[Review 6604] Journey back in time to try some old recipes @ 東海酒家 East Ocean Restaurant

10/06/2018
東海酒家  East Ocean Restaurant
鰂魚涌華蘭路25號栢克大廈2樓
2/F, Berkshire House, 25 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/journey-back-in-time-to-try-some-old-recipes-e3068174

Journey back in time to try some old recipes
2018-06-10  269 瀏覽
Being raised in UK. my first Chinese food memories were in China Town and Food from Chinese Takeways so it was a great experience at East Ocean Restaurant as they are now serving some dishes from the past.
There were a few that I have heard of such as Golden Money Chicken and the Pomelo Grapefruit skin which became reality on this visit.

The Golden Money Chicken does not contain any chicken at all but it is called that because it has chicken liver, a la layer of fat and roast meat.
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The pomelo skin was mushy with a little bitterness.
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My favourite was the white spring rolls stuffed with minced prawn.
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For healthy options, the vegetable dish was my pick with lots of crunchy lily bulbs and lotus roots.
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For dimsum, I liked the fried prawn dumplings which were succulent and springy.
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Other dishes in the series are:
Ribs in Salad sauce:
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Scrambled egg white:

[Review 6603] The Wolf is everywhere @ 茶狼 Cha Long

07/06/2018
茶狼  Cha Long
灣仔皇后大道東200號利東街地下G39號舖
Shop G39, G/F, Lee Tung Avenue, 200 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-wolf-is-everywhere-e3066532

The Wolf is everywhere
2018-06-07  580 瀏覽
My first visit to Cha Long was in Central and it was disappointing because the oolong tea was tasteless.

On this visit, I tried the Grapefruit tea which was Jasmine based and it was much better, you could taste both the grapefruit and Jasmine.

I drank it slowly and the drink did not go bitter even with the grapefruit slices in the cup.

Although I liked what I drank, I regretted not trying the lychee Jasmine which is exclusive to this branch.
Will come back again to try the puddings and tea rolls.

[Review 6602] Spring Onion overload!! @ 廿一堂 Nijuuichi Don

06/06/2018
廿一堂  Nijuuichi Don
將軍澳唐賢街19號天晉匯二期地下G08號
Shop G08, G/F, PopWalk Phase II, 19 Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/spring-onion-overload-e3065780

Spring Onion overload!!
2018-06-06  216 瀏覽
Discovered this eatery after dining nearby.
There are so many new places to try so stopped by because of this picture of a bowl covered entirely by SPRING ONIONS!!
They serve other donburis as well and this cute BBQ Wagyu Beef Set for One which is only available in the evenings.

I love seafood so 5 and 8 were my picks on the Dinner Menu.
5) Cheese Fried Shrimp Rice bowl with Curry/Tomato Sauce
8) Spring Onion with Onsen Tamago Rice served with Marinated Saba.

[Spring Onion with Onsen Tamago Rice served with Marinated Saba]
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It was just overwhelming seeing all that finely chopped spring onions where you couldn't see the rice at all with an onsen egg in the middle.
Every mouthful was wonderful with lots of spring onions which goes well with the Saba and rice while the onsen egg binds it together adding a lovely silky texture to everything.
The Saba that I got was a little dark compared to the other ones I've seen on social media but it tasted ok.

[Cheese Fried Shrimp Rice bowl with Curry/Tomato Sauce]
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The tempura was fried just right and the coating was crisp complimented by the mild curry sauce and cheese.
I am tempted to try this again because they also have tomato sauce which should go well with the cheese and prawns.

For the red meats, my friends had 2 and 16.
2) Yakiniku Pork Rice Bowl with TRIPLE CHEESE for $10 more!!
16) BBQ Wagyu Beef Set for One

[BBQ Wagyu Beef Set for One]
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This Beef set for one was so cute with this mini grill!
The grill has to be greased (buttered) first and then when the butter sizzles, the beef cubes can be placed on the grill.
When it is ready, just a touch of salt tastes great as it is juicy and flavourful!

[Yakiniku Pork Rice Bowl with TRIPLE CHEESE]

As well as tasty pork, there was evilicious gooey cheese which makes the rice so yummy!
They use the American squeezy cheese type sauce so it isn't the Mozzarella or cheddar type hence don't expect it to be cheesy in that sense but more of a thick gooey sauce.


Directions here are not that clear but there is a footbridge next to the optical shop that leads here followed by some escalators.

[Review 6601] Great fish fingers bap @ Rosie Jean's Cafe

04/06/2018
Rosie Jean's Cafe (已結業)
半山堅道119-125號金堅大廈地下3號舖
Shop 3, G/F., Kam Kin Mansion, 119-125 Caine Road, Mid-Levels
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-fish-fingers-bap-e3064388

Great fish fingers bap
2018-06-04  582 瀏覽
I've been here three times now and it seems that I should stay clear of the cakes and carefully choose what to eat.
The grilled cheese toast and fish finger bap were brilliant while some of the cakes were too sweet.

On this visit, I had the fish fingers bap which was damn good.

It was, a proper dusted soft bap filled with crisp fish fingers and real Mayonnaise.
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For drinks, had the avocado smoothie which was not too sweet and it was good that they used ripe avocados because you can really taste the difference.

[Review 6600] Fried [Hainan Style chicken] at KFC @ 肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken

04/06/2018
肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken
荔枝角長沙灣道833號長沙灣廣場2樓212至215號舖
Shop 212-215, 2/F, Cheung Sha Wan Plaza, 833 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fried-hainan-style-chicken-at-kfc-e3064381

Fried [Hainan Style chicken] at KFC
2018-06-04  79 瀏覽
In Hong Kong, KFC has a totally different recipe for the chicken coating so I rarely get KFC unless the flavour is interesting.
The Fried [Hainan Style chicken] meal comes with waffle fries and not chips as served in UK which is another thing I don't like.

Anyway, the new Fried [Hainan Style chicken] captivated me because I love Scallion Oil.

The set comes with rice and a drink and you can also order two extra Hainan Style chicken wings.
Unfortunately, they gave me the wrong ones because they were spicy and tasted totally different from the star of the show.
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As I said, the chicken wings were just spicy.
The star of the show was really tasty and you could taste spring onions in the coating.
The sauce that comes with this is chili and lime which really matches the chicken and gives a slight Thai kick to it.


It was good that it came with rice because I am not fond of Waffle fries.


 Overall, the Fried [Hainan Style chicken] was impressive but not impressive because the chicken wings given were the wrong ones.

[Review 6599] Pasta Burger at [MOS Burger] @ MOS Burger

04/06/2018
MOS Burger (已結業)
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城1樓161-162號舖
Shop 161-162, 1/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pasta-burger-at-mos-burger-e3064034

Pasta Burger at [MOS Burger]
2018-06-04  231 瀏覽
Hong Kong is slow at launching new dishes that have already been launched elsewhere because their timid approach is to observe whether the product sells well in other countries before serving it.

Anyway, I discovered the pasta burger series on night as I was stuck in HH thanks to damn tourists and people commuting into shatkung.
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There is no damn price on the menu so I had to ask which is annoying.
Decided to try the vegetarian one because I liked the combination.
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It took a while to come and I suspect it was the first time they were making it as no one has ordered it before.
Finally arrived and it looked just like the picture.
I liked the way they were serious with the presentation as I saw them cut the lettuce leaf into a circle with scissors.

It was really impressive, how the pasta held together, yet the texture was not too hard or dry.
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I was really glad I chose the Caesar because the sauce went really well with the pasta and it was appetizing with the shredded onions.
The other two are tempting to try but MOS has closed down for rennovation so I have to find another branch that serves it.

[Review 6598] I love Spring Onions @ 麵鮮醬油房周月 Shugetsu

04/06/2018
麵鮮醬油房周月  Shugetsu
銅鑼灣景隆街30-34號海殿大廈地下6號舖
Shop 6, G/F., Hoi Deen Court, 30-34 Cannon Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/i-love-spring-onions-e3064026

I love Spring Onions
2018-06-04  107 瀏覽
I have always wanted to try this Michelin starred ramen but never made it.
Shugetsu now has three branches with the newest branch in CWB and it is quieter at this branch, however they don't open on Mondays!!
They serve ramen and Tsukemen.
Tsukemen is the award winning one but I was here for the spring onion ramen after seeing all pictures with spring onion overload!!
It was just as good as expected and there is so much spring onion to last you through all the ramen and I appreciate how finely chopped they are.
The best thing was that the spring onions miraculously stayed crisp all the way and balanced the strong fishy broth.
The shio broth was very different but the strong salt taste was addictive without being too salty,.
I am so glad there is a good ramen joint in CWB and the spring onion ramen is a must try.