[Review 7332] Sweet dimsums @ 添好運點心專門店 Tim Ho Wan, the Dim-Sum Specialists

08/04/2019
添好運點心專門店  Tim Ho Wan, the Dim-Sum Specialists
將軍澳唐賢街9號PopCorn商場二期地下49號
Shop 49, G/F., PopCorn 2, 9 Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sweet-dimsums-e3366070

Sweet dimsums
2019-04-08  155 瀏覽
Tim Ho Wan is a Michelin recommended dimsum eatery but to be honest I felt that it was just average just like other dimsum places in Hong Kong.
It is evidently successful in TKO as the area is being renovated yet they are not affected.
Ordered two items which I was expecting to be savoury but they all contain sugar.
Started with the compulsory HKD3 but sadly they only have one choice of tea available which is annoying.

The meat patty was a bit stodgy and the soy sauce that they poured on was sweet.

Last but not least were the beef balls, again weirdly sweet and made worse by the sauce which was supposed to be some vinegar but it was also sweet.

Definitely not as good as the dimsums overseas but the quality of dimsums overseas are also getting worse as there are more Chefs from HK in Chinatown now.
But then who needs to go to Chinatown these days when you can buy Chinese takeaways and dimsums from the local supermarkets which probably taste better.

[Review 7331] Impressed @ 談風：vs：再說 (已結業tfvsjs.syut

11/04/2019
談風：vs：再說 (已結業tfvsjs.syut
西環石塘咀和合街14-20號地下C舖及地庫
Shop C, G/F & Basement, 14-20 Woo Hop Street, Shek Tong Tsui, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/impressed-e3365668

Impressed
2019-04-11  80 瀏覽
When I first found out about this restaurant, it sounded really familiar but I didn't know why.

Heard about it late last year but soon forgot about it because the English name is just so random.

I was recently reminded of this place because a friend went and it turns out the location is where CASA used to be.

The menu had so much to offer so it was really difficult to choose.

Every dish we had turned out amazing so I was really pleased especially the ingredients they used.

Started with bread which was served hot.

For the appetizers had the salad, it was nice and hearty as there were sweet chestnuts which you won't find this time of the year and it makes the salad more memorable.
There were chunks of sweet Japanese pumpkin which were sweet and firm.
It was topped with delicious crispy kelp that were crushed into powder and made into these thin crackers which you eat with the salad.
Also had the red endive salad because hardly any restaurant serves this in Hong Kong.
The endive is similar to Chicory which has a bitter taste but the endive salad here was dressed with pomegranate, red cabbage and bottarga which gives it a lovely salty taste.


For mains had the black garlic gnocchi which is basically gnocchi mixed with black garlic.
The sauce which is also black is finely blended onion puree with squid ink and it had a lovely sweet taste owing to the onions.

Finished with the coconut sorbet which was another must for me.
Again it is so difficult to get rhubarb as no one eats this in HK.
I appreciate the generous chunks of rhubarb which were still crisp and intact because some rhubarbs can be rather mushy after being cooked.

Overall, I liked every dish that was ordered.
After I went home I googled this weird English name which almost looks like the secret language that kids speaks in English Schools.
It turns out that TF:vs:JS is a music band and they used to have a restaurant in Ngau Tau Kok which I didn't even know about.
Further googling show the food quality there was just as creative as the dishes I tried here.
So TF:vs:JS is here to stay!

[Review 7330] Chinese soup specialist @ 仁和堂龜苓膏專門店

11/04/2019
仁和堂龜苓膏專門店
觀塘秀茂坪曉麗苑商埸2樓226號舖
Shop 226, 2/F, Hiu Lai Court Commercial Complex, Sau Mau Ping, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-soup-specialist-e3365657

Chinese soup specialist
2019-04-11  89 瀏覽
Went here for more delicious soups.
Last time had the silkie chicken and crocodile so this time had the dongwai with red dates and beef.
It was only HKD35 while the other soups are HKD40.
The taste was a bit disappointing this time as I could't really taste any herbs.

[Review 7329] Expensive Shaomai @ 鴻福堂 (已結業)Hung Fook Tong

07/04/2019
鴻福堂 (已結業)Hung Fook Tong
銅鑼灣銅鑼灣道19-23號建康大廈地下2號舖
Shop 2, G/F, Professional Building, 19-23 Tung Lo Wan Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/expensive-shaomai-e3364304
Expensive Shaomai
2019-04-07  104 瀏覽
I haven't had shaomai from HFT for a while.
This time I was lured by the pork and mountain yam shaomai.
You get HK15 for six.
From the appearance, you can see that they have been steamed for a long time as the yellow pastry is not that bright.
The texture was definitely too soft and you couldn't really taste any pork or mountain yam so it makes you wonder what is in it.
But then for things with blended fillings, don't expect quality meat thrown in.

[Review 7328] Cuttlefish things @ 三才魚旦火鍋食店 San Choi Fish Ball

06/04/2019
三才魚旦火鍋食店 San Choi Fish Ball
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期地下36號舖
Shop 36, G/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cuttlefish-things-e3364157

To be honest, I didn't expect this to be listed here but I do know they have a noodle joint at Jardines Bazaar in CWB.
Didn't feel like getting some meat so got these cuttlefish things which are made with some cuttlefish, mainly flour and some peas which you can see.
They were quite nice, firm and chewy with the occasional piece of pea in it.
They have fishballs as well but I am not keen on fishballs as they taste sweet whereas this isn't that relatively sweet .

[Review 7327] Crystal balls filled with fruit @ 粒粒果甜品 Fruit Lover Dessert

06/04/2019
粒粒果甜品  Fruit Lover Dessert
旺角廣華街3號百利達廣場地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, Paradise Square, 3 Kwong Wa Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/crystal-balls-filled-with-fruit-e3364129

Crystal balls filled with fruit
2019-04-06  19 瀏覽
A few years ago, I tried these crystal balls filled with mango at tin yin dessert in cheung chau which has probably packed up now.Recently, they appeared again in a dessert shop in MK with other fruits options.
As well as these cute crystal balls, they have these photo worthy smoothies.
The only complaint is that the menu isn't very descriptive so you have to guess or ask what fruit is in each drink.
Eg if it was purple, it could be blueberry or purple sweet potato, same with the green, it could be avocado or green tea which is annoying as you have to ask.
Anyway, the crystal balls were impressive as they had durian, dragonfruit etc.
Tried the crystals balls with fruit and grass jelly.


As expected it was pretty and delicious.
Also got extra durian crystals balls but they were a bit too sweet.

The smoothies fared better especially the avocado and kiwi.
It was not too sweet.

The blueberry one was quite sweet but you could taste delicious yoghurt mixed into it and I loved the pretty latte art on top.

Will definitely be back.
I hope this trend will get to other countries as the fruit in Hong Kong is just boring, all you get is watermelons, kiwis and dragonfruit whereas we get berries etc.

[Review 7326] Scrambled egg porn @ 四季文昌 (裝修中)Coco Kitchen

06/04/2019
四季文昌 (裝修中)Coco Kitchen
旺角荔枝角道33號百匯軒地下及1樓
G/F & 1/F, Cite 33, 33 Lai Chi Kok Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/scrambled-egg-porn-e3364117

Scrambled egg porn
2019-04-06  58 瀏覽
There are some nice lunches at this place and it is served until 5pm so you can have a long lunch.
The environment is quite spacious as it is a hot pot place in the evening.
There is another branch in TST which serves better quality of food but the environment here is more relaxed.
This time had the laksa and scrambled egg with chicken.
The laksa was very bland without the spiciness but you could still taste that it was laksa.

The scrambled egg fared better but the presentation looked like..
Definitely delicious because the scrambled egg complimented the rice and on top of that you get an egg yolk too.
Drinks are the usual.