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| - Saw this on BlogTO, and considering that I'm Taiwanese...I had to go here. While there are Taiwanese places in Toronto, they're few and far in between the sea of Asian places to go to and often lost in the mix. I went, and I was pretty satisfied with what they offered, I'm itching to go back again, and soon.
For anyone that has gone to Taiwan, or is Taiwanese, or has an affinity of Taiwanese culture, you'll understand why I rank this place so high. Located in old Koreatown, between Bathurst and Christie stations, when you enter into the place, the atmosphere, decor and even down to the colour of the chopsticks, scream Taiwan right there. With the metal stools and ceramic tabletops, you feel like you've been transported there. It's a tiny little place, with no more than 10 (max 15) tables but it's meant for quick eats. Get in, order, sit, eat, then pay.
Which moves onto the food, and I'll admit...I don't know what luwei even means so naturally looking at the menu I was immediately intimidated by it. Luckily, the server there was gracious enough to run me through the ordering process. Just as an FYI though, if like me, are unfamiliar with the ordering, simply go with the pre-set combos (ingredients are pre-picked), pick your base (noodles/rice), spicy level, and the sauce. (Broth for noodles, and sauce for rice). Their combos tackle the common basic proteins (beef, pork, chicken, seafood, lamb and vegetarian)..so it's really a matter of what
So basically the board kind of reminds of Freshii, in where there's a ton of selection and each ingredient has their own price tag. If you decide you want to go the customization route, all the power to you, but do note that your pricetag will stack if you go out of control with your choosing. I think the more times I go here, I'll have a good feel what I like. As an FYI, they have various amounts of ingredients from meats to vegetables so really you can have different combinations every single time.
I ordered the chili fish combo, with thick noodles, medium spice level and their signature Hoja broth. Came with fish pieces (not sure what kind of fish though), fish bean curd, daikon, cuttlefish, fish cake and bok choy. That Hoja broth is bomb though. A salty, sweet, rich broth that can't mistaken for any other broths out there (pho, ramen broth, any of the Korean stews). The taste is distinct and it's absolutely perfect on a cold winter day. Dare I say, I rather have this than pho/ramen #straightup. A lot of broths and soups I have, personally for me are too salty for my liking. I literally can not fault this broth in any way...
Noodles cooked to perfection, perfect al dente cook on my noodles, and generous portion of all the ingredients that came with my dish. And there was this pickled cabbage on there that brought for a sour/vinegary/sweet taste to it that gave yet another dimension to the dish. All in all, the overall dish was perfection.
Ordered a bubble tea w/tapioca, which I think is backed by Formocha so I'm not sure if this should count towards this review but I'll add it. (50% sweet, less ice). Great tea flavour, correct amount of sweetness and good cook on the tapioca...not over/undercooked in any way.
I would definitely recommend anyone to try this place, I'll be coming back!
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