Masuki — Restaurant in San Juan

Masuki is an experience that if you don't understand food, you will never love the place.

The smell of the place is of wet gym socks. But that is what you get after simmering pork and chicken bones for hours (or even years, as legend says). Experiencing the broth is akin to eating durian; the abject horror it brings to the nose of the uninitiated is rewarded by the warmth and succulence it brings to the stomach.

Be careful when you order their noodles as the bowl is authentically full; the P10 difference between small and large portions is deceiving. Rarely have I eaten a bowl of noodles where there was so much that I still had noodles to the last slurp of the soup.

The only down side for me was the special asado siopao. It took me to the last bite before I was able to taste a slicer...

I went to Masuki to experience the old chicken noodles of the very famous Ma Mon Luk before. I was watching youtube and saw the recipe was given to the Masuki owner, a supposed blood relative.

Anyway, the taste of the mami and siopao are the same as the old famous restaurant. The noodles were not as soft as expected and the soup was not as hot as it should be. I was informed though that they can soak the noodles longer for it to be softer. However, the soup should be hotter.

The place though has that distinct smell which is okay with me but offensive to my wife. The furnitures has that antique look but I would rather have the modern clean look.

Am I going back to the place? The answer is yes but I am not in a...

Food quality is way too far from before. The siomai looks aweful , as if it was put in a heater all day. You can't see much of the siomai wrapper as it kinda fell off or stuck to tother siomais. Not appetising. Texture is on the hard side. Taste is far from the original. Noodles is cold and hard. I guess they didnt bother heating up the noodles as the soup that came with the mami was very hot. Siopao different too. Quality of food is no good. Grew up eating their food and it was good. Now it taste...