[Review 7222] Starbucks at Kowloon City Plaza @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

17/02/2019
星巴克咖啡  Starbucks Coffee
九龍城賈炳達道128號九龍城廣場LG樓LG10號舖
Shop LG 10, LG/F, Kowloon City Plaza, 128 Carpenter Road, Kowloon City
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/starbucks-at-kowloon-city-plaza-e3306641

To be honest, I don't know if KCP had a Starbucks before and got moved or this is a totally new branch in KCP.
Decided to dine there because they had the caramel danish.
The caramel danish was a little different from what I imagined.
I thought there was going to be caramel drizzled on top or caramel in the middle but it turns out to be caramel custard in the middle.
It was reheated perfectly so it wasn't too hard or crunchy and the filling in the middle was not too sweet.
Finished with a Venti Cloud Mist tea which was only HKD30.

[Review 7221] Where am I @ 香榭里 Élysée Bakery

15/02/2019
香榭里 Élysée Bakery
九龍城賈炳達道128號九龍城廣場地下18號舖
Shop 18, G/F, Kowloon City Plaza,128 Carpenter Road, Kowloon City
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/where-am-i-e3306402

Where am I
2019-02-15  230 瀏覽
Discovered this cafe on the corner which used to be some other dessert shop.I am not sure if they market themselves as French or target themselves for the Mainland as there is no English name on openrice.
The eclair selections were quite good but the Chinese name is strikingly similar to this other real French Brand.

Whilst it is trying to be Western, the crowd in Kowloon City seem to just walk in because of the interior but disinterested with the products.


For me the biggest let down was the drinks selection because it was so Chinese with Lemon Tea and they didn't have any Western teas so I ordered the sparkling water as there was nothing really I wanted.
The caramel eclair was ok but crunchier than the usual filled with caramel cream.

The donut fared better as it was filled with apple jam.


After googling Elysee, it makes sense with the drinks selection as this is from Macau.

[Review 7220] Lasagna with bones @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

15/02/2019
太平洋咖啡  Pacific Coffee
銅鑼灣登龍街1-29號金朝陽中心2期Midtown地下D舖
Shop D, G/F, Soundwill Plaza 2 - Midtown, 1-29 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lasagna-with-bones-e3306386

Lasagna with bones
2019-02-15  990 瀏覽
I love Lasagna so I have it wherever I can find it.
Pacific Coffee had it so ordered a portion which costs HKD50.
The portion size is reasonable and baked in a cardboard container.
Unluckily but luckily I ran into a piece of brittle bone on my first mouthful which meant I had to eat the rest carefully.
Apart from the bone, the taste was ok with a rich tangy tomato paste and minced beef which is definitely not pure beef!
Again, meat is not really edible in Hong Kong and you really don't know what they put in minced meat or flour coated stuff which you can't see.
Hoping there will be a vegetarian Lasagna soon!

[Review 7219] Ramen with clams @ 一風堂 Ippudo HK

16/02/2019
一風堂  Ippudo HK
金鐘金鐘道93號Lab Concept 金鐘廊1樓F04-F06舖
Shop F04-F06, 1/F, LAB Concept, Queensway Plaza, 93 Queensway, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ramen-with-clams-e3305981

Ramen with clams
2019-02-16  233 瀏覽
Ippudo has branches all over the world and they are quite successful in HK.
I dine at Ippudo every now and then when they have something new.
This time they had the ramen with  clams [Golden Hamaguri Shoyu Ramen].
They use the thin ramen for this.
You get a piece of chicken, slice of pork, half boiled egg, vegetables, egg and seaweed in the bowl.
The soup and ramen were great but the only complaint was that the ramen didn't really absorb the broth so it wasn't that tasty.

[Review 7218] Sago tart @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

15/02/2019
美心西餅  Maxim's Cake Shop
將軍澳港鐵寶琳站POA 9號舖
Shop POA 9, Po Lam MTR Station, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sago-tart-e3305912

Sago tart
2019-02-15  29 瀏覽
I'm not really into their bakeries but this time saw two possibly delicious items.
One was savoury and one was sweet.

I was impressed with the savoury one as it looked good with purple onions and cheese with a runny yolk in the middle.
There is a piece of ham beneath the egg yolk which held the egg in place when it was baked.
The egg was runny as stated and overall it was delicious especially when you dipped the bread into the yolk.
The other sweet treat I got was the Sago Tart.
I would definitely recommend this if you don't have a problem with sugar as the pastry base is damn sweet let alone the sago custard filling.

[Review 7217] Delish veggie mushroom buns @ 唐記包點 Tong Kee Bao Dim

15/02/2019
唐記包點 Tong Kee Bao Dim
鑽石山鳳德邨鳳德商場2樓202B號舖
Shop 202B, 2/F, Fung Tak Shopping Centre, Fung Tak Estate, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delish-veggie-mushroom-buns-e3305904

Just like McDonalds, Tong Kee Bao Dim has varying prices depending on location.
To be honest, I confuse this joint easily with Tong Bao Dim.
As I was still hungry I got two vegetarian mushroom veggie buns which turned out to be bigger than I expected.
They cost HKD7.5 each but at some other stores you can expect the buns to range from HKD6.5-7.5.
These buns can be identified by pieces visible carrots which the other buns don't have.
If you're a fan of Shanghainese Veg buns then you will love these as they are much bigger loaded with carrots, black fungus and some other crunchy veg inside.
The only thing I didn't like was the bun as it was sweetened but the texture was fluffy and soft.

[Review 7216] Taiwanese GuaBaos @ 一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle

13/02/2019
一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle
藍田匯景道8號匯景廣場3樓1C號舖
Shop 1C, 3/F, Sceneway Plaza, 8 Sceneway Road, Lam Tin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/taiwanese-guabaos-e3304000

Taiwanese GuaBaos
2019-02-13  85 瀏覽
Super Super Congee specializes in Congee and noodles obviously but recently they have been serving some different stuff like the Aniseed noodles a while back and now the GuaBaos!!
They had the usual fluffy white ones late last year and I thought they were quite adventurous with the purple potato guabao but then it is all to do with colouring.
ANYWAY BECAREFUL WHAT YOU ORDER AS THE MAIN POSTER SPECIFIES CHICKEN WHILE THE SMALLER MENU SAYS PORK!!!!

Anyway decided to try it at this new location which is well hidden.
The cashier and restaurant are separated so if you didn't walk over to the restaurant area you won't expect there is seating.

I was just trying it for the sake of the bun, I wasn't expecting it to have a decent pork chop inside as meat just isn't fresh in Hong Kong.
The pork chop was dry and chewy as expected.
As for the bun it was like eating your usual fluffy bun except that it was purple in colour!!!
Overall not worth trying but just great for photos!