Yes, it’s good to hear more interest in the Niu Rou Mian, arugably the most popular noodle dish in Taiwan.
I’ve tried Joy’s version and it was good. Their knife-cut noodle somehow is a little less dense the others so it actually was able to absorb the broth.
Down here in the south bay (and now in [...]

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Shabuway is a fairly new Japanese Shabu Shabu place in downtown San Mateo. I have not really had any authentic Japanese shabu shabu before. My only exposure have been through the Taiwanese versions of Shabu Shabu which was very popular in Taiwan when they were first introduced there many years ago.
So when I first heard [...]

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I also don’t usually order the dumplings at restaurants. Of the onese I’ve tried, my favorite is the Cafe Yulong’s version. The skin is good, but the filling is very good - has the right density and ratio of meat to veggie. I like both the fish and shrimp varieties.
Have you also tried San Tung? [...]

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Maru Ichi has redeemed itself with the Kuro ramen. My original visit after the restaurant opened was not very satisfying. However, my recent visit to it has found a great improvement.
The new ramen on the menu, Kuro ramen uses a chicken and pork based soup stock. This broth is richer and much more flavorful than [...]

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It’s hard to describe them since Wei Chuan makes several different lines of dumplings as you can see from the web page, as well as tons of other stuff.
The ones I like best are the “High-End Dumpling Series” shown on the website. There’s also the “Shandong series” but I didn’t find them to be any [...]

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This place boasts a huge menu of items from all areas of Chinese cuisine. It not only has the wide range of different Chinese cuisine representated similar to “Q’s in Newark”, but it also has depth of many more items for each area.Unfortunately that’s where the good news ends. Over multiple visits, I’ve tried a [...]

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