Kingyo Taipei — Restaurant in Taipei

My friend Mav introduced us to this hole in the wall down a random side street. With the enticing expectation fresh, huge salmon slabs, Mav made us a reservation to get us seated right away. We got the deluxe chirashi (with special addition of scallop for 120) (comes with a soup too!), 2 Hokkaido scallop orders, deep fried crab roll, hamachi kama, and veggie. This was way too much food for our party of 3 adults. It was fairly loud inside due to the cramped seating, and the bathroom through the tiny kitchen area (where you have to squeeze past the worker making tiny fish dishes) is a little odd, but the overall ambience is of a small izakaya. Restroom itself is tiny, you barely have room to turn around. Fun for a good dinner out with adults. There is a small enclosed area more exposed to the outside at the entrance where there were 2 parties with young kids, and would definitely recommend aiming for that area if you have little ones. It's quite cramped inside. The table next to us got a hot pot so it was extra warm. Sashimi was fresh and very good, pretty much every piece was melt in your mouth despite the thick cuts. I wasn't a fan of the egg roe slab inside the Hokkaido scallop, but my understanding is that they are quite expensive. I took pictures of every page of the menu. Most of it has English which was helpful. I overheard the wait staff telling someone else that the items with red numbers are not available for dinner, so keep that in mind if those look...

As a Singaporean, I have to say it's really about what you're looking for. Really an experience. My partner and I were recommended by a friend (another Singaporean who lived in taipei for a number of years) and she recommended us this place. If you're looking for freshness of sashimi at value buy price, then this is the place to go. But you gotta at least speak some basic mandarin to communicate with the local taiwanese server aunties. Imagine the portion of sashimi you might get at a buffet in SG, but with freshness from a Japanese fish market. That's what you get. The downside is if you are looking for well sliced fish, then you won't come here. It's not meant for fine-dining. We were a bit shocked at how big the portions were (I kid you not when I say we had trouble lifting up the sashimi chunks). Between us, we ordered a premium sashimi mix, 2 portions of different sushi types (one tuna and one "I forgot what") and one chicken karage and 2 bowls of fresh miso soup. We only paid 1507TWD( or $65 SGD on my youtrip card). Everything was fresh, although don't expect much from presentation for that price point. The sashimi was so big chunks it was more like sashimi steak haha. To be honest, I was a bit scared of sashimi for awhile after that. But I would still recommend anyone heading to Taipei to give that place a try because it really is...

This place is definitely one of the most unique sushi restaurants in Taipei. It’s dark and crowded and hidden on an alley off of Yenji st. The staff are very friendly and helpful and if you’re not sure of what to order they have a lot of great recommendations. We got the tuna, scallop, and sword fish sushi along with the stewed pork and a deep fried pork cutlet which came with a seaweed side dish , rice, and miso soup. The pork items were good but the sushi was very fresh and tasty. They fish portions are very generous and delicious. However, on my next visit I will definitely try their speciality which is thick cut sashimi bowls. The tables around us all ordered them and I was shocked at the huge cuts of fish. Traditionally, the fish is cut in thin strips but this store gives you big thick chunks of meat. I’ll be back for round 2!! You need to check this spot out. And I would recommend calling and making a...