Butao King and Ikea Food - Hong Kong

On my second day in Hong Kong, Kim and I woke up a little late since we were really tired from that whirlwind of a first day. We decided to just have brunch at Butao King which was a quick 5min walk from Kim's flat. We missed out eating there during my first night as the line was really long, but this time we were their first customers for the day.

 

Butao King is the same as Ramen Nagi in the Philippines. The food and the ordering system is the same. But in Hong Kong, Butao is just a small spot in a sidestreet (read: eskinita) flanked by a laundry shop and apartment complex and fronted by a hardware store, accessible and affordable for most. But in the Philippines, Ramen Nagi is a geared a little more for the upscale. The quality of the food and service is the same though -- great. It is also nice to note that Butao King is has been voted Best Restaurant in Causeway Bay, as proudly displayed in the storefront.

The place was really small, there were about 5 round tables which sat about 5-6 people. So if you come during peak hours and in a group, be prepared to eat separately as it is almost impossible to wait for a whole table to clear out at the same time. The place might seem like an open air restaurant from the outside because it is lacking any door, but surprisingly it had A/C inside and was really cold! Like in Ramen Nagi, they give you a piece of paper where you could select and fill out your order.

We ordered the original Butao since I didn't try that out in Ramen Nagi, and just played it safe for the selecting 'Normal' for most of the choices on the order slip. Usually, you can choose between Pork Belly or Pork Butt, but the former wasn't available that day so we had no choice but to settle for the latter.

We love how rich it was in flavor even though we only put out 'Normal.' Everything just went well together, and we were really full at the end of our meal. The serving was really big and more than enough to satisfy a hungry person's appetite. Kim as usual had a hard time finishing her bowl, so I gladly ate what she couldn't finish.

After eating at Butao King, we went around Ikea which was really tiring! So we needed a snack after shopping. Good thing, Ikea had a little snack bar/ cafe.

We ordered their famous meatballs, a hotdog sandwich and a glass of refillable Pepsi.

With a full stomach, we were ready for the next adventure for that day... more walking and eating! Wait for our next post to find out where we went to next and where we ate!

Butao King
G/F, 40 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

IKEA
Upper Basement, Parklane Hotel, 310 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

McDonalds Sans Rival McFlurry

McDonalds recently launched its new line for McFlurry and Coke Float, the Dreamy Decadence. For the McFlurry, the flavors are Sans Rival and Cookie Butter. And as for the Coke Float, the new flavors are Black Forest and Tiramisu.

And since we love Burger Machine's Sans Rival, we tried the McFlurry Sans Rival first for 59php. Basically, it's their usual vanilla swirly ice cream topped with a sweet syrup, I think it's corn flavor which hardens later on, and also added with ground graham crackers. They finish it off in the McFlurry machine where everything gets flurried.

So the verdict? It really tastes like Sans Rival that melts in your mouth! There's a different texture in every bite because of the hardened syrup bits and the ground graham. We loved it so much that we already tried it twice in just 3 days, and that's why we thought of making a quick blog post about it.

I think we're going to try the Tiramisu Coke Float next time because it sounds weird interesting, and then the rest.

McDonalds
It's everywhere! :D