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  Choi City Seafood Restaurant: Most Delicious Chinese Restaurant in Cebu

Cebuanos love Chinese cuisines, the very reason why there are lots of Chinese restaurants that can be found in the city. Unfortunately, though there are many places to go to if you want to eat Chinese foods, there are just a very few that offer authentic Chinese dishes as most of them fall in the fast-food chain category.

When In Manila, one could go “cray-cray” (crazy) with the enormous selection of Chinese restaurants in their Chinatown district. Some people go everyday. Fried rice and noodles simply never get old. But when In Cebu, minus the hustle and bustle, there are only a handful of really good restaurants spread out over the city, which makes choosing a little less overwhelming for the newbie. So, if you have an appetite for something beyond the “day to day” China buffet or dimsum, this article is for you.

                     Choi City Offers Authentic Chinese Dishes at Affordable Prices

At first glance, you would never think that Choi City, despite having an ambiance of a high-class restaurant, is also offering affordable menu for Cebuanos who don’t want to spend too much.  Though expensive seafood dishes are available for patrons who are seafood lovers, there are also additional options for those ones with limited budget.

 

Xiao Long Bao - The xiao long bao looks like a    small siopao, but they're only similar in looks and cooking method. Both are buns with filling steamed inside woven bamboo baskets, but where siopao has meat inside, the xiao long bao contains both broth and meat. It's kind of a cross between a dumpling and a meat bun, and small enough to be eaten in one bite. Choi City's xiao long bao contains minced pork with pork broth, and is very tasty. Be careful eating it, though, you might scald your tongue as the broth inside is steaming hot. Once your order arrives at your table, wait about two minutes before popping a xiao long bao into your mouth. That's enough time for the broth inside to cool down enough for you to appreciate the flavor of the dish, yet not long enough that the broth inside has steamed away. 

If you want, you can dip your Xiao Long Bao in either soy sauce (for those who prefer their food salty) or black vinegar (for those who like their food with a bit more bite). 

 

Seafood - The live seafood offered to me were steamed garlic rock lobsters and fried sea mantis. Rock lobsters, I love; but the sea mantis (my first encounter of such creature) looked like some huge sea roach to me. I still dared to try it of course, and I found that the meat was actually like that of shrimp -- sweet and tender.

 Adobong Snake Skin - Now this, this was what we had earlier imagined we would be eating. Snake skin in all its glory. For the faint at heart, you just had to close your eyes and imagine you were eating something else with a similar gelatinous consistency. My remedy was to chant “eggplant eggplant eggplant” in my head. Surprisingly this striking dish ended up becoming the group favorite. It was the juiciest, tastiest, and most entertaining dish served that night.

It was truly a memorable dinner for me and I enjoyed ALL the food so much. It's been a while since I've had fine authentic Chinese/Cantonese cuisine. And I'm sure their extensive menu still has more delectable dishes to offer. The secret of this resto is their imported chefs from Hong Kong, led by Executive Chef Siu Bing, and of course the impeccable service.


                       Who says Hong Kong is far away? It's closer than you think. ;)

Choi City Seafood Restaurant


G/F South Arcade, Banilad Town Center Gov. M. Cuenco Avenue, Banilad, Cebu City 6000, Philippines,

11:00AM -2:30PM and 5:30-9:30PM

Contact: 63-32 239 0999

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