soft so it had a lovely creamy texture and taste which went well with the salmon.
The baby spinach leaves were good too drizzled with balsamic, a memorable salad other than boring lettuce or arrugula.
For the all day breakfast, it also came with foccacia so if I had known, I definitely would have chosen the croissant.
Anyway, the bacon was really good because it had a nice saltiness and smokey aroma to it.

Finished with two cakes which just looked delicious in the cabinet.
The hazelnut one is light and not too sweet.
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The chocolate one was sweeter but still good.

I liked the way both came with some whipped cream topped with caramel sauce.
For drinks, the teas were great because I just love teas.
The peach black tea was very fragrant while the Earl Grey tea was more versatile.

My friend had the homemade lemonade.

Will probably be back if I am in the area and it is encouraging to see the cafe doing well a year later.

[Review 6405] Afternoon tea set @ café bar on 8

04/02/2018
café bar on 8  營業中
半山麥當勞道2號8樓
8/F, 2 MacDonnell Road, Mid-Levels
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/afternoon-tea-set-e2972746

Afternoon tea set
2018-02-04  2823 瀏覽
Nice environment but the tea set was average.
The sandwiches were obviously made for a while because the bread was dry and dehydrated.
The scones and muffins smelt strange and there was no basic cream or even clotted cream with the scones.

[Review 6404] Restaurant in a market @ KLN Cafe

03/02/2018
KLN Cafe (已結業)
觀塘駿業街67號駿業熟食市場1樓46號舖
Shop 46, 1/F, Tsun Yip Cooked Food Market, 67 Tsun Yip Street, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-restaurant-in-a-market-e2972304

A restaurant in a market
2018-02-03  404 瀏覽
When I first heard of this restaurant I thought it was related to Kowloon because of the name KLN but it turns out KLN are the initials of the three owners.The restaurant is also located in an old market which is something you wouldn't expect.
It reminds me of ABC in Sheungwan but the market is slightly different in setting.
Anyway, they specialize in pasta where you can choose different sauces and ingredients.
The squid ink one was really good paired with squid while the chicken one was lighter.
Drinks were good too, there were so many choices.

[Review 6403] Pompompurin gimmick @ 鴻福堂 Hung Fook Tong

03/02/2018
鴻福堂  Hung Fook Tong
九龍城沐翠街晴朗商場地下 A018 號舖
Shop A018, G/F., Ching Long Shopping Centre, Kowloon City
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pompompurin-gimmick-e2971964

Tried this because it was something that you wouldn't normally find at Hungfooktong.
It was the shaomai and pompompurin set.
I didn't like the pompompurin fish slices because they were rubbery and hard to swallow and I doubt it had fish in them either.
They are good for photos I suppose and that's it!