[Review 6434] Tangerine Peel Latte @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

21/02/2018
太平洋咖啡  Pacific Coffee
灣仔告士打道138號聯合鹿島大廈地下A2舖
Shop A2, Ground Floor, Allied Kajima Building, No. 138 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tangerine-peel-latte-e2985122

Tangerine Peel Latte
2018-02-21  401 瀏覽
Aged Mandarin peel is a bit like citrus peel, hence they go well with sweet things like Xmas puddings.Pacific Coffee have come up with Tangerine peel latte, where the tangerine peels are supplied by Yiu Feng in Causeway Bay.
Apparently, this joint is quite well known but I only found out about this store because of the cat they own.
The taste of the tangerine peel is quite interesting, perhaps I am used to dishes with tangerine peel hence it kept making me think of cooked dishes.

For CNY, they had these cute cakes but Carrot Cake is definitely my pick.

[Review 6433] Still the best @ 四姐川菜 Sijie Sichuan Restaurant

21/02/2018
四姐川菜  Sijie Sichuan Restaurant
灣仔告士打道171-172號安邦商業大廈1樓
1/F, Aubin House, 171-172 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/still-the-best-e2985098

Still the best
2018-02-21  598 瀏覽
As a fan Sijie, this branch is brilliant, it is a bit of a trek but you don't have to wait for lifts, however the security guard wasn't around when I tried to go in the building.
It is a new restaurant so you can still smell solvents which should hopefully disappear in a few months time.
The menu structure is still the same.
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However, some choices have gone like the beer duck so I don't know if this menu is the same as the one in CWB.
For the appetizers, I had the bitter melon and Sichuan cold noodles.
The noodles are as good as ever, they are not as spicy as they look.
 0 讚好


The bittermelon was cooked just right so it didn't have that raw grassy taste and crunch.
It was heavily seasoned though because it was quite salty.
 0 讚好

For mains, had the Kung Po Chicken which was sweeter than I expected.


Ordered this for my friend who couldn't eat spicy dishes.
It was like mixed celtuce, squid and other vegetables in a light tomato gravy.
On the side, there are some rice crispy crackers for dipping the gravy.



Last but not least was the Mao Xue Wang (mo huet wong).
This was mega spicy so I think I will stick to ordering the usual spicy tofu which isn't as spicy compared to this!

[Review 6432] Lured by the Pier @ Jason's 炸魚薯條

21/02/2018
Jason's 炸魚薯條 (已結業)
Jason's Fish and Chips
紅磡民泰街25號黃埔108商場一號街舖地下
Shop 1, G/F, 25 Man Tai Street, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lured-by-the-pier-e2985088

In almost every town by the sea, there is a pier with amusement arcades and food but sadly the one at my town was lost due a fire a few years ago which was reported on the News.Anyway, I was lured here by the picture of the pier but sadly they don't seem to know which pier it was even though they used it.
For sure, the pier is definitely not Eastbourne, Brighton, Bournebouth, Southend by Sea or Margate.
They specialize in Fish and Chips but initially I got it confused with this other one in Taiwan because it is also called Jason's so I find it rather strange they do not have a  FB or IG account to differentiate themselves.

I wanted to try the Fish and Chips but the video on Social Media put me off because it was too burnt but not burnt in HK terms.
Golden in British cooking is golden whereas Golden in HK terms is burnt in a English perspective!
Try asking for hairstylist for purple hair and gold hair and your'll get ugly magenta and a nasty mousy orange.

Anyway, just had the chips and purposely ask for it to be fried lightly.
Extra Vinegar is charged.
It is impressive that they have news wrap beneath the chips but as expected the chips were too crunchy for my liking.
Every single damn chips was too crunchy and there wasn't a fluffy centre.
Portion was big but too big when it isn't delicious!

[Review 6431] Other than Gelato @ 3 Italiani

21/02/2018
3 Italiani (已結業)\
銅鑼灣謝斐道535號 Tower 535 地下3號舖
Shop 3, G/F, Tower 535, 535 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/other-than-gelato-e2985078

Since my last visit, there are other goodies like cakes, cheesecakes and gelato spaghetti.My new favourite is the red velvet cake.
The texture of the cake is quite dense and hard compared to other cakes and the cream is very stiff like buttercream but I don't think it is buttercream.
The oreo is sweeter so I prefer the Red Velvet more.
Also tried the froyo and the reason I tried it is because they have cream.
I like to add fresh cream to everything if possible!!

[Review 6430] Chinese Swiss Roll @ 順興餐廳 Shun Hing Restaurant

21/02/2018
順興餐廳  Shun Hing Restaurant
九龍城衙前圍道56-58號地下
G/F, 56-58 Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-swiss-roll-e2984652

Chinese Swiss Roll
2018-02-21  197 瀏覽
Didn't realize this was a new restaurant.
Anyway, tried this because someone got it.
It is a Pandan Swiss Roll but you can't taste any Pandan flavouring except visually see the green colouring.
As for the taste, it just likes like the usual Vanilla Chinese Swiss Roll but the weird Salty Sweet cream in the middle is more overpowering.
I am cautious to say it is not buttercream because Hong Kong uses a different recipe and most places use that nasty margarine which is not butter!

[Review 6429] Christmas lunch @ 牛扒先生 Mr. Steak

21/02/2018
牛扒先生 Mr. Steak
九龍灣偉業街33號德福廣場二期4樓415-417舖
Shop 415-417, 4/F, Phase 2, Telford Plaza, 33 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/christmas-lunch-e2984638

Christmas lunch
2018-02-21  3176 瀏覽
It used to be Steak Expert 扒王之王 all over Hong Kong where families and everyone would go for affordable steaks.Now it has all changed and Mr Steak is latching on.
It seems there are differences in quality and menu variety for different locations.
So far Causeway Bay is my favourite in terms of quality and choice whereas the ones on the Kowloon side are more Cantonese style.
Went there for Christmas lunch, I didn't have steak but turkey.

I am glad, I didn't choose the steak because both the upgraded steak and normal steak weren't good with lots of elastic bits and tendons.
My turkey turned out really good but the Italian sausage was hilarious because they were evidently  frankfurters which made it very Cantonese and downgraded the Western style lunch.

The appetizer buffet was a good spread of Cantonese style Western salads and Western salads, so I chose the Western style items.

[Review 6428] Curry option in Whampoa @ Made In India

21/02/2018
Made In India (已結業)
紅磡紅鸞道38號香港嘉里酒店1樓百味村1號舖
Kiosk 1, Dockyard, 1/F, Kerry Hotel Hong Kong, 38 Hung Luen Road, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/curry-option-in-whampoa-e2984627

Curry option in Whampoa
2018-02-21  1142 瀏覽
I am alway hungry for Indian Curry so went here for curry.
The butter chicken was ok but didn't fix my curry cravings because the tomato was too strong.
The rice was also cold when it was served so the guy reheated it by putting it on the griddle and adding water to it so the rice was still fluffy but a bit too soft.