Chan Hon Kee came up on my IG feed as a local HKer posted a pic of the boh jai fan. It looked so…read moredamn good that I asked a good friend if we could eat there during my short stay in September. Little did I know how destructive and disruptive Mangkhut would end up being so I had to postpone the visit. Little did I know that Chan Hon Kee was literally down the street from where my friend lives. Only issue was that it takes around 45 mins to get from the island out to Tai Po. We arrived shortly before 1830 to find a hella busy restaurant with a fairly long line. Luckily, the line moved quickly and we jumped the line as we had 5 in our party. As typical with most old school HK restaurants, the workers here don't have patience with patrons that are indecisive so don't take it personally when they give you attitude. Be sure you know what you want to order before they seat you and all will be good. We started off with two bowls of 皮蛋瘦肉粥 and damn was it tasty. The 粥 had the perfect consistency which I only remember my grandmas making. I have yet to find a place in LA or SF that is as good. Only other place similar that I can think of was at a place my Uncle took me to in 光州. Next came out was the 炸兩 and the 牛肉腸粉. Both were super tasty but the 炸兩 took home the gold medal. The last two dishes that came out were the 煲仔飯. Was a bit too eager to dig into them as the rice was still a bit on the wet side but damn were they still good! Was stuffed or else I would've scraped the sides to eat all of the crispy rice. This place was worth the long trek out to Tai Po and am looking forward to going back next year. Do save room for the 煲仔飯 as they were delicious.i

Booked marked this place after my first taste of the congee. I have a game at the near by sports…read morecenter and came up to Tai Po early to eat before the game. Found this congee place on Open Rice. Did the Congee / Cheung fun 艇仔粥/蝦米腸粉 set for HK$50. A little pricy for way out here. I pay $47 on HK Island for the same set. But it is very high quality with tasty ingredients. Good 腸粉 is hard to make and they do a crazy good job. No drink as part of the set so I ponyed up $17 for the milk tea. $67 for a very tasty but not large lunch. Can't beat it.

Our friend used to come here all the time so when I asked for his favorite hot pot joint in TST, he…read moreimmediately brought us to Hot Pot House. The atmosphere is definitely old school with tons of pictures of celebrities up on the walls coming up the stairs to the restaurant. Get there before the dinner rush or you will be waiting a while to get a table! There are English menus if you ask your server. Their broth is really good - I'm told it's boiled up to about 5hrs every day! The service is okay. They get really busy so you might have to track them down to get served. Their signature dishes are: - diced beef - osmanthus mussels (soooo good!) - goose sausage (but we didn't try this) Every table I saw had chicken testicles, so we went along and ordered a plate. It was different; chewy. I'm glad I tried it, but I don't think I'll order it again. There are two or three private rooms located toward the back of the restaurant. There is a 10% service charge, so no need to tip!

Used to be a 5 star spot but quality have declined since the transfer of ownership. They're known…read morefor their stir fry dishes with tons of wok hei.

Our orders: bean curd and greens, deep fried pork chop…read more Pros + Taste + Pricing + Authenticity Cons - Atmosphere: I can't say that I'm a fan of waiting and staring at patrons as they finish their meals to stealthy grab seats. Our group divided across the restaurant for a solid thirty minutes so we could hawk around and scout for a table. The fans distributed across the location made the weather bearable. Plastic chairs, clear plastic table cloth. Definitely wash your dishes once more just to play it safe - Timing: because of the sheer popularity of this place, I was already full by the time they started bringing our 4th and 5th dishes as it took about 30+ minutes for it to come out. I had already filled up on the first 3. Don't be surprised if you have to wait 45+ min for a table on busy weekend evenings.

Heritage Tea House is my rainy day happy place. As a cozy, tucked away haven Heritage Tea House…read moreoffers an ambiance that calls for a large comfy chair and a good book you just can't put down - but instead you will find yourself seated at a wooden table gazing at Asian art surrounding you. There's something tranquil about this place as each table has its own tea kettle heater, the staff are always ready to take your order, and once the food comes out you will think you have found your way to heaven. I typically go for lunch and get the lunch set - a steal at HK$40 - including tea and dumplings with noodles. I often get the butterfly cookies (2 for HK$10) just to top off this delightful experience. Something about this magical place on a rainy day makes for the perfect relaxation during lunch to get me recharged to make it through the rest of the day. Come early or late though as there is limited seating to be had!

The Manager shouted to my family! My two infant boys were so…read moreafraid! He almost wanted to hit me! I realised it was a HK horse racing day! I told him that we were just dinners and customers and my two boys were crying! His bad day in betting is not our fault! He said "here is my name card complain me then if you dare"! We walked out because my wife and two kids were too frightened! What had we done? I have no idea ...may be I asked for a baby seat just after he losing bets!

If I could give a zero, I would. I don't like giving bad reviews but this one was simply bad…read more Service in local places in HK is usually not the best but this one was particularly terrible. The dishes are also so-so and they didn't even give us the proper dishes. A nuomiji, or the sticky rice "dumpling," was basically fried sticky rice with egg. Not recommended at all--even if you speak Cantonese. There are plenty places to go around Hong Kong.

Darrie Go Noodles focuses only on dim sum and noodle soup…read more In Hong Kong, you'd rarely go get dim sum by yourself at a restaurant because a dim sum plate usually comes in a size for 3-4 people to share. If you want to try variety of dim sum plates, going to a restaurant for dim sum by yourself is not a good idea. Targeting on patrons who would love to get dim sum by themselves, Darrie Go Noodle provides a very special menu/set meal that enables patrons to get various small dum sum plates and noodle soup. Order a set meal ($183 HKD) which serves 2 party, and it comes with 1 appetizer, 5 dim sum plate, i vegetable plate and 2 bowls of noodle soup, all with your own choices. For the noodle soup, there are 3 options: , beef bone broth(黑高湯葛粉絲), fish broth (白高湯米粉), and pork and dried ham broth (大高湯陽春麵). The broth is clean, sweet, non-greasy, and MSG-free!

What a difference it made for my wife and I standing outside this restaurant on our first evening…read morein Hong Kong when the manager opened the door and greeted us in English. We were welcomed inside, promptly served hot tea, and handed well-explained English menus. We got a dim sum set and were very pleased with the beef brisket, dumplings, chicken soup, and lemon date tea. We went from hungry and travel weary to filled and southed. Would come again.

Located in the heart of Yuen Long, this is a very typical Cantonese restaurant. You'll find a…read morelot of fried stuff, buns, steamed dim sum dishes. Don't expect western style service. Waiters are fast and menu is all in chinese. The food was great and the price was average. Food can leave you an oily feeling.

Tai Wing Wah has been in Yuen Long for the best part of what anyone could remember, associated…read moreusually with its mooncakes, the Chinese restaurant still serves some of the more traditional food that is hard to find in Hong Kong nowadays and it brings back memories for many older residents here. The restaurant is round in an inconspicuous corner of Yuen Long, this place is spread over several floors on an old building and at times it does feel quite claustrophobic. Be prepared to stamp up a couple of flights of stairs as the lift never arrives for some reason. Once inside you will notice that its old- I don't know when the last renovation was but it is clear that nothing has been done to it for a while. Perhaps that's some of its charm. On sitting down, you will be handed a menu with some daily specials. Unless you were feeling especially adventurous or you have particular in mind, you will notice that most people seem to order the same dishes here (outside of dim sum hours I mean). The five flavor chicken, the friend eggs with fish innards and the lard with rice are the staples at this restaurant. Most people will understand what the first two are, the first being a chicken marinated with a special sauce (nice), the second being just scrambled eggs with some goo-ey bits in(not for everyone). The last one is actually quite simple- it is lard (in an oil form that comes in a bottle), some soy sauce (you can put however much you like) mixed with plain rice. I don't need to tell you that its cardiac arrest inducing but my god, its so nice that I want one right now. Go try if you have time. You won't miss anything if you miss it as the choices aren't actually that many.