The new Meikong Plaza (an indoor Asian mall) opened today in the hinterland of the Mesa/Tempe border just a couple blocks from the terminal Phoenix Light Rail station.
Inside the mall is Taiwan Food Express and new Taiwanese restaurant with an impressively large menu.
It’s a pity the menu isn’t edible as there wasn’t much food in evidence on grand opening day.
We wanted beef noodle soup, they were out.
We tried to get chicken curry over rice, they were out.
We tried to get xiao long bao (steamed dumplings), they were out.
I gave up and just wanted a Dr. Pepper and they were out.
My wife finally asked them what the did have and they indicated just a 2 inch section of the menu that they had. They finally got a pork chop (bland) and a bowl of noodles in broth.
We also ordered three drinks and the got one of them wrong.
Despite not having much food, they weren’t hurting for customers hoping to buy something.
We’ll give them another try someday, maybe after the trains are running. In the meantime, don’t bother to look at the menu, just ask what they’ve got.
