雞家莊 本店
Since the Michelin Guide Taipei debuted in 2018, it has been selected every year as a Bib Gourmand recommendation. Is Chicken House really that good?
On the day we made a reservation, the restaurant was packed with people, and many visitors had to leave empty-handed.
The dining experience was not very pleasant; the environment was quite noisy, and we waited half an hour for our dishes. The older waitstaff members even lacked a unified communication process: one server came to tell us that a dish had not yet been prepared in the kitchen and asked if we wanted to wait. We informed them that we would cancel it. A second server then asked if the dish had arrived yet, and we informed them that we had already canceled it. Then a third server brought out that dish anyway...
As for the dishes themselves, there were indeed some remarkable aspects. We ordered a few individual soups, among which the "Bitter Melon and Pork Rib Soup" showcased its bitter and sweet flavors perfectly, and it paired well with fermented black beans. Here’s a brief description of the dishes: