Jean & Lee Kitchen

My friends and I frequent this place for authentic, traditional Taiwanese cuisine, which is hard to find especially in this area. I recommend their beef noodle soup, soup dumplings, beef wrap, braised pork bun and most items on their dim sum menu. There is a wonderful article written about them in the Boston globe (you can find it by googling).The place looks clean and orderly but it's important to recognize that since reopening after the pandemic they are only offering takeout so there is no dine-in option. Another important tip is that per their website: "if paying with credit/debit there will be a 3.99% up charge." So bring your cash and save some money.I highly recommend a visit.

The long counter by the entrance is gone and replaced with a shorter counter. They are back to in house dining. The place is small and good for casual small family dining. There isn't a lot of staff, so be patient.The food is still very tasty, I recommend the rice and noodle dishes. The soup dumpling was disappointing this time around.I don't know what happened but all our dishes came out warm-cold. The nice owner is always very nice to us. She warned us the dishes might be cold as she served us.

Authentic Taiwanese food with large portions for takeout. We arrived at opening time listed at 11:30 am but wasn't let into the restaurant until 11:45. I also didn't realize the restaurant was takeout only now with no table service. You can still eat inside at the tables upstairs but you have to order first and only have take out containers and plastic ware to work with. That said despite no table service, I saw a group of ten people dine in with all the takeout ware. The food was quite tasty though. Juicy xiao Lian bao, beef noodle soup with big chunks of beef, and a very flavorful 3 spice tofu and eggplant. I'd recommend all 3 dishes. Price was a bit higher than expected at $50 for 3 dishes but given that the portion sizes were appropriate for family style meals, I'd say it's reasonable. More in range of an app and two entrees at a traditional restaurant. Not much ambience but that's typically what you should expect at legit Asian places. Restaurants supplies are going to be scattered in random spots. Food prep maybe happening out in the open. It's totally fine I promise. Despite not speaking Mandarin, I was able to point to the dishes and call them by their English names without any trouble. There is a small 4% convenience fee for using your credit card so if you want to save a few dollars you can use cash.

Got takeout here for lunch with a few friends. Ordering was super easy and the owner(s) were super friendly and sweet. I was actually very surprised by the portions too--there was a LOT of food for what I paid (we split everything in the picture amongst 3 ppl). The Taiwanese fried rice was top notch, very very fulfilling fried rice that tasted really good. The pineapple chicken had a nice sweet and tangy flavor too, it paired really well with the rice.The last thing I tried, the xiaolongbao, also WOW'd me. The buns had so much juice and the filling to skin ratio was perfect. One of the best xiao long baos I've ever had.Very good Chinese food at this spot! Great portions! Superb taste! Highly recommend

Summary: Authentic Taiwanese food in large portions for takeout.We stopped in on a cold day and had the beef tendon noodles as well as some stir fried vegetables. The portion sizes were generous and the noodles and soup reminded me of how my mom makes it.We also had a couple glasses of (unsweetened!) soy bean milk and it tasted exactly like it does back in Taiwan. It's rare to find unsweetened soy bean milk so this was a treat.It's not really a dine-in place, but we sat at the bar and they were very accommodating of that. Honestly even the ambiance felt super-authentic to East Asia/South East Asia.10/10 would even bring my parents here!

Sadly pork belly is no longer a thing here, and smoked fish also came off their menu. When we did take-out from Jean & Lee Kitchen this pandemic summer 2021, I confirmed that their 2019 dated menu online was current (at least for the items, if not the prices), and they had daily specials. A new menu may very well be posted by the time this review becomes published.Salt & Pepper Chicken (bone-in) $10.95Sliced Roast Beef Wrap (that's in a scallion pancake)Chinese Eggplant with Basil Leaves $10.95Sweet & Sour Flounder $16.95Sauteed Pea Pod Stems $16.95Shredded Pork with Bamboo Shoot & Dried Tofu $14.95made for a satisfactory meal. Although nothing was outstanding, I'd be willing to order any of these again.But note that they are closed on Sundays.

This has been my go-to place for years, but with recent changes I'm starting to wonder.The food is delicious, which is great, but it is by far the most expensive Taiwanese food place in the area. And now they charge you extra if you use a card to pay, I mean, I never have that much cash on me. And they closed their upstairs restaurant, small as it was, it was a place you could sit and eat there.And I miss Alvin, the friendly guy who used to work behind the desk. All these cost changes when there are other options in the area, I don't know. The food is great, but at what cost?

Great food! Owners used to own Jo Jo Taipei which was our favorite. This reincarnation is just as good if not better!!!

Delicious Taiwanese food with heart. The variety and depth of flavor cannot be compared. Friendly service. Nice ambiance. Family friendly. One of our favorites!

Food is generally good but it is too bad that they don't have the in-house service since the COVID.