I'm actually not crazy about noodles -- I'm a rice chick -- but I really enjoyed that first meal. I cannot rave enough about the satay sauce. It's homemade, and I wish I could bring home a bucket of it. I would eat that alone with rice for a month, I swear.
Since that heavenly first meal, I've come to this restaurant enough that I've tried most of the things on the menu and have gotten to know the manager and a few of the staff. As I've said before, since I'm not really fond of fish balls, I'm probably not the best judge. However, I took a fish ball fiend there once, and he loved them. The fish balls (they also serve beef balls) are all made in-house, which means they are chewier and have a heartier texture than those super-smooth factory-made ones.
That's the manager/owner. Isn't he a badass? He looks just like a gangster (actually, he might really be one) and he told me that he hasn't had a vacation in two decades or something.
The interior of the restaurant, obviously.
I got my favourite beef flank with rice and satay sauce. Usually, they'll serve only a couple of pieces of veggies, but they always give me extra because the boss is convinced that my pale complexion comes from lack of nutrition.
I forced my friend to order the beef flank flat rice noodles and satay sauce. She liked it, but it turned out that she doesn't like spring onion and cilantro. Oops.
The condiments, dumplings and beef and fish balls at the chef's station.
Chef: Ah girl, why are you taking a pic? You've been here before.
潮興魚蛋粉 is on Cannon Road in Causeway Bay. Exit at Sogo and walk down Cannon Road past Tsui Wah and a Japanese restaurant. It's to your right, can't miss it.
