corner 23: spicy spicy noodles!

quick post! corner 23 after church on a Sunday afternoon and we were STARVING. 

still pretty busy around 3 o clock but were seated quickly and served quickly as well. 

beef with spicy noodle soup ($7.95): my go to at all taiwanese restaurants. executed quite well with nice thick pieces of beef shank (NOT BRISKET!!! :D :D :D) and the typical taiwanese noodles served just a little softer than al dente. the soup wasnt TOO oily but had a nice spicy kick to it. as i mentioned before, i was starving and finished the whole thing...

3.95/5

deep fried chicken nuggets ($6.50) - i didnt try this but there was quite a large portion for the appetizer size and my friends said it was good! 

overall: a good place for typical taiwanese food. portions aren't huge but food is tasty and match the price that they are given. 

3.95/5

the one: carb-heavy portions

after church one sunday, a huge group of 15 went to the one for some food and drinks. the one is really popular because of their huge portions, especially the slushes, and the food's not bad either.

its not my favourite taiwanese place in the are (pearl house!) but it is bigger and we had some hungry people. 

japanese green milk tea with coconut jelly large size (~$6.00) -  my friend ordered this but she said it was pretty good. she was also able to pack half of it for home but its not as large as their slushes. 

no rating

dry noodle with braised beef flank, spicy ($8.95) - i have a new love for noodles without soup but with a thicker sauce instead to mix together. this was good being quite spicy and flavourful with a HUGE amount of noodles underneath that were actually a nice al dente. main complaint: the amount of meat was really little..each piece was small and there just wasnt much. 

3.85/5

overall: i would come back with a group of friends but a huge portion of just noodles to me, is not worth it. 

liu's taiwanese restaurant: magic sauce

liu's is conveniently located right next to supermarket 2000 in a some mall complex in richmond but it is one of me and my mom's favourite saturday lunch places. its usually pretty empty so the food comes quickly but it sure is delicious. their best thing there is this sauce that they pour over most of their fried items be it the pork chops or chicken leg. its amazing and difficult to describe so i'll just tell you GO TRY IT! 

stewed beef with noodle ($7.75): their soup is very good with the right amount of spicy, the noodles are cooked to a good consistency and their beef is not very fat = a good bowl of noodles

deep fried pork chop ($5.75): you see that sauce, thats the best stuff ever

onion pancake with sliced beef roll ($5.95): the pancake is a bit oily making the entire thing heavy