汕頭牛肉劉 — Restaurant in Taichung

Very yummy beef! This place was highly recommended by a friend who ate there for over 30 years. The beef is chilled only, never frozen and the verdict is in the taste, soft and moist with the delightful beefy taste from being cooked in the simple broth. The broth is very simple base, I saw lots of dried fish, very teochew kind of style. The sauce is a peanut sauce which I understand is made by the shop and not bought from stores. There is a slight wait from order to the serving of the hotpot as everything is cooked with charcoal, so be prepared to wait a bit and have a sauna when the hotpot is being served. Other than beef, they have an array of the usual steamboat offerings, but my take is to just go for the beef and pork and ignore the rest. The place is hidden in an alley, but it is not hard to find with Google Map...

You can’t get any more local than this!!! The full dining experience itself is a stellar ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ sit in the alleyway with charcoal fire boiling that pot of soothing hot pot broth.

The soup was surprisingly not heavy at all (thinking it is satay based with dried fish) perfect for all season.

Dining in the alleyway definitely have some flaws tho, mosquito’s, sweating while eating with no AC. Not something I’d do everyday but definitely worth the experience!

Meat was super tender and the fried tofu skin is...

The owner is super nice!! The food is also awesome!! Charcoal hotpot is not common around... The beef is the must order items ... It is not frozen beef at all but what they called 溫體牛. Personally I highly recommend the beef ball and fresh cuttlefish.... Come and try the food...