Zhubei City, Hsinchu County｜the Diner 樂子竹北店(竹北遠百）

with a beautifully laid out menu (they still give you the physical menu though they’ve now transitioned to ordering through QR code scanning), the diner’s food and flavors live up to its promising menu. i got the bolognese pasta, green smoothie, and açaí bowl for dinner with a friend. my pasta was served at an impressive speed (in fact it came so fast that i ended up worrying it would get cold because i was waiting for my friends risotto to come so we could begin eating together). i ordered the special menu green smoothie so i could try out the grass-like garnish on top. the flavors of the smoothie were unfortunately compensated by how healthy it was. the açaí bowl is a personal fave of mine as i’ve made it a point to get it every time i come to the diner. good place for meeting with old friends!

I left a one star review before but felt it is only right I come back and leave a 5 star review this time!! I was the person that had the raw chicken issue, after emailing their main office, a lady emailed back and apologized and made up for the bad experience I had, they reimbursed my whole bill that night, she learned from our quick conversation I really enjoyed their coffee at the Taipei branch and mailed me two bags of their coffee beans! They didn’t have to do any of that.

Best eggs benedict and american pancake in Jhubei