COMPASS MAGAZINE, April 2001. VOL.87 ISSUE 4

MAYA RIZE CAFE 385, Hankou Road, section 4 Tel: (04) 2238-7977 Hours: 24 hrs/day

With its subtle Central American theme, Maya Rize Cafe is yet another large, attractive cafe restaurant, this time located near the corner of Chungteh and Hankou roads, just around the corner from the Chungteh Carrefour hypermarket. Already, the cafe seems to be doing a good job of filling its bright, spacious interior, with seats on a first-floor and balcony-mezzanine area. There are the usual hot and cold coffees and teas (averaging NT$120-NT$150), including Italian-style coffees and herbal, flower and milk teas. There is also plenty to eat, including Chinese and Western snack--from 'hairy' beans (mao dou) to peanut butter toast--and full meals.  There are four types of hot pots (NT$200), soups, 10 rice dishes--beef stew, curry chicken or beef, chicken leg and so on (NT$180-NT$220), and six types of noodles for about NT$160.  NT$235 set meals, including Jiangsu chicken leg rice and beef stew rice, including soup, drink and dessert. The cafe has a small adjacent parking lot.