Luto

The country was glued to radios and television sets.
Newspaper headlines were screaming ...

A young man named Joey was ready to name a "mystery man" in an allegedly botched deal between a large Chinese telecom company and some implicated Pinoy political personalities.

Whaaaaaaaaaat?

Another scandal?

Graft and corruption agennnnnnnnnn ?

Government officials "fixing" a deal for personal gain ?

Could that be true ???

Unbelievable ...

Not

But then, gosssh - I am digressing from the essence of this blog ,
I am here to describe personal experiences and insights,

Not to make political statements

So - let us just go back to restaurants and food

Lutong Macau is a restaurant along busy Jupiter Street in Makati City where people congregate for Chinese food that is above the standards of the proliferating "teahouses"and "noodleshops", and yet, not quite to the level of the high end outlets of the major hotels.

Parking is a little bit of a problem - but then that is I guess a reflection of how popular it has become.

The restaurant is modernly cut with a typical open kitchen

An area where hanging fowl and meat cold cuts complete the Chinese "feel".

It is simple and laid back

With the characteristic noise level of Chinese restaurants

And the frenzy of waiters zipping back and forth

The food is correctly "Chinese" unlike some restos which "Filipinize" the taste

Succulent sweet-sour pork

Slurpable corn and crabmeat soup

Perfect yangcheow rice

And a wonderfully crisp Macao fried chicken

The menu is extensive ranging from basic dimsum to some lauriat set options for larger groups

The food is not 5star but neither is its price.

If you are in a Chinese food mood- Lutong Macau might be worth a visit.

Oh, oh, oh ....

In Pinoyspeak , Lutong Macau also means "a fishy transaction marked by predetermination and rigging"

But then - that's just a coincidence :-)

Lutong Macau

116 Jupiter St.

Bel Air Village

Makati City

Delivery Hotline: 896-7777 895-3333