Shin Yeh Shiao Ju (Nangang) — Restaurant in Nangang District

I flew back to Taiwan to have a proper Taiwanese meal with my family before Lunar New Year ended. I would highly recommend making an early reservation as it’s always full house due to the office buildings and exhibition centres being located within 5-10 mins walking distance. As I didn’t make any reservation and walked in during lunchtime, we waited nearly 30 mins to be seated. Three of us ordered a two-pax lunch set meal and an extra vegan soup and dessert. It’s way too much for us, and we need to take it away. All the dishes were relatively excellent and appealing, but the pork was served too slowly, and we almost forgot about it. Identical to the dessert, I have to go over to the waitress to inform them that we have finished the meal and please serve the dessert. The green tea is nicely brewed, but the best is still the vegan soup. The handicapped toilet is on maintenance, and most of the tools are stored in the lady’s room; a waiter came into the lady’s room without knocking, and I was deeply disturbed. All the all, if you are just talking about the food and people who stand at the counters, they are high quality, trained and well cooked. But the rest of the staff seems not...

I finally had the opportunity to enjoy my favorite bamboo-smoked chicken in Taiwan. The chicken was incredibly tender and bursting with flavor. Another standout was the pan-fried pig liver, which was so delicious that I couldn't resist having more. Achieving the perfect doneness was essential to preserve the juiciness of the liver. On the other hand, the claypot-cooked oyster with tofu was a bit lacking in umami flavor and tasted somewhat bland. The stewed white cabbage was excellent but could have used a touch more salt. The steamed fish was decent but lacked seasoning, and a spicier sauce could have elevated it to perfection. We wrapped up the meal with a traditional and authentic serving of fried vermicelli, or bee hoon, which was incredibly satisfying. The key to this dish was the perfect flavor and springiness of the vermicelli. It was a delightful lunch with my business associates, finally indulging in properly cooked...

It’s raining cats and dogs today. The stuff of the restaurant is not nice to us.(especially my grandpa is almost 100 years old.) My grandpa is almost falling down in the rainy day tonight. I just asked if there’s any umbrella for us to use it with my family to go to the CTBC Financial Park. The male stuff is impatient to answer: There’s only our clients’ umbrellas here. Bad location of the restaurant is inconvenient for customers. Don’t you think to consider the safety of customers in the rainy day? It’s ridiculous. Do not be good for small things. I don’t think we’ll go back to the...