Mann Hann, Greenhills
Sometimes, it gets to a point when I rather have my meal at a familiar place where I don't need to open the menu (or ask the servers about their best sellers), give my orders and just wait for my food. Stress-free... for everybody. Tita Nelia and I did just that when we were at Greenhills one time. We were on our way to the car when we passed by Mann Hann. We entered and ordered standard Chinese. Nothing can be more boring than Sweet and Sour Pork, Yang Chow and Oyster Cake. But hey, we l-o-v-e it!
Mann Hann's Sweet and Sour Pork can never hold a candle to Summer Palace's but it will do. It might be a bit on the tart side but like what I said, okay na yun. And of course, there's the Oyster Cake. It was a little brown than usual but the texture (a deliciously slimy, gummy and crunchy!) I adore was still there.
Oyster Cake (P250)
Yang Chow Fried Rice (P250)
Sweet and Sour Pork (P250)
Emerald Garden @ Roxas Boulevard
I’m sure that I’ve eaten here at Emerald Garden once in my young life with my
family (I just don’t remember when). Who would not know of this restaurant right
in front of the US Embassy? Their signage has become a part in the Roxas Boulevard landscape.
Sabi nga, institusyon na.
We were a bit early to Varekai (Cirque du Soleil) in
Quirino Grandstand so we decided to have our dinner first. Tita N suggested Emerald Garden. I (excitedly) agreed. We had the
usual Chinese noodles, (yang chao) fried rice, sweet and sour pork and broccoli (sorry, I don't remember the prices, we ate there more than a year ago).
Oh, I remember that the pork of the Sweet and Sour was on the tough side. I want my pork to be tender and yes, boneless and extra crispy. And the sauce? It must be sour, never tangy, never with a biting sour taste. Still, we enjoyed our dinner.
Emerald Garden
1170 Roxas Boulevard | Ermita, Manila, Luzon, Philippines
