FOOD TRIP SERIES: Lan Zhou La Mien

Me and my friends met up too early in school so we thought why not have lunch together? And a friend of mine suggests to eat at Binondo, since it's Chinese New Year and all. And then we ate at Lan Zhou La Mien somewhere in Benavides St.

The Cooking Area right in front of the Waiting Area

Rate: 8/10

Okay so I have a lot of comment about this. First, the accommodation is poor. The place is too small. It looks crowded, it feels crowded even if we're less than 50 people inside including the crew. Their waiting area is just at the hallway of the entrance and exit. So it's really bothersome, people keep on passing by us. And we also feel burdened that we're blocking their way. Second, when we already got a table, just as I said, it was not so spacious so we were kind of nudging each other while eating. Third, while eating, we were shocked when someone began to yell at the cashier. She was complaining something about her order not being delivered f I'm not mistaken. Well, that isn't a pretty good environment, right?

Now about the food..

We were told that their specialty here is Beef La Mien but my friend said their dumplings is the best. So we ordered both and another dish which I forgot what its called because its in chinese haha. anywaay, their DUMPLINGS are really the BEST! :D haha I totally loved it! It tastes different from other dumplings I've had before. And the other dish was also AMAZING! I thought it looked like a light food especially there are 5 of us who'll share with just these 3 dishes but we actually got full :) Their self-proclaimed specialty which is "Beef La Mien" though was very disappointing. It tastes very bland. The texture of the noodles would have bee my greatest compliment but it really tastes so plain, like I'm eating raw noodles with soup. they're not complimenting. The beef though tastes good.

So all in all, yeah, I gave them 8/10. Honestly, I would've given them 10/10 because of the food but the service really not that justifiable and the Beef La Mien really ruined it. haha

But you know there's a lot of Chinese Restaurants in Binondo that you could try. I've also tried a number of restaurants there that satisfied my expectations haha. You could give me a heads up whenever you find something better ;)

Have Fun Food Tripping!!