Chinese sloppy joe

As I was tasting in the area, I decided to try this famous eatery.

[Thanks for Mjqueen7e for sending me the address.]

This place serves simple macaroni, noodles and toasts.



One of the items was quite interesting!
FRIED NOODLES, I wonder if it is noodles literally deep fried!

The chili sauce was quite funny, the lid was a sauce dish.

Anyway, ordered the famous beef and egg toast from the ex-TV actor.

The toasts were prepared in the tiny kitchen.


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beef and egg toast:


It was the usual wonky shaped toast without the edges because no one eats the edges in Hong Kong.


Inside the sandwich, it was filled with moist minced beef in gravy in the form of a messy omelette.


The moist beef in gravy filling in the toast is unique which makes it famous.
The taste of egg and minced beef with a hint of sweetness was really nice but the beef has bits and pieces that could not be chewed which was the only thing that ruined it.
It was also hard to eat because the filling kept falling out which reminded me of Sloppy joe which also has minced beef.
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新香園 (堅記) (Sham Shui Po)

Price: $2X

Service: OK
Service charge: no
Yummy factor: ok
MSG levels: slight
Napkins provided: no
English Menu: no
Air Conditioning: Yes
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New Indian restaurant on the corner

Daju-Bhai Restaurant & Bar (Wan Chai)

Tried this restaurant because it was newly listed on OpenRice.
It used to be a Nepalese restaurant which was not so nicely decorated.

Inside it was brightly lit and comfortable.


They were serving set lunches for $63 and there is no service charge.

Lunch selection was a bit basic, it was chicken curry, pork curry, vegetable curry, fish curry and mutton curry.

Rice/Naan and drink was included.
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Tea:

Tea was the first to arrive and I did not like it because it had a strong cinnamon taste.
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Samosa with mint sauce:


This came as a surprise because it was not listed in the set.
The taste was really nice because it had peas and potatoes inside were heavily spiced with cumin and the mint sauce was refreshing with a hint of sour cream and yoghurt.
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Mushroom mutter curry with rice:



The curry was a little disappointing because it was not heavily spiced and it tasted like korma.
All the curries served at lunch seemed to be the same except that it had different meats in it.
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Daju-Bhai Restaurant & Bar (Wan Chai)
Price: $63
Service: OK
Service charge: no
Napkins provided: no
Portion sizes: reasonable
Noise levels: None
Glass of water provided: yes
English Menu: Yes
Air Conditioning: Yes
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Look out for Lokali

Found this new shop listed on OpenRice so decided to try it.



It is located on the historic end of Stone Nullah Lane.
The decor was plain and nice.




There is a glass cabinet that displays salads, wraps and cakes.



The layout and design was basically the same as Life Deli on Ship Street but the staff here are so much friendlier.
Here they serve ORGANIC and GLUTEN FREE food.
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Quesadilla:

Inside the Quesadilla, it was filled with Sweet potato, cheddar cheese, rocket, caramelized onion and chorizo sausage.


I did not realize it had chorizo when I ordered but luckily there was not much in it.
It had delicious melted cheddar cheese and sweet potato which made it more filling.
The taste of melted cheese, sweet potato and caramelized onions together were so delicious.

The Salsa sauce was not spicy and it had a strong lime and coriander taste complimented by the diced tomatoes.
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Lokali (Wan Chai)

Price: $63
Service: OK
Service charge: no
Yummy factor: ok
Napkins provided: yes
Portion sizes: reasonable but not filling
Noise levels: None
Glass of water provided: No
English Menu: Yes
Air Conditioning: Yes
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Me Plus Pegasus and Supersupergirl

Previously this shop used to be called Me Plus coffee.

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2268497&tc=sr2&con=rvw

However, fate changed the name because they got a new partner who likes Pegasus hence the new name and style Me Plus Pegasus.


The coffee is slightly different but the Tintin cup is still there.


At lunch, they serve pastas.



I only got a scone because I just tried the new joint nearby and was still hungry.


The scone had a very buttery smell.
As for the taste it was very cheesy and buttery.
The texture was moist and firm.
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Me Plus Pegasus (Wan Chai)

Price: $22
Service: OK
Yummy factor: ok
English Menu: Yes
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Spinach aloe noodles!!!

+++Thanks to Mungkeikei for adding this restaurant to Openrice because I tried to add it in January and it got rejected so I was not going bother, but Mungkeikei insisted so I am not going to waste her efforts and post this review asap+++

I was late and not intending to have lunch, but this noodle joint was new so decided to dine here anyway even though I was late..

[It was amusing how the two people are looking at each other below!!]


To be honest there are many ramen joints about but I was attracted here because they had SPINACH ALOE RAMEN. (I wonder if there really is any aloe in it and how the texture of the noodles would turn out.)

Another interesting item was pot stickers with Iberian pork which is another trend.
Lately I've seen Iberian croquettes and fried Iberian intestines at other places!!

Went in and the restaurant was pretty empty and the decor was nice and modern with crystal chandeliers, white tables and chairs with magenta pink sofas.




The menu was simple, you just tick what you want and they had Vanilla chicken wings!!



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Spinach aloe ramen with soft pork cartilage $48:


Compared to their other ramen, the strands of ramen were flat and extremely slippery.
They kept slipping from the chopsticks when I tried to pick them up.
Initially they were hard at first but then they softened up.
The noodles were flavoured by the salty broth which had no pork bone taste and I could not taste any spinach or aloe in it.
The soft pork cartilage was nice but only the middle part was soft and the meat was a bit tough and dry on the edges.
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Ramen with Iberian pork and chives dumpling and roast pork $33:


Came here for tea because it was only $33 including a drink and you could choose two items.
The ramen was boring compared to the spinach and the dumpling had a nice balance of chives and pork.
Again if it was not for the menu, you wouldn't really know its Iberian pork in the dumplings.
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Taste Good (Wan Chai)

Price: $8X
Service: OK
Service charge: no
Yummy factor: ok
Napkins provided: yes
Toilets: no
Portion sizes: reasonable
Glass of water provided: yes
English Menu: Yes
Air Conditioning: Yes
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Quantity not quality at 德仔記

As my general rule, I try not to spend more than $40 on Chinese food in the MK area because it is bound to be crap so if food is going to be crap I might as well choose cheap food.

Anyway chose this place randomly.

At the front they have a steamer with Chinese buns and drawers of food brightly labelled in red.

The menu was good, it had pictures and ENGLISH too!


It was quite funny because they had wonton with instant noodles as opposed to wonton type noodles.

Regrettably, the noodles which I did not order would have probably been a safe option because you can't fail with instant noodles.
After ordering, I was given the bill!
[Spot the difference??]



The restaurant name and the restaurant name on the bill seem to different.
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Roast pork bun:


Two huge buns, but unfortunately the bun was really dense and sticky, the flour mixture had not risen properly.
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Chicken feet in black bean sauce:


They were nice and soft but too salty.
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德仔記(點心小菜王) (Yau Ma Tei)
Price: $32
Service: OK
Service charge: no
Yummy factor: Could be better
Saltiness levels: too salty
Napkins provided: yes
Glass of water provided: No
English Menu: Yes
Air Conditioning: Yes
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