Environment
The store's decor is bright and spacious, with seating for two and four people, and the tables are not too close together, which creates a less stressful dining experience. Although most dishes require grilling, there are no unpleasant odors in the restaurant. 👍
Dishes
📍 Grilled Sirloin Steak Bowl 💰 290
Two pieces of sirloin steak marinated in a special sauce and then grilled, enhancing the flavor. The beef is very tender and gets more flavorful the more you chew.
📍 House Style Char Siu Bowl 💰 180
Char siu, typically found only in ramen shops, can also be enjoyed here and is served in thicker slices with more portion size. 😋
📍 Spicy Fried Chicken 💰 160
One of the highly recommended fried items, the fried chicken drizzled with a mildly spicy and numbing sauce is very appetizing and makes you want to keep eating.
📍 Crispy Fried Smelt 💰
Unlike the smelt served in school lunches of the past, these are crispier and have plumper fish meat, making them surprisingly delicious.
📍 Crispy Fried Oysters 💰
The oysters are surprisingly fresh and do not carry any fishy smell. Even friends who don’t eat seafood find them very tasty.
‼️ There are free-flowing chicken white soup and Mei Li fruit drinks available for dine-in! ‼️
‼️ There is also a lunch special available only during noon 🍱 for just 💰 99! ‼️
📍 Beef Bento
📍 Pork Bento
📍 Fried Chicken Bento
Parking
Scooters 🛵 can be parked at the front of the store or in nearby white-lined areas.
Cars 🚗 can park in more distant spaces on Section 2 of Jingmao 3rd Road; many parking spots are a bit further away.
Service
There are only two staff members in the store, so there isn’t much time to provide thorough service during peak hours. However, the environment is kept very clean, which makes for a comfortable dining experience. 😌
Payment Methods
Cash 💰
Line Pay
🚩Open 24 hours, quick and delicious rice bowls
Sukiya Guting Store is located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City. The nearest MRT station is Exit 7 of Guting Station, and the store is right there as you exit. Sukiya Guting Store opened in October 2014 and was the first branch to open in Taiwan. The store's decor follows the chain’s usual style, mainly featuring wood and red colors, giving it a homey restaurant vibe. The store isn’t very large, and most seats are single counter seats and 2-person tables.
Upon entering, the staff will arrange seating. Orders are taken by staff at the table, and payment is done after the meal, with both cash and credit card payments accepted. Receipts are available🈶, no service charges✔️.
Today I ordered a medium bowl of Okra Beef Bowl for $119+ along with the newly launched Yuzu Radish and Onsen Egg Set for $45. The Okra Beef Bowl comes with a small packet of bonito flakes. In the second photo, I sprinkled the bonito flakes and added the onsen egg. The texture is soft and mushy, which some might find unpleasant but I love it😅. Sukiya's beef bowls are generous with meat slices, and the rice is well-sauced, providing satisfaction from the first bite to the last😍. The newly launched side dish Yuzu Radish looks small in portion but each slice is actually quite thick, so it doesn’t feel insufficient.
The miso soup is slightly less in quantity, with not much in it but it has a rich flavor.
Sukiya is my favorite rice bowl restaurant, with affordable prices and a wide selection. Unfortunately, there are no branches near my home or office, so whenever I have the chance while running errands or shopping, I visit Sukiya. Whether dining alone or with family, it's always an enjoyable meal. Highly recommended😋
"It's that joyful Friday holiday again! Time to go out and hunt for food~ I found a rice bowl at a corner that doesn't really stand out. PS: I came to try it because a colleague recommended it." by Little Brother
<About the meal 🥣>
Let's start with the oyakodon (chicken rice bowl). Just looking at its appearance is already a big plus; it’s very appetizing. Eating chicken with the semi-cooked egg over rice is really 👍. The seasoning of the dish itself is not heavy, though it does get a bit greasy halfway through, but luckily there are boiled vegetables that help cut through the richness.
But I highly recommend the fried mochi! It’s crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, not sticky at all, but it’s super hot… my poor tongue ☹️. And it’s not greasy; you should definitely give it a try.
Lastly, let’s talk about the miso soup they offer. The miso soup is served in a very small bowl… but the broth is slightly sweet, and you can taste the bonito and the sweetness of the onion.
<About the environment 🐾>
The space feels very cramped; the entrance is packed with people, and the stairs to the dining area on the second floor are also very narrow, only allowing single-file walking.
Here’s the translated text in English:
First, let's state the conclusion👀
I would be willing to revisit this restaurant for the meal👌
I have no problem recommending it to friends👍
It's delicious, reasonably priced, and the ingredients are substantial.
The atmosphere is better when dining in the restaurant, but… I might want to order takeout 😂
This time, I came to dine with friends!
Even though it was a weekday, we still made a reservation.
On weekdays, it seemed okay as there were still some empty tables, but on weekends, it might really require a reservation!
Also, the restaurant's sign is extremely inconspicuous!
(You’ll understand why if you look at the last photo.)
If it hadn't been recommended, I wouldn't have known there was a restaurant here if I hadn't found it on Google Maps 😂
📌Location: Taichung National Museum of Natural Science
If you come to visit the National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung, feel free to try this restaurant out! 👏
🅿️Parking Information
Cars 🚗: You can consider parking in the underground parking lot of the museum.
Motorcycles 🛵: There are some areas around the museum that allow parking.
❌ Don't consider parking right in front of the store.
Here's why:
1️⃣ In front of the store is a main road, where vehicle traffic and speed are high.
2️⃣ There are no marked parking spaces in front of the store (and no spaces for motorcycles either).
3️⃣ The sides of the store are residential areas, so parking right in front can block regular access for residents.
Thus, there's a notice at the entrance: 👉 Park across the street.
I'll let the photos express my thoughts about the dishes, but let’s talk about why I deducted half a star 😂
🌬️ The main issue is ventilation and the environment:
Inside, it's an izakaya setting with an old decor style, and there's quite a bit of clutter.
It seems to have been cleaned, but with the oldness + dim lighting + old building, it's unavoidable to have damp and stuffy air.
My friends and I chatted and enjoyed our food and drinks for about 2-3 hours. We left only when the restaurant staff began closing up and asked us for the last round of orders.
As soon as we stood up, we felt a wave of dizziness 💫
(We were sitting on a sofa, which is indeed lower, while the table is relatively higher; the height difference isn’t comfortable.)
Later, we realized that even though they had a fan on, it was just too stuffy!
It felt like we were lacking oxygen until we stepped outside, where we took several deep breaths of fresh air.
This is also why I’m considering takeout in the future 😅
After all, I don’t think anyone wants to faint from a lack of oxygen in the middle of their meal, right...?
🍚 Restaurant Name: Gyudon Jirobo X Late Night Wah Soul Grilled Meat Rice Bowl X Sanchong Branch
📍 Address: 124 Dazhi Street, 1st Floor, Sanchong District, New Taipei City
▫️ Opening Hours:
Monday to Saturday 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM / 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sunday 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM / 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
▫️ Service Charge: None
▫️ Minimum Spend and Dining Time: No minimum spend | 90 minutes
▪️ In-Store Environment and Atmosphere:
The store space is quite large and the self-service area is very clean!
The air conditioning is not too cold. If it is your first visit,
the staff will first explain the menu and provide popular dish options.
I think this is a very good process and service!
▪️ Ordering and Payment Methods:
📝 Seating is arranged by staff, and after placing the order, it is given to the store.
💰 Payment can be made in cash or by card.
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🔖 Meal Record:
▪️ Spicy Grilled Wagyu Rice Bowl $298
▪️ Set (Onsen Egg + Golden Kimchi) $69
▪️ Nanban Spicy Fried Chicken $160
💡 Meal: 4 | Service: 5 | Atmosphere: 4 | Environment: 4
When I can't think of what to eat, Sukiya is definitely the best brainless choice. The location is convenient, the food options are simple and clear, with set meals that have meat, vegetables, and soup, stable food quality, a bright dining environment, and a quick ordering and delivery process. All of these factors make people want to come back to eat.
But today I might give a lower score.
First, let's talk about the main dishes.
🚩 Hot Melty Cheese Curry (Medium Bowl) $139
This dish has always been my favorite staple. Their curry is very delicious, with a rich Japanese curry sauce. It's very thoughtful of them to use pork broth, allowing me, who doesn't eat beef, to have another option (otherwise, almost all the dishes in this restaurant are beef, which is frustrating 😫). Additionally, with cheddar cheese sticks that melt into the curry sauce due to the heat, it's really tasty when scooped up with rice, creating a wonderfully stretchy texture.
🚩 Vegetable Set Meal $40
Their set meal is genuinely cheap; for $40, you can get a plate of fresh water spinach and a bowl of miso soup. The water spinach is really good, with fresh green tender stems and the aroma of garlic; it’s crunchy and very satisfying, a perfect match with rice. The miso soup is just the usual kind, but it's worth the price.
🚩 Grilled Chicken (A La Carte) $120
I really don't understand this a la carte option. Clearly, ordering beef alone is only $70, and you get a large plate of beef, while the teriyaki chicken thigh I ordered costs almost double the price, and when it arrived, it was an extremely small portion! So disappointing. Moreover, the chicken was inexplicably soaked in a pool of super salty sauce, making every bite unbearably salty. I really didn't like it. Poor review 👎 It was so expensive and tasted so bad; I genuinely regret adding this dish.
🚩 Onsen Egg $25
Quite standard; it's pretty good when cracked over the rice bowl, but I just put it directly on the curry sauce, and it brings a different flavor.
Overall, the dining experience was acceptable, but that grilled chicken a la carte was astonishingly disappointing. It's really not worth it, and it was almost twice as expensive as the beef. Frustrating!
Yoshinoya's branch in Taiwan isn't very tasty, and it's getting worse and worse. I don't know if my taste has become more particular or if the quality of the meals has really declined.
At the moment, I didn’t know what to eat. I thought that since there was a rice bowl restaurant nearby, I would just walk in. In hindsight, if I had the chance to choose again, I definitely wouldn’t walk in 😂.
The decor of this Xuhui branch is similar to other branches, with the same chain restaurant atmosphere. If you swipe your EasyCard when ordering, you can get quite a few discounts; I highly recommend using electronic payments.
In the utensils area, there’s unlimited pickled ginger you can take, which is probably the best food I had here. It’s tangy enough and has a refreshing coolness that adds a bit of flavor to the otherwise bland rice bowl.
Pork and Chicken Combo Rice Bowl 🐷🐔
🌕🌘🌑🌑🌑
The chicken thigh here really isn't good—it's dry and tough, lacking the tenderness expected from chicken, and it's hard to chew. I really do not recommend it. The pork is relatively easier to eat; the sliced fatty pork is tender and thin, and it’s quite filling. The rice bowl itself has plain rice, and the vegetables served on the side are tragically unappetizing, so I won't say more.
Chawanmushi (Japanese steamed egg custard)
🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
This is a very average steamed egg dish, with cheap pink and white fish cake inside, along with a small slice of mushroom and some corn—just like that, comparable to what I could buy next door at 7-11.
Miso Soup
🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑
This is just an extremely ordinary miso soup, with no other ingredients' aromas—just soup made from inexpensive miso paste with a few sad tofu skin slices; it’s quite disheartening.
In short, this is a place with "very stable quality." As for what aspect of 'stability' it refers to, if you read a little more context, you might get an idea. The service was nothing to write home about, the atmosphere was average, and the food was not good. I will definitely not walk in here again!
A well-known chain gyudon restaurant, a good choice for solo dining. Unfortunately, I found today's meal to be a bit saltier than usual.
📍 Scallion Warm Egg Gyudon (Value Bowl) NT$149
Additionally, I always pair it with the vegetable set. I love the garlicky flavor of the water spinach! However, today the vegetable dish was a bit salty, which was disappointing!
The miso soup that comes with it is rather ordinary and also tastes a bit salty.
▶️ Environment
🔹 The dining area is quite spacious, with 10 individual counter seats, 4-5 two-person tables, and 4 four-person tables.
🔹 Upon entering, you are served barley tea.
🔹 Utensils are self-service (at the front of the table).
▶️ Helpful Reminders
🔹 To place an order, press the service bell at the table.
🔹 Remember to take the receipt from the cylinder when settling the bill.
🔹 Credit cards and payment apps are accepted.
▶️ Overall Evaluation
🔹 The meal quality at Sukiya is generally consistent, with occasional new items being introduced. However, after trying many dishes, the Scallion Warm Egg Gyudon is still my favorite. Sadly, today's serving was a bit salty, and I ended up drinking a lot of water at home, or my kidneys would have complained! 🤣
Thank you, Fooday 🥳 for inspiring me to try more different cuisines 🍽
🚩 Location 🧭
Located at the intersection of Chongde Road Section 2 and Beiping Road Section 3 in Beitun District, Taichung City, near the Wenxin Chongde Station on the MRT Green Line.
🪑 About the overall atmosphere 🎡
This place belongs to a level one battlefield in the restaurant industry, so it’s normal not to have parking spaces for cars. Sukiya from Japan has an overall Japanese decor style; the interior design is warm-toned, and if you dine in, it gives a very cozy feeling. Many people might not know how to pronounce "すき家," but in Chinese, it’s probably called "食其家" (Shiqijia).
💰 About the pricing 💰
The takeaway value bowl of beef rice is $109, and the menu is divided into dine-in and takeaway. Of course, the descriptions are also in that cute Japanese style. What I find a bit puzzling is that there is no mobile payment option available; cash is the only method.
🍴 About the meals ☕
When you open the lid, you can see a generous amount of beef slices and onions, to the point where you can't even see the white rice. Once you lift it, there is really just meat, onions, and rice; it seems packed only halfway! The overall portion is a bit small, but it’s not overwhelmingly salty; because the seasoning is just right, even though it's simple, you won’t get tired of it. The meat is cut quite thin without overlapping, and it retains some juice; however, I think there could be a little more onion.
🤨 Conclusion ♥
Each meal has 3-5 sizes, ranging from mini bowl, medium bowl, value bowl, large bowl to MEGA. I think next time I want to see how big the MEGA really is; otherwise, finishing this leaves me feeling quite empty! But it was really delicious.
I ordered a medium bowl of beef curry rice. I remember that it wasn't very spicy before, but this time it feels stronger in spice compared to before. Personally, I can't handle too much spiciness, so I basically didn't dip anything in the curry; I just treated it as beef rice. Although it's a bit of a shame, it still tastes fine. I just won't order the curry next time.
