Location: Taipei, Sakura Kyoto Handmade Izakaya
Travel note summary: Okay, even though I still have about a third of the photos left to edit, I should wrap up writing for today. I'm getting a bit hungry, time to go find some food... This is a restaurant located on the top floor of the Rihu Department Store in Neihu (the old Dean Department Store). One time, after tutoring Brother Mu at my place, he treated me to a meal here. Since he came all the way from Taoyuan, he asked if there were any good spots nearby. I hadn't done any research on the spot, so I suggested we just walk over to Rihu Department Store and pick a place. Out of a few restaurants, we randomly chose Sakura Kyoto and went in. The prices inside aren't exactly cheap, but compared to many high-end Japanese restaurants, they're not that high either. However, since it was quite cold and drizzling that night, we just ordered a crab hotpot to share, along with a chicken salad, grilled fish, and some drinks (the two of us spent a little over a thousand NTD). I initially thought food at a department store restaurant wouldn't be particularly impressive, but honestly, aside from the seriously inadequate waiter training, the di…