TOPONEPOT Group has introduced TEN SHOW and 釜山製麵所, a Korean-style noodle restaurant, in Taichung. Chinese clay-pot dishes and Korean food are recast for solo meals and smaller gatherings. Their distinction is clear: TEN SHOW pairs clay pots with tea, while the noodle restaurant puts soup noodles, street snacks and iced Americanos in one space. They propose different combinations for everyday dining, beyond merely changing a hot-pot restaurant’s sign.
NT$99 starts with one dish; rice and drinks are separate
TEN SHOW’s entry dish is mapo tofu at NT$99, with rice from an additional NT$15. The starting price therefore does not mean every clay pot, rice and drink is included in a set. Adding those two starting amounts gives at least NT$114 for mapo tofu with rice, before other extras. Lettuce is another accompaniment option, allowing alternatives to a fixed rice-and-dish combination. That flexibility does not establish equal portions or nutritional proportions across all dishes.
The five flavour directions are garlic, Sichuan–Chongqing numbing spice, golden sourness, yellow-braised sauce and tomato. They let diners choose a seasoning direction before the main ingredient, rather than treating every clay pot as the same rich soup. Retaining heat after leaving the stove also helps turn dishes once associated with sharing into individual meals. Each dish still has its own setting for heat, sauce intensity and ingredients.
Teahouse and noodle shop each extend the meal
TEN SHOW’s five signature tea drinks use black tea, oolong and green tea with elements including lychee, white peach, passion fruit, Asian pear and plum juice. Food and drinks can be chosen separately, accommodating a meal followed by time for tea. Its spatial concept uses the brightness, natural tones and open space of a contemporary teahouse. The brand’s storefront photograph expresses that direction through broad pale signage, wood and warm-toned elements.
TEN SHOW’s storefront publicity photo uses broad pale signage and warm lighting.
The noodle restaurant centres on Korean soup noodles and hand-cut noodles, with clam noodles at NT$180. It also offers a tofu pot made daily from fresh soy milk, street snacks inspired by Korean pojangmacha stalls, iced Americanos and traditional sweet rice drinks. NT$180 is the featured noodle price; it does not mean meat, side dishes, fried items and coffee in the promotional table setting are all complimentary. Separate mains from extras when comparing budgets, rather than relying on a fully styled table photograph.
The noodle shop’s styled table does not mean all mains, sides, fried food and drinks cost NT$180 together.
Two Taichung addresses and two dining priorities
TEN SHOW’s Jingwu branch is on the first floor at No.101 Jingwu East Road, East District, Taichung. The noodle restaurant’s Hankou branch is on the first floor at No.383 Section4 Hankou Road, North District. Roof tiles, a wood-toned facade and Korean lettering reference a hanok; a JIOU CHU sign upstairs makes the floor worth noting. Although both are new group brands, they are not neighbouring counters at one address. Choose clay-pot food or noodles first, then choose the destination.
The Hankou noodle storefront has JIOU CHU signage above; note the different floors.
For a hot dish and tea after work, TEN SHOW’s five seasoning directions provide a first filter. To combine soup noodles, Korean snacks and coffee at one stop, the noodle restaurant offers another route. The new-brand announcement published October19 shows the group extending towards everyday dining. Menus, operating arrangements and availability remain subject to the stores’ latest notices. Calculating the difference between a single-item starting price and a complete meal also makes each concept’s purpose clearer.
