Slack Season 度小月

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Address: 台北市忠孝東路四段216巷8弄12號
　　　　No. 12, Alley 8, Lane 216, Section 4, ZhōngXiào East Rd, Da-an District
Phone #:  02-2773-1244
Business Hours: 11:30am~23:00pm

Website: http://www.iddi.com.tw/

Price Range:   $$$
Accepts Credit Cards: idk

Attire: casual

Good for kids: yes

Take out: yes
Waiter Service: yes
Outdoor seating:  no
Alcohol: yes

Rating

Food Quality: 4 out of 5
Decor:  4 out of 5
Service: 4 out of 5
Overall: 4 out of 5
Recommendation: Posh Southern Taiwanese Cuisine Restaurant

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Tainan is a city located in southern Taiwan that is known for a dish called Danzi Noodles. It is a minced pork based soup noodle that has that strong braised soy sauce/pork oil flavor mixed with cilantro. Slack Season is the most famous and supposed originator of the dish, which was created over a century ago. This restaurant is a testament of the success and popularity surrounding this dish  because the creator started from a small stand in front of a temple to this two story posh location in one of Taipei's most expensive areas. Slack season offers Danzi noodles and other traditional Taiwanese sides and dishes like braised raw clams and braised pig intestine. This is the perfect location to introduce foreigners to southern Taiwanese food, while staying in Taipei because they have a very modern and sleek restaurant space and plate the dishes beautifully for only about a 25% increase in price. I recommend each trying a bowl of Danzi noodles and pairing it with a few side dishes depending on the size of the dining party.

Tainan Danzi Noodles 台南担仔麵

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Address:   高雄市六合二路40號         

                  No. 40, LiùHé 2nd Road, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Phone #:  N/A
Website: N/A

Price Range:   $

Accepts Credit Cards: no

Take out: yes

Waiter Service: no

Outdoor seating:  no

Alcohol: no

Rating

Food Quality: 5 out of 5

Decor:  3 out of 5

Service: 4 out of 5

Overall: 4 out of 5

Recommendation: Cheap and tasty rice noodle snack

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In the Liu He Tourist Nightmarket in Kaohsiung City lies a Danzi Noodle stall that i've been frequenting for 20 years everytime i go down there. There are a couple other stalls in the nightmarket, but I put my money on the one next to the BBQ stand (烤肉之家) any day. It has the deepest flavors and the best noodles. I recommend getting the small bowl of danzi rice noodles because the flavor is more concentrated in the small bowl, and the rice noodles do a better job soaking up all the flavor. A small bowl only costs you 40 NT to try. If you are ever in the area, give this stall a shot.