Tao Yuen Pastry

Delicious food all around!My friends and I decided to come here AGAIN to order. Emphasis on again because we love the food here and wanted more! WARNING CASH AND TAKE OUT ONLY!We easily spent $100 total for the three of us. Not only is the food amazing but they are also generous with the portions! What else can you ask for especially in this economy! There's a lot of dishes to chose from, but my favorite is the fried shrimp! Can't go wrong with any of the other dishes tho!

Tiny hole in the wall with sometimes grouchy, sometimes friendly staff. I like everything they have, even the enormous shu mei, which I am usually not a fan of. Generally, their dim sum are massive! And the prices totally fine. Last time I went, I got 5 pieces of fried chicken, 6 assorted dim sum pieces, a small box of flat noodles and two sesame balls for around $20. Easily enough for 4 people.Parking is a nightmare, but IO like to walk through Chinatown, so I usually park three or four blocks away.

Sesame balls. Just order at least 6 or you'll be sad once you've left Chinatown. Toasted sesame coating thin mochi like texture with not too sweet bean filling. Are they a little oily? Yes. Savor it.Boneless fried chicken was my other favorite. Portions are very generous here. "Small" would be a large container at a typical food chain. The line can get long but it moves quick. They are patient with questions and have multiple people handling orders.

Still alive, guys. That's what Tao Yuen's got going for it. They're still trucking along, making some dank dim sum stuff. As one of the last bastions of takeout dim sum left in the Oakland area, they're really keeping the fires lit. I love the lotus sticky rice, and the siu mais they've got. Prices are still reasonable, but understandably, they've had to raise them (~$4-5). Still, willing to pay more to keep this place available.

816 Franklin St Oakland, CA 94607In the heart of Oakland Chinatown, the popular Tao Yuen maintains its reputation of serving up takeout chinese favorites at fair prices. I was there on a hot July 4th day, around 5pm. I wasn't in the mood to cook dinner, so where can I get some favorite foods?I go inside Tao Yuen and I see:- a mountain of chow mein- big prawns- boneless fried chicken- har gow, siu mai , sesame balls!- pork buns....cheung funEverything I like to eat.....in one place.I don't speak Chinese, so I use the point method and hold up fingers to denote quantity. Smile alot and laugh. I asked for:- Medium order of mixed chow mein ( regular and thin noodles)- 1-lb fried chicken (boneless)- 2 sesame ballsTotal $23.OMG, what a generous serving of chow mein! Nothing skimpy here. Tao Yuen, the Chinatown version of fast food! On Franklin St between 8th and 9th St.

Really enjoyed the fresh food. I just wish they had the sweet soy sauce for the rice rolls.

As an SF native, my dad is pretty picky when it comes to dim sum. Tao Yuen is his go-to since moving to Oakland, and it's always a treat when they bring TY home (which is often). We regularly order their Chinese-stle boneless friend chicken for parties and family events - so salty, crispy, juicy and delicious. Our relatives always ask us to bring it whenever we get together.Our favorite dim sum items are the shrimp dumplings, rice balls, beef balls, siu mai and "shark fin" dumplings. As with any Chinatown, parking is a clusterf***, so get someone to drive and drop ypu off to pick up, or park further and walk in. Lines/wait times vary, so we always order ahead for larger orders. And cash only!

NOTE: CASH ONLYTao Yuen Pastry in Oakland Chinatown is a go-to spot for Chinese fast food, perfect for a quick and convenient meal on the go. However, I found the food meh and on the pricy side.I recently stopped by around 3:30 on a Thursday and there was only a short wait. Despite the late afternoon hour, there was still a decent selection of food available.I decided to go for a noodle and 2 meat combo, opting for chow fun (rice noodles) with fried chicken and shrimp. However, I was taken aback by the steep prices - $18 something for a carb + two meats - so I scaled it down to just the fried chicken. That still cost $16. It was the most expensive box of hot bar Chinese food I've ever purchased, and unfortunately, it didn't quite live up to the cost.The chow fun was bland and clumped together, while the batter on the fried chicken was too thick for my liking. I won't get their noodles and meats again, but I'd come back to give their dumplings and fresh steamed rice noodle rolls a try.

GENERAL: Been coming here for years. Beat time to come is early morning. There are times when the waiting line is out the door...it moves quickly. Oh, this is NOT a sit down restaurant...to go and cash onlyFOOD: my fav is the skinny chow mein noodles. Don't expect lots of meat which is good by me. The shrimp cheung fun and the chew cheung fun are our FAVS. SERVICE: The ladies behind the counter are quick and the lines moves quickly. Remember, this is Cash only

This place gets a lot of lunch business. You see a long line of ppl just waiting to order. This place is cheap, no doubt about that. You can get a full lunch combo with~ $11 that's enough food for days. However, the quality of food is not really there. With the lunch boxes, options are quite limited. You have ~3 carb options, and ~ 3 meat options and 1 vegetarian option. It's not a whole lot to choose from. You can also choose their dim sum. Yet, their dim sum selection not very big either. If you're feeling dim sum, there are better places a couple street down. I guess this place does offer dim sum and lunch box options if you want that variety.