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| - My husband and I went here for dinner recently and overall I really enjoyed it. My husband thought it was ok (However, he doesn't generally like Taiwanese food and he hates bubble tea, but bless his heart, agreed to go with me to this place anyway).
The only Taiwanese dish that my husband likes is popcorn chicken, so that's what he ordered ($6.95). He also wanted a decaf coffee, but unfortunately they don't sell decaf.
The popcorn chicken is an appetizer, so portion size was pretty small. It came with delicious fried basil leaves. The popcorn chicken itself was just ok. It wasn't all that crispy and there was too much batter for popcorn chicken, in my opinion.
I had the Fried Chicken Bento Box Special, which is a Bento Box and a drink for $14.95. This is a great deal because the Bento Box alone is $13.95, so for an extra dollar you can get a drink that would cost over $4 alone. For your drink you can get a regular tea, flavoured tea, soy milk or a bottle of water. I chose a lychee tea and I paid an extra $0.50 for tapioca pearls. You can choose the level of ice and sugar. I got 30% sugar and 30% ice (meaning 30% of what they would normally do).
I loved the Bento Box. The fried chicken was very reminiscent of Hot Star Large Fried Chicken that I had in Toronto, except smaller, boneless and less salty. It was battered and crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It wasn't overly oily/greasy. The rice was nicely done. The salad was fresh and contained mixed greens, grape tomatoes and cucumbers. The dressing was light but full of ginger and garlic flavour. The Bento Box also had some pickled carrots and get this: a dessert! I wasn't sure what it was at first, but it was kind of like a donut and kind of like fried bread. It was drizzled with chocolate syrup and condensed milk. It was unusual but cool.
My lychee green tea with tapioca pearls was just ok. The tea was a bit on the bitter side and the tapioca were a little mushy.
Staff were super nice. The place is cool and eclectic looking. There are lights that look like light sabers hanging from the ceiling. They have tables with real chairs and some tables have milk crates with cushions on them for chairs (!) There are some exposed pipes that contribute to the industrial look.
You order at the cash register, pay and then they bring your food to you.
I would definitely order the Fried Chicken Bento Box again, but I also want to try the Takoyaki and the savoury crepes sometime.
Oh, and in case you're wondering, I did offer to get my husband a salad or a sandwich there or to take him somewhere else afterwards, but he just wanted to stop at the Couche Tard and supplement his dinner with a bag of chips and a bag of beef jerky, lol. O_o
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