Rohan D.
Yelp
One of the four choices in this food hall, and let me start with the fact that the food is excellent. Absolutely delicious and authentic. But the service was a little annoying. So I came in when it didn't seem too busy, and the White woman working the front of the stand beckoned me over to try some "authentic Japanese street food." It didn't look Japanese, she gave me a sample and it didn't taste Japanese, there was writing on a Blackboard behind her that wasn't Japanese, and the names of the dishes weren't very Japanese sounding: "Mongolian Beef, HongShao Pork, Five Spices Chicken, Beijing Beef..." But it was decidedly scrumptious so I ordered a plate of the Five Spices Chicken and I told her "This is delicious but it is NOT Japanese street food, isn't it ..." a woman came out from the back and scolded me a little. She told me that this was most definitely NOT Japanese bento, "This is Taiwanese bento, authentic Taiwanese street food!" I told here that I knew it wasn't Japanese, explaining that her American worker claimed it was Japanese, but she still seemed a little insulted. Instead of explaining that she was the one who misunderstood, the White worker went to the back to get the other Taiwanese worker from the back, maybe he's the chef, so he came out and asked me "Are you the one with the questions about our food?" I told him no, his worker claimed this was Japanese street food, and he too thought I was the one who needed to have the explanation. He told me that he served authentic Taiwanese street food, not Japanese bento, and that they were written up in the Milwaukee Journal as such. I explained again that I knew this wasn't Japanese, and that his worker had described it this way. So, usually this sort of awkward and uncomfortable experience makes me not want to come back to a restaurant, but the food is incomparably delicious, a great deal and yes, it is authentic Taiwanese street food. The place earns five stars as soon as all front end workers are taught some geography.
