We’ve got dedicated threads for several other barbecue restaurants. Here’s one for Salt Lick.
Very good comfort food. Not the best barbecue on the island but it’s a very pleasant place to hang out. Full rack of ribs, fries, minestrone soup, and Caesar salad with the family.
Same here, and I did the same last week haha. I usually go for the pulled pork sandwich, but also tried the pulled pork poutine for the first time on the second day last week. Both were really good. Decent beers too!
Wings: not spicy, but easily the best I’ve had in Taiwan
Ribs: very good flavor, well cooked
Sausage: not bad, but not too great either
Pizza: despite bland sauce, it was great to get American style pizza in Taiwan. This was surprisingly good
Highly recommended.
It was weird to see such a large concentration of foreigners in one place, though…maybe that shows they’re doing something right.
I finally had a chance to visit Salt Lick, on New Year’s Eve of 2024. It was busy but the young guy serving us was great, the food was great, the whole experience was great. I loved the pulled pork and the beef brisket, each served with a distinct BBQ sauce. I’d revisit this place in a flash.
I haven’t had that for years. I need to get that next time I’m in Hualien. It wasn’t great for my heartburn when I had it years ago, but that issue is now resolved so I’m ready for some artery clogging. That looks very filling, too.
It’s good to hear they have days when their business is picking up. I was there two weeks ago on a Sunday. It was at lunch and it was us and another table. That’s it.
For the BBQ sauce, they have spicier stuff in back you can ask for. They also have Anita’s hot sauces from Taidong that you can help yourself to. I like my barbecue spicy.