Finding quality Taiwanese in TST was already daunting task as it is and this place certainly…read moredoesn't make things any easier. At first I thought 101 Taiwanrice was a play on words ("台灣飯") but even when the Chinese name is much more prominent (101肉燥飯專門店), I still can't take this place seriously.
To no one's surprise, it's a chain. And amongst the many locations throughout Kowloon and HK island, TST is among the more popular ones. The fare is advertised as Taiwanese, but of course has a HK flair to it. With things like pb and butter toast, macaroni soups, fishball noodles, etc; local tastes win again.
While the HK portion is actually kind of tasty and a hell of a deal during lunch, I try to stick with the Taiwanese portion of the menu. Everything from 3 cup chicken to minced pork over rice felt watered down flavor wise. Their personal sized hot pot combos are super popular, but a little cheesy overall. Any one looking for stinky tofu ought to look somewhere else (#1)
Service is pretty good and the food is fairly affordable for the most part. What is really clutch is that this place is open super late. When the late night munchies kick in, this place is a solid alternative option to the nearby HK cafes.
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(#1) Somewhere like .... Taiwan.