February 16, 2012

Hooked by the Taste of Ma Mon Luk

With the sudden rainy days approaching this past few days, how about kicking out to get some little bit of hot and tasty comfort food?


After Valentine's Day, me and my blogger friends came to have a lunch out at the historic Ma Mon Luk House, in their branch located in Banawe, Quezon Ave.

Oldie style Ma Mon Luk menu posted on the wall of the restaurant upon entering
That was my first time to enter the restaurant. As I went inside, I suddenly had a feeling that I was back in the early era. The marble tables, wooden chairs, tenured waiters, old picture frames on the wall and the smell of that Special Mami whiff just kept me in that bizarre mood.


Kind waiters of Ma Mon Luk will hand you this vintage menu  for your order


According to my friends, Ma Mon Luk has the best mami, best pancit and the best siopao they've ever tasted in their life! Now its time to try these foodies! <tastebuds attack!>


Ma Mon Luk's Original Special Mami (Php 105-big bowl; Php 95-small bowl)
Special Mami and Special Siopao: A Big Perfect Combination 
Special Siopao (Asado, Pork & Chicken) - Php 60
We decided to try Ma Mon Luk's specialties such as the Special Mami, Special Siopao and some other MML trademarks. I tried the legendary Ma Mon Luk's Original Special Mami in a small bowl, I first took a sip of the mami soup (that I regularly do whenever I encounter mami), and the savory taste of the soup crossed my taste buds. The noodles were medium thick, the soup was really tasty (tasty like you'll never need to add fishsauce or pepper!), the chicken/pork toppings were so well done, the chinese noodles was so satisfying, it filled my stomach like it was my last lunch.

Beef Mami (Php 115 - Large Bowl)
One of my friends opt for a Special Beef Mami, since she is not fond of eating pork. The moment that the waiter served the Beef Mami, since I was sitting near her, the beef aroma of her mami tickled my senses. I can say that her mami looks so delicious, and tempting.

Chicken ala Ma Mon Luk (Php 165)
We also tried one of their newest dishes, the Chicken ala Ma Mon Luk. It is like chicken adobo but in a newer, modern twist. The chicken was cooked, fried before it is tossed in the flavorful sauce. The sauce was rich, and really tasty. 

Sweet and Sour Pork (Php 130)
Another dish we tried is the Sweet and Sour Pork. It is like your normal sweet and sour style pork dish but savored with big chunks on pineapple tossed and cooked until the sweetness tenderized the pork. It was so flavorful, that I had 3 rounds of rice only for this, and all I can say is, this is love at first taste!

Ma Mon Luk's Ultimate Sinful Fried Rice
P.S. The Chicken ala Ma Mon Luk and Sweet and Sour Pork dishes are very very good together with their sinful Fried Rice. I say its sinful due the large amount of rice that you will consume without even noticing!

Until now, I still have that little hangover whenever I remember how good the Ma Mon Luk dishes were. I am planning to come back to this restaurant for another round of satisfying goodness, but now with my sister who will be celebrating her birthday! Let's see if she will enjoy our future food trip in MML and if she will also get this immortal craving for Ma Mon Luk like me! Look! I am definitely hooked by the taste of Ma Mon Luk! :)

How about you? Have you tried eating at Ma Mon Luk? Maybe you can share your experience too! 

30 comments:

  1. Me and my guy before used to go to the Banawe area a lot and I have seen this one! But he keeps on saying that it's no longer good there so we didn't try to dine. :|

    But seeing as you say otherwise (and that that guy was a jerk anyway HAAHAH JK) I'd love to try this out next time.

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    1. just try it out Aileen! :) don't mind that guy! hehehe

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  2. The foods in Ma Mon Luk look great. So as with the taste too I think. I like the mami, the siopao, chicken a la Ma Mon Luk, and the sweet and sour pork. Well, along with the fried rice, these viands I mentioned surely could make me full to the max.

    RandomThoughst! is very thankful for the foodie post.

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    1. like you, i like all of the food that you mentioned! i actually wanted to go back to take another round of foodie experience in mamonluk!

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  3. I haven't tried eating at Ma Mon Luk yet, but I'll definitely visit this some time soon. Curious ako with their mami. I've heard a lot of raves about it na eh :D

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    1. their mami is really something you'll never forget, try it and you'll know what i'm talking about. :)

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  4. Wow this post brings me back to memory lane. I am from a low income family before, my dad being a government employee. Fiesta at heaven sa amin pag may uwing pasalubong si Daddy. Haiist hindi lang pala memory lane...senti mode pa

    Keep on blogging and inspiring others.

    Been here from FBW FB group

    its me,
    cielo of Brown Pinay

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    1. hi cielo! i know that kind of "senti mode" feeling.. bringing back the memories means a lot for us, especially for us Filipinos, we have this "family ties".. our bonding with our families is something we will never ever forget.

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  5. haven't tried eating at Ma Mon Luk but their foods are inviting ..

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  6. i love mami!! specially beef mami.. but i don't eat much of siopao. Hope to try this place too! ;)

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  7. The siopao looks inviting to me, I am ordering one now just because of this post, I crave, blame it to your photos. :>

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    1. did my photos whisper to you like .. "come on.. order now, i am so delicious!""?

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  8. i love soups. especially when your hangover.hihihi

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  9. Mami is one of my favorites. When I used to work in Manila during my teenage years, I never fail to drop by a mami haus everytime I go home from a night shift. But, I must say, mami has become so expensive these days.

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  10. Their siopao looks yummy! Heard a lot of raves about Ma Mon Luk's noodles too:)

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  11. I have not tried eating at Ma Mon Luk yet, but my mom is crazy about Ma Mon Luk, especially the Siopao. Will try to visit them soon and see :)

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  12. nakakaenganyo naman eat beef mami and siopao.. wahhhh gusto ko na bakasyon pinas soooooon!

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  13. wow. ive never tried that resto. perhaps soon. :)


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  14. Ma Mon Luk siopao and special mami are my parents' favorites! We love them, too, because they're really flavorful.

    http://www.delightmyappetite.com/2012/02/delicious-spam-musubi-from-mister-musubi/

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  15. Visited ma mon luk so many times and it has never failed me

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  16. That is a historic place, indeed. I remember my mother bringing me there when I was a child. I love the siopao--one of my favorites.

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  17. I haven't been here. I want to bring my mom and hubby here bec. they are great fans of siopao and mami. And I take your word that this is good.:)

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  18. I haven't been to Ma Mon Luk but I will remedy that soon.

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  19. Lets try this one...with Redge Diamaano!

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  20. oh yes i cant forget my kindergarten graduation at Stella Maris College in Cubao way back 1970. There was a Ma Mon Luk branch in Aurora Blvd. Cubao. That was where my Grandma Lucing brought me for a graduation treat. I cant forget the special asado siopao with the sweet pork and red egg in it. The siopao dough taste different it compliments the beef mami. My Grandma Lucing just died after celebrating her 100 year old birthday just last June 30, 2011. I love and miss you very much Grandma! I always thought of you dining and taking home siopao from Ma Mon Luk, Aurora Arcade Cubao. Arleen Delfin

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    1. i hope you visit Mamonluk again, it will be a reminiscing moment once you take an order of their siopao again!

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  21. My father always visits here whenever he arrive here in the Philippines. Ordering the same Siopao.. I missed this place and will come back to eat siopao..

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    1. that's because, the taste of their siopao is just so unique and unforgetful! it will always linger in your taste buds!

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