Shi Lin Trinoma — Restaurant in Quezon City

A chilly weather calls for noodles and soup.

Visited Shi Lin since it was the only noodle soup option in the entire mall. Its pretty much located in a faraway location inside the mall so you need to spend some effort to look for it.

The place was okay but there were many fruit flies and flies of all types which ruins the ambiance slightly.

The service was prompt and our food arrived fast.

The wonton noodle was okay, soup broth was flavorful and the wonton was nice when paired with the black vinegar. The noodles were very much overcooked though. Four stars.

The chicken chop was bad, it was already cold and stale when it was served to us. It lacks seasoning too and my wife even used the black vinegar just to give it some flavor. The serving portions and pricing were generous though. Two stars.

The fried rice was just okay, albeit lacking in seasoning a bit. It was just so-so. We are in a Taiwanese restaurant so we were expecting some MSG. I suppose it has its crowd. Three stars.

The kailan was what we got after being told that the spinach was unavailable. Like the chicken chop, it was priced decently with generous portions. The dish was garlicky and pretty much compliments the fried rice and the noodles. A great dish to order for sure. Five stars.

The mango sago was a pure delight. It had a twist of having condensed milk mixed in. It was creamy and sweet, a perfect end to a decent meal. Priced appropriately too. It was the perfect dish to cap off the meal and is the best one in our opinion. Five out of five.

Bill racked up to ₱1475 for two, which was pretty fair.

We were overall satisfied with our visit, and might go back to different branches when we do have another noodle...

I found out yesterday (June 26, 2018) that Shi Lin is having a discount promo on Metrodeal, thus, I decided to try it out. (P599 pesos for P1000 worth of dimsum/noodles besh lamon kung lamon ganern haha!)

I came with my bf and ordered only dimsum and noodles (since the deal/ voucher is limited only to those). Note that the store's rule is to send the voucher first on their email prior to ordering foods. It's a good thing that we have data connection on that day since the store do not offer wifi connection.

Arrived at the store, kami lang guests nila. Haha! Sobrang ganda ng shop. Tipong cozy and relaxing sa pakiramdam.

I attached here all that we ordered that day, yung interior ng store pati na rin yung receipt for your reference. Haha! (Yun lang, di ko napicturean yung menu.) Masarap naman foods na naorder namin. Special mention yung Xiao Long Bao (dabest talaga) and yung Noodles with double boiled beef/ chicken. Di ko medyo bet yung Spicy Shrimp and Pork wonton. Para lang syang wonton na nakapatong sa mamantikang chili paste tas di masyadong maanghang (yun talaga nakapagpa-down sakin haha!).

Summary: Plus: Xiao Long Bao, Noodles with Double Boiled Beef/ chicken, good service and store's cozy ambience Down: Spicy Shrimp and Pork wonton

All in all, t'was a good experience and worth trying. ~

Edit: My friend visited the place (dahil na rin sa recommendation ko haha) and said that they no longer require them to email the Metrodeal voucher. Oks na kahit ipresent lang yung screenshot ng voucher, which is a good thing. Yun...

Food is ok but the service sucks. Food: xiao long bao original is good. The one with crab roe did not taste different. The salt and pepper squid was a bit tough and lacked seasoning. Double boiled beef noodle and the wonton noodle soups were good. Mapo tofu was not available but our favorite was the beans with minced pork.

Service: we were there on a sunday at 1135 am . The resto was not even half full. We made our orders and the xiao long bao came.pretty quick. The other dishes? The imperial feast we ordered was not forwarded by the waitress who took our orders. At 12:20 I had to voice my anger and frustration at the servers and that was when the manager came and assured us that our food will be out in 10 mins. Thankfully by 8 mins all orders were on the table. We ate for a total of 20 mins. The bills, Issuance of OR another 20 mins. Worse? The waitress who took our orders never apologized to us. I guess this resto will never be in our go-to list as an option. Even if your food is ok, the service can make or break you as an option. There are other resto with the same price point and choices with...