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| - Ice-less HK Milk Tea. A picture of it piqued my curiosity for this place that I decided I wanted to come try this place the next time I had a free dinner slot.
Located in the west side of Commerce Gate you actually have more parking than you realize because it's the furthest from the main entrance. So location in the plaza is good.
Since the Ice-less HK Tea is the only thing I knew about this restaurant aside from being a noodle house from the name, I didn't know what else to expect.
The waiter had given us the "noodle sheet" which is similar to Deer Garden and Yo-Gi noodle with different selections. Personally, I get totally confused with those because there's just too much choices and you can only select a limited choice.
After what felt like a Japanese exam I didn't study for, I ended up choosing:
* classic pork bone soup base (recommended)
* House noodle (recommended)
* Fish cubes (recommended)
* Luncheon meat and Egg (my hail Mary random 2nd-choice)
And I got the Ice-less HK Milk Tea for my drink.
Service was good, and the staff was attentive enough to listen to me and Siri fail to pick up the name of the song that he wrote it down for me instead. English speakers are not left out and even though the noodle menu needs a bit more work on some of the words.
The tea arrived first, It looked pretty and cheap at the same time. I was controlling myself not to drink too much of it so I have something to drink while I was eating. Anyway I'll get to the tea later.
The noodles eventually arrived. The first thing that was going in my head was... OMG what the hell did I get myself into.
The bowl was huge and the soup was filled nearly to the brim. I was thinking this is something I would normally share with my wife and perhaps my kid in a couple of years. I really wasn't mentally prepared for the amount of food I was about to eat. (Mind you I can finish much larger amounts of food, I just choose not to make myself morbidly obese anymore, diets suck)
One thing that made me happy after a few sips. MSG NOT DETECTED and not peppered to extinction. The soup itself was light and creamy at the same time. On its own does not have much umami, but addition of the luncheon meat and fish cubes filled out the taste of the soup.
The noodles were okay, nothing really special but at least it's not spaghetti noodles pretending to be ramen. However, because the soup base itself is light and does not stick to the noodles, the nooldles' flavor comes out slightly. I may try a different noodle next time, so I can taste it better.
So overall I am very happy with the noodle soup dish I got.
Now the coup de grâce of the evening, Ice-less HK Tea. Totally WORTH IT. I have to say this is the BEST HK TEA I HAD EVAR!
I normally ask for syrup on the side, I just forgot to ask it today, but the mix was just the right amount of bitter and sweet for me. Like it was just meant to be, ... forever you and me ... after all.
The milk they used gave the drink a more the rich and creamy texture. Combine this with the fact that the tea is chilled from the outside it means that the whole mix of bitter-sweet creaminess does not change when the ice melts over time.
The only thing that would make this better is if they put it in a glass rather than a plastic cup, but it was good they did put it in a plastic cup because I thought I thought I should let my wife try this.
Anyway, I used quite a bit of will power not to drink it all before I get home. My friend who was driving me back was laughing because he had to remind me more than once that I was supposed to bring it back home as my hand was instinctively grabbing it from the cup holder. I was able to successfully bring it home for my wife to try a couple of sips (as she's not a tea drinker I was able to finish up the rest).
Even if I was mildly lactose intolerant, I didn't feel anything with it, but I don't really recommend you try it outside if you are lactose intolerant.
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