Taiwanese Restaurants near Santa Clara, CA

“Nice ambiance and friendly People“

“Ordered on doordash for a Caltrain bento dinner - surprisingly good and super well-priced!
Very generous portions - tried the braised pork bowl & teriyaki chicken salad. They’re not skimpy on the ingredients at all. And glad they have healthy salad options which is rare for Taiwanese restaurants!

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Came back and tried the curry tofu (veggie) bento and it was such a huge portion and so yummy 🥹 wish SF had something like this - good value no fuss and super cute packaging!“

“Got the popcorn chicken and oyster vermicelli to go. It takes 15-20 min to fulfill your order so be prepared to wait a bit.

There is a self service kiosk at the counter to order food and pay credit. You then get a receipt with a number. When your number is called, your order is ready for pick up. There’s a number display that’s easy to see what number is up. If you want to pay cash, you can’t use the self serve kiosk. Staff take your order instead.

There’s popcorn chicken has decent flavour but it is missing basil. That’s a staple for popcorn chicken. It would also be better if it came with some sort of dipping sauce like spicy mayo. The batter is good though and it’s not overly oily.

The oyster vermicelli has good flavour. It only has 4 small oysters. I asked for extra cilantro and there were 3 pieces of cilantro, how is that extra? Still a good dish but would have been even better with more cilantro.

Both dishes came out to $20 so not a horrible price.“

“Pleasantly surprised! Great to have an authentic Taiwanese spot nearby, will come again.“

“手工拉面不错，儿童友好，微辣的牛腩面也适合大人，总体不错，五星好评。“

“Today is our first time trying the food here. We got Taiwanese tempura, basil popcorn chicken and grilled pork chop bento. All the food is yummy. For sure we will go back to try other food. 😋“

“nice people and good authentic taiwenese food“

“Portions are generous and filling. Ingredient quality is decent—most items feel reasonably fresh. The soup base is acceptable, but nothing particularly memorable. Solid spot if you’re craving hot pot without the premium price tag, but don’t expect anything mind-blowing.“

“I can tell from the quality of food, decor, cleanliness, and environment that a lot of thought was put into this restaurant. The food was incredible - very fresh and tasty. They were also kid-friendly (small details like corner protectors on the chairs). Our kids enjoyed the toy dispenser and the kids meal. Staff were friendly too. We will definitely be back!

Kid-friendliness: Kids meal, toy dispenser, clean restrooms, and even corner protectors on the chairs!“

“I love eating at red hot wok, probably one of the best Taiwanese restaurants in the area.
Recommended dishes: sizzling lamb with black pepper sauce( you can choose any protein with the sauce, personally I prefer lamb), three cup chicken, stir fried lamb with bamboo shoots.“

“Was craving soup dumplings so we came to this spot. Got A2, Juicy pork dumplings w/ crab meat. E6, Mongolian cumin beef and K8 seafood and pork chow mein.

All were great but for sure the favorite was the soup dumplings. Easily could have ordered extra and only this dish if we didn’t want variety.

Parking: I would assume the parking can get bad on weekends. Weekday easy to park.“

“My daughter and I love to go to this place for a quick bite after the grocery shopping. The crispy chicken is very tasty and full of flavor at a reasonable price The owners keep the place very clean and neat and they r always friendly. I would highly recommend this place if you’re craving for snacks or a full meal.“

“Another authentic Taiwanese bento place located in San Jose area! Simple, no frills meal but represented traditional Taiwanese "bento box" style meals. Similar to Japanese bento boxes but Taiwanese preferred the bento to be hot so most of the items tends to be hot/warm.

Choice 4 side dishes plus an entree and there goes your quick meal for the day.

Cash or cards.“

“The soup is very delicious and traditional. That’s a nice experience when I am homesick during my long term business trip here.“

“Great food but can get busy - they need a bigger place with more workers“

“Solid spot for Taiwanese food. Their treasure rice box and popcorn chicken are my go-to favourites, but their other items are really good too. Everything is fresh, flavourful, and well portioned. Definitely worth going to when looking for a quick bite.“

“Juicy Crispy Chicken, plum fries, mushroom and mee USA are the must order for me’“

“We usually eat here and it is very good. The meat are fresh and the soup base is tasty unlike others“

“Mr. Lau's Steak House (劉月鐵板.居酒屋) provides authentic Taiwanese-style steak meal, which left me feeling happy after eating it. The set meal includes black pepper rib eye steak (8 ounces, medium rare), lettuce salad, garlic bread, an egg, and spaghetti. The price is so inexpensive and the meal is so delicious. I definitely will be coming back again and again!“

“A cozy authentic Taiwanese restaurant in an area decimated by a declining Taiwanese population. This is an absolute gem, the cook should be commended!!

Southland taste recently closed ending 2 different families owning a south bay institution of Taiwanese food. If you are craving that taiwanese omlette rice or minced pork over rice I can vouch!

Wa shi Daiwan Lang. You can trust me if you are a Taiwanese foodie.

Omg update 5/15/25

I just tried their popcorn chicken and its AMAZING. SUPER THING CRISP CRUST AND THEN ALL CHICKEN BABY!!! WHAT THE AMAZING!

Cmere trust. Eat. Profit

Its between Old Republic Title and Chicago Title near Peets coffee, across the street from Jakes!

Re: negative reviews are poorly written and lack any thoughtfulness.

I've been to Taiwan 7 times in the last few years as well as am familiar when Cupertino was taiwanese before all the taiwanese, Koreans and Japanese fragmented left the area in large numbers or moved abroad.

You have to understand that the palate of people that enjoy other DIFFERENT Chinese cuisines will never agree with another Chinese cuisine, same with folks that hate on legitimate American Chinese food which is its own cuisine, there's British Chinese cuisine, Malaysian, Indonesian, Singaporean, Venezuelan Chinese, Chilean, Mexican Chinese etc.

Anything below a 4 is a garbage review with no effort they're either attack reviews from competitors or people that just can't appreciate the mom and pop style of taiwan.

Book a ticket (Taiwan) and eat in Tainan, Khaosiung, Taipei, changhua, jeelung and other places and you'll see what I mean.“

“The wonton soup is delicious and heavily seasoned with white pepper. Some people may not like it, but I love white pepper!
I heard that this store opened in Hualien, Taiwan from the United States. I had eaten at the Hualien store before and thought it was opened in Hualien first. I didn’t expect that now that the Hualien store has closed down, the American store is still there.
Thank you for having authentic Taiwanese snacks in such a close place. Thank you for your hard work, I will definitely visit often!
By the way, dry noodles are delicious too?“

“I admit I mostly came for the vegan braised pork rice and it did not disappoint. It was so so good.
I wish the green onion pancakes were vegetarian but I'm very excited to try the rest of the vegan menu and appreciate that they have it!“

“Best soup that I experience in my life"“

“One of the best Shabu Shabu in the area 😋“

“Good food for a decent price. Everything is flavorful, I really enjoyed the vegetable side dishes. The tea egg was a good side for protein and the katsu was tender.

We also ordered corn and it was good but probably wouldn’t get it again. I’d stick with the set meal.“

“Service is great and food is delicious 🤤“

“好吃平價台灣料理 來這裡就對了“

“This place brings back memories of Taiwan - Great food, reasonable price, friendly and down to earth service. It was busy when we visited, so it felt hectic and rushed. Overall good value

Parking: Parking can be tight during peak time. Need some patience and circle around“

“Authentic home-style northern Chinese food. It’s best if you go for the dishes that don’t require pan-frying, such as the buns, the pumpkin porridge, or the cabbage tofu stew.
I chatted with the owner, she is very passionate about not using additives, and fresh small-batch oil everyday; her own grandchildren eat here. I have a sensitive stomach and this is indeed one of the only places I can constantly order from.
Overall, this is a restaurant that preserves ingredients’ original flavors like your grandma’s kitchen. The atmosphere is likewise — nothing fancy.“

“The nightclub next door has people smoking pot. The front door area totally smell of pot.“

“Awesome service great drinks and chill atmosphere 👍🏼“

“Business is booming and customers are coming like clouds. A great and very clean restaurant for customers to buy authentic and delicious Taiwanese Street Food. A nice manager leads her great teammates to prepare high quality Taiwanese Street Food and provides every and each customers with excellent services. I love their savory rice puddings, rice dumplings, steamed stuffed buns, Taiwanese meatballs, and taro cakes.“

“The place is part of a small food court, I got Oyster Mee Sua, to my taste it is thin noodles in thick/starch broth, the good is pretty good, but I'm not a big fun of thick soup overall. I was served within 5 minutes (came around 8 pm)“

“My favorite playground. The only place I go everyday.“

“One of my favorite restaurants, sometimes I'll go there multiple days in a row when I'm in town for business“

“We had oat milk peach oolong tea and fried tofu. The tofu was so crispy with a good dipping sauce and the boba was nice and soft. The service was surprisingly good, the best service I've had at a boba place ever. It wasn't too busy so they may have had extra time for the kind service“

“有看到紅燒湯冷凍包 可以加入fantun 訂購單以方便訂購嗎？“

“I have tried the tea and it's one of the kind, price is so reasonable for a large size, you need to try when you are around the area, words can't describe until you have tasted the tea and judge for yourself.... highly recommended.“

“Authentic Taiwanese food 🥘 our family just went there and the owner was so friendly. We drove all the way from San Francisco and we can not wait to eat when we go back.“

“Chi Xiao Guo seems to be gone. Now it’s Liu Yue Teppanyaki Cuisine. They don’t sell hot pot in summer, but the Teppanyaki cuisine is also delicious. It’s very similar to the signature Teppanyaki Noodles at Taiwan’s night markets. Love! Definitely will come again : )“

“It's one of my local hotspots. I've been eating here since pre Covid. Good thing the business survived because this place has the hot Mongolian beef broth that I like. It's not too thick and not too much. Just enough portion for 1 person. Overall service is good. They have milk tea also. Recommended the England milk tea.“

“Food is great. I like the Sausage fried rice here because the rice is actually on the drier side, which is how I like. Other places have good fried rice but the rice is always a little more moist. The restaurant is located inside Mountain View downtown so parking may be a challenge.“

“Juicy Crispy Chicken, plum fries, mushroom and mee USA are the must order for me’“

“Tasty Pot is a wonderful franchise that offers a wide variety of pot flavors that often satisfy any culinary avenue. The De Anza location does not disappoint, and the delicious broth always satisfies by taste buds. I will can definitely see myself eating here again. Thank you for the wonderful experience!! Totally recommend.“

“炸物、餐點都很有水準，非常有台灣味！極力推薦“

“We like the extensive menu options, reasonable price and steamy dumplings. it serves both Northern and Southern China dishes.“

“Semi self-service. (Raw) meat selection for the table & personalized soup base are brought to you; the remainder (veggies, tofu & seafood) come on the conveyor belt. You pick your own side-dish sauces (buffet style). All you can eat but limited to 90 min.

Meats were very fresh, as were the seafood, since we had an 11 am reservation (allowed for > 6 people; more on this below). Plentiful and speedy conveyor belt since we were the "1st shift" (get my drift?). I preferred shrimp & chicken (low fat), but was able to tear off the fat (yup, strip by strip if your diet tends in that direction) from the red meats. After a while, no one could tell what meats were on which plates! We thought the baby scallops were great: fresh and tender if you let it into the soup only for 15 seconds, yet they didn't toughen up if you left them in for a while. Shrimp: delicious & fresh, and you have a choice of shelled vs with the full metal jacket!

The variety of tofu was really good. The puffy rectangles were especially nice since they soaked up the soup and softened upon contact with moisture. There were sufficient greens to even things out. We saw a group of Buddhist monks in the queue, so you know it's possible to eat vegan here.

Some of the soup base selections were exceptional: tomato (so good!), mushrooms & Tonkatsu highly recommended (these all start with bone broth, I believe). Miso not so much (uninteresting). The soup gets more flavorful as the meal progresses, so it's better to get something not too intense.

We secured a reservation with 7 people, but personally, I wouldn't do this again. The seating for a big group still places the conveyor belt next to only 2 people, so now those closest to the belt must continuously serve the rest of the table. It's too much. Far better to break up the group into foursomes. However, I've heard that sometimes they stuff a lone customer onto a table for 3. How weird is that?

While the atmosphere is alright, the style of food service is such that it made for a feeding frenzy with no conversation (except to praise the food). If it's a visit you seek, this is not the experience you'd want. Or plan to visit another place afterwards.“

“謝謝好吃的晚餐！“

“literally one of the best tea places i've been to in a while. yes, the drinks are awesome, but the food, which would normally be an afterthought, brings an amazing additional flavor profile to the menu, which comes together in a fantastic food and beverage experience. A+“

“The food is very good The staffs are very nice, friendly, very helpful, very polite.“