【Foodholic Niko @ Taipei】

"Uncle Chicken Soup" is a hot pot brand that I really enjoy in Taipei, and there are probably two reasons for this: the first is the soup base, and the second is the vegetable platter.

Soup Base
"Uncle Chicken Soup" places great emphasis on presenting the soup base. Although there aren't many choices for the broth, you can feel the care taken by the restaurant. Before customers choose a soup base, they are first given a small cup to taste. After tasting, they can choose their favorite, showcasing the restaurant's confidence in their broth and their thoughtfulness towards customers.

Vegetable Platter
Eating hot pot is generally a pretty healthy choice, right? However, many hot pot restaurants tend to include some processed hot pot ingredients in their vegetable platters, which strays from the health aspect. But at "Uncle Chicken Soup," the vegetable platters consist of whole foods! Just for this reason, I keep choosing to eat hot pot here!
P.S. If you don't feel like having vegetables, you can swap everything for meats or seafood!

"Uncle Chicken Soup Dunbei Branch" is located near Nanjing Fuxing Station and Civic Park Station, both of which are not far to walk from either station, making transportation quite convenient.

I visited on a weekday afternoon at 5 PM, and although I didn't make a reservation, I was seated smoothly without waiting (if you plan to visit during peak meal times or on a holiday, it’s still recommended to reserve in advance to avoid disappointment).

However, there was one aspect I found a bit disappointing. At that time, there were quite a few empty seats in the restaurant, yet we were seated almost at the same table as another group of customers, with only a 10-centimeter gap between us. We could hear each other’s conversations clearly, which was somewhat awkward for both our group and the other group.

We ordered the salted hand-cut tender chicken breast for $368 paired with brandy chicken soup, and Taiwan-selected marbled pork for $398 paired with vegetable chicken soup (both plus a 10% service fee).

The vegetable chicken soup was refreshing and light; the brandy chicken soup came with a small cup of brandy that can be added in 2-3 portions to the broth. I personally really liked this option, as the broth becomes very rich at the end, making you want to have a bowl of soup to drink (I typically don’t drink broth when having hot pot).

As for the meat, I highly recommend the tender chicken breast; the portion was okay, and despite being cooked for a long time, it remained tender—really great! In contrast, the marbled pork was a bit ordinary.

For side dishes, you can choose between white rice, vermicelli, or eggs, and you can also select the chef’s wavy noodles to cook at the end of the hot pot. With the already rich broth, adding the green pepper spicy sauce and soy sauce from the sauce station turns it into a super delicious dry mixed noodle!