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 local friends took us here for hot pot a few weeks back because we asked them for their…read morefavorite hot pot spot. She told us we'd have to trek up to the New Territories for Shing Kee in Shatin. Shing Kee is about a 10min walk from Sha Tin MTR (you'll have to pass underneath the footbridge to get to Lek Yuen Estate, where the restaurant is). Once you arrive, the space is huge compared to HK standards and the decor is so different. There are twinkly lights sprinkled outside the restaurant. Inside is an eclectic array of homemade decoration and artwork. There is so much to see when you're walking to your table. They sat us in a different room with tons of books and clocks - it was awesome! There are a lot of soup base flavors to choose from - we ordered the miso and it was so yummy! The service was quick and efficient and the servers are friendly. Our friends told us this place is very popular and that reservations are a must here! I didn't see an English menu for dinner, but didn't ask for one as our friend ordered for us.

Wonton noodle soup and congee are the best I had so far. Although service is only so so. Family…read morestyle place to have breakfast.

Amazing, they call it the best closest thing to Taiwanese food here in HK! it's a bit hard to find…read morethis place as it's in a ware house but take the first elevator up (you might find it a bit sketchy) and then take a right and then go down the hallway to find the entrance to the place. Get some of the beef with rice and some dong gua cha! You have to go up and order, but once you place your order the food comes out pretty fast! I'm just drooling thinking about this place. Tip: It's a short walk from the MTR.

I have been traveling back and forth Taiwan so frequently that I almost see myself as half a…read moreTaiwanese; one of the things that they pride themselves in has to be the food. Indeed, why would they not? Whether it is the street food found in street markets or proper meals such as beef noodles or taiwanese bento, Taiwan has it all. Having said that I have a secret rule of thumb when it comes to food, that is, I will never eat Taiwanese food in Hong Kong and the same applies to the Hong Kong food in Taiwan. It might be a preconception on mine that the authenticity would very much be lost when the cuisine is introduced to a foreign piece of land; adding to that would be the fact that I have been let down for too many times and have gradually lose faith in it. It wasn't until I have come to this shop coincidentally that I gradually restore hope in Taiwanese cuisines in Hong Kong. I think the best way to tell whether a restaurant is good or not is to try out the basics; beef noodle soup is a staple of Taiwan and it would very well be a good indicator in how well a restaurant prepare their foods. The broth is quintessential in a bowl of noodles and 程班長 does it like no others. Traditional taiwanese beef noodle broth is rich and seasoned with soy sauce, behind the mellow fullness a punch of heat will catch you by surprise, and this is exactly how the broth is like in 程班長; going against the slightly broad and substantial noddles, the two matches perfectly. Whereas for the priced jewel, the meats, which could either be brisket, tendon or tripe or all 3 of them, are all very well braised and are melt in your mouth tender. Last but not least, the pickles that add to the noodle soup play an important role in spicing up the flavors as well as freshen up the mouthful. Thank to this restaurant, may be it is not a bad idea to give a little try on taiwanese restaurants in Hong Kong; a leap of faith is indeed called for nonetheless.

After the bowl of dan dan noodles, we headed straight for a fish soup noodles place called 魚鱻魚湯專門店…read morewe had seen while exploring what was offered in the area. This type of cuisine is my mom's territory. While I love the fish soup itself, my mom loves the stringy rice noodles. This place was packed with a constant stream of customers. You eat on these blue plastic stools and pay at the front cashier when you are done. One of the staff was so nice to carefully explain and simplify the menu and options down for us when she saw us struggling/taking a longer time to order than most others. My mom got a bowl of fish soup with rice noodles, 扎肉(Vietnamese sausage), and 魚鰾 (swim bladder). We also got a side of green steamed choi sum veggies. I haven't had fresh fish swim bladder like this in probably 10 years. We just don't eat this in Toronto anymore. It was sooo freshy, soft, tender, yet gooey at the same time. It was so good. The Vietnamese sausage was thicker and more fragrant than the ones I've had in Toronto. It was interesting but quite good. Appearance-wise, it looked very bland actually. The rice noodles were not to my liking at all since they were so hard in texture. The fish soup was amazing -- so flavourful and simple and clearly devoid of any MSG. A neighbouring diner was eating a bowl of fish noodles with the entire steamed fish in it! Tail, head, bones, and all. The rice noodles (or you could also choose rice) was served separately. It looked like such a wholesome and "ching" option. If we return again, I want to try the whole fish soup as well as their fried fish skin.

If you like fish cake, this is the place to be. It is one of their signature dishes. They make…read morethe fish cake fresh and the skin is pan fried to perfection, it is really crispy and flavorful. They are also well known for their fish with noodle soup. We ordered the whole fish and it tasted tender and juicy. They started to run out of fish after we ordered, so get their early if you can to get what you want. Also had the fried fish skin, tasted awesome too. None of the fish items were fishy. This is authentic food and you will not find many tourists here. We didn't have to wait long at all to get seated, we got there around 8:30 on a weekday. Don't bring your date here, the decor can use some work, and the kitchen is visible by others depend where you sit, and you can see them cleaning fish guts out. Prices are very reasonable and affordable.

Known for fun gor (粉粿) and steamed chicken feet & pork ribs with rice (鳳爪排骨飯), they make dozens and…read moredozens per hour. Plus dim sum and other steamed rice varieties. It's so full!! But people eat fast and leave fast, so you never have to wait too long to sit. However you can order to-go because the rice and dim sum dishes come in small size. Take to the nearby park and eat under the sun. I'm not a big fan of fun gor dumplings, to me they taste like water and are super bland. But I love them here!!! And they're huge! Packed full of meat and so flavourful. They also drizzle them with spicy soy sauce but the fun gor taste super good with/without any sauce.

This place has been here for many years and i love the steamed rice with pork spare ribs and black…read morebeans accompanied by there famous steamed pork dumpling, or simply "FUN GOR" in Cantonese. I seldomly dine in and most of the times i will grab it togo and this price is very reasonable. As i had time to kill and was near by, so decided to to dine in. Taste is good as usual but cant say the iced lemon tea was good. I asked for a iced lemon tea and asked them to make it less sweet. After it arrived and I tasted it, it was really sweet. So i asked the staff that took my order to double check if this was the less sweet and she replied yet. Instead of sending it back and face a possibility of them adding a "secret ingredient" into my drink i consumed less then a 1/4 of it and left it. Would recommend this place as they somehow have mastered the nice texture of the steamed rice to my liking every time. How can you complain of marinated pork that has been placed atop of the rice and steamed together. As it is being steamed, the juices from the marinated penetrates the rice making every bit so delicious. Will definitely be back again, but no so sure if i want to dine in again as personal space can be very tight.

I was shopping around the street markets in this area looking for cool phone cases when i asked a…read morelocal shopkeeper where to eat good local Hong Kong style food. She told me directions in Cantonese, and pointed off in the distance. The only thing I could remember was the name. I got lost entering the small alleyways but somehow found myself here. They had both English and Chinese menus and ordering was very easy with the waiters. Being the only foreigner amongst a restaurant full of Hong Kong locals, I knew I was in for a treat. The food was more than flavorful, my cousin (who basically found the place) told me that this was the "true and genuine" Hong Kong style fried rice. If you can find this place, or if you have found this place, please let the Yelp community know of this hidden treasure.

This is probably my favorite mai seen (noodle) place in Hong Kong because everything is really…read morecustomizable. You can pick how spicy/sour the soup is, if you want more/less/none of the bean sprouts/leeks/cilantro/noodles etc. Lastly, of course, you can pick the ingredients in it. They also give you a fair amount of everything for a reasonable price. The food comes kind of slowly for Hong Kong standards, but I think it's worth the wait. If you're into this kind of noodle, definitely check this place out!

A friend of mine recommend this restaurant, and I fell in love! Ate at this restaurant 2 days in a…read morerow because it was THAT good! It is a rice noodle restaurant were you can customize what sides you want to add, level of spiciness, and type of soup broth. My friend ordered the sweet and spicy soup broth for me and it was bombbb! I had the schezuan broth the first time and it was way to spicy for me to handle! So, if you like mala (numbing spice) then go with schezuan! As for my sides, I added beef, pickles, minced pork, and chicken. You can add as many sides as you want for only 5rmb which is less than $1usd. If I can recall, I believe each bowl was around 19rmb ($3usd) which is so incredibly cheap! Be sure to arrive before dinner time because it tends to get packed here, so you will be waiting at least 20 minutes for a seat. Also, don't be alarmed if the waitress seats you with other parties. I learned that it's normal to share tables!

Small and quaint, you find this on the 2nd floor of the mall i believe. Sorry the location may be a…read morebit off since i probably got lost. We got the hainan chicken rice and bak kut tea which also comes with rice. The chicken rice was okay nothing super special and the flavors were meh as it wasnt too different from all of the other chicken rice that ive had thus far. Bukkutea was good since it came with lots of herbs, logans and even dates. The broth was light but missing that depth of spice that you would expect. Other than that it was still a pretty good meal.