Ada

I never thought this day would come around that I gave a street stall a review, and then four stars.
I love this place. Located conveniently across the street from the Wanchai MTR, Exit A Lockhard Road, there is a 7 – 11 right across from it. They have different servings during the three periods of the day. And since it’s a street stall with street snacks/​food; it is really very cheap and cheery!
– The morning has your typical congee, street food (curry fish balls and other fried stuff) and fried vermicelli (2 variations: 1 is soy sauce based vegetarian, the other has ham).
– During mid-​day, they will offer a lunch option with rice or noodles with an assortment of stir fry toppings.
– Evening/​night snack is the morning stuff revamped… and you can also get these freshly made delish waffles with peanut butter, condensed milk and sugar topping. Simply the best here, others in Causeway Bay, Mongkok and TTS has not done a good job like Ada.
When Ada was closed for 5 days during the Chinese New Year, I was really sad, so this place does really make you look forward to street snacks!
So what if the ladies here (all ladies, my brother noticed and said that’s probably why the food is so good) can be rudish when you appear you are not ready? That’s HK street food style in general — don’t waste my time and when you know I am there for you, and don’t take it personal.

Ada is just round the corner from the Wan Chai Physical branch. It’s a street food stall that sells noodles, grilled fish and meat, fried rice, fish balls, waffles, fresh juices and teas. It’s conveniently located covering a full corner, just across the MTR Exit C, and the end of the ‘red part’ of Lockhart Road. They close at around 11pm so it’s the place to grab something quick before or after a drink in Wan Chai. First time I saw the place I was walking towards Causeway Bay and it reminded me of the ones I had seen on the Kowloon side. I tried to think of similar places around this district, or the ones close by, and couldn’t come up with any but the one on the corner close to Times Square. Ada is in fact one of those last street food stalls that remains in this area despite it being turned into big chains propriety for the most part. That’s why it’s unique. The food, as a proper street food ‘restaurant’ is nothing special but you know what you get. Actually, you see everything on display and even being cooked in front of your eyes. Appearance wise, I find it charming. Okay, it’s a little run down, looks dirty and old but charming nevertheless.
It’s definitely not the place to have a snack every day and I wouldn’t recommend it for its food, but I hope it will stay around for a long time and keep that part of Hong Kong spirit a little more alive.