德發牛肉丸大排檔 review

when you are near this sign you are close to this place

My family has never been fans of 大排檔s. We never had a good image of them and considered them not very clean. Of course, things are different now in Hong Kong, especially with the vigilance of the Hong Kong Health and Food Inspectors, to ensure food safety laws are kept especially among the local 大排檔s and street vendors.

the entrance to the 大排檔s

Other than 德發牛肉丸, there are other stalls there too. I didn't have a chance to try the other ones. But one thing for sure, it is a very local place, and I would recommend grabbing a Cantonese speaking friend along. The people are nice, just a little rough and can be slightly misunderstood. Also, keep in mind that the place can feel a bit wet and dirty, it isn't... but it will appear that way. (you can tell by what I mean when you look at the menu in the next picture).

simple menu (taken in 2015)

You can see that the prices are quite reasonable, and the menu is extremely simple.

Note that at the bottom of the sign it says they are closed on Wednesdays.

For every beef meatball, beef brisket, beef organs (various) and beef ligament (?) you can choose to have it with by itself, with noodles, or rice.

update: ok, so one of my friends went and said that the prices have increased - $28 --> $32 || $12-->$15 (which is not bad given it has been almost 4 years)

a bowl of Beef meatballs

Their name means Beef meatballs, so it's a no brainer what I was going to get there.

Beef Meatball Noodles

My mom settled for one with noodles just because wanted some starch to fill up her stomach.

Beef MeatBalls

• very bouncy
• very nicely marinaded
• very flavourful
• the best beef meatballs I have ever had
• goes well with chilli sauce

I'm sorry I can't be more descriptive... but they were really good. Honestly, I felt that if I dropped one on the floor, it will go bounce, bounce, bounce, ... . They were very 單 - bouncy, so it tough shoving my chopsticks into one without the risk of it flying off like a ping pong ball.

I love them! The noodles were only there to make me full... - my mom

Cold Lemon Tea

I was a bit disappointed with their Cold Lemon Tea... it is better than the ones I have had in Canada/Japan but compared to other places in Hong Kong especially to other Chachantengs (茶餐廳), it was not a winner.

score: 9/10
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