LE CHING TEA HOUSE

Who does not love Chinese food?

Well probably the Japanese but that is because there may be a mini-cuisine rivalry going on but anywhooo....

I think almost EVERYONE I know loves Chinese food! What's not there to love about it? You have there the flavorful carbs (noodles), steamed proteins (dimsums), and nutritious vegetables (WHICH you may find in your noodles or garnish... he he he he).

Heck I love Chinese food so much that I married a Chinese guy!

Not that he tastes anything like the cuisine but... at LEAST I know he won't have an aversion to Chinese food. Ha ha ha!

Which brings me to my all time favorite Chinese Dimsum place... LE CHING!

Now who does not love Le Ching??

Probably the owners of another restaurant starting with the letter L but that's another story... :)

One of my all time favorite restaurants is LE CHING. Even as a kid, I would relish the times when my family would go here and have their fill of simple Chinese food. I'm glad that they have stayed put in their same location in Greenhills Shopping center even if more flashy Chinese restaurants have sprouted up in Promenade.

The meynuh.... Cheap eats right?

Meynuh... part 2... I don't really look at the meynuh though because I know already what to order after 25  years....

Uh... not THAT Chinese grub. Ha ha ha ha!

Le Ching is one of the simplest Chinese Restaurants I know. It is even reminiscient of how the guys do it at Binondo wherein it is more like an eatery rather than a restaurant.

But it has air conditioning and GREAT food so that is what really counts.

... but eatery or not LE CHING gets packed with ALL kinds of people at ALL hours. 

When I said ALL kinds of people I did not mean the Edward Cullen or Jacob Black type of people but rather individuals from different walks of life. 

So whatever salary bracket these guys check on, they all troop over to LE CHING hungry and hankering for simple but delicious Chinese food!

I did mention that I have been going here for 25 years right? AND for 25 years, I always order LE CHING's SPARE RIB rice (P148.00). It has been my default order ever since. What only changes are the other munchies that go with it.

When I was younger, I would usually have extra rice and a plate of Pork Siomai (P85.00). Now since I'm older with slower (boo) metabolism, I would just have the SPARE RIB rice with their SIOMAI.

Yes... that was a significant change in my diet already.

When we're in the mood to pig out, we would usually have some wanton noodles to go with our Spare Rib rice... But if we're feeling a bit full, we would just have some extra soup (P35.00) and this would really hit the spot!

I DID say that they have veggies here right? he he he he!

I had better tasting Pork Siomais in other restaurants but I also cannot seem to get enough of LE CHING's version. Their Pork Siomai is meaty, flavorful, simple but something you would not risk NOT ordering here because a meal would be incomplete without it. 

LE CHING'S chili garlic oil is the best there is in the Metro. You could just have this with soy sauce and calamansi on your rice, and you got yourselves a winning plate of gloriousness! 

LE CHING'S chili garlic oil has the right amount of spice that would be tempered perfectly by their noodles, dimsums, and even on just plain rice. What I love about their version is that the garlic still maintains that slight crunch for a more appetizing dipping sauce.

Eto ang sawsawan pa lang, ulam na!

I know some people who are turned off by the serving ware LE CHING uses with their food (I heard somebody claim it looked like hospital utensils) but I am not complaining. At least the food is kept warm and personally it adds a certain je ne sais quois appeal to the whole thing.

Ooooh using french for a Chinese restaurant? That's variety for you!

My lovely plate!

Happy little ol' me!

I cannot say the same though for the ladies at the back. Stood up by their dates maybe? He he he he!

Yub is trying to get more veggies into his system so we would usually order vegetable rolls in Chinese Restaurants. He was happily disappointed though with LE CHING's Crispy Spring Rolls (P85.00) because it was filled more with meat and taro rather than vegetables.

See? But it was deliciously crunchy, meaty, and oily nonetheless! This now goes into our usual orders in LE CHING!

LET'S EAT!

My husband is such a fast eater that I suspect he barely chews his food before swallowing. So while I was still feasting on my 4th spoonful (yeah yeah because I talk a lot while eating hence my slowness get over it), he was already busy with something...

WHY YOU?? What level are you in already?

Done! Wiped out clean and as our parents would often say "parang dinaanan ng bagyo!"

... and here's that storm's "damage"... Very cheap right considering the great meal earlier! No wonder Chinese Food is one of the greatest grubs of all time...

Yes, because of LE CHING. I'm sure that because of its great food at a cheap price, it made more individuals veer towards the cuisine.

That is my belief and I am strongly sticking to it.

 And I'm glad that after 25 years of eating here, I'm sure it is here to stay. 

LET'S EAT!

LE CHING

Greenhills

Ground Level, Shoppesville, Greenhills Shopping Center

Ortigas Ave., Greenhills

San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines 

Phone Number

(+63 2) 721-3179, (+63 2) 726-3677