Reviews

Today was the day we celebrated Michelle’s birthday. In the morning, we gave her a present to tide her over, and took her out to the park to play. By the time we got out, 10:00AM or so, it was swelteringly hot and humid. We lasted for the better part of an hour and headed … Read more

An easy walk, even in the rain, from Taipei’s one Long John Silver’s is Dunkin’ Donuts. What could be better than finishing off a nice fish meal with a tasty chocolate-frosted doughnut? On my last visit, Mr. Donut had recently opened in Taipei, and the lines were horrific. Nonetheless, we had to try them and … Read more

I can remember when there were only a few MOS Burgers in Taipei and now they’re almost ubiquitous. They’ve even begun to muscle out McDonald’s and there’s nothing bad to be said about that. We stopped at the MOS in the basement of the new Zhongxiao Fuxing Sogo department store and, rather than have my … Read more

Last trip I discovered a curry shop that was supposedly famous for being the best curry in Japan and it was, indeed, excellent. The name, in English is Rose Garden Restaurant. We stopped in during last night’s torrential rains and had dinner. I had the Katsu Curry, which is a breaded, boneless pork chop with … Read more

I’ve been eating at this place for years and, as far as I know, it hasn’t got a name. It’s quite literally a 6′ X 6′ corner store, with just about enough room for the 3 workers to stand and cook. The door is held together with cardboard and it looks as ramshackle as it … Read more