[Review 6415] Lunch at Happy Valley @ 上海弄堂菜肉餛飩 Shanghai Lane

12/02/2018
上海弄堂菜肉餛飩 Shanghai Lane\
跑馬地綿發街10號地舖
G/F, 10 Min Fat Street, Happy Valley
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lunch-at-happy-valley-e2979245

To be honest, I was in Happy Valley because I wanted to check out this new rotisserie place which is quite similar to La Rotiszzxx. Anyway, since I was there, I stopped by Shanghai Lane which was well hidden but in a good way, there were less people dining there.
Had two set lunches and extra tofu.
The tofu was a bit too sweet for my liking but it was palatable.

For the other lunch set, I actually wanted those dumplings because the dumplings are always good but the guy served the pork chops which were still ok I suppose, it had a lovely crispy coating while the meat was superficially tender.
The star of the show was the tofu, I loved those salty pickled vegetables and salted egg pieces which were delicious with the rice.

[Review 6414] Vietnamese in TKO @ 越北牛肉粉專門店 North Viet Pho

12/02/2018
越北牛肉粉專門店  North Viet Pho
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心1期地下G13-15號舖
Shop G13-15, G/F, MCP l, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/vietnamese-in-tko-e2979206

Only went here because I haven't tried it.
After ordering, the food came really quickly.
The crab and tomato broth was really rich and salty hence the noodles were tasty.
There were lots of Vietnamese sausage slices and coriander.
As well as crab and tomato broth, there is the hot and sour which I hope to try on my next visit.

[Review 6413] Modern soybean fare @ 合和荳品

12/02/2018
合和荳品
銅鑼灣霎東街4號地下
G/F, 4 Sharp Street East, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/modern-soybean-fare-e2979183

At first I got this place confused with Gungwohdaubaan because the stuff they serve is quite similar.
I got the marinated tofu puffs which I really regretted because there was an incredible rancid taste. The marinated tofu cubes would have fared better because they are not fried.
As for tofu pudding and soymilk, the choices are impressive because you can get almond soymilk and chocolate soymilk.
Anyway, I had the tofu pudding with grass jelly which was quite different to someones photos because the grass jelly cubes were much smaller!
The tofu pudding texture was really different to the usual as it was curd like with a subtle bean taste.

[Review 6412] Strawberry yogurt drink @ NeNe Chicken

10/02/2018
NeNe Chicken
將軍澳重華路8號東港城2樓225號舖
Shop 225, 2/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/strawberry-yogurt-drink-e2977967


Strawberry yogurt drink
2018-02-10  180 瀏覽
Unfortunately, I had stuffed myself full earlier with delicious burgers hence had a light dinner here.Had the Cheese salad which was drizzled with a nice dressing that tasted like Caesar but the cheese was not cheddar.
It was a very mild cheese which makes it more palatable for HKers.
For drinks had the grapefruit soda which was refreshing.
But anyway, the star of the show had to be the strawberry yoghurt.
It tasted more like strawberries and cream blended together which an icy touch as there was lots of blended ice in it.

[Review 6411] Only for the Pandan toast @ 廉記冰室 Lim Kee Bing Sutt

10/02/2018
廉記冰室  Lim Kee Bing Sutt
灣仔春園街13號地下
G/F, 13 Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/only-for-the-pandan-toast-e2977931

Only for the Pandan toast
2018-02-10  67 瀏覽
Everything in Wanchai is constantly changing, even the famous goose shop has moved down the road and there is a new shop nearby solely serving Chinese tea and coffees.
As a Wanchai foodie, I had to check it out but there are so many negative comments on this place that I had to choose the food carefully.
They serve the usual Hong Kong style stuff and lots of freshly baked pastries at the front.
I went for the kaya toasts because I love Kaya.
The appearance of the Kaya is a bit different in colour, it was orange and quite thick.
Toast was fluffy and light and it was not too sweet.
It was so good that I had another because I was still hungry.

[Review 6410] Comfy Place for Vietnamese food @ 越蘆越南牛肉粉

07/02/2018
越蘆越南牛肉粉
上環皇后大道西2-12號聯發商業中心地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, 2-12 Queen's Road West, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/comfy-place-for-vietnamese-food-e2975574

This joint serves great pho but we ordered other items to share as there were eight of us.
Started with the spring chicken which was marinated in fragrant lemongrass.
The chicken was tender and there was a lovely lemongrass aroma when you ate it.
The grilled fish with Lemongrass was moist and complemented nicely by the sauces.
There was also the crispy pork knuckle which had a lovely thick crispy skin to it just like pork crackling.
For carbs, I liked the pineapple rice which had preserved sausages in it that gave it a smokey twist.
The Brussels sprouts turned out to be my favourite because they were flavourful and they are my favourite roast dinner veggies.
We had ricerolls and there was prawn or mango.
The prawns fared better because of the chives.
 On the light side we had the grapefruit salad which wasn't artificially sweetened.
 The butter wings are a must order because they are addictive.
 The steamed pancakes were really good as they were loaded with minced pork, diced radish and carrots with a hint of black pepper.
 For desserts, had the pandan layered pudding which was not too sweet and I quenched my thirst with fresh young coconut water.
Anyway, will return for the noodles.

[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.