Tao Tao

I received some of the best customer service I've ever had in the KC area. The food was amazing and full of flavor. The portion size was large enough for two meals! We tried a bunch of their rangoons and each one was as great at the first. They have a wide variety of creative homemade rangoons: The crab Rangoon, the new pumpkin Rangoon, strawberry Rangoon, peach cobbler Rangoon, Carmel Apple Rangoon, and pesto mozzarella rangoon. If you are near the KC area, you need to pay Tao Tao a visit. Even if you aren't feeling a whole meal, the rangoons are worth the trip!

After hearing so many rave reviews about this place on the KC Eats FB page, we decided to make the 40 minute trek to check it out. It most certainly did not disappoint. As soon as you walk in the door you are greeted by a lovely lady who already knows you are new. "You must be new Tao Tao Babies," she said. She then proceeded to yell back at her 75 y/o mother working the wok, "Hey mom! We've got Tao Tao Babies!" She inquired about where we were from, and treated us like we were her long lost friends from years back. My wife and I couldn't help but smile and truly felt at home. We put in a rather large order so we could have a large sampling. We started with the savory 8-pack of Crab Rangoon, a Shrimp Egg Roll, and a Pork Egg Roll. So many places serve small flavorless Crab Rangoon these days. It was nice to have the larger size again that actually had crab inside. This was definitely a first having 4 different flavors (regular, spicy, bacon jalapeno, and spinach parmesan garlic). All were amazing and fresh! I should have known better than to take a bite so quickly, but it all looked amazing! My tongue is still a little tingly. While waiting for our entree in the next room, we heard our host telling other people about the "Tao Tao Babies" who had driven up from Gardner. We had a good chuckle. She would also yell through the door to check on us as we waited. Our entrees came out hot, fresh, and HUGE! We both loved our choices. I don't taste as much since Covid, but my wife kept raving about her food. We finally ended with the dessert Rangoons. They were probably the least favorite part of our meal, but I would definitely order the Strawberry again. Such a wonderful little restaurant. Make the trip over to KCK more than once and graduate from being a "Tao Tao Baby."

What a cool place! Set in a building from the late 1800s, this family owned and operated spot just celebrated 50yrs in business. What a great lead-in to ordering getting to hear this outstanding story of living the American dream. And here the family is going strong 50yrs later. Just fantastic. But it doesn't stop there, as the food was outstanding. Homemade shrimp and chicken egg rolls were the best egg rolls I've ever had. Fantastic combo lo mein rounded out a great dinner, with some free dessert treats for us as first-timers. Recommended to anyone who wants to try it. As the local regulars told us, "enjoy it, we know you'll be back!"

I can’t even put into word how amazing this place is, but I’ll do my best. I’m amazed by literally every aspect. Tina and Annie make a superb team. Annie, your food is the top of the line. Absolutely perfect. Your gift is very much appreciated and I can truly say you make the best Chinese food I’ve ever tasted. Tina, I’m in awe of your people skills and your overall ability in customer service. I was in your restaurant for about 45 minutes and almost every person that walked through that door, you knew their name and what they did for a living and let the surrounding people who were waiting for their food what their profession was and to reach out to them if they were in need of service. Your ability to connect and make people feel welcome, is to a degree of which I’ve never experienced before in a restaurant. Just amazing. I’m also in shock that I’m just now discovering the existence of your location for the first time. You two for sure will see me a lot more. Not just for the food, but for the whole experience that goes along with visiting your beautiful restaurant. Thanks for reading, and thanks for being amazing people. - Jon

A throwback picture of the beautiful Chef Annie. Our food was fresh and extra hot. The best service I've had here in a long time.