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.

Very nice dim sum place. Not traditional but they make it very pretty. We just stopped by for…read moredrinks and a small treat after a long day. Got a kumquat and lemon drink with sweet potato and a cookie swan. The view is nice from the restaurant and is a nice environment.

We had a great meal here. Their dishes are really flavorful and are presented beautifully. I…read moreespecially enjoyed the buns with mushroom and truffle and the nian gao. The sesame noodles were also great.

We were told to go to store front #5, 1/3 if a city block from the corner. This 大排檔, or street food…read morestand has added a pile of store fronts next to it so it means they have been amazingly successful. Why? Well, it's the food. Crazy tasty and great combos. Had some 韭菜豬紅 (Chives and pork blood pudding) 炸雞軟骨 (fried soft chicken tendons) and 豆粕豆角 (fried tofu with string beans). OMG, they were so good with a bowl of plane congee that I had. I must have put on weight. They are only open in the evenings & use to open into the wee hours before Covid.

One of the few maybe less than a handful or two of these "Dai Pai Dong" left in the city…read more Definitely genuine style cooking. FAST and cheap ! great for dinner or late night gatherings for some food and beer. What makes this place different from most restaurants is their kitchen is OUTSIDE. When you are near by, you WILL hear the ROARING flame of the fire from the individual wok areas they have. My family in HK had brought us here for dinner during our visit in April 2016. We had just came here just early enough before the rush. We got a table almost instantly. Yes this place still has lots of outdoor seating but what surprised me is how brightly lit and clean the interior areas were as well. Whats funny is ive ate next door before this place existed 10 years ago. XD Same concept place. You can go around and view the chef's working their magic with the wok on the volcano of a stove. Some will even particularly give you some extra "show". It makes them happy some people are still interested. We had ordered a few things. honey sauce/glazed pork chops, deep fried pig intestine, stuffed fried tofu and eggplants, steamed garlic shrimp, deep fried milk fish, malaysia style on choy, and salted egg & garlic yin choy. To my surprise though not too surprised... my favs were (in no particular order) the deep fried milk fish, deep fried pig intestine, and steamed garlic shrimp. Pork chops. Nothing too special. sweet savoryish sour sauce with pork chop. Deep fried pork intestine - not special but something i havent had in a long time so it was nice and tasty XD Fried stuffed eggplant and tofu - nothing too special, similar to what i make at home too. Salted egg with garlic yin choy - not so common vegetable in the state but still available. this particular one had red leaves too. ive only seen the green leaved version. Simple dish in a broth. Nice and light Malaysia style on-choy - to be honest, not sure what the sauce is. But ive noticed the malaysia style tends to have dried baby shrimp and chili. Lol Steamed garlic shrimp - simple. TONS of garlic. though i expected the shrimp to be bigger in comparison to the picture that was on the wall. but omg so tasty. THAT GARLIC *drools* om nom nom hahaha Deep fried milk fish - recommendation from my uncle. Ive never had it. Boneless (but as with all fish, id still be careful anyway). Lightly battered. Deep fried. The fish was light. Batter was crispy but light. It was really done well. Definitely a recommendation from me to others. Overall. Great place to eat at. As said, one of the last few left. If you are one who has been raised in the states, you may not like the chairs being plastic stools and you need to clean your own utensils and stuff. This particular location is a lot cleaner than i remember these places to be so im quite surprised. Especially the area it is in. Their order to table times are ridiculous. We had our entire order even faster than sometimes even one dish coming out in the states. Benefits of this style of cooking. SUPER fast. I've been told this place ONLY opens at night but i swear i heard the flame roaring mid-day another day when we were walking around near-by.

Such a quick dinner that ordering Roasted Pork 1/4, vegetable with squids, clams with garlic n…read morevermicelli... plus desserts mango pudding n red beans soup !! Services were so fast n efficient during pre-moon cake festival!! It's a full house in most restaurants during festivals!!!

I've dined here several times and it's been really good each time. Of course if you only order one…read morething, order that suckling pig. As with most places in HK, you're best bet is to reserve a table. FOOD Tasty, quality Chinese food. Suckling pig, shrimp, clams, veggies... all good SERVICE Good SEATING Can be a bit tight. I hope your party isn't too big and I hope you aren't too big as well.

Came here for lunch, the place is nice and clean. I ordered roasted pork belly with noodle(Laifun),…read morethe pork skin is incredible crispy, and the meat is juicy and tender, it's little bit greasy but I still like it. I'll definitely come back again, and try other kinds of Siu Mei.

This dai pai dong was right across our hotel. It's in a market building that's located in a more…read moresuburb-y area of Hong Kong, so it was packed with locals. My mom and I were the only tourists there! A warning: serving sizes are HUGE here. The specialty of this place is the "country-style little stir fry" or 家鄉小炒皇 which is pan fried garlic chives with cashews and dried squid. It tasted absolutely delicious with rice! Would pair well with a beer. We also got a tofu clay pot with roasted pork and tofu skin. Perfectly seasoned and went really well with plain white rice. Bring someone that can read Chinese because the entire menu is in Chinese. Or bring your phone and show pictures. They understand Mandarin but don't speak it. Service was very Hong Kong: straightforward and efficient. Loved it! Would come back again with a bigger group to try more things. This is the type of place where you wanna bring a big group so that you can order a lot.

This place is pretty hidden as it is located on the 2nd floor. Coming in, the place is super…read morespacious with a traditional "大排檔" vibe where it is loud and crowded with people. The menu smells and that was a huge turn off for me. However, I know that's how it is so I just dealt with it. The fried squid mouth is so so so good. It's got a bouncy texture and perfectly fried. Only downside is a bit oily but I would go back and get it again.

Where do I start? The view of Victoria harbor/Hong Kong skyline from my table was unbelievable!…read moreMatch that with post dinner light show and this was a great night! I enjoyed the food and the staff was excellent.

Amazing restaurant, fabulous service and superlative view. Yan Toh Heen was recommend by a…read morefriend. It is located in the Intercontinental hotel in Victoria Harbour in TST. We did not know it was a 2 star Michelin restaurant, and I was a bit apprehensive at the beginning, because we did not want to spend too much money on food on this trip. Upon our request, we were seated right in front of the Harbour view and were able to see the light show that start around 8pm. The most beautiful view of HK at night! We opted not to order the duck, which needs to be ordered 24 hour in advance and although I am sure quite delicious is quite pricy (HK$1,438+10%). Reservation in this place is a must! Highlights were the Wok-fried Wagyu with Green Peppers, Mushrooms and Garlic, Wok-seared Chicken Fillet with Lemon Sauce The server was so kind as to give us half servings so we could "sample" some of the more expensive items, add fried rice for substitution with the meat dishes and free desert. This flexibility in providing half portion and substitution is something i've rarely experience in a Michelin restaurant. Overall, we payed $US240 (1,900 Hong Kong Dollar) which includes the 10% service charge for two people for a michelin 2 star restaurant for an unforgettable meal! If I return to HK, I will definitely come back and try their dim sum.

Everyone wants the Dai Pai Dong experience, so who can blame visitors of the Temple Street Market…read morefor wanting to take part in a place like Tong Tai? They're conveniently located on Temple, loaded with fresh seafood swimming in buckets / tubs, and semi-aggressive wait staff recruiting tourists by the handful to take part in the outdoor communal Chinese food experience. The two things that stuck out the most within the food, specifically how salty and how expensive everything was. Our list of dishes included: Yeung Chow Fried Rice (揚州炒飯), Black Bean Clams (豉椒炒蜆), Salt and Pepper Fried Fish (椒鹽魚片), Shrimp w/ Eggs (蝦仁炒蛋), Tea Egg + Tofu (茶葉蛋豆腐), and Mantis "Pissing" Shrimp (攋尿蝦). The most underwhelming was the pissing shrimp, which a little meat and a lot of shells. When our bill ($780HKD) came out, there was a little bit of sticker shock. Not all is terrible. Despite the greasy and salty food, they were constantly coming back to make sure we had what we needed. There was no shortage of help and they took our feedback well, but chuckled when we noted the salt (Could it really have been MSG?). They have a bunch of tables and the turnover is quick enough to where even waiting isn't a big deal. Heck, there's even unlimited napkins here. Any HK'er would surely appreciate that. Anyone who is looking to drink will surely have it here -- there are beer girls walking around looking to sell by the bottle or by the bucket. Perhaps next time (if there even is one), that'll be the route I choose when I feel like people watching and drinking along Temple Street.

Come for the experience, not for the food! Mediocre seafood overseasoned at relatively high prices,…read morebut the seemingly most popular spot offering you the chance to get fresh seafood and beers outdoors while people watching at Temple Market. The fried chili crab was ok, fried chili shrimp was ok, fresh scallop was better. Fast friendly service. Great option for a larger group as well.