[Review 7238] Almost there but not quite @ 鍾美咖啡 Johnny Cafe

21/02/2019
鍾美咖啡 Johnny Cafe
九龍灣宏照道39號企業廣場三期地下2號舖
Unit 2, G/F, Enterprise Square Three, 39 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/almost-there-but-not-quite-e3313051

Almost there but not quite
2019-02-21  335 瀏覽
I was going to try this a while ago but one of the staff was not really friendly so tried the branch in Kwun Tong first which also did juices.
As they put sugar in it from the Kwuntong experience, I made sure I didn't want sugar this time round.

Ordered the tomato juice and orange juice.
This time the guy almost got it right but he put damn ice in it because he thought it would taste disgusting so the tomato juice tasted watered down!
The orange juice was ok, the oranges they used were very sweet so the taste was very sweet.

Compared to the Kwuntong joint, this shop is about half the size.

[Review 7237] Taking refuge for church food @ 茶一蕃 (已結業)Pearl Tea

21/02/2019
茶一蕃 (已結業)Pearl Tea
佐敦廟街213號地舖
G/F, 213 Temple Street, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/taking-refuge-for-church-food-e3312821

Taking refuge for church food
2019-02-21  71 瀏覽
Obviously I was lured here by church food lol!
It brings me memories of my nursery school at All Souls Nursery in UK.
I remember chopping up carrots for vegetable soup and then queuing up for it.
Anyway, it turns out this is a tea joint with a corner at the back where you can drink it.
Ordered the green tea which was quite thick and syrupy, it was stronger than Jasmine and the aroma was seriously like PRITT stick!

[Review 7236] Insta dumplings @ 三一餃子 Trinity

21/02/2019
三一餃子  Trinity
中環利源西街7號地舖
G/F, 7 Li Yuen West Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/insta-dumplings-e3312271

Insta dumplings
2019-02-21  406 瀏覽
Trinity Dumplings is not new as they used to be at Shekkipmei where they had instadumplings back then but not many people knew it.
As I was in Central the other day I decided to go in just for those dumplings.
I am not a truffle fan as lots of places are using ones that taste artificial.
At Trinity, I was quite impressed with their chicken, truffle and cheese dumplings which were rose shaped.
The filling was tastier than I expected because the truffle was earthy and didn't taste like petrol which went superbly with the cheese.
Secondly the dumpling wrap tasted like some English Pastry and I liked the way it was crispy outside and soft in the middle.
Basically all good so you don't need any sauces to complement them.

[Review 7235] A bit disappointing @ 晶品美食

20/02/2019

晶品美食
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/a-bit-disappointing-e3312057

A bit disappointing
2019-02-20  162 瀏覽
While all the other shops were always open, this one closes real early.Anyway, it is not the first time I have had these rice rolls so I was just trying this one to compare with the one at Kai Ching market and Kwun Tong.
Ordered the plain one to see how the texture was.
I am so glad I did not order two or even order the rolls with other stuff.

The texture was just sticky and stodgy.
It was not even elastic  and the texture was just like steamed rice flour mixture which is technically what it is but normally it is meant to be extremely thin  and then scraped together to form the roll.
I reckon the person who usually does it was off that day.

[Review 7234] Tea specialist @ 瑜茶舍 yú teahouse

21/02/2019
瑜茶舍  yú teahouse
尖沙咀梳士巴利道3號星光行誠品生活2樓L230號舖
Shop L230, 2/F, The Eslite Spectrum, Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tea-specialist-e3312053

Tea specialist
2019-02-21  702 瀏覽
Decided to chill out because it was too hot outside.
At Eslite, there are two spacious joints, the other one was packed so went here because it was not so busy.
The prices are slightly expensive which keeps the crowd away but you do get some people who are not patrons or bring their own food to indulge.
Ordered the gelato of the day which was red tea ice cream.
It costs HKD50 which is quite pricey and probably a one off thing because I doubt I would return.
If only they had another flavour because I don't really like red tea as it tastes like Hong Kong style milk tea.
Basically, it did taste like Hong Kong style milk tea so Hong Kongers will love it and there is a slight bitterness to it.

[Review 7233] Delish chicken and Turmeric rice @ 京川

21/02/2019
京川
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/delish-chicken-and-turmeric-rice-e3311400

Delish chicken and Turmeric rice
2019-02-21  164 瀏覽
There are two joints that serve chicken and rice and this joint has a Sichuan twist to it.
Sadly, the other joint ran out of yellow rice so I can't compare it to this joint but the chicken here was definitely better because it was super soft and tender.
The rice wasn't memorable because I couldn't really taste the turmeric.
But the good thing is that they have so many condiments and sauces at the bar for you to use.
I found it really amusing, they have a curtain installed in the kitchen premises which I thought was used for changing but the chef was in there for a quite a while so he really didn't want people to see his secret recipe.

[Review 7232] Salted Caramel Latte at Ikea FiKET @ IKEA FiKET

21/02/2019
IKEA FiKET 
九龍灣宏照道38號Megabox4樓
4/F, Megabox, 38 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/salted-caramel-latte-at-ikea-fiket-e3311386

Salted Caramel Latte at Ikea FiKET
2019-02-21  250 瀏覽
Went here because IKEA Bistro didn't have what I wanted so went here for a salted caramel latte instead.
The picture looked quite nice but luckily they told me it wasn't like that.
The latte had a strong coffee taste but I couldn't taste the caramel or salty notes in the drink.
The Earl Grey tea was a little different to the blends I have had as there was a strange lemongrass taste.
Although the drinks were not that good this time, the guy that day was really patient and nice to everyone.