North District, Tainan City｜巴人川味 重慶江湖菜

Very delicious and authentic

It’s so delicious, bite after bite, you can’t stop eating it.

Unfortunately I don't understand enough Chinese to see why everyone else gave this place such bad reviews. My wife and I loved it. Unlike to the popular Sichuan restaurant in Taipei, this place is the real deal. Their food packs a serious punch, both to the taste and the pain buds. Rather spicy, full of ma la (numbing spice), and great flavors in each of their dishes. They speak 0 English here though. I had to stand by their menu and use trusty google translate to help me figure out what was available. We had the mapo tofu, a cold chicken dish, a potato dish, and an eggplant dish. Wish I knew the names of each one but I can tell you they were hella good. It's a bit of a schlep from the city center, about a 30 minute walk from the Tainan train station. Worth the walk and the difficulty in ordering :)