[Grill ขุนทอง] Lan Kwai Fong is on fire

Discovered this shop in the summer and it visually made you feel like the street was on fire standing close to it because they have a digital burning fire on the LCD panel.

Decided to try it now because the weather was cooler.
I would have had the dry aged steak because I love dry aged meats but it was sold out.

Anyway, settled for skewers and tried the chicken, pork, squid, sausage and asparagus.
The sauces were a bit confusing just like silverthoughts said because for chicken and pork they are paired with satay sauce so you can't choose.
Most of the skewers I had were paired with satay sauce which gave it a nice peanut taste and the beef was most impressive because it was lean and tender.

For drinks I had the lime soda which tasted natrual and not sweetened.

This place is going to popular with partygoers and expats because it looks clean and simple.
They also have rice as well.
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[Grill ขุนทอง]
G/F, 17-19 D'Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
中環蘭桂坊德己立街17-19號地下
4-min walk from Exit D2, Central MTR Station
TELEPHONE: 25301022

Lovely meat skewers at 東門町

I was still a little bit hungry so decided to try the skewers here.

There was chicken, beef or lamb.

Chicken was the best because it was juicy, tasty with lots of cumin but the lamb was too fat and chewy for my liking.

Grilled delights at Takagi Yakitori

Tried this cozy joint on Minden Avenue on a rainy day for grilled snacks.


There were so many different items which was why I chose these instead of the usual meats and grilled chicken.
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marinated baby hotaru squid:

Lovely marinated squids which would probably go well with sake.
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monkfish liver:

The livers were velvety and fresh without any fishy taste compared to other ones I have tried before.
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grilled oysters

The oysters were juicy enhanced by the freshly grounded black pepper that was sprinkled on it.
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grilled mackerel:

The mackerel was a little dry but tasty and I loved the crispy grilled mackerel skin.
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grilled mentaiko

The grilled mentaiko was quite salty which was nicely complimented by the salad on the side.
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grilled chicken livers






The grilled livers were velvety and rich covered in sweet glaze.
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japanese rice balls:

These were my favourite, they were crispy with cheese in the middle.
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grilled japanese cheese cake

The Japanese cheese cakes were grilled perfectly with gooey cheese in the middle which tasted like brie cheese.
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Japanese pickle platter:

The pickle platter seemed interesting and it indeed it was.
My favourites were the burdock and the shallots which were sweet and refreshing.
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quail eggs:

The quail eggs were fun to eat but I wish the yolk was runny.
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Takagi Yakitori
G/F, 13-15 Minden avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui

Grilled skewers with prized Takesumi Bamboo Salt

ABURI (Wan Chai)

I don't often eat Japanese grilled items because the first thing that springs to mind is skewers of meat covered in thick sticky sweet sauce.

Following a tasting at Charcoal Grill SHO-EN a few days agos, I was also invited to a tasting here which specializes in skewers too.
The difference here is that they put Takesumi Bamboo Salt on the skewers which are then grilled on super hot electric grills resulting in skewers with a really crispy texture.

"Takesumi Bamboo Salt is a carbonated salt topping made by packing the Japanese deep sea salt into the hollow shaft of bamboo and incinerating the stalks under 1000 to 1500 degrees centigrade for three whole days in a charcoal kiln.
Then the stalks are split and the carbon-infused salt is scraped out.
Takesumi Bamboo Salt is rich in mineral and has antioxidant and detoxifying properties.
The Japanese believes that Takesumi Bamboo Salt helps to infuse positive energy and boosts the immune system." quoted from the menu.

Here is what we tried:
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Beetroot & Radish Salad $62:

The beetroot, perilla leaves and radish are painstakingly hand sliced into thin slices before slicing it into julienne salad.
This helps to retain its juices and vitamins.
When you eat them, you can just feel their natrual juices oozing out as you chew them.
I loved this refreshing salad because the taste was natrual and did not need any other sauces.
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Tatami (baby sardine crackers) $48:
This was amazing, it was millions of baby sardines netted together in a crispy cracker.
The crackers were light and had a delicious roasted fishy taste.
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Edamame $38:
The edamame beans were lightly salted but full of flavour.
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Minced chicken stick with perilla $68:
It was minced chicken on a stick served with a vibrant orange egg yolk from Japan.
The minced chicken had ultra fine perilla shreds in it giving it a nice grassy touch and dipping it in the egg yolk was lovely.
The egg yolk was full of flavour and just right for dipping the minced chicken.
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Asparagus wrapped with Pork $32:

The pork that was wrapped onto the asparagus was nano thin that you can barely see it but the pork gives it a slight savory taste keeping the asparagus moist when it is grilled.
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Grilled rice balls $32:

As well as the Takesumi Inaniwa Udon you can also order this to share if your still feeling hungry.
The other foodies thought it was a bit plain but I loved it because I love plain rice, breads and potatoes.
It had a lovely crispy rice crust just like the burnt ones you find in ricepots, but this tastes better because it is fragrant and not bitter.
In the middle, there was lovely soft rice which tasted delicious with the Takesumi bamboo salt.
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Grilled Tofu $20:

After taking photos and passing it round the tofu was still hot.
When I put my fork in it, there was steam coming out.
The tofu inside was lovely and soft whilst the outside was extremely crispy.
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Grilled Fresh Eel $45:

I don't normally like eel, but the eel skin and coating was extremely light and crispy just like fried fish skin.
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Grilled Chicken soft bone Cartilage $22:

The soft bone had a nice crunch with bits of chicken meat and chicken skin attached which was grilled to perfection giving a lovely chicken flavour with a perfect balance of chicken, skin and soft bones.
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Grilled chicken livers $38:

These were chicken livers from the Chōshū Domain, they had a slightly starchy texture with a hint of bitterness.
They also had this other interesting grilled item which was chicken heart veins.
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Grilled chicken soft breast bone cartilage:

Basically this was the chicken breast part near the bottom where it tends to be the most tender, however it was a bit too dry for my liking.
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Soft-boiled Quail Eggs $28:

It was amazing how these quail eggs were skewered because each quail egg had a runny yolk.
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Takesumi Inaniwa Udon $68

Soothing and cooling udon imported from Japan, these chilled charcoal noodles were perfect for cooling your mouth after eating some piping hot skewers.
On the right, there was a dipping broth made with atlantic mackerel and bonito flakes giving it full flare and there was ginger puree too to add some kick in it too.
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Grilled chicken wings stuffed with whole scallops:

Usually grilled chicken wings are stuffed with dumpling meat or mentaiko, but these were stuffed with a huge scallop inside.
It was a nice contrast of juicy sweet scallop and salty crispy chicken skin on the outside.
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Home-made ginger icecream and black sesame icecream $32:
Both the icecreams were nice but the ginger was my favourite because it had bits of ginger in it, however the texture was a little icy.
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Overall, I was really impressed by their skewers and the price was shockingly affordable because the quality and taste was well above average.

Grilled snacks and frozen foods grilled for you

Previously I assumed this was a shop selling frozen foods for Barbecues and parties but now they also do seafood and they have a dine in section for grilled snacks.

 

Stopped by for some grilled foods because they there was a free sweet soup if you ordered any grilled item.

 

Ordered the grilled mackeral and grilled beef cubes.
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Grilled mackeral:

 

The mackeral was grilled just right and the skin was extremely crispy.
The taste was nice and natrual and you can also taste the natural fish oils.
I was really glad they did not add the nasty sweet teriyaki sauce to it, however if they had a wedge of lemon it would have been perfect.
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Grilled beef cubes:There was too much black pepper
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Beancurd and cane sugar sweet soup:This was not as nice as anticipated, but I have never been a fan of sweet soup!
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Grilled tofu puff @ Gong Plus

Not a fan of grilled foods, but tried the grilled tofu because it was not meat.

It was slightly dry but tasted ok.

not listed on Openrice



Xinjiang wildfire grilled skewers

I was hesitant about trying this because I usually get food poisoning from these types of places, but I could not resist the smell of cumin.

 

 

I was on the footbridge above this stall and I could already smell the fumes coming from this place. The smell of cumin must have been really strong because when I was eating my grilled lamb skewer on the escalator the person in front obviously smelt it and turned his head round to see what I was eating.

Anyway, I am surprised that no one has given this a review on Openrice.

They basically serve ten items, some of the English translations are translated directly from Chinese such as Secret pork, snowflake beef and creamy chicken.
I believe they mean juicy tender chicken instead of creamy.

 

The ten choices are: chicken, chicken wings, lamb, beef, wagyu beef, chives, sweetcorn, garlic, green beans and pork.
When it is being grilled they will put honey on it, after it is grilled, they will put seasoning on it such as spicy seasoning and cumin.

 

My lamb skewer was just right, it was not gamey, but the only complaint was that the meat was fatty.
It was sprinkled with generous cumin and now I am tempted to try the chicken and beef!

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Price: $10
Service: OK
Yummy factor: Very
MSG levels: The cumin seasoning has some slight MSG in it
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Address: 野火燒
Shop E1, 124 Tung Choi Street