Barbecue Pork Rice (蜜汁叉燒飯) - 金翠餐廳 (Jordan 佐敦)

Barbecue Pork Rice (蜜汁叉燒飯) - HK$27 (takeout pictured) / $32 (with drink or soup)

The Hungry Nobody score - 8/10

Great classic, reasonably priced, and one of the best in its class

金翠餐廳

G/F 113-115 Parkes Street, Jordan

佐敦白加士街113-115地下

(+852) 3755 4600 / 3755 4602

Hours: 0700 - 2230

What I did like was that the BBQ pork (叉燒) was tender yet fairly lean, and the honey barbecue flavor is soaked into the meat.  The portion relative to the price is good and definitely is a factor in my high score.  I find comparing it to other mass market 燒味餐廳 chains (太興 comes to mind), they can charge double or more and their portions might even be smaller!  So 金翠 has my nod for best overall 叉燒 in its class.  The sauce for the 叉燒 is not too oily or salty, but make no mistake, the meat is what makes this simple dish.

What I didn't like was that to be expected, the vegetables that accompany this dish are bland, but not too badly overcooked.  I tend to like to use some minced green onion/ginger (薑蓉) to accompany my dish to add a bit of flavor depth for the vegetables (as pictured).  Otherwise, no real complaints about the dish!