[Review 6655] Cheese and pickle sarnie @ Pret A Manger

28/06/2018
Pret A Manger  休息中
中環港鐵中環站大堂W6號舖
Shop W6, Central MTR Station, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cheese-and-pickle-sarnie-e3084191


Cheese and pickle sarnie
2018-06-28  786 瀏覽
I love cheese and sandwiches so this was the one for me.
The cheese was tasty because it was nice and sharp balanced by the lovely green leaves and tangy Pret pickle.
As well as the filling, the whole grain bread made it really healthy with a touch of fibre.
Next time I am going to try the Posh Cheese and Tomato baguette.

[Review 6654] Crystal Chicken @ 文聚料理(分子)

28/06/2018
文聚料理(分子)
北角和富道84-94號銀輝大廈地下G2B舖
Shop G2B, G/F, Ngan Fai Building, 84-94 Wharf Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/crystal-chicken-e3084176



Walked past a few weeks ago and this chef dressed in a traditional chefs coat came out and started telling me about his special chicken.
As I had already had dinner, I didn't try it.
Went back another night as I was still hungry, had the signature chicken set for $45 which comes with rice, vegetables and drink/dessert.

According to the media, the chef uses a special method to cook the chicken hence the name crystal chicken because there is a layer of jelly between the chicken and the chicken skin.

The chicken was tasty and you could taste that it has been marinated for a while before it was cooked.
I thought it was a little hard and dry but I believe it would have tasted better if I came earlier when it had just been cooked.
The scallion oil was quite good as it was not too salty.
However the presentation and what I expected was a little different as it just looked like normal chicken even though it is said to be cooked using molecular gastronomic technique and slow cooking according to the media.

[Review 6653] Mixed grain rice at [Coco Ichibanya] @ CoCo壹番屋 CoCo Ichibanya

28/06/2018
CoCo壹番屋  CoCo Ichibanya
佐敦彌敦道380號香港逸東酒店LG樓7號舖
Shop 7, LG/F, Eaton - Hong Kong, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mixed-grain-rice-at-coco-ichibanya-e3084165


Mixed grain rice at [Coco Ichibanya]
2018-06-28  239 瀏覽
Coco Ichibanya at Eaton Hotel's foodcourt has this exclusive mixed grain rice for $5 extra.
The mixed grain rice comes with the vegetable curry which has bell peppers, baby sweetcorn etc for $50 but as I didn't like the veg combination, I went for the other vegetable curry for $42 and changed to the mixed grain rice.
It was my first time having the veg curry and I loved the soft potatoes and carrots.
The mixed grain rice was not that dry and hard so it was really good and filling compared to plain rice.

[Review 6652] Sweetcorn soup @ 八方雲集鍋貼水餃專門店 Bafang Dumpling

27/06/2018
八方雲集鍋貼水餃專門店  Bafang Dumpling
藍田匯景廣場4樓2J號舖
Shop 2J, 4/F, Sceneway Plaza, Lam Tin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sweetcorn-soup-e3083752


Stopped by for soup as I was in the area.
The Taiwanese Sweet corn soup tastes a little different because it smells sickly sweet with some milk in it.
There are some occasional blended pieces of sweetcorn but not much.
Overall, the dumplings fared better.

[Review 6651] Crispy Pork Lard @ 澕記車仔麵

27/06/2018
澕記車仔麵 (已結業)
黃大仙銀鳳街7號鳳凰邨大廈地下7A號舖
Shop 7A, G/F, Fung Wong Chuen Building, 7 Ngan Fung Street, Wong Tai Sin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/crispy-pork-lard-e3083750





Went to my favourite joint nearby but the star of the show was sold out so I left and walked in here because it was empty.
They serve cart noodles so I just settled for some noodles.

To my surprise, the condiments and Crispy Pork Lard turned out to be the best especially the curry sauce which tastes so good when it is mixed with the noodles.

I don't like pork lard, but it looked fresh and crispy.


It was so damn good as there was no rancid smell or taste and it was crunchy all the way through.
Crispy Pork Lard is a bit like Pork Scratchings but not as crunchy and the texture is light and crispy.

The noodles were boring at first but were saved by the sauces and Crispy pork lard.

[Review 6650] Starfish on the menu in Hong Kong @ 辣吧 (已結業)Labar

28/06/2018
辣吧 (已結業)Labar
尖沙咀諾士佛臺1號1樓
1/F, 1 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/starfish-on-the-menu-in-hong-kong-e3083313













Starfish on the menu in Hong Kong
2018-06-28  722 瀏覽
I'm not really a person for edible Hardcore things like Scorpions etc but Grilled Starfish was on the menu so I guess it's legal as this is HK.
Anyway, I googled it and it belongs to the Sea Urchin family so the taste and texture should be along those lines.

When I got there, I was greeted by this lovely rustic Chinese decor, red lanterns etc.
On the tables, there were these gimmicky wet napkins and disposable gloves disguised as condoms while napkins as cigarette box.
The slogan on the apron was cute.
Translated as "you're one of my people when you've eaten my food"



For starters, had the egg dumplings which were different.
It is yellow because the dumpling skin is made of egg.
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The ducks blood wasn't as spicy as it looked.

Next were the skewers.
It was really good because you can choose what skewers to have and they have lots of vegetarian choices.

Next came the star of the show!
The Star Fish!


Inside, you will find this brownish/grey stuff like crab tomalley which doesn't really have much taste hence the wasabi soy sauce.
The next signature dish is the seafood in broth platter which is like a seafood platter but in their signature spicy broth!!

All the seafood was fresh and tasty.
Finished with the Sichuan Jelly drink which was really refreshing especially the Lychee!

[Review 6649] Strange Panini @ Grove Café

27/06/2018
Grove Café
黃大仙正德街103號黃大仙中心南館UG樓33-36號舖
Shop 33-36, UG/F, Temple Mall South,103 Ching Tak Street, Wong Tai Sin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/strange-panini-e3083201



I didn't expect the food to be good but went here as I  have not tried this branch.
Ordered the Ham and Cheese Panini and here was what I got.
Not quite a panini as it was not toasted properly.
Secondly, it definitely was not toasted well as the panini texture was like bread and it was cold.
If it had been toasted, it would have been impossible for me to take the slice of cheese out.
After taking out the processed cheese and weird ham, it tasted so good with just lettuce and tomatoes.

[Review 7821] Kaya toast @ 一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle

19/12/2020 一粥麵  Super Super Congee & Noodle 樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場1樓1113-1114號舖 Shop 1113-1114, 1/F, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, L...