巷丼食堂 — Restaurant in Tainan

A small restaurant situated on a busy foot and motorcycle traffic street in an area full of specialized eateries can be beneficial for gaining patrons without much advertising, or it can be a disadvantage to have to competing with other food places within a shouting distance. This tiny Japanese Donburi eatery seems not affected by either of the above two factors. Its business is built upon its good food. The menu is somewhat bigger than its limited number of seats, actually stools. The food came pretty fast, prepared, and served by only a few workers. You can use your left hand to count and find you still have fingers available. Although you'll have to make a reservation in advance or wait outside on their benches for a while, you won't be rushed, like many eatery will ask you to empty your seats 60 minutes after you're seated for customers in line. You could really enjoy your nice Donburi and other...

This was a real gem of a find. We wandered around trying to find a place to eat on a quiet Monday and stumbled upon this lovely little restaurant. It does not serve beer but a nearby FamilyMart provides that and the restaurant provided the glasses! This was some of the best Japanese rice bowl style hearty food we have ever eaten, and such a friendly welcoming staff. We even got given some skewers of chicken and duck as a token of appreciation for our visit. We would have returned on the Tuesday but they shut on Tuesday and Wednesday. Don't miss this if you...

Great food, the seared salmon was super fresh, all dishes were produced with care and tasted really good. Many small side dishes that were a pleasure to discover (especially the pickled black beans)

The waitress was extremely friendly and accommodating, she brought a tablet which had photos of the dishes and English description of the ingredients.

The fried chicken was not very crispy, but very tender.

They also offer free self-serve miso soup for while you're waiting for your meals to be freshly prepared that tasted...