Chowking chow down

Toby's been craving for Chowking these past few days and has been requesting that we have lunch there during one of our dates. And so, on our latest visit to Sta. Lucia, we made a trip to Chowking for a fill of their lauriats.

Their lauriat meal is a combination of 5 different delicacies, it’s like a Chinese version of the Japanese bento. A typical Chowking Lauriat consists of pansit, siomai/gyoza, their signature Chicharap crackers, a roll of buchi, and any of the available main dish you desire (chicken, pork, fish, shanghai, and beef brocolli). Served with a cup of yang chow fried rice, this is certainly a treat for the hungry.

Toby's Shanghai Lauriat (135php/meal)

My Breaded Pork Lauriat (135php/meal)

It was actually my first time to try their single feast meal and I was amply satisfied with their food. The variety of eats in my plate made my meal more enjoyable and interesting. However, because of Toby’s dismay from their shanghai rolls, he said that Chowking's quality of food has been going down bit by bit. Luckily their lauriat meals are saving them from their degrading food quality issues.

Also, another concern that we had was their poor customer service. It took them almost half an hour to serve our meals which was irritating considering that we were scheduled to watch Hunger Games after having lunch. Toby had to make 3 follow up calls to the waiters, which I found all to be inefficient and very disorganized, before our orders were dish upped.

All in all, I guess Chowking is good enough for their affordable and filling meals but definitely not for a commendable dining experience.