Shi Lin - Metro Manila

It was a Sunday evening, and after being convinced by my partner to see a movie I wasn't excited about, we ended up at a Taiwanese restaurant for dinner. Despite being familiar with this type of cuisine, we stuck to ordering familiar dishes like xiao long bao, hakaw, and braised beef in noodle soup. The food was delicious and consistent, typical of this kind of restaurant. I highly recommend trying it out, especially considering the reasonable prices.

I had lunch today at a spacious and clean restaurant. The server was efficient and the prices were reasonable. The meal was delicious, with simple, home-cooked style dishes served in a beautiful and quiet atmosphere. It was a nice find for a spur-of-the-moment meal.

Good Chinese food at a reasonable price. We have had a wide variety of the dishes on their menu and never had any complaints. We sometimes hold family birthday parties here with children (one a very picky eater) and they have always enjoyed the food...also.

We come here for the inexpensive yet tasty xiao long bao. Servings for other dishes are quite small, and their hot sour tasted sweet weird. This is a no nonsense place, from food to decor, compared to other chinese/cantonese/taiwanese or whatever restaurants which...seem to try very hard to be appealing. Service staff is average, they do their thing.

We decided to have lunch at Shi Lin, a restaurant known for its xiao long bao made in an open kitchen. I noticed that they had reduced their open kitchen staff from six to just two. I ordered the shrimp fried rice and the chili garlic green beans, which were tasty and satisfying. The rice had just the right amount of shrimp, and the veggie dumplings were packed with garlic, which I enjoyed. I requested more chili garlic oil to pour over the dumplings, as they were quite strong in flavor. I ended up having to order a soda to balance out the intense taste. The service was attentive, but the price was slightly higher than average for a single meal.