Finding Mala 麻辣 food in Taipei

[Dr_Milker]

This place in Yonghe does the mala right. Get the “saliva chicken.”

Finally! An Authentic Sichuan Restaurant in Taipei

After almost 18 months in Taipei we’ve finally found the real McCoy. It’s called 天府家常菜, and the address is 臺北縣永和市仁愛路五號 (#5 Ren’ai Road in Yonghe) （MRT station: Dingxi/頂溪站）. The chef is from Yibin in southeastern Sichuan. He arrived in Taiwan just two years ago via marriage to a Taiwanese. The food here is superb. Make sure you tell them you want it spicy-they will comply. This and the 1010 Pop Hunan are my two favorite restaurants in town at the moment. You will not find more authentic Si…