UPDATE 10-06-2010 - THE JIN-SHAN BRANCH WILL BE CLOSED INDEFINITLY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK TO SEE THE DETAILS.
After tear down pictures. Really sad. Remember, if you’re a foreigner with a successful business, you need to pay off the government officials or this will happen to you.
For those of you who have requested it, here are some pictures and the specific details of Frank’s Jinshan branch of Frank’s Texas BBQ. I also included a copy of his 2010 menu. Enjoy. 
It looks nice, but will it be there after the first typhoon?
Boy, if that had been out that way when I was working at that school in Sanzhi…where the primary meal option on Friday night was that lady with the cart at the main gate selling the “salty fry” medleys… 
A 40 oz sirloin? Whooo boy! Giddyup! :lick:
I tried the 24 oz one time and it was too much. Could get a 24 oz and share it with another man. Could have a feast with the 40oz steak with several people!
40oz sirloin? 
1kg rack of lamb? With freedom fries and sides?
“Hearty Cowboy 24oz sirloin” should be called “Cowboy heart-stopper 24oz sirloin”. That contains a LOT of meat!
Meat is good.
Dropped in today. Food was great, service was great, food came in good time and prepared well, very clean facilities including the bathrooms. Price is reasonable especially considering the quality. The atmosphere is almost festive.
Although seems just a slight bit Taiwanese’d… USDA BBQ (Boneless) Beef Ribs were a bit too fatty. The mashed potatoes were nice as was the cole slaw although of could of used more of both. I think the small portions is to keep the price reasonable. I should of read the menu better as I was expecting rib on bone. Anyway, I ended up with big chunks of fat on my plate. The other peoples steaks also had big pieces of fat just like locals like it.
But still, the taste was great. I think this place will be a hit and will continue a long time as long as the typhoons don’t get a hold of the building. It is probably the best tasting quality place to eat between Dansui and Keelung. Looking forward to trying to BBQ Pork Spare Ribs, a hamburger, and a sirloin.
They definitely do well on Sunday: We stopped in at about 4pm yesterday and were surprised to be told the wait was going to be at least an hour and a half. Another time, I suppose.
Frank’s Texas BBQ (Jin-Shan) will be closed indefinitely until further notice. As with other successful foreign owned businesses that do extremely well, the authorities have deemed his establishment “afoul of the law” and has ordered it to be torn down. Nevermind all the other Taiwanese owned businesses all around his restaurant that are illegally built on farm land, they’ve got to stop this evil foreigner! :fume:
Tear Down Pictures
I just got off the phone with Frank and he would like to extend his apologies for any inconvenience that this matter might cause. He is currently trying to find a workable solution with the powers that be in rectifying this situation as soon as possible. The San-Zhi branch and the newest Jiao-Xi branch of Frank’s Texas BBQ are still open and available for your eating pleasure. 
Here’s the TVBS News story on 10-06-2010
Damn if Frank doesn’t have about the best Chinese I’ve heard from a foreigner. Sorry to hear about his restaurant. My guess is that foreigners should be careful not to be seen as too successful or they might be found in violation of some obscure law. 
Just so you know, I realized now that in Taiwan, laws are a tool to keep people in line. For example, if your higher up doesn’t like you, the law is never on your side, and it doesn’t matter if you follow it either, as they can always re-interpret the law in order to fulfill their desire (which is to strike you down).
In Taiwan, Guan-xi is everything, laws doesn’t really matter. But I think this may apply outside of Taiwan too…
Tell him to move it down to the ‘Pei where the decent folks live. Sad state when the countryside hates barbecue places unlike us city slickers. More rib-grubbin’ rednecks and fewer money-grubbin’ taike down here.