Rant Alert!
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Yeah, it's totally outrageous!
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I skimmed through your post; I think I saw you guys on the road yesterday. These local eateries often have a minimum charge or require ordering per person for dine-in. You can't just have two people share one bowl because table turnover is quick. If people just sit without ordering enough, other customers won't get a seat. When I ate there, as soon as someone finished, the next customer was right there. The shop was constantly taking reservation calls; they were incredibly busy. Their food is genuinely authentic Kinmen flavor – the half-tendon, half-meat dry noodles or noodle soup are both delicious. Compared to Liang J or Yuan T, I prefer Lao Die Beef Noodles.
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I don't quite get calling their attitude 'atrocious.' If they verbally abused or discriminated against you, then okay, call it bad. But the restaurant's rule is a minimum of one order per person. They're just following their rules. If you couldn't finish it, you could have gotten it to go, and then the minimum charge wouldn't apply.
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Haha, let me tell you, I experienced something similar before the pandemic. There was this Cantonese congee place in Jincheng Township, and the owner had the exact same attitude. He claimed mainland tourists always share one bowl among several people. Most people in line at the time were actually mainland tourists! It was clearly hostile; they prioritized serving locals and didn't follow the queue order.
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Their attitude was bad right from the moment we sat down.
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Try Zhang Ji nearby; that's where the locals eat.
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That's exactly where we ended up going instead.
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Several shops in Kinmen are quite discriminatory towards mainland Chinese. There's another Cantonese congee place with an even worse attitude. These noodles were terrible; it's not worth spending money there.
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Zhang Ji is worth a try! The lady boss is super sweet and has a great attitude.
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What a coincidence, we went to Zhang Ji too! Great attitude and they give you plenty of beef in the noodles.
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It sounds like you guys might have been more of the problem.
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You seem to have a pretty big problem yourself.