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2010-06-07
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"Cheung Lee" had been on my "To-try" list for quite some time. Having known that it would be closed down soon, we took a long ride from the New Territories to Tin Hau to capture some of the last moments of these Hong Kong-style cafes. Ordered one set lunch (Spaghetti with Ham in Tomato Sauce + Iced Ovaltine), one Macaroni with Satay Beef, and a Beef Shank Sandwich. 1. Spaghetti with Ham in Tomato Sauce:- the Chinese name of it, "火腿蕃茄燴意粉", was a bit misleading. We thought the spaghetti would be c
Ordered one set lunch (Spaghetti with Ham in Tomato Sauce + Iced Ovaltine), one Macaroni with Satay Beef, and a Beef Shank Sandwich.
1. Spaghetti with Ham in Tomato Sauce:
- the Chinese name of it, "火腿蕃茄燴意粉", was a bit misleading. We thought the spaghetti would be cooked with the tomato sauce, but it turned out to be just some tomato sauce on top. The ham was in shredded form, just like those you can find in the Cha Chaan Teng's breakfast macaroni. We prefer it to be in slice form instead
2. Macaroni with Satay Beef
- I like the beef The macaroni is a bit too soft though
3. Beef Shank Sandwich
- the beef shank is good too! Don't really find the white bread matches with it, maybe toasting it would be better?
4. Iced Ovaltine
- very watery.....
The food here may not be very outstanding, but it's the high ceiling, the fan, the "train seat", the older-than-me cashier and the authentic and original Hong Kong-cafe atmosphere that matters. I do not "dislike" those replica old Hong Kong cafe/restaurant, but truly hope that there will be no more goodbye to these authentic local cafes.
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