Taiwan: Din Tai Fung (Revisited)
Since it's such a tourist spot, I took CK and AG to Din Tai Fung for lunch. All my relatives kept warning that we had to get there early to avoid the wait. They made such a big deal about it that we made sure to arrive at 10:30am...only to find absolutely no one:
Nice and empty:
We started off with a chilled bamboo appetizer:
Taiwanese bamboo is awesome, especially dipped in sweet mayo. The price at Din Tai Fung however, was slightly less than pleasing. 220 NT (a bit over $7) for that tiny dish.
We also got the green beans:
CK and AG liked it, but I wasn't so impressed.
Of course we ordered xiao long bao:
Two kinds, in fact. The shrimp and luffa:
And the pork with crab roe:
CK wanted to try the potstickers:
While AG wanted to try the dry noodles with pickled mustard greens:
The three of us left Din Tai Fung feeling disappointed and ripped off. The food honestly wasn't that good (bamboo notwithstanding). I don't know if it was just an off day, but the dumpling skins were sort of dry and tough. Maybe it was just this branch. I don't remember my previous experience being that bad.
Cheaper soup dumpling options in Taiwan abound and many taste just as good, if not better, than Din Tai Fung.
鼎泰豐
台北市忠孝東路四段218號
02-2721-7890
http://www.dintaifung.com.tw/ch/index.asp
Nice and empty:
We started off with a chilled bamboo appetizer:
Taiwanese bamboo is awesome, especially dipped in sweet mayo. The price at Din Tai Fung however, was slightly less than pleasing. 220 NT (a bit over $7) for that tiny dish.
We also got the green beans:
CK and AG liked it, but I wasn't so impressed.
Of course we ordered xiao long bao:
Two kinds, in fact. The shrimp and luffa:
And the pork with crab roe:
CK wanted to try the potstickers:
While AG wanted to try the dry noodles with pickled mustard greens:
The three of us left Din Tai Fung feeling disappointed and ripped off. The food honestly wasn't that good (bamboo notwithstanding). I don't know if it was just an off day, but the dumpling skins were sort of dry and tough. Maybe it was just this branch. I don't remember my previous experience being that bad.
Cheaper soup dumpling options in Taiwan abound and many taste just as good, if not better, than Din Tai Fung.
鼎泰豐
台北市忠孝東路四段218號
02-2721-7890
http://www.dintaifung.com.tw/ch/index.asp
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