Taishan Specialty

First time having Taishan Claypot rice and it was delicious. It was cooked in the oil of pork belly and chinese sausages. The cilantro also added a good taste. I also ordered shrimp and cilantro rice noodle rolls. The shrimp pieces were small but adequate and the rice rolls were well-done. Service was adequate, but they forgot the egg that we requested. The ambiance is very casual.

Everyday, the food of Chinatown tests me more and more... Ended up eating here with a large group of local Cathay Post members after the Italian Heritage Parade - unfortunately the other Toisan place they liked was blocked off and busy due to the crowds from the parade & Blue Angels air show. This place was definitely empty for a reason...We took up half of the tables of the restaurant and it took over an hour for any of us to get our food. All our food came out randomly and lots of our dishes were missed & forgotten, which ended up taking more time for us to get our meals. The food was incredibly disappointing, especially when I ordered all their Toisan-specialty noodles & beef clay pots. All dishes were a good portion size but unfortunately so, so bland across the board.They seemed very understaffed and dismissed us when we would ask for napkins or plates - we ended up just getting up and grabbing our own utensils and refilling our own waters and teas behind the counter.I understand it was a chaotic day but also the restaurant was empty before we got there. Unfortunately would never come back here again.

Wandered in here on a Sunday afternoon and ordered Won Ton Soup. Here is the recipe:BIGGEST on water BIG on noodles Big on bland greens tiny on won tontiniest on taste The tea was hot and good.

Your typical Chinese Chinese restaurant. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad thing.The service was direct. Very straight forward. The portions were skewed - two pieces of meat and a BOWL of rice. Did the meat taste good though - yes! The taste still there, wish I got more value.I ordered one claypot and one steamed pot. Highly recommend the chicken and mushroom and the soup! The soup was soo energizing and revitalizing, though the portion is tiny. I also ordered the beef steamed rice. I don't think beef should be steamed but why not give it a try?The environment - standard Chinatown small dine in.

I tried the dumpling and roasted chicken and both absolutely delicious ! The flavors were rich and everything was cooked perfectly . the price are very reasonable making it great value for the quality.

Delicious food, friendly and fast service, clean restaurant that makes you feel like you're dining at home. We'll definitely be back to try other dishes from the menu.

We tried the Pork Ribs and Taishan clay pot. The Taishan clay pot included cured duck leg, Chinese sausages and cured Chinese pork belly. I thought there were a good variety of different meats in this dish to try, they have similar tastes because they are all cured, but still with its own uniqueness. This clay pot includes all of the classic cured meats that are usually in clay pot rice. But there was a kind of sour sauce in it, maybe ponzu or some citrus soy sauce that didn't exactly suit the taste, but not overpowering or that noticeable. I liked the pork ribs clay pot, the pork ribs were very flavorful. But a bit heavy because it was fatty, but I thought it went well with rice. Thought it was nicely priced for the portion sizes, sad that the rice on the bottom of the pot didn't form to be scorched rice though, it would've been a nice bonus.

My friend and I came here for lunch yesterday for the very first time. We assumed that the Chinese food here would be good because of the huge crowd of Chinatown locals already seated at the tables. My friend ordered the Preserved Pork Stir Fried Cauliflower and I ordered the Taishan Steamed Rice which came with pork and Chinese Sausage. The waitress was very nice and the free pitcher of tea was very good. I guess that since this place first opened for business sometime late last week and they hadn't yet perfected a way of serving a large crowd of people, I had to wait a fairly long time for my order. I was surprised that my dish didn't have as much meat as pictured in their menu. Then again, maybe that was due to the fact that they had just opened for business a few days ago and hadn't had enough ingredients to cook with. Since I live fairly close by to this restaurant and like to support my local neighborhood businesses, I will give this restaurant another try in a few weeks to see if things improve.

Came in around 4:15pm on a Saturday. Service was super slow - waited about 35-40 minutes for food to come out. The servers just sat there watching TVB drama for a good 25 minutes until another group came in - that's when they finally got up to wash dishes and get food ready. I don't even understand why? Claypot rice does not take that long to cook. We got pork ribs claypot, and mushroom and chicken claypot - this one had bone-in which seemed unusual since it's usually made with tender chicken thigh. The claypot was pretty big, but nothing special. Would not come back again.

Went ~4 PM on saturday and the place was empty. Service was relatively fast. The tea was good, food was bad. Congee tasted like rice and water, the napa cabbage with garlic barely had any taste, so much rice roll for so little shrimp in the shrimp rice roll, we got a noodle dish and they had ramen as the noodles... Wouldn't ever come back.