Uncle Bill’s Pancake House

Name:
Uncle Bill’s Pancake House

Address:
1305 Highland Ave
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Hours:
Mon-Fri     6:00 am ~ 3:00 pm
Sat-Sun     7:00 am ~ 3:00 pm

 

What a beautiful Sunday!

 

Quite a busy day. Had to wait 30 minutes for a table. 

 

Check out that great view!

 

 

Potatoes Stroganoff ($8.50)

Hash browns sauteed with crumbled bacon and melted American cheese, topped with sour cream. 

 

 

Expo ’73 Omelette ($10.50)

American cheese, onions, mushrooms, ham. bacon, sausage, topped with meat sauce and sour cream.

I highly recommend this to any carnivorous eaters.

 

 

Macadamia Nut Pancakes 

For an additional dollar to the omelette order, you can choose other pancake options! Perfectly fluffy pancakes. They tasted great the next day too!

 

 

Bon Appetit!

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Brunch…best meal ever. Everything I had at Uncle Bill’s was delicious! After a meal like this, it’s best to take a stroll around the area. Lots of cute boutique shops nearby. Not to mention, the beach is just a few minutes walk away!

Xian Ding Wei 鮮定味

Name:
Xian Ding Wei Seafood Stirfry Restaurant
鮮定味生猛活海鮮餐廳

Address:
No. 67, ChangAn East Rd. Sect. 1, ZhongShan District, Taipei City
台北市中山區長安東路一段67號

Hours:
Mon-Sun    5:30pm~2:00am

Make reservations if you have a big group or going there on the weekends. 02-2567-3331

 

 

One of the big ones on the street full of Taiwanese Rechaos

 

 

Something for everyone!

 

 

Hakka stir-fry     客家小炒     (100NT)

 

 

Spicy chicken     辣子雞丁     (100NT)

Don’t worry, it’s not that spicy! 

 

 

Bitter melon (bitter gourd) with salted egg     鹹蛋山苦瓜     (100NT)

It is not for everyone. A lot of people dislike the slightest taste of bitter melon. Personally, it’s one of my favorites and I get it every time. 

Salted egg is a preserved egg that has been soaked in water with salt (brine). Read more about it here! 

 

 

Mixed sashimi pieces     綜合肚生魚片     (200NT)

 

 

Deep Fried Egg Tofu     老皮嫩肉     (100NT)

It is egg tofu which has been fried only until the skin turns brown, which leaves the inside extremely tender. Another personal favorite of mine. 

KiKi Restaurant does it the best! Click here! Then again, KiKi’s dish is twice the price. 

 

 

Kung-pao chicken     宮保雞丁     (100NT)

The standard dish to get! But it’s not extraordinary here. 

 

 

Grilled miso fish     香烤味噌魚     (150NT)

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Rechao (熱炒, “hot fry”) is a casual Taiwanese restaurant to eat and drink inexpensively with your friends. If you notice, most of the dishes are 100NT.

There are many other famous rechao restaurants on ChangAn East Rd.

Fu Hang Dou Jiang

Name:
Fu Hang Dou Jiang
阜杭豆漿

Address:
No. 108, 2F-28, ZhongXiao E. Rd. Sect. 1, ZhongZheng District, Taipei City (located on 2nd floor of HuaShan Market)
台北市中正區忠孝東路一段108號2樓之28(華山市場二樓)

Hours:
Tues-Sun     5:30am~12:30pm
Closed on Mondays

 

 

Woke up REAAAAL early for this local favorite.

I guess not early enough! ALL these people are more dedicated patrons than me. 

 

 

A little window into where the magic happens.

 

 

They speak Chinese and Japanese! Apparently this dou jiang shop has made it onto Japanese guidebooks of Taipei!

 

 

This will probably last me two meals. 

 

 

Dan Bing 蛋餅 (28NT)

It’s cheaper and larger than a usual dan bing. Unfortunately you can’t add corn, cheese or ham to it. =D

 

 

Cold Soymilk 冰豆漿 (22NT)

Yes, the traditional way of drinking soymilk! From a bowl!
FYI, the warm soymilk is 2NT cheaper than the cold soymilk. 

 

 

Thick “Bing” Flatbread with egg and “Youtiao” Chinese Donut 厚餅蛋加油條 (60NT)

The name of the dish is extremely difficult to translate into English. 
This doujiang joint is most famous for their Thick “Bing” Flatbread, so it’s a must-eat here! It’s definitely worth the wait.
This monster of a breakfast is definitely quite heavy for the morning but it is quite delectable once in a while.
Fu Hang also serves a thin version of the flatbread, which is flakier. 

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Definitely worth a visit!!

But personally for me, waiting for the MRT is the only waiting I want to do in the morning.

Tartine

Name:
Tartine Bakery

Address:
No.13-1, Lane 49, Anhe Rd. Sect. 1, DaAn District, Taipei City
台北市大安區安和路一段 49 巷 13-1 號

Hours:
Sun-Thurs     11:00am~8:00pm (Closed on Mondays)
Fri-Sat             11:00am~10:00pm

 

 

Il pleut comme vache qui pisse (It’s raining like a cow pissing) – French saying, in honor of going to a patisserie.

 

 

It’s pretty quaint. Only 4 tables and a bar seating. Notice how everyone is of the female gender…

 

 

Macarons!

 

 

Pastry shelf!

 

 

Genius behind it all – Melissa Chang.

 

 

So they offer two set menus – a savory set and a sweet set.

Soup-Sandwich Combo (295NT)
Soup  + Entree/Main + Drink + Macaron

Latte

 

 

Tomato Beef Soup + Smoked Salmon Sandwich with Lemon Caper Dressing

 

 

They included both set’s macarons on one plate. The left one is passion fruit and cream cheese. The right one is salted butter caramel.

 

 

Dessert Set (350NT)
Macaron + Cookie (value of 45NT) + Pastry (value of 150NT) + Drink

Mocha – looks like Christmas =)

 

 

Lemon Pound Cake

 

 

Pistachio St. Honoré Cake

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Of course you can individually order but you save a little bit with the set menus.

I love this place. The quality of the macaron and pastry is on par with any of the other big French patisseries. This is a perfect place for a mid-afternoon break.

Fun Fact! 

St. Honoré Cake is named for the French patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs, Saint Honoré or Honoratus (d. 600 AD), bishop of Amiens.

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Large Footprint

Date Visited: 11th of August, 2012

Name:
Large Footprint
大腳印複合式餐廳

Address:
No. 68 Xuefu Rd., Danshui District, New Taipei
台北縣淡水鎮學府路68號

Hours:
Mon-Fri     11:00am~2:00pm     5:00pm~12:00am
Sat – Sun    11:00am~2:00pm     5:00pm~10:00pm

Make Reservations if you have a big group    (02)2621-2634

 

 

Located right across the street from RegaLees Hotel 福格大飯店

 

 

It’s actually a very spacious restaurant but you should still make a reservation if you intend on going during prime mealtimes. 

 

 

Kung Pao Chicken 宮保雞丁 (200NT)

 

 

Bitter Melon with Salted Egg  鹹蛋苦瓜 (160NT)

 

This dish combines two distinctively Chinese elements which may make it a little less appealing. Some people dislike the bitter melon but the bitter melon loses a lot of the bitterness after it’s been cooked. All I got to say is..don’t knock it ’til you try it! 

And if you are curious about salted egg, Wikipedia has a page for salted egg! Wikipedia – Salted duck egg

 

 

Hakka Salted Pork 客家鹽豬肉 (220NT)

 

I do believe the more popular Chinese is 客家鹹豬肉 but the menu has it written as above.

I love the simplicity of this dish. Pork, salt, garlic. That’s it. Most of the meat is the fat of the pig but that’s the delicious part anyway!  

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Large Footprint serves Thai, Chinese and Hakka style cooking. It’s a local favorite and crowded on weekends. All the dishes are served in family portions.

I am not sure if they have an English menu or not but their menu does come with pictures.