Tao Heung Restaurant @ Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Chinese are renowned for their appreciation of good food. They frequently dine out at restaurants and demand excellence in cooking and use of high-quality ingredients. Restaurants are also where Chinese regularly gather to mingle and socialise, making them an essential constituent in the famous Chinese ‘yum cha’ culture in Hong Kong.

“Tao Heung" specializes in the hotpot business. It assimilates different culture and maintains its original characteristics at the same time. In order to fulfill different customers' need, "Tao Heung" targets in creative and healthy hot pot food. Looking at their décor, they adopt a new modern Chinese decoration design with comfortable spacing between tables. A little bit of their history, since 1991 and up until now, Tao Heung has built a network of more than 60 restaurants in Hong Kong (50+) and Southern China (10+). These restaurants are at prime locations hence enjoying high customer flows and draw patronage of primarily affluent middle-end diners.

First stop, the Stir-fried Seafood in hot pot. This dish is not quite there yet in a sense that it’s just a so-so dish. However, the freshness of the clam is good indeed.

Next is the Roast Goose, it is a variety of siu mei, or roasted meat dishes, within Cantonese cuisine. It is made by roasting it with seasoning in a charcoal furnace at high temperature. Roasted geese of high quality have crisp skin with juicy and tender meat. Slices of roasted goose are generally served with plum sauce. Here, it’s quite good but a little but cold, that’s all.

Then the mixed vegetables in hot pot, chef stir-fried vegetables like broccoli, Chinese mushroom, needle mushroom, abalone mushroom, tong fen (glass noodle) and prawns. As claimed that they are good with hot pot dishes, no doubt this is delicious and quite a healthy dish.

Without the hot pot, this dish is stir-fried broccoli with scallops. Taste wise is delicious. Yum yum

To the dessert, this is a plum flower with red bean pastry. Top layer is the plum flowers and the layer below is the red bean, giving the sweet and sour taste. It’s unique and tasty.

Lastly, this sweet soup is made with black sesame seeds, it is a form of tong sui, or sweet soup (similar to Western pudding). The main ingredient is crushed black sesame seeds in a flour form. It is boiled with hot water. Sometimes, granulated sugar is added, though the sesame seeds are usually sweet enough by default. It is rumored to help prevent gray hair.

Food Review

Food Type: Chinese (Non-Halal)
Address: 3/F, Carnovon Plaza, 20-20C Carnavon Road, Tsui Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
Tel: +85-2838 3097
Price: Average: HKD120 per pax
Operating Hours: Daily (7am-1am)

Taste Rating: 8/10
Ambiance Rating: 9/10
Service Rating: 7.5/10
Value Rating: 6/10

Overall Rating: 7.6/10

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Café De Coral @ Hong Kong

Café de Coral is the largest publicly listed Chinese Fast Food restaurant group in the world with over 330 outlets in Asia Pacific region, and over 200 quick service restaurants in North America. Among a total of over 540 outlets, over 120 outlets and 75 outlets are operated under the household name of Café de Coral. The principle business of the Group is the development and management of quick service restaurants chain. Locally here in its Hong Kong headquarter; Café de Coral is the market leader of the fast food sector for over three decades.

Café de Coral's menu is specially designed to meet the tastes and budgets of customers, with over 100 items on their menu list on any one day, and are regularly rotated to maintain variety of choices. Standard menus range from western cuisine to traditional Chinese dishes. New products and seasonal products for each time segment will be introduced regularly.

For this post, it’s all their famous Baked Pork Chop with Rice. The tender samba thick cut pork chop, with the rich and smooth gravy made from the freshest vegetables including Italian tomatoes, celery and onions and a very nice fried rice coated with Grade A beaten eggs add up to this irresistible classic delicacy. Delicious!!!!!!! A must try dish!

Food Review

Food Type: Chinese, Hong Kong (Non-Halal)
Address: Shop 2307, Level 2, Gateway Arcade Harbour City, Kowloon, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Tel: +85-2141 8407
Price: Average HKD36 per dish (comes with drink)
Operating Hours: Daily (7am-10pm)

Taste Rating: 10/10
Ambiance Rating: 9/10
Service Rating: Nil
Value Rating: 8.5/10

Overall Rating: 9.2/10

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Chao Inn @ Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong

More about food at Hong Kong Airport………. If you have plenty of time to wait for your next boarding, like all Hongkie said, let’s drink afternoon tea = drink Chinese tea and eat dim sum.

Chao Inn represents a new generation of Chaozhou cuisine that breaks away from its traditional stereotype of lacking novelty and presentation, yet retaining the famous traditional cuisine’s distinct flavors. They offer an innovative dim sum with stylish dishes that delight both the palate and the eyes, the restaurant also creates a modern and cozy atmosphere that brings an entirely refreshing experience for diners.

First dish, Porridge with century egg and minced pork meats. Overall taste is alright (actually average only) but a bit cold.

Then their “Char Siew Pau” (BBQ Pork Bun), it’s very nice; the bun is very fluffy and aromatic. And the sauce is very tasty too. Yum yum…

Next, the Deep Fried Fishball. One word, YUMMY! You don’t get this dish in Malaysia. It’s believed you can only get it in Hong Kong and China. They use minced fish paste add with some herbs and vege and deep fried it together. Bouncy bite…..MMmmmMmmM

The deep fried beancurd with fresh prawns. Using freshly prawns and freshly serves to customers, patrons would able to taste it hot and enjoy the crispiness of dish that gives a nice bite to it.

And this one is Steam Beancurb wrapped with yam, pork meats and chicken feet. Quite unique and taste wise is very tangy. Should try, if you stop by in HK Airport.

The following dish is the steam beef ball with vegetable. It’s very tender and juicy. Nice!

Lastly, the condensed milk butter bun, the bun is very fluffy and milk butter is very creamy and sweet. Delicious!


Food Review

Food Type: Chinese (Non-Halal)
Address: Unit No. 6P033, Passenger Terminal 2, Hong Kong International Airport.
Tel: +85-3197 9098
Price: Average HKD40 per pax
Operating Hours: Daily (7am-11pm)

Taste Rating: 8.5/10
Ambiance Rating: 7.5/10
Service Rating: 7/10
Value Rating: 7.5/10

Overall Rating: 7.6/10

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Taiwan Beef Noodle @ Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong

This post is dedicated for travelers that want to look for nice food or some quick bite at any airport. For this particular restaurant, its located at the Hong Kong International Airport. Basically, you can find many restaurants here. If you wanting for some special treat, you should try the Taiwan Beef Noodle Restaurant especially the Famous Specialty Beef Noodle.

Beef noodle soup is a Chinese noodle soup made of stewed beef, beef broth, vegetables and Chinese noodle. It exists in various forms throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia. It was created by the Hui (a Chinese Muslim ethnic group) during the Tang Dynasty of China.

Here, they use the finest beef meat (1cm thick! The meat is tender too, so tender and juicy) with nicely beef broth soup. Their Beef noodles is served with suan cai (Chinese sauerkraut) on top and green onion.

Food Review

Food Type: Taiwanese (Pork Free)
Address: Unit 6V525, Level 6, Northwest Concourse, Terminal 1, Hong Kong International Hong Kong Airport, Lautau, Hong Kong
Tel: +85-2261 0883
Price: Average HKD65 per pax
Operating Hours: Daily (8am-11pm)

Taste Rating: 8.5/10
Ambiance Rating: 9/10
Service Rating: 7.5/10
Value Rating: 6/10

Overall Rating: 7.8/10

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Sunrise Restaurant @ S.E.A Park, Petaling Jaya

Other than Loong Foong’s Roast Duck, there is another popular Roast Duck joint just a few blocks away. For the most succulent roast duck in Klang Valley, you wouldn’t go wrong if you head to Sunrise Restaurant in Sea Park, Petaling Jaya. First of all, the decor and layout is just another typical Malaysian coffee shop style with standard foldaway tables and plastic chairs (70s Style). Well, at least you don’t have to pay for the ambiance and you most definitely, are not there to snack on their furniture. But, one thing is for certain, they serve the best roast duck in Klang Valley, properly the best in Malaysia…..

Owner and operator – Mr. Lawrence Lee has been roasting ducks for over twenty years already. With fans from all over the country to places as far flung as Japan, the secret behind Lawrence’s famed roast duck lies in its preparation. The secret to the succulent roast duck is most probably in its meticulous preparation and charcoal roasting method. More than 2 decades of specializing in roast duck has also contributed to the almost perfect recipe for their only signature dish.

The signature of Sunrise roast duck is the succulent meat (tender and juicy) and its super crispy skin (tasty & appetizing, yet not too much fat). Since the restaurant is a famous foodie destination, and the clientele is ever so supportive; the rows of succulent and piping hot roast ducks coming out from the charcoal oven has never had to hang for more than 20 minutes on the glass display cabinet before they are snatched and skillfully cut-up with such surgical precision!

Food Review

Food Type: Chinese (Pork Free)
Address: No. 31, Jalan 21/1, S.E.A. Park, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Tel: +603-7876 9689
Price: Average RM13 per pax
Operating Hours: Daily (11.30am till Sold Out) Closed on Monday

Taste Rating: 10/10
Ambiance Rating: 5/10
Service Rating: 8/10
Value Rating: 8.5/10

Overall Rating: 7.9/10

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