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2016-12-06
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I'm no expert on Taiwanese beef noodles; I've been to Taiwan and eaten the noodles there, at places recommended in the guide books, but eating a few bowls of soup hardly qualifies one to pronounce on authenticity or correctness. So this review is just about how the food tastes, not whether it's authentic or correct.The first thing that came was our appetizer of cucumber in sesame sauce. It's hard to do this wrong-- I guess I prefer the cucumber in chili oil and vinegar to the sesame sauce, but t
The first thing that came was our appetizer of cucumber in sesame sauce. It's hard to do this wrong-- I guess I prefer the cucumber in chili oil and vinegar to the sesame sauce, but this is still good.The soup section of the menu has a lot of options on it: beef shank, neck, brisket, tendon, and some combos. For $168 you can get the signature noodle soup, but it takes 25 minutes to prepare and they only serve 10 portions a day, so we just skipped that one. Instead, I got the shank and my wife got the brisket. For each soup you have the option of thick or thin noodles and an option to add pickled mustard greens. We went with the thick noodles.
The soup wasn't particularly spicy. They did give us one small plastic cup of chilis in oil, but they weren't very hot either. The broth was the right amount of oily and it was definitely aromatic-- star anise, I think, and maybe ginger-- and had a good beefy flavor. The noodles were OK-- nicely firm but a little bit plain. I recently had some excellent 'Taiwanese knife cut noodles' at Buddies Crawfish, so I know these can be a lot better. I think both my wife's choices were the way to go: while I liked my beef shank, her beef brisket was better, and you definitely want to order the pickles for added flavor, texture, and vegetable-y goodness.
The soup was served almost immediately after we ordered it. A little bit later in the meal came something we ordered from the "snack" portion of the menu: crispy chicken fillet. This was fantastic: piping hot from the deep fryer, crispy and crunchy on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside, with a good amount of salt and five spice powder. If you know Hot Star, it's like that, but perhaps with thicker breading and a little bit more flavor in the marinade for the chicken. This is not something that you need if you're having a big bowl of soup, but it is very tasty.I can definitely see myself coming back. It's not a mind-blowing taste sensation experience, but it doesn't have to be that. The meat was nice and tender, the broth was tasty, and the noodles were serviceable. If it were closer to my house I'd probably eat here regularly.
张贴
