ip廚義學院。ip institution of pasta
民權東路三段60巷9號﹙近中山國中捷運站﹚；﹙02﹚2501-1166
9, Lane 60, MinQuan E. Rd, Sec.3﹙Near MRT ChungShan Junior High School Station﹚
營業時間/Hours：11:30 am-9:30 pm﹙週日公休 / closed on Sundays﹚
可刷卡，一成服務費
Credit Cards Accepted. 10% service charge.
中/英文菜單 / Chinese/English menu
ip institution of pasta: Affordable Italian Pasta Hidden In The Alley
Last September ip institution of pasta opened in the alley behind ChungShan junior high school MRT station. It went from a new kid in the block to a popular lunch choice in the neighborhood. The success is owed to Jerry and Jimmy. These two young men, less than the age of 30, have built the business from scratch. Jerry is responsible for the operation and Jimmy is in charge of the food. Together they managed to find a niche market for ip institution of pasta and captured the taste of mass consumers.
ip is the acronym for Italian Pasta. Browsing through the menu there are appetizers, soups, pasta, vegetarian pasta, risotto and gratin. Lots of Italian cuisine is available so that customers can order something different every time when they come here. Order a main course or pasta it can be upgraded to a set with just additional NT$80. You will get bread, today’s soup, salad and a drink. With additional NT$120 you can the set plus dessert. If you wish to add puff pastry tops to your soup or pasta topped with grated cheese, additional NT$20 surcharge will be added. If you have a big appetite you may ask to double the amount of the pasta in your order – it’s free of charge.
From Monday to Friday the menu features 12 business lunch and they are great bargains. Every two weeks a special dish is introduced and it’s only available during lunchtime. It’s limited to 50 orders a day. For NT$99 you get a soup, bread, the bi-weekly special and a drink﹙plus 10% service charge﹚. Such as “Margarita Pasta” , an Italian traditional recipe, consists of tomato, basil, angel hair pasta and mascarpone cheese. It is simple and yet delicious. “Gondola Seafood Handmade Noodle in Soup”﹙NT$300﹚is very unique. It is pasta served in soup. Most people never heard of it and even less people have tried it.
Summer is just around the corner. “Japanese Style Salmon Salad”﹙NT$150﹚is a refreshing and healthy choice. For meat eater “U.S. Prime Beef of Rib Eye With Anchovy Sauce”﹙NT$520﹚is different than most steaks you’ve seen because it is seasoned by anchovy. You won’t have to spend a fortune for a juicy U.S. steak. “Afternoon Tea Set”﹙NT$120﹚gives you a handmade in-house dessert and a drink. Everyday 9 desserts will be available and if you like brownie try “Brownie Cheesecake”﹙NT%85/piece﹚and it will take you by surprise. It is rich, dense and creamy.
10% service charge waiver promotion will be effective from now ‘till the end of June when you come to ip institution of pasta for dinner. If you would like to try the weekday NT$99 lunch special, be sure to arrive early because it runs out fast. Remember, first come first serve.
ip廚義學院：躲在巷弄裡的平價美味義大利麵
去年九月ip廚義學院在捷運中山國中站後方的巷子開幕，從當初默默無聞到如今午餐時間高朋滿座，一路走來，Jerry和Jimmy功不可沒。這兩個年紀不到三十歲的年輕人，Jerry負責餐廳管理，Jimmy負責料理美食，兩人同心協力找到餐廳的定位和特色，也抓到消費者的胃口。
ip是Italian pasta的縮寫，而打開菜單，從開胃菜、湯類、義大利麵、素食義大利麵、義式燉飯和義式焗烤，琳瑯滿目的義式料理，讓消費者每次來都可嘗試不同的菜色。任點一個主菜或是義大利麵，加80元便可升級套餐，有麵包、主廚濃湯、主廚沙拉和飲料；加120元，套餐內容再多一份甜點。套餐濃湯加酥皮和義大利麵加焗烤只需多加20元，食量大的可要求將義大利麵份量加大，卻不加價。
週一至週五中午提供12道商業午餐，價格優惠；每兩週推出一道特餐，僅限在平日午餐時間供應，而且一天限量50份，只要99元﹙包括湯、麵包和飲料/加一成服務費﹚。例如瑪格麗特義大利麵，依照傳統的作法，原料只有蕃茄、羅勒和天使義大利麵，加上義大利馬斯卡邦起司，簡單而美味的料理。貢多拉漁夫手工麵﹙300元﹚非常特別，這可是泡在湯裡的手工義大利麵，聽過的不多，吃過的更少。
夏季即將到來，和風鮭魚沙拉﹙150元﹚是個健康清爽的選擇。喜歡吃牛肉的，別錯過特級美國肋眼佐鯷魚奶油醬﹙520元﹚，鯷魚調味有別於一般的牛排料理方式，花少少錢即可吃到美國牛排。下午茶套餐﹙120元﹚有一份手工自製甜點和飲料，每天都有九種甜點選擇，下次記得嘗試布朗尼起司蛋糕﹙85元/單點﹚，綿密香濃。
即日起至六月底，只要在晚餐時間到ip廚義學院用餐，一律不收服務費。想要品嚐平日中午限量的99元商業特餐，記得早點出發，因為賣完為止。
