Where’s the Beef?

Posted in Food News on April 25th, 2007 by mei| | .

hamburger1.jpgDouble Taipei Foodie News Flash! Yours truly has just heard through the grape vine that a new eatery is opening up in town. California Grill will be having it’s grand opening this coming Saturday, April 28, and their regular burger or teriyaki chicken burger with either fries or salad will be on a promotional price of 100nt (originally 185nt). Go between 11am and 10pm.

No, I am not getting paid to write about them.

California Grill seems to be offering a nice menu for all, even a tofu burger for vegetarians. I’m eyeing the salmon fillet sandwich with pesto sauce. And for those who give a damn about the provenance of your meat, the eatery advertises using “USDA approved beef.”

Thus far, yours truly have been going to The Diner on Ruian Street for her burger fixes. There’s also Mary’s Hamburger in Tienmu. But that’s in Tienmu.

I love love love The Diner. Not only were the hamburgers great but their brunch selection is AWESOME. Did I mention that they make Philly cheese steak? My only pet peeve about the place is that it’s always crowded and during the weekends the wait is quite insane (most, patrons are college kids who go to school in the vicinity) although still worth it.

I don’t remember Mary’s Hamburger very well. It has been quite some time since I went there. It is quite an old establishment and it is a piece of Americana in Tienmu. I just recall that the burgers were on the small side.

Seriously, where was the beef?

California Grill 加州燒烤堡
No. 53-1, Yong Kang Street 　
永康街５３之１號

The Diner 樂子
No.145, Rui-an Street
(Near Hoping East Road and Ruian Street)
02 2700 1680
台北市瑞安街145號
(近和平東路與瑞安街口)
www.thediner.com.tw

Mary’s Hamburger 茉莉漢堡
No. 752 Chungshan North Road, Section 6
中山北路6段752號
02 2871 4997
Open: 8am to 10pm.

Burger photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

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  1. joanh said,

    on April 28th, 2007 at 11:42 am

    cool!!! good to hear- i’ve been craving burgers recently too.. i wonder if they will have good salads!

    i really like the diner too!

  2. hungryintaipei said,

    on April 28th, 2007 at 11:44 am

    PS.. is their philly cheesesteak good??? i was a bit disappointed with their pastrami sandwich

  3. mei said,

    on April 29th, 2007 at 1:17 am

    my friend was actually the one who ordered the philly cheese steak. it wasn’t dripping with oil like an authentic one nor was there cheese wiz…but i did have a bite and i thought it passed muster.

  4. gino said,

    on May 7th, 2007 at 10:19 pm

    I tried to go to this place for lunch twice in the last week, and it’s been closed both times. I guess me and the California grill just aren’t meant to be.

  5. mei said,

    on May 8th, 2007 at 12:06 am

    That’s why you should have gone with ME!

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    on June 4th, 2007 at 4:28 pm

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