Old Sichuan Nanjing Restaurant

Lao Sichuan is a hot pot restaurant in Taipei that serves beef and vegetables. Diners cook a beef platter, a mushroom and vegetable platter, and a dumpling platter in spicy and white broth, with tofu and duck blood cake refilled at no charge. The restaurant serves food as late as 9:45 p.m., and white rice, tea, and ice cream are free. Reservations are taken by phone only, and the wait grows long when the restaurant is full.