EASY STEAK 593, YingTsai Road, 1F (04) 2371-2662; Hours: 11 am-10 pm

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       Taichung's dining scene is full of creative ideas and this is one of them. Easy Steak gets attention at first glance with its very colorful, fun-looking logo. The restaurant itself is just as striking, with more subdued colors and lighting, comfortable chairs and sofas and a classy-feeling overall ambiance. There's more, however, as diners will notice the walls are tastefully decorated with pictures and art related to various legendary rock stars, together with shelves containing about 1,500 classic rock and jazz CDs, from Deep Purple to Paul McCartney. Customers can pick from any of these albums, or bring their own, to play while eating. There are a wide range of reasonably-priced steak, chicken, pork and other main course dishes, including the Cheese-Wrapped Pork Chop (NT$260 dinner), Italian-Style Spicy Roast Chicken (NT$280) and French Mustard Lamb Chop (NT$350). Dinner (5-9 p.m.) main courses all include a pasta, puff-pastry soup, salad and coffee. The same selections are NT$50 cheaper for lunch (11-2 p.m.) and afternoon tea time and include a puff-pastry soup (add NT$30 for extra drink). A variety of Italian pasta dishes, averaging around NT$200, are available all day in addition to snacks--from Italian Fried Mushrooms to New York Spicy Chicken Wings--waffles, coffees, teas, frappes ("slushies"), juices and alcohol.