North District, Taichung City｜Master Chen hotpot

My parents and I walked by Master Chen Hotpot and noticed it was really busy so we decided to go inside and check it out. I’m so glad we did! The initial server did not speak English but she got someone for us who did. Her name was Joanne and she was incredibly helpful and friendly and made us feel welcome. She explained how the restaurant worked and gave us a tour of all the meats so we would know what everything was. The soups were delicious (one spicy and one clear broth), the meats were good quality, there were plenty of delicious mushrooms, vegetables and meatballs and the restaurant was clean. Joanne even came over during our meal to tell us about some more traditional Taiwanese foods, like Ma Chi and fried dough and showed us how to cook those too. During our meal when we went up to get food Joanne was there to make sure we didn’t need anything else and that we were enjoying ourselves. We are from Canada and do not speak Mandarin or Taiwanese so it can be very difficult in Taichung to eat comfortably at restaurants. We had a great experience. There were also plenty of drinks (pop and tea) and delicious ice cream as well. I would highly recommend this place! Thank you so much Joanne :) (Someone please give her a raise!!)

Eat all you can steamboat for 485NTD per adult on Saturday night. Large variety of Yong Tau foo (squid balls, cheese ball, fuzhou yuyuan), loads slices of meat (beef and pork) and also vege and the typical carbohydrates like rice , noodles etc Comes with 3 types of soups (pick 2): mala, pork bone and sour cabbage. Also comes with ice cream and drinks for free. Serving / quality of food is good, soup is good too. Would recommend coming when hungry 😁

Amazing selection of vegetables and meats. Even though the owner spoke very little English, she was very kind and helpful. Bring your appetite!