Lido Cocina Tsina — Restaurant in Parañaque

06/05/25. Cocina Tsina🇨🇳 Mami and Dimsum.

Starting a new construction project and had to meet the contractor nearby. Lido checked all our meeting requirements...parking, wide table, not too crowded, standby power outlet for our laptop.

GOOD: I actually dined with them twice. During lunch to check out the place. Sir head waiter was kind enough to confirm that the table beside an electric outlet will be reserved for my meeting in the evening. Salute to their customer servicing. Thanks a lot. 👍 Ordered Beef Brisket Mami (solo) twice! and Siomai. Both came in generous portions. The mami had a deep flavorful broth. The siomai were extra large and meaty. Black gulaman dessert came with half a glass of grass jelly. Refreshing. Parking was big... Good for 10 cars.

COULD BE IMPROVED: Wish they served...

Food was okay. Hit or miss. We got the Set A meal, plus some. Buttered chicken was the best among the set. Maybe because it was the only meal served hot. I liked their chami too. Chop suey was bland. Beef broccoli only had like 3-4 strips of meat lol. The rest were so-so.

But it took so long before our orders were served. And they come 1-2 dish at a time. The pugon roasted asado also came (~45 mins) late, so we thought maybe it had just come out of the pugon...but sadly it was stale and cold. Service crew were very attentive and polite. Maybe they were just busy earlier since it was...

This is a very old restaurant chain that dates back to 1936 before world war 2. It became popular for it's coffee and for it's brick oven roasted pork which they call asado. In the 80's, their asado was a popular take out item at their ongpin address and in the 90's, they became popular for afternoon snacks when middle aged Chinese businessmen made the restaurant their regular afternoon hangout and the most popular items were coffee and asado in a pandesal. The current owners now franchise the brand and recipes which is how Lido has branched out across...