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2015-08-26
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The Location: This venue is one of Hong Kong’s hidden gems and must be visited. I have to admit that the entrance is very understated, tucked away behind the scenes and extremely hard to spot, unless you are actively looking for it. This place is hidden down in a random alley with no sign leading to it, except for the address itself. It is a hot spot for insiders, keeping away the tourist crowds making it somewhat unique and kind of exclusive.The Place: Brickhouse is the name of this marvelous M
The Place: Brickhouse is the name of this marvelous Mexican restaurant and bar inconspicuously located on No. 20 D’Aquilar Street in the heart of Hong Kong’s party mile Lan Kwai Fong (LKF).Brickhouse belongs to Maximal Concepts. Maximal Concepts is an empire owned by a bunch of Chinese, Canadians, Americans etc. that deal with Property, Lifestyle and F&B. Bars and restaurants belonging to this group include Fish & Meat, Stockton, DoubleD, Mott 32, Hawless, Lime and many many more…
Mexican is a flavour that is very much appreciated in Hong Kong; there are quite a lot of Mexican restos that have been in business for a while, and there are constantly new ones popping up and then closing down again; a new Mexican chain that seems to be doing pretty well is Cali-Mex, which cannot be compared to Brickhouse at all as it is a Tex-Mex fast-food chain and not really a restaurant, but I have to admit that there concept seems to be working for the time being. Having said all of this, in my opinion, all of these other wanna-be Mexican eateries are not able to hold a candle to Brickhouse in terms of food, beverage, ambiance, and uniqueness.
Brickhouses décor consisting of a red brick wall alongside colourful graffiti paintings (by local artists) and its scruffy-looking furniture make the place look pretty hip and funky in a unique kind of way. Loud music is blasted out at a high volume making you want to dance and sing along with it. The staff was super cool and super chatty and seemed to be having a blast while serving customers and keeping the place in order.
The Food & Beverage: I paid Brickhouse a visit yesterday again as I had a friend from Italy in town. I was not planning to go out that night, so I decided to send my friend to Brickhouse as I reckoned it was a good spot for him to have good food, some decent drinks and chat with some nice people. Anyways, I surprised my friend and arrived when he had already ordered, gotten and eaten half of his food. He ordered Pollo as a main and nachos-chips with creamy guacamole and salsa fresca (home-made tomatoe-onion salsa, spicy) on the side which he all downed with a Mexican bottled beer.
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I did not order any food that day, and only spooned up my friends’ salsa fresca and guacamole, and must have looked very starved or something….Brickhouses’ staff let me try 12 hours slow-cooked beef shortrib which was beautifully tender and kind of sweet, cooked in a brown sugar reduction, served with mash. I was hardly required to bite it - absolutely divine and mouthwatering. I mentioned before that I usually go for different kinds of tapas, next time I’ll have that lump of meat by myself instead.
Obviously, staff at Brickhouse is very assertive and customer-oriented ;-) Soon after having tried the meat, we downed a few Tequilas with them, and then continued with some more Cocktails whose names I forgot. All very yummy.
The ambiance at Brickhouse was very vibrant though it was around midnight on a Monday morning. There was a group consisting of 4 Chinese men around 32 of age that wet their noses at Brickhouse almost every night of the week after work; they kept drinking Tequila shots after Tequila shots…….it was so funny to watch them; we almost joined in.
The Price: Prices are reasonable at Brickhouse; it is not cheap to eat or drink there, but taking everything into account, from the delicious food, tasty cocktails, friendly and fun waiters, super upbeat tunes, artistic design, great service without adding extra service charges, I believe that it is absolutely worth it to pay Brickhouse regular visits.
Bottom-Line: It went to Brickhouse on several occasions, and it has become one of my favourite places to eat and/or drink in Hong Kong. I am a regular guest already ;-) Say Hi next time you see me.
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diverse place, vibrant atmosphere, great location, unique, good food, fab drinks, friendly waiters, artistic, different, hip, funky
(以上食評乃用戶個人意見 , 並不代表OpenRice之觀點。)
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