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[Review 7637] Unexpectedly good @ 牛車水海南雞專門店

09/08/2019
牛車水海南雞專門店
中環機利文新街30號地舖
G/F, 30 Gilman's Bazaar, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/unexpectedly-good-e3499058

Unexpectedly good
2019-08-09 486 瀏覽
Went here randomly as they serve Hainan Chicken which is one of my favourite meals.I was also captivated to try it because the prices were under HKD50, for thigh meat it costs HKD45 and the regular costs HKD32.
It is also very smart of them to have wings with rice for HKD28 as HongKongers eat everything whereas I'd probably throw it away especially Hong Kong anorexic chickens which are just skin and bones but then I could be wrong here!

For Hong Kongers, thigh would be the choice but I prefer the breast meat as it is bone free and there is more edible meat.
Since the thigh meat was only HKD45, I decided to give it a try as they highly recommended it.

The thigh meat was served boneless, it was very silky and tasty so I didn't regret ordering it but breast meat would have been more filling for the stomach.
On the table, there was ginger puree and chili sauce which look like they were made in house.
Tried the chili sauce and didn't like it because it was sweet but the ginger puree was fantastic and it was fresh.
Another point that is worth mentioning is that they have water on the table because as an expat I don't really like Chinese drinks.

Overall very satisfied so I will be back to try the Hainan Chicken and request for the breast meat.
HOPEFULLY, IT WILL TASTE CONSISTENTLY GOOD!
The only complaint was the Chinese spoon, it wasn't very ergonomic for the mouth!

[Review 7636] Not coffee roasting profiles but Teaculation @ +-x茶 Teaculation

09/08/2019
+-x茶 Teaculation
上環永吉街20號地舖
G/F, 20 Wing Kut Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-coffee-roasting-profiles-but-teaculation-e3499052

Not coffee roasting profiles but Teaculation
2019-08-09 448 瀏覽
Another tea place has popped up so decided to check it out.
The name of this one is quite fancy just like 2decimalplacest.
On the menu, there were so many drinks to choose from like milkshake, straight teas to fancy teas and there were sweet treats as well.
As it was a hot day, I settled for the Caramelized pineapple tea which has a caramelized pineapple on top where they torch it when you order.

As you can see, there is a lot of pineapple pulp at the bottom so you have to mix it well when you drink it.
Overall it was quite refreshing because of the fizz.
The prices here are affordable as well!

[Review 7635] Sweet potato balls at KFC Hong Kong @ 肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken

06/08/2019
肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken
將軍澳調景嶺彩明街1號彩明商場2樓256號舖
Shop 256, 2/F, Choi Ming Shopping Centre, 1 Choi Ming Street, Tiu Keng Leng, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sweet-potato-balls-at-kfc-hong-kong-e3497251

Sweet potato balls at KFC Hong Kong
2019-08-06 96 瀏覽
Every now and then KFC in Hong Kong will have some strange and wonderful things.
This time was the sweet potato balls which I believe I have tried before.
Also new was the cheesy chicken.
They had the self ordering kiosks so it made life convenient but one machine allows octopus while the other kiosk is for credit cards only, probably intended so it it convenient for them at the end of the day to do the cashing up.
The balls were smaller than expected.
There were purple and orange balls and inside it was vice versa.

Both were crispy with a sweet starchy filling.
Overall, just a sweet snack but I wouldn't recommend it.

[Review 7634] Surprisingly good @ 港東港西 Global Eats

06/08/2019
港東港西 Global Eats=
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期UG樓51J號舖
51J, Upper Ground Floor, Metro City Phase 2, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/surprisingly-good-e3497248

Surprisingly good
2019-08-06 335 瀏覽
I had doubts on this restaurant because it had the same style as Fairwood and CDC etc.
The food pictures looked convincing and they even had stuff like Parma Ham and decent looking sausages on the pictures which made me curious if they really had it.

Ordered the Kyoto Ribs which turned out to be pork chops.

Overall, quite good as the pork chops were meaty and the sauce was appetizing and not too sweet.

[Review 7633] Handsome father and son @ 饗車仔麵

05/08/2019
饗車仔麵
深水埗基隆街391號地下
G/F, 391 Ki Lung Street, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/handsome-father-and-son-e3495889

Went here randomly after visiting V Walk.
Obviously this place specializes in cart noodles and the broth options were impressive as they had Sichuan etc.
The toppings for the cart noodles was also good as they had more unusual choices such as wine infused egg, cuttlefish beancurd sheet rolls etc.
As a carbs person, I got the chicken rice as well.
The chicken rice was a bit different to the product picture.
I regretted ordering that because the chicken tasted like it had been cooked for days and the rice was too hard.
Luckily the noodles made up for it because the broth was strong and the beef tendons were soft and gelatinous.
I will definitely be back for the noodles.
Not related but the father and of this restaurant is handsome!

[Review 7632] Kitchen Bros @ BRIM @ Kitchen Bros

02/08/2019
Kitchen Bros (已結業)
灣仔港灣道28號灣景中心1樓3號舖
Shop 3, 1/F, Brim 28, 28 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kitchen-bros-brim-e3495090

Kitchen Bros @ BRIM
2019-08-02 361 瀏覽
Last week tried Kitchen Bros in Kwun Tong and I loved it.
Decided to try the Wanchai branch as well because they have a dine in area which is really stylish and cute but a bit awkward to sit there.
Anyway, I got addicted to their soups on the last visit so came back for the other two flavours.
Both soups are Chinese inspired Western soups.
Got the carrot pork soup [hunglohbakjugwattong] and the veg pork [choigonetong].
My favourite was the veg because it tasted like Western watercress soup.
Overall I love this joint but it can be a bit a blinding when the sun is on that side.

[Review 7631] Persistence and Passion @ 華香雞

06/08/2019
華香雞 (已結業)
觀塘成業街15-17號成運工業大廈1樓9-11號店
Shop 9-11, 1/F, Sing Win Factory Building, 15-17 Shing Yip Street,, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/persistence-and-passion-e3495083

Persistence and Passion
2019-08-06 1166 瀏覽
Wah Heung Chicken has been around for ages, according to the OR directory, WH Chicken has been at 18 different locations.
I vaguely remember it at Wanchai.

The fact that there were 18 locations before got me curious so I googled this restaurant and found out that the owner is really passionate about chicken that he worked at KFC to learn the tricks of the trade.

I believe Kwun Tong is now the best spot for it because the kitchen is nice and big to whip up the best dishes and the dining area can seat lots of people during lunch while the big tables would be good for big gatherings in the evenings and weekends.

Finally gave WHC a visit during lunch and I was happy for once that the food in KWUNTONG was not too salty.
I was really impressed they had water because I don't like Chinese drinks so water is always the best.

Overall you can feel the passion at the restaurant.
Every now and then they will have talks on how to be a better vegan.

They even have bowl festival for people to order.
I had trouble with the menu but the staff were really patient at explaining the dishes.
I ordered lunch with no regrets because I really wanted to try the rice vermicelli and turmeric rice.

For the chicken, they have three types: signature and the wine infused chicken.

Ordered one each with the rice and vermicelli.
For the signature chicken, you can choose three different sauces: spicy, spring onion and ginger, the sa cha sauce.

Before I talk about the chicken, the vermicelli was the best I have had in a while because it was not sweet by default and the soy sauce they used was a good one.
The rice was also as good as expected because I love carbs but perhaps the turmeric could have been stronger.

As for the chicken, both were good but I liked the wine infused one because it had the extra punch while the signature relies on the sauces.

Will definitely come back in the evening and try the bigger dishes.