An old favorite. Super loved the spicy fish head, scrambled egg with tomato, garlic spinach and the intestines!!! Would definitley go back and recommend to friends
For me it's one of those hole in the wall places if you want some really good Szechuan cooking. Their menu gives you simple entrees but defintely is loaded with flavor. Their fried rice, kung pao chicken are one of the best to order. You just have to bring enough cash as this joint doesn't offer any credit card purchase.
A must try szechuan cooked restaurant hidden in the back streets of Rockwell! It looks like a house that has a lot more tables in their dining area, you wont see it from outside! I like their dishes as it is always full of flavor. Order the twice cooked pork tofu, the pork's yummy but don't expect it to be soft. Order the pig's ear too!! This is my favorite dish here! Very unique to this restaurant. Try their fried rice too, it's great with the salty food they have hehe. I love their chili sauce, it mixes well with their dishes.
The place takes you back in time when you went out to savor Chinese (Hunan) food ... just to eat good food in a family setting... No dressing up... No fancy stuff...
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The little hole in the wall chinese restaurant behind rockwell. This place is always talked about but no one seems to know how to get there. You've probably driven past it several times when trying to cut through traffic in Guadalupe. There are no signs out front and to the unknowing from the outside this place could be anything. The two distinguishing items out the front are rhe red lanterns and a big air conditioning unit. A mate once told me its on that road first left after the town hall - you can't miss it, its the only place that has AC unit.
I've been here several times before and looking at the menu its looks ok, the photos don't really do the food justice. Today we ordered fried and steamed dumplings, pot luck duck, kung pao chicken, noodles and yang chow fried rice.
Dumplings were good dipped in the pungent black vinegar and chilli paste. The fried ones were better than the steamed ones, the steamed dumplings came out still a little cold.
Kung pao chicken was good, but a little on the salty side. Packed with chicken and peanuts it worked well with the rice.
Noodles were ok a little on the bland side and quite one note. I had to add black vinegar and chili just to season it a bit. There was however new menu items picture on the wall that the waitress failed to mention until after we ordered that included hor fun! ( I would have preferred those)
The hot pot duck was really good spicy with big pockets of flavour. The duck was cooked the way I like it with crispy and moist flesh. The skin however wasn't crispy and the fat hadn't rendered down enough was still quite gelatinous - I opted to not eat the skin. But over all still an enjoyable dish.
Overall the place is ok. Not worth the hype. Prices are reasonable. All that food only cost 1300 and was way to much for 3 adults. Being a Sichuan style restaurant I would have expected more bigger bolder flavours with a more intense heat. I'd go back just to smash down fried dumplings. :)
Very authentic Sichuan food. Tried beer duck and spicy boiled fish. The best I've ever taste since I come to the Philippines. Will try others in the future.
If you love spicy food, then this is a place for you. The eatery serves authentic Hunan cuisine, known for hot and spicy dishes. It is close to Szechuan cuisine. It has adjusted to the local taste so the dishes are not as spicy as they used to. But you can tell them to make it extra spicy if you want. Those who are not into chillies would have things to order. Must try is the steamed fish head with chillies (my fave), chilli shrimps, and fried beans with bacon. Dont forget to have some steamed dumplings too. And rice is unlimited.
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I got lost when I first came here. There were no signs outside because it's just a simple house converted into a restaurant.
The Chinese name of the restaurant is You Jie Xiao Chao and it specializes in Hunan (think Spicy!) Chinese Cuisine. The main menu is in Chinese because most of the clients are what Ivan Man Dy calls, "bagong salta (just arrived) from China".
Instead of putting up a restaurant in Binondo or 168, the owners decided to set up near Rockwell because of cheaper rent. Surprisingly, there was a market for it.
For Pinoys, they have a picture menu where you can just point out whatever you like.
Gongbao Chicken
Super spicy and oily! It's like Kung Pao Chicken because of the peanuts. The taste is close to Szechuan-level of spiciness.
Fried Shrimp
This is the most expensive dish that we ordered, but we did not finish it because we got tired of using our hands to eat it. If you notice, the shrimp heads were already chopped off.
Steamed Dumpling
This is my favorite -- kuchay dumplings. They taste just like Dong Bei dumplings. (Now, you don't have to go all the way to Binondo.)
Fried Dumpling
You can order it fried, so you'll have a gyoza-like dumpling. At the moment, they only offer these dumplings.
We also ordered Beef Chilli which was very appetizing.
To top it all off, you can have free unlimited self-servings of rice! (Eat-all-you-can rice is the trend these days, popularized by Mang Inasal.)
If Binondo seems too far away for your taste, at least you have the option of heading to the outskirts of Rockwell in Makati for authentic Chinese food.
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