[REview 6719]McSorley's in Kowloon @ McSorley's Brewhouse & Grill

27/07/2018
McSorley's Brewhouse & Grill  休息中
前身為 Grand Central Bar & Grill
尖沙咀柯士甸道西1號圓方(Elements)3樓平台R001號舖
Shop R001, Roof Level, Civic Square, Elements, 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mcsorleys-in-kowloon-e3107997

Yay, McSorley's is in Kowloon and they are also at Discovery Bay.
It is on the rooftop of Elements which is conveniently reached by the escalators from the MTR Station.
The menu is slightly different and there is a big section with seafood and meats as well as the usual pub favourites.

It was a hot day, so started off with drinks.
I had the malteser milkshake which tasted nice and malty while my friend had a mocktail.
As I plan to go to DB and Central again, I decided to have oysters and ribs which are exclusive here.
For oysters, I had 2 Irish and 1 South African because Irish oysters tend to have a strong taste.
The Irish were fresh and strong as expected complimented nicely by the red wine vinegar.
For meats, had the ribs which was in a BBQ Guinness sauce.
The meat was tender and came off the bone.

Also had the mac n cheese because who doesn't love mac n cheese.
Finished with the Irish cream brulee pudding which was a great ending.
Will check out McSorley's at DB sometime.

[Review 6718] Always my favourite @ Pololi

25/07/2018
Pololi  休息中
銅鑼灣Fashion Walk食街百德新街58-64號地下C號舖
Shop C, G/F, 58-64 Paterson Street, Food Street, Fashion Walk, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/always-my-favourite-e3107378

Since Pololi opened their first branch in Central, they have always been my favourite Hawaiian joint.
There have been other joints trying to get in the game but it just doesn't taste as good as Pololi.
As I was still hungry after dinner, I went here for spam musubi.
On this visit, I got a freshly made one which tastes so damn good because the rice is hot and the spam is so tasty.
Although the musubi was soft, it held together.

[Review 6717] Chinese beef pie @ 自家麵 Home Noodles

25/07/2018
自家麵 Home Noodles
西貢敬民街9號高勝樓地下G1號舗
Shop G1, G/F, Ko Shing House, 9 King Man Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-beef-pie-e3107291

Was captivated by the flyer showing this delish Chinese beef pie.
There are a few different pies to choose from.
I chose the beef and onion as it sounded similar to the English beef and onion pie and I thought it would be interesting to see if there are any differences.
When it came, it was flakey and round like a hamburger slit open in the middle and filled with beef and onions.
The pastry was spot on as it was baked just right and not oily.
However, the beef which I assume is beef according to the menu turned out mostly chewy tendons and elastic translucent bits.
I didn't really finish it off because every mouthful turned out to be that stuff.

[Review 6716] Shakes and juicy @ The Grill Room

25/07/2018
The Grill Room  休息中
尖沙咀堪富利士道6-6A號爵寓2樓
2/F, 6-6A Humphrey's Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/shakes-and-juicy-ribs-e3107288

Shakes and juicy ribs
2018-07-25  67 瀏覽
Discovered that there was another branch of The Grill Room when I was eating in the area recently.
Ended up going here one night when it was pouring with rain as soon as I got out of the MTR exit so luckily this restaurant was nearby.
Started with mocktails and I had the salted caramel milkshake again because I love this drink and the amount of cream that is piled on top.
I also had the slowed cooked salmon for the third time which proves to be another good dish here.
It was lovely and pink in the middle complemented by the dressing.
Ordered the ribs as it looked so damn good when someone opposite was eating it.
I am so glad I got them as well as it was smothered in a tangy smokey bbq sauce while the ribs were tender and meaty.
For carbs finished with the beef ragu linguine which was topped with chunks of beef and the pasta was very appetizing as the sauce was very punchy.

[Review 6715] Lovely decor @ 北京老家 Beijing Home

22/07/2018
北京老家  Beijing Home
灣仔皇后大道東183號合和中心7樓704及8樓802號舖
Shop 802, 8/F, & Shop 704, 7/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lovely-decor-e3104262

Lovely decor
2018-07-22  139 瀏覽
Previously tried the TST branch which has real goldfishes at the dining table.
This branch is similar with old Chinese decor.
The food seems to be better at TST.
On this visit, had the noodles and it was interesting that they used the Japanese style ramen noodles that you get at ajisen.
The buns were quite nice but a bit oily.
The ribs looked promising, real ribs like the ones in UK in rich meaty sweet gravy.
The only thing that ruined it was the freshness which could have been fresher.
Finished with the souffle balls which were soft and fluffy filled with starchy red beans.

[Review 6714] Baked Potatoes in MongKok @ 意歐 Cafe Retour

20/07/2018
意歐  Cafe Retour
旺角通菜街6號地舖
Ground No.6 Ting Choi Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/baked-potatoes-in-mongkok-e3103023

Baked Potatoes in MongKok
2018-07-20  310 瀏覽
I passed this joint ages ago and wanted to try it because they have so many choices for baked potatoes.
It was really difficult finding this place when you deliberately look for it and the numbering of the street is weird.
There were some really good choices like cheese, mushroom and spinach, chili bolognese and egg mayo.
I wasn't sure if they use real cheese or real mayo so had the sour cream baked potato.
The chili bolognese looked hopefully like chili con carne with the red beans in the picture.
The baked potato came and it looked like the real deal.
The sour cream was more than generous.
The potato was a bit hard though and not fluffy enough and the potato skin was not crispy.
As for the taste, it was ok but it tasted like the potato had been cooked for days because of the colour and texture while the sour cream tasted like greek yoghurt.

[Review 6713] Cold Brew Teas @ 泰昌餅家 Tai Cheong Bakery

22/07/2018
泰昌餅家 Tai Cheong Bakery
鑽石山鳳德道111號鳳德商場2樓203號舖
Shop 203, 2/F, Fung Tak Shopping Centre, 111 Fung Tak Road, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cold-brew-teas-e3102856

Tai Cheong Bakery is OLD SCHOOL and BORING.Although they do occasionally have some fun stuff like giant egg tarts which are actually cheese cakes.
Tourists flock there for Egg Tarts on Lynhurst Terrace.
I really do not understand why the HK style flakey pastry egg tarts in Hong Kong are so floppy that it guarantees it collapsing in your hand and falling to the floor! Hooray!!
Anyway, walked past and discovered they had cold brew teas so got the peach oolong as the Jasmine was sold out.
It was actually quite nice and not sweetened with a lovely oolong aroma and a hint of peach.