Long Yuan — Restaurant in Taipei

I've been a long time diehard fan of nearby San Yuan Hao until one day I found the said-to-be no rest day San Yuan Hao was having a day off. I was without choice but went to this shop sine it's the closest and still one of the minced pork rice trident of Jiancheng Circle. But, it's just not as good as San Yuan Hao, and this is by no means "personal preference." Long Yuan offered almost the same taste but without the pièce de résistance which is what I called the Jiancheng Circle flavor, and during my visit, their staffs was drowned in a shouting contest, blaming each other's tardiness...that's not very professional to be honest. If you've never tried San Yuan Hao, you might like their thing but if you did, better stick...

It’s good traditional Taiwanese food. Their braised mince meat rice “ru rou fan” was good and not too fatty. I personally like mine with some fat in it, but if you’re someone that doesn’t like to eat too much fat in your ru rou fan this is the place for you. My favorite was their chicken rolls. Got a very traditional taste to it. The outer layer is nice and crispy and goes perfect with the pickle cucumber and the sauce. They also have other side dishes and soups. Try...

The version of Braised pork rice at this restaurant is a little leaner than most in the area without little flavor. Since there's more lean meat in the sauce it makes the overall texture of the rice a bit on the dry side. The stuffed pork roll was soggy and also with little flavor, not even the dipping sauce could help. Both the rice and pork roll were...