Taipei Tokyo

[sekala.livejournal.com]

I ate a Taipei Tokyo for the first time last night. It was wonderful! It's not really take out Chinese but more upscale sit down. The interior is very comfortable and warm(though I imagine it could feel crowded when full) and their presentation from tea, to sushi, to their plated food was lovely. I had the pad thai (not Chinese I know, but it sounded good) which was delicious and light, my friends who were with me had a fried tofu/sauce/broccoli and a chicken/sauce/broccoli combination(I don't know exactly what they were). Both agreed that they were very tasty and better than a lot of the Chinese they've had in the area. Over all it was a great experience. We were surprised to be the only people in there around 6. Go and give it a try.

Comments

[sekala.livejournal.com]

Yikes, that's horrible.

I can definitely understand where you are coming from on that. But if you're really going to get into it, most, though certainly not all, chinese and japanese...or any other foreign food in the US is nothing like what you would be served in the actual country it's served in. I've had traditional version of many of the things they serve in the US, and it just doesn't taste or even look the same. We've already americanized their food right out of it's culture. There are of course always exceptions.

But anyway, your point is well taken. The pan-asian thing is strange to say the least.