Luk Yuen

It was my first time to visit LukYuen at Glorietta 5 last Sunday. In front, you'll easily recognize the modernized Chinese style. Huge family often eats at the place maybe because of it's cheaper price than other Chinese restaurants. Anyway, since I am Chinese, I'm very fond of eating our delicacies and I know what exactly I really want to eat. As we waited for our orders, they offered us crackers topped with sweet and sour sauce and Hot tea (Perfect! since it was raining hard then).

 Luk Yuen @ Glorietta 5

 I love the wall!

Zen inspired decors

Munch! Perfect while waiting

The tea was not tasty! Yet quite a reliever for a cold day =)

What I like about Luk Yuen is that we did not waited long for our orders which is really an additional point since most of the restaurants will let you wait for ages! 

Finally! Our orders has arrived...

Sweet and Sour Prawn Dumplings Rice Topping

* I'm not really a fan of this because it's not tasty! I think the chef forgot to put salt or something.

 

Raddish Cake

Century Egg

Wanton Congee

 
Fried Taro Puffs.

*My favorite! You must try this.

Over all, I would say that Luk Yuen's Food are not tasty. So maybe I'll never go back to dine there again but except for their Taro Puffs.

2 stars for Luk Yuen. But if you're interested...

feel free to browse their menu:

Visit their other branches

And this is the complete menu of Luk Yuen

LUK YUEN’s Complete Menu

Steaming Congee

Shrimp                                                 ₱135.00

Century Egg with Lean Meat                ₱115.00

Pork Liver                                           ₱115.00

Chicken with Button Mushroom           ₱115.00

Lapu-lapu Fillet                                   ₱135.00

Halo-halo                                            ₱115.00

Sliced Beef                                         ₱115.00

Pork Ball (Bola-Bola)                        ₱115.00

Bicho-Bicho                                       ₱26.00

Dimsum

Asado Siopao                                                  ₱65.00(2 pcs.)

Chicken Siopao                                               ₱65.00(3 pcs.)

Jumbo HK Siopao                                           ₱70.00(1 pc.)

Radish Cake                                                    ₱65.00

Fried Meat Dumpling                                       ₱70.00

Steamed Shrimp Dumpling                               ₱90.00

Steamed Pork Siomai                                      ₱80.00

Deep Fried Taro Puff                                      ₱75.00

Quail Egg Siomai                                             ₱65.00

Chicken Feet with Chili                                   ₱65.00

Seafood Roll Wrapped in Japanese Seaweed  ₱80.00

Machang Cantonese Style                              ₱90.00(3 pcs.)

Steamed Beancurd with Minced Shrimp         ₱70.00

Crispy Shrimp Puff                                        ₱70.00

Stuffed Eggplant                                            ₱65.00

Spring Rolls                                                    ₱80.00

Spareribs with Tausi                                        ₱70.00

Crabstick in Beancurd Skin                            ₱80.00

Panfried Pork and Shrimp Roll                       ₱80.00

Dumpling in Hot Chili                                    ₱130.00

Vegetables Dumplings                            ₱70.00

Deep Fried Beancurd                            ₱85.00

Fried Shrimp Balls                               ₱95.00

Roasted Goodies

Suckling Pig Rice Topping     ₱160.00

Roast Duck Rice Topping      ₱160.00

Pork Asado Rice Topping     ₱120.00

Soy Chicken Rice Topping    ₱115.00

2 BBQ Combination Rice Topping    ₱160.00(Asado or Soy Chicken)

White Chicken Riice Topping ₱115.00

Beef and Veggies

Braised Beef Brisket with Radish      ₱130.00

Boiled Beeef and Pork Liver              ₱130.00

Seasonal Vegetables in Oyster Sauce ₱85.00

Noodles and Dumplings

Wanton Soup                                                  ₱114.00

Ravioli Soup                                                    ₱114.00

King Dao Pork Noodle Soup                          ₱115.00

Beef Bisket Noodle Soup                                ₱115.00

Ravioli Noodle Soup                                       ₱120.00

Ravioli with Ginger and Onion                         ₱120.00

Plain Noodles with Ginger and Onion              ₱65.00

Braised Beef Brisket with Noodle                   ₱125.00

King Dao Pork Noodle                                  ₱125.00

Chicken Noodle Soup                                    ₱115.00

Noodle Feast                                                 ₱250.00

Fried Noodles with Shredded Pork                ₱120.00

Fried Noodles with Shrimp                            ₱135.00

Stir Fried Udon with Seafood                        ₱165.00

Beef Wanton Noodle Soup                           ₱145.00

Noodles Cantonese Style                              ₱120.00

Tossed Rice Noodles                                    ₱120.00

Braised E-fu Noodles with Seafood              ₱165.00

Rice Toppings in a Bowl

Beef Brisket Rice                                            ₱115.00

Yang Chow Fried Rice                                   ₱115.00

Pork Asado Rice                                            ₱120.00

Soya Chicken Rice                                         ₱115.00

Sweet and Sour Prawn Dumpling Rice            ₱135.00

Lapu-lapu with Amplalaya Rice                      ₱135.00

Deep Fried Chicken Steak Rice                     ₱115.00

Tausi Spareribs                                              ₱120.00

Spareribs wiith Chicken Feet                          ₱125.00

Chicken with Black Mushroom                      ₱125.00

Pork Chop with Vegetable Curry                  ₱115.00

Fried Rice with Chicken and Salted Fish       ₱150.00

Bento

Chicken Bento  ₱180.00

Deep Fried Chicken, Stuffed Eggplant, Soy Noodles, Fried Rice, Sesame Balls

Pork Bento      ₱180.00

Sweet and Sour Pork, Fried Tofu, Soy Noodles, Fried Rice, Sesame Balls

Fish Bento       ₱180.00

Lapu-lapu with Tausi, Spring Rolls, Soy Noodles, Fried Riice, Sesame Balls

Ala Carte

Soup

Chicken 'n Corn Soup

₱75.00 - 140.00

Size choices: Small(₱75.00), Regular(₱140.00)

Hot 'n Sour Soup

₱80.00 - 150.00

Size choices: Small(₱80.00), Regular(₱150.00)

Seafood Soup with Beancurd

₱85.00 - 160.00

Size choices: Small(₱85.00), Regular(₱160.00)

Pork

Pork with Vegetable in Chili Sauce    ₱185.00

Sweet and Sour Pork                          ₱195.00

Peppercorn Spareribs                          ₱195.00

Chicken

Chicken Strips with Cashew and Green Peas ₱195.00

Boneless Chicken in Lemon Sauce                 ₱200.00

Chicken Fillet with Fruit Salad                       ₱210.00

Golden Fried Chicken

₱250.00 - 500.00

Size choices: Half(₱250.00), Whole (₱500.00)

Beef

Sliced Beef with Broccoli                                          ₱210.00

Sliced Beef with Ampalaya                                       ₱190.00

Stir Fried Beef with Kangkong and Bangoong          ₱195.00

Mapo Tofu with Minced Beef                                  ₱185.00

Seafood

Pan Fried Egg with Shrimps and Ampalaya                ₱165.00

Fish Fillet in Sweet and Sour Sauce                           ₱210.00

Fish Fillet in Tausi Sauce                                           ₱210.00

Stir Fried Shrimps with Cashew and Green Peas       ₱210.00

Braised Beancurd with Mushroom                            ₱180.00

Steamed Fish Fillet with Ham                                   ₱220.00

Delightful Sweets

Sesame Balls                           ₱50.00

Almond Jelly with Lychees       ₱55.00

Herb Jelly with Fruit Cocktail   ₱55.00

Peanut Roll                              ₱50.00

Momo Chacha                        ₱55.00

Pihng Pihng Tien Tien              ₱80.00

Single Scoop Ice Cream          ₱35.00

Ronza Restaurant & Bar

RONZA restaurant and bar

located at: The Promenade Bldg, 198 Wilson St. San Juan City, Metro Manila  

I recently went to a party of my friend's friend. Being a social butterfly as I am, I agreed to accompany him. He said that the venue is named Ronza. The place's unfamiliar (I even googled it!) and luckily he knows how to get there. The only landmark that we're both looking for is Alex III.  

TIP: As soon as you reached Alex III, slow down and look at your left and you'll see a small sign of Ronza. 

We parked in front of the promenade building. And since it'll be our 1st time to be in that place, we started criticizing the place from the outer view as we waited for his brothers to arrived.  For a party goer like me, I can say that the location is tago... as in TAGONG-TAGO!  We can't imagine that there's a bar in that kind of building! And that's why only few people knows the place. So as we arrived on the front door, we saw that the bar is closed for private party (Yes! You can actually rent the whole venue for any celebrations), a Chinese receptionist asked us whose party we'll be attending. Upon entering, I noticed that almost everyone inside the bar were Chinese! (And I love it! I belong!), the ambiance is cool. It's neat and organized! The lightning is right.Not to dark and you can see the face of the people you're going to deal with. So the guy assisted us to a room just beside the main bar, and that's where our celebrant rented. Inside the rented room I notice that there's no exhaust fan which made my eye sooo teary since a lot were puffing cigarette. It's darker but as soon as the party started, great music made our hearts ga-ga topped with neon lights that made us want to dance! The waiters are great! They come every now and then to get the empty bottles and used plates. So what I liked about Ronza is their nachos! Yummiest Nachos I ever tasted!

Toasted Nachos to crisp loaded with Cheese! (A Must try)

Here are some of the pica-picas that they've served.... 

Calamares

(I'm not a fan... I actually Don't like it because of the fishy smell and slimy taste)

Chicken Pops

Crispy Fries

✾ ✾ ✾ I'll recommend the place to everyone who wants to have a disco-bar private party with limited budget.

Some more of the pictures of the venue and  Yhanna's Party:

♬♮♫Neon lights by 12mn Made us Uh-oh shaky!!!♩♫♭♪♯

 Who would have thought there's a cool bar inside this building?!

Different Hard Drinks for Alcoholics =)

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The Birthday Girl, Ms. Yhanna Yong 

Yhanna, Achi Chi and Me

Cheers Everyone!

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Ersao( 二嫂) Taiwanese Resto

Loving Chinese foods? Then try ERSAO! and feel the authentic Taiwanese Experience with American twist!

I've been loving these kind of comfy foods since I was on my kindergarten days (1995). I remember my achie bringing me along with her friends at EasyWay near our school (PIQC) in banawe. The best seller back then was Taro Milk Tea with Taro Pudding! and the Lychee flavored water. As time passes by, only Quickly and Ersao made it's way to follow this kind of franchisee. Quickly offers Taiwanese Bubble drink while Ersao serves milk teas, fruit shakes and other Taiwanese delicacies. 

 Lots of yummy choices!!!

What i love about ersao is that all their foods are cheap, delicious and easy to grab. My favorites are Taro Milk Tea, Spicy Chicken, Spicy Squid and raddish cake.

Spicy Squid

 Pearl Milk Tea

Ripe Mango Shake

 Watermelon Shake

 Taro Milk Tea

Perfect Combination for me! (Taro Milk Tea and Spicy Squid)

Luckily, I got to visit its 2 branches at banawe and I must say that E.rod location is way much better than in new banawe. But in new banawe, they're selling frozen cook-by-yourself ersao foods, and ma-ho (garnish for your porridge aka lugaw), and other chinese spices which made it unique.

 Thanks to my friends, they spoiled me with my watery mouth cravings for ersao!

Ersao Complete Menu

COMBO MEAL WITH PAU CHAI, DRINK OR SOUP

Yo Fan with Meatball Soup    ₱115.00

Fried Dumplings                     ₱115.00

Steamed Dumplings                ₱115.00

Jahchai Noodle Soup              ₱125.00

Meatball Noodle Soup            ₱125.00

Pork Strip Noodles                 ₱125.00

Dumpling Noodle Soup          ₱125.00

Dumpling Noodles                  ₱125.00

Pork Steak Noodle Soup        ₱135.00

Chicken Steak Noodle Soup   ₱135.00

Spicy Chicken with Rice        ₱95.00

Spicy Squid with Rice            ₱95.00

Pork Steak with Rice              ₱105.00

Chicken Steak with Rice        ₱105.00 

ALA CARTE 

Yo Fan                        ₱70.00

Dumplings                    ₱70.00 

Fried Dumplings           ₱70.00 

Meatball Noodles        ₱80.00 

Dumpling Noodles       ₱80.00 

Jahchai Noodles          ₱80.00 

Chami                         ₱95.00 

Taiwanese Maki          ₱95.00 

Beef Noodle Soup      ₱100.00 

FRESH FRUIT SHAKES 

Avocado         ₱45.00 

Buko Lychee   ₱45.00 

Buko Pandan  ₱45.00 

Green Mango  ₱45.00 

Melon              ₱45.00 

Papaya             ₱45.00 

Ripe Mango    ₱45.00 

Strawberry      ₱45.00 

Watermelon     ₱45.00 

SPECIAL TAIWANESE CUISINE

Spicy Chicken ₱40.00 

Spicy Pork       ₱40.00 

Spicy Squid     ₱40.00 

Chicken Steak ₱50.00 

Pork Steak       ₱50.00 

SPECIAL BEVERAGE

Green Tea                   ₱25.00 

Jasmine Tea                ₱40.00 

Taro Tea                     ₱40.00 

Pearl Milk Tea            ₱40.00 

Coffee Milk Tea         ₱40.00 

Cappuccino                ₱45.00 

Hot Coffee                 ₱25.00 

SOUP

Meatball Soup            ₱45.00 

Dumpling Soup           ₱45.00 

Jahchai Soup              ₱45.00 

for delivery,call:  

668 Banawe Street, Quezon City

(63 2) 364-4886 • 447-0621