金沙塔雲泰料理忠孝店

Item: 金沙塔雲泰料理 忠孝店
Rating: 4
Author: IN老師

Lunch8 ppl$240

about 1 month ago

🚩 3-4 people can also enjoy a hearty meal at this Thai restaurant with a Taiwanese flavor in Taipei's Eastern District 🇹🇭

📍 Location and Transportation: Jinsha Tower is located in the famous alley of Lane 216, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, in Taipei's Eastern District. The nearest MRT station is Zhongxiao Dunhua Station, Exit 3, which takes about a 4-minute walk. There is no parking allowed on either side of the alley.

🏠 Space: The interior is simply and cleanly decorated, with a spacious dining area that has over 70 seats. There are tables for 2, 4, and 6 people, as well as two round tables for 8, suitable for various types of customers. The business is quite good during lunch, and it's often full.

💰 Ordering and Payment: You fill out the order on a paper menu and settle the bill after dining. Only cash payment is accepted.

🍽️ Meals:
This time it was a group gathering with colleagues, and I've shared my impressions of the food in the photos below ⬇️. The dishes are all ordered a la carte; there are no pre-set meal combos by the restaurant. The owner mentioned that the small portion is for 2-3 people, and the large portion is for 4-6 people, for reference.

💭 Summary:
Although it’s a Thai restaurant, the flavors are actually quite Taiwanese (my personal criterion: if they offer "moon shrimp cakes," it's not an authentic place 😂). They serve unsweetened green tea for dine-in, which is quite mild to help cut the grease. The jasmine rice is $20 per person and is unlimited. I was very restrained today and didn't order another pot 🤭. The dishes came out quickly, and many of them are "rice killers" 😋 (although my impressions of the dishes this time seem average, I've been here a few times before and generally have felt it was good. I tend to want to come back about once a month). I didn’t order this time, but I recommend: Thai basil pork, Thai-style baked egg, and moon shrimp cakes.

Green Coconut Juice Chicken (Small) $180 The chicken should be from the chicken breast area, and there's quite a lot of meat. The coconut juice makes it not dry, and there are also a few edamame beans and lemongrass leaves inside. The coconut juice is rich and not salty; I could eat three bowls with rice 😋.

Chili Pepper Chicken (Large) $280 A classic dish with tender meat and crispy fried skin, topped with a sauce that has a fragrant chili pepper aroma and is not very spicy.

Lemon Roasted Pork (Small) $180 The pork is roasted to be a bit tough, not greasy, and the sauce is a little少 and not very sour.

Shrimp paste cabbage (small) $150 It tastes okay, but it's a bit messy when stir-fried (?). It doesn't look very appealing; I prefer the water spinach.

Shrimp paste water spinach (small) $150 Generous portion, the sauce is rich but a bit salty, goes well with rice.

Jinsha Tofu (Large) $269 Tofu lovers 😋 This dish is delicious!! The tofu is tender and intact without any breakage, and the seasoning is not overpowering. It doesn't feel greasy even when it's cold.

Papaya Salad (Small) $150 Sweet and crunchy, very delicious, slightly sour. Enjoy a few bites of papaya after eating savory dishes to change the flavor.

Winter Noodles with Shrimp (Large) $320 There are a lot of shrimp (about 8), the sauce looks thick, but actually tastes not salty at all. The winter noodles inside have no flavor (what happened?).