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Subsequent to the completions of redevelopment projects in old districts, there are quite a few new restaurants in Cheung Sha Wan. Moon Restaurant is one of the new names opening in May 2022. The fresh & outstanding design of restaurant and its facade would be pretty much a convincing key to attract attention of curious people. Trust shop-owner must have spent a lot on restaurant design & decisions. Although food tasty and quality appeal to me more importantly than anything, nice interior design would always a nice excuse for gluttonous to have a good try. Honestly speaking, there are wide range of selections on their foods menu that includes Chinese, Kongish Western style and also Kongish Korean cuisine in addition to different package sets. Upon confirming with chef the availability, I made an order for Stir Fried noodles with Pork Ribs, Fried Green Cabbage and Ice Lemon Tea without syrup. Since their food menu have Stir Fried Noodles with Beef or Stir Fried Flat Rice Noodles with Pork Ribs only. The first disappointment to me was the drink, the bar staff completely ignored my request on no syrup. The second disappointment was about the Fried Green Cabbage. In fact it is also a course instead of side dish, you would never imagine they served the portion that was just one third of the other same grading restaurant catering. Unreasonable size portion, over oily & overcooked threated me to decide not repeating to dine in this restaurant because charging such common food with so substandard quality at 62 Hong Kong Dollars is totally unacceptable. Last but not least, the chef ignored once again on my special request about the fried noodles which supposed to be with pork ribs. In this circumstance, I finished the unwanted 'BEEF NOODLES' which was unpalatable, and swore never having meal in this ridiculous restaurant anymore. To summarize, paying 135 Hong Kong Dollars for eat out is really not a big deal but given the fact that there are so many choices with better quality in the same areas, I don't think I would give further chance to this substandard restaurant that must repeat another round of bad dining experience especially when you read through this writing.…Read More

As a Hongkonger, no doubt you must have known well what kongish assorted noodle is, because many of you might be just like me when growing up with limited pocket money. In order to get a satisfying feeling of satiety and large variety of different ingredients within an affordable price range, assorted noodle also known as 'Che Chai Min' would ever be the best choice. I could have this popular street food three to four times a week as lunch meals and sometimes even for the dinners. Those were the days back to 70 to 80's. After leaving from the school and immersing myself into an extremely intensive working society, also with the advance of economic capacity, I have been not so often to have assorted noodle especially switching to long stay in UK afterward. I would say that most Hongkongers have treated such delicious local food as part of our important childhood memory also Hong Kong Culture.By occasion, I catched up with my good friends to retrieve this unforgettable Kongish flavour over again at the eatery called 'Che Chai Min Family' in Sheung Wan. My favourite combination of ingredients is alway the yellow raw noodle with curry fish balls, marinated chicken wings & tips and feet whereas my friends preferred rice noodles with curry turnips, pork skin and pork blood. Because of store-owner specially recommended their signature dishes, i.e. spicy sauced squid as well as Sichuan spicy pork colons, and also our compliment to their food and hospitality, we finally included them as additional side dishes. I much wonder if it would be too much for us but we ended up finishing them off. There is no denying the fact that their assorted noodle is much better than the one I ever tried. The yellow raw noodle has been rinsed in cold water to keep tastes without alkaline. The perfect flavor integration of Curry fish balls was so chewy and al dente. Turnip was soft and sweety without any fibre. Everything of their recipes we found to be hitting the spot especially their homemade spicy sauces and signature dishes.Che Chai Min Family, nice staff and good food. Although it is just a small shop that serves with 8 tables only, the staff enabled the tidiness of restaurant with a high degree of hygiene standards that could be observed from the cleanliness of the floor, tables and chairs as well as condiment containers.Well ! Apparently my friends and I were hungry. But if it is really a matter of starvation that would never be sufficient to drive me to jot notes here for such ultimate dining experience. I highly recommend Che Chai Min Family, located at Shop 3-7 Wing Kut Street Sheung Wan.…Read More

It's probably due to the record high hot weather leads to a poor appetite. Whenever thinking about where and what I shall have for dinner tonight, it could be spent half an hour struggling with Openrice or Eatery App but not reach conclusion. Nowadays dining out in Hong Kong is overwhlemed with the chain restaurants encouraging value for money and secret recipes as common  business models. In contrast, giving unnecessary bigger portions and too oily or too much MSG are the major factors to suppress everyone appetite especially during the hot summer. To balance up the above, I will go for having simple meal at local eateries or individual small shops.It has been the third time within two weeks having dumpling at Tin Kee Dumpling Restaurant. Apart from a few selections of snack dishes i.e. drunken chicken, drunken pork knuckle and marinate beef shank etc, the shop is mainly serving dumplings in soups or being fried. The selection of dumpling ingredients are minced chicken, pork, beef and lamb with different vegetables. My favourite is Asian Chives Pork Dumplings. Each portion will serve with 8 or 10 dumplings. There is no fancy condiments or sauces but to serve with brown vinegar as only dressing. Tasty indeed ! You must try.Tin Kee is a tiny shop with less than 20 seating accommodation.  During the dining hours you will have to queue at the shop front for 15 to 30 minutes. For those not be willing to wait for the long queue dining inside will rather go for take away. …Read More

香港人都知道什麼是港式車仔吧，因為很多人可能和我一樣，都是在没太多零用錢下過活的長大。為了平衡價廉、美味、食物多樣化和飽腹感，車仔麵(也被稱為“那渣麵”)必定是最佳選擇。那也是我在 70 至 80 年代的日子了，我每周是可以吃上三到四次，這種平民化街頭食品作為午餐，甚至是晚餐之選。。離開學校後投身社會工作，也隨著經濟能力的提升，我已經不常吃車仔麵了，尤其是後來移居英國，更是沒機會吃。然而大多數香港人都已將這本土美食視為我們的童年記憶，也是香港文化的一部分。 偶爾和好朋友飯聚，到了上環的“車仔麵世家”重溫這道難忘的港式風味。我的最愛組合是生麵底加咖哩魚蛋、 鹵水雞翅加雞尖加雞腳，而我的朋友更選擇了米粉底配咖哩蘿蔔、豬皮和豬紅等。因為店主特別推薦了他們的招牌菜 - 麻辣魷魚和豬大腸，作為致敬店主的熱情好客原固，我們最終也加上了他的招牌菜作額外的配菜。心在想這是否太多及必定是吃不了，但最終我們完成吃光！他們的車仔麵比我以往吃過的水準還要高得多。生麵爽口，完全沒有鹼水味。咖哩魚蛋完美融合咖哩味和魚味而又彈牙。蘿蔔甜而軟滑、無渣多汁。整體而言，他們的所有的餸材都很到位而並不'那渣'，尤其是他們自製的辣醬汁和招牌菜麻辣魷魚和豬大腸，真是令人回味。 總括:車仔麵世家是對板及好吃的、員工有禮。雖只是一家只有8張桌子的小店，但店內的整潔度相當高，這可從地板、桌椅和調味品容器的清潔度看得出經營者的認真。 如果說我和我的朋友只是肚子餓了才把食物吃光，而非食品水準到位。是不足以驅使我在這裡筆向大家推介。在此，我強烈推薦大家必試上環永吉街 3-7 號舖的 車仔麵世家…Read More

As a Hongkonger, no doubt you must have known well what Kongish assorted noodle is, because many of you might be just like me when growing up with limited pocket money. In order to get a satisfying feeling of satiety and large variety of different ingredients within an affordable price range, assorted noodle also known as 'Che Chai Min' would ever be the best choice. I could have this popular street food three to four times a week as lunch meals and sometimes even for the dinners. Those were the days back to 70 to 80's. After leaving from the school and immersing myself into an extremely intensive working society, also with the advance of economic capacity, I have been not so often to have assorted noodle especially switching to long stay in UK afterward. I would say that most Hongkongers have treated such delicious local food as part of our important childhood memory also Hong Kong Culture.By occasion, I catched up with my good friends to retrieve this unforgettable Kongish flavour over again at the eatery called 'Che Chai Min Family' in Sheung Wan. My favourite combination of ingredients is alway the yellow raw noodle with curry fish balls, marinated chicken wings & tips and feet whereas my friends preferred rice noodles with curry turnips, pork skin and pork blood. Because of store-owner specially recommended their signature dishes, i.e. Homemade spicy sauced squid as well as Sichuan spicy pork colons, and also our compliment to their food and hospitality, we finally included them as additional side dishes. I much wonder if it would be too much for us but we ended up finishing them off. Che Chai Min Family, nice staff and good food. Although it is just a small shop that serves with 8 tables only, the staff enabled the tidiness of restaurant with a high degree of hygiene standards that could be observed from the cleanliness of the floor, tables and chairs as well as condiment containers. Well ! Apparently my friends and I were hungry. But if it is really a matter of starvation that would never be sufficient to drive me to jot notes here for such ultimate dining experience. I highly recommend Che Chai Min Family, located at Shop 3-7 Wing Kut Street Sheung Wan.Andrew …Read More