[Review 7355] Great dumplings @ Chifa

17/04/2019
Chifa (已結業)
中環卑利街26號地舖
G/F, 26 Peel Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-dumplings-e3373801

Great dumplings
2019-04-17  539 瀏覽
Chifa specializes in a unique combination of Peruvian and Chinese cuisine.
There was a migration of people from China to Peru hence the Chifas (Chinese-Peruvian restaurants), where chifa comes from the Chinese word 吃飯 which means having a meal or to eat rice.


Dined here in February which is why some of the items can not be found on the current menu as it has changed.

Chifa Ceviche:
Salmon, octopus, avocado, spring and red onion, furikake, red long chili and tiger's milk.
As expected, this dish was to my liking because I love anything that is tangy.
 0 讚好

Wantan & Salsa:
(Peruvian Potato, carrot, English Peas, Toamto Chalaca, aji, paprika alioli)
 0 讚好

These wantans are no longer on the menu, but I liked the combination of potato and English peas.
Each wantan was filled with silky tasty potato mash and complimented by the appetizing salsa sauce.

Sadly they didn't have Peruvian donuts but they had my favourite RICE PUDDING!
In the middle there was a sweet layer of strawberry sorbet topped with meringue foam and at the bottom layer was delicious and creamy rice pudding.
 0 讚好


Overall quite good but service was a bit pushy.

[Review 7354] Chicken leg in sweet abalone sauce @ 鴻福堂 (已結業)Hung Fook Tong

16/04/2019
鴻福堂 (已結業)Hung Fook Tong
紅磡港鐵紅磡站HUH R2號舖
Shop HUH R2, Hung Hom MTR Station, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chicken-leg-in-sweet-abalone-sauce-e3373578

Felt like protein so got the braised chicken leg in abalone sauce.
There is quite a lot of sauce in the pouch and the shop can help you heat it up.
Had it heated up so it was ready to eat when I got home.
The chicken was soft and silky but very very sweet.
There is so much sauce in there that it is good for dipping bread or you could marinate a few wings with it.

[Review 7353] Gimmicky dimsums @ 譽滿點心匯館 Prestige Dim Sum Restaurant

16/04/2019
譽滿點心匯館  Prestige Dim Sum Restaurant
上環皇后大道中315-319號利豐大廈地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, Lee Fung Building, 315-319 Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/gimmicky-dimsums-e3373574

Gimmicky dimsums
2019-04-16  333 瀏覽
Obviously came here for the gimmicky dimsums.
A friend was waiting for me so I got a takeaway as there is no point both going in and getting charged for tea.
[took the photos there as you can't trust dimsums to stay in shape after a journey]

Saying that, the dimsums were all stuck together and the skin broke for every one of them.

Apart from the poor quality, the taste was good except for the wasabi as it was sweetened.
Will try the Kowloon City branch to see if it is any better.

[Review 7352] Been there tried that @ 熊拉麵 Kuma Ramen

16/04/2019
熊拉麵 Kuma Ramen
上環蘇杭街84號
84 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/been-there-tried-that-e3373570

A while ago they had Hiroshima oyster ramen so decided to go there for it but as it was new year it was closed.By the time everything was back to normal, I didn't get time to come here.
Unfortunately when I did make it, it was a different ramen so had that instead.
Had the fish ramen which was good but definitely not as good as the oyster.
The grass is always greener on the other side.
Hopefully they will serve the oyster ramen again.

[Review 7351] From Kwaihing to the City @ 告白果屋 (已結業)The Smooffee

16/04/2019
告白果屋 (已結業)The Smooffee
太子彌敦道785-787A號利達大樓地下C鋪
Shop C, G/F, Lee Tat Building, 785-787A Nathan Road, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/from-kwaihing-to-the-city-e3373567
From Kwaihing to the City
2019-04-16  42 瀏覽
A while ago this drinks joint was doing online promotion for the KH store but it was too far so didn't quite make it.
Their drinks are instaworthy because fruit slices are put on the sides of the plastic cup to contrast the drink.
Anyway, stopped by for some snacks and a drink as it was pretty empty.
The only food they had was the cheese and ham toastie so had that.
Didn't have any expectations as it was just the usual processed cheese with ham pressed together in the toaster.

Ideally I should have got those fruit smoothies but I just felt like some simple tea that day.
It came in a big cup as well and had to be specially requested as I didn't want any sugar or cheese cap.
Might return if I am in the area.

[Review 7350] Super Hidden Veg menu @ PizzaExpress

15/04/2019
PizzaExpress 
西環西營盤皇后大道西189號西浦地下3, 5-6號舖
Shop 3, 5-6, G/F, SOHO189, 189 Queen's Road West, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/super-hidden-veg-menu-e3372763

Super Hidden Veg menu
Last year, found out that Pizza Express were launching some vegetarian dishes so decided to give it a visit.
Normally I go Pizza Express in London where it all started, then tried it when it came to Hong Kong.
Not long, the menu was localized hence I never went back.
Anyway, after shopping at USelect went here for dinner.
Was browsing through the menu and couldn't find the vegetarian dishes.
Perhaps they had changed the menu again as the promotion was last year, just as I had made up my mind to order I found the damn menu booklet little hidden underneath the front of the back cover so had to decide again.
Couldn't find the planted based pizza because found out that is for the Singaporean PE.
Ordered the omnipork fusilli, you can personalize your pasta so changed it to spaghetti.
Funnily when it came, there wasn't any omnipork so they had to recook it.
According to the menu, this is what is in the dish:
Omnipork the plant-based pork alternative, flavoured with fennel and water chestnut. Served with garlic, chili flakes, button mushrooms and rocket
The taste was great with a spicy kick but couldn't quite taste the fennel and water chestnuts or see any of the button mushrooms.
The ravioli was good but a bit oily and too salty.
Avoiding the local pizzas, I felt the pastas were slightly better and the salad we had was great.
The avocados were ripe and the lemon dressing had a proper lemon tang to it unlike sweet lemon dressing at other restaurants.
For drinks, had the smoothie which is said to not contain any sugar but it tasted horribly sweet not the fault of the restaurant but the apple they used were naturally sugary and starchy.
Finished with the apple tortino which was really good and got 30% off it as friend was wearing orange.
The sweetness of that was normal and not as irritating as the juice.

[Review 7349] Here comes the BRIDE! Wedding Noodles @ 江南瀨粉 Jiangnam Noodle

15/04/2019
江南瀨粉 Jiangnam Noodle
深水埗福榮街108號地下
G/F, 108 Fuk Wing Street, Sham Shui Po, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/here-comes-the-bride-wedding-noodles-e3372736

Here comes the BRIDE! Wedding Noodles
2019-04-15  1379 瀏覽
Not really a fan of noodles but discovered this restaurant after I was dining nearby.

I was captivated by the WEDDING NOODLES!!
Perhaps it could be a translation glitch but who cares, the idea of wedding noodles are cool, maybe they will get famous for it one day.
As well as wedding noodles, you get a choice of soup bottoms as stated on the menu.
Choice of soup bottoms:
Probably tastier than knickers.

This noodle joint has been visited by ex ATV star Lawrence  who is now a professional golfer.


Chinese blurb on these noodles.

Started with the seaweed soup which was served boiling with the usual boiling bubbles on the surface.

I think this is how the food is shamshuipo is hygienic as all noodles are served past boiling point so that any germs are killed.
The star of the show were the wedding noodles, just like wedding the brides the noodles were pure white like the dress.

It was good the spring onions and peanuts are served on the ladle.

The dumplings were big and plump and the fishcakes were panfried nicely but contained grounded bones.

The soup was light so it was quite healthy but if you want stronger broths or soup bottoms as the menu suggests, you can opt for tomato, hot and sour or the Sichuan broth.
As it was my first time trying wedding noodles, I chose the plain broth to see how these noodles taste.
Basically they are a bit like Yunnan rice noodles but much fatter and softer.
Overall, been there and done that trying wedding noodles.