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There are always surprise when we didnt have an solid plans in the first place, that probably describe how I end up eating in this place. After checking out a pre open cocktail in Sheung Wan, I still have about an hour before my next appointment plus I really wanna do a catch up date with J, so she suggest we should check out this place, a new creation from the Bao Wow team, located in Wyndham Street. It is't really visible and we need to walk down the stairs to get to this spot, but I was kinda
They offered a bar area right next to the reception, with a good selection of spirits, i had a few drinks today so I guess it is the safest way to get some cocktails with minimal amount of alcohol.
My drink is like a Serradura grasshopper, a slushie style plus cream and milo power on top, more or less a sweet treat after dinner too, very refreshing and yummy, using the old school containers which remind me of those ice cream sundae i had in those chinese style steak house. Kinda sweet and doesnt taste like a cocktail at all.
Since I am having a dinner appointment afterwards, we decided to grab a bite with a few snacks so I wont have a full stomach when I am at the dinner appointment, a bowl of spicy peanuts was served before our order, complimentary, they were so good, dried nicely but every pieces of them coated with the spicy glaze, they should so produce packet size for me to buy home lol!
Sichuan Edamame was served , which I would regard it as a good companion with drinks, on top of the normal boiling Edamame with Sichuan Pepper and chili oil seasoning, it wasn't really spicy but instead was tasty enough, feeling great with eating one piece of Edamame then have a zip of drinks.
J said that Shrimp Cigar is worth to try, I do cigar sometimes but probably my first ever shrimp roe cigar. Love their mini bao bei mini cigar ring on every pieces , making it so real. Very crispy and I liked how they serve the dippings, dip it with the thai chili sauce then roll in the toasted shrimp roe plate, every bite of it carried a very strong shrimp taste.
The Hainan chicken rice crisp looks like a decent chinese dim sum, Rice crisps, chinese yam and yellow chicken with sweet soy and topped with Ginger caviar. J said that it taste better than what she had last time. I liked it especially the ginger caviar, but I bet with a sticky sweet soy glaze on the chicken will make the flavor stands outs Nice presentation though.
We had two main dishes to end our snack peak tonight, both were recommended from J, The taiwanese braised pork belly risotto was the first one, very similar with the taiwanese mince pork rice, they added some truffle paste and replaced the rice with risotto, al dente texture, and every piece of rice were nicely coated with a small amount of lard with a strong truffle aroma and taste, went so well with the pork belly, mushrooms and spring onion, superb!!!!
Finally, Mapo tofu fries (aka chinese style poutine), a good asian twist on this dish, although the mapo tofu taste doent taste too strong and is relatively firmed since they didnt want to make the fries soggy, I can never imagine mapo tofu could go so well with cheese, a truly impressive dish.
Overall it was an awesome experience to dine in this place, heard that they are trying to make it a lounge and eatery place and I think they have pick the good location there, back up with outstanding food products and a good selection of fabulous cocktails, no doubt I am coming back again and try out other items on the menu
PS. The name of this restro is Bao Bei (chinese Babe), a cute name and this place is indeed a sister of the famous Bao Wow http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g294217-r329815385-Hong_Kong.html#
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