Taiwan's No.1 Cuisines

One of the best and most legit Taiwanese places I've been to in a long time. The food was great and delicious. We chose the fried pork chop, fried fish fillet, salted pork, and pork slices with garlic combos, the fried fish cake, fried tempura, oyster pancake, ba Wan, sausage in sticky rice, gua bao, thick soup and of course the stinky tofu. Honestly, we over ordered but our mental weakened quickly once we saw the food choices. Sleeper hit was actually just the bowl of rice with the but of pork. Not sure what it's laced with but wth so good. Legitness confirmed by my mom, my friend who lived in Taiwan, and my wife, and she only likes Taiwanese food in Taiwan. Would definitely come back.

First time trying this restaurant. Compared to similar restaurants in the Irvine area, the prices are relatively affordable in this restaurant. We liked all the foods we ordered, we also ordered the grass jelly as dessert but we were too full to finish it. The only complaint is that the table was sticky. We will visit next time if we are in the area. Keep up the good work!

This is a very authentic Taiwanese eatery located in a very quiet shopping center in Chino. All dishes were very similar to an average restaurant in Taiwan. Fried intestines were good and the stew pork rice was pretty good as well. They have recently removed outdoor seating and the indoor seatings only have room for around 6-8 people sitting snuggly. But yesterday, they opened the yogurt shop next door (same ownership as the restaurant) that’s closed for the winter, but with plenty of comfortable seats. The service was friendly and attentive. A good find in a non-Chinese neighborhood.

Overall alright eatery for some asian cuisine. Good value/prices.

More of a takeout storefront than a real restaurant, but there are a few tables inside and outside. Fairly authentic basic taiwanese food is served here, if you come here I assume you know what you like but if you don't, the gua bao is a good place to start. I found the "thick soup" pretty filling as well. Many of the dishes are best shared, so I recommend 3-4 people eat together so you can try a few different things. Warning: the wontons in chili sauce is actually pretty spicy which I didn't mind, but it's not the most traditional way to spice that dish.

Authentic Taiwanese cuisine to-go style. Few seats available indoor. If you want the original taste, this is the place! Some street snacks and frozen fresh made dumplings are highly recommended, too.

Food is fantastic and very authentic. I was surprised to find bawan here since I've only ever eaten it in Taiwan. Also ordered stinky tofu and the pork chop bento, which were both delicious. To top it all off, price was super affordable

Super tasty Taiwanese food. We tried the guabao (Taiwanese hamburger), three cup basil chicken combo, braised pork noodle soup, popcorn chicken and oyster pancake. Everything was delicious. They were slammed on Saturday morning from the moment they opened at 11. It took about 35 minutes for takeout because they make everything fresh to order. Just a heads up in case you are pressed for time.

Amazing authentic Taiwanese food!!! I have been coming here almost once a week after finding out about this place. The staff are very nice and helpful!

Family of 4 went to Taiwan's No 1 cuisines on an early Saturday dinner. It's is a small Taiwanese eatery with so much variety of specialties Taiwanese food from typical rice and noodle dishes to gua bao and Taiwanese sausages. The service is friendly, even though it's busy, response time is fast. Dishes comes out quickly, The place is small, so we are seating outside and it sort of reminds us of Far East Asia eatery. We ordered combo of popcorn chicken rice with 2 side dishes plus one milk tea. Popcorn chicken is tender and flavorful. One pork chop noodle soup, fried pork chop also juicy and flavorful. Both fritter are fried to perfection without darkened or overcooked look. The fried stinky tofu is however less satisfying as it's smaller and just more chewy and not as good. Overall, the store offers great food with very good price! We will be back for more. The plaza is a bit too dark after 6-7pm, need to tell the plaza owner to keep it bright.

We have had the crispy pork belly pocket, deep fried oysters, popcorn chicken, rice cake and spicy wonton. Out of those, we always come back for their crispy pork belly pocket and spicy wonton. We used to always get their popcorn chicken but, one time, they made it with white meat, which was too dry for me. I haven't ordered it ever since; maybe I will give it a try, next time.

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5 stars. This place is peak comfort food. As a taiwanese american I am always searching for good taiwanese food and this place was a hidden gem. It's a really small shop with only a few tables inside, but I think they have a little bit of outdoor seatings and their main specialty is takeout bentos. They have a large variety of classic taiwanese comfort food and street food, all made well and are high quality. I ordered the popcorn chicken rice and it was hearty and tasty. The portion size was also pretty good. I also got the gua bao, one of my favorite dishes and it was extremely satisfying. My table ordered the big sausage wrapped in little sausage to share and it was very flavorful and filling. The workers were very nice and friendly. Overall, I highly recommend checking this place out if you are a fan of taiwanese food.

Dude, the food quality has become way better! The wife always craves home style Taiwanese authentic flavors so we are eating here more often than I would like. I have to say the Gua bao was on point. The texture of the pork, the fluffiness of the bread, the peanut spread, with cilantro all had played their part in making this the best thing on the menu. The fish cake were very chewy and the texture made me crave more. The last, but not the least, I did not enjoy the soggy fried chicken. To keep an open mind, I think it's because I had ordered this dish to go. I suggest you either pick the dish up right away or eat at the restaurant. (Please note the restaurant is super small). Good luck seating a party of 6. Overall eat, enjoy, and eat some more.

Awesome spot! The dumplings with chili sauce was excellent. Hot, excellent quality, and authentic. Very reasonable prices, too.

Possibly the most legit Taiwanese bento place in the area. It is literally manned by a skeleton crew and has very minimal seating. Basically you buy your bentos and GTFO. What's good here IMO: fried pork chop, the side dishes (fresh and exactly how I would expect them in the Taiwanese style), tofu pudding with peanuts, 滷肉飯 (you can buy frozen packages of it).

I ordered meatballs, purple sticky rice, and pork slice with minced garlic. The meatballs and purple sticky rice were delicious, but the pork was alright. The service was good, but it feels a bit cramped in the restaurant l. The restaurant also sells other frozen food. I order from this restaurant almost every week! Definitely give it a try :)

This restaurant has really legit Taiwan. I ordered seafood oolong noodles soup. The same taste and let me remember what I ate during my younger age in Taiwan. I also ordered other frozen packs when I leave. Definitely highly recommend. They have more seats now and comfortable before it has an only few tables in one tiny unit.

First time coming here. I ordered shrimp fried rice. My wife and like it, we thought it was authentic and had that wok hei flavor. We are from Hong Kong. My wife ordered the chili fish combo which came with 2 small side dishes. The fish was nothing special and the 2 side dishes which were already prepared and sitting in the steam table were lukewarm. Chinese food must be hot and fresh, so this was a disappointment. Nevertheless we will come back to give it a second chance. The place was small and crammed so we had to sit in the outdoor eating area. On the plus side, their prices were reasonable. Therefore I am giving a mixed review.

First time here and it hit the spot! I ordered 4 things but forgot to take a pic of the iced green tea: 1. Wontons topped with chili over steamed bokchoy (I think... might be some other steamed greens). I thought it might be like wontons in spicy sauce from Din Tai Fung but it wasn't. Somewhat similar flavor profile, not sweet at all, and super spicy but also very flavorful! I made sure to eat this first so I could cool off my tongue with the other 2. 2. Fried gua bao... so good! Perfectly soft bun pressed with crunchies, a sweet sauce (hoisin?), and pickled vegetables with tender, fatty pork belly. 3. Vietnamese sausage with sticky rice. It also had a sweet sauce and pickled veggies, probably the same ones, but it was still very good. I'm American (European blood) but love Taiwanese food so this was such a treat. I have had some version of all of the above in various places but not like this and never for such a good price! They have a lot of options (double-sided menu with small writing) and many more things for me to try. This place is very small but since the owner's brother owns the frozen yogurt place next door and it's slow during the winter, they use the seating. I was there by myself and they had Christmas movies playing on the TV. It was very relaxing.

Foods good and I've noticed how popular this place is. Lots of Togo and 2 tables available if you want to eat inside. They do sell teas, oil, fish cakes, chips, etc somewhat like a mini market.

Flavor 4/5 - Each dish was yummy, and the flavors were well-balanced without additional sauce. Price 5/5 - Compared to most restaurants, the price was very reasonable, and the portions were just right. Quality 3/5 - The quality of the produce and meat is unknown, but it is safe to assume that the veggies are not organic and the meat is from unethical sources (not pasture-raised, grass-fed, etc.). The cooking oil is unknown. However, I experience minor reactions to canola oil which I, unfortunately, experienced here. However, some dishes are made-to-order by the cooks, and upon request MSG can be removed. I am unsure if butter can be requested for cooking, but I will try next time. Extra: They have a frozen section of homemade items worth checking out!

We enjoyed our visit! The service is excellent and friendly. They have a dining area right next to the main ordering space located at the old It's Yogurt. The food is comforting and portions are good-sized. Although the seafood porridge was slightly more watery than we were expecting, it was flavorful and full of aromatic ginger and cilantro. We will definitely give this establishment another visit.

We eat here when we are too lazy to cook and don't want to spend too much money. The food here are just average imo. The place is small and most people are just here for pickups.

I always love coming here. In addition to the food, they have frozen items and other snacks on sale. Great authentic Taiwanese food.

I'm so happy there's a Taiwanese place near us! I moved from Irvine to Chino and was so sad to lose all my restaurants until I found Taiwan's No. 1 Cuisine! My husband and I had just gotten back from our honeymoon in Taiwan, and I had a severe craving for pork chop rice. We ordered pork chop rice, popcorn chicken, and wonton soup. I was pleasantly surprised to see they served va wan (essentially a Taiwanese meat ball wrapped in a mochi-like outside topped with sauce and cilantro), so of course we had to get it too! Everything was delicious! The shiao tsai (side dishes) that came with the pork chop rice were good. Pork chop, popcorn chicken, and va wan were all amazing. Wonton soup was comforting and exactly what I was looking for. The restaurant has a few tables on the inside, but I did see servers seating customers in the frozen yogurt shop next door too. The food they were bringing to them smelled and looked so good.

Hands down the best Taiwanese bento / lunchbox style restaurants in the area. If you like Dago, I think you may like this better. Prices are very reasonable and comes with a drink! Give it a shot if you've never been

This restaurant is small and very busy, but yet they still have a great and friendly service. The food was just ok. I highly recommend the fried guabao, fried stinky tofu, and shave ice.

I had the fried chicken with chili sauce, it was quite good the chili sauce is spicy with mala spice. The jasmine green tea was very clean tasting with no bitterness. I've been here several times and would definitely go back. The seating is limited but they have additional seating next door. The service was prompt.

Food is pretty good! Each individual dishes are tasty and unique. The chef does the job.

Super tasty Taiwanese food. We tried the guabao (Taiwanese hamburger), three cup basil chicken combo, braised pork noodle soup, popcorn chicken and oyster pancake. Everything was delicious. They were slammed on Saturday morning from the moment they opened at 11. It took about 35 minutes for takeout because they make everything fresh to order. Just a heads up in case you are pressed for time.

I absolutely love this little shop! The food here is incredibly tasty and always leaves me wanting more. The flavors are rich and authentic, truly standing out from other places I've tried. Highly recommended!

If you're coming here, you should come for the gua bao and the stinky tofu (if thats your jam). We ordered a bunch of stuff - the pork chop rice, the soup noodles, and lemon tea. Everything was good, but the gua bao and the stinky tofu were truly notable and my favorites of the entire order. The sitting here is limited so coming with a big group might be a bit difficult unless you come at an off hour. Small 1-2 people groups should be somewhat easy to grab and go. The lady taking care of us was super kind and great about trying to accommodate our group of 5. Orders were taken quickly and things came out relatively fast too. Definitely will be back!

This spot is kind of like hidden gem, I never expect to have a authentic Taiwanese food in a plaza like this and so hidden. Their stinky tofu, their sausage , their pork belly rice. All I can say OMG, you just go try it. Speechless. And cheap too for sake

Doesn't look like much but it's a great place to fix the urge for home style Taiwanese food. Lots of little snacks from Taiwan you can't find at regular adaptable groceries. Food is honestly so don't expect something super fancy. Service was good and friendly. Even if you don't stop for the entrees, always a good stop for Taiwan snacks you can't get elsewhere.

Still my number one place to eat Taiwanese food in Chino area. Actually, my Pasadena and Arcadia friends like this place better than anything around their place. We always go when they visit me. Pat on the back to myself for introducing them. A great big pat on the back and a woop woop for the Taiwanese N1 cuisine being so delicious.

Authentic Taiwanese delicacies to fill our craving in this low Taiwanese population community. Absolutely a hidden gem! Will be back for more to try everything else. Home away from home.

We went there on Saturday night for dinner and ordered steamed garlic shrimps and clams with basil, Taiwanese style fried fish cake and rice noodles with tofu soup. This morning when I woke up my whole body developed rashes. My body is sensitive usually I get rash when I eat the seafood which is not fresh.

This is the best Taiwanese food I have eaten in Southern California Recommended Pork Chop Noodles + Black Pepper Sauce

Their food is good, but remember to double check your order before leaving. We ordered stewed pork belly rice but got stewed ground pork rice. $2 difference. Nothing to do but to suck it up.

Great price and authentic Taiwanese food! They are very busy during the lunch and dinner time but they are very friendly!

Absolute hidden gem!! Felt like we were eating in Taiwan sitting inside the small restaurant. Some may complain the food is bland.. but it tastes just like someones mom made it with love. The food is not oily at all, not too salty, and simply delicious. They only have a few small tables inside but we got lucky since we went early. It's a busy place with with a lot of take out orders. So glad we randomly found this! Great place to stop on the way to Palm Springs.

Good food and overall great experience. Will be ordering from here again. My favorite item was the popcorn chicken.

This place came highly recommended by my brother and his wife. They said the food tastes very authentic, just like something you would find in Taiwan. We ordered a-la-cart entrees and enjoyed them with homemade rice - a genius dinner idea! We ordered the chicken steak, sweet and sour pork, fish filet with brown sauce, pork slices with garlic sauce, shrimp pancake, and some kind of vegetable (not sure what it's called). I'll be honest, if you're looking for something to knock your socks off, this isn't the place for you. This is more like your Taiwanese grandma's homemade dishes. It was soul food for me. My husband even chimed in and said he heard angels singing when he ate. That's how much he enjoyed the food. Nothing was too salty or too oily - everything was just right. It's the kind of bento style lunch combos you'd find in Taiwan. The kind that won't induce guilt if you indulge too many days in a row. I do wish the eatery were more of a dine-in. Their interior space is limited so I wouldn't bring my kids in tow. With that said, this is the perfect place to pick up food to-go!

This restaurant is crazy! You have to wait for almost 1.5 hour for the food. I ordered at 5:12, and got the food at 7pm !! I ran into my friend and she said that she ordered online at 4 pm, got her food at 6:15 !!

It does take sometime for them to prepare the food. But, the food is very authentic and to have these type of dishes in Chino is a God sent. Love this place. The price is not bad relative to even fast food. recommended.

I had good food and a good experience here. I would give between 4-5 stars depending on what you order. I ordered a stewed pork belly rice, oyster pancake, and milkfish belly soup. I'd highly recommend the stewed pork belly rice and oyster pancake. The stewed pork belly rice is really good and probably the best one I've had in the West Coast. The pork isn't too salty or fatty and the ratio of pork belly to pickled vegetables/bamboo shoots to rice is really good. The oyster pancake is pretty spot on and tastes as expected - I've had some bad oyster pancake experiences outside of Taiwan, but this place nailed it. The only item I am a bit iffy about is the milkfish belly soup. It is a bit too oily in my opinion, but otherwise, spot on as well. If you're missing Taiwan snacks, this is the place to go!

Authentic and delicious Taiwanese food in Chino. It located in a small business mall that hard to see from the street. But the name says it all. Was driving by while searching from Yelp, glad to find out it was close to my friend's, will try again.

Loved it. I went a couple weeks ago. I had the Taiwanese sausage, scrambled eggs with shrimp over rice, wonton w/ house chili, and ba wan. I have a peanut allergy and the lady I spoke with ensured me that they don't use any. She was also very kind and sweet.

While I was on my way to Temecula, I recalled this Taiwanese restaurant in Chino that I had bookmarked before COVID. I first heard about this restaurant from the 626 Night Market many years ago and always wanted to visit its physical location since then. The restaurant is located in this fairly desolate plaza with plenty of parking spots. Inside the restaurant, you'll find various Taiwanese grocery goods such as boba popsicles, beverages, condiments, snack noodles, refrigerated beef noodle soup broth, etc. I came here on two separate occasions (once at 1 PM and another time at 3 PM) and there were plenty of customers come in and out of the restaurant to pick up to-go orders. I had to wait about 30 minutes for in-person orders, so my no. 1 recommendation (no pun intended) is ordering on their website (or call) ahead of time. There are some outdoor tables & chairs just outside of the front entrance and the staff had their masks on despite San Bernardino county is not forcing the staff to wear masks. [Menu]: Really impressive selection with some of the most authentic Taiwanese dishes you will find in Southern California (yup that includes San Gabriel Valley or SGV). Some examples are milkfish belly porridge, guabao (Taiwanese pork belly buns), stinky tofu, Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice (aka small sausage in large sausage), Taiwanese meatballs, Taiwanese chicken steak, purple glutinous (sticky) rice cake, pork & pickled mustard noodle soup, stir fried clams with basil, squid with five taste, etc. Crispy pork belly pocket (or crispy guabao) appears to be the signature item here, but you will rarely find dishes like milkfish belly soup and Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice even if you visit Taiwanese restaurants in the SGV area. *** Fried Guabao (fried Taiwanese pork belly buns, $6.50): You can get it unfried or fried ($1 more expensive). This is a must-order appetizer because the pork belly had that amazing melt-in-your-mouth texture. I don't think the fact that buns were fried made it taste better, but the combination between pork belly and peanut really pushed this appetizer to the next level. Combo plate (1 entree + 2 sides [changes daily] + steam rice + a choice of 16 oz milk tea/red tea/green tea - fried pork chop for $10.95): I got green tea and it was refreshing. Two side dishes were mapo tofu (spiciness was just right, but it was a bit weird that it also had some corn & peas) plus green bean & egg (tasted ok). Pork chop was excellent - fried just right and meat was juicy. *** Taiwan's No 1 Cuisines is hands down one of the most authentic Taiwanese restaurants I have tried in the past decade. In some aspects I actually prefer Taiwan's No 1 Cuisines over SinBala on certain dishes like guabao and fried pork chop. I only wish they open another location in SGV so that I won't have to drive that far.

Mid meal we had to make a review. This is some of the best food I have ever experienced. Entering and ordering for the first time was a bit overwhelming but customer service was so kind and quick to answer any questions we had about what to order. After deciding we waited less than 20 to get our order to our table, even though they were super busy pumping order after order. Highly recommend the guabao, the pork belly melted into your mouth! Popcorn chicken is the juiciest chicken I've ever eaten Going up the door you could smell the deliciousness waiting for you. This place fs deserves its name

Best Taiwanese restaurant! Most authentic n taste like home~ me and my children love it here. Only wish they could open for more hours.

Wow, did not know this was here! It's been 2 months since I've been out to eat any food, this definitely hits my Taiwanese food cravings! Stinky Tofu, hands down one of the best ones in the area, including Rowland Heights! Only decided to go out because a friend recommended. Apparently it has been here over 2 years and a half ! Food Of course going to a Taiwanese place you have to try multiple dishes. It is good to note that they can cater to users that don't eat meat or egg ! I ordered : Popcorn chicken - this was pretty good, crunchy with basil, almost as good as Taiwan. Stinky Tofu - must get ! We ordered two and it did not disappoint, even if we had it togo! Teriyaki Gwa Bao- this was very interesting. I felt like the flavors was good, but I thought there was a little too much "fried" going on. The bun and the chicken was both fried. I think I would have enjoyed it to have the chicken inside soft and outside crispy. Vegetable Mi Fin- this was made with no msg and no egg, so it was great Vege Ba Wan- I recommend getting this as well! I never thought it would be so similar to a ba wan, the skin, the sauce and the texture was awesome. I definitely want to go back to get more stinky tofu, and try some other things. They ran out of sticky rice Taiwanese sausage. They had a few tables set up for delivery services like Uber Eats, and Grubhub, which I believe makes it easy for them to pick up. They have Apple Pay, Line Pay and Venmo ! Last thing to note is that they also sell some ice cream, and apparently they have the boba ice cream everyone has been talking about by the box. Maybe I will grab one next time. Can't wait !

The beef noodle soup from here reminded me of my days in Taipei where I would eat beef noodle soup almost everyday after class.

Items I've tried that are all delicious and unique in flavor. Nothing else like it. Thick pork Soup Black pepper beef risotto Black pepper pork risotto Fried chicken Guabao Head next door for yogurt right after.

Food is cheap in today's standards. I saw Lots of takeouts. And it's definitely a place to take out bcos we sat outside n flies were everywhere. Food isn't too bad. I had pork chop noodle. The pork chop was fried nicely. They gave u lots of noodles as well. Also got stinky tofu. That's ok but I could tell the oil wasn't fresh, problem used the day prior. Will I go back. It's not a no but I do have to think about it.

Authentic hole in the wall! This a mom and pop hidden in Chino. I have eaten lots of Taiwanese food in my life is this as authentic as you can find (outside Taiwan) The pork cutlet combo is a great deal for $11. The pork was juicy, the tomato egg was great, and even the jasmine tea was well done. I was curious about their other items and I am happy to report the Taiwanese meatball (something you can't find at most Taiwanese restaurants) was great. It's more of a grab and go type or place, but they do have seating outside. No frazzle dazzle, but that's what I like - the food is the main focus here and it shows. Absolutely delicious