[Temple City] [Taiwanese] 旺旺小廚 Won Won Kitchen

Won Won Kitchen
旺旺小廚
9461 Las Tunas Drive
Temple City, CA 91780
(626) 287-5500

I spent a night at my parents' house.  Before coming back to OC, I wanted to get some pork chop rice for my family and also take one http://www.eileenlikestoeat.com.  I miss Pork Chop Rice from QQ Cafe a lot.  When I went to QQ, I found out they had changed into a vegetarian restaurant.  They still sell pork chop rice and other Taiwanese dishes, but everything is now vegetarian.  I didn't recognize any workers nor the lady who appeared to be the owner behind the counter.  I guess QQ Cafe was sold.  I already had my mind set on pork chop rice with real pork chop, so I went around the corner to the plaza next to QQ to Won Won Kitchen.


排骨飯 Pork Chop Rice ($4.60)

Pork Chop Rice was pretty disappointing.  The pork chop was really thin, dry, and salty.  Oh and very oily, too.  My parents also thought the pork chop was horrible.  They kept on saying QQ Cafe was much much better, and this place can't even compare.  Besides the pork chop, I actually like everything else in the box.  The rice had meat sauce over it, and it was pretty good.  The sauteed cabbage was very tasty.  Soy braised egg and tofu were both good. And I like the dried radish (蘿蔔乾) that was over the rice.



雞排飯 Chicken Rice ($4.60)

I wanted to get Stewed Pork Rice (控肉飯) for my dad, but Won Won Kitchen doesn't have it.  What kind of Taiwanese restaurant doesn't have Stewed Pork Rice?  Oh well, so I got the chicken rice instead.  The chicken was much better than the pork chop.  It was very tender.  But again, it was too salty.  The rice dishes came with soup and tea jello just like QQ Cafe.  I like the tea jello.


甜不辣 Fish Cake ($4.25)

Dad requested to have Fish Cake.  I had a few pieces, and thought their sauce was pretty authentic and tasted good.  This still cannot compare to the ones I've had in Taiwan on the little stands on the side of the street though.

Won Won must be happy that the competition with QQ is gone now.  But we really didn't like their pork chop rice.  My parents told me never go back there to get pork chop rice again.  Also the waitress there was friendly, but I don't know... rude?  While I placed the order, my sister went to the restroom.  When I was paying, she came out.  The waitress said, "oh at least you came out from the restroom when she's paying.  A lot of people just hide in the restroom when the bill comes."  I think she was trying to make a joke to be funny, but I didn't like this joke.  So she thought my sister went to the restroom just to avoid paying the bill at first or what?  I don't know what she was really trying to say.  Anyway, it's time to find another restaurant with good pork chop rice.

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