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Looked up "Taiwan" under restaurants in Yelp! craving some home-style cuisine. Found Henry's Taiwan Kitchen, loaded the fam, and off we went. Average strip-mall location, but that's outweighed by great food.
You can keep it affordable by ordering a sane number of dishes. We did not. Eager to sample, I ordered way more than I should have. On the positive, I had four cartons of food for lunch the day after.
Hot and Sour Soup? Superb and like my Ma's. Authentic options? Yup. Our six year-old loved the dau jiang and dan bing (cold soybean milk + egg pancake stick), which is a traditional breakfast in Taiwan. On the dim sum part of the menu, we had the boiled dumpling, fried dumplings, and stinky tofu. All were very good, though we weren't as much a fan of the stinky tofu, which is served with kimchi and is missing the fermented sauce that my wife and I are used to. Not bad mind you, but not what we were looking for.
The Chef's Specialties were the best part of the menu. The Three Cup Chicken and the Henry's Noodle's were truly superb. I had forgotten this type of excellent garlic flavor and thick noodles and was reminiscing of time spent in Taiwan as a kid. The ginger and chili pepper flavors of the Three Cup Chicken were equally memorable-- just be careful with the small bones with this cut of chicken.
Simply wonderful! And next time, we'll try some hot pot/shabu shabu. I want to see Henry's skill with that defining Taiwanese cuisine.
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