醍醐台湾面馆 Ti Hu Taiwanese Noodle House — Restaurant in New York

Disappointing Experience at Taiwanese Cuisine Restaurant

I recently visited a restaurant that promoted itself as offering authentic Taiwanese cuisine. Unfortunately, my experience fell short of expectations.

I ordered the "Braised Beef Noodle" and "Salt & Pepper Chicken." The braised beef noodle was particularly disappointing. It lacked authenticity and flavor, with a bland taste and only five thin pieces of beef that seemed to have been sitting in the refrigerator or freezer for a while. The beef lacked the fresh taste I was hoping for and had a freezer-burnt flavor instead.

The salt and pepper chicken was another letdown. It lacked seasoning entirely, forcing me to add salt and pepper myself at home. Despite the presence of basil, there was no noticeable basil flavor or aroma in the chicken. Additionally, the flour coating was crispy but soggy, likely due to an incorrect frying ratio.

The restaurant's interior decoration is warm and inviting. However, the service left much to be desired. The front lady was unfriendly and had a poker face, which did not contribute positively to the dining experience.

Additionally, it seems the owner does monitor reviews but does not update the menu on Google Maps. I noticed that the first review was posted 9-10 months ago, and since then, many dishes have been added or removed without any updates online. This lack of transparency makes it challenging for customers to know what to expect.

Overall, this restaurant did not live up to its claim of serving authentic Taiwanese cuisine. My experience was disappointing, and I wouldn't recommend it to others seeking genuine...

UPDATE: Quality has really gone down; they will even KNOWINGLY serve undercooked food out of laziness!!!!

I really wanted to like this place more...especially given the prices!

But it's hit-or-miss, with some items all right and others a joke (the three-cups chicken is really slap-dash)...I'll never understand why restaurants fill up their menus with dishes they can't do properly -- and it's not a simple matter of different tastes and opinions but we're talking about downright "homestyle" cooking, stuff that's simple and demonstrates no skill at all (the sha-cha beef with watercress).

Then even the things they can do good they'll mess up, such as the Taiwan popcorn chicken dish, which can sometimes be fried delicately with skill and other times just done the same nondescript way as any other place (like think "crunchy" instead of "crispy," with the meat kinda dry instead of moist).

The Sichuan beef noodle broth is pretty plain (commonplace "chili madness") but the beef chunks themselves are so nicely done, really soft and easily "falling apart" but not mushy at all -- very skillful! Braised pork rice looks good but is missing that "deep-cooked" "flava." So everything's hit-or-miss here and I'm well over two hundred dollars spent dining in over several occasions.

So they're "ambitious" here like most eateries but really just okay overall with some bit of culinary brilliance on occasion. I visit since it's practically next door but wouldn't bother traveling farther...this is "home cooking" in the amateur sense, as if a short-order line cook got the idea to open up his/her...

Our favorite neighbor AKA foodie pro shared with us that the boss of Skewer Hot Pot just opened their new spot. As fans of their food, we couldn’t wait to give it a try.

The decor of TIHU is simple and artsy with cozy ambiance. There is a great variety of dishes from Szechuan to Taiwanese and we had a hard time making up our minds.

The pickled veggie was flavorful & appetizing and the texture of potato was smooth. My personal favorite was the Braised Beef Combo which came with brisket, tenderloin and tripe. It’s really chewy, tender and braised perfectly.

The broth of beef noodles was flavorful with soft beef and chewy noodles. We all love the chicken over rice which was recommended by the boss, it’s a little spicy but extremely appetizing.

The braised Pork over rice was my daughter’s favorite dish. The braised pork was juicy and soft with...