[review 6984]Drinking pumpkin!!!!!! @ CheckCheckCin 米水茶飲

21/11/2018
CheckCheckCin 米水茶飲 
尖沙咀梳士巴利道3號星光行2樓誠品生活L216櫃位
Shop L216, 2/F, The Eslite Spectrum, Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/drinking-pumpkin-e3223046

Pumpkin to me has always been a vegetable and all that springs to mind is Halloween and pumpkin soup.
In America, pumpkin is consumed a lot during Thanksgiving because of Pumpkin pies.
In Hong Kong, it is made into desserts and dishes.
As a fan of CheckCheckCin I am always checking out the new drinks and this time they had the winter warming Pumpkin which definitely reminded me of Thanksgiving because of the Cinnamon.
The drink contains pumpkin, pine nuts, ginger, cinnamon and rice water.
When it came, it was like a watered down pumpkin soup with lovely Cinnamon spices.
It was very palatable and not too sweet but the only thing I didn't like were the pine nuts as you had to be careful not to choke on them.

[Review 6983] Beyond Sausage @ Green Common

21/11/2018
Green Common
將軍澳唐德街9號將軍澳中心地下G05號舖
Shop G05, G/F, Park Central, 9 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/beyond-sausage-e3223023

Beyond Sausage
2018-11-21  277 瀏覽
I love sausages especially British sausages which are a different thing to Frankfurters.
The reason I don't eat a lot of meat sausages is that they contain bits of fat and gristle that are quite off putting even though it does help to make it tasty.
Here comes the Beyond Sausage which is vegan!!
Compared to the Beyond Burger the sausage is tastier as you have the herbs like sage and thyme encased in the sausage like membrane.
The only thing that let it down was the bun which was hard, too crispy and chewy which are telltale signs that it has been here for a while.

[Review 6982] Musubis @ 福膳弁当 Fukuzen Bento

21/11/2018
福膳弁当  Fukuzen Bento
灣仔廈門街1號廣泰樓地下C2B號舖
Shop C2B, G/F, Mountain View Mansion, 1 Amoy Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/musubis-e3223013

Musubis
2018-11-21  890 瀏覽
This joint has been here for a while and I am glad they are doing well.
Only got the musubis because these were the only items I was interested in.
Strangely I was overcharged but anyway I was in a rush so didn't check.
The musubis were very firm and you could tell they were made by hand.
The taste was a little disappointing because it was just saltiness and that was it and I couldn't taste the kelp.

[Review 6981] Grandmas place @ 佛教慈心素食 C S Vegan

21/11/2018
佛教慈心素食 C S Vegan
天后清風街9號寶德樓1樓
1/F, Potek House, 9 Tsing Fung Street, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/grandmas-place-e3223002

Grandmas place
2018-11-21  739 瀏覽
To be honest, I have never heard of this place until my friend discovered it.
If I had went myself I would have given up as the door bell does not work!!
You are greeted by a lady who gives you that grandmother feeling.
The food selections were good and I managed to find a few items that I liked such as the fried rice which had delicious pieces of galangal ginger in it.
The soup was good so I was satisfied.
The only improvement was the hygiene and state of the floor.

[Review 6980] Lured by the food @ Interval Coffee Bar

21/11/2018
Interval Coffee Bar
中環威靈頓街33號地庫
UG/F, 33 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lured-by-the-food-e3222973

Lured by the food
2018-11-21  818 瀏覽
Decided to come here for a drink as I was on Wellington Road.
The English guy who was there the other night wasn't there when I went  Oh well!!!
Anyway, I have had so many cold brew teas but less of Earl Grey so had that, there was also some other spice one which I didn't try.
As it was golden week, there were some of those people there who were really rude to the staff and they were drinking beverages bought from outside (Cane Sugar + Beer) but luckily the staff spotted it.
Overall, it is a  nice place for drinks but my Earl Grey was a bit too strong compared to other ones I have had but they had self service water so I was able to dilute it.
Will try other drinks next time and I wonder if that guy will be there.

[Review 6979] A real taste for seafood @ 新德記漁村海鮮酒家

20/11/2018
新德記漁村海鮮酒家
西貢市場街55號地下
G/F, 55 See Cheung Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-real-taste-for-seafood-e3222303

A real taste for seafood
2018-11-20  628 瀏覽
There are too many seafood restaurants in Sai Kung so it is hard to run into a good one.So far I have tried a few which are reasonable.
Anyway, dined here because someones friend liked this place.
 0 讚好

The menu had the usual suspects and they even had salt and pepper abalone which is served at Sing Kee and Loaf On!!
To start off with had the salty chicken feet which I have not had in ages, the last time I had it was in SK but at a different restaurant.
I tried it without the sauce and it was already good because you could taste the salt and spices which had penetrated the soft and gelatinous skin.
The chicken feet were slightly warm which made them even more enjoyable.
 0 讚好

Next were the prawns where I could already smell the soy sauce aroma without knowing they were prawns in soy sauce which meant it was successful dish as you could identify it immediately by smell.
 0 讚好

Again another classic dish in Sai Kung is the clams in salt water,.
It was oil free and clear.
 0 讚好

I tried the broth as well which you are not meant to drink like soup but again they were fresh clams so I could taste sweet strong clams as well as spring onions.
My other favourite was the PLAIN steamed surf ark clams, they were steamed without any oil or garlic which was appreciated so you could taste the pure sweet clam taste.
As I always say, fresh seafood does not need any seasoning while other restaurants ruin it by over seasoning it and adding smelly oil on top to make it look appetizing.
 0 讚好

The rest of the food we had!
 0 讚好

Can't wait until the next gathering!

[Review 6978] Second Shake Shack opens at Pacific Place!! @ Shake Shack

19/11/2018
Shake Shack
金鐘金鐘道88號太古廣場一期1樓105A號舖
Shop 105A, Pacific Place 1, 88 Queensway, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/second-shake-shack-opens-at-pacific-place-e3222146

Second Shake Shack opens at Pacific Place!!
2018-11-19  209 瀏覽
The game is on with Shake Shack and Five guys opening a few days after each other.
This is the second branch of Shake Shack in Hong Kong with its first in Central.
I was pleased with my first experience in Central so I didn't mind coming again to Admiralty as it is more accessible being close to the MTR exit.

The festive milkshakes weren't ready yet but I definitely have to come back for it.
On this visit, had the ShackBurger, SmokeShack and Shroom Burger.

The SmokeShack HKD66 really hit the spot as the bacon was crispy and the chopped cherry pepper was punchy and tangy which complimented the beef.
The ShackBurger is more basic but you get to appreciate the beef more.
The Shroom Burger is a another experience because you get a crispy mushroom oozing with decent cheese in the middle.
Will definitely be back for the milkshakes as I love hazelnut and the chocolate peppermint.