HK CAFE 茶記
1113 Maunakea St #101, Honolulu
(808) 200-5757
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We had stomachache after their pork laksa. Never again.
Food took a while. Laksa was legit and delicious. Meat and tendon were tender. Chinese donut was crispy and nice. Porridge was delicious and light. Everything came piping hot and fresh.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lacsa here is very good. More selections, must visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ehk Cafe Style Thick Toast, 乾炒牛河 Beef Dry Chow Fun, Laksa with Beef Brisket and Tendon
I'm from Hong Kong and the food + atmosphere here was pretty authentic. The waitress spoke fluent Cantonese and Mandarin and there was a TV playing the TVB channel from Hong Kong. They seemed understaffed though and had to turn away some other customers while we were eating.
Iced Hong Kong milk tea was good, not too sweet. I got omelette rice with satay sauce, shrimp and char siu. The satay sauce had lots of peanuts in it and went well with the ingredients. The shrimp tasted better than the char siu but both are good. My husband got chicken with green onions, 2 sunny-side-up eggs and fried rice. Green onions with their scallion oil is always a great combination with chicken and rice. They also had lots of porridge and noodle options on their menu, and after 11am they have baked rice as well, which is difficult to get from other Chinese restaurants.
We then shared the ovaltine French toast for dessert, which is a unique product from them and the highlight of the meal. The toast was covered in ovaltine powder (chocolate-like in flavor), and the inside contained hot condensed milk, which mixed well with the powder when you slice the toast open to provide an amazing sweet and sticky flavor. This dish is only for dine-in customers, as takeout would make the bread too soggy. Would definitely recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Wow, delicious food. I had the shrimp omelet, it was outstanding.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Omelette over Rice 滑蛋蝦飯
Immediately got transported back to Hong Kong with the familiar TV series and celebrity
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
sooo good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is good but portions are not worth the price 😩🥺
Clean little HK style cafe with great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
instant milk tea is very tart and not good quality. Congee is very bland and pork “mince” in it are very large pieces so not well distributed. Most tables are missing chile oil. No sesame oil available at tables. It’s fairly cheap but nothing worth going back for. Staff doesn’t check on you, you’ll need to go the counter to ask for things. No water was provided.
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A throwback from the bygone days of small cafes in Hong Kong. The menu is quite typical and the food was very tasty. We had the beef briskets & tendon over rice and ginger onion lomein. The briskets and tendons were some of the tenderest I ever had and was right on point. The lomein was quite good as well. The food came out quickly and the sitting area was comfortable and not cramped as in old Hong Kong. It’s getting harder and harder to find a non-Pho restaurant in Chinatown and this is a good one if you are tired of Phos.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
I finally walked into this place, and I am so happy that I did. The food was absolutely delicious. Not only did it taste wonderful, but it was visually appealing.
The service was terrific. She was fast & attentive.
I love this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hong Kong Style Omelette on Rice
Really bad service. We bought milk tea for us to enjoy. We were told that we could not bring in outside food from Chinatown even though we bought milk tea. They even made us throw away our own serving items. Never coming back there again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Expensive and very small portions of food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Very friendly Staff, Clean environment. But the food just doesn't cut it. flavorless laksa and super dry Stir fry low mein... Disappointed
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