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2010-07-27
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Delicious Kitchen sits in the middle of Cleveland St, next to the relatively new (from 2009?) ramen shop, noticeable with the queue outside on a typical Saturday night. I asked for a party of 3 and waited for about 15 minutes. Come with your entire crew if possible, because you will be asked to wait for the next available table if there are people absent.The dining area is very small, with traditional style wooden tables and stools (like in wonton shops). Delivery is a good alternative.Ordered t
The dining area is very small, with traditional style wooden tables and stools (like in wonton shops). Delivery is a good alternative.
Ordered the following for a party of 3:
1. Smoked fish 熏鱼 with vegetable rice 菜饭 ($38)
Their smoked fish is different from that in many other restaurants because their sauce is unusually thick - but in a good way - great to pair with white rice. The fish is quite big and substantial enough for one person.
菜饭 was a big disappointing because it was made with jasmine rice, not the authentic short grain pearl rice. Not overly oily but it wasn't particularly fragrant. Even the 菜饭 from Cafe De Coral was (I don't know if it's on their menu any more?) better!!!
2. Vegetarian chicken ($27)
Ordered this only because I thought it was vegetarian goose, the dish of tofu skin stuffed with julienned carrots, mushroom, fungus etc. My own fault for not knowing that vegetarian chicken is only a heap of rolled tofu skin, sans filling! The taste was mild but nevertheless passable.
3. Deep fried sweet and sour fish with pine nuts ($68)
Battered skin was not too thick, just enough, and coating was crisp. Fish flesh was flaky and soft. Garnished with shrimp and diced sea cucumber, and lots of onions, bell peppers, pine nuts and pineapple. While this is not the best pine nut fish I've had, it is impressive given its price. Definitely worth a try.
4. Scrambled egg white with crabmeat ($58)
Served with a raw egg, but my finicky dining partner completely ignored it. Especilaly commendable is that it was not greasy at all, yet the egg whites are scrambled well and separate like it ought to! With little morsels of crabmeat.
5 Rice cakes stir fried with three meats ($48)
Rice cakes are non-uniformly handcut. The dish was a bit small but the portion of meats was not meagre. So called "three meats" consist of previously frozen peeled shrimp, sliced ham (ie. the ones you find in the sausage aisle in supermarkets) and shredded chicken. Tossed with bamboo shoots, canned mushrooms, bok choy. It's a " dry fry", flavor is just right, not too salty and fresh. It wins points for the pan-fried, not just straight-from-the-package ham!
6. Pork and vegetable wontons ($38)
By the looks of it, the wontons are fresh wrapped, with a good proportion of filling; the pork was soft and laced with lots of chopped vegetables, yet stays perfectly intact without fluffing into atoms! Broth was not too salty, just good enough to lend the wonton skins a little flavor.
I think this is Hong Kong style Shanghainese, because the dishes are mostly Shanghainese food, but without the grease and at times heavy seasoning and sesame oil. Another reason is because the menu items are quite typical in Shanghainese restaurants in Hong Kong.
A convenient dinner spot in Causeway Bay if you don't mind the wait and not-too-comofortable seating. Definitely recommended for its service and value-for-money.
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