Shihlin Taiwanese Street Snacks @ The Gardens

As you take a stroll along the bustling walkway of The Gardens at Lower Ground, you will notice a stretch of various food shops and fancy food stalls. With all the fascinations going on, you might not notice a shop behind the row of stalls called Shihlin Tawainese Street Snacks (士林台湾小吃). Shihlin prepares popular snacks just like the way they do in Taiwan, and is one of me and bear's favourite hang-out places wherever we go. You can also find them in Low Yatt Plaza, One Utama, Ikano, Sunway Pyramid, Pavillion, Berjaya Times Square and other places.

The food stall @ The Gardens

Although they only serve a simple variety of snacks such as the XXL Crispy Chicken (which is really huge), Handmade Oyster Mee Sua, Crispy Floss Egg Crepe, Seafood Tempura, and Ricebox Set, the quality of the snacks is unquestionable.


Their signature snack - the XXL Crispy Chicken, really lives up to its name. It is huge, and I mean HUGE (you might wanna consider sharing it with someone else unless you don't mind having it all to yourself). The meat is spread out (with bones) and deep fried to make it crispy and golden brown.

XXL Crispy Chicken *Salivating*

However, they have a very "strict" policy. In order to preserve the original taste/texture of the chicken, they do not cut the chicken into smaller pieces, not even if it's requested by customers. I've seen many customers asking for the chicken to be cut into pieces due to the size, but their requests are usually rejected.


Next on the list, will be the Handmade Osyter Mee Sua. Honestly, I'm not a fan of oysters, because I dislike the raw, musty taste of it. However, the dark brown,thick texture soup, has a touch of fragranted oyster taste which reminds me of oyster sauce. The mee sua is simmered in a bowl of oyster-flavoured soup served with strips of chicken meat, oysters (which I don't eat) and sambal chili. The portion may look small, but it can be very filling. You will be savouring every spoonful of it until the end.

The mee sua...awesome!

Tasty chicken floss wrapped in crispy egg crepe is what Crispy Floss Egg Crepe is all about. Finished with a topping of sweet, juicy brown sauce, it gives the egg crepe a delectable, chewy taste. Definitely one of my favourites too!

Yummylicious!

On the other hand, the Seafood Tempura is actually slices of seafood paste mixed with other ingredients, tossed, flattened, and deep fried to bring out the perfect crispiness in it. The outcome? It actually looks like fries! One bite and you'll be addicted to it. It's also chewy and tastes a bit of every seafood meat.



To sum up everything, the food is delicious, it meets the expectation of most customers, and Shihlin is and will always be one of my favourite food places!