this lovely chinese restaurant just at the side of luneta, near the national museum of natural history, is a mainstay on its own. i met my coworker here on her recommendation the food is great and she was spot on.
first, they have most of my favorites (yay!) so we started off with my favorite green soup - mashed polonchay with seafood soup (p350). theirs is on the watery side but i don’t mind. it’s chock-ful of seafood bits and good-for-you minced, leafy veggies. it was mild and flavorful. wanting some meat, we had fried spareribs with salt and chili (p350). it was tasty and juicy pork spareribs, perfect with rice and some veggies, which we opted for brocolli flower (p300). at this price range, it’s a bit pricey for blanched veggies but it must be the rising cost of goods. they did look fresh so i won’t be picky about it.
i don’t know if i should call shrimp salad (p550) dessert but i’m glad this did not have mangoes in it. the shrimp were plump and the cream and fruits in it were not watery. it’s also a pleasant surprise for the restaurant to be giving us free almond jelly to finish off our meal. it was a sumptuous meal of comfort food with great service. they deserve to be there for a long time.