June 20, 2009
尚林鐵板燒
The merry-go-round of restaurants around Dapinglin Station continues at a dizzying pace. A new teppanyaki place opens with a bang by offering a 20%-off grand-opening discount. The attractive price break plus the usual curiosity over a new restaurant successfully drew a large crowds lining out the door. Being just across the street, we were similarly tempted into giving it a try. Thanks to sis for waiting in line to grab us a place.
The menu featured the usual assortment of different meats and seafood combos in different grades, depending on the price level. Amongst the five of us we could get a nice selection of beef, pork, and seafood meals. Unlimited refills for white rice, soft drinks, and corn chowder soup, to make sure you won't leave hungry. The aluminum foil instead of real plates indicates that it's not a high-end spot. On the other hand the beef was surprisingly tender. Sprinkled with black pepper and accompanied by the pile of sauteed garlic slices, the steak went great with the white rice. The herb chicken and lemon-butter cod were also solid. Have had better, but at much more expensive places, of course. Cabbage and bean sprouts for a well-balanced meal, and they always taste sweeter and crunchier sauteed on the professional hot teppan.
As of this writing, a few months after eating there, the restaurant still seems to be doing well. The key thing seems to be that teppanyaki offers a familiar cuisine to attract repeating business, but there aren't as many copy-cats nearby, unlike hot-pot shops, so the competition isn't quite as cut-throat. At full price I probably wouldn't volunteer to go regularly, but as a convenient nearby teppanyaki option one could do worse.
尚林鐵板燒
台北縣新店市民權路10號
02-8665-0199