The staff will bring the food to your table based on the order number. When I first saw the size of the bowl, I was really taken aback; a bowl for $130 is really cheap! 🥳
✐ Beef Rice Noodles $130
· The beef is not freshly cooked, but very tender, with a nice texture and it won’t be chewy. The portion of beef is generous, and finishing the whole bowl will definitely fill you up. The broth is quite tasty, and if you like it spicy, you can add chili sauce in addition to the fresh chilies. Overall, it's a place I'd want to return to!
Great quality at a good price, I have visited multiple times, a good choice for food in Yuanshan!
The green curry chicken rice portion is just right, and you can choose between white rice or turmeric rice. Personally, I prefer their turmeric rice, but sometimes the turmeric rice sells out quickly at dinner, so it's best to go early.
The chicken is very tender and is drizzled with coconut milk to enhance the flavor, and the potatoes and carrots are both cooked thoroughly, making them easy to eat. The spiciness is relatively higher compared to their other dishes, but they offer free milk tea for dine-in customers, which can help cool down the spiciness quickly. The milk tea is also very cold and delicious, highly recommended! 👍
The "Hong Gong Gong Vietnamese Pho Specialty Store" on Shui Jiao She Road in Tainan was recently recommended by YouTuber She Wan, so I went to try it out out of curiosity. The result? I fell in love after just one bite, especially recommending their lemongrass chicken pho and rare beef pho.
The lemongrass chicken in the pho is deep-fried, with a crispy skin and a rich aroma. Paired with the tangy and savory broth, the overall flavor is refreshing and appetizing, making it hard to stop at just one bite. The unique feature of the rare beef pho is similar to how Tainan beef soup is served: the raw slices of beef are briefly cooked in the boiling broth, maintaining a tender and slightly rare texture that feels like eating a Vietnamese version of Tainan beef soup. The broth is clear and carries the sweetness of the beef, which shows sincere effort.
As for the side dishes, I particularly recommend the fried egg salad. The egg is fried to a crisp and paired with a sweet and sour sauce, giving it a rich layered texture that feels refreshing and appetizing. In Tainan's hot weather, these tangy side dishes are perfect.
The dining atmosphere of this place is simple, without excessive decoration, appearing plain and unpretentious. But to be honest, the focus is on the food itself. If you love Vietnamese cuisine, this place is definitely worth a try!
Braces Wearer Review: Separate restroom 🚾 recommended.
This place is located on Zhongxiao Street behind Myanmar Street in Zhonghe, and it’s also very close to the Nanshijiao Night Market. I found it for the first time while scrolling on Google Maps, and after trying it, I thought it was good and have since been here two or three times. This time, three of us dined and ordered the following:
Everything was actually quite tasty. The bread was super crispy, leaving crumbs all over the table 😂 when dipped in condensed milk, it was delicious. The beef noodle soup tasted just like what I had in Da Nang. The seafood fried rice is the moist type, the green papaya salad was very refreshing, the portion of the shrimp lettuce roll was quite large, and the fried meat cake had a fragrant spice aroma. It’s best to call and reserve a spot during the holidays, or you’ll have to wait a bit. It is recommended to come by bike or on foot.
Just arrived at Nangang Train Station and checked out the food options there. I saw this Vietnamese pho restaurant and decided to give it a try.
I ordered the pork pho, which had a few broth options. Besides the default pork bone broth, there were a few other choices, including chicken broth. As far as I remember, you only had to pay extra if you wanted the chicken broth, so I chose that.
First of all, the broth was very salty—salty enough that I needed to drink water after a few bites to quench my thirst. This was a bit of a downside, but the pho itself was quite good and refreshing.
Overall, considering the price and the broth, I feel that the value for money is a bit low.
Located outside Exit 1 of Gongguan MRT Station, a new shop with a prominent sign.
I ordered the fresh shrimp fluff Vietnamese-style baguette to give it a try. The French bread wasn't warmed up beforehand, so it was somewhat cold and hard, with a crispy texture. The first half had a mildly sour seasoning that was very refreshing. The shrimp fluff was in the middle section, and the sauce at the end had a fresh and salty flavor.
The size is similar to a twelve-inch Subway sandwich, offering a substantial portion and satisfaction equivalent to a meal. Currently, they only accept cash and support electronic invoicing.
Perhaps I should apologize for how this bread easily crumbles, leaving crumbs scattered on the sidewalk outside the MRT station. I'm very sorry about that 😅
Recently, it has been displayed as temporarily closed on Google Maps, and I'm unsure if they will reopen 🤔
Foodholic Niko @ Taipei
"Special Vietnamese PHỞ" is located near Ningxia Night Market, about a 5-minute walk from Exit 1 of Shuanglian Station. It is a Vietnamese restaurant that specializes in pho but also serves French bread, spring rolls, and other Vietnamese dishes. Interestingly, they also offer Korean ramen and hot pot items that you wouldn’t typically see in a Vietnamese restaurant.
We arrived on Monday evening at 6 PM, and the place was quite empty with a slightly dim environment. We were the only customers, and there was only one staff member who seemed to be Vietnamese and not very fluent in Chinese.
The seating capacity inside is quite limited, with only 4 two-person tables on the first floor, but I'm not sure if there's a second floor.
Traditional Stone Pot Beef Pho $180
Actually, I didn't see stone pot pho during my travels in Vietnam, so I thought it was quite special and decided to give it a try.
The staff first served a platter of raw beef, including beef slices, minced beef, and beef tripe (?), along with a plate of pho noodles and an egg. Then, a pot of boiling hot soup was brought out, into which they placed the raw beef and the egg, which cooked almost immediately. I was advised to add the pho noodles myself, starting with half to prevent them from overcooking.
First, I took a sip of the hot soup and I can only say it was astonishing! The broth was super delicious! It looked light but tasted very rich and sweet, with the saltiness just right. The most special part was a buttery aroma; I’m not sure if it was because they actually added butter or if the raw egg contributed to it, but in any case, it was very much to my liking—I almost drank the whole bowl!
The beef slices were also very tender and tasty! There were only two small pieces of beef tripe, but they had a nice chew, which I really liked! However, I wasn't a fan of the minced beef as it had a bit of a tougher texture.
Lemon was also provided; I could squeeze some in halfway but I felt the lemon flavor was not very prominent, as the original broth was already very delicious!
My friend ordered the half-raw beef pho $150, which looked very similar to my stone pot pho; the broth tasted quite similar too. The only differences were that it didn’t come with an egg and the contents weren’t added in front of me, just like that.
Overall, the price isn’t too expensive, and the beef was nice. The most impressive part was still the broth; I would return just for the pho's broth!
Environment
The store environment is bright, with plenty of seating available and enough space, so it doesn't feel cramped.
Meals
📍 Chicken Leg Rice Noodles 💰179
The portion of chicken leg is very generous, almost covering the entire bowl of rice noodles. The rice noodles are very chewy and delicious, and the broth is clear yet surprisingly rich and smooth in flavor.
📍 Cold Onion Chicken Salad 💰149
On a hot summer day, this dish is perfect. It comes with onions, carrots 🥕, cucumbers 🥒, and an abundance of chicken 🍗, with a dressing that is sour and sweet, making it very appetizing 🤤.
Parking
Located near Yongle Street, it can be a bit troublesome to drive 🚗, but riding a scooter 🛵 is more convenient.
Service
There is no special service, but they are very patient and kind when answering any questions.
This shop is located on De'an 1st Street. The owner is Vietnamese and has been in Taiwan for over 20 years, and she has learned some Taiwanese cuisine. The fried chicken legs and fried pork chops are really delicious.
The rice noodle soup has quite a bit of ingredients, including a lot of pig liver, and it has fried scallions added; the broth is a bit sweet and very palatable.
The papaya salad is 50 NT dollars for a large plate, and it includes shrimp and meat.
The most impressive dish is the fresh spring rolls, which have very little rice noodles and are mostly filled with vegetables.
The iced coffee is brewed, which is a bit of a pity.
Overall, it's a tasty and clean snack shop; the owner is very polite, and the shop is well-organized and tidy.
Regardless of whether it's in Canada or the United States, there are actually many Vietnamese immigrants. There are also plenty of opportunities to enjoy authentic Vietnamese cuisine here. We once tried a very unappetizing Vietnamese restaurant in Canada, but today, passing by the one we were taught about, I found the aroma very different. So, we decided to go in and taste it.
According to tradition, the first thing to order at a Vietnamese restaurant is... ❤️ Vietnamese beef pho. As per tradition, we always order this beef pho. The moment I took the first sip of the soup, I finally felt like I came to the right place; otherwise, I would have really been scared off by that previous Vietnamese restaurant! The beef here is incredibly tender, and the broth is very refreshing! My family and I finished a bowl completely!
❤️ Vietnamese spring rolls. The Vietnamese spring rolls are quite similar in Taiwan, just a bit bigger in appearance! However, the sauce is quite different; they use something that resembles sesame sauce. Personally, I still prefer our sweet and sour sauce—when paired with sesame sauce, it seems to lack a certain flavor…
❤️ Fried calamari. Fried calamari is my mom's favorite, so it's hard to resist ordering it when I see it! I was very happy that the fried calamari turned out very tender and juicy, which made the family very happy!
❤️ Grilled chicken with sauce. This dish also suits my dad's taste quite well; the sauce's salty-sweetness is just right, and the meat is well-cooked. Each piece of meat was thoroughly flavored, and it wasn't overcooked!
Overall, I would definitely recommend it! If you're in the vicinity, feel free to pop in for some hot soup and try out the delicacies at a Vietnamese restaurant!
