Showing posts with label Kowloon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kowloon. Show all posts

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Adventure #203: Chung Kee Dessert

After the hotpot, no one wanted to go home so we drove to Tsuen Wan in search for dessert.  We found one on the net and when we got there (at close to 11pm) it was pack with people waiting for a table!




檸檬芝士木糠布甸  This one looked pretty good.

心太軟 with mango ice cream (can pair with other flavours). This is one of the signature dessert and it was very good. And only $37!



Most of the dessert are very local with fruits and sego but they do have a couple of interesting dessert.  The 心太軟 was excellent.  If you are in Tsuen Wan, definitely worth a visit.
 
Chung Kee Dessert
85B, Hoi Pa Street
Tsuen Wan
Tel: 2323 1929

Adventure #202: 傲嚐

Since the beef hotpot dinner in 2012, I had wanted to go back again and therefore had been waiting patiently for the owner to find a new shop. A couple of weeks ago while reading a food magazine, one of the featured restaurants sounded remarkably like this beef hotpot place, so I gave them a call and bingo!

It's a few weeks before Christmas and everyone else's social calender seemed to have already been filled. But I managed to find a couple of friends to venture out to Tsuen Wan again for a beef hotpot experience.

The new restaurant is still in Tsuen Wan and still in an industrial building, although a different one. It is now much bigger (at least 3 to 4 times the old place) but unfortunately that made it less personal and more noisy.



When we got there, we noticed that most of the tables were not having hotpot but were having seafood instead. So we asked. It seemed that this new restaurant is a joint venture between 2 chefs, one specializes in beef and the other in seafood.  And since we already booked the hotpot set, that's what we will be having. 


For starters we were served chilled abalone and chilli cucumbers. Refreshing but I was a little disappointed not to have the beef tartare.

Next came the prawns.  Looked better than they tasted. Not too sure about that seafood chef now.

Next came the 聖子 which went straight into the pot.  That was fresh and sweet.

Then 3 types of beef came.  The red one in front was I think from the cow's shoulder, the whitish one on the right was 胸軟骨 some kind of soft bones or cartilage from the cow's chest and the one at the back, I had no idea!

Next came 3 types of balls - beef, squid and meat.  Not a fan of the balls.

Again, some part of the cow, the lady wasn't very specific.

This I believe to be 金錢展.

And this I think is from the neck 牛頸肉.

The experience this time was very different from the last.  The lady who served us was not very specific in what she gave us, maybe because she didn't know as the chef wasn't there that night. As such, we were rather disappointed and doubt if we will try this again.

Room 409, 4/F, Wing Hing Industrial Building
83 Chai Wan Kok Street
Tsuen Wan
Tel: 9029 6518

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Adventure #187: Laduree

Laduree finally came to Hong Kong! And months after opening, we finally went over to Habour City to visit it.




The boxes came in various sizes. We bought a box of 8.

We got (from left) vanilla (for the little one), orange blossom, raspberry, Marie Antoinette and 4 lemons.
 
Verdict: Based primarily on the tasting of the lemon macaroons, they are not as good as the ones from Paris. This is expected as the lemons used are likely to be different. Just like the lemon gelato in Hong Kong can never be as good as the lemon gelato in Italy.

However, G thought the Marie Antoinette which was made from different type of teas is very good, different but good.

Laduree
Shop 3224, Level 3, Harbour City
17 Canton Road
TST

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Adventure #139: Wing Lai Yuen Sichuan Noodle Restaurant

G bought a new car and wanted to go check out new wheels and body kits.  The only shop we know is at Wong Tai Sin.  So, on a sunny Saturday morning, we were over at Wong Tia Sin.  Just a street away from the Wong Tai Sin Temple is a Sichuan restaurant famous for its Dan Dan noodle.



Really old style - got to rinse utensils in hot water.

The fried 四季豆 was very good but a little too spicy for the kids.

The little one's favourite.  They were good but she liked it coz they were the only things she could eat!

口水雞 very well done. Meat soft. More than . Nice!

螞蟻上樹 fried vermicelli with mince meat.  Only average.

Finally, THE noodle.  Came in spicy or non-spicy. Of course we had to have the spicy one and just look at the chilli oil! G said this is by far the best dan dan noodle he had.

Will be back again soon when G brings his new car in for fitting.  I am just going to have the dan dan noodle!

Wing Lai Yuen Sze Chuen Noodles Restaurant
G/F, 15-17 Fung Tak Road
Wong Tai Sin
Kowloon
Tel: 2726-3818

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Adventure #136 : Tasty (Elements) Congee & Noodle Wantun Shop

Boxing Day. The girls, fresh from our ski trip in Niseko, wanted to go ice skating today. So, we went to the Rink at the Elements.  When at Elements, we normally have noodles at 夏麵館.  We have not been to the Elements for quite a while and was surprised to find that where 夏麵館 used to be is now Tasty Congee & Noodle Wantun Shop.  Our experience at Tasty (IFC) was pretty good, so we decided to give this a try.

Chef making Ha Gao (prawn dumpling).

The fish and beef porridge was excellent.

We saw others eating soy sauce noodle and decided to give it a try.  Not bad.

The 炸醬麵 noodle's texture was good.

G had a craving for Cha Shui Pao but he was rather disappointed by what he got.

Pork liver, a must have for G and at least this one was good.

The was 炸兩 freshly made, very good.

Fried turnip cake - this was for the kids.
Once again we over did it on the quantity, we ended up with a doggy bag to take home.  Food quality was good but the service left a lot to be desired.  Could be due to shortage of staff during holiday period but no excuse. 

Tasty Congee & Noodle Wantun Shop
Shop 1080-82, Level One, Elements

1 Austin Road West
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tel: 2327 2628

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Adventure #125: Happiness Seafood Restaurant

Today, Simon took us to 鯉魚門 for a seafood dinner.  We used to go to 鯉魚門 quite a bit when we first arrived. Have not been for over 10 years and thus didn't quite recognise the place when we got there. Seems like it is still a popular seafood destination as it took us a while to find a car park.  We went through a labyrinth of seafood stalls and restaurants before arriving at our destination, Happiness Seafood Restaurant.


Getting wine ready while we finalised our orders


Complimentary soup. Tasty.

Steamed prawns.  Salt water prawns, hence they appeared pale instead of red and juicy like the fresh water ones. But these were fresh and tasty.

Steamed scallops with minced garlic and 粉絲. Nice but I prefer the one at Ho Choi Restaurant.

聖子 on a bed of fried rice noodle.  Very interesting. Best dish of the night.

Steamed fish, some kind of . Nicely done.


Stir-fried crab with ginger and spring onion. Good.

Snails? Cooked in a very spicy sauce.  Eaten with a pick.  Definitely a kick.

Deep fried squid - too much flour and not crispy. Worst dish of the night.

Complimentary dessert

An interesting outing for seafood.  Definitely a place to bring visitors. 

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Adventure #94: Awfully Chocolate

After several hours of shopping around the K11 Mall, we were ready for a sit down and some dessert. There is an Awfully Chocolate shop and an Illy Coffee shop on the ground floor.  We had Awfully Chocolate's cake before but not their newer items such as the Rich Chocolate Cupcake or the White Chocolate Cupcake.

We bought a couple of the Rich chocolate Cupcakes and got our take away Illy coffee and sat at the podium for our tea.  It was a deadly combination. 



The cupcake was made up of a chocolate cupcake base topped with thick melt-in-your-mouth chocolate and finished with melted dark chocolate in the center.......


.......have this with the wonderful Illy coffee.......AWWWWWW!!!

Adventure #93: Empire City Roasted Duck 大都烤鴨

Took the kids to K11 Mall today.  Since we were there, we decided to try one of the restaurants in the mall. Chose Empire City Roasted Duck because the decor looked good and Peking duck sounded like an excellent choice!




Chefs hard at work but these 2 ducks, I think, were for show only coz our duck came from the kitchen!


First to come was our braised pork with rice cake 年糕紅燒肉.  Presentation not as nice as the picture in the menu but kids loved it.  Rice cake was chewy and tasted great with the sauce.

We order half a peking duck烤北京填鴨. The duck pieces were thinly sliced, pancakes were steaming hot and came with the usual condiments and more. Very nice.

Most unusual dish of the day was rice in soup 鴨鬆鴛鴦米泡飯 which was prepared right by our table.



Loved it.  A nice finished after the Peking duck.

Empire City Roasted Duck
Shop 221, Level 2, K11 Art Mall
18 Hanoi Road
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tel: 2628-0662