Any new tidbits on Hong Kong (Spring 2019)

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@klyeoh

Are you interested to visit Lin Heung Teahouse? It made the headlines a few weeks back when the news that it might have to shut down shocked quite a few people.

It’s official: Lin Heung Tea House is closing at the end of February

If I didn’t think it was closing last year, I would have tried to give it a shot, but I think I missed out on that sadly unless there’s more recent info.

@Google_Gourmet

Fantastic!! Ex-SFO on United, Hong Kong has been the most cost friendly Asian destination for the last few years.

Yeah the flights were under 500 RT (then again… I still wonder if choosing United was that great lol).

@Google_Gourmet

We find the quality of food in Hong Kong, on almost every level, to be very enjoyable and satisfying. We tend to roam around and use our F&B 5th sense to pick the joints, usually the ones with the shortest queues. The food in the hole in the wall joints we wander into are usually very delicious, but realistically not so good that I would broadcast them as destination spots.

Agreed, I don’t think I ever really had a terrible meal in HK (then again, I can’t recall a truly terrible meal around SF either just if its value justified). I’m just hoping to pick a few places that are truly head and shoulders above what we can find in CA that is specialized in HK.

I think I’ll add Ho Hung Kee to my list as I don’t recall going there. I went to places like Congee King and a few other notable places from Charles’ list: https://www.chowhound.com/post/lastly-compilation-hong-kongs-worse-won-ton-noodles-896310

@Google_Gourmet

For above street level dim sum and dumplings, we’ll usually hit Lei Garden. I think HO Hung Kee is as good or better.

Yeah I had good dinner experiences at Lei Garden (well, the IFC one pretty much ran out of everything but the food was still good). Though friend had not so great experience at the MongKok one saying they felt rushed in ordering and a few items did not feel fresh; I wasn’t sure why they didn’t tell the servers to come back around but eh.