Kornhill Apartment, Tai Koo, HK

Out of curiosity, I came to check out this serviced apartment.  The sales agent was very courteous to show me various units.  This one is a big studio of 500 sq. feet at HK$19,000 monthly.  Very spacious but a bit run down.  Noticed the air-conditioning having some mould. 

 

Bento set by Sen Ryo, TST, Kowloon, HK

It's quite surprising to see almost every outlet of this chain restaurant is often with a long line.  The long line made me stop from visiting this place for years.  This time I found a branch in the hidden corner of the basement of Kowloon hotel that I didn't have to wait.  Ordered their signature bento set.  The selected food quality and the big portion told why it's so popular.

 

Jade

 

Hokkaido calling, Sen Ryo, HK

 

蘇浙匯(Jardin de Jade), Wanchai, HK

Came in this place because all th other restaurants were very full.  Supposed this one should be the top-listed.  The waiters were scanning what you wore.  A bit impolite but as there wasn't any other choice, I had to forget about it.  The food became a bit quite disappointing from what I tried a few years ago.  The better ones are the steam siu lon bao and the dessert black sesame sticky rice dumpling.

 

Urban swimming

 

Going home

 

Semua Semua, TST, HK

Malay restaurants keep growing in town.  This chain restaurant expanded its branch to Tsimshatsui.  Came in  for their signature spare rib soup.  The soup base was a bit too sweet and the strong air-con. made the soup cool down too fast that the aroma was lost.  Quite a turn-off.  The bean sprout was with too much pepper.  Overall, it's quite an expensive (HK$130 for a spare rib soup and 58 for a bean sprouts) in considering the squeezed table setting.

 

Start of the day

 

Starbucks, protection unblocked - finally see the light

 

Yataiya Japanese restaurant 屋台屋, Tai Koo Shing, HK

When this restaurant moved to Tai Koo Shing from Craig Rd of Quarry Bay, I hadn't tried it somehow.  After this visit, I won't go back for another long period of time.  The food wasn;t bad but the shop charged for a mandatory appetizer and tea (the tea was just self-service from a hot kettle on the table), with an extra of HK$34 for 2 (the first time I ran into this with a Japanese restaurant), and yet there was a 10% service charge on the bill total.  

 

Steep business

 

段純貞台灣牛肉麵 (Duan Chun Zhen Taiwanese beef noodle), Causeway Bay, HK

It was delightful to know this shop landed HK.  I promptly told my friends in Taipei that I had been there and tried their renowned beef noodle shop.  They felt they should have visited the original shop in Hsin Zhu (新竹) as their friends in Hsin Zhu often recommended them to visit this original shop.  My chat with them made them decide to go for a try.  Besides the beef noodle soup, I tried their wonton and chicken thigh noodle.  Quite good as well though I prefer their beef noodle soup.