Taiwan Tapas — Restaurant in Dresden

This place is such a humble restaurant, offering all-time favorite Taiwanese street food and home-cooked meals. The owner was very welcoming and super friendly. That time I ordered quite a few dishes as the portions were just right for Asian standard.

魷魚羹麵 : This thick noodle soup was utterly savory from the seafood-based ingredients used. The squid pieces were blanched perfectly. The squid balls had very nice consistency. The radish strips were soft and sweet. The Thai basil leaves delivered herbal scent and taste, brightening the whole dish. Everything was elevated the moment I added white pepper and black vinegar.

大腸麵線 : This thick mee sua soup is the most classic street food of Taiwan. The one that I had was without oysters due to regional limited availability. Instead, oysters were substituted with pork intestines. The mee sua was so special. The broth was loaded with umami. The cilantro leaves added freshness to the dish. I drizzle a bit of black vinegar to give the soup a slight kick.

三杯雞套餐 : Another classic dish that I had was this one. The real one was supposed to be served in a claypot. This restaurant rather served it directly over hot steaming rice as dish was offered as one-pot meal together with other side dishes. The taste of this dish was authentic. The side dishes gave homey feelings from the simple flavors.

滷肉飯套餐 : This was yet another authentic dish of Taiwan. The braised pork in soy sauce and spices was so comforting with perfect amount of sweetness. The side dishes were served, especially the radish-like strips were to die for with a subtle amount of sweetness. Having paired everything with hot steaming rice was a match made in heaven. However, there could be a bit more pork pieces.

水蒸魚便當 : The fish flaked well. Unfortunately the flavor of the Szechuan-liked sauce was rather mild. The side dishes were delicious.

鹽酥雞 and 炸海鮮 : This dish was so reminiscent of the night market in Taiwan. The spice mixtures and marinade were the right combination. The chicken and squid pieces were succulent. However, they could have been a bit crispier to our liking.

炸豆腐 : As I suspected, this dish was supposed to be using stinky tofu. Needless to say, it could not be offered due to the regional availability of the ingredients. Yet the final dish was fantastic. The tofu was so fresh with intense soy bean flavor. The exterior was loaded with crispiness and tossed...

I really can't recommend this place. I walked 1 hour one way from the opposite side of the river to arrive at the place, which seemed to have potential: a Taiwanese seller, a messy-hoarded authentic Taiwanese vibe, and spicy chilli oil dedicated to Chinese and Taiwanese levels beside Western evels. But they served the most awful beef noodle I ever had. It was super watery and only at a lukewarm temperature. It seems like they forgot the seasoning and salt. GREEDY place charged 15,5 euros for the big portion, which was just a regular-size bowl with barely edible homemade noodles that were so undercooked and a few thinly sliced beef. This, hands down, was the worst Taiwanese beef noodle I ever had. I ordered that because they said it was only served every Friday and Saturday?! So I thought, why not? Oh boy, I regret spending €60 for two beef noodles, a tiny portion of chicken popcorn (which again, we ordered a big portion, tasted ok, probably the best you could have at this sad place), and sichuan beef with rice (which was a few beef slices and veggies, and that was okay too, not wow at all), and three beers. In the end, I couldn't even finish the beef noodle, and the girl didn't even ask why or ask about the food.

I don't know why, but a lot of people went there the same time we were there. I bet they were trapped with this pseudo-authentic Taiwanese. They should switch businesses; apparently...

Highly recommend this restaurant!

It's been a while since not having all this Taiwanese strass food, we are so glad that we have visited this place! We are 4 people and visited two times within two days in Dresden.

We have tried

*Side dish: Popcorn Chicken 鹹酥雞 (MUST EAT!) Egg bread roll 蛋餅 Crispy Tofu 炸豆腐 (Pickle is the same as you get in Taiwan) Luwei 滷味

*Main dish: Taiwanese Beef noodle soup with handmade Noodles 台灣手工紅燒牛肉麵 (MUST EAT! Handmade Noodles are AMAZING! and the broth is very nice, they have been cooked for 8 hours! ) Taiwanese Prok Cutlets 炸豬排便當 Taiwanese Luro Box 滷肉飯 Vegan beef noodle soup 素牛肉麵 Rouzao rice noodle soup 肉燥米粉 Red Noodle Soup 大腸麵線 (NICE! is the same as you get in Taiwan) Squid Noodle Soup 魷魚羹麵(NICE! is the same as you get in Taiwan, you can check with the kitchen if you can change the noodles to rice noodle, is one of the tradition way in Taiwan)

The restaurant is very chill and the waiter we have met are alls very nice, the owner is very friendly and readily! She was very happy that we enjoyed a lot about the food, but we are more appreciate that she made the...