[Review 6597] Ramen with meatballs @ 神虎麺商店 Kamitora Tonkotsu

04/06/2018
神虎麺商店 Kamitora Tonkotsu
灣仔大王東街6-16號安東大廈地舖
G/F, Antung Building, 6-16 Tai Wong Street East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ramen-with-meatballs-e3064021

Ramen with meatballs
2018-06-04  425 瀏覽
Before I came, I got this confused with another Kamitora nearby which has closed down.
Anyway, this one is on Tai Wong Road East and is evidently different.

I love those cute colourful napkins.
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There were five different ramens to choose from:
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Started with the gyoza which were bursting with juices inside.

The ramen was evidently the stars of the show and they come with these cute pork meatballs which were tasty.
They were soft just like homemade meatballs.
Personally I was really fond of my pork broth because I wanted to try the most original one and it was rich and thick with lots of collagen floating about.
Overall, the pork slices were soft and fresh and the ramen was quite likable because the texture was a bit like blanched pasta, but probably not how you would expect in a way of describing it.

The fried chili and dried prawn condiment really made it tastier as it helped balanced the heaviness of the pork broth.

The condiments was actually meant for the prawn broth but it also went well with the pork broth.

The prawn broth is just more prawny but it just depends on which broth you fancy that day.

[Review 6596] Check your hotpot @ 湯•米 Soup And Rice

04/06/2018
湯•米 Soup And Rice
將軍澳唐賢街23號帝景灣商場1樓40號舖
Shop 40, 1/F, Corinthia by the Sea, 23 Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/check-your-hotpot-e3064015

Decided to try this place because of the Taiwanese hotpots.
This could be the first and the worst in TKO.
Anyway, the location was more of a nuisance than expected because it is next to this residential mall which does not let you go through hence you have to waste another 5 minutes to walk around it.
So it could take you quite a while to walk from the MTR station if you don't live nearby.

Ordered the Signature Taiwanese pot because it contains fermented tofu, TW bloodcake and ducks blood however when it came there was no ducks blood as stated on the menu.
For the other pot, it was funny how they serve the meat frozen, which is slightly different from the other two branches in TST.
The portion was smaller compared to the other two at TST, you get at least 2-3 per item but here you only get one piece of each.



The soup was bland.


Not worth trekking over for this, I hope the other restaurants nearby are better.

[Review 6595] What is the logic behind the sweet broth @ Cambo ขุนทอง

03/06/2018
Cambo ขุนทอง
尖沙咀彌敦道100號The ONE 4樓L403舖
Shop L403, 4/F, The ONE, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/what-is-the-logic-behind-the-sweet-broth-e3063478

What is the logic behind the sweet broth
2018-06-03  152 瀏覽
Cambo used to be popular with branches on Sai Yee Street and Langham Food Court etc but not anymore I guess!
Went here randomly and the menu has changed quite a bit.
Anyway, had the duck noodles which looked promising when it arrived in that dark broth with a fragrant basil smell.
The only thing that killed it was the sweetness of the broth and the duck had been cooked for too long as it was too dry and tough.

[Review 6594] A real flaming barbecue @ 柞木炭家 The Charcoal Room

03/06/2018
柞木炭家 The Charcoal Room
旺角彌敦道700號T.O.P This is Our Place 5樓501號舖
Shop 501, 5/F, T.O.P This is Our Place, 700 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-real-flaming-barbeque-e3063436


A real flaming barbecue
2018-06-03  310 瀏覽
I was checking out this new building because I heard that Popeyes was going to be there but sadly it wasn't open yet so I just explored the place to see what was open.

On the top floor, there was The Charcoal Room which sounded interesting.
Went there for lunch and tried some lunch sets.
A la Carte menu with more meat options:
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When I was seated, I discovered that they use charcoal for grilling.




As well as outdoor BBQs, this could be the first indoor Charcoal bbq in a comfortable air conditioned environment.

I tried the soypaste soup with rice, steamed pork with red bean rice and a grilled platter where you can choose three meats.
Although the grill is the star of the show, the other two lunch sets were equally as impressive especially the soy paste soup which had a strong bean taste with firm tofu.

The other red bean rice reminded me of Caribbean rice and peas!

Soypaste soup with rice:


Steamed pork with red bean rice:


Grilled Platter:




The charcoal grill was actually quite good because there were flames which cooks the meat like BBQ so that the meat is nicely charred on the outside whilst moist inside.

I was definitely impressed by this experience because of the charcoal grill so will come again!

[Review 6593] Sichuan fare at Shanghai Lao Lao @ 上海姥姥 Shanghai Lao Lao

02/06/2018
上海姥姥  Shanghai Lao Lao
銅鑼灣百德新街22-36號翡翠明珠廣場1樓Festiva 7號舖
Shop 7, 1/F, Festiva, JP Plaza, 22-36 Paterson Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sichuan-fare-at-shanghai-lao-lao-e3062778

I was surprised to see some Sichuan dishes at SLL so decided to try it because I like Sichuan dishes.


They had four different items in hot chili oil: Seafood, Beef, Pork and Vegetarian and two appetizers which were tripe or pigs stomach.
Clearly the seafood in hot chili oil was my pick because it had prawns and jellyfish which is not often served in Sichuan restaurants.
The tripe was a bit repetitive though because there was an appetizer version with it and it was in the chili oil version.
Anyway, got the tripe for appetizer and a few other Shanghai dishes.
The prawns in chili oil was spicier than I expected but you could still taste the freshness of the prawns which were springy.

It would be great if it came with rice as it really goes well with rice.
The beef tripe was soft with a chew, also marinated well but a little too salty.

For carbs, had the noodles with spare ribs (pork chop in Shanghai cuisine), the noodles were plain which goes well with the chili and stronger dishes.

We also had the Shanghai dumplings as these are my favourites especially with the appetizing vinegar.

Overall, I was pretty stuffed but satisfied with the spicy dinner.

[Review 6592] So dam good Chicken @ Sodam Chicken

02/06/2018
Sodam Chicken (已結業)
中環蘭桂坊雲咸街31號地舖
G/F, 31 Wyndham Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/so-dam-good-chicken-e3062760

So dam good Chicken
2018-06-02  32 瀏覽
There are too many options for KFC these days so competition is fierce.

I was attracted to this one because of the fried chicken coated in salted egg yolk and the location being in LKF.
The only draw back is that it is very cramped inside even for a thin person, so imagine how you would feel being any bigger!

Unfortunately, I had to get the set because you can't order the salted egg yolk chicken a la carte and the set comes with fries, salad and two drinks.

The chicken was good and the salted egg yolk coating was not too salty while the chicken was soft and springy.

[Review 6591] Chicken Fries at [Burger King Hong Kong] @ 漢堡王 (已結業)Burger King

02/06/2018
漢堡王 (已結業)Burger King
中環蘇豪士丹頓街6-8號地舖
G/F, 6-8 Staunton Street, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chicken-fries-at-burger-king-hong-kong-e3062757

Chicken Fries at [Burger King Hong Kong]
2018-06-02  3705 瀏覽
I doubt anyone would order the new chicken fries a la carte as the price tag is $50.
Anyway, I did!
You can get them a la carte or with the meal and it comes with sweet and sour sauce or BBQ,


I wasn't asked what sauce I wanted but luckily I found out from the poster so requested for the BBQ.


The box was cute and the chicken fries were uniform in shape possibly made of reprocessed chicken meat and shaped into fries.


The coating had spices and tasted like one of the burger patties from Burger King UK which also uses this coating.


They were a bit too dry for my liking.