Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks

142 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo
(650) 558-1988

Recent Reviews

Murillo Pontual

Nice Taiwanese little restaurant. Order is made on a self service computer. My chicken crispy bento box was very good. I do recommend it. Parking is a little hard to find.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Crispy Chicken Box

Aaronray Antonio

No longer Shilin but same owner! Food was excellent as always and there are more options now!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Emily Wang

Our go to place for Taiwanese street food! Popcorn chicken, delicious curry mini plates and good quality boba. On top of it all, owners are super warm and welcoming. Must try!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

B K

Great flavor and balance among the protein, vegetable, and rice portions. The tofu piece was flavorful with very silky and soft center.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ana Yang

Flavors just like Taiwan! We went on Sunday night, and it was very lively. Good ambience and friendly staff. The oyster omelet was especially yummy!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tompson Hsu

Yummy and authentic!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crispy Chicken, Crispy Chicken Box, Wintermelon Tea

Jian Lu

Best Taiwanese food in the area.+ Authentic and delicious. The Chicken cutlets were so juicy and tender.+ Super friendly owner. Checks in with us from time to time to make sure everything is perfect.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dylan

good atmosphere, fast service, nice talk with

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ian Doxsee

The popcorn chicken continues to be outstanding, even as the shop has changed name from Shihlin to Chopstix! Have no fear.

Food: 5

Michael L.

I was really craving Taiwanese food and stopped by this place around noon on a Sunday! It was a pretty small space, but felt very comfy. I ordered the popcorn chicken ricebox, which came out really quickly and definitely hit the spot!The veggies weren't much to write home about and the stewed pork over rice was alright. However, the tofu was nice and soft, and was a great compliment to the popcorn chicken! The chicken was also amazing! It was juicy and crispy without being overwhelmingly oily. It didn't have big crunchies on the outside of the chicken, but there were nice small crispy bits on the chicken that added immensely to the texture.

Alvin L.

I had one of my fav meals in the bay here a few months ago. Is it as authentic as the streets of Taipei? Hell no, but it's fairly close.Getting some good mee shua and chicken steak was delightful to my taste buds.Now if only they would open one in Vegas..

Jason K.

I come here with my bestie mainly for the snacks. That popcorn chicken and sweet potato with extra spice is BUSSIN. Always come back when I need picnic food.

Carrie Y.

Found this place after being very hungry and it did not disappoint. We ordered the Treasure Box Rice Combo, which has chicken, rice, steamed veggies, tofu, and half an egg. It also comes with a choice of a drink and we went with the wintermelon one. We had the cold noodle chicken as well, but this one wasn't that memorable. The star of the show was the crispy fried chicken in the Treasure Box! haven't had chicken that good in a long time and I was blown away; the chicken was juicy and flavorful but not overly salted. The wintermelon drink however was super sweet even though we asked for half sweet and no ice, and didn't taste like wintermelon. It reminded me of brown sugar.We liked the chicken so much that we ordered the Treasure Box Rice combo a couple days later and this time got the lemon aiyu jelly, which was less sweet than the wintermelon but still pretty sweet for my taste. For this order, we got the JiaYi chicken rice as well. Wished the dish had more fried garlic taste to it. The ordering process was quick and convenient where they have a touch screen. Will be coming back for more fried chicken.

Qing Tian Chen

Order about $99 dollars for 6 itemsThe fry chicken wasn’t crispy enough, flavor was goodThe grandma braised chicken rice was VERY ? SAD. Rice is saggy, the there were no sour vegs at all (maybe like 1/4 spoons)! Pictured from the menu is total lie.Probably recommend to work more on the food flavor and quality the the price

Food: 2

Service: 3

Eve H.

Got the XXL Fried Chicken Thigh- very flavorful and juicy. It's HUGE and reasonable price.Went on a Saturday, there seems to be a good number of people patronizing.

Load More

Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks

142 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401
(650) 558-1988