Oyster omlette and new packaging @ 阿土麵線

Saw the new oyster omlette, so ordered that, basically it was oyster omlette covered in tomato sauce.

The omlette, or should i say slime-lette had that same slime/gunge I found in the taiwanese noodles I wrote about earlier:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2028065

Being an omlette, I could not see much egg in it!!
It didnt even taste like an omlette, all i could taste was slimy flour and oyster!!
But after asking some people who are more experienced in Taiwanese food, the slime is a common element in the Taiwanese style omlette.

The new packaging is good though!!

 

 

 

 

Tom Yum Kung noodles in a chinese noodle shop @ 富軒小食

Sat down, thinking i could order the snacks from the corner, however the menu only had noodles in soup and the usual noodles in sauce.

So was a bit disappointed as I didnt know if their noodles would be okay.

Ordered the Mixed beef organs with noodles, and tom yum kung noodles with prawn.

Both were served in very big bowls, the cutlery and bowls were clean, and the whole place was surprisingly cleaner than I expected.
I don't really eat the beef organs, but tried the carpet looking thing, it was surprisingly soft not like chewing gum!!

The prawn noodles was the best, the prawns were fresh and DEGUTTED!!!! Very top quality which beats the appearance of the shop!
For people who have had tom yum kung before will probably say that the one here isnt that strong, to me it did seem diluted, but I liked it alot as the herb taste was faint.
The noodles were nice and soft, lots of spring onions and a few pieces of lettuce.
I thought the noodle was quite interesting because usually won ton noodles are served with boring soup, but first time it had been served with a tom yum kung base, hmm i would like to try laksa too if they had it.

There was no feeling of thirst after eating there, so the amount of msg was minimal or none.

The staff was quite polite and friendly, and looked like he was from Thailand.

Fried tofu and fish paste @ Ada 精美小食

My last visit their food was terrible, this time I only got one of their fried snacks, the fried tofu and fish paste.

$5 for 3 pieces, 3 balls the size of golf balls, golden brown in colour, and inside was a moist texture with visible pieces of tofu, and bits of fish paste.

As the taste of the fried snack was subtle, the sweet sauce and chili sauce were good for complimenting it.

Although it tasted nice, I still managed to get food poisoning from this place.

Noodles in Jahjeung sauce @ 新九記粥麵

After the delicious oyster congee on the last visit, and the noodles with beef belly, this time I tried the noodles in Jahjeung sauce, and also tried the wonton noodles.

The wonton noodles tasted how it should, the wontons were reasonable in size with prawn inside it.
The noodles in Jahjeung sauce was fiery hot and the pork was sliced char siu, the only negative comment I would give is their soup base, very strong in MSG, leaving you thirsty for the whole day.

 

Risotto served on a scallop shell @ The Bull and Bear

Last week, wanted to eat here, but it was being refurbished, so finally came here today.

It is quite a small pub, so there was only 4-5 tables and some bar tables.

The menu today was quite good, had difficulty deciding what to order.
Chicken steak, Pork with lemongrass gravy, risotto, and beef tenderloin.

In the end of I got the Risotto, I rarely order Risotto, because the places here dont do it right, but the one from here was nice and cheesy yet not sickly.
Also there was lots of big prawns, scallops in the rice.
It was piping hot too!

The desserts were as good as before, however the portion was smaller than before!

Lovely oyster and pasta @ Perfect Pasta

Initially I wanted to try their branch at Hung Hom, however the location is hard to find and I rarely go there, later I found out there was a new branch at fortress hill, and decided to go there.

As they are located in Hung Hom and fortress hill, both are residential areas, I didn’t expect it to look posh. However the food selection in there have an extreme quality range, by that I mean the lower end of the food is the chachaanteng style food, and the upper end food is very good.

The restaurant was chachaanteng style as expected, the drinks, soups starters were also chachaanteng style.

I think for the people who have been and ordered the lower end items, I dont expect them to give good comments, infact just so-so comments. So for people who plan to come here, I would recommend them to order the premium items such as the Jumbo oyster, as for the other items you can order them elsewhere.

I chose the beef in satay sauce as an insurance incase the pasta wasnt as good as expected, then ordered the Ink pasta in white wine sauce with Jumbo oysters, the pasta came with soup and a drink.
There were baked pastas, but since I wanted to try the quality of the oyster, I picked the white wine sauce. The cheese in the baked one would have overpowered the oyster.

Although the wait for the pasta was long, but it was worth it, by the time it arrived, the satay had already been finished.

The beef in satay sauce just tasted like chachaanteng stuff, however the mixed mushrooms in it were very good, not the canned ones.

When the pasta came, the Oysters were as huge as claimed, about 7-8cm in length and 4-5cm in width.
Both of the oysters were gently cooked, slightly creamy and runny in the centre, even its stomach contents were still in liquid form, usually it would be firm green/brown inside.
As the oysters tasted nice in its simplest form, the baked ones will also taste good.

However there was no wine taste in the pasta, but all the elements in the pasta were good, the garlic, onions, mushrooms, herbs, if other ingredients were added, it would have ruined the taste such as tomato.

Dragon queue at the food court for green dumplings @ 四海遊龍鍋貼水餃專門店

Was a bit surprised they opened a branch in a food court.

As there is not much choice in metro city, it proved to be quite popular with a never ending queue.

The price seems to be slighly more expensive than the dine in at north point.

Quality wise, it is not as good as the one in North point, firstly is it more expensive and secondly its self service.
The dumplings fell apart easily, and rather floppy, unlike the crunchy rigid ones at north point.

Also due to the demand and so many customers waiting, I felt they were short staffed, and the dumplings were not cooked as thorough as they should be.

I would also avoid sitting at the tables near the shop, as there are so many people queuing and whizzing past.