Trick's Resto - Matina

(July 2015) Was looking for a new food stop at Lilac Street in SSS Village Marikina when we found this newly opened Korean and Thai restaurant named Trick’s Resto. Did a research on their menu and prices online but wasn’t able to look for one. The photos outside the resto was very appealing to me so we tried it. The restaurant had a big black gate which I guess the owners house before it was made to be a resto. They had 2 doors that had an “Open” sign on it so I asked the staff which door should we enter. He said that the left door was for Korean food customers while the right door was for Thai food customers. Why is that? We chose the left door as we wanted to try their Korean foods. Upon entering, we saw a grill in the middle of the table which is used to cook or grill the meat for Korean foods they serve. We went around 3pm so there was no customers except us. yay! Had a hard time choosing what to order since there were really a lot to choose from. Then the staff recommended us to order their Shabu Shabu (good for 2-3 persons but I think its enough for 2 persons only).They gave us a pan filled with soup only and the ingredients for the shabu shabu. And they also served us some appetizers. Their shabu shabu was really tasty! Though I think the serving was only enough for 2 persons. While eating, we watched korean mv as it was played on their tv. Btw, staffs were really nice! Afterwards, we tried this korean popsicles which I dunno the name. We got a Watermelon popsicle which was very yummy! And a chocolate like popsicle. It’s really yum yum here! Wanted to try other dishes but was already full. Might come back here again soon!

(2015 post) Was looking for a new food stop at Lilac Street in SSS Village Marikina when we found this newly opened Korean and Thai restaurant named Trick’s Resto. Did a research on their menu and prices online but wasn’t able to look for one. The photos outside the resto was very appealing to me so we tried it. The restaurant had a big black gate which I guess the owners house before it was made to be a resto. They had 2 doors that had an “Open” sign on it so I asked the staff which door should we enter. He said that the left door was for Korean food customers while the right door was for Thai food customers. Why is that? We chose the left door as we wanted to try their Korean foods. Upon entering, we saw a grill in the middle of the table which is used to cook or grill the meat for Korean foods they serve. We went around 3pm so there was no customers except us. yay! Had a hard time choosing what to order since there were really a lot to choose from. Then the staff recommended us to order their Shabu Shabu (good for 2-3 persons but I think its enough for 2 persons only).They gave us a pan filled with soup only and the ingredients for the shabu shabu. And they also served us some appetizers. Their shabu shabu was really tasty! Though I think the serving was only enough for 2 persons. While eating, we watched korean mv as it was played on their tv. Btw, staffs were really nice! Afterwards, we tried this korean popsicles which I dunno the name. We got a Watermelon popsicle which was very yummy! And a chocolate like popsicle. It’s really yum yum here! Wanted to try other dishes but was already full. Might come back here again soon!

I've been to a lot of korean restaurants. I do not recommend this. Service 3/5, food is 2/5, ambiance 3/5. Kimbop is better and has more value for your money.

For those who are Craving for authentic Korean Food, this is not the place to be. We ordered (2/5 Ssamgeupsal this is the first to offer Ssamgeupsal without lettuce. So i guess that 's just fried pork belly. Assorted BBQ we opted to cook it in front of us which unfortunately didnt give us space to eat (our mistake Spicy squid their spicy squid isn 't nice as well. It seems like their squid was cooked separately from the sauce. Not to mention there 's more vegetable than the squid itself. Bibimbap with very few toppings in a small clay pot. Side dishes not refillable. Kimchi (separate order, i know similar to Korean grocery Kimchi. Pad thai pwede na service the waitresses seems clueless to some of our questions. So i didnt bother to ask other stuff instead (such as, is there a balsamic oil and vinegar for ssamgeupsal, etc since we 're hungry. (2/5 Ambiance interiors look clean. Tables are too small esp we ordered a lot of food. (1/5 Overall, we didnt get our money 's worth, in my opinion, since I know for that much, we can get authentic korean cuisine (in full serving, with refillable appetizers, etc. (2/5 I guess my standards for Korean dishes are not met by Trick 's.

Rubbish! Their tables doesn't have enough space for eating. We asked thrice if the samgyupsal is unlimited,guess what? They tricked us! Never go here! Actually I'm using their wifi because that's the only good thing here. No parking as well! Wtf