TO GO====== I can tell you all the reasons you should want to go to Sammy's Kitchen:…read more - A Hong Kong institution that has been around since 1969. -To experience the so called soy-sauce western cuisine they are famous for. -To see the former grounds for that famous 16 foot cow-shaped neon sign that the government made Sammy's take down an now resides in the M+ archives somewhere. -It's cheap. Dinner for two (including one steak), plus two adult beverages, was $280HKD. They have set menus, are also open for lunch and serve everything from steaks to pasta to sandwiches to noodles to soup. -To pay homage to Sam Yip and his family who have been the matriarch family running this gig for almost 50 years. OR NOT TO GO======Now regrettably I can tell you all the reason you should not go to Sammy's Kitchen: -Upon arrival, the restaurant has a funky smell. Maybe cleaning solution, maybe some bad de-humidifying scent, but it is funky and weird. Also, maybe a one time thing, but I could not get over it. Set a bad tone for the rest of our dinner experience. A restaurant should smell like food, fresh breads, booze and meats. -It has the look like it needs to be cleaned. Kind of greasy menus, a touch of dust about. Cluttered with nostalgic moments over the years (celebrity photographs line the walls), but also simply cluttered (drink promos on the wall and there was an electrical cord bundle near the register that was the size of a set of golf clubs). Cluttered on the front door before you even walk inside, which again sets a bad tone prior to even sitting down. -There is no natural light in this place and the ceilings are low. In some places this might seem cozy and romantic, in Sammy's it just feels like I am trapped in a cave. -My husband ordered a steak and I ordered the mix grill. Both were bad. My husband only ate a part of his steak (too grisly, too covered in sauce, a bad cut). The mix grill was ok. The mix grill is seafood, eggs and a clearish gel something globbing it all together over rice. It was OK. Not as bad as the steak. The meal came with warm rolls and soup. Soup was hot and OK, although spicy. I was torn on issuing a 1 or 2 Yelp stars on this review. Out of respect they get a 2.

Food is mediocre. This is what I fall Hong Kong style food. They try to make it kind of Western and…read moredidn't work out right. I usually order the lunch set menus. The flavors of the beef steak isn't up to par. But hearing that this place has been around for decades we would thought it's good. The decor is dim inside. There are no windows so no natural light comes in. They have light bulbs hanging over the table but that's not ample enough for you to see your food clearly. They offered us before our main course bread and soup. You pick either red or white soup. Red soup is borsch. White soup is clam chowder im guessing. I never picked the white. The chicken is good though. Its a little pricier and bits much note flavorful I would say. This is not a place to bring a date. It won't be romantic and you probably won't get any after dinner. I suggest going elsewhere. Maybe if you are going for lunch this place is sub par. Low in the mediocre scale. Don't go unless you want a mediocre 'steak'. Honestly its not the same steak we Westerners think. We think steak as a juicy butter melting meet. Not here.

Omfg the best seafood dinner ever!…read more Location: There is only one street/walking path on the village and the restaurant is at the end of the path. Parking: self service parking at the side of the road outside the village. You have to validate the pass from the restaurant (the attendant was missing when we left). Public transportation: #16 Light commuter from Hau Tak shopping center. Get off at the last stop. This is a Dai pai dong but with a roof. A no frills but good food restaurant. No AC but since it is located right on a pier, there is a bit of a breeze. Plus an abundant amount of ceiling fans to keep cool in the summer months. There are many tanks of seafood for selection right at the entrance of the restaurant. Choose what you want and tell them how you want it prepared. Razor clams - sautéed with black beans and peppers. it was so fresh, no fishy taste and extremely sweet and not sandy. Geoduck - thinly sliced sashimi on a giant bowl of ice. The bowl looked like it weighted 10lbs! Hot pot on the side to blanch the breast meat(the part that is hidden in the shell) and for others who do not eat raw food. It was my first time eating geoduck. My favorite dish of the night! The sashimi is the sliced neck meat (the part that protrudes out). It had a crunchy yet smooth texture with a hint of sweetness. The breast meat when cooked is soft and spongy. Scallop - seamed with vermicelli, scallions and garlic. So good! Mantis shrimp - fried. You gotta get your hands dirty and peel off the shell. I had to get over the fact that it looked so creepy with its' many shrimp like legs and the weird looking head. Under all that shell is a lobster ish texture meat. Taste was a cross between shrimp and lobster. Crab - sautéed with scallions and ginger. It was so meaty and had a lot of orange caviar. I love crab! Fish - steamed and with a soy sauce poured over and topped with scallions. Simple. Fish was about 3-4lbs and meaty. Like everything else, not fishy tasting because it was freshly picked from the tank. Chicken - someone from another table followed the waiter to my table just to check out the chicken. Extremely smooth meat. Cuttlefish- fried, was good but arrived at the end of the meal. Good but not as amazing as everything else. In conclusion, Eat where the locals eat!

If you are looking for fresh seafood, straight out of the tanks and cooked fresh to order, this…read moreplace can't be beat! This is a local gem, for sure.

Ho Choi (好彩海鮮酒家) is located on the 5th floor of Millennium City, smack in the middle of all tall…read morebusiness buildings in Kwun Tong. There are two lift areas to go up - one in the main lobby and one off to the right side, down a narrow hallway (best for when the main lifts are too busy). When talking to my friends about the best places for dim sum, establishments such as Maxim's Palace, Tim Ho Wan, Lei Garden, Dim Dim Sum and One Dim Sum pop up. But not many know about Ho Choi... Why is that? I'm actually not too sure myself. They have two branches in Sheung Wan/Sai Wan, which could be far for some, and one in Kwun Tong (which I frequent because it's close to where I work). Some say the original Ho Choi in Sheung Wan/Sai Wan is OK, nothing to special, so I decided to take a visit out to see if they were correct. (A separate review for the Sai Wan one will be posted soon!) But I can definitely vouch for Ho Choi in Kwun Tong to be one of my favorite places! The tables in the main area - that is, not in a "room" - are up for grabs, first come first serve. Get there before 12:10pm to beat the lunch crowd, or risk waiting for a while. The best thing, if you want to skip the wait, is to make a reservation for one of the tables in the "rooms" for ordering main dishes (小菜). You must order 3 or more main dishes when seated at those tables. But of course, you can still order dim sum there. Win-win! Also, because it's sectioned off from the main area, it's much quieter and more conducive to business lunches. While the prices for dim sum and main dishes have gone up in recent years (inflation, rental increases, etc), rest assured you are still getting your money's worth of delicious food! They used to have different price tiers - cheaper in the morning, standard rates during weekday lunch times, and higher prices on the weekends - but upon checking the prices during my last visit, it looks like they are now fixed. For 5 people, with 4 main dishes, and 6 dim sum plates, the total came to be just under HKD 700. Excellent bang for your buck! The tea charge is $12 per person, which is fairly standard. Dim sum plates are tiered, starting at $17 for 'small', up to $32-$35 for 'specialty' plates. Ordering the dim sum is very easy, as you just need to fill in a Scantron-like sheet (college throw-back eh?), with dishes listed in English and Chinese. I was asked to order for the table: - Crispy chicken (half) 脆皮雞 (半) - so crispy, so good! - Sweet and sour pork 咕嚕肉 - my first time ordering the 咕嚕肉 here and everyone raved about it! The freshly prepared sweet and sour pork is a game-changer here and puts those found at a buffet to shame. - Sauteed broccoli with scallops - need those vegetables and seafood! - E-fu noodles with shrimp and egg whites - I appreciate the lack of salt and strong flavors in this noodle dish, as it helps to balance out the other salty and heavy dishes. Thankfully no MSG! Dim sum on point. I'm already hungry for more, even from writing this review. Top favorites here are the BBQ pork buns, chicken feet with black bean sauce (my absolute favorite!), Chiu Chow dumplings (潮州粉粿), and Jin Deui sesame balls (煎堆). If you still have space for dessert, go for it. If you don't, still go for it.

Lately a lot of chained Chinese restaurants have been very disappointing, but Ho Choi has not…read morefailed to keep up the standard with surprised me with a very reasonable price. 12 people we have ordered an Alaska king crab, a roasted goose, a steamed grouper, 2 veggie dish and a pork dish. The king crab was huge, cooked with Chinese yellow rice wine which was just perfect. We have ordered a noodle to mix with the wine sauce. The goose was tender and meaty. Most of us were satistfied and full after these 2 dish cos of the huge portion. Then the Grouper was super fresh. The bill, which was just HKD 28xx only. Service is okay, which was comparatively better then the other Chinese restaurants like Lee Garden at Kln Bay.

I haven't been to this restaurant for years, price has gone up quite a bit!…read more But food is still gigantic and very tasty. They added more varieties, they've got Hong Kong, Taiwanese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Western food options. Lunches are $40. Afternoon tea sets are fairly priced, around $30. Recommend!!!!!

Best Restaurant with great consistent food quality and awesome service for classic Chinese food!…read moreLocated in Central, it is my to-go restaurant! It has been around for a long time. I used to be in the old green lit staircase building, but they renovated so now the lovely stairs is gone. Those who are members (or knew a member) knew the hidden way to take the lift to go to the restaurant!

Members only dining club. Tonight we had SO ZEET regional cuisine. Just too terribly salty for me…read more Majority of dishes were too salty. XLB tasted quite good, wu black chicken ok. Impeccable service in room 302. 2 big birthday cakes as well!

Open early and late, they have an interesting golden-era style interior that matches their take on…read moreclassic dimsum. They have locations throughout HK, this review is the one that was walkable from my hotel in Wanchai. They are open early and around 7:45 am the place was full of elderly locals, I was a bit surprised since this is supposed to be a modern take on dimsum and I know the taste would be right it there were so many picky locals eating here. I tried ordering using the app but could not get it to work but was able to order using the weblink. This seems to be popular in HK right now and I prefer pointing at stuff on a menu. Premium Dimsum set: Comes in a cool hexagon shaped bamboo steamer. It has samples of each of their twists on classic dimsum. They include a delicate Pickled Vegetables and Fish Dumpling, a vibrant Crab Roe and Spinach Dumpling, a classic Shrimp Dumpling with Bamboo Shoot, a fragrant Truffle Assorted Fungus Dumpling, and a sweet Mashed Pandan and Sesame Bun. Each of these tasted unique and interesting with thin wrappers and inventive combinations. Shrimp Cheung Fun: Went for a classic and it was nicely plated and tasted great with giant pieces of fresh shrimp inside.

I honestly don't know many places that have teppanyaki in Hong Kong but this restaurant met my…read moreexpectations. There are bar seats as well as regular tables, but none have the actual teppan tables in front of you and there is no chef cooking directly within eye sight unless you are at the bar seats. My group of four came for dinner and decided to hop onto the bar seats. Our server was friendly and didn't mind explaining some of the menu items to us. There are set dinners as well as a la carte options. We opted to mix and match so that the four of us could share everything ordered. It was a good idea because there were just so many things that looked appetizing! With premium cuts of steak, scallops, seared foie gras, vegetables, fish, + chicken, our stomach was thanking us. The chilled tomato with citrus soy sauce was our favorite appetizer while the mixed greens salad had a delectable creamy and slightly spicy dressing. We had no room for dessert but will consider it next time. Overall a nice casual restaurant that knows how to grill.

No idea why I keep coming back to this place when it's pretty average but it's a pretty good price…read morefor their sets here. All sets come with a salad, rice, soup and a choice of teppanyaki meat (salmon, shrimp, scallops, various beef, chicken, pork and etc). They also have really good dipping sauces here! This place is always busy since it's in New Town Plaza so I just come on weekdays. On weekends, you'll have to wait a while to get a table and it's not that worth it. I usually get their beef and their shrimp since they do it quite well here. Everything is very flavourful and don't forget to get the mushroom rice instead of the plain one!

What a nice surprise to see this new cafe opened in the middle of Causeway Bay. The menu looked…read morequite extensive with Taiwanese style rice dishes, marinated foods and a broad variety of drinks including bubble tea, and other exotic teas. I tried the sweet ginger tea which was delicious although a bit too sweet for my taste. Service was efficient and friendly and the cafe is an overall nice addition to the area. I plan to try some of the rice dishes next time.

Great noodle shop and dai pai dong in Causeway Bay. Three treasures is popcorn chicken, sausage and…read moresticky rice balls over Kim chee. Very trendy with lots of young people having tea and coffee. Minimum charge of HK$70