Mary Porsa 2

Merry Porsa 2 is a coffee shop and restaurant in Kaohsiung City (near the Cultural Center) with a variety of foods, both Western and Chinese style. It is owed by a MAK student's family (see photo above, family on right).

Inside the restaurant

 Directions to Mary Porsa 2:
This restaurant is easiest to find via the MRT. To get there, take the MRT to the Cultural Center stop, and exit at President's department store. Keep walking straight out of the exit (along JhongJeng, towards the freeway) until you reach this sign:

 Turn left and walk about two blocks. The restaurant is on the corner, as pictured at the top. Parking is moderate along the alley and is available for a fee at the President's Department Store.

Two desserts and a cup of blueberry tea.

Pizza at Mary Porsa 2

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九逗窩: That "Cute little European-style restaurant" in Yanchao

In the mood for pasta or hotpot close to home? Want a set meal or curry? Hungry after hiking the reservoir in Yanchao? Then try out this cute little restaurant. Look for this sign above their restaurant and the front of their restaurant that looks like this:

Here are a few dishes you might want to try:
Spicy Thai coconut sauce on rice with an egg (泰式椰香辣...tài shì yé xiāng là...)

Baked chicken in a creamy sauce (with noodles or rice under the cheese): 奶油醬焗雞 nǎi yóu jiàng jú jī

A set meal  套餐 tào cān

Northern Thai spicy claypot rice 泰北辣瓦煲饭 tài běi là wǎ bào fàn

 

Spaghetti (義大利麵 yì dà lì miàn)

 

Here is the menu (click for a larger view):

Directions from MAK: When turning on to the "main" road (that runs under the freeway), turn right (towards E-Da Hospital). When the road T's into the next major road, turn left at the light. Turn right at the first light (as if you're going to part of E-Da Hospital). Follow this road straight for several kilometers to the town of Yenchao/Yanchao. Once in the city, look for the the hamburger/chicken sandwich shop with the pelican symbol (Dan Dan Hambow). The restaurant is just past that intersection, on the right-hand side. 

Parking: Moderate

Costs: Moderate.

Ah-Sing's Beef Steak

At Ah-Sing's Beef steak restaurant, you'll enjoy the friendly service of Ah-Sing and his wife while enjoying several varieties of fried steaks. Beef steak (牛排 niú pái) is the most typical dish and is available for 80NT, as well as pork (豬肉) steak and chicken leg (雞腿 jī tuǐ) steak. Salmon (鮭魚 guī yú) steak and a bit thicker beef steak are slightly more expensive. You can choose what kind of sauce you want on your meat: mushroom, black pepper, or a mixture of both sauces. All dishes come with noodles and a fried egg.

All meals come with a bowl of corn chowder (玉米濃湯 yù mǐ nóng tāng) and sweet black tea. Both of these items are self-serve, as is the silverware. After you order, Ah-Sing will tell you which table is available for seating. Your plate will be sizzling when it comes, so be careful. Additionally, you'll need to flip your egg over to let it finish cooking.

Directions from MAK: Go into Dashe on the main road (Jhong Shan Rd. 中山路). At the first major intersection (where there is a Hi-Life Convenience Store), turn left. You'll now be on the morning market road (Jin Long Rd. 金龍路). Follow this road until the next major intersection (again, with a convenience store on your right). Turn right onto Jhong Hwa Rd. (中華路). Go past the temple on your right, Turn left at the next intersection (where there is a large store on your left). The restaurant is the first one on the right and has many red plastic tables inside.  There is a tall, yellow sign with red lettering above the restaurant. You can pay on your way out, after eating. 

Parking: Moderate. You can park right next to the restaurant.

Costs: Moderately economical. Dishes range from 80 NT to about 150 NT.

Other notes: The Smuckers eat here nearly every Tuesday night. If you go, tell Ah-Sing that you're friends with Matt and Holly (我們是Matt 和 Holly 的朋友。wǒ men shì Matt hé Holly de péng yǒu) for an extra special greeting. Also, Ah-Sing is fluent in several languages, including Mandarin, Taiwanese, and Hakka. He knows a little bit of English (e.g. the names of the food dishes), so he may be able to help as you stumble through any language barrier.