When the fish aren't biting, start cooking

Visiting Du Hsiao Yueh Restaurant's new branch at Wangfujing's Sun Dong An changed my first impression of its first locale.

I had found the dishes to taste a bit bland when I ate at the restaurant's first venue at Parkview Green. Chefs with the Taiwan restaurant must have made adjustments since then to suit the local palate, because this time not only does the food taste good, but I also discovered a few great dishes that I've not tried before.

Du Hsiao Yueh is known in Taiwan's Tainan for danzai mian (carrying-pole noodles), which are southern Taiwan-style minced pork noodles.