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2022-09-10
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A new restaurant opened in Wanchai called 華香雞. I noticed it while taking the tram out from my home. It seemed like a roast meat shop but upon closer inspection they only served various types of chicken. They also had magazine articles posted on the windows explaining that the owner once owned a chicken farm and 12 restaurants all focusted on chicken. But the avian flu came one year, forcing him to close his farm along with almost all his restaurants. I guess this is the latest branch to open. Th
Half the restaurant space is the kitchen where you also see the various chicken they have hanging by the window.
Menu is in Chinese only. There is no English and no 10% service charge. You pay on the way out.
They have four types of chicken: spicy, drunken, oolong tea smoked and their signature: Wah Heung. You can order a whole chicken for $198 or half a chicken for $108 along with sets that include a drink or soup and rice or vermicelli.
We decided to share half a chicken ($108) and we could choose two flavours: Wah Heung and Oolong Tea Smoked. It was served with a generous scoop of minced onions that was nicely seasoned.
The oolong tea smoked chicken was subtle in flavour but the meat was moist and juicy. The skin wasn't overly fat as well.
The Wah Heung chicken was different texture all together. It appears they use a different breed of chicken for each way they cook it. Though the meat was more firm here, the flavour was more stronger and well seasoned.
We also decided to order a steamed eel with Chinese gooseberries ($73) and choose the set version so we could share a soup and rice.
The soup was a daily soup. Portion was large enough to share between two people. It was a chicken soup with dates, carrot, barley and chicken feet. It was very good. An intense chicken broth that didn't have any MSG.
The set also came with a tumeric rice that was fluffy and fragrant.
For our set, we chose the steamed eel with Chinese gooseberries as we saw almost everyone was sharing this. I can see why. For a set, the portion was more than generous. The sauce was rich with a subtle hint of sourness form the gooseberries. Bits of celery was also found.
The eel were in nice thick slices and soaked with all the delicious sauce. Not over cooked as well. This was a good deal.
Prices reasonable and portions are generous. The food was delicious and I'll definitely be back.
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