Chun Mei Mei

Back in the day, food hawkers would park their carts in populous areas such as Mong Kok and cook and serve on site. People would drop their pocket change and pick up a skewer of goodies as they walked by. Most of these nomad vendors were operating without a license. They needed to stay mobile in fear of the police. Well, too bad if you got a specific craving but your favorite food cart happened to be somewhere else.
Old school hawkers are nowhere to be found these days. Yet, people’s appetite for a quick street snack hasn’t subsided. So shops like Chun Mei Mei (CMM) fill the niche in bringing back many nostalgic treats. Hong Kong street food under one roof! You can find traditional snack items here. For example, curry fish balls, siu mai, beef innards, pig skins, and egg puffs. I even saw stinky tofu and thankfully didn’t catch that notorious smell.
I was still full from lunch but really wanted to try more of the local nibbles. With limited real estate in my stomach, I naturally picked sweet over the rest on display. Sadly, but not surprisingly, the waffle I got at CMM was mediocre. They were too stingy on the toppings. There wasn’t enough of everything — peanut butter, condensed milk and sugar. The best thing about it was that it came out fresh and hot. Although I only tried one thing, CMM does make a convenient stop for tourists and locals to sample the street fare.