Wein Restaurant and Lounge

Since my cousin lives in Taichung, my dad scheduled a dinner for us so we could meet up. My cousin, Eric, suggested Wein Restaurant and Lounge because it’s one of the more special restaurants in the area and they have a set menu that’s easy to order from. The restaurant is known for Peking duck so we ordered the peking duck for four. The duck accoutrements were presented in two large compartmentalized plates:

The duck is prepared at your table and also presented with two different types of wraps: the traditional version and the middle eastern version (pita):

You’re supposed to eat the duck in either wrap with any combination of the sides:

Next, the waiter brought the rest of the duck with a plate that resembled a painter’s palette (under the Parmesan):

Here’s the palette that’s filled with different types of sauces for dipping the duck:

They painted the sauces onto a plate:

Next, there were homemade rice cakes sauteed with cilantro:

There was also a mapo tofu that was made tableside (they poured soymilk into a clay pot, then covered it and after about 10 minutes, it solidified enough for them to pour the mapo sauce onto it and scoop it up to plate).

For dessert, they take you downstairs to the bar area for fresh fruit:

And pastries:

My mom, Ken, me, and my cousin, Eric, after dinner:

The meal was really good and it was really nice to catch up with Eric. My mom hasn’t seen him since he was a kid and said she was pleasantly surprised with how mature and funny he is now. Next time he comes to New York, I’ll have to take him to the Peking Duck House in New York and compare!