Where in Manila is the best Lechon Macau?
(image borrowed from docgelo)
I personally think Mann Hann serves the best Lechon Macau or deep-fried pork belly. I wear dentures and texture is important to me. Mann Hann’s Lechon Macau, which sells for P208 per order, is good enough for two or three people, depending on what else is served on the table. Price is good and the service is ok.
(image borrowed from Em Dy.)
Second is Lutong Macau, a restaurant along Jupiter St, Makati City. You can’t miss it, it’s easy to find. Ask anyone in the area and they can point you to it. What makes their Lechon Macau special is that the rind remains crispy even when it’s at room temperature, and it’s still good even without any sauce. At P150 per order, you’ll have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner.В Another plus is that they serve it on a bed of jasmine rice. YUM!
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When you are unable to find any of the above-mentioned restaurants, have no fear; North Park will save the day by serving you scrumptious Lechon Macau fit for royalty. Why? Because it’s rich in flavor and cholesterol, as most pork dishes are. This is paydirt for all other dishes you may not like at North Park. Even better is that North Park is everywhere.
Where is the worst Lechon Macau?
Emperor’s Dimsum and Teahouse along Wilson St, San Juan serves the worst possible kind of Lechon Macau in the Metro. My hand is small, and look and how small the bowl is! Would you believe I paid P180 for this shriveled-up piece of last week’s meat?
It was brought to my table fresh from the microwave. After I ordered, it arrived in less than 5 minutes. What does that mean? It means it was someone else’s leftover order or someone ordered something else and the staff just wanted to get rid of it by giving it to me.
This is NOT marbling. The whole thing was dry and tough like a rock. Most Chinese restaurants wouldn’t use meat like this for serving. It’s usually lost in the Yang Chow or shredded to be mixed in noodles or something.
I’ve dined more than once in Emperor’s Dimsum and Teahouse, well enough to say that their portions are for mice. Really small. Their dimsum is so-so, nothing special. Gloria Maris across the street is way better, more value for your money. Good thing they don’t have loud karaoke singing, but I guess they should have because the food would have been a perfect match to dingy surroundings.
By the way, may mga artistang kumakain dito. Malamang masarap yung pagkain nung mga suki nila. They should treat all their customers with the same high quality food because celebrity or not, we’ll all paying customers. Well, except for me. I’m never going back there neither will I recommend it to anyone.
June 20, 2010
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Arpee В· 
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May poot, kuya!
because that lechon macau cheated me out of my money
I hate it when restaurants charge you an arm and a leg, but only serves you a finger! No pun intended.
sobra naman ang mahal ha.. tapos di masarap.
I wanna try Lutong Macau & Mann Hann.. yes, North park serves good lechon macau
my sister is the one who loves it…
I’ve tried North Park’s version and yes it’s nice! Thanks for the heads up, Emperor’s Dimsum is already banned on my list. Meh.
arpee!! try mo sa:
1) happy valley along gilmore make sure to tell them you want your lechon macau really crunchy
2) eat well
3) hk choi
paul and i are big fans of lechon macau too!
i will try that when i’m in the area. thanks fran!
hi arpee! thanks for crediting me and my photo.
i promise myself to greet you next time i see you on bloggers/foodie’s events.
i agree with you with mann hann! great choice.
nagutom tuloy ako, hehe.. swing by to my blog whenever you find time. thanks!
ncie post man, there a lechon macau stall in 168, if ever u are in the area, try it, its in the food court. its very good
toppings the best lechon macau. yung sauce ang pamatay.
toppings restaurant around 90′s pa ata yun. kanina ko pa hinahanap recipe nung sauce.
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