Cafe 88

Food is decent - not as flavorful as I would have expected, but they at least give you a good portion for what you get. I got the Kung Pao chicken combo and the orange chicken combo. The combo comes with eggplant which is DELICIOUS - sweet and savory- and was probably the best thing on the plate. The orange chicken wasn’t the syrupy sweet kind you might get from another Chinese food restaurant. It tastes like they use actual orange essence to flavor the chicken - it’s subtle and not overpowering. There was a wide variety of things on the menu to try, so I will likely be going back to try something different. Would recommend if you’re in the area. Cant sit inside but there are a couple tables outside to sit if you want to say. I would recommend ordering ahead because it took a long time for the food to cook.

This is a review of conflict. On the one hand, we waited over 1 hour and a half for our food, which was a bit much. But on the other hand, the owner came out with nice rice cakes for us to eat while we waited. Secondly, the meal overall was fairly expensive, we got large portion sizes but it felt like you couldn't really get out without spending a fair bit of money. Perhaps most importantly, while my crispy tofu had a lack of flavor that i should have expected, the fried rice my friend got was aggressively under flavored, the worst fried rice meal I've ever had in my life.

A small restaurant in a corner of a plaza not big, but could give you extremely surprising experience. They provide different tradition Taiwan-style dishes, and together with American Chinese food. The restaurant is decorated with a tradition and warm style, and very clean. What surprises me more is how they treated food. They really keep using the conventional ways to cook, and the dishes are authenticated and of very good taste. They made everything from the raw material by themselves. E.g., the pickles are made by themselves. The beef in the noodle soup are tender, and this cannot be done without hours stew with different spices. what surprises me more, is that they don’t use MSG, which are used by too many restaurants nowadays. I can assure this is because I don’t feel dry mouth afterwards, which is usual after I take food in many other places. Don’t surprise if you found that you are asked to pay at ordering, and get the water yourselves. The manager is kind and the food definitely worth trying.

Great spot, wish I lived closer. Clearly grandmother's cooking...that is if your grandmother was Taiwanese. Beef noodle soup was amazing. The previous reviewer's claiming the portion was small for the price must have smoked a large portion of the good stuff before dining here. I'm leaving more than full, and who can complain for $10?