In previous trips tp HK, roast houses were everywhere. They were next to each other on major streets just outside the hotel and you could choose which one had the juiciest goose, duck or pig hanging on the window.
Now, the major roads had shops and malls next to each other. If you wanted to find these roast houses, you would have to find them in the side streets or further down to less touristy areas.
But lo and behold, there was one right in the middle of Lee Garden road in Causeway Bay.
Lung Wah Roasted Meat Restaurant
We also came across numerous branches of a fastfood called MX (chinese characters may sin) which seems to be a modern updated and cheaper version of Maxims. Their menu was comprehensive - had noodles, rice, dessert etc. The interiors was young and hip, no more hanging meat by the door but they had it by the kitchen. Ordering was quick and easy.
This was a 4-way combination of bbq (asado), soy chicken, roast duck and suckling pig with half a salted egg on the side (HK$27). Looks new and modern but tastes the way they made it in the 80's and 90's.
Walking around IFC was tiring and disorienting. We seemed to be going in circles. We had lunch in a place called CAN-TEEN. It was really an upscale canteen. They had the roasted food stuff but also other food like pasta and japanese food on the tray line. It seemed to be operated by the same people as the MX fastfood. i ordered the roast goose and bbq pork combi HK$32) but sorry was so hungry no pictures. The roasted meat was tasting the same and had lost its novelty - I was now expecting something more special or spectacular but it was the same asado and roast whatever with rice and a piece of pechay.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim's_Catering
On the last day we ate at Keung Kee Restaurant (Tim Lok Lane, Wan Chai). The Eat Your Way Around Hong Kong guide describes it as "one of the best roasted meats in Wan Chai" with their Secret Recipe Roast Goose.
Keung Kee signage
On left plate is the BBQ pork - "roasted twice: fresh pork is marinated for an hour and slowly roasted then cooleed. Afterwhich it is glazed with food coloring and roasted again over gentle heat and finally brushed with maltose" (However, it was a bit too dry for me). On the right plate is soy chicken.
Probably stupidity or hunger, I dont have a photo of the famed roast goose. But it was juicy, tender and delicious. That goose is worth going back for.
Part 3 - Breakfast in HK!
