Ho Hung Kee

1 star Unilocal review for 1 Michelin star restaurant. Asked for a vegetarian meal suggestion, specifically asked for no meat no fish, and than got fish soup with the suggested meal. Got charged 3 $hk for a tea that I didn’t ask for and didn’t drink, got told that’s company policy. They also add 10% service charge to the bill while service is not great.

I came here as it’s a «Michelin One Star» restaurant.
I’m just shocked to see that they charge for the tea in most dim sum restaurants. It’s not even a good quality tea. I ordered the shrimp roe noodles. It’s served with oyster sauce, shrimp roe soup. The oyster sauce is better the than one you buy in the supermarket, it seems like a finer quality and less salt. The noodles have a side of greens. I also had some vegetable dumplings with bamboo, chives, water chestnut. I like the texture from these vegetables.
There’s no restrooms inside of the restaurant since it’s located inside Hysan Place.

Ho Hung Kee might not be the hole in the wall hidden gem but still worth visiting if you want to experience traditional every day Cantonese food.
Located in Hysan Place right in the heart of CWB. Easily accessed by MRT, trams and buses. They are even carry on suitcases friendly as a lot of tourists or out of town visitors does drop by before going the Airport.
Arriving early before the lunch rush and we ended up get seated in a comfortable booth right away. After eating in Hong Kong for awhile, I can no longer take for granted that one can enjoy their meals in clean, private and spacious space without rubbing elbows or even sharing tables with strangers. Ho Hung Kee, though a little pricier but sometimes it worth the higher prices.
Plain Congee ($ 29) 明火瑤柱米王粥
Rice Roll with Fried Dough ($ 48) 香油條腸粉炸両
Wonton Noodle Soup ($ 39) 正斗鮮蝦云呑面
All were freshly prepared and delicious! I love the bouncy bite of my noodle and the perfectly cooked one bite wontons. The rice roll so thin and almost transparent. Plain Congee so soft and fluffy with a nice contrast of fried shredded dried scallops.
10% auto gratuity added but the service was fast and friendly.

5 stars!
One star each for Service, Food, Ambience, Price and «Will I come back?»
Ho Hung Kee has moved to this sparkly new place on the 12^th floor of Hysan Place. Even though the reason for the move is ugly, the fresh, clean restaurant is BEAUTIFUL.
(TL;DR version of why they moved: They got really really popular, landlords raised the rent ridiculously high or something. Greed wins again.)
Noodles in light broth was springy and delicious. I had mine with slices of lightly cooked liver. SO good. (See pics!)
I also ordered steamed rice rolls with prawn filling. Fresh and savoury goodness.
Service is very brisk but pleasant. Miles better than the normal surly service you’d get from the more local restaurants.
Price is slightly higher than what you’d pay in local cafes, but for the cleanliness, speed and good food, the price is very fair.
Ambiance is great, you’d love how fast they turn tables here. Usually there is a line, but it moves fast.
«Will I come back?» Yes. I dream of the noodles.

Such a pleasant surprise stumbling upon a 1 Michelin star wonton noodle shop while shopping in Causeway Bay. The interior is astonishingly well-​kept and upscale given the kind of food being served though with prices still totally reasonable, who am I to complain?
My brother and I were thoroughly impressed with the freshness of the shrimp in the wonton and the resilience in the noodles. Even more impressive was the pork liver congee, great flavor and the freshest liver I’ve tasted yet by a sizable margin.
Service was mad efficient as with any respectable wonton noodle joint.

Michelin 1 star and you can’t go wrong! The décor here is a bit of over the top retro glam.
We had the congee, it’s cooked with perfect consistency (not watery). There are a long list of different type of congee for your liking, but you cannot go wrong with thousand yr old egg + pork. It’s the classic!
Also, keep in mind the portions here are very generous. If you want to try their dessert, you might want to hold back on that extra plate of noodles you are about to order.

Came here for lunch because I was craving traditional wonton noodle soup. We ended up ordering that plus Sui kow, za leung (Chinese doughnuts wrapped with rice noodles), braised pomelo skin which was really awful. The rest was good but not mind blowing.
This is a 1-​star Michelin but I’m not convinced that it is well deserved.

This place has all the Michelin hype and really didn’t live up to my expectations. Upon entering, my mom remarked that it got all fancy and cleaned up, post Michelin rating. It didn’t have that homey Hong Kong feel she remembered from it’s yester-​years.
My mom tried the famous wonton soup and said it was just ok.
I had a preserved egg and fish congee. It was good by American standards but completely average by Hong Kong standards.
This place is also overpriced and the portions are tiny. If you want inexpensive Michelin-​star food, I’d recommend Tim Ho Wan.

I’m not particularly excited to write this review, so that might be a good way to describe my experience. I was extremely excited to try this Michelin starred restaurant but was slightly underwhelmed, perhaps because of the hype. I had the wonton noodles, beef stir-​fried noodles, shrimp rice noodles, beef/​mushroom rice noodles, and the pork chop dim sum dish. These are staples for me, so I couldn’t wait to try everything. The wonton noodles were good, but the wontons were a little too salty. The beef stir-​fried noodles were a tad bland. The shrimp in the shrimp rice noodles were firm, so I really appreciated that. I’ve had this dish in so many other places where the shrimp is way too soft.
Service was great, but I was there at around 3:30 pm, and the restaurant wasn’t busy. It wasn’t difficult to get a server’s attention. Overall, I was quite pleased with this affordable Michelin starred restaurant!

As the sole wonton noodles Michelin starred restaurant, I had to give it a try! Unfortunately for me, it was terrible overhyped… that’s not to say it’s all bad…
I had the thousand year old egg + pork congee and, of course, a bowl of wonton noodles. The congee definitely stole the show — it’s rare to find such perfectly made congee with just the right texture… not too watery and not too rice-​y. It’s top notch quality and the ingredients used are perfect!
On the other hand, you also have the famous house specialty, their wonton noodles. It was sadly just okay — I had expected it to have the best wontons (which in my mind would have been large prawns, thin skin, perfect broth). Acceptable, but not deserving of a Michelin star in my eyes. As usual in any top restaurant, you can also ask for an English menu here :)

The best Wonton noodle place that I’ve ever tasted in Hong Kong. It’s literally located inside the Causeway Bay Plaza shopping mall. If you’re hungry for a bit, you should try this place. This was used to be a Michelin One Star restaurant too.

According to rumors Michelin-​inspectors check the bathrooms of restaurants thoroughly before considering awarding michelin-​stars.
Maybe all the marble at this restaurant confused the bathroom-​crazed inspectors. Thats about the only reason why this restaurant could have a Michelin star.
Because the food is below average, the service is rude and inattentive and the décor is weird at best (others might say it looks like a fancy bathroom).

There is only one place in Hong Kong that has better wonton noodles than this shop and is not that much better. But this is the only place that will give you napkins. You might think that is not much but in Hong Kong, most restaurant don’t give you napkins so good luck trying to find something to wipe your mouth after you eat elsewhere! Oh, did I mention this place is cleaner than most the noodle shop in Hong Kong as well?
As for food, order the wonton noodles, congee, the bamboo wrapped sticky rice and the fried donut wrapped in rice noodle. Those are their best dishes by far! You won’t regret the quality of the food here!

3.5÷5 stars
Had it not been a «Michelin starred» restaurant, I would’ve given it 1 EXRA stars. It is located on the 12^th floor of Hysan Place shopping center in Causeway Bay.
Ordered:
1) Wonton Mien: ⁴⁄₅ Wow, the noodles were really good – very firm
2) Beef Cheng fun: ⁴⁄₅ yum!!!
3) Chinese donut with sweet soy sauce: ⁴⁄₅ YUM
We ordered other dishes, but they were not worth mentioning. I would highly recommend those 3 dishes above.

Recipes remain unchanged for over six decades. Last time I had wonton mein was over seven years ago in their ground floor restaurant, and it tastes exactly how it was before.
Keep it simple, this place definitely reminds me of what a traditional mom and pop shop outta be.

Three stars for this average wonton noodle restaurant in the Hysan mall located in Causeway Bay.
It was the first full day of my Hong Kong trip so I was still feeling a bit of jet lag and did not want to travel far from my hotel in Fortress Hill. Ho Hung Kee was on Unilocal and in my lonely planet guide as being in a past entry in the Michelin guide.
I am spoiled by living in NYC with its good quality Cantonese restaurants. Therefore I have high standards.
The atmosphere is fine, think modern diner. Tsing Tao was the only beer of choice, fine by me because I am a fan.
Ordered the beef with rice noodles and house special wonton with ginger and green onion. First thing I noticed is the small amount of wonton and beef. It’s true how in the US we pile on the meat!
Anyway both dishes were fine. Not popping with flavor so I guess that’s the reason for three stars.
The location on the 12^th floor of Hysan place is nice.

I’ve been here twice now. Both times the food was excellent and very memorable. First time around it was just a plate of beef chow fun. The more recent time around we went with a bowl of congee and a dish of Singaporean chow mein. Excellent again. The congee was extremely smooth, creamy and flavorful and easily some of the best in my life. Was having trouble deciding, however, if the congee was better here or at Tasty Congee & Noolde shop at the IFC building. In any event they are quite comparable and you wouldn’t be disappointed by either place. Deserving of their Michelin star.

This is a locally famous noodle and congee house that was awarded a Michelin star back in 2012. We came and tried their congee and beef cheng fun (rice noodles). The beff cheng fun might have been the best we’ve ever had, or at least tied as we have had some good servings over the years. The congee was good, but not best ever good. It was refreshing to eat again in a comfortable, clean, and spacious setting after just hitting some tiny, local HK cafes. This restaurant is located on the 12^th floor of Hysan Place shopping center in Causeway Bay.

This is probably the easiest way to get a Michelin star under your belt. I had the shrimp egg noodles and the shrimp eggs were generous and just tasted great. The attentiveness to the texture of the noodles is remarkable. Also had some sides — deep fried wontons and steamed fish skin. The Fish skin was interesting. The fried wontons were average. And what’s a Michelin Star without an expensive item — I want to come back for their Abalone congee. Looks great.

Ho Hung Kee is your typical congee and noodle shop. They’re famous for their wonton noodles, so this is definitely a must-​try. It comes in two sizes, small or big. Small really is tiny and big is what I consider to be regular (and I’m not a big eater) so I’d suggest that you get big, unless you just had a large meal and really aren’t that hungry. The noodles are nice and crunchy, and the soup base is not overly salty. I LOVE the wonton — its skin is soft, thin and doesn’t overwhelm the shrimp, and the shrimp itself is tender and juicy.
Another favorite at Ho Hung Kee is their congee — I’m not a huge fan of congee, so I can’t speak for it much but my mother loves it. They have a very extensive choice of congees, ranging from the traditional preserved egg with meat to bolder ones like pigs’ intestine. If you like congee, you’ll be delighted because there really is a huge choice to choose from! The deep fried dough in rice noodle roll is amazing here — crunchy on the inside, yet soft on the outside.
It’s more expensive than your typical congee and noodle shop that can be found on every street corner, but it’s worth it. You get to sit comfortably in a nice restaurant and the quality of the food is on par. It’s usually packed at around lunch or dinner times, especially on weekends, and you’ll almost definitely have to get a number to wait in line. Once, my mother and I decided to eat here in the late afternoon as we knew there’d be a lot less people, but the food was of noticeably lower quality — we concluded that it might be because the usual chefs are off at this hour, so I wouldn’t recommend going at an odd in-​between hour like we did.