Duan Chun Zhen is a restaurant that specializes in Taiwanese Beef Noodle. Duan Chun Zhen is the name of the founder of the restaurant and already has several restaurants in Taiwan. It also has 2 restaurants in US and both of them are in California. We went to the one at Cupertino, right beside Apple's campus.
As we walk into the restaurant, the interior decoration caught our eyes. It was bright and has a clean feel to it. Every table already has menus and utensils places correctly on the table. A clear glass water bottle was also placed on the table.
The menu has a lot more items than just beef noodle. There were various appetizers and also rice dish. There were also different type of noodles that people can choose from. These 3 types of noodles are thin, thick, and hand made noodles.We ordered the recommended beef noodle with tenderloin with hand made noodle. On top of that, we also got a place of braised dish platter.
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The braised dish platter was put in a black plastic container, which was quite cheap. The amount of food in the braised dish platter includes bean curd, tempura, seaweed, and beef. Each came with about 6 small pieces, which was very little. We were definitely not impressed by this.
The beef noodle was placed in a nice looking custom made bow with Duan Chun Zheng printed on it. At the first glance, we didn't even see any noodle since it was under the soup. As we dig in, the amount of noodle in the bowl was disappointingly little. The soup, however, was tasty. Unlike the usually Taiwanese beef noodle, this one has Sichuan pepper corn in it which gives some spicy kick in it.
Overall, we were disappointed with Duan Chun Zhen because it actually had good reviews. The food taste was not the best and the amount of food given was quite little. The cost was high for the amount of food given. We would not recommend to go to Duan Chun Zhen if beef noodle soup is what people are looking for.
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