MA MON LUK

When it is raining and you want to savor a hot soup, there is one place that you can visit and definitely love.  Wonder what restaurant that is? The former is the famous MA MON LUK. 

Ma Mon Luk   is  the 4^th oldest Chinese restaurant in Metro Manila since 1886 and  known for their siopao or steamed pork dumplings and chicken noodle soup.  Ma Mon Luk was named after the founder of the restaurant itself, who is Ma Mon Luk.

Ma Mon Luk was born in China and was a grade school teacher at the former. It was said that he migrated to the Philippines to earn  a fortune. His famous chicken noodle soup started in the streets of Manila where he peddled it and soon became famous to students within the University belt.

The chicken noodle soup success led to the opening of his first restaurant in Binondo where he introduced his famous siopao. Even though he has his own restaurant Ma Mon Luk still peddle his chicken noodle soup, give samples of their goods and advertise his restaurant in the streets of Manila. His hard work paid off and his restaurant later on became a hit to Filipinos.

Siopao and chicken noodle soup is Ma Mon Luks specialty. The two complement each other and I definitely love them, especially during rainy season. Aside from the former and the latter I keep on coming back to this restaurant because of their  Chicken a la Ma Mon Luk, Sweet and Sour Pork and Ma Mon Luk Special Fried Rice but since this restaurant is very popular there are a lot of times that their dishes are easily sold out. So as a suggestion visits them 3 to 4 hours before their closing hour.

The Interior of the restaurant shows every visitor how popular it is. Pictures of celebrities that visited them as well as articles written about their wares  are posted on the walls. Cool stuffs like old landline phones serves as an ornament as well as a reminder that the restaurant was founded during the heydays of  Manila.

Currently Ma Mon Luk has two branches that you can visit. If you are near Quiapo you can go to their branch at 545 Quezon Boulevard Corner Raon Street, Quiapo, Manila but if you are near Quezon Avenue you can go at Quezon Avenue, Tatalon, Quezon City.