🚩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 😂
There is often a queue at the barbecue restaurant near CNR during lunch time.
🍽️Environment
The dining environment is not comfortable, and you often need to sit at the same table with others. Because the dishes are cleared by the self-service, the table may not be very clean. The Sishen soup only has barley and chicken (duck) racks, but it has a lot of ingredients.
The ordering line has to go through the queue again after picking up the meal and return to the seating area, which is a bit crowded.
This time I happened to encounter an air-conditioning failure, so the air-conditioning was not very noticeable. Generally speaking, the air-conditioning is quite strong.
The radio and TV are playing at the same time in the store, but the sound is actually from the radio, and the TV has no sound 🤣
🍚Meals
▪️Scallion oil chicken leg rice $120
Most of the time I come here and order chicken drumstick rice with scallion oil or a whole chicken drumstick with another kind of meat. I can't choose the three side dishes and the items are weak. The overall portion is OK. The scallion oil chicken legs are in line with the average quality of barbecue restaurants, but the side dishes may sometimes be too salty, and the amount of rice can be adjusted when ordering.
😀 This is a barbecue restaurant that you can still eat. You can consider it if there are not many people queuing up.
environment 🏠
There are a lot of office workers nearby, and the queues can be quite long during peak meal times. However, the boss is very quick and will not wait too long. The queue flow is not good, and you will collide with people who want to eat after picking up their meals, so you need to be extra careful. . If you want to eat inside, you need to queue up to order before finding a seat, and you need to recycle the tableware after your meal.
Meals 🥘
Choice of double rice/120 yuan/roast duck and crispy roast pork:
The self-selected double rice dish is 10 yuan more expensive than the normal double rice dish, but I think it’s pretty good to be able to freely choose the meat you want to eat. After ordering, the clerk will ask you if you want marinade and marinade with the receipt. Salt and scallions, sometimes the clerk is too heavy-handed and it will be a bit salty, you can just add a little more. There are three kinds of side dishes. They are all cold and the sesame oil is quite fragrant. Those who are used to eating hot dishes may not be able to accept it. The portion of meat is not good. Not much, but it depends on your luck. Sometimes you will get a lot of duck meat with bones. The crispy roasted meat is mostly fatty. If you don’t like meat that is too fat, you may want to pay attention. There is Sishen Soup at the back that you can enjoy for free, and it has quite a lot of ingredients and is very Buddha-like.
In summary, it is a barbecue restaurant that you can choose for work lunch, but you probably won’t bring friends here to eat.
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Today I came to Keelung, a barbecue restaurant that I have been looking at for a long time but have never been to, "Jinli BBQ". I have always wanted to visit this restaurant for a long time, but I have always bought a lot of food. I just thought of it, and then today! As I was walking, I thought "Hey! Shout out to the barbecue shop!", and I just walked in for no reason🤪
At around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, there were still one or two groups of customers dining in the store. After looking at the menu, I conservatively chose "Three Treasures Rice" because it was my first experience. There was also soup in the store! Black tea! All can be picked up for free! Not bad~
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Almost every time I come here, I must order the barbecued pork double combo. The barbecued pork meat is soft and tender, and the roasted pork skin is crispy and fragrant. It feels very good to bite into the crispy skin, which is crispy and does not sting your mouth. Including colleagues, I heard that more than one person thought the sauce was too salty, but since rice can be added, I thought it could be diluted with a little more rice, so overall the flaws are not hidden. This meal costs NT$120 and can be added with rice or soup. Personally, I think it is very worth it and it is also the most recommended Hong Kong style barbecue around.