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2019-11-08
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I've been to Lucky Star on several occasions since they always give a $6 discount coupon after every time I dine there. So, on this day, I decided to again use the discount coupon and I noticed a change. The name is now called Chee Kei Lucky Star. Some time this month, the Chee Kei (池記) in Causeway Bay closed. I assume due to the lack of business from tourists as the wonton noodle place was very popular with tourists, it had closed. But apparently not. Lucky Star was the cha chan teng concept of
Some time this month, the Chee Kei (池記) in Causeway Bay closed. I assume due to the lack of business from tourists as the wonton noodle place was very popular with tourists, it had closed. But apparently not. Lucky Star was the cha chan teng concept of Chee Kei. I guess they decided to just merge the two concepts together.
The menu is in English and Chinese. There is no 10% service charge. Gone are many of the cha chan teng items along with the Hong Kong style take on Japanese food. In it's place was wonton noodles. They did keep a few cha chan teng items. Things like the pineapple bun. But it is now mostly wonton noodles.
If you think the lunch set is expensive, the afternoon tea set is not as pricey but then it seems it's not a lot of food compared to other places.
I decided to go with the lunch set of wonton noodles and one dim sum ($65). It came with a drink. Dim sum choice was found on the bottom of the menu.
The noodles were ok. Chewy but lacked bounce. The wontons were ok. The skin was thin but the filling wasn't impressive. But what disappointed me was the soup. The old Chee Kei had an excellent wonton soup base. A delicate broth that had a strong shrimp taste. This one? It just tasted like pepper. So much pepper was added to this, it covered all the flavor.
For the dim sum, I chose the fried fish balls. These were pretty good. I didn't detect any small bones as most places grind the bones with the meat. The oyster sauce for dipping was great. Very salty with a good pungent taste.
I did love Chee Kei. It was one of the favorites I used to go to before the tourists took over and I was not keen on waiting in line for a table. But now that I've had it here, I wonder if the wonton noodles quality had decreased or was it just bad here? It wasn't cheap so probably won't be back. But then they gave me another discount voucher.
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