[Review 6743] Good old wonton noodles 2018-08-03 764 瀏覽

03/08/2018
靠得住粥麵小館 Trusty Congee King
佐敦彌敦道380號香港逸東酒店LG樓6號舖
Shop 6, LG/F, Eaton Hong Kong, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/good-old-wonton-noodles-e3116857

Randomly tried this place as I haven't tried it and because it was cheap!!!!
To be honest, I didn't expect it to taste good but it was better than I expected.
The broth was bland even though you could taste MSG but it was just not salty enough.
The dumplings were plump with a strong sesame oil taste and this was where the salt was because the dumplings were too salty.   Normally the noodles in Hong Kong are served boiling ready to scald you but they were luke warm hence marks off for that.

[Review 6742] Beetroot Lemonade @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

02/08/2018
太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee
樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場A區1樓1158號舖
Shop 1158, 1/F, Zone A, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, Lok Fu
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/beetroot-lemonade-e3116545

I was surprised to discover that PC had a series of beetroot drinks!!!!
There was beetroot lemonade, yuzu beetroot and blueberry beetroot.
Tried the beetroot lemonade as it was hard imagining how the other two would taste.

I suppose you could taste the beetroot but the lemon didn't really come through.

Towards the end it strangely tasted like Ribena with some bitterness because of the lemon peel.

The lemon and bitterness got stronger but luckily there was the syrup at the bottom to balance it out.

[REview 6741]Quick stop for drinks @ 花樣年華 Flower Years

31/07/2018
花樣年華 Flower Years
佐敦彌敦道380號香港逸東酒店LG樓逸東美食廣場
Eaton Foodhall, LG/F, Eaton Hong Kong, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quick-stop-for-drinks-e3113955

Quick stop for drinks
2018-07-31  762 瀏覽
This is a great place to stop for drinks, you can sit inside or outside.
Drinks are reasonable priced.
The house lemonade which is freshly made is extremely refreshing for $15.
The guy was really nice to warn me that it needed syrup and he was right and it needed quite alot as it was that sour.
They also had ice shaken teas which are not sweetened and the long jin was my favourite too.

[Review 6740] Birthday bash @ Fu ho Restaurant @ 富豪酒家

31/07/2018
富豪酒家  Fu Ho Restaurant
尖沙咀彌敦道132號Mira Place食四方4樓402號舖
Shop 402, L4, FoodLoft, Mira Place, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/birthday-bash-fu-ho-restaurant-e3113869

Birthday bash @ Fu ho Restaurant
2018-07-31  569 瀏覽
It was an elders birthday so this place was booked to celebrate it.
As well as abalone, Fu ho is renowned for top quality Chinese dishes.
I've been here before so I knew the food was going to be good but this time it was better as they were more experienced so they knew which dishes to pick.

Started with the thick fish maw soup which was clear and packed with chunky pieces of fish maw.
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I really loved it as it was just pure fish maw and the soup was like gravy which you could just mix rice into it.

Next was the goose web feet which were soft and evenly braised drizzled in heavenly Chinese gravy.
Rice was ordered with this because the gravy goes so well with it.
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We had the crispy garlic fish which had a lovely aroma when it arrived.
Each piece of fish was indeed crispy and stayed crispy yet the fish was silky and soft inside.
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The star of the show was the abalone as this place specializes in abalone so how could we not have it.
It was fresh shitaake mushroom with abalone and Jinhua Ham which are all meant to be eaten together.

The ham gives the abalone a nice salty flavour along with the mushrooms so everything was minimalistic but tasty.
To finish we had the house special fried vermicelli and I bow to that because it was so delicious, there was an eggy taste and each strand was evenly flavoured.

The elders really enjoyed their dinner so we will definitely come again.

[REview 6739] Italian fare at Pinco Pallino @ Pinco Pallino

31/07/2018
Pinco Pallino  營業中
上環普仁街6號地舖
G/F, 6 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/italian-fare-at-pinco-pallino-e3113811

Italian fare at Pinco Pallino
Pinco Pallino (上環)
This restaurant used to be bam le garde or something but changed to Pinco Pallino at the beginning of the year which is when I visited.
It was been there for half a year but still not on openrice.
As a gnocchi lover, I got the gnocchi in tomato sauce.
All their pastas are handmade hence the shape is a bit different and these are like little pillows.
They were firm with a chew in a rich tomato sauce so I loved it.

[Review 6738] Worth the travel to eat at Bobsang @ 樸生 Bobsang

30/07/2018
樸生 Bobsang
青衣青敬路33號青衣城一期1樓119B號舖
Shop 119B, 1/F, Maritime Square 1, 33 Tsing King Road, Tsing Yi
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/worth-the-travel-to-eat-at-bobsang-e3113027

Worth the travel to eat at Bobsang
2018-07-30  670 瀏覽
Since I tried Joomak, I've have been a regular because the Korean dishes are different.Sadly Joomak is always crowded hence it is a bit of a wait.
Found out about Bobsang which is strikingly similar to Joomak hence I decided to go and try it out.
At first it was confusing because I kept seeing vegetarian buffets but it turns out that it is two restaurants Bobang Green and Bobsang.
I was advised to try Bobsang first because you can order the items that are available at Bobsang Green.

I know it sounds silly, but Tsing Yi is not as far as it seems because it is only one stop away from Lai King.

Started with a drink as it was a hot day.
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The menu was wonderful because you get to choose and decide your own combinations with the rice, Tteokboki ingredients and sauces etc.
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I had the Tteokboki because there were three sauces to choose from and chose the kale and vegan cheese with okra and vegan ham.
This is why I love Bobsang as you get to experiment with different ingredients without kimchi.
Since I am allergic to Kimchi, I am so glad the dishes at Bobsang do not revolve around kimchi.

As expected it was really tasty and mildly cheesey.
Next was the tofu with fried burdock and sesame sauce.
It was a nice contrast of soft and crispy textures infused with sweet sesame sauce dressing and seaweed which gives it that nice unami flavour.

For mains, I had the Veg Jeon which was colourful and delicious, again it was good there are non kimchi options.
It was loaded with purple cabbage, taro, carrots and mushrooms, the taste was good because you can taste mainly vegetables and it was well done as it was not oily.

They had softserve made with fruit!!

The red dragonfruit was sold out so it was replaced with peach while the other flavour was tofu.
Both were really impressive as they were really soothing especially the peach as you could taste a whole peach in it without the artificial sweetness.

I am definitely coming back for the buffet sometime but I hope they open another branch in TKO!!!

[Review 6737]Captivated by the decor @ 深深甜品 Shum Shum Desserts

30/07/2018
深深甜品  Shum Shum Desserts
深水埗桂林街46號恆安樓地下C舖
Shop C, G/F, 46 Kweilin Street, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/captivated-by-the-decor-e3112954
Captivated by the decor
2018-07-30  95 瀏覽
photos in fb group
I was captivated by the decor which is why I dined here.There are lots of desserts and quite a few that are Taiwanese style.
Tried two desserts, the Taiwanese herbal jelly and the aiyu jelly in coke.
It was big blobs of herbal jelly hence not from the can, there was not a strong herbal taste and it was not too sweet.
As for the aiyu jelly in coke, there was lots of icy slush in the bowl with a faint coke taste.
It was garnished with a jelly gummy bear and a piece of lemon which made me smile.
Will return to try the other dishes.