Taiwanese Restaurants near Santa Clara, CA

“Nice ambiance and friendly People“

“I've eaten at this place for years at this point. It so many great options for Taiwanese food and drinks so I keep coming back!

If I had to choose one item, it would be their grilled chicken leg bento square, and when it's on-sale it's an absolute steal at $9.99!

Other great options I'd recommend are their popcorn chicken, g-pie golden chicken cutlet, deluxe braised pork rice bowl, five spices fried chicken cutlet square, and thai lime pepper crispy chicken square.

For drinks I like their passion fruit boba gaga, fresh watermelon passionfruit green tea, fresh grapefruit green tea, and OSQ super fruit tea.“

“I always get the soy garlic chicken here, and it’s always been good and they always give you a LOT for the price.
The service here can take a while especially on the weekends when it gets VERY busy.

I would also recommend ordering ahead on the toast app, they have a reward system and also updates whenever your order is ACTUALLY ready, from my experience so far.“

“We order pot-roasted beef brisket square and Thai lime pepper crispy chicken, both dish tasty and delicious
On one notes, if you take out and want to eat somewhere else (not home) make sure you ask for chopsticks or fork and napkins.“

“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。“

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

“nice people and good authentic taiwenese food“

“The chichen meal is good. The desert and drinks are good too.
One of my family member is a vegetarian. The store can customize the meal for vegetarians.
The store managers are nice and experienced in doing business.
I buy food from Shihlin every week. It's now one of my favorites in Fremont.“

“There are quite a few repetitive hot pot ingredients, it would be nice to have more variety. The overall flavor is fine. However, the extra meat slices I ordered weren’t very impressive, they were just boiled and completely unseasoned. It seems they’re meant to be eaten with the hot pot but it would be better if they were served together with the hot pot instead.“

“I had such a great experience here. I called because I knew I was going to arrive about five minutes after closing, and before I even asked if it was still possible to order, the staff member offered to prepare a bento box for me anyway. That alone meant a lot after a very long day at work.

Since it was my first time visiting, I wasn’t sure which sides to choose, so she helped pick them for me and did an excellent job. Everything was fresh, balanced, and delicious. When I arrived, everyone was incredibly kind and made sure I had all my utensils and condiments before I left.

The food quality was great, but what really stood out was how thoughtful and accommodating the team was. It’s rare to see that level of customer care, especially right at closing time. I’ll definitely be coming back. 🍱✨“

“Food are delicious. especially their soup. friendly staff and clean restaurant“

“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!“

“Instead of Ding Tai Fung, we heard people giving good comments about 松滿湯包 in Fremont & 勝鮮湯包 in Cupertino. We decided to come to Joy dumpling for a try. We arrived late… about 2:00pm. Since the restaurant closes at 2:30pm, we asked if it was too late to dine in before we got in. We didn’t want to make difficulty or inconvenience to the staff. They took us but pushed to order quickly after we sat down. We did ordered in about 5-7 minutes, but the feeling was not pleased as we did ask if it is too late politely in advance.

Luffa shrimp buns tasted fresh.
Pork buns was good.
3-cup chicken was tasty but very gingery.
Satay chicken fried rice was not my type of fried rice.
White rice was not very good - tasted like old rice.
Their prices were cheaper than Ding Tai Fung. Inside the restaurant were spacious between tables. But the experience of food and service were better at Ding Tai Fung. I think that our experience would probably have been better if we went early.“

“The food was super good and came very fast. When me and my friend got thirsty we asked them if we could have a cup of water each and they dropped everything they were doing to help us get water. This place is super good and I want to come again!“

“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“

“Ordered a bottle of Biru 101 Rice Lager from Sugoi to go with our food and honestly it was such a good combo 🍺

The stir-fried pork and steamed fish here are super flavorful and the beer’s light clean finish pairs perfectly without killing the taste of the food. Plus it’s brewed with Taiwanese rice and oolong tea 🍚🫖

Definitely order a bottle next time you come!“

“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. 😋“

“Service is great and food is delicious 🤤“

“I was surprised to see a location outside of a mall or a supermarket. The food itself isn't bad, but the rice bowls are a bit bland all across the board. Great if you want to load up on cheap carbs, but otherwise it's better off being in a food court.“

“I saw a foodie rave about this restaurant, and a wonton restaurant is rare in the area, so it's been on my list to visit.

We got the Taiwanese wonton soup (large), the spicy chili oil dry wonton, the five spice fried tofu (mild), and a fish filet rice plate.

The wonton soup is so good. It's also very pretty. They have green onion and the smallest celery.

I love chili oil wontons so I had to order the spicy chili oil dry wonton. It's not the most aesthetic dish, but it is good. The sauce is unassuming but is quite spicy. I had to take breaks between eating them.

I also liked the five spice fried tofu. I got mild which was not spicy at all.

The fish filet rice plate came with lots of sides, but the filet was just okay. We took it home so it's not in its optimal crispy state.

Overall I felt I didn't eat much but felt satiated. We had plenty of leftovers that we ate the next day for another meal. And both times I felt sooo full. It is very filling!“

“Will come again for sure.“

“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.“

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

“January 2026:
My family has been asking me to drop by this shop for about a month for Ba-wan (or Mah-wan). They are a large meat dumpling with a whitish-translucent skin, made from a rice flour. It is considered a popular Taiwanese street food and served with a red(-ish) sauce on top.
Pricing is 5.25 each + tax. Each meat dumpling is individually wrapped in plastic wrap, making it simple to purchase however many you want. It will come with a small tub of sauce, so the shop prefers that you purchase the dumplings in sets of 3 or 4. (I have no idea how sauce is presented to you if you order a single dumpling.)

Staff at the shop was pleasant enough. They let me take photos and answered my questions.

I paid cash. I didn't look to see if they take card or alternate payments. I don't think so?

Parking in this shopping center can be absolutely crazy during meal times. Crickets empty at 7pm sometimes. Best to bring a driver and a shopper where the driver just waits to pick up the shopper without needing to locate a parking spot. Takeout is probably best.

I will brave the parking lot to return when the family starts requesting meat dumplings again.“

“📎There are selections of soy milk. The milk tea soy milk is my favorite!
📎The fried dough is way too crunchy, it's not the traditional type, but still good.
📎Parking can be a pain.
📎Not even one garbage can on premises.“

“Great food and great service“