Taipei Bistro

COVID safe! They have the pick up table and take credit card at the door. $11+ Love the combo boxes cause they come with variety of veggies and goodies. Soup is like $1.85 or something. I thought they use to add soup too in the past? Taiwanese Oyster omelette is surprisingly great!! Pancake is simple and not soggy. My mom use to get these Taiwanese lunch boxes to go.

All in all, I would give this place a solid 4 stars out of 5. Even though I enjoyed the variety of their taiwanese bento meal box, the main fried protein could be a bit crispier and more flavorful. However, I really enjoyed the small dishes included in the bento box meal set. I liked how I could mix and match various combinations to bring out unique flavor combinations where I felt as though it was a great addition to the overall meal. In terms of the taiwanese popcorn chicken, it didn't have enough ooooompfth for my taste but based on the other reviews, I'm thinking they had an off day. Overall, it did satisfy my taiwanese popcorn chicken craving. If I was around and I was craving it again, I would definitely give it another shot to compare that second experience with my first existence Side note, I also really appreciated how cautious and safe they were in terms of safety and sanitation practices regarding covid and how to interact with customers. I applaud their efforts to be safe during these tough times.

Given the choice, I prefer Old Country than this place. It has charm and the food is decent, but doesn't justify the pricing. You can get the same meal for a lot less elsewhere. I got the minced meat bowl; tasty, for sure, but paid double here than a couple of other places closer to home. Live and learn. Service is good, but not enough for me to make a second visit.

I had the pleasure of trying out Taipei Bistro for the first time today off of a friendly recommendation and was super satisfied. I ordered the H1 Traditional Minced Meat Rice plate with brown rice which was about $13 without tip included. I ordered off of Yelp for pick up. Note that if it's your first time coming to this plaza, Taipei Bistro is in Suite #3 (marked by a number on top of the door) although there currently is no signage. The place was a little busy on a Sunday around 1PM. The people working at the time were super nice and fairly quick with retrieving the order. Let's talk about the dish itself. The minced meat rice was excellent and super plentiful (didn't finish it all in my first go-around). The main star being the beef on top of the rice was flavorful and a little sticky - making for a great combo. The brown rice was also surprisingly solid (I always hesitate ordering brown rice at Asian restaurants because it usually comes out a bit stale for whatever reason, but here, the brown rice was just as flavorful as the regular white rice. Note that it is a $1 extra). The rest of the dish was solid as well from the tomato tofu, the stewed egg, veggies, and pickled radish. It's a lot of food and all has so much packed flavor. They also have a lot of sides you can ask for - I got the hot chili for about .15 cents extra and was super appreciated. Silverware is included. Also note that this is currently take out only - no patio area unfortunately. Super solid - can't wait to come back.