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| - Cafe Hollywood is the modern, stylish and polished younger sibling of City Hollywood from across the street. The menu offers the HK style east-west fusion staples like baked rice casseroles, all-day breakfast and deep fried french toast. The options are separated by time (lunch, happy-hour, dinner) so remember to check which page applies to you. Also, expect a 20+ minute wait for a table during peak hours. Fortunately, the tables turn over quickly and the service moves fast to keep up with the incoming patrons.
I had the garoupa casserole with cream sauce meal ($7.50 11am-3pm) which comes with with a soup, a bun and coffee/tea. The soup options are the typical cream vs borscht soup. The borscht leans heavily on the sour side of the palate, but balances well with the soft buttery bun that comes with it. The main dish of white rice (with scrambled egg chunks) and a large piece of deep fried fish is liberally doused with a thick white sauce. There was a minor attempt at browning the top with a dusting of cheese. The cream sauce was bland, but can be substantially helped with the aid of the pepper shaker. A filling lunch meal that can easily produce leftovers for the next day. The tea brings the meal to a close and is the true litmus test of all HK style cafes. Strong, a beautiful dark caramel color, and without the dreaded dry aftertaste. Green light approval!
Personally, I prefer the nostalgic look and feel of City Hollywood, but Cafe Hollywood is more acceptable to the modern aesthetics of most people.
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