HK-Day 7 (2011-05-08)
April 15.
Mui Kee, located right next to our hotel, ALWAYS sports a line at
dinner time, everyday of the week. I'd heard of their good and
inexpensive stirfry dishes before, but we didn't have time to try their
dinner menu, so we went to have lunch.
To our surprise, its basement dining area does look very like a
"daipaidong", its namesake, meaning hawker center. There were communal round
tables, plastic chairs on slippery floor and TV playing in
three corners. As far as we could see, the majority of the
clientale was day laborers, eating big servings of home style dishes.
To be honest, I was a bit disappointed at the "crudeness" of the
establishment. Okay, so I'm a snob, I want my eating environment
a bit cleaner than Mui Kee, the food in smaller portion, and the
presentation in finer form. But I should not judge a book by its
cover. Let's order.
KL's Fukien Fried Rice had the cheapest toppings we ever
saw. There were however plenty of shrimps and chicken to cover
the large plate of tasty fried rice. My Stirfried Beef Noodles
was surprisingly good with that smoky wok flavor.
Lunch at Mui Kee is mediocre, but the way our stirfried dishes
tasted, dinner could look promising.
We spent the rest of the day shopping which included a very good
portable scale we bought on Apliu Street in Sham Shui Po, something
I've
wanted
for a long time.
We had a long rest in the hotel before KL went to have dinner with
his sister at Xia Fei while I had a crazy delicious roast goose and
chicken rice takeaway from Guangdong
Restaurant.
As for dessert (of course there's dessert!), KL brought back mango
pudding from a cake shop after dinner.
Mui Kee Daipaidong 45 Kimberley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Tel: 2721-2123
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