Chi MaMa’s cooking is the soul food that Taiwan islanders remembered and elevated with higher quality ingredients. The noodle house is now my go to kitchen!
Had a wonderful meal here at a dinner meeting. I will be back again. I know they are new but friendly staff you can’t buy. Very clean and inviting.
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I've been here about 20+ times & totally forgot I did not write a review.
It's a small mom & pop Taiwanese spot. It's in a strip mall type thing. Found this by chance when getting Bonchon one night & decided to drop in.
Customer Service: Excellent. They warn you ahead of time by telling you it's *CASH ONLY.* They're super friendly & welcoming. They try their best to explain the dishes. Very polite. Recent trip there's a younger guy & he's super nice & respectful.
They do get busy - so be wary. It's small spot & tables are limited.
Ambiance: Cozy & clean
Food: AMAZING! I love their fried pork loin & popcorn chicken. Pork loin is tender & flavorful. The gravy on the rice is superb. The egg is yummy. The popcorn chicken is seasoned to perfection. It's cruchy and moist. My SO enjoys the pork belly over rice.
The Iced Milk Tea is delicious & perfectly balanced sweetness helps with the meal.
Free water & Tea is available.
You clean up after yourself. So be kind & tidy up.
Parking: there's decent parking and there's mini lot.
A hidden gem in this peaceful neighbourhood. The juicy and tasty Lu Rou Fan brought me back to southern Taiwan in first bite. Yan Su Ji is a must to your order, crispy skin and healthy white meat, tossing with five species seasoning and fried basil chips. Cabbage salad is an amazing add on between your every bite, wonderful sweet and sour sauce and fresh crispy texture. Don't forget the soy black tea, different with enriched domestic style soy milk, the light soy milk dose not glue up yout taste bud but a refreshing to your meal.
Boss is attentive and welcoming, very well maintained dinning space and warm jazz music.
Loving this small business but def put owner's heart in every detail.
Will be back very soon.
For some awesome Taiwanese food, this place brings it back. With comfort foods that remind me of Taiwanese cooking, this place gives all the home cooked food vibes.
Eat-in for best experience. There is no service, so make sure to pick up water/tea utensils and napkins before you sit. As well as take your bowls and put them in the bins near the trash.
The beef noodle soup was great, with the standard side dishes (cucumbers, seaweed, tofu skin). Make sure to get the popcorn chicken definitely a Taiwanese classic. The fatty pork over rice was soft and easy to eat with the rice. Another plus, they also sometimes give a small house soup as well for each main dish ordered!
Remember cash only and no tip need!
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Queens def has all these hidden gems serving authentic and affordable taiwanese food. This family-run restaurant gives a homey vibe with warm lights, little plants and wooden furniture. The food and snacks of Chimama's embedded the owner's childhood recipes. I've tried a few taiwanese spots in the city, and so far this is my favourite one.
＊Stewed Pork Belly Sandwich 刈包
For god's sake I'm still thinking about the Gua Bao every day! Gua Bao is a steamed bun sandwich stuffed with a piece of thick 3-layer pork belly, pairing with cilantro and peanut flour. I am a cilantro hater, but I had to admit that cilantro added a herbal note and eased the greasiness of pork belly. The distinct nuttiness of peanut flour collided with the saltiness of the stewed pork, creating a contrasting complexity. Literally a must-order item at Chimama's.
*** Rmb to request a no-peanut version if you are allergic to peanuts.
＊ Hand-cut Braised Pork Rice 手切滷肉飯
The rice came with a complimentary soup on the side. It was generously covered with chopped pork, pickled cucumber and a braised egg. The braised pork chunks were well marinated, with a perfect portion of fat and meat so it wasn't overly greasy. Surprisingly the pickled cucumber was really appetising, which served as a welcome addition to the entire dish. Some reviews reflected that the meat-rice ratio wasn't satisfactory but luckily it didn't happen to me.
＊Braised Pork Knuckle 滷豬蹄
I didn't try this dish as I don't eat pork knuckle. But I was told that the slow-cooked pork knuckle was richly flavoured with fall-off-the-bone tenderness.
**** Cash only. Water and hot tea are self serviced. Interesting to know that they provide different tea every time, e.g. longan tea or barley tea.
My Recommendations:
Gua Bao (pork belly sandwich) and Lu Rou Fan (braised pork rice)
Louis lee (foodie mickey)
+4
Place is clean, a self serve place. i would say this restaurant is for meat lover. the way they cook the meat is so well made, i came twice this wk just to have it again
i tried the beef noodles, noodles is alright... ive had better ones but the beef is good amount and delicious.
only thing i would like the place to add is some more veggies variety. would be helpful after a meatful meal.
The atmosphere it's pretty neat. It's not a sit down and serve place. You will need to order at the counter and they will deliver the food to you. Utensils are self served.
The food it's amazing. Living in NYC for over 20 yeArs, I haven't tested a better Taiwanese food then this. It's even better than good in Taiwan. The portion of the food are huge. It's very filling. For ladies, two of you can share an order. We order 4 noodles and rice bowls and 2 snack plates. And we were super full. The bill came out to be $68 for 4 people. Which it's very good. I would definitely come back again and recommend my friends to come .
Tried this place for the first time. We got a few items to try. It is on the pricier side. Flavors were good, the braised meat over rice was cooked very well. We also got cucumber salad, salt & pepper fried chicken and beef noodle soups. Everything was good.
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Chimama has been coming up in my search multiple times, and I finally got the chance to try it when a friend suggested we eat there!
You order at the counter and pay right there (cash only), someone will bring out your order to your table, and after you finish you’re responsible for putting away the dishes/scraps in the respective bins. Be prepared for a wait on weekends in the afternoon, especially if you have a large party.
Of course I had to order the Taiwanese Beef Noodle soup - soup was so flavorful, beef was falling apart tender, and the noodles were oh so chewy. It was a hot day and I originally ordered the Dan Dan noodles (not my fave, but also not what I was expecting) because it’s dry/soupless - but after trying a sip of my hubby’s beef noodle soup I made him switch with me.
Other MUST orders (if you’re hungry/can eat more after a huge bowl of soup) are milk tea and popcorn chicken. The chicken are super crispy outside and sooo juicy/tender inside. Milk tea - perfectly sweet and tasty/refreshing way to cool down after a hot bowl of soup (and popcorn chicken).
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Don’t want to spend 14 days in quarantine and missing Taiwan, visit Chimama.
The menu has all the classic Taiwanese treats and there are numerous options to choose from. Each dish has its own flavor profile. Some sweet, some fresh, some savory but all delicious.
The gua bao was my favorite of the meal. The bun is fluffy but not too bready. Eat it first cause the bun tends to get hard. The pork belly is thick and just melts in your mouth. The ground peanut and sugar adds some texture to the bite.
Their popcorn chicken is seasoned well from the meat itself to the breading. It’s crunchy but somehow still quite tender and juicy despite it being white meat. The chili powder adds just a slight kick to each bite. The fried basil adds another layer of flavor and crisp.
Get the cucumbers, it’s the greens you want for the meal. It’s fresh and garlicky but not so much it will overpower the dish. There is a slight sweetness and tang to it as well. It’s a good compliment to the fried treats.
We choose to get the beef noodle soup with the soup on the side. There is still some broth that is in the noodle and very tasty. Each spice plays off each other and not overpowering at all. The beef chunks are so tender and just falls apart. Noodle is cooked well and each strand is coated with the beefy goodness. When you get soup on the side, you get a pork rib veggie soup. It warms you up and has depths of flavor.
The fried pork loin was thinner than expected but flavored so well. There are hints of the five spice along with floral notes from the pepper. It’s not dried out despite it being the pork loin and how thin it was. We were pleasantly surprised.
The last dish was the mustard green with edamame. It wasn’t seasoned as well and a little too bitter for my liking.
Service is warm and friendly. You order at the counter and they will bring you the food but you bus your own table. It’s all very efficient. It’s a definitely trek from city but worth it. You will be rewarded with the goodness of Taiwanese classics.
Very very yummy 😋. The chicken was perfectly salty and crispy. So many stomach filling options. The environment was peaceful and very pleasant to the eyes. The hand very old yet cool pictures on the walls.
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