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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I love this vegetarian place

Veggie spinner (Tai Hang)

Ever since it was opened I have always wanted to go, but since there were no reviews I didn't know what type of vegetarian food they served.

After seeing the first review by Spicygal I made up my mind to go.

It is located in Tai Hang which is not that far from Tin Hau MTR.

It was a small modern cozy joint with wooden tables and benches.

The menu was simplistic serving wraps and burgers.

I had the Turkish wrap (lavish roll) but as I was still hungry I ordered the burger as well.
The combo comes with wedges which I didn't want to order initially because I thought they were going to be deep fried, but they were baked which were healthier than I thought.

The prices were quite reasonable compared to other vegetarian places.

I am glad there is finally a good place for REAL vegetarian food with real vegetables and not man-made substitutes called "c u tmr" a term known to the vegetarian world meaning you see it again how you ate it (ie not digested).

So here was what I ordered.

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Fiji apple juice:

The apple juice was extracted using a hirum slow juice extractor which retains natural flavor, color, and nutrients of the apple.
It looked like orange juice when it was brought over.
The taste was really sweet which I did not like but they told me they used Fiji apples which are really sweet and golden in colour.
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Veggie burger with potato wedges:


Inside the burger, there was Halloumi cheese, organic tofu, grilled mushroom and grilled vegetables.


The bun they used for the burger was delicious because it was a wheat burger that had such a nice taste after it was toasted giving it a crispy touch.
Every element in the burger was vital, the halloumi cheese gave it some saltiness, while the mushroom gave it a meaty and earthy taste, and the tofu which had strong soy bean taste gives you protein as well.



Every bite of the burger was amazing packed with sweet grilled pumpkins, aubergines flavoured by the cheese, tofu and mushroom.
As for the potato wedges they were baked and non oily. It came with their homemade ketchup which flavoured it nicely.
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Irish moss and cucumber salad:



Came here on another visit for this salad, I loved the cucumber and Irish moss which is rich in collagen but I did not like the dressing because it was balsamic vinegar which I found too sweet.
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Lavash D Roll:


Inside the roll there was omelette, fried onions, roasted potato wedges and lettuce.


The roll was really good because the potato wedges made it feel filling whilst the omelette and vegetables complemented each other nicely with the ketchup sauce.
Again, I liked this roll because you can see pure vegetables and just homemade ketchup to give it flavour.
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There has been some improvement at Amazing Food

On my previous review, I was annoyed with their PFC boxes because you can literally taste it in the food.
Gave it another try and it was good that they have used different PFC boxes because the food does not taste of PFC which makes it a tad healthier.

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beef patty with egg:

I don't think the beef patty was 100% beef and the pink colour looked like it was raw.
It appears that there is a lot of flour and soda powder mixed in because the texture is very elastic and soft, and the pinkness is probably due to the soda powder.
To be honest, it did not taste like beef or have any beef taste.
There were lots of chopped parsley in it but I could not taste it.
The egg fared better because the egg yolk was partly runny inside and the rice was a little bit too hard but tasted good with the sweetness of the soy sauce.
In terms of portion, it was quite small because it was steamed in a ceramic bowl and then put in the box when you order it.
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Amazing Food (Wan Chai)

Price: $2X
Service: OK
Yummy factor: Could be better
MSG levels: slight
Portion sizes: small
English Menu: no
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A lovely Tavern for Taiwanese healthy desserts

Dined here ages ago in the sticky hot summer but never got round to writing this because the menu was in Chinese and the ingredients were Taiwanese which is hard to review in English.

Situated on the quiet side of Prince Edward lies this very Oriental themed dessert place that could be classified as Chinese style too because of the red painted walls, lanterns and dark heavy wood tables and chairs.



On the menu, there were three types of desserts:
-DIY with fixed options
-Hot desserts
-Desserts with fish maw

I like the DIY desserts where you have to choose main dessert from the choice of:
soy bean dessert, black soy bean dessert, black sugar slush or grass jelly.
Then you choose some toppings ranging from lotus seeds, pearls, glutinous rice etc.

Lastly you choose the final topping out of soymilk, black sugar water or black sugar slush.
I decided to get grass jelly as a base.

The grass jelly here is different to the usual ones which are cut into cubes.
Here they scoop it out so the grass jelly is a big chunk!

On the table the black syrup is separate so you can added your desired amount.

There is a tank of hot tea which was really good because it is good having Chinese with sweet desserts.

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Fish maw jelly:

The fish maw jelly was really nice because it was not too sweet.
I would like the black sugar syrup to be served separately before they serve it so that I can try what it tastes like naturally without any flavourings.

There are pieces of fish maw in the jelly which are slightly chewy because it has been chilled.
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My DIY dessert:
Dessert base
- grass jelly
Toppings
- black sugar jelly
- wolfberry jelly
Dessert topping
- black sugar slush

The dessert was divine and they gave you metal spoons just like the one above which was useful for spooning the grass jelly because the texture of this grass jelly was tougher than the usual ones.
The black sugar slush was so refreshing because it melts into a sweet liquid when you eat it giving the dessert an extra boost of black sugar sweetness.
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227 Desserts Tavern (Prince Edward)

Price: $8X
Service: OK
Service charge: no
Yummy factor: ok
Sweetness levels: customizable
Napkins provided: yes
Portion sizes: reasonable
Noise levels: No
Glass of water provided: tea was provided
English Menu: no
Air Conditioning: Yes
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A quick stop of food at 合興潮州粉面專家

This place has been opened for quite a while but I have never intended to dine there.
I only dined here because the place was empty and I was too lazy to go elsewhere.

As well as Wan Chai, they have branches in Shau Kei Wan.

Surprisingly the menu has English!


The sugar sachets were contained in a sugar lump container which was kind of funny.

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Soup:

The soup came with the rice and the seaweed was quite clean because there was no sand in it.
It was topped with crushed fried garlic and chopped parsley which gave it some smoky and grassy taste to the soup.
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Ox's stomach with rice:

I chose rice because noodles are not filling.
Basically the rice had some tasteless sauce poured on top which made the rice wet.
The ox's stomach was tasteless as well, but after I used the soy sauce and chili oil, it enhanced the rice and ox's stomach and made it more delectable.
Overall, the food was ok, but I did not like the soggy rice so only had half of it which was a waste and I wish they had metal spoons because I can't eat with those weird shaped spoons.
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Price: $33
Service: OK
Yummy factor: ok
Napkins provided: no
Noise levels: Noisy
Glass of water provided: No
English Menu: Yes
Air Conditioning: Yes
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