This was our first time here and it was wonderful! We were taken care of by Jean, the owner of the restaurant and she was so friendly and welcoming! For appetizers, we had the beef wrapped in scallion pancake, hot soy bean drink and pan fried pork buns. They were delicious! Reminded me of when our family went to Taiwan! For entrées, we had the 3 cup calamari, shredded pork with bean curd and bamboo shoot and stirfry green beans. All three were tasted great! The 3 cup calamari had a complex flavor with the Thai basil added to it. For dessert, we had the tofu dessert with red bean and peanuts, which was a nice way to end the meal. We definitely recommend going there to try it out if you like Taiwanese food! We will have to come back on the weekend for their dim sum!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vi0let
Can dine in but feels more like a grab and go restaurant...food was great tho...really enjoyed the dumplings
Yih-Jen Ku
The food here is so good and so authentic! Jean and Lee put so much love into their cooking. Definitely try their Taiwanese dishes and dim sum specials! I love coming here whenever I visit home
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lamho
Great small restaurant for family and friends gatherings
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nemo Lee
Authentic Taiwanese food!! Although nothing fancy, food tastes good and you get to talk to nice Taiwanese people. Would definitely recommend to anyone who misses Taiwanese food or would like to try something different.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kiki Chen
Grandma’s kitchen is better
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Henry l
It just tastes better than the average Chinese restaurant.
Food: 5
FXiao L.
A small, unassuming shop with dishes full of flavor. The beef noodle soup and scallion pancakes were some of the best I’ve ever had. Great service, too. Would definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Peggy Wang
I can’t stop thinking about the beef noodle soup, it might be the best I’ve ever had. So flavorful, the meat was perfection (thick, soft, the melty more fatty parts were the perfect soft chewy texture), noodles and boi choy cooked perfectly.
Also had the ginger tofu custard which also was amazing. This place seems super authentic. I also like the homey cozy vibe, 100% would return here to try more dishes, the quality of the food was so good!
Ben Sprecher
I was disappointed for the first time at Jean and Lee Kitchen yesterday. I have been there maybe a dozen times over the years. Yesterday (Sunday) I arrived close to 3pm. I ordered hot and sour soup and Ma Po tofu. The soup came out very quickly but was nearly cold. I had barely taken a bite when one of the staff (not the one who brought it out) asked if it was cold, and when I said it was they immediately took it back, and came back in a bit with a hot bowl. I'm not sure what transpired in the conversation (maybe they had turned off the pot on the stove and the server didn't know?), but it was not ideal. The warmed soup was too salty, but otherwise fine.
The ma po tofu was honestly not great. Soupy consistency, and an oddly tomato-y flavor. It was not oily (a common problem with ma po tofu), but it was pretty mediocre.
I'm bummed - I have had many good meals here before; I'm hoping the chef was out, and I caught them between meals, and this was a fluke. The staff was at least very nice and checked in often.
Great small family run place to takeaway delicious Chinese food. We’ve also eaten there a couple of times but the takeaway experience is better. Soup dumplings, beef noodle soup and just about everything else is amazing - though the pork ribs haven’t been particularly good..which was disappointing but the fact that so many others are great makes up for this. Limited parking in the establishment as such.
Al Bunshaft
Small , simple place makes good food. Not fancy, but tastes good. I’m vegetarian and I had the Fried Tofu with Chinese Eggplant. Excellent, with a rich brown sauce, ginger, and garlic.
The interior is simple, well lit, clean. Woman who works the register is a bit abrupt but she’s efficient.
Great place for takeout. Simple restaurant food inside.
Luzana Rios
Don't come for lunch if you are looking to sit. Me and my husband wanted to try this restaurant for lunch and with only 3 people in the room, let us know that there were not enough room for us 2 and we needed to take out.
Monica Granucci
I love love love their food!! We usually do takeout and it's always sooo delicious, whatever we get. I can't do onions and garlic, and they're always so accommodating and kind about it!! And there's so many of their menu items that they can flex to make onion and garlic free. The women I often see (I think she's the owner?) is sassy and funny, and she's so kind with my kids (even when they're not behaving the best...). A++ this is our go-to Chinese food joint
Food: 5
Jeffrey
their food made me so sad, it wasn't even close to acceptable
This was our first time here and it was wonderful! We were taken care of by Jean, the owner of the restaurant and she was so friendly and welcoming! For appetizers, we had the beef wrapped in scallion pancake, hot soy bean drink and pan fried pork buns. They were delicious! Reminded me of when our family went to Taiwan! For entrées, we had the 3 cup calamari, shredded pork with bean curd and bamboo shoot and stirfry green beans. All three were tasted great! The 3 cup calamari had a complex flavor with the Thai basil added to it. For dessert, we had the tofu dessert with red bean and peanuts, which was a nice way to end the meal. We definitely recommend going there to try it out if you like Taiwanese food! We will have to come back on the weekend for their dim sum!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Can dine in but feels more like a grab and go restaurant...food was great tho...really enjoyed the dumplings
The food here is so good and so authentic! Jean and Lee put so much love into their cooking. Definitely try their Taiwanese dishes and dim sum specials! I love coming here whenever I visit home
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great small restaurant for family and friends gatherings
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Authentic Taiwanese food!! Although nothing fancy, food tastes good and you get to talk to nice Taiwanese people. Would definitely recommend to anyone who misses Taiwanese food or would like to try something different.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Grandma’s kitchen is better
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
It just tastes better than the average Chinese restaurant.
Food: 5
A small, unassuming shop with dishes full of flavor. The beef noodle soup and scallion pancakes were some of the best I’ve ever had. Great service, too. Would definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I can’t stop thinking about the beef noodle soup, it might be the best I’ve ever had. So flavorful, the meat was perfection (thick, soft, the melty more fatty parts were the perfect soft chewy texture), noodles and boi choy cooked perfectly.
Also had the ginger tofu custard which also was amazing. This place seems super authentic. I also like the homey cozy vibe, 100% would return here to try more dishes, the quality of the food was so good!
I was disappointed for the first time at Jean and Lee Kitchen yesterday. I have been there maybe a dozen times over the years. Yesterday (Sunday) I arrived close to 3pm. I ordered hot and sour soup and Ma Po tofu. The soup came out very quickly but was nearly cold. I had barely taken a bite when one of the staff (not the one who brought it out) asked if it was cold, and when I said it was they immediately took it back, and came back in a bit with a hot bowl. I'm not sure what transpired in the conversation (maybe they had turned off the pot on the stove and the server didn't know?), but it was not ideal. The warmed soup was too salty, but otherwise fine.
The ma po tofu was honestly not great. Soupy consistency, and an oddly tomato-y flavor. It was not oily (a common problem with ma po tofu), but it was pretty mediocre.
I'm bummed - I have had many good meals here before; I'm hoping the chef was out, and I caught them between meals, and this was a fluke. The staff was at least very nice and checked in often.
Restaurantji Recommends
Great small family run place to takeaway delicious Chinese food. We’ve also eaten there a couple of times but the takeaway experience is better.
Soup dumplings, beef noodle soup and just about everything else is amazing - though the pork ribs haven’t been particularly good..which was disappointing but the fact that so many others are great makes up for this.
Limited parking in the establishment as such.
Small , simple place makes good food. Not fancy, but tastes good. I’m vegetarian and I had the Fried Tofu with Chinese Eggplant. Excellent, with a rich brown sauce, ginger, and garlic.
The interior is simple, well lit, clean. Woman who works the register is a bit abrupt but she’s efficient.
Great place for takeout. Simple restaurant food inside.
Don't come for lunch if you are looking to sit. Me and my husband wanted to try this restaurant for lunch and with only 3 people in the room, let us know that there were not enough room for us 2 and we needed to take out.
I love love love their food!! We usually do takeout and it's always sooo delicious, whatever we get. I can't do onions and garlic, and they're always so accommodating and kind about it!! And there's so many of their menu items that they can flex to make onion and garlic free. The women I often see (I think she's the owner?) is sassy and funny, and she's so kind with my kids (even when they're not behaving the best...). A++ this is our go-to Chinese food joint
Food: 5
their food made me so sad, it wasn't even close to acceptable
Food: 1
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