It was disappointing to discover that the restaurant is not open for dine-in, take out only. It was more disappointing that the Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup was not good and ended up being about $17. The dish was very salty and the soup had too much of a herb taste. The beef shank itself was tender but way too salty. My friend ordered the Popcorn Chicken, which had the texture but no flavor and quite bland. Sadly, it was a disappointing visit to this Taiwanese Cafe.
Food: 2
Amy Landolt
This is my go to place for Kung Pao Chicken. The servings are very big - it’s enough for two meals. We missed ie so much during the shutdown that we learned to make it at home. Delivery service is usually very quick.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kung Pao Chicken, Green Onion Pancake V
Debra L Comess
Taiwanese cuisine, large and interesting menu — that we’d love to explore more. We had been getting the salmon teriyaki a lot (my kids’ favorite) with rice and sautéed vegetables (green and red peppers and onions). Super fast service, we’ve only done pickup because of Covid-19. Very nice owners I especially like the appetizer-Steamed Vegetables With Meat SauceSteamed bok choy topped with a tasty pork belly sauce.We’d love to try more dishes, but will wait until we can dine in.The only reason we stopped going was that the salmon portions were too small (about 4 oz). My kids would still be hungry. I’ve mentioned the size, but I think the pieces are precut. :(.
Miguel Reyes
Soooooo sllllooooowwww moving and they don't even have the items they advertise. Be ready with a plan B and plan C. Literally just wanted some smoothies and it took over 20 minutes and the smoothies had to be modified since they didn't have the ingredients.
Service: 1
Plano
Bland! Their pork chop is barely seasoned, popcorn chicken is mediocre (small portion too) and fried rice is average or below average in my opinion. Their eggs are mostly tasteless, definitely not braised or marinated long enough. And the pork belly rice barely consists of any pork belly. Their purple rice yogurt drink is NOT an accurate depiction of what it is supposed to be. Their rice is not sticky or chewy and there’s barely any in there. I bought it thinking it will taste like the ones from Yomie Rice x Yogurt but it’s totally different. Tapioca is hard as well. Got two yogurt drinks and one was OVERLY sweet that I couldnt finish it.Also, they have no bell or any way of you calling out to them from the entrance so we had to wait quite a bit to get their attention. They are still not doing dine-in so they blocked off the entrance.
Michelle Gan
Green onion egg pancake sandwich was delicious and my mom liked the big mouth shaobing. Fresh sweet soymilk was a perfect addition.
Navid J. Ayon
Ordered kimchi fried rice, popcorn chicken and taro tea. Fried rice and popcorn chicken were not tasty, specially the fired rice was really bad. I am sorry but I feel sad spending 30$ here.
Navid Jubaer
Ordered kimchi fried rice, popcorn chicken and taro tea. Fried rice and popcorn chicken were not tasty, specially the fired rice was really bad. I am sorry but I feel sad spending 30$ here.
Navid Jubaer (Ayon)
Ordered kimchi fried rice, popcorn chicken and taro tea. Fried rice and popcorn chicken were not tasty, specially the fired rice was really bad. I am sorry but I feel sad spending 30$ here.
Ashley Tsiao
We love coming here whenever we’re in Evanston! Our favorites are the popcorn chicken, beef noodle soup, and the Taiwanese style fried rice. We also love trying the new drinks on their menu! Highly recommend!
This restaurant was recommended by my Chinese friends. I had their Takoyaki, Taiwanese Beef with Rice Noodle Soup and Taiwanese Style Fried Rice recently. Takouaki is really tasty and I highly recommend this but the other two are not good at all. Rice noodle soup had no any flavor, it just tasted like a mix of water and rice. Fried rice was too salty. To be honest, I might not go this place again even there are lots of others in their menu.
Tina Y
1st time today and WON'T come back. 2 orders of popcorn chicken are dried and overcooked. Pork chop Benton & other types of benton are slightly tiny size for $12-$14. Turnip cake is dried and burned. Other items we ordered are all slightly smaller than Taipei Cafe and Jasmine in Chicago Chinatown.
Bill Collins
One of my favorite places in Evanston. Friendly staff and a delicious menu - I've been coming to 527 every week for years and it's still wonderful. Try the fruit juices and the popcorn chicken!
Gina Leung
Quick and friendly. I ordered the black sesame milk tea with taro boba at 30% sugar level, beef noodle soup, and green onion pancake. Everything was delicious. Noodles were cooked well and beef was tender; very flavorful soup. If I could eat more I would have ordered two or more items to try.
Shiungor
Taiwanese 527 Cafe is a must for all foodies! While the ice is not snowy like in Taiwan, the shave ice is absolutely delectable every time we have it....which is about twice a month winter and weekly summertime. During quarantine, we order curbside and the lovely staff(shoutout to jeje) will put it in a large box for us to pick up to eat in the car. Their spicy beef noodle was better than the ones we had in Taiwan; popcorn chicken was ok; three cup chicken savory; salmon fried rice light and hit the spot; Kalbi tacos are good and a whole lot more varieties to try. Go get your shave ice NOW!
It was disappointing to discover that the restaurant is not open for dine-in, take out only. It was more disappointing that the Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup was not good and ended up being about $17. The dish was very salty and the soup had too much of a herb taste. The beef shank itself was tender but way too salty. My friend ordered the Popcorn Chicken, which had the texture but no flavor and quite bland. Sadly, it was a disappointing visit to this Taiwanese Cafe.
Food: 2
This is my go to place for Kung Pao Chicken. The servings are very big - it’s enough for two meals. We missed ie so much during the shutdown that we learned to make it at home. Delivery service is usually very quick.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kung Pao Chicken, Green Onion Pancake V
Taiwanese cuisine, large and interesting menu — that we’d love to explore more. We had been getting the salmon teriyaki a lot (my kids’ favorite) with rice and sautéed vegetables (green and red peppers and onions). Super fast service, we’ve only done pickup because of Covid-19. Very nice owners I especially like the appetizer-Steamed Vegetables With Meat SauceSteamed bok choy topped with a tasty pork belly sauce.We’d love to try more dishes, but will wait until we can dine in.The only reason we stopped going was that the salmon portions were too small (about 4 oz). My kids would still be hungry. I’ve mentioned the size, but I think the pieces are precut. :(.
Soooooo sllllooooowwww moving and they don't even have the items they advertise. Be ready with a plan B and plan C. Literally just wanted some smoothies and it took over 20 minutes and the smoothies had to be modified since they didn't have the ingredients.
Service: 1
Bland! Their pork chop is barely seasoned, popcorn chicken is mediocre (small portion too) and fried rice is average or below average in my opinion. Their eggs are mostly tasteless, definitely not braised or marinated long enough. And the pork belly rice barely consists of any pork belly. Their purple rice yogurt drink is NOT an accurate depiction of what it is supposed to be. Their rice is not sticky or chewy and there’s barely any in there. I bought it thinking it will taste like the ones from Yomie Rice x Yogurt but it’s totally different. Tapioca is hard as well. Got two yogurt drinks and one was OVERLY sweet that I couldnt finish it.Also, they have no bell or any way of you calling out to them from the entrance so we had to wait quite a bit to get their attention. They are still not doing dine-in so they blocked off the entrance.
Green onion egg pancake sandwich was delicious and my mom liked the big mouth shaobing. Fresh sweet soymilk was a perfect addition.
Ordered kimchi fried rice, popcorn chicken and taro tea. Fried rice and popcorn chicken were not tasty, specially the fired rice was really bad. I am sorry but I feel sad spending 30$ here.
Ordered kimchi fried rice, popcorn chicken and taro tea. Fried rice and popcorn chicken were not tasty, specially the fired rice was really bad. I am sorry but I feel sad spending 30$ here.
Ordered kimchi fried rice, popcorn chicken and taro tea. Fried rice and popcorn chicken were not tasty, specially the fired rice was really bad. I am sorry but I feel sad spending 30$ here.
We love coming here whenever we’re in Evanston! Our favorites are the popcorn chicken, beef noodle soup, and the Taiwanese style fried rice. We also love trying the new drinks on their menu! Highly recommend!
Restaurantji Recommends
This restaurant was recommended by my Chinese friends. I had their Takoyaki, Taiwanese Beef with Rice Noodle Soup and Taiwanese Style Fried Rice recently. Takouaki is really tasty and I highly recommend this but the other two are not good at all. Rice noodle soup had no any flavor, it just tasted like a mix of water and rice. Fried rice was too salty. To be honest, I might not go this place again even there are lots of others in their menu.
1st time today and WON'T come back. 2 orders of popcorn chicken are dried and overcooked. Pork chop Benton & other types of benton are slightly tiny size for $12-$14. Turnip cake is dried and burned. Other items we ordered are all slightly smaller than Taipei Cafe and Jasmine in Chicago Chinatown.
One of my favorite places in Evanston. Friendly staff and a delicious menu - I've been coming to 527 every week for years and it's still wonderful. Try the fruit juices and the popcorn chicken!
Quick and friendly. I ordered the black sesame milk tea with taro boba at 30% sugar level, beef noodle soup, and green onion pancake. Everything was delicious. Noodles were cooked well and beef was tender; very flavorful soup. If I could eat more I would have ordered two or more items to try.
Taiwanese 527 Cafe is a must for all foodies! While the ice is not snowy like in Taiwan, the shave ice is absolutely delectable every time we have it....which is about twice a month winter and weekly summertime. During quarantine, we order curbside and the lovely staff(shoutout to jeje) will put it in a large box for us to pick up to eat in the car. Their spicy beef noodle was better than the ones we had in Taiwan; popcorn chicken was ok; three cup chicken savory; salmon fried rice light and hit the spot; Kalbi tacos are good and a whole lot more varieties to try. Go get your shave ice NOW!
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