All reviews of category "Siu Mei"

The Long Ji Roast Meat Taipei Nangang store is located on Xiangyang Road in the Nangang District and specializes in takeout dishes of Hong Kong-style roast meat.

This time, I took out the Four Treasures Rice, priced at 160 NTD.

Four Treasures Rice:
The oil chicken has smooth skin and tender meat, with a flavorful sauce that isn't overly salty, and it doesn’t dry out when cold.
The roast duck skin is crispy and has a pronounced duck fat aroma, though there are quite a few bones.
The honey-glazed char siu is distinctly sweet with slightly charred edges, while the sausage is cut thick in the Hong Kong style, offering a solid texture.

The side dishes are quite standard; the vegetables and shredded bamboo shoots are a bit mild, but they do a good job of balancing out the richness of the meal.
The portion of white rice is quite sufficient, with each grain distinct, perfectly complementing the generous meat and sauce. This meal is still quite satisfying.

The accompanying chili is a pleasant surprise; a small packet full of aroma with notable heat that lingers.

Overall, it’s a Hong Kong-style roast meat takeout shop with generous portions. The prices are on the higher side, but the Four Treasures are genuinely satisfying.
However, since it is primarily a takeout place, the environment is not exquisite, filled with foam boxes and stockpiled ingredients.

While I believe the shop’s takeout boxes are quite thoughtful, the temperature and texture of the food are still limited by the takeout packaging.
This might detract from the enjoyment for those who prefer freshly sliced and eaten dishes.

I recommend it to everyone.

【Foodholic Niko @ Taipei】

"Delicious Hong Kong-style fast food" is a barbecue bento shop located near Taipei Station, about a 7-minute walk from the Z6 exit, on Huaining Street. The area is filled with snack restaurants popular among office workers, and since it's along my route home from the office, I decided to buy it for dinner.

I ordered the combo rice for $125, which allows you to choose two items from options like oil chicken, roasted duck, char siu, roasted pork, sausage, and lap cheong. I chose roasted duck and roasted pork. The skin of the roasted duck is very fragrant; it tastes rich and oily. However, the small downside is that it can be tough to chew (it has a lot of resilience!), so I wouldn’t recommend it for elderly people with dental issues, as they might just end up giving up on it entirely, hahaha. The roasted pork doesn’t have a terrifyingly strong pork flavor, and since I’m someone who dares to eat fatty meat, I found that eating a whole piece was not too greasy.

The white rice is topped with sauce and scallions. I felt that just eating it like this made me unknowingly eat a lot of rice. For those looking to lose weight and worried about overeating rice, you can ask the staff for less rice.

As for the side dishes, there are three items in total. Besides the tofu, there are two types of vegetables, which I personally think are quite tasty. Of course, it’s inevitable for a barbecue bento shop to be a bit oily, but that’s to be expected and still acceptable.

The bento I bought for my family also came as a combo, choosing oil chicken and roasted duck. The oil chicken looks great too; I’ll have to order that next time!

Signature Three Roasted Rice $145
The three roasted items are crispy pork, char siu, and roasted duck.
Aside from the char siu being a bit tough, the rest are above average.
I recommend adding scallion oil.
The side dishes are below standard for a bento shop; the flavors are too bland.

The dining area is on the second floor, with free ice water provided. After ordering and paying, you will seat yourself. The dishes will be delivered upstairs by a food lift, so you need to be attentive.
The dining environment needs improvement; the floor is sticky, and the serving trays are not clean.
After eating, you need to return the trays and dispose of your trash yourself.
Personally, I think takeout would be better since the dine-in options are just disposable plastic plates and chopsticks.

Overall, the experience was pretty average. If you’re nearby and craving roast meats, you can give it a try.

📍 Chai Wan, Hong Kong
Char Siu Excellence | Local Takeout Hotspot 🥡🇭🇰

Since coming back from Hong Kong, the thing I can’t stop thinking about is this roast meat rice 🤤

The location is at the far west of Hong Kong Island's MTR, surrounded by residential areas, snack shops, and markets. This shop is mainly frequented by locals for takeout; on the day we arrived, we were the only group of tourists there.
There are only two tables for dining in, and the floor is very oily 😆😆 so one needs to be careful to avoid slipping.

The experience of eating here definitely made the lengthy journey worthwhile, just for this lunch 🥰

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Order items:
🐖 Three-meat combo - Char Siu, Roast Goose Leg, Roast Pork Belly ($180):
The staff was very friendly and directly suggested we order the three-meat combo with suckling pig, but we switched the suckling pig for roast pork belly since we really wanted to try it.

From the first bite, it was clear that the quality of the meats used here is excellent!
I particularly loved the roast pork belly; the layers of meat were very distinct, the crispy skin paired with the juicy meat was incredibly satisfying!

The char siu is indeed the signature dish here; its surface is glossy with a honey glaze, and it doesn't have an overly fatty texture, which is very pleasant.

The roast goose was also crispy and delicious 😋

🍚 Plain rice with soup ($12):
A generous serving in one bowl, just right for two people! The white rice, made from Thai rice, goes excelente with the roast meats, and the soup was on the thicker side.

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Would I visit again: Yes!

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Note:
🔸 Cash only 💰

As someone who absolutely loves three treasures rice in Taiwan, I of course have to indulge in various types of roast meat rice when in Hong Kong. This is because my friends from Hong Kong told me that it’s very rare to find authentic roast meat like that in Hong Kong while in Taiwan.

Yesterday, I ate at the Michelin-starred Gan Pai, and today I’m going for a more local version at Zai Hing. Just looking at the price difference, the cheapest takeaway at Gan Pai for one person could cost over 200 Hong Kong dollars to really feel full, while at Zai Hing, it only costs about a third of that. However, the styles at both places are quite different.

Gan Pai focuses on roast goose and offers more service, which is why there’s a service charge. Zai Hing's service is a bit more straightforward; in simple terms, the staff are pretty direct, and you don’t need to feel ignored—you just need to make sure they heard you when you called. 😂

As for the roast meat, I feel that Hong Kong’s roast meat isn't as overly moist as some of the offerings in Taiwan. If the skin is meant to be crispy, they usually do that well, and the scallion sauce is very fragrant. However, in terms of taste, I think it's not too different from Taiwan's roast meat, but I am just used to the meat quality in Taiwan.

📍Hong Kong, Causeway Bay
An incredibly impressive roasted meat shop 🇭🇰🍖

I'm really satisfied with my first meal in Hong Kong at this roasted meat shop 🤤🤤

On a weekday afternoon, around 1 PM, there were a few Hong Kong office workers in line, and it took about five minutes to be seated.

The seating area this time was quite unusual 🤣—it's in a section walled off in the back of the restaurant, if it were a normal seating area, it would feel more refined.

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Order items:
🦢 Big Roast Goose Rice ($88):
The skin of the goose is extremely shiny 🤩. When you take a bite, the outer skin has a slightly crispy texture! The goose meat is also tender and not tough, and it’s at a very high and impressive quality level. It pairs well with the accompanying sour and spicy plum sauce.

The portion of rice is very, very generous! For two people, sharing one meal was just right.

🥓 Regular Double Combo - Signature Char Siu + Golden Roast Pork Belly ($98):
The regular combo means ordering meat separately.
These two are my favorites 😻; it's my first time trying such delicious roasted meat.

You can taste the honey glaze seeping from the outside in the char siu, which gives the meat a lot of variations in texture.

Roast pork belly is the Taiwanese version of crispy roast pork.
This piece of meat has distinct layers, and they complement each other perfectly 😚😚—it’s completely not greasy at all.
What’s most unforgettable is the crispy, thick skin that actually resembles a cookie in its crispiness. Aside from the outer skin, the other parts of the meat are fresh and tender.

🍋 Iced Lemon Tea (Set +$5)

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Would I revisit? Yes!
It was such a memorable meal that I sought out two more roasted meat places afterward.

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Little notes:
🔸 Credit card and Octopus card are accepted.

I heard that the "Friends" congee and noodles restaurant has delicious roast meats (served with rice or noodles), so I was eager to go. The location is very good, closer to "Zhongxiao Dunhua" MRT station. It's also not far from "Zhongxiao Fuxing" MRT station by walking through the underground mall, without needing to backtrack.

Looking at the menu on the wall, the signature roast meats include my favorites—the four treasures (char siu, oil chicken, roast duck, and sausage)—as well as the exceptionally flavorful "duck liver." The roast meats can also be served with noodles, and you can choose between soup noodles or dry noodles. Whether having rice or noodles, you can help yourself to the soup. Even the soup was surprisingly delicious.

We also ordered "duck liver" and some vegetables on the side.

Although they only accept cash, the prices are quite reasonable. The taste is worth every penny. I recommend everyone to come here for a meal.

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.