Restaurant Review!

Triple O’s l Central l Hong Kong

I’m surprised it’s taken me this long but I finally went to my oasis in the desert today. I waded through the ocean of domestic workers who swarm over Central on Sundays and set my eyes on the beacon of the white chicken. I know it’s not a full one White Spot but a Triple O’s is good enough for me. Seriously though, there is nothing like triple O sauce on a burger (though it’s listed as OOO sauce on the board) and even though I may not recommend it to out-of-towners, I do find it comforting for myself.

Somehow, Hong Kong has opened not one, but two, Triple O’s. I guess people got hooked on the taste in BC and had to have it here too. I felt like I had ended up back in Vancouver as I sat in at the Central location. The uniforms, the board, everything was just right. The funny thing about the place though was the way that they play up the 50’s aspect of the place which made it seem even more out of place. I swear to god, you felt like Red Robinson or Jimmy Pattison would walk in at any moment. The other amazing thing was that looking around; it was actually a really diverse customer base. There were people from all over the world here for something as simple as a decent burger, which is honestly, hard to find in Hong Kong. I expected to find tons of Canadians but that just wasn’t the case. I guess its way more universal than I thought.

I ordered the BC burger (bacon and cheese) though I did think long and hard about the Monty. If you bite into a burger here, you will notice two things right way. Everything comes with lettuce and tomatoes and the patty is way thicker than in BC. This leaves you with something that tastes great but just isn’t right. I mean seriously, the lettuce and tomato brings it up a notch and the patty is nice and juicy for a change but…oh wait. Triple O sauce. OK. No more talking.

Epilogue:

I just found out they are planning on opening a third Triple O's in Tsim Sha Tsui. Now I won't have to go so far.