#Open During the New Year

The operating hours during the New Year are the same as usual, from 11 AM to 11 PM. I went there on the fourth day of the New Year!

Salia is a well-known Japanese chain Italian restaurant that focuses on affordable Italian cuisine. The prices are generally low, you can get a plate of pasta for just over a hundred TWD, and the cost-performance ratio is quite good. However, I had never eaten there before, and during this visit to Ximen, I initially planned to eat at Tian Tian Li, but since it was closed for the New Year, I decided to try Salia instead.

First came the garlic bread, which was surprisingly quite good. It had a soft texture and enough garlic flavor, not too dry or hard, making it a nice starter. Next was the seafood chowder, which tasted rather ordinary. The bowl looked large, but it was actually a shallow dish, and the amount of soup was small; however, it was acceptable to eat it with the garlic bread.

The spicy chicken popcorn flavor was quite nice; the outer coating was a bit crispy, and it had the right level of saltiness. Although labeled as spicy, it was not spicy at all.

Then came the biggest disappointment: the pesto chicken pasta. This dish was completely unappealing. The pesto flavor was almost just olive oil with a little bit of basil; it lacked a rich pesto taste and was not salty enough, resulting in a totally flat eating experience. I had to get salt myself to add to it.

Overall, Salia is an affordable restaurant with some decent items. It should be suitable for students or customers who need big portions to fill up.