{"id":18753,"date":"2023-03-27T07:46:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T11:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=18753"},"modified":"2023-04-14T12:43:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T16:43:22","slug":"hong-kong-food-court-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=18753","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong Food Court Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s coming along slowly but surely \u2013 not as slick-looking as any of the food courts in Flushing, but it\u2019s the cuisine that counts, right?<\/p>\n<p>Some additional vendors have emerged at the new incarnation of Hong Kong Food Court (82-02 45th Ave in Elmhurst) since I last wrote about it and one of the second batch is an outpost of Lan Zhou Ramen. (If you\u2019re not familiar with their other locations, you should know that they\u2019re more than just ramen.)<\/p>\n<p><em>(Click on any image to view it in high resolution.)<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2445-L-use-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2445-L-use-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2445-L-use-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2445-L-use-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2445-L-use-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2445-L-use-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2445-L-use-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTheir extensive menu included this admirable Cumin Lamb Noodle. The chef hand-pulled the noodles for my dish as I watched each step in the process; the noodz were as thick and chewy as I had hoped, the spice level was good, and the only thing I might have wished for was a bit more cumin presence \u2013 still, it was as satisfying as any I\u2019ve enjoyed elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>And from the What-A-Long-Strange-Trip-It\u2019s-Been Department: Their brightly lit signage, artistically inscribed with vivid red Chinese characters and identifying it as booth #23 looked familiar; certainly there are not 22 other stalls in HKFC\u2019s current configuration. So when I got home, I checked the photo I had taken during their glory days back in 2019 and sure enough, it\u2019s the selfsame sign.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s hoping that\u2019s a good sign!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2449-use-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2449-use-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2449-use-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2449-use-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2449-use-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2449-use-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2449-use-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPassing the wide assortment of dim sum on my way out of the food court, I couldn\u2019t resist this Ham Sui Gok (\u54b8\u6c34\u89d2), always one of my favorites. It&#8217;s crispy fried on the outside&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2458-use-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2458-use-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2458-use-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2458-use-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2458-use-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2458-use-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2458-use-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8230;with a chewy glutinous rice dough enveloping pork and perfectly sauced veggies on the inside; it\u2019s sweet and savory at once and definitely filling.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more new vendors \u2013 some I\u2019m happy to report, are unique. And yes, of course, it\u2019s a major stop on my <a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?page_id=1227#elmhurst\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ethnic Eats in Elmhurst<\/a> food tour!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s coming along slowly but surely. 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