north park noodles

north park is one of the go to places of chefs after they close their kitchens and i seriously understand why.
from their noodles, congee, rice meals and dimsum you will find something that will satisfy yourchinesefood obsession.
my go to in north park is their lechon macau over fried rice but this post is about their aniseed beef tendon with rice.
for me this dish is the epitome of something sinful. the melt in your mouth tendon with the savory sauce and the hot rice is like the perfect bite. i add a touch of calamansi to the tendon to give it a little acidity.
seriously one of the best meals i had this week 😊

the quality of their food is comparable to more expensivechineserestaurants like gloria maris. vegan/vegetarian friendly. nice that they serve free tea too!

please forgive me for another long overdue post. i'm just trying to cross out each one of my backlogs. :d part of the series of the pre-birthday celebrations that i had was another lunch out with my family. it was actually an impromptu lunch out. i guess daddy was just feeling a little lazy to cook that time that he decided to eat out. i already knew that we will have to dine at achineserestaurant, as that is the only cuisine that somehow keeps up with my daddy's meticulous palates. :) good thing thechinesefood choices within antipolo are already expanding. we now also have north park here in our place. yay! i've already tried eating at other north park branches and i loved the food and i knew that my family would also love it here. :)

we were greeted by their staff when we arrived and one of them ushered us to our seats. there were just a couple of diners that time so we had the liberty to choose a perfect spot. mommy and daddy took charge of the menu. daddy got an order of their light wanton to fuel up his tummy for the feast. i got to have a few sips and i loved that there was a generous amount of wanton. the hot soup had the right amount of saltiness which blended well with the sweetness of the petchay and noodles. the spring onions also added color and texture to the dish. it was indeed a great starter! even jaoey enjoyed sipping the soup and slurping the noodles! :d

good thing thechinesefood choices within antipolo are already expanding. we now also have north park here in our place. yay!

i've already tried eating at other north park branches and i loved the food and i knew that my family would also love it here. :) we were greeted by their staff when we arrived and one of them ushered us to our seats. there were just a couple of diners that time so we had the liberty to choose a perfect spot.

here are what we had:
* light wanton
there was a generous amount of wanton. the hot soup had the right amount of saltiness which blended well with the sweetness of the petchay and noodles. the spring onions also added color and texture to the dish. it was indeed a great starter!
* china chicken
although the china chicken didn't look appetizing, it's taste compensated for its of appeal. the skin, which jaoey loved, was very crispy and not too oily. add the tender and juicy meat which was cooked to perfection with that distinctchinesetaste (from star anise as what my palates suggested), this dish was, with no doubt, a hit!
* chow mien
another hit was the chow mien. the generous serving of different kinds of meat (fish, pork, kikiam, and shrimps) and veggies (button and shiitake mushrooms, pechay, and carrots) on a bed of perfectly cooked thin egg noodles swimming on a well-seasoned sauce, made our tummies jump out of joy. although i still don't personally like saucy pancit canton, i must admit that north park's chow mien was so good!
* chicken feet
i know i may sound biased, but i still haven't tasted any chicken feet dish that tastes like, or just comes close to, what my daddy does. north park's version is tender and well-seasoned though. :)
* siomai
north park's siomai was just as bland tasting as it looks. it's just not as appetizing as how it looks in the menu. it was a bit dry and hard to chew. i didn't taste the shrimp too but good thing it also didn't taste like flour.
* yang chow fried rice
the yang chow, though the serving was generous with equally generous amounts of toppings, wasn't also a hit. although i loved that it wasn't oily and it was very flavorful, we all didn't like that it had too much carrots, which felt very weird to the bite. the carrots were somewhat raw and crunchy, which felt like as if we're eating over-fried or dried rice grains.

there were a lot of misses, or at least with the dishes that we got, but we still enjoyed our lunch. thanks to the china chicken and chow mien, and to our server who was very attentive and jolly, for saving the day. :p