Updated September, 2022
Prices updated
Value for money: 10/10
Cleanliness: 7/10
Service: 8/10
Quality of food: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
1976 Hong Kong Restaurant’s congee and pineapple bun.
When I first arrived in Taiwan, I wasn’t much of a fan of the sticky and gloopy rice known as Congee. However, if you ever feel a bit ill or sick, then this congee at 1976 Hong Kong Restaurant is a surefire way to make you feel that little bit better. Or, better still, to get this when winter sets in and you start to feel cold.
1976 Hong Kong Restaurant is self-proclaimed first Hong Kong style restaurant in this Taipei area, 1976 offers up some very good dishes.
Within the last 2 years or so, 1976 Hong Kong Restaurant has been through a refurbishment, and it since looks so much better!
The kitchen is fairly clean, and the staff are attentive from the moment you step in.
Choose what you would like from the Dim Sum 點心 cabinet, or order off the menu.
This time, we went for two dishes at 1976 Hong Kong Restaurant:
狀元及第粥
zhuàng yuanjí dì zhōu
The best congee
(self-proclaimed, I didn’t make this up!)
$130
豬肝撈麵
zhū gān lāo miàn
Pork liver with Lao noodles
$160
Their congee is thick (I much prefer this style) and nicely salty. The fried dough sticks are good and the flavour of the meat and the liver inside is delicious. It’s a big bowl of hearty goodness.
I wasn’t quite expecting this much liver, but then again, I am not complaining. A lot of people find liver a bit overpowering with an iron flavour, and whilst I do get that it is a strong flavour, I just can’t get enough!
Biting in to the liver, it is creamy and silky smooth with a strong liver flavour. It melts in your mouth and then comes through (slightly) hard noodles and thick salty sauce. I could eat this every day.
香港菠蘿油包
xiāng gāng bō luó yóu bāo
HK Pineapple bun
$90
We couldn’t leave without trying it. Turns out, next time, I probably won’t order it again. The one at YanJi street does a much better pineapple bun. This one here isn’t going to win any prizes, but it will do the trick to satisfy your craving. However, I like mine warm, crunchy and the butter should be melting.
A firm favourite for congee and liver in Taipei.
Opening Times:
Monday – Sunday
11:00 – 21:00
Tel:
02 2777 1976
台北市大安區敦化南路1段233巷11號
No. 233, Lane 233, DunHua South Road, Section 1, DaAn District, Taipei City
Happy Eating!
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