[Review 6914] Popular joint in TST @ OM Tapas

18/10/2018
OM Tapas
尖沙咀棉登徑1號地舖
G/F, 1 Minden Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/popular-joint-in-tst-e3189761

Popular joint in TST
2018-10-18  109 瀏覽
I don't often hang out in TST but as the weather is getting cooler I don't mind al fresco dining but it is on the corner of the road so you do get some fumes.
Anyway, I was lucky my friend booked this place as it was practically full.
Sat on the corner so it was relatively quiet.

The menu was in English and Chinese and there were some interesting items like fried pigs ears.
Ordered the seafood platter which turned out to be a delicious big pan of bouillabaise where the broth was tasty and full of seafood flavour.
The seafood was fresh and the lobster was springy.
The next striking dish was the slow cooked octopus with squid ink mash.
I loved it because the mash was buttery infused with a nice squid ink flavour.
Dessert was really comforting and  I am so glad I chose the burnt rice pudding.
It was thick and creamy contrasted by burnt sugar in every mouthful.
Definitely will remember this place next time I am in TST.

[Review 6913] Colourful Palmiers @ 半熟工房 (已結業)Hanjuku Kobo

20/10/2018
半熟工房 (已結業)Hanjuku Kobo
荃灣青山公路荃灣段398號愉景新城地下
G/F, Discovery Park, 398 Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/colourful-palmiers-e3189198

Colourful Palmiers
2018-10-20  443 瀏覽
I am not really a palmier person but the box was cute and the palmiers came in lots of flavours like matcha, purple potato etc.
Each palmier had generous filling rolled inside.

You can buy them individually at $8 each so I got three flavours that I thought I was going to like.
 0 讚好

Earl Grey: Too sweet and the Earl Grey tasted like artificial oil essence.
Purple Potato: It was pretty but that was it, it didn't really impress
Salted Egg: This was really disgusting, cloying sweet as well as salty.

For savoury flavours, I think they should taste completely savoury because the sweetness kills it.
I have tried cheese palmiers before which were just savoury and they tasted damn good.

[Review 6912] Peruvian cravings satisfied @ ICHU

18/10/2018
ICHU 
中環皇后大道中80號H Queen's 3樓
3/F, H Queen's, 80 Queens Road Central, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/peruvian-cravings-satisfied-e3189095

Peruvian cravings satisfied
2018-10-18  763 瀏覽
I love Peruvian food but I cannot get enough of it in Hong Kong as there are not many around.
Peruvian food revolves around unique ingredients like purple corn, chocla, ceviches and colourful sweet potatoes.
At ICHU, the decor takes you to the Aztec times ruled by the Inca Empire.

Beginning my Peruvian dinner journey I started with the CHICHA MORADA which is a concoction of Purple Corn, Pineapple Skin, Apple, Spices.
It was rich in ruby colour and refreshing in taste.
For appetizers, began with the  PALTA QUEMADA (Charred Avocado, Aji Limo, Tomato) which was black in appearance.
The avocado was coated with black dusting filled with tomato puree in the middle.
Next were the ceviches, these are popular appetizers with a Japanese influence.
There are so many different options with a choice of snapper, yellow tail and even tenderloin.
PEZ LIMON (Yellow Tail, Yuzu Vinaigrette, Corn)
CLASICO (Snapper, Choclo, Red Onion, Sweet Potato)
TARTAR DE LOMO CON MAIZ (Tender Loin, Corn, Carob Molasses, Chives)


As well as ceviche, the beef short rib COSTILLAS DE RES was so soft and the meat literally melted in your mouth.
It was covered in this delicious strong seco sauce which seemed to be laced with cumin.

Dessert was also good, the QUESO DE CARBRA cheesecake really surprised me as it was made with goat cheese and it was not heavy at all as the texture was soft and silky, not dense at all.
There was a fragrant creamy taste to it topped with raspberry and Quinoa.

Also had the TRES LECHE which was cake soaked in three different milks hence the name Tres Leches.
However there was a Peruvian twist to it with carrot sorbet which makes it memorable and I loved the meringue crackers on top.


Overall, all the dishes were perfect from beginning to end and will definitely be back for another gathering.

[Review 6911] My new place to hang out @ Coffee by Zion

17/10/2018
Coffee by Zion 
西環西營盤第一街83號地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, 83 First Street, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/my-new-place-to-hang-out-e3188495
I had planned to stay longer at Coffee by Zion but there was a MTR meltdown that day which wasted some of my time.
If you get the MTR to SaiYingPun, you will find that Coffee by Zion is just opposite one of the exits.
There were so many items that I wanted to try.
I was impressed they had GOTHLATTE on the menu as not many people know what GOTH is in Hongkong.
They always associate it with Lolita which is something else.

The Zion Burger was tempting as it had almost everything from pastrami, bacon, cheese, egg but as I was having another meal afterwards, I got the salmon foccaccia and the mint chocolate.
After I ordered, I spotted the Honey Cake in the cabinet so had that as well because not many places have it.
Honey cake is a Russian Cake.
The smoked salmon foccaccia was so damn good because there were pickled cucumbers and beetroot spread, the ingredients all went together nicely and not just some lame salmon with cream cheese.
The honey cake was just as good as the one I had DACHA in Central with bits of walnuts in it.
To finish, had the mint chocolate which was smooth and sweet.
I liked the way it had latte art on top even though it wasn't coffee.
Hope to come back again and crash out a bit longer.

[Review 6910] Sexy charming teaologists @ 唇茶 Tea Only

17/10/2018
唇茶  Tea Only
旺角彌敦道688號旺角中心2樓SB06號舖
Shop SB06, 2/F, Argyle Centre, 688 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sexy-charming-teaologists-e3188484

Sexy charming teaologists
2018-10-17  33 瀏覽
Only tried this as I was in the area.
There are about 5 tea shops in a row and frankly the graphics stood out and as a tea person chose this one.
On the menu, you can choose pure tea or healthy drinks with peach gum and other fancy items.
Ended up choosing B5 because you don't often see White Peony Sau Mei Tea with APRICOT KERNEL AND COCONUT.

This tea joint also stands out because they mix the teas at the counter like the mixiologists do at trendy cocktail bars!
When I got my tea, it was visually appealing.
You could see a big chunk of coconut, peach gum and apricot kernels at the bottom.
Unfortunately, all I could taste was the sweetness and nothing else, not even the tea.
I would have been better off ordering TEA ONLY.

[Review 6909] Hong Kong style Froyo!!!! @ Yo Mama Frozen Yogurt

17/10/2018
Yo Mama Frozen Yogurt 
中環港景街1號國際金融中心3樓3098A號舖
Shop 3098A, 3/F, IFC, 1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hong-kong-style-froyo-e3188471

It's been a while since I have been to Yo Mama at IFC.
This is the new location as they used to be at the footbridge near the ferry piers.
I was captivated by the new Hong Kong Style flavours with matching toppings like coffee jelly and condensed milk.
For Halloween, they are also doing pumpkin froyo where you can really taste the cinnamon.
Got the Tea with Coffee Jelly and extra condensed milk.
It tasted really good and just how Hong Kong style milk tea does.The extra condensed milk took away that signature bitterness while the coffee made it taste like yinyang.
Will check out the Popcorn branch later!

[Review 6908] Good food all day @ 串王之王 - 正宗成都串串火鍋 King of Stick Hot Pot

19/10/2018
串王之王 - 正宗成都串串火鍋 King of Stick Hot Pot
尖沙咀金馬倫道34-36A號福僑大廈地舖
G/F, Fook Kiu Mansion, 34-36A Cameron Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/good-food-all-day-e3188146

Good food all day
2018-10-19  2265 瀏覽
I know this place is famous for Spicy pots with skewers but the lunch menu is also good.

During lunch, they serve noodles and rice.
There are four broth choices and I was captivated by the spicy soup and the herbal soup.
As there were four of us, we had two noodles and two rices.
We chose our noodles and toppings with thought.
For the herbal one ordered okra, fresh mountain yam and bamboo pith with it.
The herbal taste was good especially the donggwai.


For the spicy broth, wanted to order the wide purple potato noodles but they were sold out so ordered the black noodles with ducks blood, spam and Sichuan preserved sausages.
The Sichuan preserved sausages are worth trying as you can't really find them in HK.
They are thinner than the HK ones and taste the same.
For the rices, both were annoyingly delicious especially the spam fried rice as the cubes of spam were crispy.
The other rice was different but I like the pork as it was thinly sliced and fried like bacon so it was slightly crispy yet lean with a smoky Sichuan flavour.
Finished with a refreshing soda.
Will be back but deciding what to have is difficult as the ones we picked all taste good.