Wasabi tonkatsu @ Hakata Ippudo in Admiralty

Found out about this new branch of Ippudo while going to Arome Bakery Room.

Previously just tried the noodles at Ippudo in TST.
The items offered at different branches seem to be slightly different.

At this branch they had the Wasabi broth noodles which was not available at the TST branch so I tried that and I also tried the grilled gyozas and grilled tofu.

The music and air conditioning at this branch was of slight nuisance.

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Wasabi tonkatsu

They did not have this at the TST branch so tried it here, the wasabi in the soup was really strong and surprisingly it tasted really nice and the broth was quite thick as well.
Compared to the product pictures, they could have been more generous with the wasabi leaves and spring onions.
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Grilled gyozas

The gyozas were grilled just right and the skin was slighty crispy with juicy grounded meat inside.
Although they were nice, I felt that the gyozas at Hide Chan are better and the sauce that came with it was nicer too.
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Grilled tofu with yam and cheese

Initially the dish looked really heavy but it tasted quite nice, the yam was very viscous and slimy and went well with the tofu, however the cheese was slightly over grilled.
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Picked ginger - condiments

Compared to other ramen joints, this was the best pickled ginger because they did not taste sweet, it was savoury and sour.

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Spare ribs and pickled vegetables @ 上海真美豆漿大王

The spare ribs this time were dry, chewy and fibrous.

 

For the pickled vegetables with fried egg, tried the other one however the taste was really bland, but compared to the other pickled vegetables with meat, there was less oil.

The fried egg was over done this time and the yolk was solid.

Prime Shrimp burger @ Triple O's Hong Kong

Admittedly HKD$52 is quite expensive for a burger especially in a fast food chain where the seating is not intended for a long stay.

 

Anyway I love trying prawn burgers so I decided to try it.
The Prawn burger I had recently was at Bowl burger which was also quite expensive, however it tasted really similar to the Prawn and sesame toasts that you get at Chinese restaurants overseas!!

Anyway, the presentation of this one on the poster was really similar to the fish burger with a piece of lemon.

 

 

 

The prawn patty was quite thin but there were quite a few whole pieces of prawn in it.

 

The burger was a heavily toasted soft bun that went quite flaky after toasting, one side of the bun was slightly burnt.
The bun was smothered with tartar sauce and lettuce slapped on.
After adding the lemon it tasted really nice and I also added extra white vinegar on it too.

 

FURTHER READING:
Triple O’s fish burger
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2006725
Bowl burger's prawn burger
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2241212
Maxim's & You's prawn burger
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2193928
McDonald's prawn burger
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2048994