[Review 7125] Fantastic watermelon cakes @ LIFETASTIC

16/01/2019
LIFETASTIC
西環石塘咀山道31-37號地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, 31-37 Hill Road, Shek Tong Tsui, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fantastic-watermelon-cakes-e3278116

Fantastic watermelon cakes
2019-01-16  1176 瀏覽
Lifetastic opened in 2016 and they are famous for watermelon cakes.
Thanks to the Taste of Hong Kong, Watermelon cakes are even more popular and there is more than one branch of Lifetastic.Although there are branches in CWB and TST, I decided to go to one in Shek Tong Tsui where it all started.

It is conveniently located outside HKU station.
As well as the watermelon cake, they have introduced others in the range such as Strawberry, Pandan etc.
In a way, I am glad I didn't try it until now as they have so much to offer including drinks.
Started with the Chocolate Tea which was amazing because there was a strong cocoa aroma, I always order this whenever I come across it.
I also had the French Chocolate Earl Grey which is another good pairing.
It was simply divine so I recommend it if you like chocolate and Earl Grey.
The watermelon cake is obviously the star here but we were here in the evening so had some wings and salad to satisfy our hunger.
The wings were not that Thai style as the menu described but it was still good.
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The salad was light with lots of apples and raisins just like Waldorf but without the walnuts.
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The slice of watermelon cake was much bigger than anticipated.
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It was sweet and aromatic with floral notes of rose and crisp crunches of watermelon.
Now that I have tried the Watermelon cake, I plan to try the strawberry or pandan but they have different cakes at different branches or you can even find Lifetastic at the Tong Chong Street Market.

[Review 7124] Above average Japanese fare in Cheung Sha Wan @ Yuyu Sushi

17/01/2019
Yuyu Sushi 
長沙灣青山道399號喜薈商場1樓2號舖
Shop 2, 1/F, Heya Crystal, 399 Castle Peak Road, Cheung Sha Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/above-average-japanese-fare-in-cheung-sha-wan-e3277983

Above average Japanese fare in Cheung Sha Wan
2019-01-17  75 瀏覽
Cheung Sha Wan has changed quite a bit over the decades.
There are more newly built residential flats and new offices in the area raising the living and dining standards, hence more restaurant chains and expensive restaurants are coming to the area.

Heya Crystal and Heya Aqua are relatively new developments in the area.
At Heya Crystal, you will find fairwood and saizeyria on the ground floor, while on the first floor you will find Lime Fish and Yuyu Sushi.
I was lured by the yakitori and sushi as they had both.


If you order four or more different skewers you get 20% off.
Started with the snapper soup which was creamy and had a lovely umami aftertaste.

For sushi, I had the lean cut tuna sushi which was ruby red in colour, also umami to the max when dipped in soy sauce.

Finished with the yakitori which was glistening and smelling good when it arrived.


The chicken ones were rather sweet and my favourite one was the Iberico pork which was lean and tender complimented by the baby sweetcorn.
Will be back as I regretted not getting the salmon roe warship.

[Review 7123] Another joint in SWH @ 可可店

17/01/2019
可可店
西灣河筲箕灣道156號地下
G/F, 156 Shau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/another-joint-in-swh-e3277790

Another joint in SWH
2019-01-17  405 瀏覽
There are now two branches of this!

One on either side of Hong Kong being Sai Wan Ho and K town.
They serve the usual Chinese food like noodles and wontons etc.
Ordered the wonton noodles tossed in sauce and it was really good the wontons and noodles were served separately.
The noodles were the usual laced with lots of oyster sauce and it had quite a bit of alkaline taste.

The wontons were springy with lots of prawns in it and a fragrant sesame oil aroma.

The fried chicken leg was golden with a lovely crispy skin while the chicken was tender and silky in the middle!

[Review 7122] Back for curry @ 千羽堂 Senbadou

16/01/2019
千羽堂 Senbadou
金鐘夏慤道12號美國銀行中心地下G4號舖
Shop G4, G/F, Bank of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-curry-e3277772

Came back for curry because I loved it last time I tried it.
The curry here is fruit based with chunks of apple etc.
As they don't offer plain curry I had to get the set which came with seafood and salad.
It was just as good as the previous visit but the temperature of the curry wasn't as hot as before but I will come back as I love the food here.

[Review 7121] Small vegetarian joint @ 道緣素食 Affinity Vegetarian

16/01/2019
道緣素食  Affinity Vegetarian
荔枝角長沙灣道883號億利工業中心地下4號D舖
Shop 4D, G/F, Elite Industrial Centre, 883 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/small-vegetarian-joint-e3276958

Small vegetarian joint
2019-01-16  1092 瀏覽
I have always wanted to try this joint but I keep coming at the wrong time when they are closed.Anyway finally made it but made the wrong choice as the menu was confusing.
Ended up getting the mountain yam congee because I didn't see the other items like mock shark fin soup.

The congee had a nice smell and the texture was very viscous as it had mountain yam.
In terms of taste it was very bland but you could taste some mock meat in it which was tasteless yet you could smell it.
There were other bits of vegetables in it like sweetcorn and mushrooms.

[Review 7120] New joint but service could be improved @ 薩莉亞意式餐廳 Saizeriya Italian Restaurant

15/101/2019
薩莉亞意式餐廳  Saizeriya Italian Restaurant
長沙灣青山道399號喜薈商場地下3號舖
Shop 3, G/F, Heya Crystal Shopping Centre, 399 Castle Peak Road, Cheung Sha Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-joint-but-service-could-be-improved-e3276787

New joint but service could be improved
2019-01-15  349 瀏覽
Went here after dining at Yuyu, frankly I should of left because the lady at the reception was rather rude.Anyway, decided to dine there anyway as I was already there.
There was so much used tissue from the previous table and this was just one piece.
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I was quite surprised that I had to place my order asap without having to press the order button because she was literal standing by the table demanding me to order.
The table on my right kept complaining their table was smelly so asked the be-itchy waitress to wipe it and the be-itchy waitress just gave them a tissue and walked off.

My semifreddo desserts arrived quickly but both needed some time defrosting as they came straight out of the freezer.

The hazelnut semifreddo was really good as the hazelnut was prominent and there was a layer of meringue in the  middle as well as cream.
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The chocolate semifreddo was strong and rich heavily on the cocoa but not as sweet.

Both were good with coffee and tea which are available at the drinks bar for an extra HKD13.
Saizeryria is good in general but not this branch.

[Review 7119] Kingyo in Po Lam @ 清玉 Kingyo

14/01/2019
清玉 Kingyo
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期2樓2046號舖
Shop 2046, 2/F, Meto City Plaza II, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kingyo-in-po-lam-e3274847

Kingyo in Po Lam
2019-01-14  275 瀏覽
There are so any Kingyos in Hong Kong but then there just as many other tea shops in Hong Kong.

Kingyo doesn't stand out in the city because there are too many tea joints but it stood out in Po Lam because there are only a few tea shops.

It is located on the 2nd floor with a small seating area.

Tried the tieguanyin tea and the tieguanyin brown sugar milk tea with bubbles.

The tieguanyin brown sugar milk tea with bubbles was surprisingly good because the tieguanyin flavour makes it different compared to plain milk or other tea bases.
The only complaint were the pearls which were just too soft for my liking.
They use crushed ice instead of ice cubes.