Saturday 27 July 2013

Tim Ho Wan - IFC Mall

The sign
On our last day in Hongkong, we went to Tim Ho Wan (IFC Mall) - the small shop with the big name. For those who don't recognize the name, Tim Ho Wan started as a small eatery in Hongkong that served some of the best dim sum thus earning them 1 Michelin star! The husband and I have been thinking about visiting their Singapore branch that opened last March 2013 in Plaza Singapura but lining up for 3 hours to get a taste of their heavenly goodies was just too much for us.  Luckily, my mother in law suggested we go for a quick vacation in Hongkong when we go home in July. Was I excited! Not to mention seeing Ms. My Bare Cupboard and my little girl will get to experience Disneyland! :D

We got to IFC almost 10am. Good thing there was no long queue as it was a weekday and just before the lunch crowd came. It was brunch for us. :) All tables were full but we only waited for about 10 minutes to be seated as there were 8 of us. Those smaller groups got in prettily quickly.

Rice with chicken feet and pork rib
I wasn't able to try the chicken feet (because I don't eat it :D) but the pork rib is nice! I love that it's not too salty with the black beans and soft enough.

Vermicelli Roll with pig's liver
Too bad I wasn't able to try this, too. But they said it was really good. :)

Steamed pork rib & Prawn dumpling
I cannot miss out the hakaw/har gow, of course! But I had to stop myself because my allergies were acting up again. I had two of these, just pure heaven!

Steamed pork rib & vegetable dumpling

Can't remember the name hihi
For some reason, I cannot remember how these two tasted. I guess I was too busy trying to concentrate on eating and my little girl going around. I wasn't even able to taste the siew mai! Grrr.

Star of the show - the baked bun with BBQ Pork
My MIL was so smitten with the baked bun with BBQ pork. I think she had two, or three? hehe And she wanted to order more :)) I like it, too. But I guess I want more savory treats when having dim sums.


Chili oil
I was a bit surprised that their chili oil doesn't have any chilis in it! I thought it would be the usual chilis in oil, but it wasn't. Still it was a great complement to the dim sums!

Some items I wasn't able to take photo of were the Pork Dumpling with Shrimp (Siew Mai), Spring Roll with Egg White and

The next time we can go for a visit, I'd want to be able to try everything!


Tim Ho Wan
Shop 12A, Hong Kong Station
Podium Level 1, IFC Mall
Central, Hong Kong

Telephone: 2332 3078
Website: Tim Ho Wan
Facebook: Tim Ho Wan

9 comments:

  1. Nag serve pala sila paa ng manok:) yes, I remember those days when we buy chicken feets to make chicken broth:)

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  2. Ohh.. I missed chicken feet adobo tuloy. It's been years since the last time I ate it. I think I'm going to request my tita (best cook for adobo) to prepare it for me. Yum!

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  3. Glad to know all 8 of you were accommodated for a hearty brunch! :)

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  4. When will I see you again , guys ?! lol Two thumbs up for baked char siu buns ! The price is hard to beat as well :D

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  5. i loved the chicken feet sis...

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  6. How was your trip to HK? Dito sa atin ilang araw ng bumabagyo and the damage is extensive. Hope to see your HK escapade soon! :)

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  7. Hey hey hey, chicken feet?, come on ! :) you are missing out:)

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  8. I was just talking to my cousin the other day about visiting HK again. I truly missed that place cos I used to work there. Ohh.. never been to Tim Ho Wan tho. Dami ko pa talagang dapat i-explore sa HK!

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  9. Wow... whenever I see a mo mo basket, I know good food is on the way.

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