From West to Eats

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Lab Made Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream

Just writing about this TST hotspot is making me crave it! Guess it doesn’t help that I’m in recovery mode after surgery and have been deprived of sweets L This made-to-order ice cream food truck provides the freshest and most unique ice cream there is. Flavours vary from Ferrero Rocher to Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip to Ginger and Yam Sweet Soup to Grilled Corn Chips to Coconut Pandan. Every week, they change up the flavours, usually releasing two new flavours (A and B) and returning two typical flavours (C and D). Each cup (of one scoop) costs about $45, if my memory serves me well. A bit steep but definitely worth every penny.

Sweet Yam and Ginger Sweet Soup Ice Cream

Mint Chocolate Ice Cream

Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip

Grilled Corn Chips Ice Cream

Ferrero Rocher

Where the magic happens :)

Lab Made Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Laboratory
132 Nathan Road (next to Miramall, by driveway that leads up to Knotsford Terrace)
MTR: Tsim Sha Tsui
Price Range: Below $50
Rating: 9

http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/restaurant/tsim-sha-tsui-lab-made-liquid-nitrogen-ice-cream-laboratory/145425?tc=sr1

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Bang Bang Modern Chinese Cuisine

I was a bit skeptical about this place solely because the name is…bang bang. I’m not sure why, but I wasn’t drawn to it. However, I was asked to dinner here and agreed to try something new. At first, I was uncertain about the caliber of the food, but thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised. The dishes did have a modern twist to the more traditional platters. Never judge a book by it’s cover, eh? The one complaint I will have is that the portions are small, especially for the menu prices.

Be sure to order it's well-known Sesame Chicken...they'll bring it out for you to take tons of pictures before chopping away!

Fried Shrimp on Toast

Mushroom in Abalone Sauce

Eggplant with Katsuobushi

Strawberry Spare Ribs

Bite-size Sesame Tofu

Bang Bang Modern Chinese Cuisine
L4 inside The ONE Shopping Mall
MTR: Tsim Sha Tsui
Price Range: $101-200
Rating: 7 out of 10

http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/restaurant/tsim-sha-tsui-bang-bang-modern-chinese-cuisine/photos/139704?phototype=menu

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Tallore

Rarely do I get to step outside the four walls of my school building on a weekday, but just as luck would have it, I had a certification meeting and found myself in Sheung Wan. Who knows why I chose this narrow street that had really become a construction site, but thankfully I did because I found Tallore. To me, it’s almost like a Panera Bread, but with less options. Still, just as piping hot and tasty! I ordered a salad (half couscous, half caesar) and broccoli potato soup as take out to enjoy. It definitely hit the spot on a cold, winter day!

Tallore

Shop D, 7-17 Amoy Street

MTR: Wan Chai

Price Range: $51-100

Rating: 6.5 out of 10

http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/restaurant/wan-chai-tallore/173755?tc=sr1

Oolaa

The name says it all. Yes, the décor is posh but the food comes with quite a reasonable price tag. I actually quite enjoyed the ambiance…for a split second, I forgot I was in Asia and felt right back in Texas. Delish western brunch that’ll make me come running back again…and again.

Breakfast Burrito - filled to the max

Hash browns = large tater tots

Strawberry Pancakes

French Toast

Oolaa
G/F Centre Stage, Bridges Street, Soho
MTR: Sheung Wan
Price Range: $201-400
Rating: 8 out of 10

http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/restaurant/sheung-wan-oolaa/48356

http://www.casteloconcepts.com/our-venues/oolaa/oolaa-hong-kong-menus?locations/hong-kong/oolaa-hong-kong/oolaa-hong-kong-menus

Thursday, January 1, 2015

La Taste

I’ve been on a hunt for some authentic and flavorful pho for a while now. I did some research and Sassy Hong Kong recommended La Taste. Now, to be fair, they recommended the shaking beef, not the pho, so maybe I should’ve opted for the former. But, like I said, pho was what I needed.

I didn't leave feeling super satisfied with the pho...maybe there wasn't enough MSG? Kidding! :) But really, it just didn't meet the standards of the pho found in Houston. Onto the next pho hotspot...

Their Vietnamese coffee....eh

La Taste
1/F, 34-38 Stanley Street
MTR: Central
Price Range: $51-100
Rating: 5.5 out of 10

http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/restaurant/central-lataste-vietnamese-cuisine/40703

Applegreen

Applegreen is located right below it’s sister restaurant, R&B, both of which are right around the corner from my flat. Convenient, affordable, and light, I try to get my healthy meals in from this salad house.

The salad half portions are big and the full portions are GINORMOUS! The appetizers are really tasty. I didn’t enjoy the pasta…after all, this is the house of SALAD.

What I really love is the Guac and Chips…don’t know whether it’s because if I’ve been deprived of Tex-Mex for too long, but it’s all really fresh and delicious.

Tortilla Chips with Guac Dip

Chicken Caesar Salad

Uni Cream Pasta with Homemade Meatballs

Portobello Mushroom Fries

Chicken Quesadillas

Pork Belly Nachos

The Cube

Pollo Loco Taco Salad

Green Beans Fries

Chicken Jambalaya Flatbread

Cajun French Fries

Applegreen
Shop 2A, 2/F, Pacific Mansion, 172–174 Nathan Road

MTR: Tsim Sha Tsui
Price Range: $101-200
Rating: 7 out of 10

http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/restaurant/tsim-sha-tsui-applegreen/161063?tc=sr1

R&B

Research and Bakery, aka R&B, is located right above it’s sister restaurant, Applegreen. Every time I got into the elevator to go to Applegreen, I’ve always been quite curious to see what R&B had to offer. My curiosity got the best of me after a strenuous boxing session (I’m sure it cancelled everything I worked off) and was pleasantly surprised.

Although there aren’t too many options, there were enough variations that I didn’t get to try everything on the menu. I’ll be visiting again shortly!