Taiwan Cafe

My friends kept raving about it, so I ordered for early dinner. Pretty good deal for the lunch special even with Uber eats fees. You get a lot of rice and soup with the entrees. Calamari and celery dish portion a lot less than the other two, which makes sense. Anyway the food is mostly decent, very homestyle hot and sour soup: just passable, but not very good. Very low acidity and has a bitter oil aspect Celery and calamari: there are peppers scattered in but taste is a basic sugar sweet sauce. Calamari is fishier than expected but it’s tolerable. Sichuan spiced fish: not much spices in the taste, but the fry was done well and fish is tender. I popped it into the air fryer to crisp up. Would re-order Twice cooked pork: sauce good, could be more spicy like the others. veggies are a bit

The food was very flavorful, great variety, came out within 10 minutes of ordering. We ordered pork soup, dumplings, pork and chive dumplings, vegetarian fried rice (group favorite), Taiwanese, beef, fried tofu, noodles with beef and vegetables, and spicy cucumbers. The atmosphere is busy, loud, slightly crowded. Need reservations. The table came with green tea that we really enjoyed in order a second pot.

Came by Taiwan Cafe awhile back. Decent spot for some asian eats. They were able to host a larger party. I do think they were close to Taiwanese flavors but maybe at best 70-75%. But for the area, definitely one of the main spots. Hectic during peak hours.

Incredibly flavorful xiao long bao! Beef noodle soup was great too. Very friendly staff, quick service. It got crowded, but no problem getting a table on a Saturday night.

No nonsense restaurant serving very well seasoned Chinese food. The menu is indeed overwhelming, but our choice of the xiaolongbao, beef, tofu, and fried pork was on point. Also just found out through news on the wall that the restaurant has been there from as long as 1999!