[Review 7385] Affordable vegan fare at Green Common Deli @ Green Common Deli

01/05/2019
Green Common Deli
九龍塘達之路80號又一城MTR層MTR05號舖Taste內
Taste, Shop 05, MTR/F, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/affordable-vegan-fare-at-green-common-deli-e3389999

Affordable vegan fare at Green Common Deli
2019-05-01  898 瀏覽
I am so glad that I was in KT recently as I hardly go there these days because there are too many people and supermarkets in Hong Kong do my head in as they didn't used to have the self check outs.
Now that supermarkets have these self check outs, I am more willing to go shopping these days however their system is still not as advanced as UK and other countries because reduced items or people paying with vouchers/discounts still have to go human manned tills.
All they have to do is stick a reduced barcode for people to scan but being HK, there is no trust.

Didn't take many photos of the counter as I didn't expect it to be listed.

Got the Mapo Tofu for HKD29.5 which is extremely reasonable made with omnipork, however they do not serve rice at that counter but you can get it at other counters at the supermarket.
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It was quite impressive as the portion was big and there was quite a fair amount of ominpork in it.

Basically all the dishes are in the heated cabinet so you can see before you buy and eat it straight away as it is hot.
The taste of the mapo tofu was quite flavourful but the garlic and sweetness was quite prominent but overall delicious.

[Review 7384] HFT at Mikiki @ 鴻福堂 Hung Fook Tong

01/05/2019
鴻福堂  Hung Fook Tong
新蒲崗太子道東638號Mikiki 1樓117號舖
Shop 117, 1/F, Mikiki, 638 Prince Edward Road East, San Po Kong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hft-at-mikiki-e3389519
I was still hungry after dinner so got a bun from HFT.
There is chicken or pork so got the chicken.
The bun is quite big and fluffy filled with minced chicken.
Overall quite nice but quite sweet, the typical Chinese style steamed buns.

[Review 7383] Herbal drink @ 海天堂 Hoi Tin Tong

01/05/2019
海天堂  Hoi Tin Tong
香港仔湖南街13 號平安樓地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, Ping On House, 13 Wu Nam Street, Aberdeen
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/herbal-drink-e3389454

Herbal drink
2019-05-01  67 瀏覽
To be honest I rarely get drinks from HTT.
Only went because I had a free drinks voucher for this herbal jelly drink.
I have tried herbal jelly before without sweetener and it just tastes bitter so I was expecting the same with this drink as it was made with similar ingreidients.
To my surprise, it tastes like the canned herbal jelly without the bitterness from that you get from tortoise jelly.

[Review 7382] It's all about being blue @ Paper Stone Bakery

01/05/2019
Paper Stone Bakery (已結業)=
太古太古城道18號太古城中心2樓255號舖
Shop 255, 2/F, Cityplaza, 18 Taikoo Shing Road, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/its-all-about-being-blue-e3389378

It's all about being blue
2019-05-01  128 瀏覽
There has been so many trends in Hong Kong and whatever has trended has been put in drinks, bakery etc.
The Butterfly pea  flower has now been found in bread!!

Tried the butterfly pea blueberry cheese bread from Paper Stone Bakery.
The texture of this bread is very chewy and crammed with lots of blueberries and cheese on the first slice.
Overall, I was very pleased with the bread because it had a good texture and it wasn't sweetened.
The only sweetness came from the blueberries so it wasn't overly sweet.

[Review 7381] Interesting dishes at CityUs Bistro @ Bistro

02/05/2019
Bistro (裝修中)
九龍塘達之路83號香港城市大學學術樓(三) 7樓
7/F., Academic 3, City University of Hong Kong,83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/interesting-dishes-at-cityus-bistro-e3388565

Interesting dishes at CityUs Bistro
2019-05-02  1504 瀏覽
Recently went to CityU for food and I was really surprised with the variety of choices and they were popular with the students.
I went there specifically for the chicken leg with mash but when I ordered I didn't know there were other options as well so chose the salad by accident.
Although I made a mistake, the salad turned out better than I thought because it was just cucumbers with balsalmic drizzled on.
I like the way the menu hasn't changed much so this is one of the dishes that is there all the time as well as roast chicken.
The pork patty that was given (underneath the chicken) wasn't bad either.
On the other side, they have baked potatoes as well.
The pizza they serve was creative especially the presentation and it looks like those window display pizzas.

[Review 7380] Comforting English Fare at Panda & Son @ Panda & Son

02/05/2019
Panda & Son
上環德輔道西28號宜必思香港中上環酒店地舖
G/F, IBIS Hotel, 28 Des Voeux Road West, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/comforting-english-fare-at-panda-son-e3388547

Comforting English Fare at Panda & Son
2019-05-02  992 瀏覽
Found out about this new restaurant earlier this year so I have been wanting to try it.
You can't miss it if you pass by on the tram or bus because there is a huge pillar with a big panda with a blue background and flag.
According to their Facebook, they specialize in Sweet and Sour Pork and English style Chinese dishes so I just couldn't wait to go.
The menu has changed slightly and now they do pub favourites such as Fish and Chips, Curries and Pies.

It was hard deciding because all the dishes were my favourites but in the end I reduced it to Shepherd's Pie.
Then I had trouble deciding between sweet and sour chicken and the black bean fish.
Ideally I should have picked the fish because they use cod but I miss sweet and sour chicken so I had that.


I loved the plates as they are the typical plates you would find at home.


Both dishes came at the same time so it was such a big struggle in the sense what to put in my mouth first so I scooped them both on to my plate.


In the end, tried the Shepherd's Pie first and the potato mash was really cheesy and delicious and the lamb mince at the bottom was rich and satisfying.
The sweet and sour chicken was exactly how I was expecting it to taste because English style Sweet and sour has green peppers which you can taste infused into the chicken.
For drinks, I had breakfast tea which is the most basic tea before all the fancy teas like Earl Grey came into fashion.

Friend had the lemon and lime bitters.

Finished with the sticky toffee pudding which comes with ice cream however I requested for custard because custard is traditionally served with puddings, but I can understand why restaurants serve ice cream instead as it is quicker just to scoop it out.

The pudding was soft and sweet and I think it contains dates as well because you can really taste the sweetness from it.
 OVERALL, I was really satisfied and will come back for lunch as they have the Fisherman's pie and Butter Chicken.

[Review 7379] Secluded spot for Japanese food @ 隱居 Yin At Home

26/04/2019
隱居  Yin At Home
將軍澳坑口村6號地下A舖
Shop A, G/F, 6 Hang Hau Village, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/secluded-spot-for-japanese-food-e3383163

Secluded spot for Japanese food
2019-04-26  983 瀏覽
Hang Hau village is no big secret if you live there and there is a film studio nearby so the only way to get out is taking the minibus from Hanghau village to choihung or HKU.
I was in the area because of Uselect so went here for dinner before I went shopping.

There is quite a lot on offer but I opted for the Donburis.
Although I didn't get the grilled skewers I got the unagidon as the guy looked professional at grilling the stuff.


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Started with the prawn soup which you can see is really strong.
It tasted like concentrated lobster bisque.
Both donburis were to my liking.
The portions were small but I strangely felt full afterwards and they give you freshly grated wasabi.
Personally I liked the salmon and salmon roe because they just taste delicious with rice and you get a piece of calamansi which you can use to make it more appetizing.
Will be back again for other stuff next time.