Manosa on my mind…
This is the exterior of Manosa’s Paciteria. I am not ashamed to admit that this quaint Chinese noodle shop is my favorite of favorites in the Makati CBD area. This particular branch is located at the ground floor of the parking building along Dela Rosa St., behind the SGV, Enterprise, Allied Bank buildings, which face Ayala Ave. Now that our office has moved to One World Square inside the McKinley Hills Town Center, I can’t help but bask in the memory of this noodle shop, which is now less than accessible to most of us. If I want to eat there, I have to brave the traffic at McKinley and Ayala Ave. just for a taste of my own personal heaven. The yellow and orange chairs have become the perpetual Pavlovian stimulus for me that immediately elicits the salivating response. Ah well. For those on a tight budget, come to this place. Try the birthday misua or the makimi. You won’t regret it.
My apologies for the low quality photo. I was only using a my K608i’s camera and the quality is not really as good as most food bloggers’ pictures. But believe me, this is the stuff of dreams, for noodle fanatics. Low salt, little or no MSG ( I can tell because I’m allergic to it) and all flavor, this Chami is one of Manosa’s best sellers and tops my list each time I go there. I love big noodles that are stir-fried in peanut oil with lots of kikiam (the real thing, not the little shriveled up wanna-be, flour-based, artificially-flavored pseudo-kikiam they sell at King of Balls), tripe and veggies as accompaniment. The downside is that they I never got to taste their siopao. I’ve been there five times already and each time I had to go to corner 7-11 for siopao. They should really take it out of their menu if they don’t have it. Going back to the Chami, this big bowl can satisfy two people with big appetites or three people with normal appetites. The cost? A mere P120.00 for a taste of heaven. Not a bad deal at all.
This is what Jun, my officemate, had. I almost forgot to take a picture of his plate because he was going through his Pata Tim like a laserjet printer on new cartridges. Food at Manosa is really good and it is certainly value for your money. The Pata Tim ensemble costs P100.00 only.
Comments
Comment from christine
Time: September 26, 2007, 4:53 pm
i really like the last pic and last paragraph’s funny!
Comment from arpee lazaro
Time: September 27, 2007, 2:30 am
good food at good prices is so hard to find these days. luckily we have places like manosa to keep us full and happy.
Comment from docchef
Time: September 26, 2007, 3:58 pm
m.. a new place to try in makati… thanks:)