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12 September 2014

Holy Eff! Truly A "Blessing" In The Mouth? | Ho Lee Fook (口利福)

Located in the basement of lower Elgin Street, this Chinese fusion restaurant welcomes you with a whole wall of golden fortune cats and mah-jong, both of which in the Chinese culture are believed to bring one with prosperity and luck. What a good start on a Friday evening after a hell's day at work with the Wicked 2-faced Devil.

You can be sure to get a peace of mind from bombarding group messages in your Whatsapp and work emails from your BB because mobile signal here was very weak, especially towards the back where we were sitting. The industrial, rustic and slightly orientally artsy décor of this Chinese restaurant was what made the ambience different from the usual noisy and bright family-friendly Chinese cuisines.

And...cheers to TGIF and a break from the Wicked 2-faced Devil, we had the mule, lemongrass mix and some kinda cold tea mix.

Apparently Missy Leona and I were still pretty stuffed from the lunch at Bread St Kitchen so we went easy on the ordering this time. Many dishes here were spicy so if you're not a fan of it, you should confirm with the server while making your orders. The two appetizers arrived first - Yunnan style wagyu steak tartare and shredded chicken salad. Although I felt that having the wagyu beef completely raw defeated the purpose of having wagyu, I still highly recommend the dish which had a dynamic flavor from the sweet and sour marinate and herbs ($138). The cracker was so crunchy and good that I could not resist from having more. The shredded chicken salad was also a slight twist from the traditional dish. Marinated with sesame sauce and slightly hot, lettuce heart was used as the base of this salad ($88).

Since we couldn't have the pork belly at Bread St Kitchen during lunch, I've ordered the grilled pork belly here to make up for it. Thick-cut and tender, this dish was served with roasted chili and roasted almond ($128). The soy chicken was another highly recommended dish. Came in generous half chicken portion, this poultry dish was cooked to the right tenderness and flavor. I don't usually go for the breast in Chinese chicken dishes but this was done so well that us three girls kept digging into it ($160).

A very satisfying dinner with good food and company at a good price - truly a "blessing." Look, we even had fortune cookies. Left the restaurant as a happy soul.

Ho Lee Fook, 1-5 Elgin Street, Soho, Central, +852 2810 0860
District: Soho
Must-try: Yunnan style wagyu steak tartare, soy chicken
Overall Rating: 4 / 5
Cost: $320 ph - Dinner

*REPOSTED on OpenRice

20 August 2014

Having Street Food In Style | Mr. Bing (老金煎餅)

Before heading to class my friend and I decided to grab something light so we went to Mr Bing. When we got there my friend was shocked and immediately said this was basically what I was eating off a hawker at some random street in Shenzhen some months back (yes, I basically eat ANYTHING, my friend of course was just watching me eat then) except this was served with pretty packaging and under a rooftop and all. So, we ordered the two signature bing's and a marinated cucumber side to share. The Mandarin speaking lady who was cooking our bing asked wo-men-yao-bu-yao-la but we said bu-yao since my friend was not a big fan of spicy food. Both the peking duck bing and the sesame chicken bing were served fresh and moist and piping hot. Both were good but I prefer the peking duck bing more because the sweetness in the hoi sin sauce really brought out the flavor of the meat. I'm not a big fan of carbs, and I like how the bing wasn't made too thick to overstuff my little tummy. mad

The sesame oil and vinegar formed the main flavoring in the crunchy marinated cucumber.

And lastly, a fridge to help yourself to the pop and pre-packed cold drinks.

Venue: Mr. Bing

District: Central

Must-try: Peking duck bing

Overall Rating: 3.5 / 5

Cost: $55 ph - Lunch

Address: LG & G/F, 83 Wellington Street, Central

Link: http://mr-bing.com/

*REPOSTED on OpenRice

16 August 2014

很有heart的街坊小店 | 波仔記車仔麵

回想起第一次吃波仔記是已經二十多年前的事。時隔那麼多年，最surprised的是在煮麵的（應該就是波仔吧！？）師傅還是二十年前的那個，在旁邊幫手的還是他的太太（只是猜猜而已嘻嘻）。

在這裡自己選料，有湯麵和lo麵。lo麵我覺得是最好吃的，雖然比較肥，應該是用了豬油lo在一起。寫好了還點了一杯凍「燕鴦」小甜。

lo麵我點了菜心，牛根腩，魚皮餃，魚蛋，齋跟幼麵。啊姐放低碟麵幫我拿對筷子說：啊妹，嗔熱食，慢慢食。我突然覺得很warm很有親切感，比起同一個街市另外一間車仔麵的服務好很多。雖然另外一家的openrice review多好多，但我反而覺得波仔記的lo麵是比較好吃，料也比較多，真誠的態度更加是無價啦！