So I've passed by this store many times growing up but never went in. So after a haircut today I decided to give it a go. Environment: There is no seating area. The standing area (while you wait for them to cook your burger) is pretty cramped but it's an old school bakery so it's no surprise. Some people may find the place 'dirty' but this didn't really bother me. I find it interesting that the shop has so much history and character. Service: Both the lady behind the counter who took my order an
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So I've passed by this store many times growing up but never went in. So after a haircut today I decided to give it a go.
Environment: There is no seating area. The standing area (while you wait for them to cook your burger) is pretty cramped but it's an old school bakery so it's no surprise. Some people may find the place 'dirty' but this didn't really bother me. I find it interesting that the shop has so much history and character.
Service: Both the lady behind the counter who took my order and the lady who cooked up my burgers were extremely nice. Got my burgers in about 3 minutes fresh out of the fryer.
Food: So I couldn't come here without ordering their signature pork burger (豬扒包):
Pork Burger (豬扒包) - Got this first so I started to munch on it while they were cooking on my other burger. Pork was pretty tasty and creamy from the white sauce. It wasn't as crispy as I imagined. The bun is a hamburger bun but somehow reminds me a little of a English muffin. Overall pretty good but I think the pork should either have a thicker batter or be slightly thicker.
Fish Burger (魚柳包) - To me this grouper burger to me was better than their signature pork burger. Was piping hot and crispy. Fish was flaky, flavorful and went well with the white sauce. If I go back I will order this again next time.
One thing I will mention is you want to wrap your paper bag (where they put the burger in) with tissue while you eat since both the oil from the pork and fish seeped through the bag and made my hands kind of oily. The food didn't necessarily blow me away but for $11 (pork burger) and $9 (fish burger) this was an absolute steal. I think this place is worth a try.
When it comes to DANISH, you can either find buttery cookies in a round blue tin found in any supermarkets, or you can pick up one from a reputable patisserie in town. Burgers and Danish may not link together very well, but when you think and look close enough, it does. As the HK style burger is slowly diminishing off the foodie radars of many. The rise of 時新 has proven to us that the local burger has lived through ages of popularity when people didn't have much choice on the foreign imports, bu
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When it comes to DANISH, you can either find buttery cookies in a round blue tin found in any supermarkets, or you can pick up one from a reputable patisserie in town. Burgers and Danish may not link together very well, but when you think and look close enough, it does. As the HK style burger is slowly diminishing off the foodie radars of many. The rise of 時新 has proven to us that the local burger has lived through ages of popularity when people didn't have much choice on the foreign imports, but since the new burger comeback, it remained rather clear that it has a place in the back of our minds. And there is one in the closest corner of Causeway Bay that delivers the strange familiarity that allows us to re-savour the joy of the local burger.
丹麥 is one of many old establishments that stood past the trends and remained standing, in a corner of the old Causeway Bay. You can re-live the past with its authentic existence of the local burger here. The setting is simple. On one side is the arrangements where ready to serve breads are placed and sold, while the opposite side was the kitchen where burgers are flipped and foods are fried.
It's important that we recognize 丹麥's popular items. The Porkchop bun ($11 ), a simpler take of the Macau classic. The buttery bun split in half and quickly toasted on both cut sides, was fresh daily. As you order the pre-breaded porkchop is gently slipped into the steaming hot fat. The sizzles of frying meat, followed by the aroma of fried ones arise to fill an open kitchen (and into the street) a gush of essence of meatiness. The golden brown piece of thin porkchop is quickly picked out and settled on the toasted bun, followed by a generous squirt of ketchip. Voila! There you have it. The entire act was so systematic for the staff at 丹麥 and you'd know they sell at least hundreds of those a day. All it takes now is a gulp as you wolf down a bite into the scrumptious sandwich. The contrasting textures of bun and porkchop intersect with the clenching teeth. The porkchop was seasoned well, and surprisingly satisfying indeed.
The "Garoupa"(fish) sandwich ($9 )...I couldn't tell whether it's the fish they claim it to be, but at this point I think it may not matter so much anymore. The key was it being crispily fried on the outside, while the interior remained moist. Also, pairing fish fillet in a bun with ketchuip was something rather unconventional for me, but it worked out just fine, as if a different rendition of the canned sardines (without the skin, bones, and the fish fried) The Cheeseburger ($9) though, was a major disappointment. The patty was thin as it didn't look or taste the part of a burger patty when compared to the grand standard of 時新.
Having tried some staples here I realized that 丹麥 really is the kind of favorites that truly make a neighborhood a great one. With long standing history serving up treats for foodies alike. It's worth paying a visit at times when you feel like you need something quick and easy. For me, I'll be back for it's legendary fried Chicken leg that was sold out 2 days in a row.