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Not the best Ebeneezer's in Hong Kong.
2015-04-09 1439 views
Curry and chips. The main reason you should visit Ebeneezer's, if you haven't already, is because they have seemingly invented curry and chips. Chili cheese fries are okay, but now imagine pouring a bowl of your favorite Indian dish over that plate of hot, crispy, fresh-out-of-the-fryer chips instead. Brilliant, right? And they do Indian pizzas, too.That said, the Ebeneezer's chain is a bit inconsistent across the board. One restaurant serves your fries in a square bowl, another on a round plate
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Curry and chips.

The main reason you should visit Ebeneezer's, if you haven't already, is because they have seemingly invented curry and chips. Chili cheese fries are okay, but now imagine pouring a bowl of your favorite Indian dish over that plate of hot, crispy, fresh-out-of-the-fryer chips instead. Brilliant, right? And they do Indian pizzas, too.

That said, the Ebeneezer's chain is a bit inconsistent across the board. One restaurant serves your fries in a square bowl, another on a round plate, and a third in a plastic kiddie basket. Some locations are proper sit-down restaurants with complete menus where others are little more than grubby take-out stands for the college kids and drunkos that wander past; to list one gripe, I usually order coffee when I go to Ebeneezer's but have been told in some venues that all they have is bottled soda and beer. At present, I'm convinced that the Gold Coast location is the best, both for seating and taste; their chef actually cares enough to add to the base recipes, giving his dishes more of a homemade and authentic flavor. Yup, that's verified.

Walking through Wan Chai, I first passed the cramped food counter at 89 Lockhart Road, where there were two sad little tables and one lone stool between them. I didn't feel like fistfighting the people at the third table who were hogging the rest of the seats, so was quite pleased to discover that this other location, just down the road, had the real tables for the grown folks.
Chicken Tikka Makhani with Chips
$60
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 I ordered the Chicken Tikka Makhani with chips for $60, because I've eaten this dish at other locations and wanted a good comparison. The same dish at Gold Coast had more of a fresh tomato flavor, really savory and tart, and was exactly the same bright orange pictured in all the Ebeneezer's menus. This recipe was clearly not the same, as the end result was browner in color and the taste didn't pop; I also wasn't as impressed by the juiciness of the chicken here. That doesn't make the concept of curry and chips any less incredible, but this particular rendition was not the best that Ebeneezer's is capable of.

TL;DR: Good restaurant, but go to the one at Gold Coast.

(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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Date of Visit
2015-04-01
Dining Method
Dine In
Spending Per Head
$60 (Dinner)