Gongguan Township, Miaoli County｜棗莊古藝庭園膳坊

Service was okay, there is a large parking area and many tour buses come to eat here. It is recommended to call for reservations in advance. What we order: 梅干扣肉+紅棗饅頭 - plum dried pork with red date steamed bun Pork belly was sliced thinly, the meat itself was tender, its a pretty good dish 脆皮豬腳 - crispy pork knuckle Don’t expect the skin to be crispy, because it’s not! But the meat was very tender and flavoursome, especially with the addition of salt and pepper seasoning 黃金豆腐 - golden tofu Tasted like salted egg tofu, a must order dish! 脆皮豆腐 - crispy fried tofu Came with brown sauce (not sure what this was), but the tofu was really good, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside 什錦豆腐煲 - mixed tofu pot It was a combination of tofu with squids, prawns, mushrooms, and vegetables, tasted delicious like a comfort food 紅棗雞湯 - chicken soup with red dates The soup was fragrant and could taste the sweetness from red dates, but the chicken was bland 紅棗飯 - red date rice Very unique combination, the part that had red dates tasted sweet, the rest tasted like normal rice The portion sizes we ordered were all small, and its enough for 7 people. They will serve you hot jujube tea for drinks, and they don’t serve plain white rice.

During this trip to Taiwan, this lunch in Zaozhuang was amazing! The secret red date tea in the store is like drinking chicken soup! Recommend some dishes~ Pork with pickled vegetables ~ not greasy at all, it melts in the mouth, steamed just right, and all the excess fat in the pork is forced out Boiled chicken ~ the meat is rich, the skin is not greasy at all, like the skin of boiled fish, it is crisp and crispy, I usually don't eat chicken skin, so I also go to grab it Jinsha cold melon~ There are a lot of salted eggs, and the white jade bitter gourd from Taiwan is used, and the bibimbap is top-notch This store has a minimum purchase of $250 per person. I have a group of 7 people, only $1800, and I left with my stomach full 🤣

Food at Zhao zhuang is always lovely. They serve homey, authentic, Hakka food and the service feels very warm. I always visit this restaurant when I visit Miaoli and I think you should too!