[Review 6832] Durian moocakes @ Food Monster

10/09/2018
Food Monster (已結業)
旺角亞皆老街86-88號昌明大廈1H
Shop H, 1/F, Cheong Ming Building, 86-88 Argyle Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/durian-moocakes-e3155129

Durian moocakes
2018-09-10  464 瀏覽
Got these mooncakes from Food Monster!!!
There is another branch in Laichikok so if you are working in the area then it is really convenient.
The durian mooncakes were quite nice with a strong durian flavour that was not artificial.

As for the mooncake pastry it was soft when it was defrosted and the filling too.
The sweetness just right and there was a fair bit of real durian in it.
Will return and try other products.

[Review 6831] Big Sister's Tea @ 大家姐·茶

10/09/2018
大家姐·茶
荃灣青山道144-172號荃豐中心1樓B3號舖
Shop B3, 1/F, Tsuen Fung Centre, 144-172 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/big-sisters-tea-e3155013

Big Sister's Tea
2018-09-10  44 瀏覽
Opposite this shop is Big Sister snacks so this tea shop could also be it's sister branch.
Anyway, I was captivated by the cold brewed tea, not because of the method of steeping tea but the bottle!!!
I also paid $10 extra for the drinks holder because it was cute.
The tea was very cold and you could see there were two teabags in there.
It was oolong so it had a nice grassy bitter taste.
Quite thirst quenching so I will be back if I am in the area.

[Review 6830] Made to order guacamole @ 11 Westside

08/09/2018
11 Westside 
西環堅尼地城爹核士街11號浚峰1樓
1/F, The Hudson, 11 Davis Street, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/made-to-order-guacamole-e3153645

Made to order guacamole
2018-09-08  222 瀏覽
11 Westside is a well hidden hip modern Mexican restaurant on the West side of Hong Kong in Kennedy Town!!
Hence the name Westside and not Westside Story which first came to mind.
Hidden in the restaurant is a secret bar where there is a special way of getting in there.
Started with a mocktail which was an appetizing drink before dinner.
Moving on to dinner, we began with the customizable guacamole which is made in front of you.
11 Westside is probably the first Mex restaurant that offers freshly made guacamole where you get to see the ingredients and how they make it.

What I liked is that you get to try it before they serve it so you can have more lemon/salt etc according to your taste preference.

The next thing I liked was the enchiladas which had a modern twist with pickles and crispy vegetables garnishing.
I love Tacos and there are so many to choose from.
My favourites were the Baja Fish and Veggie.
They reminded me of the Taco Truck days!!

On the veggie side, had the beetroot salad and the Echo Park Sweet Corn.
The horchata was light so I still had room for dessert.
Finished with the classic Ami’s Tres Leches Cake which was fantastic as I love cake and cream, although there is more than just cream as Tres Leches involves three different milks poured on top of the cake!

[Review 6829] Nice vibes at Te Quiero Mucho @ Te Quiero Mucho

08/09/2018
Te Quiero Mucho
上環皇后大道中286號香港奧公館酒店地下及1樓
G/F & 1/F, Ovolo, 286 Queen’s Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nice-vibes-at-te-quiero-mucho-e3153619

Nice vibes at Te Quiero Mucho
2018-09-08  1558 瀏覽
Discovered that this place was open as I saw pictures of the opening party.
Went upstairs and I loved the hip decor and they have these cool cocktail skull chalices.

During lunch, they serve the set lunch or a la carte.

It was difficult choosing between the rice or chicken but I ended choosing the Tumbada rice as I haven't seen it at any other Mexican restaurant.
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I am not a fan of watermelon but the watermelon lime was included.
After taking a sip, I loved it as the sparkling lime water went really well with the watermelon.


Super regretted not ordering the guacamole as a starter after seeing pictures of it on soc med.
The Tumbada rice reminded me of gumbo but without the strong spices and fieriness packed with seafood.
For dessert Tres Leche was really good!

The cake was light and fluffy and not too sweet.
The structure of the cake was interesting as it was like a loofah without symmetry.
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Will be back for the chicken and guacamole.

[Review 6828] A big bowl of pin noodles @ 香港仔周記點心茶餐廳

07/09/2018
香港仔周記點心茶餐廳 (已結業)
天后電氣道21號地舖
G/F, 21 Electric Road, Tin Hau

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-big-bowl-of-pin-noodles-e3153419

A big bowl of pin noodles

2018-09-07  267 瀏覽

Went here randomly as I haven't tried this restaurant.

They serve dimsums but rarely do you find silver pin noodles on the menu so I ordered the Garlic XO sauce pin noodles.

For $38, it was a huge portion.

Unfortunately it was too salty and the garlic taste was too strong.

It was a great deal for $38 but I just couldn't finish it as it was too salty for your own good.

Compared to the Sheung Wan branch, the pin noodles there are presented in a nest bowl.

[Review 6827] Decent eggs in any style @ 敏華冰廳 Men Wah Bing Teng

09/09/2018
敏華冰廳 Men Wah Bing  Teng
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期UG樓85號舖
Shop 85, UG/F, MCP Central II, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/decent-eggs-in-any-style-e3153086

I wasn't expecting anything here but the restaurants under TW are seriously getting good.
Went here for the spam and eggs and the best thing is the self ordering but it does not have English.
Anyway, managed to find the page where you can choose how you want your eggs.
From where I was sitting, I could see the person cooking the eggs and she cooked them with care and placed the eggs gently on the rice.
The eggs were delicious because the oil was fresh and the pork was tender but springy.
I loved the scallion oil so I asked for more.

On a second visit, I tried to order the instant noodles which was a little difficult because the first tab, I thought it meant "change noodle" as the other two tabs specified what the noodles were.
Anyway, hope they will have an English version soon.

[Review 6826] It now deserves a visit @ Deserve Better Toast & Coffee

08/09/2018
Deserve Better Toast & Coffee (已結業)
灣仔灣仔道181號長春大廈C舖
Shop C, Wild Bell Building, 181 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/it-now-deserves-a-visit-e3152823

It now deserves a visit
2018-09-08  68 瀏覽
When Deserve Better Toast & Coffee first opened, the menu didn't offer as much as it does now.
I am glad I didn't go until recently as you can see how they have improved since they opened.

A fellow foodie posted a picture in 2017 where I couldn't really see the cheese or cabbage but it is evidently there now.
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All their toasts come with EGG, CABBAGE and STRAWBERRY SAUCE as a basic and then you choose a filling eg tomato, burger, ham etc.
The burger is the signature but I have an affection for spam.

When it came, the toast was heavily toasted hence it was quite crispy without much softness but while I was eating it, I realized the it was quite crucial in holding the toast together.

There is a fair bit of finely chopped cabbage in the toast which slowly shrivels up due to the heat of the toast which was a bummer for me because it was too hot for my hands to hold.

Anyway, managed to munch it slowly even though I wanted to eat it faster because it tasted good.
The strawberry sauce which sounded weird strangely tasted really good with the spam just like the jam and meatballs you get at IKEA.
It worked because the strawberry sauce was not too sweet or overwhelming.

Then the big slab of square egg you get was delicious as it had a few pieces sweetcorn in it and the texture was more like steamed egg with a slight panfried surface.
Overall, the toast was impressive as it didn't have any charred metallic taste on any of the ingredients considering that they have been grilling stuff all day.

Finished with the [Strawberry S'mores] which was another surprise because it looked quite sweet with the nutella on the bottom but it was balanced by the pretty red strawberry slices.
I was quite worked up thinking how to eat it then I discovered that they had already sliced the toast into six pieces which was very useful.
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Anyway, I can't wait to come again soon as it is very affordable and I guess I deserve another toast NOW before they increase their prices .