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2013-05-09
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My dining companion offered to treat me for lunch and wanted to try this place. Hence, I agreed to come. I had my reservations initially since my other friends did not like the food here but I felt it was still worth at least one try for me. (Thankfully also, the meal is free...)We tried the deluxe set meal for 2, ($15++ per pax) which includes 1 main dish, appetizer and drink per person.My dining companion was born in Taiwan and was really disappointed with their braised minced pork rice. First
We tried the deluxe set meal for 2, ($15++ per pax) which includes 1 main dish, appetizer and drink per person.
My dining companion was born in Taiwan and was really disappointed with their braised minced pork rice. Firstly, it's nothing like what is offered in Taiwan. Secondly, it's stated as minced pork, but we were given what looks like pork belly! We asked the waitress if this is really their minced pork, and she said yes, the minced pork are smaller pieces of the pork. Who is she trying to fool?
Brasied Minced Pork riceThe snow bean curd was weirdly presented as slices. It's supposedly one of their signature dishes, but I found nothing special about it. It's just cold, slightly tough bean curd which did not taste great at all.
Snow Bean CurdI've been to taiwan before and tasted their famous ah tiong mee sua, but I can understand if they cannot match their standard. I'm only expecting a reasonable quality, especially for the rather high prices of what are really rather common dishes.
The mee sua is probably brought in from Taiwan, as it has a similar texture to that I've tried before. The soup base tasted ok. However, the pig's intestines were probably not treated well, as they still had a bit of smell. Also, where are the meat balls??? I only found pig's intestines in my bowl. Felt cheated again.
Pig intestines & Meat Ball Mee SuaThe serving of bak choy was quite big but they were over-blanched, as you can tell from the yellowed stems. Which was a pity since the sauce they used were probably from their braised pork as I could pick out pieces of meat within.
Baby Bak ChoyThe iced green tea that I had was a bit too sweet for my liking, although it had a strong enough green tea taste.
For a stall that supposedly sells authentic Taiwanese food, it falls really short of expectations. Definitely will not be back and also advise other patrons to avoid this place.
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