Lam Tin Tea House

Along Banawe Avenue in Quezon City is a relatively new restaurant called Lam Tin Tea House. When I say relatively new, I mean it is not yet two years old — or so. What’s interesting about Lam Tin is that it serves Noodle Feast, one of the signature dishes of Han Pao Tea House along Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong City.

Han Pao Tea House used to have a branch along Banawe Avenue. According to the rumor mill, there was a falling out, the people behind Han Pao Banawe parted ways, one of them retained the Han Pao name while the other took the cook with him and put up Lam Tin.

I don’t pay attention to rumors but the fact that Lam Tin serves Noodle Feast — and, yes, it is very much Han Pao’s Noodle Feast — gives credence to the rumor and makes highly unlikely the other rumor going around that Lam Tin’s cook was pirated from Causeway Seafood Restaurant.

At any rate, whatever the rumor, which is true and which is false, is not really that relevant. The thing that matters is the quality of the food. And food at Lam Tin Tea House is good. And very reasonably priced. (more…)

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