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2021-11-06
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Summary: A simple noodle shop, but with well made meat balls (cuttlefish & fishcakes), and braised beef. I also personally like flat rice noodle (very good texture). Queue is normally a bit long though.The Goods: Overall superior quality for fish balls, beef brisket, and broth - nothing special (typical HK style noodle ingredients) but they are well made / balanced. Clean & table not too cramped.The Bads: The queue - we didn't wait a long time because we were quite early on a weekday, but expect
The Goods: Overall superior quality for fish balls, beef brisket, and broth - nothing special (typical HK style noodle ingredients) but they are well made / balanced. Clean & table not too cramped.
The Bads: The queue - we didn't wait a long time because we were quite early on a weekday, but expect a big queue on weekends. A bit pricey for the category but still not bad, .
Damage: The two of us ordered 2 bowls of noodle (no drinks) and the bill came to HKD104 (no +10% SC), so that's HKD52 per person., add HKD10-20 per person if you want drink (more for snacks).
I live in Shau Kei Wan and my colleagues always tell me to try this shop out, but the queue is usually very long on weekend so I never tried it. I finally have a chance on a leave day which we arrived at the shop at about 12:25pm (lunch time) on Friday. There were only 2 groups before us so we got in quite quickly. However, by the time we finished at about 1pm there were quite a number of people waiting (see photo below). I think the queue moves quickly - our ticket was no. 11 when we got it, and they were calling number 31/32 by the time we exit the shop. That's 20 queues in 30 minutes.
The inside of the shop looks new (recently refitted), and the tables aren't that close to each other so that's a good point (for HK standard). The staffs were ok for a local & famous shop (unlike other famous shops) from my limited interaction, but no shouting or otherwise rude behaviour.
What we ordered
I intended to order one clear broth and one dark broth (not sure it's called that way, the kind you get with beef), but the one that suppose to be clear still had some beef so it became somethin in the middle. The first one is Four Items Noodle (with broth) (四宝面) at HKD52. It actually has 5 items strictly speaking; wonton, fishcake (in the middle), beef balls, pork balls, and braised beef brisket (and of course with the noodle - I ordered the HK style alkaline egg noodle). of these we like the meat balls the most (all kind). They're clearly freshly made with not so tough texture, and well balanced flavour - although the beef balls have a bit unusual texture (a lot softer). Braised beef is very tender and not salty BUT has less 'beefy' flavour. I still prefer this to Kau Kee in Central though. Wonton is most regular in all these - still good but nothing special, I think they have more sesame oil than other shops which I don't really like. The noodle isn't all that impressive. From what I understand it should have snappy/springy texture (for this type of noodle) and be al-dente. It's a bit overcooked if that's the case. Finally the broth is quite mild for which I quite like (I always drink the broth, that's why), because some shops are very salty. Having said that, it's not that special too (no herby flavour for example) - it's just well balanced.
Four Items Noodle (with broth) (四宝面)
$52
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The second bowl (which suppose to be clear broth for my plan but isn't because it also has beef) is Cuttlefish Balls & Sliced Beef Brisket (切腩墨丸) at HKD52. I ordered it with flat rice noodle (河粉). I like this combination much better than the first bowl. The cuttlefish balls is very nice - a bit chewy texture (it's cuttlefish!) but not too much. The beef brisket is, again, very tender, doesn't have too much fat and connective tissues (which are usually tough), and still taste like beef. The noodle is miles better than other shops. The texture is a bit more stretchy than others but still quite smooth/soft. It reminds me of the same type of noodle in Thailand (but our version is wider) - so maybe it's my own preference. The broth is again not too salty - less so than the first bowl because as I said it's something in between.
Cuttlefish Balls & Sliced Beef Brisket (切腩墨丸)
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