Chinese roast at Three Uncles, London Liverpool Street, Brixton Village and Hawley Wharf Camden

Update Mar 2022:

Three uncles are so popular that they have opened a proper restaurant in Brixton Village serving lotus leaf rice with Chinese sausage, steamed meat patties etc!

Visited by CS who said there is a 10% charge on top.

Update Sept 2021:

Three uncles have now opened a second branch at Hawley Wharf, Camden!

As a foodie who has tried lots of Chinese roast in Hong Kong, I thought it would be an interesting experience to try Three Uncles in UK which specializes in quick chop chop just like GOOD BBQ.

I believe there will be more like this coming be it standalone shops or at boxpark type units.
Three Uncles is situated on a small lane in Liverpool street with a few seats that offer quick dining for people who work in the area.

Upon arriving, you will see the roast meats neatly hung on the chopping corner.
The chicken was plump, the ducks were good and visually they looked delicious without stuff dripping off it like the greasy oily roasts you see in Hong Kong.

Saying that, the oily goodness is the good stuff but visually off putting.
The staff were wearing gloves which makes it hygienic.

As for the decor, it was modern tiles with a touch of royal blue, at the counter there is neon logo of the name.

I also like the black framing which gives its some invisible structure that defines space without being intrusive.
Ordering is simple as you just choose your meat combo but it could also be hard if you want a bit of everything.
Dim sum is also available which can be seen in the cabinet.

Ordered the Hainan Chicken and the Lo Mein noodles.
Both came in a white box lined with paper just like the modern roast GOOD BBQ which changed the way of roasts in Hong Kong.
It made Chinese roast more presentable to tourists and corporate catering for offices in the city.
This is what makes it successful because it looks neat and clean without making your fingers greasy.
In terms of food, I was impressed with the Hainan Chicken as the chicken was succulent and tender.

The spring onion sauce that complemented it had a good punch while the chili sauce had a nice spicy kick without being too sweet.

As for the noodles with wontons and roast pork, I thought the roast pork visually looked like roast belly.

On the other hand, the noodles were good but got saltier towards the end.

To summarize, it is good to see Three Uncles take Chinese Roast to the next level and hopefully see more branches before someone follows like CHOP CHOP followed GOODBBQ or you may even see GoodBBQ debuting in London one day.

Three Uncles:
12 Devonshire Row

Three Uncles Camden:

Hawley Wharf

[Review] Festive Fried Chicken at YO! Sushi

YO! Sushi is an English chain of sushi restaurants by Simon Woodroffee.
The first branch appeared in Soho, London in 1997, since then they have restaurants all over the world including UAE and Saudi Arabi.

As well as sushi, they have a good selection of vegetarian dishes.
It was the festive fried chicken that brought me to YO! Sushi again.
According to their instagram post, fried chicken is Japanese Christmas tradition.

JFC Festive Feast box (£8.50) is available now featuring crispy Japanese Fried Chicken, special dipping sauce, YO! Fries, Miso-Butter Sweetcorn & Coleslaw.
As well as chicken, they have the Vegan JFC Festive Feast box (£8.50) which includes Vegan Chick*n Nuggets, special dipping sauce, YO! Fries, Sweetcorn with Miso Butter, & vegan Coleslaw.

Since I was there to try it, why not order both.
The staff were really helpful and did half and half for me so that I could try both the chicken and vegan chicken nuggets.

In terms of chicken, I thought it was a bit dry so the vegan chicken nuggets fared better even though they were a bit bland.

Chicken:

Vegan Chicken nuggets:

The fries were addictive as they were deliciously sprinkled with seaweed flakes.

Last but not least was the coleslaw, I absolutely loved it because it was creamy and not too overwhelming.

Overall I would definitely recommend the fried chicken and I will be back for their vegetarian dishes as it has been quite some time since I last had YO! Sushi.

[Review] Wing Loon Cafe (Olympic Cafe)

A while ago I saw some interesting pictures of Hainan Chicken at this place which was basically chicken with gravy on top of rice.

Although it didn't look like the real deal served with yellow rice and sauces it aroused my interest.

Other food at this place looked good so I decided to pay it a visit as the table settings was basically like a Chinese greasy spoon cafe.

However on Tripadvisor it was called Olympic Cafe while it was Wing Loon Cafe on google.

In a way Olympic Cafe sounds better as it matches the decor and style.

When I got there, it was indeed Wing Loon Cafe so they must have changed names at some point.

There were so many things I wanted to try but decided to order the Hainan Chicken first.

On the drinks menu, they even had English Tea as an option as well as Thai Tea.

English Tea was a must for me as it totally matches this place!

After I paid, I was given some cutlery wrapped in paper just like the ones you get in greasy spoon cafes.

I was impressed when my food came, it looked exactly how I saw it on the pictures.

Lean white meat topped with gravy on top of rice which was a bit too soft.

The chicken breast meat was soft and tender which was pleasing and the gravy was so damn delicious just like this other Chinese joint in UK.

The gravy was just how I liked it, although it was a little salty but definitely heaven compared to the horrible stuff in Hong Kong.

Went back a few week later and had the Crackling roast pork with noodles and it was guaranteed crispy as the name suggests with a delicious crispy layer of pork skin.

Also had the roast pork noodles, again it was flawless.
The noodles in soup was really comforting.

Green tea:

Chicken, mushroom and noodles soup:
The portion was much bigger than anticipated because it looked small on google and straw mushrooms were used instead so I was a bit disappointed.
However the chicken you get is good with generous quantities.

The menu:

Wing Loon Cafe (Olympic Cafe):

130 Lower Marsh,

Waterloo