Yummy Adventures

Manosa was a great part of my childhood, as I am Binondo girl, by heart. I grew up living in Ongpin, waking up to the air of warm, delicious, authentic Chinese food, that we never have to cook our own food for everyday if we only wanted to! I have loved Manosa’s ma-ki, which is tender pork in a very sticky brown soup. It might look weird, but it’s really delicious. Well, I’m so glad, that Manosa has opened a branch in Banawe, dubbed as the Chinese food district in Quezon City.

Manosa in Binondo was very famous way back, as even if we moved to Quezon City already, my parents , would from time to time order some take out there whenever they have business in Binondo.

note: photo not inside Manosa. This was taken before we arrived there. haha
With a cranky baby sister, we had to speed up with ordering, with the usual specials,
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North Park must be one of my favorite restaurants. Why? Well, I have tons of reasons. First, it’s so darn near my place. Second it closes late - much, much later than the restaurants along the whole strip of Banawe. Restos along Banawe just close early, le sigh. Case and point - one of my favorite restos, Tasty Dumplings closes around 8:30 pm - 9pm. My goodness.

Other reasons actually include why I love North Park as a restaurant. Haha! Well, the prices are affordable here, for the most expensive dish is around 300 bucks already, and the last reason why I love North Park? Yummy, yummy, yummy. Chinese food. Exquisite honest to goodness Chinese food. I have Chinese tastebuds, and I shall forever salivate over, and pig out on Chinese food. Any time of the day. No getting tired of it. Haha!

Anyway, after doing some late shopping, my folks and I crashed in North Park Banawe to eat our dinner, which was coincidentally, my sister Candy’s birthday dinner. Well, let’s see what we had!

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