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2012-10-06
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Located in the food mecca at Whampoa, MinMix 1950 is a very interesting, hi-tech noodle shop. I think this is how all fast food places will be one day. It is bright, clean and efficient. The menu user interface is very cool. The shop and concept is very well thought out. Arriving there, it kind of reminded me of Miso Cool, except the noodles are Hong Kong style and it is more casual.I read about this place and thought we would give it a try. Whilst the place looks great, there is one sligh
I read about this place and thought we would give it a try. Whilst the place looks great, there is one slight problem, the food could be better tasting. Maybe I am not particularly fond of this style of Hong Kong food? Or maybe the owner has devoted too much on the packaging and overlooked the "delivery of the goods"? As I have said in the past, a restaurant is only as good as the food it serves. As such, MinMix 1950 is not a place I would recommend for a good bowl of noodles. But it is a pretty neat place to check out.
The interactive menu is one of the best I have seen in the market.
Some of the other great ideas: this is an Octopus-only restaurant, which I think is quite convenient. The menu is also in English and Japanese, which I imagine must make it very tourist friendly.
As for the food, well, I ordered a bowl of noodles with Beef, Beef tripe and Duck Kidneys (yes, my friend tells me these are popular Chinese items). My friend ordered several more exotic items like Intestine and Pig Blood???
The Beef was not bad. The Beef tripe was decent. The Duck Kidneys lacked flavour, but had good texture. The rice noodle was good. The soup was not great. The size was not bad. Despite it's relatively large appearance, the portion was just right because MinMix 1950 very cleverly sourced a bowl that slopes inwards towards the bottom, creating a relatively small base with a large surface area. I think this is quite smart.
I did not try what my friend had since I am not that adventurous. For those who are, you can come and try the more exotic items for yourself and let me know. However, my friend tells me that most other average noodle shops in town that serve things such as Pig's Blood would taste better and be less expensive.
From a food perspective, MinMix 1950 is not really worth benchmarking against other noodle places which I think are good. In New York, I would expect the Food rating for a restaurant like this to be under 18 on Zagat. Nonetheless, I thought it is quite cute and refreshing. I am told for this kind of food, the price tag is pretty steep, although I think it is relatively affordable, even if not of great value.
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