Xiū Yuán Sùshí Xiū Yuán Sù Shí

Actually I was looking for restaurant youyu in the underground mall of taipei main station. it was closed, but someone called me xiū yuán SùShí. it is easy to find: go over the exit Z8. after a few steps you can right into a smaller road. that is where xiū yuán SùShí is located (trying to recognize it from the photo, there is no western script everywhere . xiū yuán SùShí looks cheap and dirty. people need to share a table. the building and the furniture are old and worn. the open kitchen at the entrance is chaotic. when I entered, I got a large laminated English menu and order (not a friendly request to go out and sit down. a native who helps me choose. he chose fake fish with steamed rice for me, with Chinese drug soup on the side. he also made me taste some of his meal (the suppe from the leaves of the sweet potato was very good! . his selection was the culinary highlight of my trip! they see before I visited the first-class vegan places that offer great food but nothing new. they use familiar ingredients to make meals that I can get anywhere in Asia. xiū yuán SùShí offers authentic Taiwanese taste. the suppe had mushrooms, roots and fruits in that I never tasted. the mockfish had a unique taste and even the dressing on the vegetables was unique. also sitting with the local makes here a more authentic experience. as an extra special bonus, eating is very cheap.

I went for breakfast. It's a busy restaurant but there are a lot of seats. They have English menu but you need to tick on a Taiwanese sheet. Taiwanese meatball had interesting taste. Wonton soup was good but a bit bland. Local people around us ordered more delicious looking meals so if you know what to order it's a good restaurant .

My soup was served scalding hot but was fairly bland. The imitation duck or goose was amazing but served cold. Overall 4 stars for options, menu, general vibe helpful, friendly staff.

Love this place. Love it. Real Taiwanese food in a real Taiwanese environment. The menu and servers don't speak English, but there is a laminated English menu that you can ask for. Not every dish is uniformly good I thought the rice noodle dish was dry. I recommend the seafood soup, that was really yummy. Super cheap, too. You may have to work to get the servers' attention. Once I came in and it took me half an hour before I got someone to tell me that they were all sold out and closing. Updated from previous review on 2019 01 03

My food was very and service was very fast. I recommend