[Review 6991] Nice joint amongst the KB office jungle! @ Cosy Seasons

23/11/2018
Cosy Seasons 
九龍灣宏泰道23號Manhattan place地舖
G/F, Manhattan place, 23 Wang Tai Road, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nice-joint-amongst-the-kb-office-jungle-e3224978

Nice joint amongst the KB office jungle!
2018-11-23  1062 瀏覽
Discovered this cafe after dining at Food Expressions nearby.
This place used to be BESPOKE which I intended to visit but never made it.
It was hard deciding on the cakes because all of them were captivating and they also had salted caramel muffin.
In the end I settled for the toffee star cake and the tea soda.
Again, it was hard choosing the tea sodas because I like Earl Grey and Oolong so chose the Oolong because it had blood orange and passionfruit.
It was interesting the cake was called [toffee star cake] perhaps the name by its suppliers.
There is no star or cake in it except a biscuit base with a thick layer of toffee mousse.
The toffee taste was strong and not cloyingly sweet so it was good.
The Tropical refresh was a concoction of passionfruit blood orange + oolong tea soda.
I would have had the Peachy London but it had peach syrup which can taste quite artificial if it is not a good one but such a bummer because it was mixed with my favourite EG tea.
Anyway, the tropical refresh was ok so overall I had a good experience at Cosy Seasons but they close rather early for the time being.

[Review 6990] VIA Tokyo at Yamataka @ VIA Tokyo x Yamataka

23/11/2018
VIA Tokyo x Yamataka
灣仔灣仔碼頭1樓WC-W3號舖
Shop WC-W3, 1/F, Wan Chai Ferry Pier, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/via-tokyo-at-yamataka-e3224866

VIA Tokyo at Yamataka
2018-11-23  376 瀏覽
To be honest, I only go to Yamataka if I take the star ferry and that day I did so went inside for a peek.
I was surprised to discover Via Tokyo there!!!!!
There was no queue either and I didn't realize it was NEW until I looked at openrice!!!!!!
I love their rolls so had the matcha roll with tea.
You can either choose matcha or houchija but as I was too excited I didn't really study the menu and just got the matcha roll and houjicha tea.
I love tea so this was the perfect treat for the afternoon especially with a satisfying matcha roll that was not too sweet.
Will come again to try the other desserts.

[Review 6989] Possibly the first Nitro Brew in SK @ Bem Bom Food

22/11/2018
Bem Bom Food (已結業)
西貢市場街48號地舖
G/F, 48 See Cheung Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/possibly-the-first-nitro-brew-in-sk-e3224502

Possibly the first Nitro Brew in SK
2018-11-22  88 瀏覽
I'd rather dine anywhere but SK but since I was nearby decided to check this place out.
To my surprise they had nitro brew which is trending so I decided to order one to compare with the one I had at CWB.
The tea base was different so I couldn't compare like with like.
There are other coffee shops in SK that may also have Nitro Brew but as I haven't visited I don't know!!!
My pineapple oolong Nitro brew was quite nice, I loved the foam cap.
It was smooth and not too sweet which was good so I might come back to try other stuff.
As well as HK, there is another bem bom cafe elsewhere in the world.

[Review 6988] Lovely teas at Jenjudan @ 珍煮丹 Truedan

23/11/2018
珍煮丹  Truedan
銅鑼灣利園山道15號地舖
G/F, 15 Lee Garden Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lovely-teas-at-jenjudan-e3223895

Lovely teas at Jenjudan
2018-11-23  19 瀏覽
It has been hard to notice this tea shop as it has been always busy since they opened.
Finally popped in to try something as I had time to wait.
They had all the usual suspects like brown sugar milk, milk cap and pearls etc.
I decided to get the Earl Grey Milk cap as I love EG.
After waiting a while, I finally got my tea.
It had a lovely thick milk cap which was enough to last for the whole tea.
The Earl Grey wasn't very strong but the creamy milk cap made it taste silkier and creamy.
Will probably be back for more bubble tea.
For some funny reason, this shop reminds me of Donnie Yen (yanjidaan) as it kind of rhymes!!

[Review 6987] KFC SweetBox @ 肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken

21/11/2018
肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC)  Kentucky Fried Chicken
將軍澳唐賢街9號PopCorn商場二期地下G61-62號舖
Shop Units G61-62, G/F, PopCorn 2, 9 Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kfc-sweetbox-e3223604

Rarely do I eat KFC in Hong Kong because they just suck.
Firstly the chicken coating is a totally different recipe, secondly the chickens are anorexic and thirdly the queues and wait for food is not fast at all.
Anyway as I was in TKO, I passed by and discovered the new Sweet Box which was empty!!

They had self service kiosks which was brilliant, now you can skip the lines but I wonder how long the wait would be for them to prepare your order.

On the regular menu, they had pineapple soda.

The price of one piece of chicken!


Sweet Box menu:


It was mainly softserve, sundaes, floats, frappes, tea floats and drinks which is so different to the sweet selection in UK where you get delicious shakes like Krushems and softserve Kreme Balls.
Ordered the grapefruit float and the Earl Grey Tea float.
Strangely they asked what syrup I wanted for my Earl Grey as I was expecting plain Earl Grey.
Luckily it was a mistake or it would be weird and the English and Chinese menu do not seem to be consistent as it says red tea in Chinese but Earl Grey in English.
Anyway, the grapefruit soda was pretty good as it was a concoction of grapefruit syrup and carbonated water.

The only complaint is that there is not much drink in the cup as I only saw her pour half a can into the cup which shows how much ice is in the drink.

Earl Grey Float:

[Review 6986] LAte Dinner @ Extra Virgin

21/11/2018
Extra Virgin (已結業)
中環威靈頓街112-114號新威大廈地下A舖
Shop A, G/F, Sun Wise Building, 112-114 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/late-dinner-e3223337

Went here again because I was super hungry.
Ideally I was going to order the ravioli but portions are small so I ended up ordering the fish with rice.
Tried the spicy tomato sauce which was new and it was actually very spicy just like African Chili.
The fish was the usual frozen stuff but at least they are generous with the portions.

[Review 6985] Pho Joint in WTS @ 越一越南牛肉粉專門店 Pho 1

20/11/2018
越一越南牛肉粉專門店  Pho 1
黃大仙鳳凰新村環鳳街12號地舖
G/F, 12 Wan Fung Street, Fung Wong Sun Chuen, Wong Tai Sin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pho-joint-in-wts-e3223272

Pho Joint in WTS
2018-11-20  76 瀏覽
I rarely go to this stretch of WTS but was in the area after going to some Chinese Roast shop nearby.
This Pho joint is evidently popular as it is at the busy stretch of the residential area.
The menu has a lot of offer and they also have another branch in Tsuen Wan.
Started with my favourite appetizer, the steamed rice pancakes.
They were filled with delicious filling and the black pepper was very aromatic so it was very tasty and it had red dried shrimps hence the rosy red colour.

Next were the stars of the show, my friend had the locomotive pho while I had the Raw Beef Pho.
I really appreciated fresh basil which gives the soup a lovely flavour and aroma.
The broth had  a nice rich beef flavour yet it was clear.
Overall not bad quality for the WTS neighbourhood.
Will try the TW shop next time.
Finished with the Vietnamese Coffee which was really good as it wasn't strong but my friend preferred stronger ones.