Wu-Gu, Zetland

Wugu, is a Taiwanese Restaurant located in East Village on Defries Avenue, in Zetland. 

Decor

The decor is simple with wooden tables covered with a sheet of paper and wood dining chairs. Its high ceilings make the shops very narrow interior look alot bigger than it actually is.

Menu

Menu comprises of:

• Small plates (bigger than the typical entrée sized dishes). This includes dumplings, salads and small meat dishes.
• Not so small plates (which is really a dish with rice)
• Rice, noodles and soups
• Kids meals

Food

Between the 2 of us, we had 3 dishes. First was the Handmade boiled Pork Dumplings with chives, ginger, shallots ($12). There were 6 pieces of very large dumplings. The skin of the dumplings were the thicker kind and the fillings tasted so-so. As the dumplings were slightly overcooked, the texture of the skin could be greatly improved.

Next we had Minced Pork with Soy Egg on rice ($10). This very typical Taiwanese dish. The portion of minced pork was much less generous compared to the size of the dumplings (above). The minced pork, however, was juicy yet not overly watery and the egg had a nice aroma. The pickled vegetables served along side were an excellent accompaniment.

Finally, we had Signature Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup ($16). This was the best dish of the day. The soup was highly aromatic and tasty. The noodles were cooked al dante. The beef was tender and juicy.   

Value

The dumplings were relatively expensive ($2 each piece), and the minced pork on rice ($10) were very expensive for what was served. For a family style Chinese restaurant charging about $25 per person, there would be many other restaurants to compete against serving similar quality food for a much cheaper price.

Overall

There are definitely some better dishes than others. I would strongly advocate for not having those dumplings we had as they were substandard and pricey. However, the Beef Noodle soup is quite certainly worth returning for. 

Also, the restaurant needs to increase lighting on the outside - like a sign board to indicate the shop is open. The restaurant looks very dark from the outside even when it is open, you literally have to go up to the door to tell if the restaurant is open or not.