Taipei Kitchen - Full Menu

The service wasn't good here. The waitress seemed more interested in getting away from our table as quickly as she could. Tea was served in a children's sized t... read more The service wasn't good here. The waitress seemed more interested in getting away from our table as quickly as she could. Tea was served in a children's sized tea pot and the smallest cup I've ever seen. The teapot lid fell onto my tiny cup because there's no hook on the lid, and spilled tea on the table. Apparently, the same thing happened to a woman sitting nearby. I asked for a regular sized cup and she brought me an ice cold cup (stored in an unheated room or the freezer? for hot tea and didn't offer me more hot water. The one thing that I can say positive is that the food tasted fresh. But basically we each got a giant plate of starch to fill the belly. Hubby's shrimp fried rice, served as a whole meal, had small, canned sized shrimp and peas and carrots, which is not authentic Asian. We'd rather have 3 quality shrimp than canned shrimp. My dish looked like ramen noodles with peas and carrots, and a very small amount of chicken, although I ordered pork. Yikes. We basically paid $9 for large plates of starch and peas and carrots. The spring rolls weren't bad. The Vietnamese appetizer was strange and hard to describe, but kind of tasty. They were flat and crispy fried squares. We were disappointed. It's so hard to get a good restaurant here. We won't go back.

The chef is very flexible and accommodating-he made sesame tofu to substitute for chicken. The sauce should have been spicier, and there should have been some k... read more The chef is very flexible and accommodating-he made sesame tofu to substitute for chicken. The sauce should have been spicier, and there should have been some kind of green on the plate, but it wasn't bad. My friend who hates tofu loved it, though.The dumplings (especially boiled) are amazing!