So Vanesa and I ate at a restaurant called Modern Toilet today. Yes, that’s the actual name. And no, it’s not some horrendous English translation of the Chinese name. Here’s the link to their website.
I had the Pork Chops Cordon Bleu and Vanesa had the Smokin’ Chicken. The meals came served on a plate that was resting in the bowl of a little plastic commode. It was served with rice, soup, iced tea, and dessert. The dessert was chocolate/vanilla swirl soft-serve ice cream served in a little plastic replica of the “squatter” type toilets that are so common here in Taiwan.
The seats you sit on are all real porcelain toilets minus the tank. The bigger tables were full-sized bathtubs sitting under a glass table. Our small table was a basin under glass.
The food wasn’t at all shitty (zing!) and was actually very good. Portions were very good sized and we were both full after the meal. It was also pretty reasonably priced. The total meal ran NT$380, which is about US$13.
The most ironic thing in the restaurant was the bathroom. It was boring and understated and get this, it only had a squatter style toilet. What’s up with that?
At any rate, I think we’ll probably end up eating there a couple of more times before we leave at the end of next month. We didn’t have a camera but here’s a weblog that has some photos of one of the locations in Taipei.
