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  • I am a racist. Ok, you've been warned. A group of my Jamaican friends swear by this place. It's their go-to spot for late night eats. I once took them to my late night hot spot, New Ho King, which they surprisingly dismissed as horrible compared with Hong Shing. One of them commented on the differing opinions by saying "black people go to Hong Shing, white people go to New Ho." I got to test this theory out last night at Nuit Blanche (irony being I am neither black or white). Here are my notes: 1) The place is packed at 3 am -- and my friend was right, there are a lot of black people there. No biggie, I love black people. 2) Some of the worst Chinese food I've ever had. Stalls in mall food courts would put this place to shame. 3) The lemon chicken was a concoction of random chicken parts breaded and served in a light watered-down lemon sauce (Pledge or Lysol, I couldn't tell). To top off this culinary failure, about half the pieces of 'lemon chicken' did not even contain chicken! It was all breading! That is not an exaggeration. 4) The deep fried squid (which is supposed to be a dry dish with spicy salt and chili flakes) was ruined by a few squirts of Sriracha. I've never seen this dish served this way anywhere. Another culinary failure. 5) Snow pea leaf was ok, but even this dish was a little undercooked and over-oiled. It also tasted a bit too earthy, almost as if they didn't wash it before cooking. 6) White steamed rice -- the highlight of our meal and the one thing they got right! Congratulations, you know how to put rice and water in a rice cooker! Conclusion: totally blacklisted and not even remotely in the same league as New Ho King. Hell, not even in the same league as Manchu Wok! No idea what the fuss is about this place, I thought it was terrible. ***UPDATE*** I think I've figured it out. People who come to Hong Shing are normally celebrating a glorious (but rough) night out on the town. When they eat here, they're more than likely in a joyous mood where they are content with anything put in front of them. Because I don't drink often and came here sober, it may explain why my opinion of this place is so different than everyone else's. ***OF NOTE*** Notice all bad reviews are from Asians. Glowing reviews are from gwai lo's and others not of the Asian variety.
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