Always stellar. Highlights for me are their lamb dumplings in vinegar broth, combo plates, eggplant, and green beans. I've been here over a dozen times and am always satisfied. Highly recommended!
suzanne yeh
The place was low key, cafeteria style. Food was good and reasonably priced. We had spicy beef noodle soup, black bean sauce shrimp, popcorn chicken, pot stickers and their traditional meat dish. Everyone was pleased with their choices of food.
Evan C.
Delicious, homey meal! The food is delicious and authentic, the workers are so nice, and the atmosphere is very chill. 10/10, expect to see me there more in the future!
Jon medina
The food is fresh and very tasty. I especially enjoyed the dumplings. I've heard the Taiwanese are renowned for dumplings, and I wasn't disappointed .They have familiar Chinese food items as well as a few items for more adventuresome diners. The owner are very nice tooI highly recommend this place.
Ernesto N.
Lovely place, great food, ambience and place were very neat. 10/10 experience. Server was really nice. Overall loved the place. Food was absolutely delicious!
Catherine B.
This is not Taiwanese food. This is just Chinese food. Popcorn chicken is too crunchy and meat is dry. The pork ear with Sichuan spicy is totally not right. The only dish I can told you I like it is Chicken leg with rice 台式雞腿飯。
Tim M.
Love the food here. Authentic Taiwanese food with large portions. Inside of the restaurant is a bit dark but food is always excellent and service is quick!
Kevin W.
Was looking for a Taiwanese restaurant and stumbled upon this place. Love the decor and the style of the place at the center of downtown. Braised pork over rice is probably one of the best I've had in a while and they are generous with the sauce on the rice! The perfect combo. The duck leg was over cooked or reheated. Super dry and was not desirable. Popcorn chicken was probably the worst dish as it was over coated with flour and bags no chicken to it at all. They do some things well and others not.
valentina
we went there a couple days ago and tried to ask for a menu or if we could sit at one of the many empty tables but the lady just stood there ignored us and then went on a phone call, which is fine but when she was done she proceeded to ignore us. Terrible service.
Eliot L.
best Chinese fish in west coast. Sichuan fish. Super fresh and Q bounce texture. Cant stop eating
Coming from SoCal and having eaten Chinese food from SGV & Irvine, I'd to say this restaurant did not disappoint. Portion size is good, considering college kids are always hungry, and taste home made. The big chicken leg was flavorful and crispy! Fresh vegetable stir fry full of wok fire! Pork in garlic sauce was spot on. Friendly service.
peiling ni
Disappointed. Not authentic Taiwanese. I should have known by the Chinese signage. It's written in simplified Chinese. Beef noodle soup's broth tasted like diluted and beef was too thinly sliced instead of beef chunks. We ordered a Hakka dish. Though it was tasty but definitely not matching the name of the Hakka dish.
Cindy C.
I ordered online for takeout pork gravy over rice, aka lu rou fan/卤肉饭. I personally really enjoyed the dish, it felt authentic and the pickled mustard stems were just what I needed to compliment the savoriness of the meat and rice. In terms of service, rice dishes were extremely fast, likely because all the ingredients were prepared already and just required assembly. While waiting for my friend's order, I noticed that other dishes were being cooked to order so they took a bit longer, and we came on a particularly busy evening so the wait was pretty long. However, it was clear that they were short staffed and doing their best with the circumstances, and it looks like a family run business, so I'll definitely be back to support Hometown!
Elizabeth Siler
Excellent food. Ordered Hunan tofu. Husband had green bean beef and we split stir fried spinach. Excellent. Note: you order at a counter here and they bring the food to you. Easy on street parking. We will be back.
Michael Shin
Honestly the food is pretty terrible. I have been to many and cook a lot of Chinese food but this place was a downer. I am unhappy that they cater to college students and cook with no care. I can not prove it...yet...but the beef they used was spoiled. I took two bites and left.
Always stellar. Highlights for me are their lamb dumplings in vinegar broth, combo plates, eggplant, and green beans. I've been here over a dozen times and am always satisfied. Highly recommended!
The place was low key, cafeteria style. Food was good and reasonably priced. We had spicy beef noodle soup, black bean sauce shrimp, popcorn chicken, pot stickers and their traditional meat dish. Everyone was pleased with their choices of food.
Delicious, homey meal! The food is delicious and authentic, the workers are so nice, and the atmosphere is very chill. 10/10, expect to see me there more in the future!
The food is fresh and very tasty. I especially enjoyed the dumplings. I've heard the Taiwanese are renowned for dumplings, and I wasn't disappointed .They have familiar Chinese food items as well as a few items for more adventuresome diners. The owner are very nice tooI highly recommend this place.
Lovely place, great food, ambience and place were very neat. 10/10 experience. Server was really nice. Overall loved the place. Food was absolutely delicious!
This is not Taiwanese food. This is just Chinese food. Popcorn chicken is too crunchy and meat is dry. The pork ear with Sichuan spicy is totally not right. The only dish I can told you I like it is Chicken leg with rice 台式雞腿飯。
Love the food here. Authentic Taiwanese food with large portions. Inside of the restaurant is a bit dark but food is always excellent and service is quick!
Was looking for a Taiwanese restaurant and stumbled upon this place. Love the decor and the style of the place at the center of downtown. Braised pork over rice is probably one of the best I've had in a while and they are generous with the sauce on the rice! The perfect combo. The duck leg was over cooked or reheated. Super dry and was not desirable. Popcorn chicken was probably the worst dish as it was over coated with flour and bags no chicken to it at all. They do some things well and others not.
we went there a couple days ago and tried to ask for a menu or if we could sit at one of the many empty tables but the lady just stood there ignored us and then went on a phone call, which is fine but when she was done she proceeded to ignore us. Terrible service.
best Chinese fish in west coast. Sichuan fish. Super fresh and Q bounce texture. Cant stop eating
Restaurantji Recommends
Coming from SoCal and having eaten Chinese food from SGV & Irvine, I'd to say this restaurant did not disappoint. Portion size is good, considering college kids are always hungry, and taste home made. The big chicken leg was flavorful and crispy! Fresh vegetable stir fry full of wok fire! Pork in garlic sauce was spot on. Friendly service.
Disappointed. Not authentic Taiwanese. I should have known by the Chinese signage. It's written in simplified Chinese. Beef noodle soup's broth tasted like diluted and beef was too thinly sliced instead of beef chunks. We ordered a Hakka dish. Though it was tasty but definitely not matching the name of the Hakka dish.
I ordered online for takeout pork gravy over rice, aka lu rou fan/卤肉饭. I personally really enjoyed the dish, it felt authentic and the pickled mustard stems were just what I needed to compliment the savoriness of the meat and rice. In terms of service, rice dishes were extremely fast, likely because all the ingredients were prepared already and just required assembly. While waiting for my friend's order, I noticed that other dishes were being cooked to order so they took a bit longer, and we came on a particularly busy evening so the wait was pretty long. However, it was clear that they were short staffed and doing their best with the circumstances, and it looks like a family run business, so I'll definitely be back to support Hometown!
Excellent food. Ordered Hunan tofu. Husband had green bean beef and we split stir fried spinach. Excellent. Note: you order at a counter here and they bring the food to you. Easy on street parking. We will be back.
Honestly the food is pretty terrible. I have been to many and cook a lot of Chinese food but this place was a downer. I am unhappy that they cater to college students and cook with no care. I can not prove it...yet...but the beef they used was spoiled. I took two bites and left.