Secret Chefs — Restaurant in Kowloon

One of Hong Kong’s best-kept secrets, we visited the Jordan branch of @secretchefs.hk to try their signature gyukatsu.

Although we had booked in advance for late dinner, we still had to wait a while before being seated at a shared table due to the long queue outside. As they had already taken our order beforehand, food was promptly served. The waitresses helped us to refuel the stone grill despite no service charge. Just a small inconvenience that only cash is accepted.

[Gyukatsu] We were all smiles (just like the plating) as we got to grill each piece of raw beef cutlet to our liking and didn’t have to worry about the food going cold. The juicy meat was well-seasoned and the breadcrumb coating had a nice crunch.

How-to: Use the slab of fat to oil up the entire stone Grill the meat on both sides for 10 seconds to medium well

We added $30 for a set that included a bowl of rice sprinkled with furikake, soft boiled egg and a sakura kelp soup. The light broth was quite unique and even had sakura petals in it!

[Beef and Vegetables Shabu Shabu] This was not as impressive as the gyukatsu, but still a healthy choice worth ordering for the tender braised beef and other nutritious ingredients, such as cabbage, enokitake and shiitake mushrooms.

Eat the chewy shirataki noodles last so they have enough time to soak up the rich broth made with meaty beef bones and other veggies, including carrot, celery and onion.

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An ad-hoc dinner with a friend at Secret Chefs brought so much surprise to us. My friend chose this Japanese restaurant as she saw a really mouth-watering picture of beef from this restaurant. And the food itself tasted even better than it looked!

We ordered two sets to share. The first one was this Beef with Black Truffle. It was quite fun to grill it your own. And the black dots of truffle on the side of the beef was so flavored! Making the delicious beef even more delicious! Nom nom!

The rice was very tasty with the secret seasonings on top. Soft boiled egg was great too!

We also got this Pork Cutlet with Cheese set to share. The cheese was so amazing! It’s thick, flavored, went so well with the pork cutlet, yet not overly greasy nor solid. Fantastic! The pork cutlet pieces had a very crunchy surface, wrapping juicy and tender meat inside. Yum!

Not to miss was this Sakura soup that came with the set. It was a light broth with a hint of sakura in it, delicious in itself and great to ease any greasiness from the grilled beef or pork cutlet (even though they were not greasy at all to me)!

We also ordered a pot of clams in garlic and chilli broth. The chilli was quite spicy indeed with the seeds out. The clams were quite fresh and very delicious with the broth.

Definitely coming back for the reasonably priced...

Have you ever tried the deep fried beef? I think it’s delicious. I tried that in both Japan and Korea, and I really enjoy that. Today, I’m about to try this in Hong Kong, but truffle style.

Instead of the deep fried skin, you have truffle surrounded the outer part of the beef. The steak itself is so tender and juicy, but with the truffle it’s next level. We ordered a set so it does come with rice and soup. You first place the truffle steak on the hot-stone for a couple seconds, both sides, and then place that on top of the rice and take a bite. The pungent of the truffle gives a kick to the rice while the steak melt into your mouth. It’s a Prada experience.

Besides, we ordered the braised beef in vegetable soup. The beef has been braised for 3 hours and it’s very tender. The taste is so rich, perfect for you to have it with the rice.

Clams Marniere - just look at the size of the clams. It’s huge and fresh. Flavor-wise, I love this the most. The rich wine does bring out the flavor and freshness of the clams. Highly recommend.

So if you like deep fried wagyu beef, you’ll love this place....