They were right re the steaks. 99% of the “steaks” here are just crap glued with that protein.

[image] DKaoshuing: Did you go, if yes what did try? Yes we went. But it was two years ago so I can’t remember too much. The ambiance was good. The steaks were decent. Nothing blew us away. For us, we were happy to have tried it.

[image] marasan: Yes we went. But it was two years ago so I can’t remember too much. The ambiance was good. The steaks were decent. Nothing blew us away. For us, we were happy to have tried it. ok, still thinking if I will go (Just had decent steaks in the States and chains with good prices, …

Morton’s steakhouse in Xinyi district in Taipei is an expensive chain from the US. It’s the only proper steakhouse I’ve been to here where the steak doesn’t taste like gristle and they actually know what cook levels mean (eg: at Wang’s, if you don’t say anything it comes out grey and if you ask ‘med…

Morton is meh imho, I kept farting like shit for the whole night after eating there. I suspect they use not the best quality of meat (USDA prime means jackshit nowadays). Smith and wollensky better, still think the best quality price ratio is Ruth’s. [image] DKaoshuing: How much was lunch? W…

There is RuthChris here in KHH, nice but have not been there in a bit.

[image] Mataiou: Domo de Sardegna closed down indeed, Pino kinda retired and moved to Tainan. He does sometimes private cooking down south. The piadina place is moving and they are finishing the new place, still dunno where Have see if I can go to meal in Tainan, seems worth the hour drive! P…

ok, not yet open though, that I know.

[image] DrewC: and they actually know what cook levels mean (eg: at Wang’s, if you don’t say anything it comes out grey and if you ask ‘medium rare’ ,which is standard at most steakhouses as pink center, they bring it to you literally raw in the middle) Medium rare is not standard as pink cen…

[image] DKaoshuing: There is RuthChris here in KHH, nice but have not been there in a bit. Eh, I went there a few years ago. It’s certainly better than Wang’s and other trash Taiwanese places, but I did not feel the steaks were as good as the RCs in the USA. Maybe I should try again? [im…

[image] Poundsand: Medium rare is not standard as pink center - it’s often described as warm red center, occasionally as warm pink center. I’d be more inclined to describe medium as pink center. I would say medium rare is mostly pink, but with red in the center (which the more sensitive would ca…

Steak in Taiwan. The good, the bad, the ugly.

Cuisine Food & Drink

DKaoshuing September 22, 2026, 1:05am 186

Have see if I can go to meal in Tainan, seems worth the hour drive!

Piadina: says here

Italian Restaurants?