Omurice at Hidden Kitchen

It seems like there aren't many places in Hong Kong that have a good Omurice (Japanese Omelette Rice). I tried the one at UCC but I was very disappointed. The rice was really dry and the egg was rubbery.

My problem was solved when I found Hidden Kitchen in Causeway Bay!

Omurice with Tomato Sauce

Hidden Kitchen's Omurice is super good. They have a fluffy, runny omelette draped gently over a bed of fried rice, instead of the fried rice being wrapped in a thin egg "crepe". They use Japanese rice in their fried rice too. The Omurice lunch set was $98+10% (includes salad, soup, and a drink).

The Omurice Omelette

Other choices on their lunch menu include hamburg steak in demi-glace with rice ($108+10%). The hamburger patty is moist, but the star is the demi-glace for sure.

Hamburg Steak with Demi-Glace

Their beef cheek stew ($148+10%) is also very good - the beef is very tender. I just wish that there were more chunks of beef (I think there were only four).

Beef Cheek Stew

Worth a try if you have time for a lunch in Causeway Bay. Unfortunately, they don't take reservations and they are closed on Sundays and public holidays.

Hidden Kitchen
Room D, 3/F Prosperous Commercial Building, 54 Jardine's Bazaar, Causeway Bay, 
2504 1511

Sushi Kuu

There's been a lot of hype around Sushi Kuu, so a friend and I went to try it out. I've already found a sushi place that's hard to beat - Sushi Ta-ke in Causeway Bay, which deserves a full blog post. Given the hype, I thought Sushi Kuu might give my favorite spot a run for its money.

Kuu, however, didn't come anywhere close to Ta-ke in terms of food, environment or service.

The fairest comparison was to order the deluxe sushi set, which was $340 + 10%. Same price point as Sushi Ta-ke. 



Kuu's Deluxe Sushi Set - Warning: it looks better than it tastes!

In the set there's only one salmon roe gunkan and two pieces of egg. My friend traded pieces before the photo was taken.

Disappointment #1: even if you sit at the sushi bar at Kuu, the deluxe sushi set is not made piece by piece like it is at Ta-ke.

Disappointment #2; the maki (rolled sushi) for both the regular and deluxe sushi sets is three pieces of a California roll. No negi-toro roll (minced fatty tuna with chives) for the deluxe set.

Disappointment #3: the seaweeds of the gunkan sushi was already soft when it got to the table. Even Senryo makes their gunkans and handrolls to order!! Ta-ke goes the extra mile by serving the sushi with seaweed separately, after you finish the other pieces.

Disappointment #4: the udon served with the set is not the good quality chewy udon, and was either over-cooked or sat around for too long after it was cooked.

Disappointment #5: I asked for no wasabi in my sushi, but they still set down a plate of sushi with it. Only when I saw the green through a slice of white fish and told them did they realize.

I conclude that at this price point, I'd rather save up the money and go to Ta-ke on the weekends. Look for a mouthwatering post on Sushi Ta-ke soon!

Sushi Kuu
1/F Wellington Place, 2-8 Wellington Street, Central, 2971 0180