What's on Waimai is a new monthly column where we single out delicious delivery food choices for your dining convenience.
These days, when even sketchy, hole-in-the-wall joints have listings on multiple apps, how can you tell the delivery food treasures from the – for lack of a better word – trash?
We’re here to help, one convenient option at a time.
Our inaugural What’s on Waimai pick is Pine Nut Pasta (松子意面), which offers solid Western lunch options for office workers in Futian and Nanshan districts.
Pine Nut’s menu focuses heavily on salads, like a classic Caesar (RMB38), a mango-chicken mix (RMB43) or a trendy avocado-chicken-quinoa combo (RMB58). There are also veggies, fruits and topping options you can use to build your own blend, although you’ll have to start with a standard lettuce base.
The restaurant really shines with its pastas, though, especially the classic spaghetti dish (RMB36): the meaty, tomato-based sauce is satisfying yet relatively nutritious thanks to additions such as tiny chunks of carrot.
Another favorite of ours is the panini (RMB32), which makes a convenient, one-handed light meal or snack with its generous chunks of chicken and thick layer of cheese. The bread is a little sweet and the splash of marinara-like sauce unconventional, but where else in Shenzhen can you order a panini to be delivered to your doorstep?
On that note, there are some misses on the Pine Nut menu. The ‘bighug’ sandwich, held together by multiple slices of limp sliced bread, falls far short of the panini, while the ‘grain salad’ is a mixed-up blend of quinoa, corn, cucumber, croutons and more.
But overall, if you’re looking for a cheap, healthy delivery lunch option, you could do a lot worse than Pine Nut Pasta.
How much: RMB30-60
Good for: custom salads, pasta
Search for: 松子意面, Songzi Pasta
Available on: Dianping, E Le Me, Koubei, Meituan, Shenzhen Eat
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