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【Foodholic Niko @ New Taipei】
I didn't expect to find such affordable, generous, and delicious Japanese set meals in the Greater Taipei area!
"Yaruyaki Izakaya He Ping Branch" is located near Nanshijiao Station, just about a 3-minute walk away, tucked away in a small alley but quite recognizable with its prominent sign.
The interior decor isn’t fancy; the tables and chairs look rather simple, and the staff is very friendly and offers suggestions when we place our orders.
This place was recommended by a friend who is a regular here. He said they are known for their "super large portions." The menu is very simple, just a single A4 sheet. Although it says "light meal set," trust me, it’s anything but light! Because the whole set includes appetizers, cooked dishes, fried items, sushi, main courses, soup, and desserts, and the portions of each item are quite shocking.
Even my friend, who has a good appetite, suggested we not order a full set for each person. There were seven of us, and we ordered six sets but didn’t finish everything.
The appetizer was a Japanese-style salad; the greens tasted very fresh and crunchy, and the dressing was quite appetizing.
The cooked dish was chawanmushi, which had a small piece of crabmeat topped with some fish roe, showing the chef's attention to detail, but the flavor was fairly average.
The fried item was fish fillets, but they were HUGE! The crust was crispy, though because the pieces were so large, the meat was a bit dry. However, pairing it with shredded cabbage and sesame sauce wasn’t bad.
The sushi came with two pieces of flower sushi and one piece of tofu skin sushi, and each piece was quite large... Personally, I thought they were all quite good! I felt pretty full after this!
We chose different main dishes to share, including assorted sashimi (6 pieces for $378), steamed fish ($388), shichimi fried chicken ($368), lightly salted grilled mackerel ($368), oversized pork cutlet ($368), and grilled beef ($498).
To be honest, everything was above average; nothing was bad! The sashimi was no longer just slices because each piece was super thick, resembling fish blocks, and it felt very fresh.
Both the steamed and grilled fish were good, but the mackerel had a larger portion, while the steamed fish was smaller. The shichimi chicken was large fried chicken pieces sprinkled with seven-spice powder, complemented by a house-made dipping sauce—it was very good! But I liked the fried pork cutlet even more, paired with mayonnaise and curry powder, which was quite special! The beef was cooked medium, tender, and delicious, but I recommend eating it while it's hot.
The soup of the day was clam miso soup, which had so many clams it was overwhelming—you could never finish it. The bowl was massive, and I couldn’t finish it all; the miso flavor was a bit sweet, which I personally didn’t prefer.
The dessert was something like mochi and bracken cake, hard to describe—it was a fried, chewy item sprinkled with wheat tea powder. It was okay, but felt like it was missing a flavor; I suggest not taking a big bite, as it’s easy to choke on it!
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