It’s always nice to see new burger joints or cafes or pub grub style restaurants open up in Taiwan so we have choices when we want to be frugal or just grab a quick (non-Chinese) bite. I went to these places quite often in Taiwan because they served comfort food, and we could dine at places where we could read the menus and eat stuff from “home.”
However, I could only have so many vegie burgers or French fries, nachos, house salads before it became old.
What I don’t see on this board anymore are reviews on nice restaurants that are not like a Chili’s, TGIF, chain restaurants, or individual food stands, bars, pubs, diners.
There used to be a few people who posted on hotel restaurants or places that were >NTD $1000 pp. Where are these people and have they stopped posting or stopped dining out? Or are there no higher end restaurants in Taiwan that are still in operation anymore? Or do these restaurants just suck so bad and are out of business?
Why is Subway such a hot item on Forumosa? (Ok, I know why, comfort food, familiarity of home, “western.”) Why does everyone get excited over a burger? (Ok, I know why - beef is tasty - but I’m a pescatarian so what do I know.) Why do most food forum posters hate on Taiwanese food and yet, a burger gets raves?