A&J Restaurant

Been going to A& J Restaurant since I was a kid. My favorite is their Cold Peanut Noodles and Beef Rolls. The menus include both photos of the food and a checklist of what to order (mainly in Chinese, but you can match the order number to the checklist). Note: Weekends can get busy, so you will be asked to leave when you are done dining in. Overall, a great place if you are craving Taiwanese food like Beef Noodles Soup, Noodles, Green Onion Pancake, and Beef Rolls.

The front of the plaza is always hard to find parking. The trick is to park at the back, and there is always parking available. I was there on a Sunday, and we waited about 15-20 mins to get a table. After we got seated, we felt they rushed us to place our order. They checked with us once every 30 seconds. I would say it is great customer service and I totally understand because they have a line. The prices are reasonable and not overly expensive. The food tastes authentic. I felt the dining area a bit tight, tables are very close together.

The nastiest place I have been to so far. 0 stars. We found hair in our noodles, which the waiter then clarified that it was the beef tendon’s hair. However the way she explained it was not the kindest. She kept saying “is that right?” as if I was supposed to know? If it really was the beef tendon’s hair maybe you guys should have cleaned it properly because this is my first time seeing beef tendon hair. Second of all, this could have been solved by explaining it to us nicely or offering us something or even putting that bowl of noodle on the house. All of the other dishes were below average too in terms of taste AND presentation. Please do not come.

The overall experience was a good one. Parking is always tight in that parking lot. The fried chicken on rice was primarily dark meat. It was crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. The beef roll was interesting, a bit salty but good. You need the order price guide to mirror up with menu to see what each item costs. A unique way to fluctuate the prices.

This location is in a good spot. The food is very fresh and delicious. Luckily, I brought my Chinese friend to assist with ordering it's decently friendly they do have an English menu, and the staff were lovely and welcoming highly recommend this establishment

My family has been coming here for 20 years, since I was a kid. It’s still amazing. I think this is the best beef noodle soup I’ve ever had, even compared to beef noodle soup I’ve had in China. So good. The fried dumplings and beef rolls are also great!

- Atmosphere is very family friendly (& very clean!) - Came by Sunday at 2 pm and was seated right away. First time trying Taiwanese food and it was absolutely delicious. - And it was all reasonably priced! Highly recommend! Had the following : 4.5⭐️ Spicy Beef Noodle Soup - delicious but it wasn’t spicy at all. For that I take half a Star 5⭐️ Pan fried beef bun - just do it! This was my favorite of all the items. 4⭐️ Vegetarian Delight - this was good and had a really complex flavor profile. 3⭐️ Pickled Cabbage - honestly I think we had cooked cabbage not pickled. It was ok but I wouldn’t get again 4.5 ⭐️ Thousand Layer pancake

I come here every time I visit Irvine ever since the Cupertino location closed years ago. I absolutely have to have at least 1 清燉牛肉麵 every time. I don't now why, but something about the thick noodles, the clear but lightly savory broth, the beef, it is one of my favorite dishes ever. It's probably a boring dish to a lot of people, but somehow it is one of the reasons I've actually considered moving to Irvine.