四川吳抄手 信義店 @Taipei, Taiwan

After a rather strenuous hike up and down 象山 Elephant Mountain (the steep stairs were really quite a killer for the knees coming down, especially for my short legs!), our wobbly legs could not take us too far for dinner, and we decided to head back to A13 where we had earlier wanted to check out for lunch, but were too late.

We were unable to reserve seats, and were a bit sad to learn that the queue was at least an hour. Suddenly, they asked the group in front of us if they were willing to 拼桌 share table, which the group declined. The staff turned to us and we nodded our heads vigorously and were ushered in immediately! As we made our way in, we heard the earlier group enquire about sharing table, but there were no more… oops. It was 2 groups of 3 pax sharing a huge table that could fit 10 pax, so there were no concerns of mistaking our orders or eating the wrong item.

Service was quick and the food was pretty good in general. The 粉蒸排骨 Steamed Pork Ribs with Rice Flour was certainly different from the ones we tried back home. The 紅油炒手 Sichuan Spicy Wonton in Chili Oil had a good balance of spiciness and sourness from the vinegar, and was quite appetizing. And yes, the pig’s blood strips in the mild but comforting 酸辣汤 Hot and Sour Soup revived me, haha! The 干炒四季豆 Stir-fried French Beans was very well-done, probably the best I have tasted in my life. The flavours were very infused and it was so addictive. There was option to wrap it with crepe, and it was so good.