Wanhua District, Taipei City｜真川味1店

I thought there would be a lot of Korean tourists, but there were customers of various nationalities. And there was a reason why there were so many customers. foods are really good.

the army of aunties out front -- crackin it up with young fella as he puts in his order Real Szechuan 1 & Real Szechuan 2 across the street it's Sun night & both are running at capacity with the Panda waiting out front & mom & stroller waiting for a table chatting it up this is a Family Dinner joint -- old school Share Plates 3 generations siblings with their significants & mom / grandmom holding court -- ordering & cooing over grandchild toddler & baby make acquaintance aunties shouting additions to orders from tables side dishes start appearing on tables beer & pop in the fridge (self-serve) / order what's difficult to sense from pics is the overall joy & familiar & family in the air i got the beef (medium heat) with tofu strips & silky cubed egg tofu dish -- that absolutely surprised me many many got the stir-fry Chinese broccoli & the pineapple shrimp & the stuff served on hot plate looked good too old school feel the customers have been coming here through every round of DNA continuity saw the uncle in the back -- 1 chef + crew about the same age as owner -- about same age as half of aunties every dish going through expert hands still crankin out orders like it's 1979 & when he was a young fella & the 80s were coming & it was a boom economy in Taiwan at his age he still moves with purpose & speed & precision of his 20s -- judging by the speed with which dishes appear at the window -- the pass i felt the warmth of the memories held here it's real Szechuan & real Fam & real OG tMac 🍚🦖

Great place. They had an English version of the menu and helped us make good picks. We sat at a big shared table and filled our third with plates of hot food that we attempted to eat all of. Wish our stomachs were bigger so we could try more of the dishes!