Coming from UST, we decided to have lunch somewhere along the way home. For some reason, the wife and I though about Ma Mon Luk, which was just along Quezon Avenue. Both of us had not eaten there despite frequently passing the area. Since we had a driver, we didn't have to worry about parking (parking was limited to maybe 4 or 5 slots in front of the restaurant).
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| Ma Mon Luk has a very simple menu. Don't look for fancy stuff here. |
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The interior looks like a flashback to old times. There's no aircon. The furniture is probably what was there since the 1970s or 1980s.
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| Ma Mon Luk's original mami is the go to item here |
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| Their siomai are bigger than the average siomai. We almost couldn't finish the two orders of two pieces of siomai each. |
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| You can't say you went to Ma Mon Luk without having the other iconic item on their menu - their siopao. |
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| They serve extra soup in case you're able to finish the soup in the mami you ordered. |
There have been lots of stories about the restaurant and certainly you've heard or read about the urban legends that have circulated about it. The negative stories are false and you should try to eat there. Are the noodles (mami) the level of the Japanese ramen that you now find all around? It is not. You go here certainly not for ambiance but to have that filling, satisfying meal that tastes like it was home-cooked. I think that's what people go there for especially those who value not just the nostalgia but the taste of a home-cooked meal.
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