UNCLE GEORGE (DaYe Branch )   (04) 2473-1253 492, DaYe Road Hours: 10 am-10 pm (closed Sundays)

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For almost 10 years, this fine dining establishment and its charismatic owner, Charlie, have been Taichung's leading providers of outstanding, live-imported seafood and cuisine. Now, Charlie has opened a very attractive, much-larger branch in a mansion-like building on DaYe Road, between HuiZhong and HuiLai roads, opposite HuiLai Elementary School. Twice as large as the original restaurant (which is still in business at 365, DaDun Rd.), this place has 16 tables on the first floor, an upstairs mezzanine level, and in a basement VIP room (seating 25-30 people).

High ceilings, hand-painted ocean-theme murals, chandeliers and other pleasant touches abound. Much of the menu comes from the live-seafood tanks, including the Maine/Alaskan Lobster (about NT$2,650/kilo), Dungeness Crab (NT$2,050/kilo), Alaskan King Crab (NT$3,800/kilo), Snow Crab, and Vancouver Spot Prawns. Other dishes include Dover Sole (from Holland), prime-Australian sirloin steaks (NT$1,295), big crab cakes, clams, scallops, and New Zealand Lamb Chops (all main entrees come with bread,soup, coffee, dessert). This is a private-style restaurant, so reservations are required.

--By Douglas Habecker, translated by Uvia Chang