Came here a few months ago and found out it was gone, I thought to myself that it's such a pity…read morethat another small business had driven out of business by the rent. Just happened to walk by the other day and found they had reappeared! The fact was that they underwent a month long renovation and now the entire shop is clean and new. This is it if you are looking for a place that has zero Mainland tourists, and things are still priced as they should be. Noodles are as good as they used to be if not better and the pork knuckles! They are something I would go out of my way for....so tender and flavorful! They out shined everything else! Hmm.........the location.....it's located near all the famous funeral homes in Hunghum, if this bothers you, sorry my friend you will just have look elsewhere.

I was here 2 days ago and tried their weekday morning tea special menu (see my other review under…read morethe other listing of this same restaurant), and wanted to come back today to try their afternoon tea special menu which had delicacy items such as roast goose over rice noodles for only HK$33.8 (about US$4.50) which was delicious, jelly fish with duck tongue + gingered chicken feet at the special special price of HK$88 (about US$12), steamed 4-treasure chicken wrapped with tofu skin and special soup dumpling for HK$25.80 (about US$3.30 each). Everything was excellent at these special bargain prices at afternoon tea time between 2pm-3:30pm. They charge HK$10 (about US$1.30) per person for tea so the entire bill came out to be HK$202 which was about US$26 for a meal with leftover that I could enjoy later.

Finally I am writing my review for this old time restaurant that is specialized in Hakka Cuisine,…read moresince Hakka is a special group of people within China, they have their own distinct language, cultural customs, and food. Famous for their classic Chicken dish, their food is characterized in being more homey and down to earth, most items are heavy on the sauce and also more savoury then their Cantonese cousins. Still being a major type of cuisine in China, it is still very popular in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and other overseas Chinese Communities. Their Salt Baked Chicken is really slow cooked in a rich stock, the meat is tender and not dry, the skin is very succulent, ( I used to like it a lot when I was a youngster, but now I have to watch for the cholesterols! ). The chicken comes with a special dipping sauce made of Galangal and Salt, it gives the chicken another level of savoury goodness! When I was a kid, just the chicken will be all I want when I come to this restaurant. Other famous dishes includes, Stewed Pork Belly with Preserved vegetables, Hakka Style Tofu in a Casserole, Hakka Style Fried Mixed Vegetables and much much more! Prices are medium to high depending on what you order and how many people are sharing, as a general rule dining in Chinese restaurants, the more people the more you can maximize your dollar!!

Hakka cuisine isn't exactly sexy haute cuisine, as the fare is rather rustic. You might find a few…read moreHakka dishes at restaurants in Chinatown (like salt baked chicken or stuffed tofu) or other authentic Chinese restaurants in the States, but you can't find many dedicated restaurants (and no, Hakkasan doesn't really count). Being Hakka myself, nothing really beats my grandmom's cooking. However, since she's no longer here, I needed to get some Hakka cuisine while I'm in HK, since you really can't find it in the States, or at least the East Coast. Although I stayed at a hotel just down the street from a Hakka spot, I went to 泉章居 here because the decor seemed a lot nicer. There was table cloth, and the dining area spotless. The restaurant is right across from the ferry terminal and is next to one of the more obscure entrances to the Sheung Wan MTR. I went midday and elected to go for a traditional in their lunch special. If you can't do braised pork belly with preserved vegetable, you're not a Hakka restaurant. They did it pretty well here. The pork belly is tender and just requires a slight manipulation of the chopsticks for it to become bite size. There were about 4 slices, which was enough for lunch. The preserved vegetables was neither too sweet, tart, or salty. There was a decent amount of sauce to go with the rather generous amount of rice given. Since I told the server right up front that I was Hakka from the States, I was treated relatively well. However, I do think if you want to dine here, it's probably best that you rope a local friend in to help. To bulwark the authenticity, I also heard the servers talk to each other in Cantonese with a Hakka accent.

Wing Lai Yuen is a Sichuanese restaurant located in Wong Tai Sin. It is a short walk from the MTR…read morestation of the same name. This restaurant is a bit out of the way and the kind of place you wouldn't know about unless you knew a local. I learned of this spot from my aunt who lives in HK and has brought me here for dinner a couple times. The storefront does not have an English name so you will need to look for the Chinese title. Look for a red color sign. The restaurant interior has a feel of a hole in the wall. When you enter, grab a table if there is one open. Though be forewarned that you might need to share it if the restaurant fills up. It is best to get in early (5-ish) before the crowd at dinner time. There isn't an English menu, so it helps if you come here with a Chinese speaker. But there are menu item photos plastered over the wall so you could simply point to what you want here. The signature menu item here are their dan dan noodles. They are also a very good deal since it is just HK$24. This dish is spicy, though you can ask for a less spicy version but it is a bit watered down in flavor. On my recent trip, I had a few other items in addition to the dan dan noodles and all four of them were great. They have this fried fish appetizer which are crunchy that I couldn't get enough of. Then there were the two Sichuanese standards, chili green beans with ground beef and ma po tofu. The green beans were nice and crisp with plenty of garlic and chili pepper. The ma po tofu was silky and comforting. They also have xiaolongbao here which are HK$50 for an order of 8. For a restaurant that does not specialize in Shanghai cuisine, I thought these were quite good. Not the best I have had, but solid. The service is great here. And the chef was quite accommodating despite all of the special requests we had. The restaurant is a bit off the beaten path, but if you are looking for good Sichuanese food, Wing Lai Yuen is worth seeking out.

My ex-co-worker took me to this off the beaten path Sichuan restaurant located few minutes away…read morefrom 黄大仙 station for our reunion. She used to live in this neighborhood when she was a child and this was one of her favorite restaurants back then. It's very popular among the locals and there are hardly any foreigners. I've been living in China for over 6 months but this Sichuan restaurant serves more delicious food than what I had in Mainland! I especially liked their 擔擔麵 (dandanmian) and 小籠包 （this is not really 川菜 but who cares? 好吃！）, so good! 不錯！For desserts, I recommend 炸銀絲卷 (sweet fried bread which is crunchy on the outside, you eat it with a condensed milk like dip), 雷沙湯圓 (hot mochi with black sesame cream inside) , and 豆沙鍋餅 (Awesome pancake with sweet red bean paste! H-A-O-C-H-I!! ) Fast, inexpensive, & delicious. Highly recommended!

Dim sum on the go! Loved the clearish dumpling with chives, cilantro, peanuts. Very busy so lots…read moreof turnover for fresh dishes. Lots of locals stop by for a quick breakfast and the ladies manning the place are fast and efficient. To a bystander, it may seem chaotic, but it fits in with the hustle and bustle of HK. Know what you want and be ready to let them know or else you'll get passed over!

While in HK, visited with family. Wait was long (about an hour & 15 min). Well worth the wait. Food…read morewas excellent. Pretty fancy food served.

Family style restaurant with some pretty solid food. Not spectacular, but solid. In Times Square so…read moreit's a pretty central area. Don't think I'd recommend it but I wouldn't advise against coming here.

The food and presentation are great: we ordered the Gado-Gado, Ikan Bakar (fish), Nasi Goreng,…read moreKwaytiew Goreng Babi, and for dessert the mango sticky rice. I'm not an expert on Indonesian food but I think I would prefer the Malay version of these dishes. None of them really stood out of me, but it was still a solid meal. The lighting is quite dim, which takes a little getting used to. Price-wise, not cheap, as you are in Sheung Wan. But you can be sure, you're paying for quality.

After getting a foot massage at Ten Feet Tall in this building, my husband and I wanted to eat at…read moreone of the many restaurants in this building. On a crap shoot, we choose Indonesian Restaurant 1968. Walking in around 6:45pm on a Saturday without a reservation, they were able to seat us, but the place had filled up within the hour (with a lot of groups too, for this place would be good for groups). We were sat quickly, order taken and before we knew it, food was in front of us. We felt the delivery of food was super fast (a good sign that this place would be a good lunch spot too). The space is vintage, low lit, comfortable, woods, open kitchen. Some high top tables, mostly regular tables, the rooms flowed pretty good and had a good vibe. Staff was welcoming, efficient, on it. We enjoyed pineapple fried rice, tofu, some curry and a fish. I do not eat meat and in addition to a vegetarian menu (you have to ask for it), there were plenty of options. Food was served fast, hot, good quality and tasty. Although nothing culinarily off the charts going on here, I found this place good and would go back. Maybe warrants 3.5 stars if I had to get specific, but for purposes of kind of a rustic cool factor going on here, they get 4 star.

Supposedly this place has been around for decades and is one of TST's most well known, classic SE…read moreAsian restaurants. There are a lot of Malaysian / Singaporean / Thai spots nearby, but I've yet to see one that was exclusively Indonesian till I came here. Truth be told, I don't know much about Indonesian food. I just know that whatever I eat here, I end up happy and stuffed. The name (印尼餐廳 aka "Indonesian Restaurant") couldn't be more original. A no frills establishment that sports two levels, the upper of which is the main dining room. It's pseudo reminiscent of a Dim Sum hall, but smaller and darkly lit. The decor is appropriately SE Asian themed, outlined with templetastic table cloths, purposefully placed bamboo decorations, and a funky ceiling pattern to keep things interesting. A mix of date-like groups and family parties are the general make up here, which means it's about as versatile for just about any group size to satay it up together. Speaking of satay, that was the first thing I ordered here. A collection of chicken, lamb, and pork skewers lightly marinated and perfectly cooked. I didn't even need the accompanying sauce or the cold cucumber slice to complete the bite. They were delicious all on their own and were the one item every table seemed to have. The other dishes reminded me of things I've eaten in SE Asia, such as their Mee Goreng and Nasi Lemak, both of which were actually quite mediocre. Lacking flavor and generally bland, I also felt the same for their Jado Jado salad and Egg Curry. These tend to be popular items to order, but I would recommend going another route. Beef Rendang is one option, Gado Gado and Sayer Lodeh are a couple of others. Their version of Chicken Curry and Fried Chicken are worth the hype. These dishes provided the most kick and the coconut rice was a nice addition to the mix. I think a proper drink, some satays, and another noodle would suffice for a solid meal. The wait staff is a variable mixed bag; some are super nice and hospitable while some others seem to be hard to flag down and could care less. The manager / owner is friendly guy, I wish he were the one greeting and waiting on certain tables instead of mean mugging set of waitresses I tend to deal with. In the end, it's impressive to watch them switch up the Cantonese and Indonesian, certainly not something you see every day.

Craving something different and hard to get in the US, Tim M. targeted Indonesian Restaurant for…read moredinner. Some people in our group were a little uninterested in trying this cuisine, but in the end, we were all very happy we did. The meal was delicious! The decor inside kind of makes you feel like you're in someone's dining room. It feels nice and homey. We had a few different waitresses while we were there; they seemed to be rotating around the few groups while we were there. They were mostly attentive, though we had a bit of trouble getting the check at the end. No big deal, though. We ordered four dishes, which were perhaps on the smaller side but still very satiating and delicious. On the menu, there isn't much description, but what we got each tasted very distinctive and delicious. Our dishes were on the richer side, but they were not too heavy. I'd definitely recommend checking this spot out! There's a lot to choose from.