7.180
3 (Sun) July 2016
General Tso’s Chicken
2.5
at Wang Fu
-Serendra Piazza, Taguig-
solo
As of this morning, I am now fully a resident of Bonifacio Global City (BGC) (aka “The Fort” — as it was once part of Fort Bonifacio), Taguig City, Metro Manila, Luzon, Republic of the Philippines.
This is the 27th place that I’ve called home, including:
- House, Naesu, Seoul, Korea
- Apartment (1-BR), Santa Clara, CA, USA
- Apartment (2-BR), Santa Clara, CA, USA
- Townhouse, Santa Clara, CA, USA
- House, Aspesi Drive, Saratoga, CA, USA
- House, Bulgwang, Seoul, Korea
- Apartment, Misung, Sinsa, Seoul, Korea
- Apartment, Hyundai, Ogeum, Seoul, Korea
- Apartment, Hyundai, Ogeum, Seoul, Korea
- Dorm, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Apartment, Areum, Bundang, Seongnam, Korea
- Room, Alexandria, VA, USA
- Apartment, Concord, CA, USA
- Apartment, Concord, CA, USA
- Apartment, Lake Merrit, Oakland, CA, USA
- Apartment, 1881 Haste Street, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Apartment, Albany, CA, USA
- House, Cheongdam 2-2, Seoul, Korea
- Apartment, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Apartment, Hoover Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Apartment, Bundang, Seoul, Korea
- Apartment, Nonhyeon, Seoul, Korea
- Apartment, Joongang Heights, Oksu, Seoul, Korea
- Apartment, One Adriatico Place (29-J), Ermita, Manila, Philippines (see generally 5.008 Chicken Pork Adobo)
- Apartment, One Adriatico Place (31-O), Ermita, Manila, Philippines (see generally 5.054 Spaghetti)
- Apartment, 1818 MH Del Pilar Street, Malate, Manila, Philippines (see generally 6.176 Ricotta Cheese and Roasted Garlic Dear Darla Pizza)
TERSP. Try Every Restaurant in Serendra Piazza. When the family moves to Manila at the end of the month, we’ll be living in the One Serendra condominium complex. The complex includes a mini-mall (“Piazza”) dedicated primarily to food and drink, with 21 restaurants. Whereas TERSP is fully conceived to be a family project once they’re here, I’m getting a head-start. In contrast to the negative net returns on similar projects conducted by myself in Ermite/Malate, I’m optimistic that The Fort — one of the country’s poshest neighborhoods, where food is taken seriously — won’t disappoint us.
Each restaurant is categorized and listed in order of preference based on the overall dining experience, including the quality of all dishes tried, cost, service, cleanliness, ambiance, and any other factors that may apply, cumulative through multiple visits (if any).
- (3) Lartizan (7.060 Vol-au-Vent de Poulet…) / 3.5 / French
- (4) 8cuts (7.122 I Got Big Game) / 3.0 / American
- (2) Zao Vietnamese Bistro (7.053 Seafood Rice) / 3.25 / Vietnamese
- (1) Sentro 1771 (7.004 Tortang Talong) / 3.0 / Filipino
- (6) Chelsea Grand Café (7.179 … Corned Beef Brisket Sandwich) / 2.5 / American
- (5) Larry’s Café and Bar (7.162 Roast Chicken aux Champignons) / 3.0 / French
- (7) Wang Fu (7.180 General Tso’s Chicken) / 2.5 / Chinese
The General Tso’s Chicken at Wang Fu was okay. Competently deep-fried, well-balanced sweet glaze, otherwise unremarkable. My first experience with the dish labelled as such (see also 3.115 General Chicken).
Given a choice of where to eat for lunch, my helper Orlie and her cousins — who’d worked their asses off to help me move — opted for Chinese.
As Orlie has declined to continue working for me following the move, due to the distance, I will miss her very much, grateful for her services over the past couple years. Wishing her the best (even though she will likely never see this post).
- TERRP (…Restaurant in Robinsons Place) — complete (85) (5.247 KFC : Original Recipe Fried Chicken…)
- TEITY (..Item at Tao Yuan) — complete (36) (6.095 DONE)
- TERNWPPD (…Restaurant in New World, Pan-Pacific, Diamond) — complete (10) (6.081 Lobster, Baby.)
- TERSK (…Restaurant in St Kilda) — complete (6) (5.339 Roasted Squid)
- TEKREM (…Korean Restaurant in Ermita/Malate) — complete (45) (6.207 Dok + Ok)
- TEIBR (…Item at Bistro Remedios) — cancelled (10) (see most recently 6.359 Kangkong Lechon)
- TETRITSA (…Thai Restaurant in the International Terminal of Suvarnabhumi Airport) — in process (4) (see most recently 6.069 Spicy Stir-Fried Shrimp & Seafood with Basil)
- TERSP (…Restaurant in Serendra Piazza) — in process (7) (see most recently 7.179 … Corned Beef Brisket Sandwich)
- TEKASM (…Korean Air Special Meal) — in process (7) (see most recently 7.108 Low Fat Meal)