You don’t have to light fireworks, be Chinese or spend big bucks to commemorate Chinese New Year, the Year of the Sheep, on February 19.
At these popular Chinese restaurants, anyone who relishes lip-smacking, inexpensive food and spending precious time with loved ones is most welcome to say “zai jian (goodbye)” to 2014 and “ni hao (hello)” to 2015.
So, bring the whole gang along for a sumptuous family feast to welcome the New Year with a bang. Kung Hei Fat Choi!
David’s Tea House
Tomas Mapua-Ongpin, Chinatown
561 & 563 Tomas Mapua Street, Sta. Cruz, Manila
Phone: 733-9240
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Bestsellers: Steamed Lapu-lapu, Crispy Fried Chicken, Patatim, Hot Prawn Salad, Wanton Noodles, Lo Han Chai (Mixed Vegetables), Yang Chow Fried Rice, Assorted Dimsum Platter
Cost: P210 to P450 per order, good for 2 to 3 persons, except for Crispy Fried Chicken (P510, whole), Patatim (P500 to P650, for 6 to 8 people) and Wanton Noodles (P185, good for 1)
Gloria Maris
Gateway, Araneta Center
4th Level, Gateway Mall, Araneta Center,
General Roxas Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City
Phone: 332-5067
Bestsellers: Hakaw (Steamed Shrimp Dumpling), Shark’s Fin Siomai, Seafood Spinach Soup, Birthday Noodles, Roasting Combination (Asado, Soy Chicken, Lechon Macau, Century Egg with Jellyfish), Gloria Maris Special Congee, Richman’s Fried Rice, Peking Duck, Sweet and Sour Pork, Beef Brisket with Tendons Hotpot, Chicken in Lemon Sauce, Steamed Lapu-lapu in Soy Sauce, Fried Shrimp Balls, Fried Crabs with Salt and Pepper, Broccoli Flower with Scallops, 4 Seasonal Vegetables with Oyster Sauce, Hot Chicken and Prawn Salad, Taho, Butchi
Cost: P88 to P500 for small orders (also available in medium and large sizes); P128 to 188 per 100 grams for shrimp, prawns and crab; P138 per barrel for taho (10 pax) and P88 for 4 pieces of butchi.
Set menus (10 pax) start at P6,980.
Han Pao Tea House
Ground Floor Sunshine Square, 312 Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong
Phone: 717-0465, 534-3729, 534-3730
Bestsellers: Live seafood (fish, shrimp, crab) – Choose your seafood and have it cooked. Steamed or Sweet and Sour Lapu-lapu, Crispy Suwahe, Fried/Szechuan/Garlic Crab
Cost: P180 per 100 grams for Lapu-lapu, P165 per 100 grams for crab, P145 per 100 grams for suwahe/white leg shrimp
Popular short orders: Beef Tenderloin with OK sauce (P400), Beef Broccoli (P290), Salt & Pepper Garlic Squid (P285), Han Pao Chicken (P425, whole), Salted Fish Fried Rice (P235, for 3 to 4 persons), Mixed Seafood with Polonchay Soup (small, for 4 – P175, large, for 8 – P300).
Short orders are good for two to three persons unless stated otherwise.
Hap Chan
Market! Market!
R6 Phase 1-B Fiesta & Food Choices 8
4th Floor, Market! Market!, Taguig
Phone: 887-3793, 885-9065
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Bestsellers: Dimsum (Siomai, Hakaw, Chicken Feet), Beef & Wanton Noodle, Sliced Fish Congee, Spinach Soup, Diced Chicken with Salted Fish Fried Rice, Steamed Fish Fillet with Garlic, Roasted Pork Asado, Hot Pot (Minced Pork with Eggplant, Fish Fillet with Taufu), Mango Sago.
Cost: P85 to P160 per single serve order of dimsum, congee, noodles and dessert; P360 for soup (good for 4); P150 to P500 per order of fresh vegetables, fried rice and meat dishes. Chinese Classics like Patatim with Cuapao, Lumpiang Shanghai and Fried Spare Ribs are available in small (2 to 3 persons), medium (4 to 5) and large sizes (7 to 8)
Set Menus with appetizer and dessert start at P3,570 for 6 to 8 persons and P4,850 for 10 to 12 persons.
Luk Yuen
Glorietta 2, Makati
2nd Level, Glorietta 2, Ayala Center, Makati
Phone: 958-6968, 958-6921
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Bestsellers: Steamed Shrimp Dumplings, Steamed Pork Siomai, Spareribs with Taosi, Asado Siopao, Century Egg with Lean Meat, Sweet and Sour Pork, Sweet and Sour Prawn Dumpling with Rice, Dumplings in Hot Chili, Seafood Rolls Wrapped in Japanese Seaweed, Beef Brisket Noodle Soup, Yang Chow Fried Rice
Cost: P105 to P230 per order, good for 1 to 2 persons. Other meat and vegetable dishes range from P160 to P330 per order and are available as party platters.
Set menu for 6 to 8 persons costs P2,800, and P3,800 for 8 to 10 people.
Mann Hann
Little Baguio
233 J. Abad Santos Street, Little Baguio, San Juan.
Phone: 723-2918
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Bestsellers: Chami, Seafood Pancit Canton, Yang Chow Fried Rice, Sweet & Sour Pork, Spicy Spare Ribs, Spicy Squid and Oyster Cake
Cost: P285 to P300 per dish, good for 2 to 3 persons
Mr. Choi Kitchen
Robinson’s Galleria
Level 2, East Wing, Robinson’s Galleria,
Ortigas Avenue corner EDSA, Ugong Norte, Quezon City
Phone: 638-4523 or call 87878 for delivery
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Bestsellers: Mr. Choi Dimsum Combination (12 pieces Fried and Steamed Hakaw, Fried Wanton, Spring Roll, Siomai, Japanese Siomai), Crispy Noodle with Seafood, Sweet and Sour Pork, Taosi Spare Ribs, Crispy Chicken with Lemon Sauce, Beef Tenderloin Chinese Style, Yang Chow Fried Rice
Cost: P125 to P315 per order, good for 2 to 3 persons
North Park
689 Banawe Street, Barangay St. Peter, Quezon City.
Phone: 412-9459, 412-9505, 413-7063 or call 73737 for prompt delivery
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Bestsellers and Signature Dishes: Boneless Honey Lemon Chicken, Sweet & Sour Pork, Stir-Fry Beef with Broccoli, Soft Tofu Veggie Stir Fry, North Park Chow Mien, Salted Garlic Quid, King Dao Spare Ribs, Head Off Prawns with Sweet Chili Sauce, Wok Fried Lapu-Lapu Fillet in Superior Sauce, North Park Special Fried Rice with Sauce
Cost: P223 to P338 per dish, good for 2 to 3 persons
Shangri-La Finest Chinese Cuisine
4 Times Street, West Triangle, Quezon City
Phone: 373-9888 to 90 or call 2121212 for delivery
Mobile: (0917) 583-7267
Set menus start at P2,950 (10 pax).
Sample Menu: Set Menu B – P3,700 (10 pax)
Sweet Corn with Crabmeat Soup
Sweet and Sour Pork
Chopsuey Guisado
Grilled Boneless Chicken
Sliced Beef with Button Mushroom
Sotanghon Guisado
Yeung Chow Fried Rice
Lotus Pie
Almond Jelly
A la carte orders in small, medium and large sizes are also available.
Super Bowl of China
SM Megamall
4th Level Atrium, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong
Phone: 687-7767
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Bestsellers: Sweet Corn & Chicken Soup, Dimsum Combination Platter (Pork Siomai, Hakao, Deep Fried Wanton, Vegetarian Spring Rolls & Pork Asado Siopao), Fried Crispy Chicken, Sliced Beef with Broccoli, Deep Fried Pork Ribs with Spicy Salt, Steamed Fish Fillet with Garlic, Szechuan Shrimp, Seafood Chopsuey, Crispy Noodles with Braised Beef, Chinese Chorizo Fried Rice, Mango Sago
Cost: P250 to P365 per order (3 to 4 servings) except for the soup (P110) and dessert (P95) which are single servings
Set menus for a group of 10 start at P4,000.
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