Taipei South

This place is tucked away, but it may be one of the best Chinese restaurants around. The food is always served fast and it doesn't taste "fast." The prices are amazing and the service is phenomenal. Check it out!

So disappointed - I haven't been here in a while, but I used to come for lunch all the time. Quality has definitely gone down. The egg rolls were so mushy, chicken broccoli diced up really tiny instead of strips and the dumplings were more like flat gyoza. And broccoli in lo mein was so hard - almost still raw.

Taipei is a solid little place for Chinese takeout!We ordered takeout during the hurricane last week and it hit the spot. The General Tso's chicken was tasty with big chunks of fried chicken and extra sauce leftover to put over the rice. The fried rice dish was dry and lack luster in my opinion but I never order just fried rice. The egg rolls were really good. The veggie lo mein lacked a bit in flavor for me. We also tried the crab rangoons which were alright. Overall, we had a good experience but it's not the best Chinese food I've ever had or anything.

Stumbled across this restaurant after getting my nails done. Ordered general chicken. Restaurant was full of customers - seems to be a popular place. The entree didn't taste fresh to me. They gave a heaping portion of white rice and the pieces of chicken were pretty big. Overall I wasn't satisfied. I'd give this restaurant another chance - may dining inside will be better.

I've had lunch here a few times in the distant past...and I recall thinking the foods were good, but didn't like the vibe for some reason. Since then, I almost forgot about this place (for more than a decade...Ouch?)!Fast forward to the present...and a friend raved about the foods here, so I decided to give it another shot.I arrived for a late lunch (almost 2 pm?)...and surprisingly, there were still a good amount of people, which is a good sign.Even more than a decade later, the place still looked about the same. In some ways, better than how I remembered it? I'm usually not a fan of Chinese lunch specials...but I loved how their lunch menu is so customized, with lots of choices (type of meats, type of sauces, etc.etc.)! I ordered from the Lunch Special - Crispy Fried Chicken w/ General Sauce, with Fried Rice and Egg Roll. I also ordered Hot 'n Sour Soup. BTW, I couldn't believe how cheap things were...possibly the cheapest menu I've seen in a LONG time! It's basically as cheap as, if not cheaper than a take-out place. This place isn't a posh restaurant, but not a basic take-out joint either.Despite its take-out pricing, the foods were NOT Take-Out quality. In fact, I was near shocked at the quality of this 10-99 Lunch Special! The General Sauce was DEE-Lish...and I loved how their "Crispy Fried" is just lightly battered...not super-thick. I loved the mushrooms and water chestnuts in the dish too...plenty of mushroom, but there was only 1 piece of water chestnut! Maybe I arrived too late, and the ingredient ran out?? Also, I thought the Hot 'n Sour Soup was very well made, with good mix of ingredients, but they were a bit bland...so much so that I had to add salt and pepper. Still, I liked the generous amount of bamboo shoots and tofu in the soup. Overall, the foods were really good!As expected from a Chinese restaurant, service was fast and attentive.Although I was a tad disappointed with the soup, and the lack of water chestnuts in my dish, I did love the flavor of the Crispy Fried Chicken (General Sauce). Surprisingly delicious...in the most authentic way. Although not altogether a perfect dining experience, I thought they deserved 5 stars in terms of overall value. I mean...seriously, 10-99 for a full quality dish, including Fried Rice and Egg Roll?!? I've paid more at McDonalds!!!So glad I returned to this place. Think I'll be returning soon!

"This is one review I hate to write, but I feel it's necessary. I visited and asked for Seafood Delight Fried Rice, only to later learn it's actually called House Fried Rice. The staff should have clarified this from the start. When I realized the mix-up and asked to exchange it, I was told no because the purchase was already made. I've spent money with this establishment in the past, but after this experience, I won't be returning. Disappointed and let down by the lack of understanding and customer care."

This was my cheat day and we seem to be on an Asian kick lately. Been wanting to try this one for a while and it was a great experience. Staff was super friendly and seated us right away and even helped with the high chair for our daughter. It's a decent size dining area and looks like people have been coming here for years. Could use some updating, but was clean. I mainly came here to try the dumplings and saw their meals were still reasonably priced. The menu has a variety of meal options with picking the protein and a sauce and some lo mein and appetizer options. Most meals come with white or fried rice and egg roll or spring roll. We ordered steamed dumplings, ginger chicken, black pepper chicken and plain lo mein noodles for the kiddo. Dumplings were the thicker kind with a mild flavor. The sauce was more savory with a soy spicy taste. My black pepper chicken was good. Sauce was just spicy enough and did have a black pepper flavor. Veggies and chicken were cooked just right. I loved their fried rice. It had a nice flavor and I could see pieces of egg throughout, how my family makes it. The egg roll had a good crunch and seasoned veggies inside. My husband ate all his meal. And my daughter who is picky and doesn't always eat, ate almost all her noodles. Service was quick and several staff interacted with our daughter which she enjoyed. They even brought out her noodles as soon as they were ready. We enjoyed it a lot and will be back.

I came in here with my brother and his wife when they were in town. We came on a Saturday night and the place was pretty busy, but we were able to get a table right away. The service was good, but the food was pretty bland. The best part was the pan fried pork dumplings.

Make sure you have cash if you aren't going to spend at least $5. I only wanted soup and rice and didn't have cash so I had to order more food. They didn't say why and I didn't see a sign on the policy. I would have paid the card processing fee. I go there quite frequently, great staff and great food.

Terrible. The menu has changed. All of the proteins are pre- cooked. Basically you order your protein and you select a sauce to top on it. The beef for the beef and broccoli color was a greyish brown. The food is definitely not cooked to order. The last time I came three years ago the food was ok. As of yesterday we decided we will NEVER eat here again.,,