A Cheng Goose — Restaurant in Zhongshan District

Goose Meat (1 Person) 一人份鹅肉 = TWD220 Goose Intestines with Leek 韭菜鵝腸 = TWD150 Goose Liver 鵝肝 = TWD100 Goose Heart 鵝心 = TWD100

No Service Charges

When I reached there at around 12.30pm on a Weekday Afternoon, understandably since this is a Michelin Rated Place, there were at least 15 Customers outside waiting in line. Interestingly most of them seems to be Locals themselves.

As I didn't have anything planned, I thought I'd just try my luck and see if the Queue would move fast, which amazingly, it actually did. Well, not THAT fast also lah, It still took about 21 Mins.

Queue and Ordering Procedure for this Place.

1) Walk up to the Q-Number Machine and grab a Q Number Paper Slip.

2) Listen out for the Automated Machine Annoucement for your Number. (Note: This is spoken in Mandarin, there are No English Versions)

3. When your Q-Number is Called Out, approach the Entrance Staff with your Paper Slip  and they will direct you where to go. Hold on to this Paper Slip as you will still need it later.

Note: This Place has 3 Levels. For People with Mobility Issues, do note that there are No Elevators. You have to Climb Staircase. That said, you can request to be seated at 1st Level if there is available space. Solo Diners seems to be mostly directed to their 3rd Floor as I've observed.

4. Once you arrived at your Designated Level, pass your Q-Number Paper Slip  to a Staff of this Level who will then direct you to your Seat.  Ordering of Food is through Pen and Paper Method  They have both Chinese and English Menu. Wait for your Food to be served to you.

5. Utensils and Condiments are available at a Separate Counter on the Level so grab them while you wait for your food.  Once you've finished your Meal, go down to the Cashier at 1st Floor to pay.

It took 5 Mins for the Goose Meat Platter, 7 Mins for the Goose Intestines, and 10 Mins for the Goose Liver and Heart Platter. Everything was up in 10 Mins.

Goose Meat (1 Person) 一人份鹅肉 = TWD220 (S$9.10) Goose Intestines with Leek 韭菜鵝腸 = TWD150 (S$6.20) Goose Liver 鵝肝 TWD100 (S$4.10) Goose Heart 鵝心 TWD100 (S$4.10)

Due to Text Limit Constraints, I won't go into details describing every Ingredient here. If you are interested to know more, come visit my Facebook Food Blog: "A Solo Singaporean's Guide to JB Foods (And More!)" to view the Full Review with Photos.

Conclusion and Closing Thoughts

At TWD220 (S$9.10) for this Big of Braised Goose Meat  is Not Cheap, but felt Worth It because of How Much Goose Meat you're actually getting.

Goose is a Good Clean Tasting Poultry that ALMOST taste like Duck.  As I mentioned in the Past, If you like Goose, but find HK Styled Roasted Goose to be Too Oily, Braised Goose is a Nice Mid-Way Compromise. The One Served Here is Very Well Made and is Worth your Time.  Every Component worked well and Every Condiment paired well with it.

At TWD150 (S$6.20) for the Goose Intestines with Leek,  again not Super Cheap but I thought this acted as a Good Veggie Counter-Balance to prevent any Meat Jelakness.  The Goose Intestines don't really taste of anything but if you have never eaten before, this is worth to order to give it a try. This dish itself tastes good.

At TWD100 (S$4.10) each for both Goose Liver and Heart  for a Total of TWD200 (S$8.20) again is Not Cheap but the Amount of Food offered is alot. If you are someone who enjoy the Taste of Liver, I can recommend to give this a Try.  I just wished I had a Bowl of Hot Porridge to pair these with.

Overall, I had an Enjoyable Dining Experience.  Although Expensive, the Presentation, Quality of the Dishes, Efficient Queue System and Friendly Polite Customer Service to me is Worth the Money.

If you have never eaten Goose before, and you are in Taipei, I can recommend this Place to give a Try. This Place lives up to its Michelin Award Rank and the Queue on a Weekday feels Bearable. Highly Recommended!

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Michelin Bib Gourmands are often disappointing from my experience, but this place is legit insanely high value max CP god tier. i think one of the main reasons their food is so cheap is that they don’t use food delivery services which means they don’t have to compensate for the ridiculous 30% cut that Uber Eats takes.

the goose is so smoky and flavorful that i honestly felt like all the sauces just detracted from its natural flavor. you MUST get the goose oil rice (鵝油飯) which is insanely tasty on its own (make sure you mix it first cuz all that greasy juice is at the bottom) and the sausages which are stuffed with fat chunks of king oyster/trumpet mushrooms. take a bite of that and chase with raw onion + raw garlic = BLISS. also check out the seasonal vegetable. for me it was crown daisies (山茼蒿) which are like what spinach wishes it could be. tender, succulent stems that dissolve in your mouth after you crunch down on them… omg i’ve never had this before so i was blown away by how good it is. sadly, it’s a winter vegetable so i don’t think it’ll be available for much longer after the time of this review, but i’m sure they’ll have other wonderfully fresh veg instead. the noodles were all right, but they weren’t anything special so i think it’s safe to pass on those and instead get something like the stinky tofu which was definitely one of the best i’ve had. it’s got some sichuan peppercorn in it so it’s very flavorful but without being overpowering or heavy. the sauce it comes in is more so like a soup that you could just straight up drink.

honestly, the worst thing about this place was the music. i don’t know who the hell curated this playlist, but it was a bizarre mix of corny techno, old pop, and alternative rock, all in english. definitely did not fit the vibe or the theme of the food, so they really gotta fix that. or don’t, so they don’t get a michelin star which would cause this place to get even more packed than it already is and probably cause the quality to go down. definitely get reservations first or you’ll be waiting outside forever unless you go between the usual lunch and...

I went on a busy Saturday afternoon. I knew this place was supposed to be good but the wait was long. The benefit of being a solo traveler is that the wait time to eat in busy restaurants are typically short. I had 4 numbers ahead of me and I still waited over an hour.

You get your ticket number on the tablet outside and wait. There are english menus inside. You mark the paper of what you want and give it to the person on the counter.

When I finally got seated in understood why, organization of the place is a bit unstructured and the staff is really busy. Tables were clean enough but I had to wipe down my table and the chair since the staff was really busy. So did the table next to me. For the price of the food, it's not a big deal.

I'm not used to eating this type of goose, I'm used to eating roast goose. The flavor was great and the gizzards were the best I've ever had. I don't typically eat this stuff and it's limited in San Francisco where I live so, take my food review with a grain of salt if you eat this type of food a lot.

Noodles were ok, it was something to have a long with the goose and gizzards. Individual portion for goose is definitely enough for one person. Gizzard plate is very big and enough for 2 people. There is a sauce bar where you get chopsticks and sauces. I had no idea what sauces go with what.

I definitely had two days worth of cholesterol in one meal but I did not feel bloated or gross afterwards. I cleared out my plates and went on my way.

Overall, food was great. Service is a bit lacking but the value and quality of the food makes up for it. Would I wait an hour again to eat here? Definitely not, but there arent a lot of places I would wait so long...