[Review 7450] Healthy but oily @ 燉 STEW

28/05/2019
燉  STEW
北角英皇道177-191A號利都樓地下D號舖
Shop D, G/F, Rialto Mansion, 177-191A King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/healthy-but-oily-e3418909

Healthy but oily
2019-05-28  612 瀏覽
This joint is famous for soup but they also do lunches otherwise it would be hard to survive just selling soup.
Tried the meat patty which was MSG free and salt free hence it was really healthy.
The only thing that let it down was the oilyness as it made it heavy for the stomach.
Luckily the soy sauce provided didn't taste too sweet and enhanced the flavour of the meat patty but ideally it would have been healthier if I didn't use it.

[Review 7449]Earl Grey Tea @ 恰迷紅茶 (已結業)CHAME HK

28/05/2019
恰迷紅茶 (已結業)CHAME HK
荔枝角長沙灣道883號億利工業中心地下1D號舖
Shop 1D, G/F, Elite Industrial Centre, 883 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/earl-grey-tea-e3418900
4Earl Grey Tea
2019-05-28  391 瀏覽
There were queues at Starbucks and PC so went here randomly for an Earl Grey Tea.
The tea seemed normal on first sip and I was expecting it to last for the afternoon which was why I got the large size.
To begin with, there was a strong Earl Grey fragrance but it was slightly artificial.
Sadly it turned sour within an hour.

[Review 7448] Best skewers in town @ Bingaz Street Food

25/05/2019
Bingaz Street Food
西環西營盤第三街64號地舖
G/F, 64 Third Street, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/best-skewers-in-town-e3418271

Best skewers in town
2019-05-25  1791 瀏覽
I was drawn to Bingaz because of the colourful decor.
At first, I thought it was noodles but they do skewers as well.
Bingaz Street Food is by THE DEN so quality meats is assured as THE DEN does great steaks.
The Den recently won quite a few awards at HOFEX.
Inside, everything is colourful and there is a bar table so you can watch the guy grill the skewers.
Basically all my favourite colours, RED WHITE and BLUE!

The menu is simple, there are skewers, wings, noodles, Mini Teppanyaki and Fried items.
The skewers were affordable and all of them were tempting however I reduced my choice to tandoori chicken, satay chicken, beef with chimmichurri sauce and a Massaman chicken wing!
Vegetarians are not left out as they have the halloumi skewers too.
My favourite was definitely the Tandoori as the chicken had a hint of yoghurt and the texture was so tender like it had been slow cooked.
The chicken satay was juicy and springy.

Massaman chicken wing:


As well as chicken, the beef they use is always tender and moist topped with my favourite chimmichurri sauce.
The US Baby Back Rib is another must order as the meat literally comes off the bone drenched in delicious sweet and smoky BBQ sauce.
As I was still hungry, I had some noodles in chicken broth which was really comforting.
To summarize, all the skewers were delicious and healthy which beats cloyingly sweet Japanese skewers any day.

[Review 7447] Goodbye to Subway and Hello to HM! @ 華御結 Hana-Musubi

21/05/2019
華御結 Hana-Musubi
九龍灣港鐵九龍灣站KOB 9A號舖
Shop KOB 9A, Kowloon Bay MTR Station, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/goodbye-to-subway-and-hello-to-hm-e3415758

Previously this spot used to be Subway but not anymore.It has been replaced with HM~!!!!
I am glad HM is almost everywhere as I love their musubis and side dishes they offer.
This time had the Grilled Silver Conger.


Unfortunately it was a bit sweet.
There were lots of eel inside but it had quite a few bones in it so you have to be careful.
So far, most of the musubis are delicious except for this one and the wasabi.

[Review 7446] Creative dimsums @ 龍門棧 (已結業) Dragon Tann

22/05/2019
龍門棧 (已結業) Dragon Tann
灣仔駱克道353號三湘大廈1-2樓
1/F & 2/F, Sunshine Plaza, 353 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/creative-dimsums-e3415552

Creative dimsums
2019-05-22  698 瀏覽
Dragon Tann is a bit of trek as it is located between CWB and WC.
The advantage is that it is nice and quiet for lunch.
The menu is very creative and changes often.
Unfortunately most of the items I wanted to try were taken off the menu like mapo tofu dumpling and other fancy dimsums.
Luckily the Pan Fried Glutinous Rice with Caviar was still on the menu.
Basically this was chewy glutinous rice that I believe has been deep fried because it is almost crunchy all the way through with a chew in the middle.
You can taste dried scallops within the glutinous rice and it gets it flavour from the caviar.
As well as pan fried glutinous rice with caviar, there was eel which I didn't try as it might have bones.
Next was the Steamed Chinese Yam and Elm Fungus Dumpling.
According to the English description I thought it was vegetarian but there was prawn in it.

It was interesting the skin was pale blue.

Inside the dumpling, there were spring prawns infused with a strong sesame oil.
Apart from the steamer which looked like it had been reused millions of times the dumpling was satisfactory and not too oily on the stomach.

Chicken, fish maw and wolfberries:
Compared to other steamed chicken dimsum, it was not that oily.
The piece of chicken was relatively big with less bones in general.
Underneath the chicken there were at least three big pieces of nutritious mountain yam which was appreciated because other dimsum places tend to put lame vegetables underneath so the portion looks big.

Overall a bit pricey but the environment is nice and quiet so it was worth it.

[Review 7445] The Real Korean Toasts in HK @ Ssoja Toast & Hotdog

25/05/2019
Ssoja Toast & Hotdog 
佐敦彌敦道380號逸東酒店LG樓Food Hall B9及B10號舖
Shop B9 & B10, Food Hall, LG/F, Eaton Hotel, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-real-korean-toasts-in-hk-e3415257

The closest I got to K Toast was at Deserve Better in WC which closed down!
The good news is that Ssoja Toast & Hotdog from Korea has set up a joint in Eaton Hotel.
The menu has toast, hot dogs, lattes and smoothies.
Tried the 3 Combo Toast which had ham, egg, and bacon in it.
The ham was thickly sliced and the egg had sweetcorn in it so it was a filling toast.
I found it really sweet especially the dressing.
After reading the article on openrice, it turns out the dressing is made of golden kiwi!
Finished with the blueberry purple potato latte which was an interesting pairing.
It was served in square shaped plastic cup which made it memorable topped with latte art.
Overall quite satisfied.
Will be back for the smoothies and the Hash Brown toast.

[Review 7444] Tranquil afternoon @ 真心 Zen

22/05/2019
真心 Zen
中環蘇豪士丹頓街21號地舖
G/F, 21 Staunton Street, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tranquil-afternoon-e3414746

Tranquil afternoon
2019-05-22  97 瀏覽
Zen is located among the bars and on Staunton Road which makes it stand out serving Japanese food.

I was captivated by their half priced ramen after 2pm.
Originally I was going to get the ramen with eel but then I spotted the eel donburi so got that instead because I love carbs.

It was served on a plate like some other restaurants and there was quite a fair bit of rice underneath that big piece of eel!
The eel was drizzled with sweet sauce which made it appetizing.
Also had the mini roasted sweet potatoes which were sweet and starchy.

Lastly had the grilled Salmon Head, it was delicately grilled.
The skin was crispy while the salmon was silky especially the cheek so it was a satisfying finish.
Will be back for the ramen but I still haven't seen someone try it yet so I don't know which type of ramen they use hence the reason I didn't try it.