Peggy Fung
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4.25 STAR. Overall. I’m pleasantly surprised at this place, I walked in thinking it’ll be a bad lunch experience but I’ll endure it to hang out with friends. The food quality is up to par and not overly salty. Apparently my friends are frequent customers here, and now it’ll be added to my list of would return places. Only thing that lingers on my mind is that a large drink and single bowl of soup noodle costs me $20 flat out the door. Not exactly inexpensive, especially when I can get rid of lunch and conveniently feed a whole family with In-n-Out located in the same plaza. Its appeal to me is that it offers unique and light items on the menu that other typical Taiwanese restaurants in the area do not offer. Most other Taiwanese places only offer fried, fried, deep fried, and overly fried food... so glad I can not feel dry here. Short by a star, despite the boba tea tasting good, is that its non-caffeinated tea drinks is nearly non-existent. I do get sick of caffeine overdose and do prefer a more relaxing system with milder, calmer tea from time to time, so I don’t have to stay up until 3:30 am as it occurred... I’d be glad to up the star when more options become available.
4.5 STAR. $11.95 Hakka Salty Pork Noodle Soup. Pleasantly surprised at the flavor, texture, and even the feel after the meal. This special black-colored noodle does not leave me feeling heavy and bogged down like regular noodles do. The pork was distinctly flavorful and the soup was not overly salty. Server recommended this as a popular dish on the soup menu section, as it’s my custom to find out upon initial visit. Did not disappoint. I wish there was more soup in my bowl, but I know everyone consumes differently so it’s hard to get it just perfect. (I had 1/3 bowl of noodles unfinished, my friend had none yet the soup is completely untouched.)
4 STAR. Boba Milk Tea. Great boba texture, smooth natural tea and milky milk flavor. Strong caffeine effects. I don’t usually prefer to get caffeinated drinks as it recks havoc to my natural balance. (Aftermath of taking too much caffeine pills for finals while in college...) I would avoid it next time for my own benefit, but I wouldn’t mind recommending it to caffeine lovers.
3 STAR. Service. Mediocre at best, but it doesn’t bother me much with average service at an Asian restaurant. However it does get noticeable and start to get annoying when we had to request for to-go container repeated without fulfillment. My friend ended up self-serving to get over the hurdle. Everything else was done right, just missed the mark on this.
Other. Friends enjoyed the 3 Cup Chicken and Beef Noodle Soup here. Good to note for future visits.