Tao's Kitchen

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Always Fresh and Full of Flavor – My Go-To for Every Party! This is hands down my favorite spot for high-quality Chinese cold dishes. The food is always incredibly fresh, and the flavors are consistently bold and satisfying. You can tell they care about their ingredients — everything tastes clean, well-balanced, and made with skill. Their boneless spicy chicken feet is absolutely my favorite — tender, flavorful, with just the right level of heat. The cold mixed vegetables and marinated seafood are also amazing — refreshing, savory, and perfect for sharing. I make a special trip to pick up their dishes every time I host a party or family gathering. My guests always rave about the food and ask where it’s from. Fresh, reliable, and delicious every time. Highly recommended!

The Onion Oil Flavor Chicken is the most popular chicken here with a secretive sauce. The chicken is tender.

Bone-free chicken is good

Always came here for Szechuan pepper chicken, tasted so freaking good!

Not bad, like boneless chicken hands.

The chicken they have is good, but when customers come in to order, there aren't a lot of space for them to wait for their orders

Everything is soooo goooood!!!

Could hear people talking in the kitchen, but no one in the front or came out to greet or help for over 15 mins

Wildly addicting, even for someone like me who doesn't handle mala spice well. You get quite a lot of chicken feet per order, and the added bonus is that there are few bones to deal with! Takeout only. Parking in this plaza is always a pain to deal with.

The Sichuan servant very impatient, they put less chicken feet but more pork inside to instead of chicken feet that's not fair to customers

Picked up some to go after work and been wanting to try this place. Ordered the Szechuan pepper chicken and the spring onion boneless chicken feet. I ordered mild spicy and the heat was still intense but very delicious. It pairs well with white rice. The boneless chicken feet was pricy, it is charged by the pound. For 1 Lb it was $25.99 . I will be back to try their boneless chicken feet.

I ordered a few items for take out Tuesday around 11:30am. When I arrived the store, there was only one staff, whom was in the phone taking care of personal business despite seeing me walked into the store and waiting to place an order. She continued to speak on the phone for a few more minutes after I walked in. There was one other costumer that was there talking on the phone with her order in the table inside the store. The store was small, I had to use the restroom, and it was located inside the kitchen. I don't know how in the world the health department would passed the inspection!! After seeing the kitchen and restroom, I've already decided this would be my first and last visit. When the staff finished taking care of her personal business, she was actually very friendly, patient, and helpful. After I placed my order, two more staff came into the store and started making my order. I order a couple pounds of spicy bones less chicken feet and a couple pounds of ginger and onion flavor boneless chicken feet @25.99/lb. In addition, I ordered a couple pounds of assorted beef @15.99/lb I think When I got home, I tried the ginger onion flavor chicken feet. I was quite disappointed. First of all, they are not entirely boneless, secondly, some of the chicken feet smelled and tasted like it was old, one can tell it's not fresh. Maybe my expectations were high, so I was disappointed at this place and for the pricy $26/lb of chicken feet that others are raving about. As for its taste, it was pretty good, so I gave them a 3 star for that. They make their sauces for the chicken feet in front of you with four of the flavor options to chose from. After they mix the sauce in a big container, they tossed in the chicken feet and mix them for flavoring. In summary, there are so many options in this area for Asian food, for $26 a pound of chicken feet, I would rather pay for a crab or lobster in the future.

This is definitely my NO. 1 spicy seafood of the Chinese "Lao Zhi" The owner is from Qingdao city, Shandong (Province) China. It's a city near the sea where they are abundant in seafood. It used to be colonized by German and Russia so most of the cuisine is diverse and of etiquette flavor. Their dishes are basically the mix of Szechuan and Shandong cuisines. I highly recommend to try the series of "Spicy Seafood" every item is worth trying! This time, I ordered their signature "chili pepper chicken" and again, I was totally impressed about the sauce. Interior seating - The items here are more like appetizers or combination. It's more appropriate to order take-outs and enjoy them at home. Clean and simple decoration indoors. The owner and staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. They know what they are doing!

Wowza! This place is flavorful and definitely not for the faint at heart. I say that because not everyone eats chicken feet, tendons, or pickled seafood. I must say my favorite item from this restaurant is their marinated Japanese spicy scallops. (A++). It's amazing over rice and furikake. The other items I ordered: Onion Oil Flavor half chicken- Moist, tender, and bursting with sauce (A+) Chicken Paw with pickled pepper- Deboned for you and ready to bite into all the gelatinous goodness (A+) Honey Comb Tripe (A) - tender and tasty unlike some dim sum places that make it hard Dried bean curd (A) - this is amazing in congee and the curds are pre marinated so the flavors really seep in. Black fungus mushrooms (A) - also great over rice or congee. Full bodied flavors and the mushrooms even have a crunch to them. I'm all about textures and these are fun to eat! Potato Slices (A) - I've never had potatoes done this way but they look like Ruffles but are savory. This needs to be eaten fresh when you get them or they become flat the next day. Try it! It's differently a different take on potatoes! I've not eaten here in person only takeout thru Uber. They always get my order correct and they use recyclable boxes.

How have I never reviewed Tao's Kitchen?? All I can say is CHICKEN FEET, CHICKEN FEET, CHICKEN FEET!!!! I was introduced to TK by a friend years ago and when we are in the area, we make sure to stop by and order their boneless chicken feet. I'm not a big fan of mala but it's not as overpowering when they mix it with their marinades. They add peanuts and cilantro inside which makes it even better. You can choose your level of spice too. They have other options such as scallop, octopus, pig's ear, tripe, etc. I've tried a good amount of everything here including their veggies that you can mix into your order. Yes, it's a bit on the pricier side per lb, but we'd be more devasted if TK closed down altogether. Also goes great with beer :p

I would call this place an Asian poke place. They basically have all the meat cooked in some form of brine. Then, once you're there, they will ask you which combination. They'll add up all the ingredients into a bowl, mix it up and pass it on to you. The chicken and chicken paws are really good. We grab a few boxes to go and enjoyed it with a bottle of beer at home. Worth it if you're into these spicy meat mixes.

2021 年的美食探訪活動仍受到疫情影響，外帶 Takeout 成了自己主要的探店手段，但也因此發現不少值得推薦的美食，就像是這間開設在 中式美食 Chinese Cuisine 一級戰區 聖蓋博 San Gabriel 的 小濤家 Tao's Kitchen。這裡專賣各種中式冷盤滷味涼菜，就算是同商場內還有其它火熱的中式餐飲品牌，如知名湘菜館 辣椒王、小陸子清粥、冒菜麻辣燙 芙蓉樹下 Hibiscus Tree 等，這裡仍只做外帶專賣新鮮手拌涼菜，作為消暑美食或下酒美味都打出口碑，創造出屬於自己的藍海奇蹟。 推開餐廳大門，整間店的樣貌就可以一覽無遺，以現場製作涼拌菜色的餐臺為中心，至於餐臺上印製的歌名有何特別含意，就沒過問了。 店面面積應該是整個商場的店舖中最「精巧」的，點餐完回顧四周，目光還是回到料理各種涼菜的餐臺，看著自己剛點完的料理正在製作中。 這裡可以電話點餐，或是網路下單點餐，畢竟這個商場是相當難停車的，建議避開在用餐時段前來，詳細菜品內容與網路點餐可以點 這裡。 中式的涼拌與滷味菜色，其實在許多餐廳都有販售，也並不是太特殊的料理，但這裡卻可以單就這幾樣固定的菜色闖出名號，其新鮮的食材與獨門口味當然是關鍵，但也反應在更高的餐點價格上，像是招牌的麻辣雞一份加稅就近$20元，招牌的無骨雞爪一磅也是近$30元。 餐點的價格雖高，但食材的口感與風味都是相當新鮮，各種蔬菜到肉類食材，現點現拌讓醬汁的風味為食材帶來不凡的風味。 獨門的現調醬汁是讓這裡的涼菜風味更加突出的關鍵，而且還可以依照個人喜好來進行客製化的調整，想要辣一點或是麻一些，都可以跟店家說。 購買當天剛好適逢南加州夏日的高溫，直接點上一份招牌的藤椒雞（半隻）、一份涼拌素菜、一份涼拌滷肉，還有一個火燒來果腹，光是這三盒涼菜就要$70的價格，堪稱是豪華的午餐內容。 藤椒雞不愧是招牌的人氣料理，包括辣椒、藤椒、青檸、香菜等調配而成的醬汁，風味清香鮮辣又透著舒爽的後味麻勁，讓原本口感就十分軟嫩充滿膠質的帶皮白切雞多了一番無法抗拒的清新開胃。 在炎炎夏日中吃上這份料理，感覺特別的消暑解熱，就算原本因天熱而感到食慾不振，也能夠在那酸香爽麻鹹鮮入裡的風味入口後感到精神百倍胃口大開。 涼拌素菜點用了藕片、腐竹、海帶、土豆片/馬鈴薯，因為新鮮所以各種食材的口感都很鮮明，藕片與土豆片的爽脆，腐竹的彈性口感都很不錯，唯獨切絲的海帶沒有太多的表現。 用特別的刨刀刨片的土豆，帶有爽朗清脆的口感，隨著咀嚼越是可以感受到那順口的風味不斷刺激著唾液的分泌。 涼拌滷味雖是肉菜，但在香辣的醬汁與調料提味下，無論是豬肚、耳絲、牛肚、牛腱、豬心等，每一口吃來除了有肉香也能感到涼爽清新的食感，還有花生米來增添香氣。 網紅鳳爪（去骨鳳爪）點用了香辣口味，來跟白切雞的麻辣口味來做個對比，雖少了麻勁但香氣更加突出，加上彈性十足的雞爪膠質口感，越吃越是讓人上癮，無法停止手中的進食。 值得一提的是，各種涼菜的醬汁湯水都很豐沛，但口味卻不會讓人感到吃來特別重或是特別鹹，但那剛剛好的醬汁風味又能讓食材的美味發揮至極致，這就是店家的功力所在。喜歡吃辣一些的朋友，一定要記得跟店家額外索取辣油，看似深沈豔紅的辣油風味剛猛帶勁，完全可以讓原本感覺清爽夠味的食材瞬間轉移至另外一個火辣刺激的門派。 覺得雞爪清爽有餘但風味略顯清淡？沒問題，直直將雞爪沉入那豔紅的辣油後再大口吃下，口中瞬間充斥那既香又辣，風味直衝鼻腔的強猛食感。 如果覺得都是吃涼拌小菜，欠缺來自碳水帶來的飽足感，這裡也有自製的火燒（餅）可以來搭配，但口感有點乾還是配白飯比較夠味，特別是把鹹鮮香辣的湯汁澆上飯後。 在涼拌的素菜與肉品滷味之外，這裡的涼拌海鮮食材也很多人喜歡，像是小章魚、扇貝、甜蝦、蟹肉等，透過藤椒醬汁或是麻辣醬汁來調味增香，相信也是會讓人吃得意猶未竟，下回試過再來分享。

Who hire the poker face cashier??? No service, actually, she didn't even take a look on me, like I am the air. The food may be ok, but definitely won't be there for the service:))))

Numbing spices, here we go! The spicy flavor special chicken was tender and flavorful. The slices of chicken is chopped to half inch to an inch in width, smaller than the yellow chicken pieces from Chinese restaurants. This pairs well with white rice. The beef assorted makes for a great side to your meal! It has slices of pork ear and honeycomb tripe that's been marinated in their spicy mixture. Both were tasty and the mild spicy was enough for me since I can't handle the numbing mala spice that well. It is pretty pricey though but.. family style?

Came here because Fung bros did a video on spicy Chinese food crawl (specifically Szechuan spice, the numbing mala flavor) and it did not disappoint. We got the half mala chicken and the half pound boneless chicken feet with the lime spicy sauce. We got their medium heat and it was very manageable. Even for my husband who doesn't normally eat really spicy . So If you can stand the heat I would recommend their hottest level. Both flavors were different and I like both. But my husband didn't care for the one with the lime - only because he didn't care for the citrus taste. I'm glad they are generous with their sauce because I could definitely use the leftover to cook something at home

This place looks very unassuming, but the food is wow. Their menu is much pricier than what I normally would.pay for these dishes but I was really really surprised at how delicious everything was. They mix the sauces on the spot, it's amazing. And the flavor is strong and meats are really fresh. I will definitely go back. The price is high, but every dish was good and you could taste the quality.

Honestly so glad my friend introduced us to this place! We drove all the way from Anaheim and I'm actually starting this review while sitting down at the restaurant! We ordered a half pound of boneless chicken feet (paw is what they call it) and chicken. The chicken feet were spicy flavor and the chicken was Szechuan flavor. The best part about the chicken feet is that it's all chicken feet goodness without the hassle and work of spitting out bones! The spicy flavor was reallyyyy good. The chicken was also really good! My girlfriend and I normally don't like Szechuan because of the tingling sensation, but it's subtle enough and the flavors make it worth it. The chicken is cut and prepared at the shop too! We were also given a little sample of a new flavor they're testing, I think it was pickled pepper? It was also really good too! All the flavors were so bright, fresh, and well, flavorful! The food is also really photogenic if you like to snap pics of your food. They don't skimp on the sauce either, so every bite you take is just bursting with flavor. I'm assuming the lady who helped us today is the owner, but she was really nice and helpful the entire time! It's a bit far for us, but I'm already looking forward to our next visit!

Tried their spicy chicken and spicy scallops and it's very quick n tasty. The spicy scallops is a really good deal..About $20 with cash...its served cold in a glass jar so gp home and fry it a bit is best.

My first time having boneless chicken feet. So good. I got the spicy flavor boneless chicken feet; it was perfectly flavored. This place is hidden in the corner of a small plaza next door to a Yi Fang. It was on the pricier side around $20 something but totally worth it. Would definitely recommend this place. I believe it is sold by weight.

*Rip off* Stay away from this place* $22.50 +tax for one box of Chicken feet? I expect it to be really good! ! Let's try! Hmmm... Hmmm... I don't think it's worthy. $5 maximum. Stay away from this place.

The chicken feet is the best I ever had! And the front girl is very nice and patient!

We had a to go order of the cold plate beef and octopus. We ordered a mild for the octopus but honestly it was HOT. Okay okay- maybe not HOT; honestly was a solid medium for Taiwanese it Szechuan food. Flavor, taste, and the Ma La spice in both dishes were ! Kinda pricey but food quality is really good!!! Will definitely be coming back for small dish to go orders . Also, the packaging for the octopus was really handy for taking it home also!

Delicious Boneless chicken feet. You can even get this to drink with couple of friends. Let's cheer.

The price are reasonable. The food can be costumized until you satisfied. I highly recommended the chicken feet (no hones). The service is great as well. It is my third time visiting the shop. You can also order some rice from them. 吮指鸡爪，我喜欢藤椒味的。其他的也都很好吃。你选喜欢的食材，让他们给你拌。

The chicken is amazing here. The meat is like the cage free chicken meat. Definitely recommend these as side dishes to your whole meal! They can change the spiciness of the dish depending On your preference.

Bomb side foods that goes well with rice. I crave the spicy boneless chicken feet when I know I'll be drinking. It pairs well especially with beer. It's great drinking food. I'm glad my cousins introduced me to this place when we were drinking one night and didn't know what to eat. Now my go to spot!!!

The Fung Bros created a video reviewing Tao's kitchen. They praised the restaurant heavily, which gave me the urge to try it. I can truly say that Tao's Kitchen offers authentic Szechuan Chinese food. Their numbing mala flavor did not disappoint! I ordered the mala chicken feet, along with the lime spicy sauce chicken. Both dishes were 10/10 but the mala flavor was way better than the lime spicy sauce. They are both worth the try. Although the prices are not cheap, Tao's Kitchen offers one of the most authentic Szechuan flavors compared to any other Chinese restaurant I have been to. This place is a MUST TRY.

Wow, this sour n spicy pepper corn flavor is amazing. Got the boneless chicken feet, black fungus, tripe. O M G it's numbing hot and amazing. Not sure what kind of cocaine they put in there but I can't stop eating it. Perfect with an ice cold Corona. I Keep going back for my weekly dose. A must try

My friend recommended me to this place and I also saw it on RED so I decided to give it a try. I tried the beef assorted, boneless chicken paw and Szechuan pepper chicken. All of them were so good. The flavor soaked into all the food really well and they're so convenient to eat. The only down side is that they're pretty expensive.Boneless Chicken Legs

I love their boneless Chickenfeet and their veggie dish! All dishes are made with great quality ingredient. I'll be ordering more in the future!

Its a bit pricy but the flavor is amazing! Its pretty spicy too. Perfect cold dish or appetizer.

Bad experience, ordered Spicy flavored chicken and Szechwan Pepper flavored chicken paw on Gesoo (order attached) and both of the orders were delivered WRONGLY. The order delivered were Spicy Lemon Chicken and regular Spicy flavored chicken paw. Should the business check their order before giving the food to the driver?

The lor mei fan is delicious and service was excellent! Definitely recommend coming here!

This place is one of the best cold chicken places in LA. And you can pick your own customized cold dishes. During COVID time, some restaurants' to go food quality is not consistent, but not this place. I'm always happy with the quality of their chicken.

Wow, the boneless chicken legs is really bomb. I always get it with the super spicy sauce.

So addicting, full of flavors and light oil! I ordered half pound to try and it was amazing!

This place is amazing! THE FOOD SUPPOSED TO BE COLD!! And it's marinated on the spot and you get so many options like boiled chicken, chicken feet bone in and out, stomach, ears etc. I like al their flavors so anything is a good pick

spicy favor Isdelicious. Love that kitchen. It also have other chose of favor. Good to try.

Their spicy favor chicken is a must. I really recommend it. The store is clean, the people work here are nice.

The flavor was plain unlike the most of spicy food. They have very limited items , and all taste the same . The customer service was not great , the women had the attitude. I will not go back there again

Tasty is good! Recommend by friends and love the chicken feet. Would like to come again.

Was looking for spicy and numbing food to fill my cravings. I ordered some Vegas, half a chicken, and chicken feet. Very delicious except super hot was less than what I expect of super hot. Not a lot of reviews but definitely a place for spicy food lovers.