映 我家廚房

Foodholic Niko @ Taipei

"Ying My Kitchen" is located near the Xingtian Temple Station, about a 3-minute walk from Exit 3. It is a very simple casual dining spot. The owner seems a bit reserved and doesn't talk much. Many of the customers appear to be regulars, mostly families, with quite a few elderly individuals and children.

The meal sets offer various flavor choices, all of which consist of the same main dish, two side dishes, soup, rice, a drink, and dessert (it's said that you can have extra soup and rice, and drinks are also refillable).

I ordered the orange juice salmon for $290.
I must say I was a bit disappointed with the portion size when it was served because the side dishes seemed quite small, and the salmon was not particularly large either. However, I still ended up feeling full by the end of the meal. The seasoning for the orange juice salmon was quite unique; it’s rare to see a restaurant prepare salmon this way. It also came with a side of kimchi, which is a rather odd pairing. I thought it was okay, but not particularly impressive. The salmon was generally tender, but I noticed some bones were not completely removed, which made it a bit tricky to eat. Personally, I found that a little inconvenient.

The side dishes of scrambled eggs with chives and cabbage were pretty good. Although they looked quite homely, the seasoning was just right—not too salty, bland, or oily.
As for the soup, it was winter melon soup... well, it was just winter melon soup—nothing special, haha.

For my drink, I chose milk tea, which is served cold without extra ice. It tasted like milk creamer tea, not too sweet, and it was enjoyable with free refills, which I thought was great!

The dessert was jasmine tea jelly, which was also a standard offering.