Taiwan Bowl

I'm always on the lookout for great Taiwanese food, and this place came highly recommended by a friend. We arrived right after they opened, and every dish was absolutely delicious! The staff was incredibly kind, and one of them even stopped by our table to check how we liked the food, which left a great impression. I'll definitely be coming back again!

Casual, quick service store serving huge portions of comforting Taiwanese classics. Catered more for a college-crowd (cheap generous portions) but flavors are solid! You'll order at the front and they have a large seating area on the side. We got an array of items to share and everything came out quick and hot. Soups were self serve from a cafeteria-style soup holder. The rest was out in under 5 min. Everything was fresh and tasty. My favorites are their fried chicken and tofu. Perfectly crispy and dusted with their quintessential Taiwanese spice blend (5 spice and white pepper). They have sweet and sour sauce that pairs perfectly too! Will come back for their cheap large portions and family-like hospitality. Great spot!

Is it me or is there too much Chinese Five Spice going on in the batter for the fried stuff? I mean, I like Chinese Five Spice, no doubt, but the heavy handedness of it here is so much to where it takes away from the dish due to the excessive amounts of it. BUT you get endless egg drop soup and sweet tea, and if you're nice enough, they'll give you a mini little scoop of ground pork for no additional cost to put over your rice. The place is very clean, very quiet, the staff is super kind and there's lots of Tawainese/Chinese/Korean tv programs on the television.And the shrimp here is HUGE. I think the prawns are gulf shrimp.

I went in with no expectations since it was a last minute choice, but I'm so happy I went. I think the chicken and calamari were fried well - crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside and it was seasoned great as well. I was also blown away by the braised beef in terms of authenticity - it tasted like the braised beef I would get from Taiwan and I couldn't stop thinking about that.The inside was clean and small but very quaint. The worker was so nice, I was confused about the soup situation and didn't realize that you had to buy it before (that was my bad I should have looked at the menu closer), and the worker asked me if it was my first time there and from then on made sure to check in often and would ask about the food and the soup.

For tofu and a bowl of soup I paid over $25.00, which to my judgement was not worth it given how much i enjoyed the food. I think I just should've gotten the fried chicken/fish like everyone else that rated it highly.DISCLAIMER: The sweetest most amazing outstanding kind bubbly cute staff EVER. I was almost deterred from writing this negative review because I love these people so much. (maybe go at least once just to experience and support them)The tofu was okay, loved the texture, but the flavor on the outside was oddly both too intense yet not? I had to dip my tofu in my soup to get some of it off at times. It's a unique flavor and i do really like it. The amount is just a tad bit much.B e w a r e the tea, it's VERY sweet. I may be bias since i'm not super into sugar but it's seriously a bit much which is unfortunate because the taste of the tea is REALLY yummy!The soup. It was a bit lacking in spices and flavor. Trying to eat some of the beef with the noodles and soup , I discovered how gamy beef can be. It was wild, completely out of left field. I kept trying to enjoy it but it just tasted like really gamy meat boiled in water So all that for 25$ I was pretty butthurt especially as a broke college student. I heard the fried fish and chicken is where it's at though so maybe just don't eat what I did!!!I remembered going before this and not enjoying the hot and sour soup too :( keep that in mind if you're craving it and wanna go here for it. Maybe don't.

What a great place! I got take out beef noodle soup and the amount of noodles, chunks of tender beef, and broccoli you get is very very generous. Favor is well balanced and authentic tasting. Parking is alittle tight but I'm coming back the next time I'm in San Marcos.

Amazing Taiwanese eats in this tiny town! We stopped by San Marcos over the weekend to do some weekend fun with our toddler, and brought him here as a 6 min pit stop drive from Wonder World cave exploring. I am taiwanese and have always gotten excited whenever I see something that ties me to my family upbringing and it was an amazing surprise to see this pop up on Yelp when I was searching for places to eat before we made to drive home back up north to Austin. Cue, Taiwan Bowl! The owner is so sweet, and cooks all the dishes, everything is made fresh and wow the portions are insane, we definitely could've shared a dish and covered our hunger but we had so many leftovers to indulge in over the weekend. I love the Taiwanese fried chicken which was well seasoned and the complimentary soup and iced tea was a sensational hit on this summer heat wave we've been having. The noodle soup I had made me extra toasty, looking back I probably should've ordered something else when it was 104 degrees out lol. This is a quaint no frills place where you get good eats in proximity to Texas state. The parking lot is very tiny and I imagine it's much easier when you're a college person in proximity. We loved our food and will look to return when we are in town! Love everything about this place and wishing many more successful years in the future!

Great food and huge portions! Friendly service too. I love to support local businesses!

Food is amazing!!! Owner and server were very kind. Recommend the chicken skewers egg drop soup, and crispy chicken.

The food was delicious it's not made with GMO's, and everything is made fresh and served hot! The owner/cook was delightful and the other employees were fun. I definitely recommend it!