You know you’re in Mongkok when as you emerge from the MTR exit, you can smell the street foods. Some smell stinky, especially the intestines. And when it comes to intestines, I still prefer our very own “isaw”. But to give in to my curiosity, I gave it a try. There’s plenty of street foods to choose from, from intestines, bacon wrapped sausage, lobster balls, fish balls, etc…
I can see beef balls, bean curd, sausage, lobster balls
I’ve read from several blog posts about this new Michelin starred dimsum restaurant in Mongkok, Tim Ho Wan. This made Tim Ho Wan included in our lists of “to-do” things, Lin Heung (which is also a Michelin starred restaurant) is also included in the list but Tim Ho Wan is closer to TST. Coming from the warnings of other bloggers, the waiting time is 2 hours, so to avoid this, come before the place opens at 10 am. We arrived past 10 am, so the first batch of lucky diners were already munching their dimsum inside. We were handed an order slip by the attendant, scribbled number 11 on it and hastily said “half hour!”. We roamed around the area for around 20 minutes and when we came back, we’re surprised with the crowd in front of the place:
people waiting for their queue at Tim Ho Wan
Holler from HK! It’s 13 degrees Celsius outside, we weren’t able to anticipate that it will be this cold. Brrrr… It’s our third day and boy, my legs hurt! One highlight of this trip is we’re able to find Tim Ho Wan, the Michelin starred hole-in-the-wall dimsum place in Mongkok. Hopefully, we can also eat at Lin Heung if we don’t get lost. This HK trip is all about food, when I get back to Manila, I need to diet.
Meanwhile, sharing this McDonalds meal I had last night. 6-piece chicken wing, fries and coke for HKD 39.20.
McDonalds Chicken Wings
Enjoy your Sunday!
It’s a pre-Valentine’s weekend, and like I said before, I’m not a fan of V-day. But Jeff asked me to spend the weekend atop the mountain (Mt. Batulao) and in the cool breezy Tagaytay. It’s been more than a year since my last climb, why not? And so we had a day hike at Mt. Batulao which I will write after my sore muscles are gone, hehe. After the climb, I was so hungry that I’d like to eat at the nearest carinderia, Ate Fe’s, and order a piping hot bulalo. But Jeff wanted a more relaxing ambiance so I suggested Bag of Beans which I saw earlier.
Bag of Beans Tagaytay can’t be missed because it’s located along Aguinaldo Hiway. It has a quaint and rustic facade fit for a relaxing ambiance of Tagaytay.
Bag of Beans, Tagaytay
I’ve been a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM) since my maternity leave, and one thing I miss is the food trips I have with Jeff after office hours. My food cravings will be immediately satisfied because we can always drive at any restaurant at whim. But being at home, I can only dream and salivate over delicious foods because I can’t go out anytime and leave the baby. Problem solved with food delivery! However, I’m skeptic about having food delivered at our house in Caloocan because it’s difficult to locate, but after a few tries and detailed instructions, food came right to our doorstep.
Below are some fast food delivery hotline numbers for different restaurants around Metro Manila, feel free to add and suggest contact numbers not included in the list:
The buzz about Wingman from bloggers started last year. But since its location in Makati, I can only jot it down on my “to-visit-restos” list. And finally, I had the chance to go to Makati and included in the itinerary is to pay Wingman at The Collective a visit. We didn’t have a hard time ordering because we already know what to order, wings of course! We ordered for a half dozen of Buffalo Classic first. Come to think of it, serving chicken wings does not require exemplary chef work but we’ll find out what Wingman offers…
Buffalo Classic Php 180
