Showing posts with label Grilled. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grilled. Show all posts

Saturday, March 24, 2012

☆Γρεξοπ☆ΓΡΕΞΟπ☆Grecoπ☆Γρεψοπ☆Γκρέκοπ☆

This restaurant immediately caught my attention because of the Greek letter π (Pi).

For the first year of Maths at Imperial College, you are required to learn the Greek alphabet as a prerequisite, however the most Greek letters I ever used were alpha, beta, sigma and delta.

Anyway, it was really fun to see that their dining tables are decorated with Greek letters.

I faxed them over an order because I was not sure if they would understand me reading out the Greek dishes in a British accent, also if the staff was Asian I wasn’t sure if I could understand them pronouncing Greek dishes with an Asian accent!

Although these are not the types of kebabs I am looking for, I still like to try new dishes especially the Mezedes.

But I wish someone would open a British style Pakistani kebab shop in Hong Kong, the Greasy ones with julienne cabbages, lemon juice and chilli sauce that are WTF (worth the fat) as the-eating-pan saids.

I ordered the following: 1 X Skewer Souvlaki Kalamaki, Greek yoghurt with honey and walnuts, Grilled feta cheese, Patzarosalata (beetroot) and the Melitzanosalata.
The Patzarosalata was not available so I changed it to the Tzatziki.
I was disappointed because I really wanted to try the Patzarosalata mezedes, which is made with beetroot and yoghurt.
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1x Skewer Souvlaki Kalamaki
This was tender grilled smoked chicken on a skewer, the chicken was juicy however it was bland on its own and tasted nice with Mezedes.
Souvlaki Kalamaki
Souvlaki Kalamaki
 
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Greek yoghurt with honey and walnuts:
This was my favourite, the yoghurt was extremely thick like cream cheese with a very tart taste!
The texture of the honey is so much different and runnier than the ones I have tried.
The way I ate this was spooning the yoghurt and letting excess honey fall off.
I think this is the best honey because people always say that honey is soothing but I never felt that, all I felt was the sweetness of it stinging my throat! But the honey here was truly soothing! The sweetness was natural.
Honey and walnut yoghurt
Honey and walnut yoghurt
 
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Tzatziki:
I did not really want to order this, but because the Patzarosalata was not available I got this instead. The taste of cucumber was faint, and it tasted the same as the yoghurt in the dessert.
Tzatziki
Tzatziki
 
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Grilled feta cheese
I have never tried grilled feta before, so this was new to me.
I felt that it could have been grilled more because it just tasted like feta that was steamed.
The texture was not stringy like the typical heated cheese, but it was soft and mushy.
The olive oil and herbs enhanced the grilled feta’s taste nicely.
Grilled Feta cheese
Grilled Feta cheese
 
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Melitzanosalata
This was grounded parsley, aubergines, red peppers, and walnuts with olive oil.
It reminded me of some starter at Habibi (Mediterranean food).
The paste was very light and moist similar to puree.
Melitzanosalata
Melitzanosalata
 
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Pita bread: This came with dips and there were so many herbs sprinkled on it. The pita bread was thicker and chewier than the ones I have come across before.
Pita bread
Pita bread
 
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Shop: Grecoπ
http://www.grecopi.com/
Shop 13, 1/F, Block A, Causeway Centre, 28 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
Service: Good
Sweetness levels: OK
MSG levels: none
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Camouflaged Hutong grill in the modern world 捌拾胡同風味烤串店

I have always wanted to try this place but it was hard to locate.
It is situated very close to the MTR exit but well camouflaged because the building is grey and this joint is also grey and dark that it blends in.
The exterior is designed so that it looks similar to a Hutong in the Ming dynasty.
(For the description of Hutong, please see wikipedia)

When you enter the joint, you can smell cumin and other spices.
The joint is quite cosy with tables and bar tables.
On the walls there are lots of posters and old Chinese ornaments.

They do not have an English menu and the Chinese menu was confusing for me.
I must be dyslexic at reading Chinese menus because it took me ages to understand their set meal.
The set meal had items that I wanted to try, so I ordered that.

However I wish the tables were bigger, unless you were sitting on a table for four people, there is not enough table space for all those dishes

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Duck breast in beer and sichuan spices:
This was an interesting appetiser because of beer and the sichuan spices.
The sichuan spices contain sichuan peppercorns which give your mouth a tingling sensation.
I liked the way the sauce gave a tingling sensation from the peppercorns followed by the bitterness and fizzyness of the beer.
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Grilled cuttlefish balls
It could have been grilled more evenly because part of it was burnt and black and the cuttlefish balls were cut in half, so you only get two cuttlefish balls per skewer.
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Triangle shaped fishballs:
The texture was just like rubber, very chewy and elastic, but they tasted OK.
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Grilled Beef
It was quite fatty, but tasted ok.
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Grilled octopus mouth:
Not sure if they were cooked properly because they were slightly translucent.
They tasted really nice but it was too salty.
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Hutong noodles
These were the best noodles I have ever tasted, I was expecting boring noodles with a side of oyster sauce, but the sauce was amazing.
I loved they way they put the spring onions and sauce aside so you can control the amount you put in.
The sauce was no ordinary sauce, it contained garlic and cumin.

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Fermented beancurd chicken wings:
The wings were disappointing in presentation and taste.
They just tasted like ordinary grilled chicken wings, there was not enough fermented beancurd sauce.
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Grilled whelks:
I had high expectations for these whelks, but they were over grilled, dry and chewy.
I was expecting them to be grilled in their shells which would prevent them not being so dry.
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Lamb chops:
These lamb chops tasted amazing, they were soft and juicy absolutely no gaminess.

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Lamb skewers:
Compared with the lamb chops, these were dry but very spicy.

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Grilled oysters:
The oyster was grilled with butter and garlic.
The taste was not as strong as i was expecting.

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Grilled scallops:
This was also done the same way as the oysters, grilled with butter and garlic.
However the scallop was overdone and tough.
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I was quite impressed with this place, because all the grilled items did not have that oily smell or taste.
The only disadvantage are that the tables were too small.
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Shop: 捌拾胡同風味烤串店
Service: OK
Yummy factor: Delicious! I'll be back
Saltiness levels: Some were too salty
MSG levels: none
Spicyness levels: Very!
Tissues: Yes
Address: Shop 22, G/F, Block 2, On Ning Garden, 10 Sheung Ning Road, Hang Hau
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