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2016-08-17
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I used to go to this place sometimes to work when it was called Cafe O, since it had free wifi. Now it's no longer called Cafe O, but I think it's owned and operated by the same people, because the receipt said "Cafe O" and the wifi password is the same.It seems they've rebranded it so they could acquire some evening clientele in the form of... bar hoppers in Sheung Wan? It's kind of in a dead area. But anyway.The branding struck me as pretty inauthentic, to tell the truth. For example, the wall
It seems they've rebranded it so they could acquire some evening clientele in the form of... bar hoppers in Sheung Wan? It's kind of in a dead area. But anyway.
The branding struck me as pretty inauthentic, to tell the truth. For example, the walls have pictures and posters for, for example, The Beatles, The Stones, and The Doors. You know what they were playing while we were there? Here's an example: The Calling, "I'll go wherever you will go,"
If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go
Is his girlfriend some sort of BASE jumping spelunker? We also heard a Santana song with the guy from Nickelback. Why not just play The Doors? Are the rights to Nickelback that much cheaper? Sheesh, the music was terrible. And those are just the examples I Shazam'd to find out who was producing these awful sounds.
Anyway, so I ordered the chicken bacon panini, "guacamole paste, tomatoes, cheese" $72. I should've been worried when the menu said "guacamole paste," because guacamole is a paste, or more technically, a mole.
When I looked in the sandwich I realized I'd been had. That's not chicken, it's chicken salad, i.e. mostly mayonnaise. I forget that Hong Kong does this sometimes. I, personally, am physically revolted by giant globs of mayonnaise-- especially warm mayo on a hot panini. I managed to half-heartedly take a bite out of it and keep it down... then considered returning it... then my wife, saint that she is, offered to trade me sandwiches, and I accepted.
So onto my second sandwich, the turkey avocado panini, "smoked turkey, capsicum, cheese" $72.
There was mayo on this, but a much much smaller amount. The ingredients were just as haphazardly distributed and there was bonus spinach, which is fine by me. The sandwich was alright, but its principal player, namely the turkey, wasn't really up to snuff. It was oddly firm and kind of stale-tasting, it just seemed like low quality lunch meat from a package. Which I guess it must be, it's not like they have a deli slicer here.I listed the menu prices above, but we got the set lunch, which came at $78 for the half panini, plus a salad and a drink. My salad was fine, but I found the use of goat cheese in a Greek salad somewhat strange.
In the end, I don't think I'll come back. Neither of us liked either panini and they were playing the guy from Nickelback. At a place that says it has "the best music in town" (quote from Facebook page). Citation needed.
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