Underneath the Siwei Road Bridge
There is another restaurant upstairs
Probably from the same group
This time we're eating Oden
🍚 Mapo Tofu
This dish is quite good
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🍜 Tonkotsu Ramen with Pork Belly
Very similar to Pot-Stew Ramen
🍅 Tomato Beef Rice
Very nice ~ the tomatoes are well-seasoned, not just sauce made from ketchup
There's plenty of beef! It's also stewed to a tender texture, easy to chew
The rice is topped with a layer of omelet, delicious 😋
All the Oden is very tasty
The soup isn't salty
One of our friends ordered the meatballs twice 🤣
🥬 Vegetable Tofu was surprisingly good,
It was very flavorful! This was quite impressive
🥕 The radish was juicy and delicious
🍄🟫 A huge mushroom
The business is booming!
After 10:30, a lot of people came!
If you want to eat, it's recommended to come early, so you won't have to wait too long~
Memories of Middle School Wealth Car - Victory Swordfish Tempura, located on the side of Shengli Road of Datong High School in Pingtung City, this sweet tempura stall on a small blue truck is always especially popular in the afternoon. The truck serves a variety of oden, along with fried swordfish tempura and tempura slices, all at very affordable prices, making it a cherished memory for many people in Pingtung.
A piece of fried tempura slice costs five dollars, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and it's delicious with a bit of pepper salt. The daikon in the oden is very flavorful, and the vegetable rolls, rice blood cake, and meatballs are the signature items that must be ordered every time you visit.
There is also miso soup available for self-service, with some tofu and small dried fish in the broth, enhanced with onions and spring onions for flavor. It's a simple but tasty budget-friendly delicacy. 😋
Although there are not many oden shops in Taitung City, this particular one definitely handles the ingredients well!
From the moment you walk into the shop, you can see a variety of oden ingredients clearly displayed in a bright area. The dining space is very spacious, and there is a well-behaved red poodle. The presentation of the dishes when they arrive at the table is also impressive. Typically, food at oden shops in Taiwan is arranged quite randomly, but dining here gives you the illusion that you are really eating oden in Japan. 😂
The ingredients themselves taste quite fresh, and the flavors are very mild and healthy. So, for those who enjoy stronger flavors, you’ll need to add a lot of oden sauce. However, if you take your time to savor it and drink the broth, you can actually taste the sweetness of the soup.
The reason I didn't give it a perfect score is that while the broth has a touch of sweetness, I think it could be improved. Delicious food should make you want to eat more and more. I hope there is still room for further improvement.
A must-visit in autumn and winter! This soup shop not only offers a light and smooth broth but also fills you with warmth on cold nights.
The owner is super friendly, and there's a variety of dishes to choose from. The food comes out quickly, so you can satisfy your hunger in no time! The best part is that the prices are relatively cheap in Taichung, making it a lifesaver at the end of the month!
There are only outdoor seats, located next to the Water Resources Building, and it’s one of the favorite spots for local students. The soup can be taken in unlimited refills for free, truly a great value! Come and experience it; let this bowl of soup be your best companion in autumn and winter!
(If you like it salty, you can ask the owner for extra sauce!!!)
"As my business trip came to an end and I returned to Beitou, I suddenly felt like exploring the nightlife and looking for good food. So, I started riding around on a YouBike and stumbled upon a roadside stall that caught my attention, so I went over..." by Younger Brother
<About the meal experience after dining 🥣>
The oden tasted bland in its original flavor!! Remember to ask the owner for dipping sauce; although you can still taste a hint of the broth's bonito flavor in the original, the soup base is also very mild... The ingredients on site are very fresh, and the owner is very enthusiastic, saying: just tell me what you want. That is very comforting to hear for a busy office worker after a long day. As for the food I ordered, I can only say... it doesn’t have much flavor, but the ingredients were quite fresh without any bad smell.
<About the decor and environment on-site 🐾>
The decor on-site is very old, and the indoor space only has a fan, making it quite hot. The environment seemed ordinary but at least there were no cockroaches."
This is a place you can eat at when you don't know what to eat and just happen to pass by.
It’s the kind of place that exists without needing to make a special trip.
It can also be considered a beloved spot for many Tainan students during their time here,
serving the flavors of living in Tainan—a taste of nostalgia.
The black wheel (a type of food) is too soft and mushy because it's been stewed too long. Not recommended.
The radish is pretty good, it's soft and tender.
The stir-fried instant noodles are just the same as the Uni-President braised noodles 😂, not going to taste bad.
If we’re talking about “stir-fried,” I actually think it’s just boiled noodles with added ingredients.
The oden prices are relatively cheap for a big bowl👌
For stir-fried instant noodles, I think it’s better to just eat pot-stewed noodles instead 🤣; it might have a higher cost-performance ratio.
Foodholic Niko @ Taipei
Have you ever eaten oden inside a century-old historic building?
"Maruyama Station" is a new Japanese oden restaurant that opened in July this year, located near Maruyama Station (Isn't it a nice match with the restaurant's name!). When you exit from Exit 2, it's right across the street, and the exterior has a very Japanese style, making it easy to recognize.
You are required to remove your shoes before entering, and the interior is very Japanese, reminiscent of tatami. There are seating areas where you sit on the floor, as well as tables. As soon as you step inside, you feel a refreshing atmosphere that makes you feel like you've arrived in Japan in an instant.
The oden is sweet and tasty, with each item being quite flavorful. Honestly, everything is delicious! If I had to choose, my favorites are: daikon $40, cabbage roll $65, fish roe pouch $40, egg fry (similar to thick egg omelet) $35, and baby bok choy $40.
I added yuzu sauce $10. It was quite good, and alternating it with the free oden sauce was not bad, but honestly, if you don't want to pay extra, the original oden sauce is already amazing.
P.S. There's also Dongquan sauce.
For fried items, we ordered New Taiwan Fried (similar to sweet potato tempura) $35 and Golden Sand Squid Tempura $45. Personally, I feel the cost-performance ratio isn't very high. The taste is okay, but the portion is really small (I was a bit shocked when it arrived), so relatively speaking, it's a bit expensive. I'd rather use the same amount of money to order more oden.
Noodle soup $40 consists of noodles and a few slices of vegetables. It tastes standard, but the fact that the noodles don’t have a strange oily taste is commendable, and the soup is very delicious. If you don’t want to order noodle soup, there's also free broth available for self-service.
The "Sake Machine" is really novel! It's a machine I haven't seen elsewhere; for $100, you can exchange it for 3 tokens. Each token can be exchanged for a type of alcohol, which is 20ml. We tried matcha plum wine and passion fruit wine, both were very delicious, along with another sake, which was a bit too strong for my taste. It seems I’m still better off with sweeter drinks 😂.
Overall, with such an environment and atmosphere, the food is also above average, and it’s filling. Splitting the cost for two people came to less than $200 each. Highly recommended!
🌟 The highly popular student favorite spicy oden, drinks recommended.
🌟 Dine-in (seating will be arranged) and takeout both require queuing, and there are really a lot of people.
"The Spicy Oden on Xiaodong Road" is a roadside stall located on Xiaodong Road. It’s not an exaggeration, you can see the crowd from a distance during business hours, making it clear if they are closed for the day; friends living in Tainan surely know about it, with hot pot ingredients starting as low as 5 NT dollars!!
Xiaodong Road Spicy Oden is operated from a small food truck. Honestly, I think it’s really popular because it’s roadside with no air conditioning, dining in summer can be hot, but it's really comfortable in winter. You need to queue first to order, and the staff will arrange seating for you once you order.
The menu includes hot pot ingredients, vegetables, meats, noodles, and sauces such as peanut sauce, special soy sauce, and sesame spicy sauce. Unlimited soup is provided, with hot pot ingredients priced as low as 5 NT dollars, and vegetable packs at 20 NT dollars, with prices ranging from 5 to 70 NT dollars; meats and seasonal vegetables are a bit higher, but honestly, you can get very cheap meals if you don’t go crazy with the meat!!
Oden is divided into spicy and non-spicy. If there are a lot of people, the spicy pot might take longer to queue for (even at the same time), and their spicy flavor is really fragrant, but it’s quite spicy (I can handle a bit of spice).
Time to eat:
Steamed Noodles 💰20
The noodles from Xiaodong Road are topped with their special mushroom minced pork.
Savory but not overly salty; if you find the flavor too light, you can add more seasonings.
Corn 💰15
Radish 💰10
Rice Blood Cake 💰15
Baby Cabbage (half pack) 💰35
Liver Meatball 💰40
Cabbage Roll 💰35
Spicy Duck Blood 💰25
Veggies eat non-spicy, everything else is spicy.
No words can describe it; the vegetables are very fresh and sweet.
Eating spicy food is truly satisfying, but I always go next door to buy drinks (their special drinks are relatively safe, otherwise it’s really spicy). It’s recommended to bring drinks for eating spicy food 😂
Thoughts: Eating here since my student days till now, it really is cheap and delicious!!
If you prioritize meals: cheap and delicious.
If you prioritize the environment: roadside setting.
If you prioritize parking: Motorbikes can park by the lakeside; cars park on the roadside (depends on luck).
If you prioritize restrooms: None.
If you prioritize queuing: Almost always a queue.
In summer, it’s recommended to take out and enjoy at home with air conditioning, super great.
If you prioritize service: Average.
If you value cost-performance ratio: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
(Simple discussion on food and price.)
❤️ The top-grade sweet potato noodles always remind me of Ding Te, but this "top-grade" is just an adjective. The first time I came to Taipei to eat sweet potato noodles, it was at this place. Back then, I didn't understand why they added soup, but later I learned that it's a special characteristic of northern sweet potato noodles.
Overall rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
🚗 This is the Wanhua Mengjia Night Market, and you can park at the Longshan Temple underground parking lot. There are plenty of spots, but you still need to wait for a space. There's also parking around the perimeter of the night market for scooters, and I saw people riding right into the market. If you're worried about parking, you can take the MRT to Longshan Temple Station and walk over.
💬 Although it's called sweet potato noodles, it should actually be a shorthand for kanto-style stew. The contents include not only sweet potato noodles, but also radish, rice blood cake, small meatballs, fried tofu, and crystal dumplings. Previously, we would sit inside the shop, but after the pandemic, we could only sit outside or on the scattered chairs on the road, and you might get bumped into by pedestrians (there are really a lot of people on weekends). Sometimes, there's no place to sit, so you have to eat while standing, which makes the dining environment a bit awkward. However, having sweet potato noodles and adding hot soup (free unlimited refills) in winter is truly a great enjoyment (in summer... it's hard to say).
Food quality: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Service quality: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Restaurant atmosphere: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Value for money: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
For detailed reviews of the dishes, please continue reading below ❤️
Sanuki udon set meal 120$ (exclusive to adult students)
The set meal is a bowl of oden + udon noodles and hot spring egg
Drizzle udon noodles with sesame sauce and put a hot spring egg on it
Overall it tastes moist and smooth.
Sesame paste has a sesame and sweet aroma
There are a lot of ingredients for oden cooking!
The soup is also a bit sweet, very delicious and quite unique.
I want to try mentaiko udon next time!
