Dourakubaiten (道樂商店), Serving the Affordable and Heavenly Rich Chicken Ramen with Sliced Sous Vide Ducks in Taipei, Taiwan!
In the afternoon of Aug. 29, my friends and I went to a movie at Taipei Main Station, Taiwan. After that, we rode the public bikes to MRT Ximen Station (捷運西門站) for dinner. The restaurant we visited that evening was Dourakubaiten (道樂商店) on the lane of Ximending Shopping Area.
We spent a little time queueing, so we could take a careful look at its menu.
It was very hard to make my decision after viewing the menu, but after I saw the flag where "Rich Chicken Ramen (鶏白湯ラーメン)" was written, I eventually ordered the rich chicken ramen (雞白湯拉麵) at 160 TWD (= 5.65 USD). Additionally, I ordered the extra, the sous vide meat platter (叉燒拼盤) at 100 TWD (= 3.41 USD).
The only acceptable payment was cash via the ticket vending machine. After I placed my order via the machine, some seats became available!
Here were many old Japanese signs at Dourakubaiten (道樂商店). They probably seemed from Showa (昭和) Period. In fact, Dourakubaiten (道樂商店) looked historic and nostalgic!
Here were not too many seats inside Dourakubaiten (道樂商店). Here were 2 kinds of seats, bar seats and table seats. We had the table seats that day.
Moreover, here were the citrus water served for free!
After a while, our ramen were all served!
One of my friends' ramen was topped with the soft-boiled egg. The eggs looked very tasty!
My rich chicken ramen (雞白湯拉麵) with the sous vide meat platter (叉燒拼盤) looked quite luxurious! There was also a slice of nori at the edge of the bowl.
There were 3 kinds of sous vide meats on my ramen. They were sous vide chicken, pork and duck!
The white sliced sous vide chicken was based on the chicken breast. It tasted not only juicy but also very tender!
The texture of pink sliced sous vide pork was also pretty tender! Moreover, it was not gamy at all! It was so satisfying to me!
But, of the sous vide meats, the sliced sous vide duck was the most impressive!
The pink sliced sous vide duck was thin-cut and tender! Its edge, the duck skin, was slightly grilled, so the the sliced duck not only smelled very mouth-watering but also slightly crispy! For me, it was the most amazing part of my ramen!
The chicken soup here was very rich, smooth and mild. With the minced red onions and scallions, the soup tasted even fresher and sweeter. I couldn't help but enjoy the soup one spoon after another. But the soup here seemed less than at other ramen restaurants. The soup was not enough when having the additional noodles.
Consumers could customize the firmness of noodles. Of course, for me, I chose my favorite firm noodles! The al dente noodles absorbing the rich chicken soup tasted so fantastic!
Customers could get the additional noodles for free once here. Therefore, we all asked for the free noodles. The portion was large enough!
Personally speaking, the rich chicken soup (雞白湯拉麵) is not only heavenly but also affordable at Dourakubaiten (道樂商店)! Especially the sous vide meat platter is enjoyable and fair-priced!
Probably due to the lower price, the soup of ramen here seems less than other ramen restaurants. But, I still consider Dourakubaiten (道樂商店) is absolutely worth visiting!
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Business Hours：12:00 - 14:00；17:00 - 21:00 (Closed on Mondays)
Official Website：https://www.facebook.com/dourakubaiten/
TEL：+8862 2381 5557
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