Lucky you there's Golden Fortune part one

Late dinner? We brave the Manila traffic to go a seafood restaurant called Golden Fortune at Soler Street in Manila (there's also one at the back of Madocs), where the dimsum noodles and congee goes as low as only 48 pesos from 9:00 pm onwards everyday! No wonder this resto is never empty. You don't have to worry about getting cheated, they serve the same quality of dimsum whether its peak or off-peak time. And the dimsum steamed to order.

There's a lot of good choices here for dimsum. Even the radish cake looks different.
Here are some classics and new stuff. The siomai here is good, its sized right, has a bit of pork fat and the taste is enhanced when you dip in chili sauce. Other choices include Shark's fin dumpling (no shark and fin) tastes "standard", taro and corn siomai, rice roll,
lo mai kai (like suman), Thai fried shrimp cakes (a must order), hakaw, spare ribs, Japanese sio mai and more.

Right in the heart of Manila

Shark's fin dumpling

Counter-clockwise: Taro siomai, Chicken feet, beancurd roll, steamed spareribs

Oh my, Siomai

Beancurd roll like springrolls in sauce

For the adventurous: Taro Siomai

I just noticed that their beef noodles are bit overcooked resulting in soggy noodles during the evening as compared to ordering it in the morning. I suggest going for shabu shabu late in the evenings, where you can get the stuff also at a discount. Short orders are not included in the promo fyi.

Rarely can you find a place that serves good, authentic dimsum at a price this low. Kudos to Golden Fortune for coming up with ingenious ways to enjoy our dimsum. Remember, foodie heaven starts at 9 pm :)

BTW there's also a merienda promo
from 2 -5 pm with the same pricing

Golden Fortune Soler

G/F Peace Hotel, 
1283 Soler St. Binondo, Manila (02) 244-2777




 

Kitchen Greenbelt, you'll keep coming back to this classic

Every time I visit Greenbelt, the first restaurant that comes to my mind is Kitchen. This place has been around for a long time and its hard to imagine going to Greenbelt without this place. I've  been comparing this place to Neverland, where the menu, the staff, the food never seems to grow old. After all these years, the food is still as good. I hope other restos use Kitchen as a case study.

Swirloin Sirloin - The rice in this dish can feed an army

Called Ribbit coz its frog no, its actually pork spare ribs

Swirl Around - Pumpkin Soup with seafood

If you haven't tried this place, their restaurant is set up like a cafeteria with long tables that you have to share with other diners, and  the menu has creatively named entrees (ie Head Master - Deep Fried Squid Heads, Quack Doctor, Adobo Duck Flakes) The pricing is just right and some entrees are good for sharing like Egg On (P 190) Crab Fat rice with Mixed Veggie Omelette. Personally my favorites are:

Caps and Rolls ( P140) - Lettuce Wrap in Hoisin Sauce with crunchy noodles

This is a staple at Chinese lauriats called "Tsun Mwan"

 It's ground pork with peanuts wrapped in lettuce

Eat Your Spinach P 180 Lettuce, Spinach, Soft Boiled Egg and peanut brittle. Yum!

Lazy Oaf (P195) Herbed Chicken Leg with Spinach, really delicious

Sad news, as of April 2015 Kitchen is now closed.

Spoon Rating
4.5 out of 5
Still the best after all these years

Kitchen
G/F Greenbelt 3, Paseo de Roxas  
Ayala Center, Makati (02) 757-4565 to 66

Good eats at Legazpi Sunday Market

What's the best thing to do on a Sunday morning?
How about trying the exciting goodies here?

Legaspi Sunday Market has almost 100 vendors selling stuff from freshly-cooked food, pastries,vegetables, art and gift items. Last Sunday I saw a guy looking like Bobby Chin going around and trying the stuff, pity I wasn't able to ask if he's the real McCoy.
And don't forget that the Bon Chon-like Manang's Chicken started as a stall here

Turkish Baklava

Anyway, here are some of my favorites.

Takoyaki!

P95 per dozen needs some bonito flakes but good

Monster Burger has quarter pounders for 90 bucks

look at how big those patties are

Potato Wedges, P65, gravy tastes watered down, avoid!

A stall selling Souvlaki and Kebabs

My Kitchen by Chef Chris

We were surprised that the chef owner of C' Italian Dining, has set up shop in Manila. C' Italian is famous for the pizzas and of course, its a very long drive from Manila to Clark. Thankfully, the must-try pannizas can be found in Paco, Manila.

My Kitchen by Chef Chris' location may be tricky if you're not familiar with Paco, it's in Oasis Park Hotel, a very small boutique hotel near Paco Park and the office of Unilever Philippines.

The ambiance was cozy, and classy. And it was packed with a lot of foreigner guests despite the "not-so-usual" location.

First off we ordered the Angelico Panizza (Php 690), (of course, that's what we came here for in the first place.) According to the menu, this one has chorizo, salami, bacon and mushrooms. Perfect for meat lovers and two hungry diners who love to roll away.

Panizza = Delicious

Angelico Panizza

Apologies for the "pa-cute" pic

You roll it like this

Pork Tenderloin in Red Wine Sauce

We tried to veer away from pasta this time so we also ordered the Pork Tenderloin in Red Wine sauce (P570 I think). The pork was tender, a bit "Salpicao-ish" but the sauce was begging to be poured over rice haha. This dish was OK. My partner-in-crime, loved it, for me it was so-so.

We were happy with My Kitchen with Chef Chris and of course we'll be back.
The panizza is here is a great, great experience and of course, imitations have come up,
but Chef Chris' version is still the best. The service is great, the staff are attentive and can explain the dishes in the menu well, but other dishes though are quite pricey.  
Parking might also pose a problem, but as if it's going to stop you, right? :)


My Kitchen by Chef Chris
4 out of 5 spoons

Oasis Park Hotel, 

1032-34 Belen St Paco, Manila 

 (02) 521-2371

Here's their menu

www.munchpunch.com/my-kitchen-by-chef-chris-oasis-park-hotel/menu