The Jiangnan street can be considered a primary battlefield for internal medicine lunches, as many beverage shops and roasted meat shops have opened here. Compared to the roasted meat shop ahead, this one is somewhat disappointing because it offers limited choices for side dishes. The price is not too different, but with only three side options that cannot be chosen by the customer, it feels a bit regrettable. The chicken leg meat is quite tender, and drinks and soup are also available, but it would be better if there were more options for side dishes.
Dongmen Duck Restaurant, established in 1979 in Dongmen, Taipei City, is quite a famous Hong Kong-style roasted meat bento shop in the northern city. The Xinyi branch is located on Songshan Road, near Yongchun Station, in a bustling area with heavy traffic.
Today, I enjoyed a super value double portion of roasted meat and roasted duck rice, along with a takeaway crispy duck breast rice, totaling 400 TWD.
Roasted Meat and Duck Rice:
If you choose the double portion, the meal box will be round. Upon opening and confirming, it indeed has double the meat portion, that is beyond doubt. The roasted meat is crispy and delicious, with the meat being tender and juicy, the fat and lean parts appearing quite enticing. The roasted duck skin is also classic, with a rich duck flavor. Of course, you can't avoid the bones in the duck meat.
Crispy Duck Breast Rice:
I cannot accept that the duck breast has bones... It definitely has a richer duck oil and duck meat juice compared to roasted duck, but the bones... I've had quite a few duck breasts that I could finish without any burden, and this is the first time I've encountered a duck breast with quite a few bones.
As for the side dishes, it's not worth mentioning; there aren't many roasted meat shops with delicious side dishes, to be honest. If the sides are tasty, the roast meats may end up being mediocre, which I really don't understand the reasoning behind. The corn is quite awkward, but at least the cabbage is tender and not aged.
Overall, it’s a chain roasted meat shop with consistently good meat quality. But we should not have too high expectations for the side dishes.
The prices are also somewhat higher, as expected in the northern city.
I recommend it to everyone.
Because this time I came for takeout, I can only take pictures of the preparation process.
Although it looks like an unremarkable little shop from the outside, I have bought from here many times (most of the time I take it home for dinner after work nearby). Although it's a roast meat shop, I think the油鸡 (oil chicken) is very delicious 🤣. The must-order is the oily chicken leg bento, which is very juicy and tender. When ordering the bento, you get to choose three side dishes from what's available on the counter; they are mostly common dishes you see at regular bento shops. The selections change a little each day. The braised sauce over rice is also very tasty and goes well with the meal.
If dining in, they have soup available for you to pour out and drink.
In my photos, there was always a layer of acrylic board, but it gets greasy, so I couldn’t capture them very clearly 😓.
Although it’s not a high-end restaurant, you will definitely feel it’s worth it after trying it once.
A bento shop located near Hangzhou South Road/Jinan Road, suitable for workers in the area.
This time I ordered beef stew rice and Cantonese fried noodles.
For the Cantonese fried noodles, the noodles are very crispy, so I recommend soaking them in the sauce before eating. The seafood ingredients are quite generous, and the noodles taste smooth after soaking in the sauce.
As for the beef stew rice, the meat is very tender, and I think the portion is quite reasonable for the price (120 NTD).
Both portions of vegetables 🥬 are also very generous, although I feel the sauce is a bit on the sweeter side. If you're not used to overly sweet food, it might be better to bring a drink.
This shop is very popular, and I even had to arrive early to get a seat without waiting. Once the lunch break hits, a lot of office workers come to buy, and the dining area becomes very crowded (I don’t understand why everyone has to queue inside when there’s space to line up across the door. Eating while being watched adds a bit of pressure, so I ended up quickly finishing my meal and leaving). Therefore, I suggest calling in advance to place an order for takeout.
🚩Old Friends Restaurant: A long-established shop has been refurbished and is welcoming new heights.
📍Location and Transportation: Old Friends is located in the East District of Taipei City, between Zhongxiao Fuxing and Zhongxiao Dunhua. Take the escalator from Exit 12 of the underground street, turn right, and you'll arrive. Nearby is a parking lot at Fuxing High School, just a 3-minute walk away.
🏠Space: There are plenty of seats, the space is bright, and the decor combines light and dark wood tones, with solid wood tables and dark leather dining chairs. They offer tables for 4-6 people, and considerate seating with partitions is available for solo diners, making the overall space spacious and well-lit.
💰Ordering and Payment: The menu is available at the counter, and orders are placed there after which you can settle the bill after dining. Only cash payments are accepted. Invoice and receipts are unavailable.
🍽️Food:
We ordered quite a bit today, with details below⬇️
The various roasted meats are mostly above average, making it a tasty spot.
💭Summary:
Old Friends has been in the East District for a very long time; I visited when I was younger 🙃 and it felt like a popular home-style restaurant back then. After the renovation in 2019, the business is still thriving, with many customers queuing at the entrance for dine-in and take-out.
I visited for lunch today and waited 10 minutes to be seated. The owner generously sponsored a platter and fried items, allowing us to eat our fill of meat😍.
Since they were serving a lot of customers at once, the speed of service was not very well managed; I only received the noodles 10 minutes after the roasted meat platter arrived. It's advisable to order rice to be served at the same time.
I also suggest that larger groups order a shared platter for enjoyment; ordering a single dish can feel a bit lacking.
🚩 Hong Kong-style barbecue in Taipei’s East District - Authentic deliciousness 😋
📍 Location and Transportation: Xin De Shi is located in a well-known alleyway at No. 216, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road in Taipei's East District. The nearest MRT station is Zhongxiao Dunhua Station, Exit 3, which is about a 4-minute walk. There are a few motorcycle parking spots across from 7-Eleven.
🏠 Space: Xin De Shi originally operated in the shopping district in Xinyi but had to suspend operations due to the pandemic. It reopened in 2023 in the East District. There is a recessed garden at the entrance. On the left side is the takeout ordering and waiting area, while there are outdoor seats on the right. The indoor dining area is spacious and comfortable with about 50 seats, and the decor is clean and new.
💰 Ordering and Payment: Orders are placed at the counter and payment is made in cash. Customers will pick up their food themselves by calling the number on the machine and return utensils in a self-service manner.
🍽️ Dishes:
Rose Oil Chicken Leg Rice: The chicken skin looks beautifully glossy and tastes fragrant. The meat is tender, with seasoning on the heavier side, which pairs well with rice. The sides are only cabbage and vermicelli (quite salty), with toppings of scallions and spicy radish. Previously, I thought the rice portion was a bit small, but today they served a generous amount.
Red Dates and Goji Berry Chicken Soup: It contains two pieces of not very large meat (drumsticks?). The flavor is mild, so considering the price, it’s not particularly recommended.
💬 Summary:
Hong Kong-style barbecue bento prices are generally high. Xin De Shi provides a good amount of meat, and the thickness of the slices is just right—not so thin that it’s translucent 😂. Although the side dishes are somewhat lacking, the deliciousness makes up for minor shortcomings, and I will definitely visit again (the meat is really good 😍). Today I tried the soup, which was okay, but next time I’d like to try the cold brew tea.
In Neihu, there is a popular restaurant on Jiangnan Street where you have to queue up. Their roasted meat bento is really quite delicious, with a wide selection and large portions, so guys will definitely feel full after eating. The restaurant offers free soup as well. This time, I chose the roasted chicken leg rice, where you can pick four different dishes. They have about ten side dishes to choose from, so you don't have to worry about not finding something you like.
#澎湖 #圓圓食記
澎湖唯二的港式燒臘店
剛好就在家樓下😝😝
已經開了將近要一年
終於趁著颱風前夕來品嚐
(其實是不想淋雨出門哈哈)
澎湖燒臘便當店就兩間：
最喜歡的是脆皮五花(燒肉）
但很可惜的是當天太晚去，已經賣完了
因為不喜歡吃鴨肉
所以就點了叉燒拼油雞
拿到餐點的時候非常的驚艷
因為便當盒非常有厚度喔！
不僅美觀，而且份量也很足夠
比起老字號閤記
配菜的部分更勝一籌
除了小菜份量很多以外
還有一顆荷包蛋，跟下飯的辣菜脯
小菜一邊是炒豆乾，一邊是炒花椰菜
調味都蠻重口味的～
但老闆是香港人，相信調味已經台化許多
不然應該會更油更鹹才對🤣🤣
叉燒一入口讓人非常的驚艷
肉質軟嫩帶有調味的甜，卻不柴
油雞客人認為中規中矩
但唯一吃不習慣的是上方的蔥醬
似乎加上了薑末在裡面
吃起來非常像是香茅醬的感覺
雖然調味不是很喜歡
但還是扒了許多飯
另外就是
油雞有加了些雞汁，淋在白飯上面
由於個人很不喜歡油膩的食物
（就算是炸物也不能油油亮亮的）
所以底部的飯實在不太敢吃
雞汁的油都沉澱在最下方了😭😭
下次考慮請老闆不用加
應該會好許多～
下一次希望我能很幸運地買到燒肉
個人覺得餐點的菜色以及老闆的用心
還有整體的價格， C P值比閤記高
值得喜歡吃燒臘的大家來品嚐看看喔👍🏻
Neihu District, Taipei - A chain of barbecue bento shops, a new branch that just opened a while ago. Occasionally I stumble upon something when eating out, and I don’t dare to try it a second time due to the greasiness.
📍Fried Chicken Leg Rice NT$130
🌕🌘🌑🌑🌑
The fried chicken legs look dark in color, but the meat actually has no flavor. At NT$130, the oily chicken drumstick rice clearly failed. The most terrible thing is his side dishes: the cauliflower is cut into very small pieces, fried too soft and wet, and has a strong smell of oil; the fried dried beans are also very oily. The rice is a bit hard and tastes bad.
📍Roast duck rice NT$130
🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑
This roasted duck is not good at all in the roasted pork category. In addition to not having any roasted pork flavor, the meat is also very dry, the skin is not crispy and oily, and the whole thing is very greasy. This is the first time I have eaten such NG roast duck. The side dishes were also very oily overall. The steamed egg was very salty.
🔹The bento comes with scallions and spicy preserved vegetables. The scallions have no onion aroma and are very greasy. The spicy preserved vegetables were very salty and overly spicy.
🔹The soup is acceptable. Duck bones are used in the soup and there are a lot of ingredients.
▶️ Environment
🔹The internal area is relatively clean, but the air conditioner is not very cool (it is an upright type of air conditioner)
🔹A total of 4~5 tables for 2 people
🔹Just opened, you can enjoy free all-you-can-eat soup inside
🔹Self-pickup of tableware
▶️ Overall evaluation
🔹 Compared to ordinary bento restaurants, there are not many choices of dishes. The dish is almost entirely oily, so oily that it makes you feel greasy.
🔹I can accept the oil in the main dish, but all the side dishes are very oily. I personally can't stand it and don't dare to eat it a second time☹️
Because there were too many people in Pearl Harbor and we couldn't find a place to eat, or we had to wait for a long time, so we simply drove to the nearest town to find something to eat. After wandering around, I discovered a Hong Kong-style barbecue restaurant, located above a shopping mall store. Most of the employees working in the barbecue shop are Chinese. Most of the customers, including those who came to buy and dine, were Asian. Only then did I realize that I might have arrived at an Asian community space.
Even the Chinese-run roast pork rice is very American in portion size. The roast duck has so much meat that it can be shared between two big boys. You can eat as much as you want, and the taste is authentic. But what moved me the most was that I actually found fried cabbage under the meat! ! ! Although it's not as sweet as the ones in Taiwan, it's still very touching and makes me feel like I'm home.
Having eaten out so many times in Hawaii, if you want something cheap and expensive, you still have to go to an Asian restaurant 😂
