{"id":5231,"date":"2015-07-23T20:05:51","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T04:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=5231"},"modified":"2015-08-18T14:23:48","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T22:23:48","slug":"tri-ty-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/tri-ty-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Tri-Ty Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"

My mom and I were looking for a quick dinner after our realtor appointment. We wanted to go to Top Shanghai Restaurant but was annoyed by the big lineup. So we went to the place next door, Tri-Ty Cafe, a Taiwanese Tea House. I think I have mentioned that, a Taiwanese Tea House is similar to Hong Kong Style Cafe, they are full-on restaurants and provide a lot more than just tea or coffee. I had not been to this place for years, and barely remembered what was good. The dining room looked quite small but it was very clean and the decors were cute.<\/p>\n

\"Taiwanese<\/a>
Taiwanese Pop Corn Chicken<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So we ordered the most 3 dishes you could find at a Taiwanese Tea House.<\/p>\n

First we had Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken ($6.95). The bite sized chicken pieces was deep fried nicely, and they were quite flavourful from the special spiced salt. I could taste Chinese 5 spices.<\/p>\n

My Beef Noodle Soup ($9.50) was decent. The braised beef was tasty but it could be a little more tender for my liking. Although I usually like my noodles a little bit chewy, here they were a little bit too chewy – another 30 seconds cooking time for the noodles would have made them perfect.<\/p>\n

\"Original<\/a>
Original House Beef Noodle Soup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since Pork Knuckle dishes were their specialties, my mom ordered the Marinated Pork Knuckle with Rice ($9.50). I think they really should call it ‘Braised’ instead of ‘Marinated’. The braising sauce was good but nothing special. I could probably do a better job but braising hock ham does take a bit of time and labor, and I give that to them.<\/p>\n

\"Marinated<\/a>
Marinated Pork Knuckle with Rice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All the rice dishes come with vegetable condiments, which a nice feature for a Taiwanese style meat set.<\/p>\n

\"condiments<\/a>
condiments<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And we both got a small fruit jelly for dessert. I loved the yuzu flavour.<\/p>\n

\"dessert<\/a>
dessert jelly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We didn’t have an exciting dinner but it was not bad. The food was consistent. I wouldn’t be surprised that they have their own group of regular customers who come here for the comforting and familiar flavours.<\/p>\n

Map and other reviews:<\/p>\n

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