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COMPASS MAGAZINE, November 2004

Good food for great prices at
No. 809 Family Pasta


179, DongXing (Dung Shing) Rd., sec. 2 (near WuQuan W. Rd. intersection)
(04) 2472-6533
Hours¡G11:30 am-2 pm, 5-9 pm (closed Sundays), Take-out and delivery available (call before 11:20 am for deliveries)

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By Teresa Cheng Translated by Uvia Chang

There are times when having your dish of pasta smothered in a garden-load of various herbs can really be overpowering. That is when you perhaps are in need of a Western restaurant better fitted for local palates. Such a place is No. 809 Family Pasta, a small family-run Italian eatery on Dong Xing Road.
No. 809's owner/chef and interior designer, Ms. Jiang, is a young woman who founded the bistro with her own hands. Everything--from the paint job to the furnishing of the red-and-white-themed interior--was created by her. The restaurant is small and cozy, giving off an intimate and personal ambiance. Every dish you taste here was also conjured up by Ms. Jiang, who hopes that her establishment will leave a personal, stress-free impression on her customers.
Because most Asian palates are not used to strong, flavorful herbs used generously in pasta dishes, the dishes you will find here are milder when it comes to herbs. Furthermore, the prices were so reasonable that I was unsure as to whether or not I was reading the menu right. The pasta dishes here range from a scant NT$80 to NT$100. This perhaps reflects the relatively smaller dish portions that are served here by comparison to other Italian restaurants. I personally found the smaller portion to be a nice change from the usual experience of stuffing myself to a point of sickness. Those with bigger appetites are able to get an added 20 grams of pasta noodles for free.
Each dish comes with a thirst-quenching cup of green tea, and you are able to choose whether or not you wish your pasta to be spicy--a special option not found everywhere. Pastas here include Surf Clams with White Wine (NT$90), Chicken with Cream Basil Sauce (NT$90), Bacon and Mushroom Cream Sauce (NT$90) and Garlic Cream Seafood (NT$100). Lunch set menus with Rosemary Chicken, Pork Curry and Beef Meat Sauce choices (ranging from NT$70NT to NT$80) are also available. One more unique feature of No. 809 is its soup spaghettis--Prawn Soup Spaghetti, Cream Seafood Soup, Curry Seafood Soup and Tomato Fish Soup--all which are a mere NT$90.
Clearly, as No. 809 Family Pasta is showing Taichung diners, good food and atmosphere doesn't necessarily mean high prices.

 

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