Soi.29 (Hong Kong, CHINA) ★★★☆☆

After the promising Thai-style dai pai dong experience at Samsen last month, I was craving something similar for tonight. After meeting with my hair stylist who happened to be working on Prat Avenue, it quickly became clear that a visit to Soi 29 to relive that Thai dai pai dong experience was exactly what the doctor ordered.

I finished my haircut at around 5:50pm, so the timing was perfect. As usual, there was a small lineup of about ten people in front of the Thai restaurant, but it wasn’t enough to stop me from getting a table.

Iced Thai milk tea (泰式凍奶茶) ($38) — Very rich, just like last time. I genuinely think it might be the richest Thai milk tea in town. Be warned if you don’t have a serious sweet tooth.

Stir-fried flat noodles with chicken (泰式乾炒) ($98) — They also have a “wet” version, but I stuck with the same stir-fried flat noodles dish I had at Samsen — the one that made me so happy.

This wasn’t bad. The flat noodles had that nice, slightly chewy texture again, but there was an excess of soy sauce, which made the dish a little too salty.

Compared with the same dish at Samsen, I have to admit this one came up a little short. For one, the noodles here had less "wok hei" but more importantly, the oyster sauce used for frying at Samsen made the noodles noticeably more umami-rich and less salty.

Food Rating: 6.4/10

Price: $$$

Address: G/F, Po Cheong Commercial Building, 29 Prat Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Closest Metro Station: Tsim Sha Tsui

Tel: +852 3795-3775

Opening Hours: 6:00pm - 12:00am (Mon - Sat)