Red Onion

This place is definitely over priced. We ordered popcorn chicken, It cost $10 and only had 10 pieces in the plate. The water spinach cost $17. A plate of vegetable cost $17!!!! Those taste are just fine, nothing special or authentic. Oyster Omelette $11, very thin layer. It is the only one taste good and authentic. Taiwanese style rice noodle taste very plaint, no flavor at all, just soy sauce and very little veggie and pork. It cost $10. We also ordered think port nuggets and rice noodles soup, Again, no flavor, just salt and soy sauce. It cost over $10.25, a medium size soup bowl. The waiter didn't come to our desk to check If everything is ok. We also had to ask for tea. There is no service at all. We are very disappointed about the food quality comparing to the price. We went there due to good google reviews. Unfortunately Google reviews are not always true.

I want to give this place a better review but the prices are simply too high for the quality and portion they are serving. The oyster omelette and popcorn chicken were both good, but for the price, it should have been either elevated Taiwanese food, or came with a bigger portion size. The prices for some vegetable dishes are absolutely crazy. I would go back if they lowered prices across the board because the food is decent, but eating out here is not worth it since the atmosphere and presentation is nothing special.

This place use to be our spot of choice. During covid we ordered literally every weekend. Since then however the quality has suffered. The chicken and broccoli has a weird taste to it now. Very salty and seems as if it was cooked in old grease or something. This is the second or third time it has been like that so I think we are done with ordering from here. Very sad indeed.

Red Onion is a popular, well-known and authentic Taiwanese restaurant among NYC and NJ. We were recommended by lots of friends especially for their shaved ice bowl. Finally, we got a chance to visit the neighborhood and couldn’t wait to try. The decor of Red Onion is humble so you might miss easily. We had their Fried Pork Chop, Five Flavor Intestine and String Bean. The food was overall delicious especially the fried pork chop. It was well-fried, flavorful and juicy inside with crunchy layer. We were there for their Shaved Ice with Red Bean & Condescend Milk and it’s definitely worth our drive from queens. The red bean was braised creamy and the ice was shaved in delicate pieces. Red Onion is one of our favorite Taiwanese restaurants now in NYC & NJ. However, we live too far or we will visit more often.

I haven't had Taiwanese food since my last trip to Taiwan about 5 years ago. I was excited to see a Taiwanese restaurant in the area and had to stop and try it. Service is very friendly. We ordered two classic famous Taiwanese dishes: pork chop rice and beef noodle soup. The beef soup had real huge chunks of beef and the noodles were handmade. Both tasted ok and were decent. Not sure if it tasted as good as the food in Taiwan though. What's really disappointing is the scallion pancake It literally is a scallion pancake...one scallion in the entire pancake!! See pic. Is there a shortage of scallions???