[Review 7206] A nice place to hangout @ NOC Coffee Co.

11/02/2019
NOC Coffee Co.
中環歌賦街18號地舖
G/F, 18 Gough Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-nice-place-to-hangout-e3301603

A nice place to hangout
2019-02-11  795 瀏覽
There are quite a few branches of NOC Coffee Co,  this one is located on Gough Street with a spacious first floor.
Food was pretty much the standard stuff with toasts and smashed avocado, breakfasts etc.
Apart from a good place to hangout, you will find the menu being very similar at every coffee shop as everyone expects the same choices.
The salad was nicely presented with baby carrots, quinoa etc.
 0 讚好

I had the pumpkin hummous which was different and I loved the Middle Eastern spices such as cumin.
Finished with the chai latte which wasn't that heavy on spices.
 0 讚好

Friend had the fizz which was instaworthy.

[Review 7205] No Photos allowed @ Dandy's Organic Cafe

11/02/2019
Dandy's Organic Cafe
上環摩羅上街32號地舖
G/F, 32 Upper Lascar Row, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/no-photos-allowed-e3301553

No Photos allowed
2019-02-11  1054 瀏覽
Previously tried Dandy's on Jervois Street and now they have moved to Upper Lascar Row.
We were seated on a table near the entrance and it was not that busy that day.
After we sat down, we were given the menu to look at, not long after we browsed even the first page one of the waitresses asked if we were ready to order so I asked if we could have a few more minutes.
She backed off but still stood behind us waiting for us to order. I couldn't quite understand the rush but since she was in a rush I decided to take photos of the menu on the back pages for later perusal as the dishes I wanted to order were on the front two.
Weirdly the other waitress came over and said no photos of the menu were allowed but if I was given the time to browse the menu I wouldn't need to take pics of the menu and I felt rushed ordering because I didn't get time to look through the menu thoroughly.

Food came so we started eating it.
The bacahau I had was a tad salty, when I was onto the fifth piece, there was a big piece of fish bone that got lodged between my gum so I had to pull it out shown on the plate.
Overall, the food was ok and the staff were pretty laid back after you had ordered and started eating the food.
It was just the annoyance of being rushed to order as I may have chosen something better or more delicious had I had more time.

When we left, we saw a lady who is possibly the owner chef of this place that seemed pretty nice.

[Review 7204] An afternoon in KwunTong @ 鴻師傅 Master Hung

10/02/2019
鴻師傅  Master Hung
觀塘成業街7號東廣場地下26-31號舖
Shop 26-31, G/F, E Plaza, 7 Shing Yip Street, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/an-afternoon-in-kwuntong-e3300883

An afternoon in KwunTong
2019-02-10  320 瀏覽
After having a crappy lunch nearby went here for some food.
Had the tea set which only cost $38 where you get noodles and a mock shark fin soup.
The noodles were a bit cold and had too much vegetables in it I was hungry for carbs that day.
The thing that saved the day was the tea which was brewed with tea leaves and not tea bags!

[Review 7203] Having tea at Master Hungs @ 鴻師傅 (裝修中) Master Hung

10/02/2019

鴻師傅 (裝修中) Master Hung

旺角彌敦道700號T.O.P This is Our Place地庫旺角煮場

Chefs' Society, B/F, T.O.P This is Our Place, 700 Nathan Road, Mong Kok

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/having-tea-at-master-hungs-e3300855

Having tea at Master Hungs

2019-02-10  236 瀏覽

After having a great tea at Master Hungs in Kwuntong, decided to check out the other branch in MK to compare.

They do not use tea leaves but tea bags.

Anyway, you could see there were quality tea leaves inside which was a winner at this food court as the other Chinese joint serves tea with the usual tea bags that don't contain whole leaves inside.

It was nice and thirst quenching as the tea was strong with  a grassiness and flowery aroma.

[Review 7202] Other side options @ 吉野家 Yoshinoya

10/02/2019
吉野家  Yoshinoya
將軍澳常寧路2號TKO Gateway西翼1樓W104號舖
Shop W104, 1/F, West Wing, TKO Gateway, 2 Sheung Ning Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/other-side-options-e3300683

Other side options
2019-02-10  210 瀏覽
Yoshinoya doesn't serve my favourite salmon bowl anymore which is why I rarely go.
I didn't feel like the beef so ordered the fish a la carte with some rice.
The rice was cold and sadly the fish had been covered in sauce which is just sweet and the texture of the fish tastes like it came from the can.
Also tried the cream puffs which were rather sweet.
The cream one tasted good while the chocolate one was rather sickly.

[Review 7201] Just the usual stuff @ 香港地 (已結業)Hong Kong Day

10/02/2019
香港地 (已結業)Hong Kong Day
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心1期地下G27號舖
Shop G27, G/F, MCP l, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/just-the-usual-stuff-e3300675

Just the usual stuff
2019-02-10  158 瀏覽
Went here ages ago and the menu is the usual boring stuff eg chicken, steamed fish, claypots etc.
The cutlery was nice and clean NOT!
Had the chicken with rice which was a nice surprise as there was a side of finely chopped cabbage in a refreshing yuzu dressing.
The chicken was boring as usual but I loved the cabbage.
The fish was steamed nicely and the black bits were fermented black beans which flavoured the fish nicely.

[Review 7200] The best slush drink in town @ 豆腐時代

10/02/2019
豆腐時代 
黃大仙竹園道15號竹園廣場地下竹園市場
Food Town, G/F, Chuk Yuen Plaza, 15 Chuk Yuen Road, Wong Tai Sin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-best-slush-drink-in-town-e3300594

The best slush drink in town
2019-02-10  350 瀏覽
Tofu is a popular and healthy ingredient.

There are so many shops serving it such as Kung Woh which is on the traditional and greasy side.

A few years ago Tofuism was very popular with a modern approach where they had shops everywhere but somehow they started to die down with one or two shops currently remaining.

Trending now is Tofuage where they have two branches at Wong Tai Sin and Lam Tin.

I went to both locations and prices are slightly different because I believe one has dine in and the is a takeaway so they have to adjust prices accordingly.

I visited Lam Tin first and the golden tofu was cheaper, you get 7 pieces for HKD20 while at WTS it is $22 for 6 pieces.
Same goes for the Tofu cheese balls which cost HKD20  at LT and HKD22 at WTS, but anyway it was rewarding to see everything freshly made.
Ordered the Tofu Slush because it costs the same at both places.

The original is basically silky tofu at the bottom topped with tofu slush.
It was not too sweet and the tofu slush was fine and uniformly even in size and I loved the feeling when it melted in my mouth as you get the taste of tofu and sweetness.