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2014-11-12
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I read about this place in South China Morning Post, Asian Tatler and Time Out. It was listed as the most highly anticipated restaurant to open soon in all three publications. Praising the food and how cool it was that it was so "secretive" where only the hip knew about it. What was this about? I had to go try them out!From Time Out, it said the restaurant is named "Mrs. Pound" but only it was disguised as stamp shop named "Mr. Ming's Stamp Shop". There is some weird backstory where Mrs. Pound
From Time Out, it said the restaurant is named "Mrs. Pound" but only it was disguised as stamp shop named "Mr. Ming's Stamp Shop". There is some weird backstory where Mrs. Pound is a burlesque dancer who ran away with her lover, "Mr. Ming", who created a stamp shop as a front for her restaurant so she could create Asian cuisine. The door of the restaurant is hidden and only opened by a "secret" button disguised as one of the stamps. You had to find it or the door won't open. And like all hidden establishments, only the cool kids knew how to get in. Does it not sound cool? Yeah, I needed to be one of the cool kids, so off I went!
I found out they served a very decently priced lunch set and so I set out to go there on my day off as I wanted to also do a little art gallery hopping. It's located at the end of Tai Ping Shan Street, near the red colored Pak Shing Temple. I was all set to find the stamp that I press to open the door. However, when I got there, the door was wide open and a huge sign with the lunch menu was placed in the front. Um....not so secret after all? Anyways .... kinda disappointed in that, I was greeted by a waiter who showed me a table in the back room. I am glad I got there early because later the place became full house.
The restaurant is stylish and hip. It looked like an American diner, complete with leather bar seats and booths. There were scatterings of old photos and memorabilia, supposedly from "Mrs. Pound".
I was presented with the lunch menu. Prices were around $100 and included a salad and drink. I decided on the beef randang and an ice tea.
The placemats were interesting. They looked like clippings from an old Chinese newspaper.
Food came quite a while. I think I waited a good 15 minutes before I was presented with the lunch set "salad". I was informed by the staff that it was complimentary. I put the "salad" in quotes because it was literally one slice of tomato sliced in half and a few pieces of frisee. However, it was super spicy and tangy at the same time. So spicy that this amount was the perfect amount because any more and I wouldn't have been able to eat it. But I did like the mix of spicy with sour. It was good challenge to one's palette.
My beef randang wasn't very pretty to look at. It looked like a plate of rice with some meat on the side. Very cha chan teng-like. But tastewise, it was amazing. The beef was soft. So soft it fell apart with my fork as I was mixing it with my rice. It also wasn't dry and chewy like a lot of beef randang I've had. The sauce was incredible. A nice mixture of sweet with a touch of spice. But not so spicy I couldn't eat it. It was wonderful and I finished off every last drop. Completely cleaned off the plate.
Service was friendly and spoke English only. I was presented with my food with a smile each time. A smile. So rare in Hong Kong! Yes, food took quite a while to be served but I think this is one of those places where you shouldn't go to if you want to rush out of there. I will return again. Possibly for lunch again. I would love to return for dinner one day to try out their a la carte menu.
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