Finally tried 3.6.9. Restaurant Shanghai Food

3.6.9. Restaurant Shanghai Food (Wan Chai)

This restaurant is quite historic in Wan Chai because it has been here for ages.
The decor is old and they use red tablecloths.

As you can see the menu is all in Chinese which was why I didn't try this place earlier and the restaurant seems busy all the time and the waiters are rushed.

Dined there when it was empty and the waitress was patient and helpful.
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Noodles:

I loved the broth which was clear chicken soup, it was loaded with lots of prawns, chicken, thick cut ham and spring onions.
Unfortunately I did not like the type of noodles they served because it was similar to ramen.
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Tea:
Every person who sits down will be given a cup of tea which is compulsory and costs $3.
Luckily the tea was hot and it had a fragrant Jasmine taste otherwise it would have been a waste of money.
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Delicious vegetable rice at 君滬鍋貼大王

君滬鍋貼大王 (San Po Kong)

Originally planned to eat at eatstreet@Penthouse but the decor and place was weird and the food was expensive so I left.

Wanted to try Tak Lung but the menu was confusing so resorted to this place.

I ordered the vegetable rice because I was craving for rice that day.
The portion was impressive too, it was a HUGE plate which I finished.
Each grain of rice was distinct and al-dente, the taste was pleasant and not too oily or strongly flavoured.

After reading the reviews when I got back, I was surprised that not many people have ordered the vegetable rice but in my opinion I loved it.
The savoury soymilk soup was quite nice but it was rather bland, the dried shrimps in it were as white as a sheet as if they were bleached!

Tea set @ Tiny Green Kitchen

Tiny Green Kitchen (North Point)
The tea sets here are great because it comes with bottled fizzy drinks and a snack for $32


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Pork knuckles in wine:

The pork knuckles were really nice but because they were chilled, the texture of it was very firm and chewy.
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Shanghai style dan dan noodles:

The noodles here are really satisfying, not only are the noodles nice, the broth is really nice too.
After putting the remaining wine from the pork knuckles into the noodles, it tastes even better.
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Coco-cola:

I don't normally drink fizzy drinks but bottled ones are much nicer and it only has 200ml in it which can be easily finished.
As well as coke, they have cream soda too.
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Just average food at King'd dumplings

King's Dumpling (Causeway Bay)

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Jellyfish:


At first I was surprised they ordered two dishes of the Jellyfish.
When I put my chopsticks to the dish I realised why, there is a mountain of shredded cucumber beneath it and there is not much jellyfish there.
The jellyfish was satisfactory but not extremely delicious.
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Dumplings with sauce:


Ordered this because the product shot looked nice with dumplings covered in sauce, but when it arrived they just looked like plain boiled dumplings with spring onions on top.


After taking one I realised the sauce was beneath and I felt that it should have been mixed before serving.
The dumplings were quite nice and basically it was soy sauce and sesame oil that gave the dumplings flavour.
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Delicious food that is still delicious

Tiny Green Kitchen (North Point)

This place has not been reviewed for a while and i did not know about this place until an accidental discovery because one of the places I wanted to go was closed.

There are two Shanghai joints on this road and I chose this one because the name had nothing to do with Shanghai cuisine.

I also chose this place because they did grilled lamb skewers and the menu was more extensive.

Tiny Green Kitchen has been opened for more than ten years but its decor seems newer than the other Shanghai joint a few doors a way.

Came here twice, once for tea and for dinner.

For tea it was impressive because they were advising people to choose the tea set because it was cheaper and comes with a side dish, you could feel that customer service was a priority and not profit first.
The staff were patient and friendly too.

The menu was impressive because it had English, Japanese and photographs of the dishes.





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Potato leaves with fermented beancurd sauce:

It was great that this dish was actually available because a lot of places have items that do not exist or they are not available due to lack of popularity. It is good how they made a not so common item popular here.
I really liked the texture of the potato leaves, they were similar to spinach but it had less of a metallic taste.
The fermented bean curd sauce was really delicious.
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Potato leaves and pork dumplings:


These were delicious and the size of these dumplings were small.


There was an equal proportion of pork and potato leaves.
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Chilled bittermelon:

The bittermelon could have been softer and sliced into smaller pieces.
The taste was quite bitter with a strong sesame oil and garlic taste.
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Chicken wings in wine:

The chicken wings did not absorb the wine so well, so the wine taste was not strong, but if you tried the wine on its own the wine was actually good quality.
Adding the remaining wine to the noodles made it taste better.
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Shanghai style dan dan noodles:

The noodles were delicious, the broth was rich and thick.


It tasted better than other noodles because the noodles they used were thin and flat which adhered a lot of broth to it.
The broth had a slightly tangy taste which made them moreish and not sickly because of the heavy peanut sauce.
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Spicy chicken:

Tried this as well and it just tasted like shredded soya chicken and it was not that fresh.
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Stir fried flat noodles:

The noodles tasted nice but I prefer the other type because these were chewy, but luckily they were soft enough.
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Sweet and sour chicken @ Sengdim

Havent had this for a while so decided to get the Sweet and sour chicken because it was new on the menu.

The average price of their set lunch has gone up from $38 to $40 which now includes a soup.

For some lunches the portion size has gone down and they now put the food in flat card boxes.
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Soup: Chinese style soup


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Sweet and sour chicken:The chicken was rather artificial and it was marinated in soda flour for a quite a long time because it was too soft.
There was no chicken taste and it almost tasted like frozen chicken.
The sweet and sour sauce was slightly too sweet and it was really oily.

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Mixed rice:
The rice was a bit yellow today but it was still soft and delicious.
If all fails at least rice tastes ok!


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Back for more Eastern delights

Shop: 京川滬風味小食坊 (Prince Edward)

Since my last visit, the tiny joint has expanded from a 6 seat shop to a slightly bigger joint.


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Ribs in sauce:
They provide you with gloves and a bag for the bones.
I have tried this before but this time the meat was not that soft and it did not come off the bones easily.


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Pearl rice dumplings:
These were minced pork balls covered in moist soft glutinous rice.
They are exactly like Shanghai dumplings but covered in glutinous rice.
The glutinous rice on the outside was really soft and moist it reminded me of wrapped glutinous rice.
Anyway, they taste really nice after you dip them with the magic chili bean sauce provided on the table.


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Beancurd sheets with kelp:
The beancurd sheets and kelp were well seasoned with vinegar but the beancurd sheets could have been softer.


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Shanghai & Szechuan Delights @ Food Republic

Tried the Shanghai & Szechuan joint at Food Republic.

 

 

Ordered the noodles with chicken in wine and steamed Shanghai style dumplings.

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noodles:

 

Tasteless.
There was a strong taste of flour in the broth.
The tasteless noodles were saved by dipping it into the wine sauce from the chicken.
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steamed Shanghai style dumplings:

 

Oily and the dumpling skin was thick.
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chicken in wine:

 

This was the only item that tasted nice.
The wine was strong and salty and the chicken was fully flavoured by the wine.
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