Dragon Tea Taiwanese Cuisine

Leilani Taiwanese Kitchen (formerly known as Dragon Tea) is a great casual spot for boba drinks or delicious food. I really like the honeydew with fresh milk drink along with the beef noodle soup and the braised beef bento with pickled vegetables. As someone who has visited Taiwan, I can definitely say this is as authentic as it gets.

There are a few stalls of parking on the property but if that’s full, there is a larger adjacent lot with more stalls.

I first found out about dragon tea (recently rebranded to Leilani Taiwanese Kitchen) in 2020 while my friend and I were looking for a cafe to grab a bite, boba, and get some work done at. Since then, I've tried a couple other Taiwanese restaurants for the beef noodle soup but always find myself coming back to this hole in the wall spot for their tomato beef noodle soup! The broth is homey and comforting and paired with all the different toppings that they add to it, I feel like it's the closest thing I can find to the beef noodle soups that I've had in Taiwan. Aside from the beef noodle soup, I love to also order their pan fried dumplings, popcorn chicken, and chicken skewers - honestly, I feel like you can't really go wrong with anything you get here! For drinks, my favorite is the honeydew slush drink, but their fresh milk drinks are also popular and not overly sweet, which I like (I'm just not normally a whole milk drinker so I don't choose this option much).
There's a parking lot in the back of the building that they share with other eaters like the upstairs yakiniku spot, and rainbow's drive in but if that runs out, I either park in the extended lot right behind that lot, or on the street.
For the price and quality, this place is hands down my favorite Taiwanese spot on island! I always rave about it with all my friends!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Staff was really nice and smiling. Big drinks. And delicious food. Check um out!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Found them based on Google review (and thank you Google)

Was surprised to find an authentic homey Taiwanese restaurant in Honolulu.

Dumplings were freshly made (not the frozen kind). Minced Pork Rice was delicious and my husband also enjoyed the beef noodle soup as well.

Owner is super friendly and attentive.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had braised pork rice noodle soup and the pork pan fried dumplings... the broth is so tasty!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

The comfort food on the menu are genuinely Taiwanese and quite tasty. Can't compare the quality to that of Taiwan but appreciate having Taiwanese food in Honolulu. The only negative was the place smells of cooking oil perhaps because of poor kitchen exhaust and ventilation.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

I wish they more clearly listed on their menu which drinks have milk in them.

I ordered beef noodle there's only two slice of beef cost $16.00. No next time

this place is very unsanitary, the workers are lazy, and is overly priced for the amounts of food. the fried pork bento was very little and costed around $20. never visiting again, and the place got very jot which suffocated us, and also the food was very bad, no effort put in, or not even good cooking skills. the food was also very overcooked, and also the drinks were horrible, no drinks can be that bad.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Bubble Tea Sizes, Beef Noodle Soup, Noodles, Fried

I got the chicken bowl with fries. Soggy cold guys with burnt flour all over the fries they fry in the same oil…lol not worth the hassle. Very rude service from them when I ask for a fresh batch of fires they refuse to give mediocre service…

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Popcorn Chicken

Disgusting!! I ordered Jasmine green milk tea and these black residues came out of my mouth.

Yummy Taiwanese omelette

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cute little Taiwanese restaurant tucked away in the middle of nowhere.
Service is very basic. Not even a smile but at least server wasn’t rude. Food is authentic and tasty. Definitely will go back just for the food.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Popcorn Chicken with Basil

Cashier was oblivious. Walked in and stood there for a few seconds while he was playing on his phone. To add on, he didn’t ask for our size and he just assumed the size we wanted, we asked to change it but he said he already put it in but Ive worked as a cashier, you can 100% change it. Also I said light boba, he put lychee boba.

Service: 1

Taiwanese beef noodles are completely different.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 4