Popped in for lunch previously for a chicken tikka kebab. Through th lettuce you can spot some chicken in there, wasn't a lot. But OK for $48 with a drink.

Saturday went for some lamb vindaloo and naan. The naan was done just right, a little crispy, not burnt. The lamb was tender and with the spicey curry it was a mouthful. Good taste. There was excess sauce, so I aked them to pack it for me to take home.

Chicken tikka was also tender, sizzling on its hotplate as it arrived. Had that with vegetable byriani. The rice, quite a large portion, was well spiced and tasted good.

If you arrive just after 6pm, you can be seated right away. At one time we arrived a little late, so it was full. We went across the road to Smart Pepperoni and ordered the curries from there. The restaurants are owned by the same people, so their food and seating can be interchangeable. And you'll get 2 differnt bills when you settle.

Good food, good service.

Arriving at 11:40, it was easy to get seated.

Ordered the white 叉燒拉麵, pork bone soup.
black 叉燒拉麵, roasted garlic soup.

The ramen was actually the thick type that you'd find in many other places and need to bite harder. The charsiu was thick cut, tender, tasty. The spring onion atop of that was plentiful and really went well with the soup.

The white soup was very tasty, quite salty too, in contrast to my black garlic soup, which had less in body. You can taste the garlic in its composition but it was quite faint.Next time I'll order the white soup.

Sunday lunch. Arrived to join the queue before they opened. Didin't get in first round to had to wait 35 mins for the next.

Haing got in, we quickly ordered the Kyushu ramen 九州拉麵、and charsiu ramen 叉燒拉麵, spicey miso. Watching the ramen chefs mix the soup and cook the ramen, I was impressed with their speed and efficiency. The ramen came very quickly and the toppings were quite generous. Having gone through most of the bowl, I found that there was still quite a bit left. This ramen shop's portions are large in comparison to others of the same quality bracket.

Extraordinary aspects
- Large servings
- charsiu burnt outside and tender inside. Very tasty, quite unique in HK.
- prices well below what you'd expect for this kind of quality

Ordinary bits
- The soup base underperformed given the craft the chef put into it. Not enough body to the taste.

There were people waiting well past 1 hour to be seated, is it worth that long a wait? Depends how hungr you are I suppose. For me, it was worth the 30 minute wait.

Surprisingly, there are numerous places in Tai Kok Tsui which serve mention worthy burgers. This newest addition has taken top spot for me.

The lamb burger is juicy, tender and topped with a great sauce.

The angus burger is a good grade beef, with that lovely charbroiled taste.

I often have to choose between having the lamb or the angus, but when I'm super hungry, I go for the lamb with an extra angus patty on top.

Often pass this place on the way to the Salvation Army depot to donate some clothes. Shop front looks good, giant crab picture looks delicious.

First the food
Wandered in for lunch to try at last. Ordered curry beef brisket with french bread and lemon grass porkchop rice. The food arrived after 10 minutes or so and it was quite OK. Portions large, taste good.

The Service
Quite shocking really for a place that has survived so long. The waiters have an attitude about serving people. Maybe they didn't like taking food to people or maybe they just didn't like people. Anyway these managed to give the ugliest service I have had for a long time. They make Aussie Dairy service look frriendly.

How they are surviving
Here's my theory; large majority of customeres are tourists who would visit for the first and last time. In fact most of all their customers must be first time visitors, like myself, and that would be it. No returners.

Shame reaally. The food is quite good, expensive, but get what you pay for but the service was outstanding in its hostility.