[Review 7397] Healthy beverages @ 小茶堂 (已結業)TeaDays

07/05/2019
小茶堂 (已結業)TeaDays
旺角花園街2-16號好景商業中心地下22號舖
Shop 22, G/F, Ho King Commercial Centre, 2-16 Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/healthy-beverages-e3396121

Healthy beverages
2019-05-07  81 瀏覽
I was actually in for a surprise when I went here.
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They had slow pressed juices and you could order drinks that were 100% sugar free.
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I was actually doubting if they would be sugar free as usually taro and purple sweet potato are made with powders but ordered anyway.

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There was a choice of purple potato or taro.
Purple potato is trending now but I had the taro because it is not as sweet compared to purple potato and less shops serve taro these days so you have to go to proper Taiwanese joints.

To my surprise, both were the real deal.
The cold pressed OJ was sweet and thick in the sense you could taste all parts of the orange from the pulp to the orange membrane.
Then the taro was exactly what I wanted, it didn't have any colouring and there were real pieces of taro so it was very satisfying as well as healthy.


Will definitely be back for the Sweet purple potato milk when I am in the area.

[Review 7396] Difficult name to remember @ 阿玖里 Lane No.9 Tea

078/05/2019
阿玖里  Lane No.9 Tea
紅磡黃埔天地第5及第6期Aeon Style Deli Square地舖
G/F, AEON Style Deli Square, Site 5 and Site 6, Wonderful Worlds of Whampoa, Hung Hom, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/difficult-name-to-remember-e3396104

Difficult name to remember
2019-05-07  148 瀏覽
I was just looking for a drink and ended up getting a buckwheat tea from here.
As well as buckwheat, there are other drinks to choose from.
It was a memorable buckwheat tea as there were other ingredients as well as buckwheat.
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You can see pieces of carrot in it and well as buckwheat and green tea leaves.
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The tea was quite nice as the buckwheat was quite prominent.
I will probably visit again knowing it as the buckwheat place as the Chinese and English name is difficult to remember as you can't really see it on the logo.

[Review 7395] Bollywood + Spam Fries @ Barbeland

06/05/2019
Barbeland (已結業)
尖沙咀赫德道2號金麟商業中心1樓
1/F, Kam Lung Commercial Centre, 2 Hart Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bollywood-spam-fries-e3395387

Bollywood + Spam Fries
2019-05-06  17 瀏覽
I found out about Barbeland because a friend went and told me about it.
At first I wasn't sure what to make of it because the name is similar to Barbie but it wasn't that type of Barbie but still girly and pink.

In the end I decided to go because there were pictures of spam fries served in can.
When I got there, I loved the black plastic Gothic photo frames against the striped pink and white wall.
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The chairs had Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe which reminded me of this strange Sichuan joint in MK called SPICY GIRL as they also had similar Marilyn Chairs and these weird Cartoon girl chairs.

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There were board games as well as darts.
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The best thing was the music videos because I love Bollywood and not so much of  K Pop.
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The menu had a good variety but I had already decided on the spam fries.
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The drinks menu:
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For drinks had the Mary Go Round which was a lovely concoction of ginger and pineapple with a fizz.

Next came the spam fries which were so much fun being served in a can.


Tried them hot and as they gradually cooled down.
Both temperatures tasted good. When they were hot, they were like fries with a soft squidgy texture and when they were cold they tasted saltier so went well with the ketchup.
It would have been perfect if there was rice because I love eating spam with rice.

Finished with some tea to quench my first!

Will definitely be back as this place rocks and I love BOLLYWOOD and there is a young version of Eason (Vxxxxxxt)

[Review 7394] Meatballs at Subway @ Subway

06/05/2019
Subway 
彩虹港鐵彩虹站CHH16號舖
Shop CHH16, Choi Hung Station, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/meatballs-at-subway-e3395374

Meatballs at Subway
2019-05-06  301 瀏覽
Meatballs are not new at Subway but now you can get them a la carte for HKD18.

There is BBQ or Marinara.
The BBQ looked good but I believe the BBQ sauce is the same BBQ sauce you get for the subs which is quite strong and smoky so I went for the Marinara.

The balls were soft and drenched in rich marinara sauce which had a subtle garlic and herb taste.
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Overall, the meatballs in a cup are good if you want to try the meatballs without the sub.

[Review 7393] Pistachio Swiss Roll at Taipan @ 大班麵包西餅 Taipan Bread & Cakes

05/05/2019
大班麵包西餅 Taipan Bread & Cakes
牛頭角牛頭角道33號宏光樓地下4號舖
Shop 4, G/F, Wang Kwong Building, 33 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Ngau Tau Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pistachio-swiss-roll-at-taipan-e3395100

Pistachio Swiss Roll at Taipan
2019-05-05  43 瀏覽
I love Pistachio so didn't hesitate in trying this but didn't really have any expectations because the Chinese cake mix is different from the English.


As expected the roll was too sweet so it killed the roll completely otherwise it would have been delicious.
I tried the pistachio filling on its own and it was silky with a lovely pistachio taste.
Anyway, who cares, life goes on, the level of sweetness probably won't be changed in future.


As well as Swiss roll, they had fancy sachimas in different flavours like Orange and honey.

[Review 7392] The famous restaurant from Yuenlong @ 亞萊嘜嘜 (已結業)AloyMakMak

07/05/2019
亞萊嘜嘜 (已結業)AloyMakMak
荃灣青山公路163-174號昌耀大廈2樓
2F, Cheong Yiu Building, 163-174 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-famous-restaurant-from-yuenlong-e3394753

Aloy Mak Mak started off in Yuenlong and now they have branched closer to the city in Tsuen Wan.
The restaurant is spacious and they have big tables for group gatherings which is ideal for any celebration be it Mother's day as Chinese restaurants will be difficult to book and prices will be marked up!Most of the dishes we had were signature items which will be available on Mother's Day.
The Bread bowl was my ultimate favorite as it was filled with seafood curry that wasn't spicy and flavoured by the fragrant turmeric.
Also available in a pumpkin version.
As a carbs lover, we had the garlic bread which looked like Jenga blocks, they were light and crispy yet not oily.
Although the minced pork with herbs is a little spicy, they have put galangal in it which makes it really tasty.
The Thai platter which has different portion sizes is great for sharing and  I love the chicken wrapped in pandan as well as the fried pumpkin.
The raw prawns are a popular dish at AMM and the sauce was very fiery and tangy.
The Tom Yum Kung soup was nicely flavoured so the herbs were not too strong or spicy yet appetizing.
There was mango fried rice with crab which was a makes a sweeter option to pineapple fried rice which chunks of it in the rice as well as the slices on top.
Finished with the dessert which was a great ending and they also have black and white glutinous rice that is also served at the other branches.

[Review 7391] Purple Sweet Potato Milk @ 森及茶 (已結業)Forest & Tea

05/05/2019
森及茶 (已結業)Forest & Tea
荔枝角長沙灣道883號億利工業中心地下
G/F, Elite Industrial Centre, 883 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/purple-sweet-potato-milk-e3393425

Purple Sweet Potato Milk
2019-05-05  119 瀏覽
As I was in the area decided to try the drinks.
The purple potato looked good with coloured balls at the bottom so ordered that.
Unfortunately, there was only one type of taro ball given compared to other pictures posted.

The purple potato lacked taste so all I could taste was milk and sweetness.