賴岡山羊肉

In one sentence, the conclusion is: this is a meat sauce rice restaurant that's been overshadowed by its lamb soup!

Located on the first floor of a residential building in Xindian, I unexpectedly fell in love with them after trying it once during my college years.

I believe their meat sauce rice is among the top three in the Greater Taipei area!

Lamb soup with skin: the meat is quite chewy; my friend feels its lamb flavor is slightly stronger compared to other lamb dishes. The broth itself is not considered light, but it’s not too heavy either.

The meat sauce rice is my main reason for visiting each time. Simply put, it is truly the number one I've had in the Greater Taipei area! The meat sauce itself has fat but isn’t overly greasy; it also has a nice firmness. The sauce is rich in flavor, and it feels like it must have been cooked for more than just a few hours. The texture of the rice is perfectly controlled; the only downside is that this time the meat sauce rice had slightly too little gravy, making it a bit dry.

The only unfortunate part is the dining environment and the number calling system. The dining area is right on the corridor, very crowded and somewhat dangerous, and the hygiene could be improved (though this might be an issue that cannot be changed). Moreover, it's not very clear how the shop's numbering system works, and the number tags don't help in determining the order, which is a bit disappointing. Nevertheless, it is still a place I wouldn't mind riding half an hour to eat at occasionally.