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Restaurants: FuBar

FuBar is laying down the gauntlet with its calorie-busting FuBurger. PHOTO: COURTESY OF FUBAR

Since FuBar opened last year it has become a hit with expats and locals in Taichung wanting to kick back and relax while watching their favorite game and sucking back some suds. The satellite dish and sling box gives sports fans top-notch coverage of sports including MLB and Taiwanese baseball, NBA and SBL basketball, NHL hockey, rugby and NCAAs, as well as F1 and NASCAR racing. Indeed, sports fans wanting a fix of their favorite sport could hardly find a place that provides a more eclectic mix of coverage than FuBar.

Hailing from Ontario, Canada, owner Dwayne Worden says he wanted to fill a gap in Taichung's sports bar scene by adding the screens and sports coverage.

Located in the pedestrian-only "Soho Street," the simply decorated watering hole offers punters a no-frills place to chow down on reasonably priced food, enjoy a pint of beer, hang out on the front patio or gape at one of two large-screen televisions in the air-conditioned interior. Like the pub itself, the menu is simple, offering patrons a small variety of high cholesterol chow that will please any barstool sports fan.

FuBar Address: 25-9 Daye Rd, Taichung (台中市大業路25-9號) Telephone: (04) 2310-9401 Open: Mon to Thurs 5pm to 11pm; Friday 5pm to 12am; weekends 2pm to 12am Average meal: NT$200 without drinks Details: Menu in English and Chinese On the Net: www.fubartaichung.com

The menu, though limited, means that great care is put into all the grease-laden creations. The FuBurger (NT$220) rates high on the expat scale of delicious burgers. The bun is the right size to house the juicy patty, bacon and cheese. The fries are crispy, loaded with fat and, well, yummy. The chicken burger (NT$180) is also grilled to perfection and comes served with fries.

No pub operated by a Canadian expat would be complete without poutine (NT$180) that Canuck favorite which comes with a whopping amount of fries topped with cheese and smothered with gravy. Those wanting something a little zingier can opt for the chili cheese fries for the same price. The menu rounds out with a plump hot dog (NT$150) and BLT sandwich (NT$170), both of which are served with all the fixings and a mountain of fries.

For a while, the pub was known about Soho for its zesty Caesar (NT$200), but this was taken off the menu because Clamato juice is currently difficult to find. Expect it to reappear when Worden finds a source. In the meantime, shots (NT$100), beers (NT$100 to NT$180) and an assortment of mixed drinks (NT$150) will have to quench the thirst of sports fans.

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