[Review 6608] Get your calcium here @ 豹茶 (已結業)Pow Cha

14/06/2018
豹茶 (已結業)Pow Cha
旺角花園街174A號地舖
Shop 174B, G/F, Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/get-your-calcium-here-e3071954

Get your calcium here
2018-06-14  176 瀏覽
As well as your daily intake of water, fruit and veg etc, calcium is important too!
At Pow Cha, I like their signature milk series and if you are vegan, they have soy milk as well!!
I had the Snow Panther {Milk, black sugar and Taiwanese pearls} which was quite nice because it wasn't too sweet and it is mainly milk so you could taste the milk as well as the black sugar.
My friend got the Black Panther {Black sugar and Black sesame soy milk} which was on promotion so it was only $15 for such a big drink!!

As it was soy milk, it wasn't as heavy as milk but still nice.

[Review 6607] Fancy a TOM YUM SODA?? @ Cafe Pho 1975

13/06/2018
Cafe Pho 1975
油塘高超道38號大本型地下G28號舖
Shop G28, G/F, Domain, 38 Ko Chiu Road, Yau Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fancy-a-tom-yum-soda-e3071816

I was shocked at how hard it was to choose a drink because the choice for smoothies was impressive.
There was cucumber and pineapple, avocado, Pistachio and almond smoothie and this bizarre tom yum soda.
In the end, I had the pistachio and almond smoothie which was quite nice as it was not too sweet, but the colour was weirdly pastel blue to the naked eye and I couldn't really taste any pistachio or almond.
Regretted getting the coconut smoothie because it was too milky.

[Review 6606] Louisana Fare!! @ Mr. Crab by The Captain's House

11/06/2018
Mr. Crab by The Captain's House
灣仔莊士敦道74-78號一樓及地下C號舖
Shop C, G/F-1/F, 74-78 Johnstan Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/louisana-fare-e3070130

I love Creole and Louisana cuisine but most of the restaurants that serve it have closed such as Blue Smoke, Restoration etc.
When I heard of Mr. Crab by The Captain's House, I had to give it the benefit of the doubt being in Wanchai and the fact that it has been here for quite a while so the food should be good.
They also have another branch at TST called The Captain's House which was not so impressive but Mr.Crab impressed me on this visit!!
When you arrive, you are greeted by tanks of lobsters and a seafood bar.
Started with the popcorn cauliflower which had a nice crunch with lots of spices.
The seafood gumbo was comforting as it tasted quite close to the one I had ages ago packed with okra etc.
The Seafood bag was ok but it was a bit too spicy so next time I will probably choose the lemon and dill cream.
I loved the Dirty fried rice which has chicken liver and sausage bits.
Finished with smores and crackers.
The marshmallow was super gooey and fun to eat.

[Review 6605] Korean Miso Spinach Soup at Ms.100 @ Ms.100

11/06/2018
Ms.100 (已結業)
中環士丹頓街7號地舖
L/G, 7 Stanton Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/korean-miso-spinach-soup-at-ms-100-e3070110

Korean Miso Spinach Soup at Ms.100
2018-06-11  2498 瀏覽
Stopped by for some drinks and discovered that they served soup as well so I got the Spinach Miso Soup.
The soup was really good and had a strong miso flavour with a salty punch.
At the bottom, it was packed with lots of spinach.

Being in Central, it was really good that they had Filipino staff to man the counter because they speak better English than HKers which is really crucial.

They were really good at explaining the different dishes and very friendly.

[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.