Great pizza but even better creative sandwiches at Homeslice in Sai Ying Pun

Made from a thick slice of mortadella – breaded, fried and put between two pieces of soft sandwich bread – the delicious ‘katsu sando’ stole the show

The tasty diavola and gorgonzola pizzas were also a bit hit

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Diavola pizza at Homeslice in Sai Ying Pun. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Published: 1:00pm, 15 Mar 2019Updated: 1:00pm, 15 Mar 2019

At Homeslice, we expected the pizza to be good. And after trying three of them, we can say it is.

But it was the sandwich that stole the show.

On the menu, it’s called a katsu sando (HK$95). So far, so ordinary; made from a breaded and fried pork or beef cutlet, it’s something you can find at many a casual Japanese izakaya (as well as more upscale places: check out the HK$1,000 version at Wagyumafia).

The version at Homeslice used a thick slice of mortadella that had been breaded, fried and put between two pieces of soft sandwich bread, along with pickled cabbage and sriracha mayo. It was a delicious, creative, Italian twist on a Japanese sandwich.

Katsu sando at Homeslice in Sai Ying Pun. Photo: Jonathan Wong

We also loved the ninja bombas. They usually come three to a serving (HK$95) but we asked if they could make it an order of four (and we’d pay more) so everyone in our group could have one. Good move, because I wasn’t willing to give up mine. The small fritters, with an assertive filling of nduja, scamorza and potato had a delicate crust, and were served on a thick puddle of aioli (garlic mayonnaise).