He Wang , who grew up in Puli, considered what major to choose when filling out his university application so that he could have a connection with Puli. Finally, he chose the Department of Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, starting from the catering industry and firmly rooted in Puli.
Because Wang He particularly yearns for American life, especially the kind of club where everyone can relax and drink and dine together, he decided to open a restaurant and tavern called "Mando Restaurant and Tavern" that combines meals and cocktails.
Wang He explained that the reason why it was named "Mando" was that there are so many tourists visiting Puli, and he hopes that Mandao Restaurant and Bistro will be like an island far away from the hustle and bustle, where people can vacation and forget all their worries. In addition, Wang He loves playing baseball. In baseball, a bouncing ball is called "ワンバウンド" (One Bound is pronounced "灣曼斗" in Japanese). He believes that people who come to Mando Restaurant and Tavern are like people who just bounced in, and will bounce to other places next. But no matter where they will bounce next, at the moment of bouncing in, they can have a good rest in Mandao Restaurant and Tavern, accumulate enough energy and then bounce high to the next place.
In order to create the American style he had always dreamed of, Wang He worked hard on the decoration and catering of Mando Restaurant and Bistro. For example, in terms of decoration, Wang He designed it based on American and British-style spaces, and collected retro American and British-style furniture to create the atmosphere of an old tavern. In terms of food and beverage, Wang He chose to launch distinctive but labor-intensive food and beverage, so that people can experience the personality of Mando Tavern while also experiencing its delicacy, such as Tiki cocktails full of island style, smoked meat that takes 12 to 24 hours to make, burgers that are handmade from bread to meat, and milkshakes that combine American methods with Taiwanese tastes. These unique features make walking into Mandao Restaurant and Bistro feel like entering another time and space that is completely different from Puli.
Exotic and local, island and Puli, these conflicting elements, if you look throughout Puli, perhaps only Mando Restaurant and Bistro can perfectly blend them together. Next time, if you want to take a vacation, welcome to Mando Restaurant and Tavern, where you can taste delicious meals, enjoy special cocktails, take a good rest, and then bounce hard to the next place!
