[Review 6778] Ichigen by the harbour @ 一幻拉麵 Ebisoba Ichigen

20/08/2018
一幻拉麵 Ebisoba Ichigen
尖沙咀廣東道3-27號海港城海運大廈地下OT G59號舖
Shop OT G59, G/F, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ichigen-by-the-harbour-e3134480

Ichigen by the harbour
2018-08-20  2236 瀏覽
As well as Wanchai, you can now dine at the Ocean Terminal for Ichigen Ramen.
The new ramen bar is much more spacious and at the far end you have beautiful views of the harbour.

Ichigen specializes in a strong sweet shrimp broth which is prepared daily by boiling incredible amounts of sweet shrimp heads to create the signature Ebisoba.
The Ebi Mazesoba is exclusive at this branch and not even available in Japan!
It is noodles topped with diced BBQ pork, hot spring egg, sweet shrimp flavoured tempura bits, green onions and seaweed .
When you eat it, everything is tossed together so that each strand is covered in aromatic shrimp sauce.
The flavours are much intense as the sauce is stronger than the broth.

On the menu, the also have the regular ramen with 3 types of seasoning, miso, salt and soy sauce.

Had he basic noodles which come with a slice of roast pork, half an egg sprinkled with pretty pink crispies made of flour mixed with red ginger and prawn broth.
The broth was rich with unami as expected with a slight bitterness which hung to the noodles well.

As I have previously tried the rice ball, I had the gyozas.
Strangely, it tasted really good with the ramen white pepper on the table.

[Review 6777] Herbal soup addiction @ 養心殿台式養生鍋

9/08/2018
養心殿台式養生鍋
尖沙咀棉登徑8號地庫
Basement, 8 Minden Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/herbal-soup-addiction-e3133946

Herbal soup addiction
2018-08-19  35 瀏覽

After my first visit to YXD, I was hooked on their herbal soups.
Tried the Sichuan broth and herbal chicken twice so this time had the duck and chicken broth.
The duck broth was also good with a fiery ginger kick to it but the fried tofu rolls that were already in it made the broth quite oily.
Next time I order it, I shall take the tofu out asap when they bring it to the table.

As I was there mainly for the broth, I ordered vegetable sides to keep the broth oil free.

The Taiwanese vermicelli was a wise choice as it goes well with the broth.
Since the vermicelli was already cooked, I just put hot broth over it and it was good to eat.
The vermicelli worked better with the herbal chicken soup as it was stronger while the duck broth just gave it a sweet taste.

[Review 6776] Excellent customer service @ Pret A Manger

19/08/2018
Pret A Manger  休息中
上環德輔道中199號無限極廣場1樓109-10號舖
Shop 109-10, 1/F, Infinitus Plaza, 199 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/excellent-customer-service-e3133755

Excellent customer service
2018-08-19  753 瀏覽
Food is good as always especially the green pea mint soup.
It had lots of whole peas in it and everything was in harmony.
The ham and cheese toast was a bit hard and salty.
I was still thirsty after having the fragrant coconut latte so I asked the guy at the counter for some water and gave him the empty latte cup for it.
He was so nice as I didn't expect him to rinse the paper cup but he did and gave me a lovely cup of warm water.

[Review 6775]Another bakery @ A-1 Bakery & Châteraisé

19/08/2018
A-1 Bakery & Châteraisé
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期1樓1119-1120號舖
Shop 1119-1120, 1/F, Metro City Plaza II, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/another-bakery-e3133273
Another bakery
2018-08-19  438 瀏覽

After the Herbal joint closed down, this bakery popped up.
A1 Chateraise can also be found at hanghau and tko.
Anyway, saw some captivating items so got the cherry danish and apple turnover.

[cherry danish]



It was round drizzled with icing on the edges with three cherries in the middle.
The cherries were quite big.
As for the taste, it satisfied my danish craving as the icing worked well with the pastry while in the middle it was packed with thick custard and soft sweet cherries.

[apple turnover]



The apple turnover tasted great especially the apple and cinnamon filling.
The only thing that let it down was the pastry which was too buttery and not risen properly.
The pastry was evidently a lattice pastry folded into a triangle to make a turnover.

[Review 6774] Summer Truffle Set Menu at [Cobo House] @ Cobo House

17/08/2018
Cobo House (已結業)
西環石塘咀南里8-12號地下及1樓
G/F & 1/F, 8-12 South Lane, Shek Tong Tsui, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/summer-truffle-set-menu-at-cobo-house-e3132626

Summer Truffle Set Menu at [Cobo House]
2018-08-17  191 瀏覽
Shek Tong Tsui is now a hip place with the MTR and Instagram Pier nearby.
I was here again to visit COCO House which is located right outside B2 exit.
COBO means Community of Bohemians.
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At COBO HOUSE, they strive to let people experience the world with Bohemian style of living.
The restaurant is designed by Mr Adrian Cheng, Founder of K11 Art Foundation, and every object inside COBO HOUSE is collected and sourced by him from around the world.

They are now serving the Summer Truffle Set Menu which is in collaboration with the famous Italian truffle brand BOSCOVIVO.
(Available from now to 26 August.)
During the Summer Truffle Promotion period, BOSCOVIVO truffle products can also be purchased at COBO HOUSE.
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Here are the dishes that I had in the Truffle set menu:

Hokkaido Scallops with Rainbow Tomato Salad and Summer Truffles
[Rainbow Tomato salad, beets, mango, green plum vinaigrette, summer truffle]
It was impressive how they presented this dish from the placement of the cherry tomatoes to the layering especially the way they managed to put different colours on each tomato stack.
The pan-roasted Hokkaido scallops are sashimi-grade hence the silky texture and it was refreshingly complimented by the black vinegar.


Truffle Scrambled Eggs with Wild Mushrooms and Parma Ham:
[Wild mushroom, baby spinach, crispy parma ham, truffle toast, summer truffle]
The second starter was a bit more filling as it was scrambled egg, there was a good layering which can be seen on the side of the glass.
At the bottom was fried wild mushrooms and black truffles, in the middle is Italian baby spinach, at the top is truffle scrambled eggs surrounded with Italian Parma ham crisps.
It was all in harmony as scrambled eggs, truffle and crispy parma ham can never go wrong.
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For the mains, there is a choice of Cod or Beef.

Cod Fish with Braised Fennel
[Braised fennel, asparagus truffle pasta, lobster emulsion, summer truffle]
This was a lighter main compared to the beef but I loved the paring of fennel and the fish.

Lobster Emulsion and Black Truffle and Beef Fillet:
[carrot puree, beer onion, finger potato, truffle jus, summer truffle]
The beef Fillet was just how I liked it, perfectly pink and juicy in the middle complimented with my favourite root vegetables and mash.

Truffle Marsala Tiramisu dessert:
Jasmine rice sorbet, chocolate wind, summer truffle
As well as a good beginning, the end was good especially the Jasmine rice sorbet which had a fragrant strong taste of rice contrasted by the bitterness of the coffee bubble.

[Review 6773] Hello Summer at [The Artisan Room] @ Artisan Room

18/08/2018
Artisan Room (已結業)
西環石塘咀南里8-12號地舖
G/F, 8-12 South Lane, Shek Tong Tsui, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hello-summer-at-the-artisan-room-e3130183

Hello Summer at [The Artisan Room]
2018-08-18  140 瀏覽
I was meeting friends at The Cobo House which is right next door.
Since I was early, I went inside [The Artisan Room] to have a look.
It was a chic and modern place for drinks and cakes.
The cakes in display cabinet were so pretty.
On the side they have high quality teas which you can smell.
You can also buy the Designtific Scientific Coffee kit which has ground coffee in vials, drip-bags, and sugar in micro tubes. Ground coffee is sealed in each injection bottle for freshness and each bottle contains just the right amount for a cup of coffee.
It was hot so I had the Longan Sparkling drink from the Hello Summer Series.
The Longan Sparkling drink was so good as it wasn't too sweet and not everyday do you come across sparkling drinks that are longan based.

Definitely coming back for cakes and tea.

[Review 6772] Herbal Beef Broth @ 橋田臺灣牛肉麵

16/08/2018
橋田臺灣牛肉麵 (已搬遷) 新店位置
觀塘鴻圖道90號閣樓1樓
1/F, Mezzanine, 90 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/herbal-beef-broth-e3130172

Herbal Beef Broth
2018-08-16  658 瀏覽
Kwun Tong is another war zone for food!
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As it was new, practically it was packed with hungry souls to see if this is another regular place for lunch.
Anyway, this was my second visit as everything was sold out, they do have non Taiwanese options like the strange noodle salad with salmon but what is the point of going there for that.
On this visit, I had the Taiwanese beef noodles.
It tasted slightly different compared to other broths because there were herbs in it like dong gwai so it tasted like bak kut teh.


The beef was soft and the noodles hung the broth nicely but overall I found the broth too weak and a stronger broth would be good but it wasn't too salty which was good.
Hopefully the broth will be intensified with a strong herb taste on the next visit.