When there’s a hype, I get curious. When there’s a line, my
curiosity disappears (unless I really, really want to try it). Tim Ho Wan has
been one of the most anticipated restaurants this year. The line seems to be
longer than when you process your NBI clearance. As much as I would love to try
its famous pork buns, I always think of the long line and I’m not confident my
tummy will like the wait as I am always hungry when I pass by Tim Ho Wan. I
thought that the line would eventually disappear after a few weeks but it’s a
totally different case for this place. Luckily though, grumpy W was in a good
mood and lined up while I was busy looking for a paper bag to pack his late
birthday gift. So…
Hello, Tim Ho Wan.
It was almost our turn when I arrived so I didn’t have to do
the Trip to Jerusalem game (where you move seats every time someone gets a
table) that long.
The menu is very straightforward. There are the famous pork
buns, dumplings, a few rice toppings, and congee. They also have barley which
happens to be one of my favorite drinks (thanks to Toastbox). W pretty much
chose what we’ll eat. I just added two. We ended up with the following dishes:
Pork Buns (PHP145/ 3 pieces), Rice with Beef and Fried Egg (PHP180), Pork
Dumplings (PHP150), Prawn Dumplings (PHP160), Spinach Dumpling with Shrimp
(PHP120), Steamed Egg Cake (PHP85), Vermicelli Roll with Shrimp (PHP190), and Mango Pomelo Sago (PHP90)
First to arrive was
the plate of Pork Buns. It was served warm and I had pretty high expectations
as people line up and wait to order this.
It was good. Not
great but good. It tasted like your typical asado though this one had a
stronger flavor. I also enjoyed the baked bun. I just find it slightly messy to
eat.
Next served was the
Rice with Beef and Fried Egg which was rather soupy. It was also a bit bland
for me.
