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The Chairman’s char siu earns rapturous praise, celebrated as a transcendent, melt-in-your-mouth masterpiece. Reviewers unanimously describe the overall vibe as refined yet soulful, with deeply comforting, elevated Cantonese flavors.
“That deserves a moment of silence. It's the most tender, melt-in-your-mouth yet balanced flavor of pork char siu you'll ever have. The sweetness is not nearly as sweet in your face as a lot of char siu — it's just this mellow sweetness. It's coming from honey, so it's not sugary but just this soothing sweetness to counterbalance the smokiness. That char is insanely flavorful. I think that might be the best char siu ever, in town. The sweetness comes from a type of local rose syrup, so it doesn't taste sugary but more like a gentle, soothing sweetness that's not overwhelming or overpowering the fat.”
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The highest-rated Cantonese restaurant in Hong Kong, serving traditional yet innovative dishes with an emphasis on extremely fresh local ingredients — an absolutely astonishing meal that blew me away.
Dishes mentioned
- Stir-Fried Fresh Beef with Seasonal Choy Sum
Ginger and Vinegar Pig Trotters
That's one of the greatest meat jellies ever. The vinegar gives you flavors of braised pig trotters and spices like star anise and soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, yet it has this cold jelly texture.
- Cold Soy Marinated Baby Squid Stuffed with Dried Squid and Citron Pepper Oil
Stinky Tofu
This is a really next-level stinky tofu. The ferment is more complex than other versions — almost cheesy. The texture is different from street stinky tofu: the outside is really crispy and quite hard, and then it's soft but also harder, like cheese. It smells stinky but it's really fragrant inside, and the sauce makes it good. The most premium, delicious, complex stinky tofu ever.
Char Siu
That deserves a moment of silence. It's the most tender, melt-in-your-mouth yet balanced flavor of pork char siu you'll ever have. The sweetness is not nearly as sweet in your face as a lot of char siu — it's just this mellow sweetness. It's coming from honey, so it's not sugary but just this soothing sweetness to counterbalance the smokiness. That char is insanely flavorful. I think that might be the best char siu ever, in town. The sweetness comes from a type of local rose syrup, so it doesn't taste sugary but more like a gentle, soothing sweetness that's not overwhelming or overpowering the fat.
