I have visited multiple times; the portions are large and cheap, with many choices available, including Western, Chinese, and Korean dishes. It's a great option for breakfast/lunch!!
My favorite is definitely the high CP (cost-performance) set menu series ($70), and the set menu truly lives up to its name with a super high cost-performance ratio! This time I ordered the ham economic set, which includes salad, ham, toast, and eggs. You can choose between soft-boiled or hard-boiled eggs, and the iced milk tea is delicious. Every time I dine in, the drinks are served in a cup that's generously filled—very satisfying!
I also ordered the mentaiko creamy bacon spaghetti ($95). Personally, I think the noodle dishes at the restaurant are above average, whether it's the Jakarta instant noodles, kimchi pork, or this time's bacon spaghetti—all very tasty, with a high cost-performance ratio!
Additionally, the restaurant occasionally offers special dishes; I recently ordered pork chop egg toast + iced milk tea ($65), which is quite a bargain! Highly recommended! 👍
"Early this morning, I woke up to accompany my sister to handle some matters. There just happened to be a breakfast shop nearby, and since the decor looked pretty nice, we decided to go in and give it a try." by Younger Brother
<About the meal experience after eating 🥣>
As for the corn pancake, it was quite dry and lacked moisture; the skin of the pancake was a bit on the dry side. Without dipping it in soy sauce, there wasn't much flavor, making it somewhat painful to eat. However, after adding soy sauce, it did become a bit salty. Personally, I didn't think it was very tasty and would choose to try corn pancakes from other places instead. Overall, it was pretty average, but their homemade chili sauce (made by the shop) was super delicious (with a hint of scallion and chili flavor). Even though having that so early in the morning was a bit hard on the stomach, it paired perfectly with the turnip cake. Friends who enjoy spicy food should definitely give it a try.
<About the environment on-site 🐾>
The venue is very spacious, and there is also a play area for kids. 🤣 The atmosphere is great and quite relaxing for dining and chatting.
User review: No restroom provided
A new soybean milk shop has opened on Zhongxing Street in Zhonghe, with operating hours from evening to morning. The menu offers a variety of choices, and the environment features semi-outdoor seating. Because it has just opened, it attracts quite a few people eager to try it, so you may have to wait during meal times, and the staff seems to be quite flustered. On the day we dined in, we ordered scallion pancakes with egg (45 TWD), creamy condensed milk French toast (40 TWD), radish cake with egg (50 TWD), leek pockets (35 TWD), sesame bun with egg crepe (45 TWD), plain egg crepe (25 TWD), as well as sweet soybean milk and regular soybean milk (each 30 TWD).
When the food arrived, the overall performance was disappointing. The sesame bun was neither hot nor aromatic, the scallion pancake had a noticeable floury taste, as if it wasn’t cooked through, and the leek pocket was also cold. The egg crepe was mediocre, and the only thing somewhat better was the steaming radish cake with egg. Overall, it was unsatisfactory and even felt like a rushed quality. Instead, I would prefer to walk a little further to Yonghe Soy Milk on Zhongzheng Road for a more consistent quality. The current performance of this shop is completely uninviting for a return visit.
🚩 McDonald's Meal - A Breakfast Shop That Serves Delicious Lunch
The McDonald's Qizhang branch is located in the Xindian city center, with the nearest MRT station being Qizhang Station Exit 1, about a 4-minute walk away. The Qizhang store opened at the end of September 2024 and is a very new franchise. The shop is small with only 16 seats, featuring a simple and bright decor, and the environment is clean and comfortable with no greasy smell. This branch has only 12 indoor seats, making it unsuitable for large groups.
Ordering can be done at the counter (cash and various payment methods accepted), or you can use the mobile app to scan the QR code on the table for ordering (online payment available), but the Qizhang branch does not provide invoices!
Today is a weekend noon visit, and we waited a little while to be seated, but the serving speed was fast. Here are my thoughts on the meals ⬇️
🔸 Fresh Vegetable and Corn Egg Pancake $45
The egg pancake skin is just pan-fried, it's a bit thin and soft. Personally, I prefer the skin to have a firmer and slightly browned texture. The vegetables and corn were in adequate portions, but the price is a bit high.
🔸 Spicy Sichuan Iron Plate Noodles (with Egg) $55
This flavor is quite good, a bit spicy, with an average portion size but reasonable price.
🔸 Pesto Chicken Pasta $120
The portion size is larger than that of the iron plate noodles, with baby corn and broccoli, but the chicken is smoked chicken slices, and the sauce is a bit bland. It's not bad but lacks flavor.
🔸 Protein Egg Roll Meal $135
The pan-seared chicken breast is great, and the egg is cooked very tenderly, but I found the sauce average. More vegetables would make it perfect.
🔸 Jin Xuan Bao Zhong Tea (Cold Brew) $35
Unsweetened, it tastes okay, with a portion size of 12oz.
Today was about experiencing McDonald's lunch. The variety of dishes doesn't compare to a brunch restaurant, but the portion sizes are fairly reasonable for the prices, overall not bad.
[Atmosphere in the Store]
I went around 4 PM on a Sunday, and there were a few customers. It seems to be open 24 hours, so I thought it was great to be able to enjoy delicious Taiwanese food in a casual snack-like manner! ✨
The interior is spacious and relaxing. I really liked the décor that prominently features Taiwanese elements! The food is served at the counter, so you have to go and get it yourself and return your dishes when you're done.
[Food Evaluation]
I ordered various items like salty soy milk, radish cakes, and malt cake. Since many of these are typically eaten for breakfast in Taiwan, it felt a bit unusual to have them in the evening, but they were delicious! Haha.
The salty soy milk, in particular, paired excellently with the soft fried dough sticks! The solidified soy milk felt like eating some kind of tofu dish, which I think would really suit Japanese tastes! I’m not a fan of soy milk, so I tried it cautiously, but it was definitely delicious enough that I would want to repeat it!
The radish cakes had a nice bounce and paired well with the sweet-salty sauce. The malt cake was subtly sweet and fluffy!
[Overall Evaluation]
There are many types of dishes on the menu, so I definitely want to go again! It has a great collection of delicious Taiwanese food available 24 hours, so I hope tourists who come here will give it a try too! 🇹🇼
The rain is falling; it’s slightly cool, and people are bustling about.
Poetry and distant places are not far away! 💞
This week marks the busy start of the project, and perhaps because I haven’t been invested in my work for too long, I feel particularly exhausted; facing another two weeks of busyness, I constantly seek little pleasures to alleviate the fatigue.
I whimsically found a breakfast shop that was still open, casually ordered my meal, found a seat, and enjoyed this rare moment of relaxation this week.
The owner is a vibrant and approachable warm-hearted uncle😘; he greets every customer with enthusiasm, showing no displeasure despite the busyness, and this craftsman spirit in his work invigorated me; it completely swept away my fatigue.
After finishing my meal, I stood up to leave;
the owner politely said in a gentle yet energetic tone: “You should come often.”
I responded with full energy: “I will! 💯”
Carrying the breakfast shop owner’s positive energy, it’s time to get down to business.
The Hualien Temple Mouth Red Tea is located on Chenggong Street in Hualien City, named because the Hualien Chenghuang Temple is directly across the street. Although the shop is named after red tea, similar to the nearby Liming Red Tea on Nanjing Street, the shop’s offerings are more akin to those of a breakfast shop. It underwent a long renovation and only reopened for business in the last month or two, leaving many to miss it.
Today I enjoyed some red tea, which totaled 60 NT dollars.
Red Tea:
The large cup is 30 NT dollars. Unlike the currently closed Zhongshan Road Steel Pipe Red Tea, the shop's red tea is genuinely extracted from a steel pipe. The overall flavor is on the sweeter side, but not to the point of being cloying; it's a classic, traditional taste.
However, when mentioning the three major traditional red teas in Hualien, I personally still prefer the flavor of Liming Red Tea.
Overall, it is a traditional breakfast shop named after red tea. Since I visited after meal time, I had no plans to try other dishes. But according to friends from Hualien, the taste is also quite good.
The dining area of the shop is quite spacious and comfortable, allowing patrons to enjoy views of the Chenghuang Temple and the Thai double-headed white elephant in the plaza in front of the temple. The shop also provides access to restrooms. The well-known Gongzheng Baozi has moved here for quite some time now, making it a cozy and quiet yet functional little area.
I recommend it to everyone.
🎉 Breakfast Street at Nanmen Market 🎉
🎉 Super Affordable Egg Pancake with Double Eggs for 35 TWD 🎉
This egg pancake shop is located on Culture Street at the Breakfast Street in Nanmen Market, right next to the famous A-Po Rice Ball 😋 It's very easy to spot! 😁 I originally thought Google wouldn't find it, but surprisingly it did! 😆 The stall is just a small vendor, but the line of customers is endless. Today, I was drawn in by the crowd to come and taste it 😝
I have to say, the double egg pancake on the sign only costs $35 😳😳😳 It's definitely very attractive 🤩 The pancake dough is handmade, and with fresh scallions, the cooking method is somewhat similar to the scallion pancakes from Sanxing 😁 The cooking method is a semi-fried style, making the crust crispier 😋 but the downside is that it is a bit oily 😅
To summarize:
In this situation where everything is getting more expensive, a double egg pancake for only $35 is super affordable 🤩 If you want to taste this delicious snack, you need to park in the parking lot and then walk over because the stall is located in a small alley within the famous Nanmen Market in Taoyuan; it's recommended to walk there 😀 You can also take the opportunity to stroll around and check out the other tasty snacks at Nanmen Market.
A breakfast shop I've been eating at since I was a child! It’s on the route I take to school, so I’ve tried almost every item they offer. Although there's a bit of personal bias in my recommendation, the value for money is definitely not lacking in this era of rising prices. Even after several decades, it remains a hot spot on Nantun Old Street, with many customers coming to buy every morning.
I highly recommend their traditional egg pancakes. The skin is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, paired with scallions, eggs, and garlic sauce—oh my! It’s simply delicious. Besides the egg pancakes, I also really recommend their rice balls, with options for lean meat, fatty meat, or a mix of both. They also have fried noodles and cold noodles, so there's no need to worry about not finding something you want to eat.
To this day, every time I go home, I still crave their egg pancakes. I recommend it to friends who come to Nantun Market to buy groceries or visit Wanhe Temple—it's a great stop along the way to grab a bite.
From my time serving as a firefighter in Tainan, there’s a breakfast shop that I would definitely go to every time I finished an overnight shift. This shop is near Wufei Street and Jiankang Road, right in the heart of Tainan's breakfast scene. However, since it's not too close to the main road, there are very few tourists; most of the customers are locals, making it a very comfortable place to eat.
The reason I can give it five stars is simple: there’s no need to stand in long lines, and you don’t have to spend a lot of money to enjoy hot, delicious, fresh breakfast. Especially at the breakfast shop I mentioned, many items are signature dishes like mashed potato pancakes or potato cakes with eggs. The mashed potatoes and potato pancakes here are both incredibly tasty and completely satisfy my requirement of having egg pancakes in a Western-style breakfast.
The potato cakes have a crispy texture and aren't too dry; the moist, slightly crispy pancake skin combined with ketchup is simply excellent. Additionally, the radish cakes I ordered, which contain shrimp and fried shallots and are complemented by a slightly sweet soy sauce, are a classic breakfast duo that I highly recommend everyone to try.
The only downside is that the dining space is actually on the porch, so those who care about that should think twice. However, this doesn’t affect my rating of five stars!
