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Minnan Seafood Restaurant: A Restaurant Serving Home-Style Cooked Chinese Food

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It's been some time since I've eaten out during the pandemic. It's a good thing I finally got my COVID-19 booster shot allowing me to have my limited freedom. I was able to go out on a group meal at Minnan Seafood Restaurant which opened last February 4, 2019. The only Minnan branch I was able to eat before was at Ming Nan Chinese Cuisine located at Plaridel Extension, Cebu City. It was a nice casual dining experience where I could select two kinds of food with rice. The food would change depending on the day. One's a nice canteen with an airconditioner. The other is a nice casual but fancy dining place.  

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The specialty might be seafood (which is evidenced by the display of live sea creatures) while serving other delicious dishes. What I could remember are the mixed vegetables, beef hotpot, pork leg hotpot, sweet and sour fish, oyster cake, steamed fried rice, and cuttlefish during that night. I wanted to take pictures but we all ended up eating so fast it was hard to do so. I was able to enjoy the group meal to which I was invited. I got so full of what I'd call home-style cooked Chinese food.

There's also a freezer containing their ice cream. I was able to get an Aice ice cream on a stick and frozen chocolate mochi. I ended up paying (for myself) for the dessert. I'm probably quite a chocoholic myself though I avoid anything overly sweet. It was a good thing I still had space for some dessert. Both the food and the dessert were a good experience on that day.

Hopefully, I'll be able to go there again. I would actually recommend this for people who enjoy Chinese food. It's a totally different experience on its own. It should be in the list of Chinese restaurants one should go to for more authentic Chinese food. 

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