We came here on a Saturday night (7:30pm) and the service and food were great. It wasn’t crowded but there were customers. Several dishes were great: the sour and spicy vermicelli, chili dumplings, cold chicken, beef pancake were good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kelly Zhou
We arrived around 7 a.m. and waited almost an hour for our food, while delivery orders were served much faster than dine-in customers. When we finally received our food after waiting an hour, the beef roll was cold. Overall, the experience was disappointing.
What made it worse was that we had also ordered a pre-made cold potato dish that was already sitting at the counter, yet we didn’t receive it until after an hour of waiting. When I politely mentioned this to a staff member, a lady wearing glasses was extremely rude—pointing at me and asking what I wanted, then ignoring me for another 15 minutes. This level of service was unacceptable.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Tu Vu
It's ok for foods, cuz I get used to Cantonese cuisine..but thanks for a wonderful service 😀 sure be back soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Yixuan Li
Horrendous service. Chinese lady did not come to help me once but DEMANDED 15% tip. No water refills, no checkups, I grabbed the to go containers myself and packed my food myself. Maybe they gotta pay their workers more if they’re so desperate for cash. Do not come here to endure the terrible service whether ur Chinese or not.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Alan Sung
We’ve visited Tai Chi Cuisine in the past and not only was the food unmemorable, but the service was lousy even by Chinese restaurant standards. It’s no surprise that we haven’t returned in years so we were pleasantly surprised during a recent visit by all the changes - a new and much more extensive menu and improved service from different servers. Described on Google as a “casual eatery offering authentic Chinese favorites including buns and pancakes”, we quite enjoyed their scallion pancakes, leek cakes (although my recommendation would be to cut the chives smaller), the dumplings and the fried pork buns. Unfortunately we will never be ordering the Wonton in Chili Sauce and an overly sweet shredded pork dish ever again. The biggest wins were the Sautéed Matsusaka Pork with Chili Peppers which was bathed in oily goodness and all the cold dishes we tried - pig ear with chili sauce, shredded potatoes and shredded beans. With so much more to try off their expanded menu, we’ll def be back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Vee Dinh
A Chinese food spot that has all the good items. I would definitely come back to try their other dishes!
I had: 1. Pork buns 2. Shrimp dumplings 3. Fried rice 4. Winter melon soup with vermicelli 5. Fried pork meat 6. Orange chicken 7. Green beans with pork 8. Mochi soup 9. Steamed fish
Michael Zhou
Take out service is absolutely horrible. Ordered something to go, went in restaurant and waited for 50 minutes. They say they ran out of what I ordered so they were waiting for new batch but I clearly saw customer walking in after me getting what I ordered right away. I guess they prioritize dine in because more tips which is fine, just expected to wait for a long, long time.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Cathy
Waiting for a hour, they told me my order was missing, service too poor.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Yufei Xie
Terrible service. I waited more than an hour for a small takeout order, and they didn’t apologize or offer any compensation
Service: 1
Evelyn Dai
Food is good but be ready to wait for an hour for the bun.
First of all the food is absolutely amazing. I’m originally from Beijing and I can tell you this is one of the most authentic Chinese places in Irvine. They have a great variety of food too. And the staffs are very friendly, I left my credit card in the diner and when I called later, Ms Qin was very patient with me and she made sure the card indeed belongs to me. Would definitely recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
jim f
Very clean floor. Very strong a/c
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zhaokun Xu
After over 40 mins of waiting, my friends have already finished their food, (after three times asking) the waiter come to tell us that they didn’t start to make the noodle I order, and ask me do I still want it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Hanrun Miao
I called to place my order at 2:00 PM and arrived at the restaurant at 3:15 PM to pick it up. When I got there, the staff told me there was no such order. After I insisted multiple times, they finally checked and found that the order was accepted but never sent to the kitchen. They then asked if it was okay to make it for me on the spot. If you don’t want to ruin your perfect day, don’t come to this restaurant!
We came here on a Saturday night (7:30pm) and the service and food were great. It wasn’t crowded but there were customers.
Several dishes were great: the sour and spicy vermicelli, chili dumplings, cold chicken, beef pancake were good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We arrived around 7 a.m. and waited almost an hour for our food, while delivery orders were served much faster than dine-in customers. When we finally received our food after waiting an hour, the beef roll was cold. Overall, the experience was disappointing.
What made it worse was that we had also ordered a pre-made cold potato dish that was already sitting at the counter, yet we didn’t receive it until after an hour of waiting. When I politely mentioned this to a staff member, a lady wearing glasses was extremely rude—pointing at me and asking what I wanted, then ignoring me for another 15 minutes. This level of service was unacceptable.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
It's ok for foods, cuz I get used to Cantonese cuisine..but thanks for a wonderful service 😀 sure be back soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Horrendous service. Chinese lady did not come to help me once but DEMANDED 15% tip. No water refills, no checkups, I grabbed the to go containers myself and packed my food myself. Maybe they gotta pay their workers more if they’re so desperate for cash. Do not come here to endure the terrible service whether ur Chinese or not.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
We’ve visited Tai Chi Cuisine in the past and not only was the food unmemorable, but the service was lousy even by Chinese restaurant standards. It’s no surprise that we haven’t returned in years so we were pleasantly surprised during a recent visit by all the changes - a new and much more extensive menu and improved service from different servers. Described on Google as a “casual eatery offering authentic Chinese favorites including buns and pancakes”, we quite enjoyed their scallion pancakes, leek cakes (although my recommendation would be to cut the chives smaller), the dumplings and the fried pork buns. Unfortunately we will never be ordering the Wonton in Chili Sauce and an overly sweet shredded pork dish ever again. The biggest wins were the Sautéed Matsusaka Pork with Chili Peppers which was bathed in oily goodness and all the cold dishes we tried - pig ear with chili sauce, shredded potatoes and shredded beans. With so much more to try off their expanded menu, we’ll def be back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
A Chinese food spot that has all the good items. I would definitely come back to try their other dishes!
I had:
1. Pork buns
2. Shrimp dumplings
3. Fried rice
4. Winter melon soup with vermicelli
5. Fried pork meat
6. Orange chicken
7. Green beans with pork
8. Mochi soup
9. Steamed fish
Take out service is absolutely horrible. Ordered something to go, went in restaurant and waited for 50 minutes. They say they ran out of what I ordered so they were waiting for new batch but I clearly saw customer walking in after me getting what I ordered right away. I guess they prioritize dine in because more tips which is fine, just expected to wait for a long, long time.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Waiting for a hour, they told me my order was missing, service too poor.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Terrible service. I waited more than an hour for a small takeout order, and they didn’t apologize or offer any compensation
Service: 1
Food is good but be ready to wait for an hour for the bun.
Restaurantji Recommends
First of all the food is absolutely amazing. I’m originally from Beijing and I can tell you this is one of the most authentic Chinese places in Irvine. They have a great variety of food too.
And the staffs are very friendly, I left my credit card in the diner and when I called later, Ms Qin was very patient with me and she made sure the card indeed belongs to me.
Would definitely recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very clean floor. Very strong a/c
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
After over 40 mins of waiting, my friends have already finished their food, (after three times asking) the waiter come to tell us that they didn’t start to make the noodle I order, and ask me do I still want it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
I called to place my order at 2:00 PM and arrived at the restaurant at 3:15 PM to pick it up. When I got there, the staff told me there was no such order. After I insisted multiple times, they finally checked and found that the order was accepted but never sent to the kitchen. They then asked if it was okay to make it for me on the spot. If you don’t want to ruin your perfect day, don’t come to this restaurant!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food is good.Service is not bad. Will come back
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