Tuesday, November 10, 2015

O by Locofood

O by Locofood
No. 492, Fuji Street, Taipei
台北市松山區富錦街492號
Tuesday - Sunday:  07:00 - 16:00
Monday: Closed
O by Locofood is a small breakfast shop located in the Minsheng Community area. It is the second store by Locofood, which is at Nanjing East Road. Whereas the (very popular) first store Locofood is more like a restaurant/cafe with a more diverse variety of breakfast food to offer, O by Locofood is mainly focused on "danbing" (蛋餅, Taiwanese omelet). There are a few tables and (most of the time) no chairs! It's more a grab a quick bite and be on the go again kind of place. 


The menu is in Chinese only, so be adventurous and try your luck! Haha, or you can ask them in English what all the flavors are. But even in Chinese, we had to ask about some of the danbing flavors, since some of the Chinese names weren't very clear about what to expect. 
A good danbing has to be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and LoCo Food surely has the whole package. On top of that, they have created some interesting fillings like hash brown (personally my favourite), barbecue pork and sausage. Everything is served in a cute cast iron pan.
For breakfast, a cup of soy milk goes perfect with the danbing!


If you go in the morning, you can try one of the daily breakfast sets which comes with a drink. In my opinion, anytime is danbing time! But keep in mind that they close at 4 PM. 


Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Burger Ray


Zhongxiao branch (忠孝店)
No. 250-4, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, Taipei
台北市大安區忠孝東路四段250-4號
Sunday - Thursday:   11:00 - 21:00 (last order 20:30)
Friday - Saturday:   11:00 - 22:00 (last order 21:30)  

Shillin branch(士林店)
台北市士林區中正路211號
Sunday - Thursday:   11:00 - 21:00 (last order 20:30)
Friday - Saturday:   11:00 - 22:00 (last order 21:30)


Since their opening in June 2015, Burger Ray has been a popular place for gourmet burgers. They have small variety of burgers, but they do what they do best. 
We ordered the SE Asian pork burger (特製南洋豬肉堡) and their Signature burger (招牌漢堡). 




Burger Ray has a self-service concept. Order at the counter, pay and get your ticket number. When your order is ready they will call your number. After picking up your burger, go straight to the salad bar, where you can add whatever you want to put on your burger (only 1 time per burger).



They offer cheese sauce and tomato meatball sauce for the fries. If you order a drink, they offer unlimited refills from the self-serve soda machine.
If you are craving for a decent (and quite filling) gourmet burger, this is the place to be. It can be quite busy during dinner time, so try to avoid rush hour! :)