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FYI SOUTH Magazine, September 2005.

Good Food Bonanza KO RI YA Restaurant 61, JhongHua 3rd Road, Kaohsiung (07) 215-9966 Hours: Everyday 11 am-4 am Visa and Mastercards accepted.

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--By Guy Abouttown, Steven Crook, Pieter Vorster Translated by Irene Chiang, Annie Liu

Located on JhongHua Road, just after MinSheng Road (when driving south), KO RI YA Restaurant is hard to miss, especially when the huge read and white signage lights up in neon at night. This is a "smokeless charcoal fire barbecue with hot pot" and an all-you-can-eat buffet. On weekdays the set rate is NT$299 - NT$399 (depending on your choice of meats), which gives you access to a fruit and salad bar and a selection of drinks. But the main feature is the barbeque. Each of the semi-private booths has three holes, in which two detachable barbeques and a hot pot can be placed. The friendly staff will then bring you an assortment of meats, which you grill yourself. The middle hole is for the hot pot, to which you add vegetables to your own taste. And if you feel a bit nervous about grilling your own, the staff are on hand to show you how. The vegetable hot pot is available on its own for NT$199. On weekends the prices increase to NT$329 - NT$429, with the vegetable hot pot going for NT$219. KO RI YA can accommodate group bookings, but non-Chinese speakers should note that there is no English available.