Chicken n Egg (Kowloon City)
When I saw this restaurant listed, I decided it was on my list to go because I love roast chicken.
The name of the restaurant didn’t sound local just like eggspectation.
In Canada, eggspectation serves a good variety of food including breakfasts.
As for chicken n Egg, there is a restaurant called Chicken'n Eggs in downtown Colombus, Chicken or the egg and Chicken and the Egg all over America, so this place is bound to be the place to go for American expats.
I felt that they were a bit out of place in Kowloon City as it is not the place for expats to hang out, but in terms of business, they do not have much competitors there. There is another roast chicken shop a few streets away called Siu G which is totally Chinese.
Anyway, I finally found some free time to go to Kowloon City because there is nothing to see or do in Kowloon City.
The inside of the restaurant was well decorated to disguise the Chinese style of the restaurant with red bricks and modern lighting.
As well as roast chicken they had weekly specials, I decided to try the weekly specials because they are bound to change every week, whereas the roast chicken is permanently on the menu.
A la Carte menu:
The menu offers roast chicken, eggs benedict and various of breakfasts.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken liver terrine:
This was the first dish to arrive and it looked promising.
There were two huge chunks of terrine with four slices of toasted baguette.
As well as that, there was guerkins, radishes and caramelised onions.
I loved the terrine, it was coarse and rich with pieces of chicken in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken in lemon cream sauce:
The dish sounded good, but the sauce was not lemoney or creamy, but I could tell they put effort into this dish because they put appropriate herbs in it and there was some lemon rind taste too.
I was expecting a yellowish lemon gravy with a creamy taste.
The chicken was disappointing because it was still on the bone, I was expecting just pure chicken meat just like the ones you find in casseroles.
As the chicken was still on the bone, the dish felt quite Chinese.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken cordon bleu:
This was the other dish that I loved.
It was on a bed of ratatouille of courgettes and aubergines.
The chicken was filled with ham, cheese and some spinach which made it look a bit like a kiev.
The mash was extremely good because in the centre, there was some oregano and garlic oil.
Eating the mash, herb sauce and chicken together was absolutely delicious and the crispy coating on the cordon bleu was really good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
I wanted to order the Caramel Flan, but the Chinese was "caramel pudding" so I did not know which description was correct, but anyway, I will be back to try the Roast chicken.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
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
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork knuckles in wine:
The pork knuckles were really nice but because they were chilled, the texture of it was very firm and chewy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The tea sets here are great because it comes with bottled fizzy drinks and a snack for $32
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork knuckles in wine:
The pork knuckles were really nice but because they were chilled, the texture of it was very firm and chewy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Liver noodles again at Wai Kee
Wai Kee Noodle Cafe (Sham Shui Po)
Came here for noodles again because Burgerman did not have a dine in area.
Got here around 5.30 and managed to get the last order because they close at 6.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork liver noodles:
The pork liver was good but it was a bit pink today, as for the instant noodles, I requested them not to be so soft, but there was not much difference.
Overall, the taste was as good as before, but the liver was a bit too pink.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kaya bun:
There were three choices on the menu above: toast, Chinese style croque monsieur and bun.
I thought the "bau" meant bun, so I ordered it.
When it came, I realised bun meant bread in Chinese.
Anyway, the bread with Kaya was ok, it was soft and not too sweet.
All of the KAYA items are unbuttered according to staff.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Came here for noodles again because Burgerman did not have a dine in area.
Got here around 5.30 and managed to get the last order because they close at 6.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork liver noodles:
The pork liver was good but it was a bit pink today, as for the instant noodles, I requested them not to be so soft, but there was not much difference.
Overall, the taste was as good as before, but the liver was a bit too pink.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kaya bun:
There were three choices on the menu above: toast, Chinese style croque monsieur and bun.
I thought the "bau" meant bun, so I ordered it.
When it came, I realised bun meant bread in Chinese.
Anyway, the bread with Kaya was ok, it was soft and not too sweet.
All of the KAYA items are unbuttered according to staff.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy salted pork
Thai Kwok Snack (Sai Kung)
Located in the alleyway is this Thai restaurant.
It has been here for ages and 99% of the staff are female.
The restaurant is bigger than it seems because the other shops around it belongs to them, so if the main one is full you can sit in the other ones.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy salted pork:
The pork was nice and crisp, it was not too salty.
However the rice was a bit hard because it was late that day.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salted lemon drink:
I did not like this drink, because there was still wax on the salted lemon skin which gave the drink a weird taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Located in the alleyway is this Thai restaurant.
It has been here for ages and 99% of the staff are female.
The restaurant is bigger than it seems because the other shops around it belongs to them, so if the main one is full you can sit in the other ones.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy salted pork:
The pork was nice and crisp, it was not too salty.
However the rice was a bit hard because it was late that day.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salted lemon drink:
I did not like this drink, because there was still wax on the salted lemon skin which gave the drink a weird taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salted lemon & Lemon drink @ Tai Hing
Tai Hing (Central)
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salted lemon & Lemon drink:
Tried this drink because it had salted lemon and fresh lemon.
It was difficult to poke the lemon with the spoon, because there was so much ice in the way.
After poking it, the drink was really refreshing because the extra slices of lemon made it more refreshing and there was sufficient salted lemon to give it the salty lemon signature taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salted lemon & Lemon drink:
Tried this drink because it had salted lemon and fresh lemon.
It was difficult to poke the lemon with the spoon, because there was so much ice in the way.
After poking it, the drink was really refreshing because the extra slices of lemon made it more refreshing and there was sufficient salted lemon to give it the salty lemon signature taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Back to the good old days in East London
Tulsi Indian Restaurant (North Point)
Everytime I walked past this restaurant, I have always wanted to try it because it reminds me of the Indian restaurants in East London.
I finally went there and tried their set meal for two.
Usually I am skeptical about sets because the choices are not that good and it is basically cheap items put together as a set.
There are two sets, one at $188 which includes a snack, 2 curries, a BBQ item and drinks, for $218 it has an extra item from the Special selection.
Although it sounds like a lot, the portions are not really that big.
It is pretty clear on the menu.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tomato soup:
The soup was slightly too salty to start off with, but I liked the richness and umami taste of the tomato.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Aloo tikki, Tandoori squid, oyster masala
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Aloo tikki:
This was my favourite because there were lots of potato in it and it was slightly chewy because flour was added to it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tandoori squid
The squid was soft and tender with delicious spices.
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oyster masala
The oyster was covered in rich thick masala sauce, and it was surprising the pairing of oyster and masala sauce was good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pilau rice
Delicious fluffy Indian rice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegetable curry
The vegetable curry was ok, but the beef curry was even better.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef curry
Although it was quite spicy, the beef was amazing, it was soft with some gelatinous membranes attached.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Naan
The naan was awesome, it was served hot and the texture of the naan was non oily, soft and chewy in the centre with some crispy surfaces.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tea
To finish off the tea was surprisingly good!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Overall, 99% of the food was delicious but not very filling.
Everytime I walked past this restaurant, I have always wanted to try it because it reminds me of the Indian restaurants in East London.
I finally went there and tried their set meal for two.
Usually I am skeptical about sets because the choices are not that good and it is basically cheap items put together as a set.
There are two sets, one at $188 which includes a snack, 2 curries, a BBQ item and drinks, for $218 it has an extra item from the Special selection.
Although it sounds like a lot, the portions are not really that big.
It is pretty clear on the menu.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tomato soup:
The soup was slightly too salty to start off with, but I liked the richness and umami taste of the tomato.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Aloo tikki, Tandoori squid, oyster masala
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Aloo tikki:
This was my favourite because there were lots of potato in it and it was slightly chewy because flour was added to it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tandoori squid
The squid was soft and tender with delicious spices.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
oyster masala
The oyster was covered in rich thick masala sauce, and it was surprising the pairing of oyster and masala sauce was good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pilau rice
Delicious fluffy Indian rice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegetable curry
The vegetable curry was ok, but the beef curry was even better.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef curry
Although it was quite spicy, the beef was amazing, it was soft with some gelatinous membranes attached.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Naan
The naan was awesome, it was served hot and the texture of the naan was non oily, soft and chewy in the centre with some crispy surfaces.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tea
To finish off the tea was surprisingly good!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Overall, 99% of the food was delicious but not very filling.
Tofu in Lo Shui sauce @ Joy Hing
Joy Hing Roasted Meat (Wan Chai)
Went to Joy Hing for my usual fare of roast meat.
This time decided to get ribs and roast pork, while I was ordering the lady asked if I wanted to try some “delicious tofu” for an extra $5 so I had that too because the portions are not really that big anyway.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Ribs:
The ribs were ok, but a bit too dry for my liking
Roast pork:
The roast pork was too lean for my liking today and ever since I tried Cloudview Roast meats at Braemar Hill, I felt that no other roast pork could beat that.
Tofu in sauce:
I felt that the tofu sauce was a bit thick and sweet like Teriyaki sauce.
Rice:
The rice was ok that day, not too soft or hard.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Went to Joy Hing for my usual fare of roast meat.
This time decided to get ribs and roast pork, while I was ordering the lady asked if I wanted to try some “delicious tofu” for an extra $5 so I had that too because the portions are not really that big anyway.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Ribs:
The ribs were ok, but a bit too dry for my liking
Roast pork:
The roast pork was too lean for my liking today and ever since I tried Cloudview Roast meats at Braemar Hill, I felt that no other roast pork could beat that.
Tofu in sauce:
I felt that the tofu sauce was a bit thick and sweet like Teriyaki sauce.
Rice:
The rice was ok that day, not too soft or hard.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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