TACHIKAWA RESTAURANT 726, Hsianghsin South Road Tel: 2472-0472; Hours: 11:30 am-2:30 pm, 5-10 pm

Not your run-of-the-mill grill, Tachikawa has individual grills on tables which allow diners to cook their food--seafood, clams, lobster, beef, salmon, vegetable--over heated volcanic rocks imported from Japan. In addition to the five main choices, meals come with rice, fruit and dessert. The most reasonable deal is the NT$490 business lunch on weekdays. Full-on multi-course dinners can cost up to NT$1,880. Diners can order a variety of items off the ala carte menu, like the NT$360 beef sashimi, NT$150 salad, vegetables or seafood. Side dishes like corn, onions and sweet potato are around NT$150. The interior decor is modern Japanese, with plenty of black wood, white rocks and glass walls, with seating for about 50 and upstairs private rooms seating eight to 24. Drinks range from Sapporo Beer to the Japanese Choya liqueur, costing NT$120. Tachikawa is located just around the corner from the pleasant Lake Side Tea and Shopping Street, opposite the Feng Le Sculpture Park, just off of Wenhsin South Road. There is plenty of free parking. Reservations are recommended.