Wait, this place was so good that I had to leave a 5-star review. We waited about 30 minutes on a Sunday, and the food came out so quickly. I loved every dish we ordered: Braised pork bowl, matcha pineapple bun, spicy wontons, and French toast. The pork bowl did not disappoint; it definitely hit the spot. I loved the French toast the most because it was not too sweet at all. The custard oozing out of the middle was so delicious. The spicy wontons were not too spicy, just the right amount of spice. My friend ordered the noodles last time he visited, but it wasn't his favorite. Overall, I enjoyed everything we got this time!! I'll definitely recommend this place to my friends and will be back soon!

Small menu but everything tasted great. We were able to order and get our food to go within 20 minutes of arriving. Favorites were the sesame noodles and braised pork bowl. FYI they do not allow to go orders of the wontons unfortunately.

Ordered Uber Eats from here a couple times already, pretty great option for WFH lunch. SEASAME COLD NOODLE /W CHILI CRISP is one of my go-to's, the noodles have a harder texture and the chili sauce goes super well with it. I did bring one to my mom one time and she mentioned the ramen noodles make it not that authentic as the ones in Taiwan though. BRAISED PORK BELLY RICE has really great flavor and quantity was not bad for the price. I thoroughly enjoyed the mix of fat meat and it's oilier than some other places but also not too oily (which you need for the authentic Taiwanese flavor).

Cute little cafe where you order at the front and find a table. Nice selection of pastries. Ordered the matcha pineapple bun, spicy wonton with egg noodles, and peach ice tea. matcha pineapple bun: 4.5/5 wished there was just a little more cream to bread ratio spicy wonton with egg noodles: 4/5 tasty. little too much vinegar flavor for me. peach iced tea: 4/5 strong iced tea service: great! everyone was super friendly and helpful. parking: street parking

The food is excellent. There is a line outside the restaurant so come here 30 minutes before it opens. There's a line outside the restaurant everyday. The sesame chicken cold noodles has a peanut sauce over it so beware for people with nut allergies. The spicy wontons are better than Din Tai Fung.

Got there 5 minutes before opening on a Saturday and there was already a line. Moves quickly. Once we ordered we were directed to a table within the cafe. Utensils, water, napkins are all self service. Their teas were light and refreshing. Must order is the pineapple bun and the french toast. I'd honestly pass on their kitchen items next time and drop by just for their pastries and drinks. The spicy wontons had a unique flavor but were on the smaller side. The pork rice usually sells out before they close. It was good but nothing too crazy. Again, the pineapple bun is a must order.

We got pretty much everything on the menu -- and everything was so good!! I feel like the taste and quality is pretty authentic and reminded me of Taiwan street food. My favorite was the chiayi chicken rice and the dry noodle was super yummy as well. I thought the pineapple bun was a little dry actually so I would skip that if I come again. The service is friendly and attentive. I love the vibe inside, very cute and bright. Only con is that the wait can be a bit long since there's not that many tables, so definitely come earlier if you are hoping to get a seat during weekend brunch! There's a good amount of street parking but only if you come a bit earlier in the day probably.

Fun place to grab lunch around ktown, but finding street parking is a challenge and be prepared to wait (waited about 40 mins on Saturday). Saw a long line, so went inside to check if there was a list. Tall friendly young man put me on the list with estimated 30~40 min wait. Be sure to go inside to put your name down and not just line up at the back of the line. Seemed like people who know put name on list and go walk to grab coffee and what not. Feel free to go in and check out the bakery items and check out the menu too. You may get a bit of shade from the canopy of adjacent stores, or you may end up in the sun if want to wait around grouped up, since canopy shade is quite narrow and useful only if standing in a single line. After a long hot wait, a guy came out with a tray of ice jasmine teas for those waiting in line. That was thoughtful of the cafe and very well appreciated to have cold refreshing ice tea! (it came out pretty much at 12pm, so maybe they come out every 30 mins? just my guess) Few more minutes and got called it. They direct you to place your order first at the cashier. Short menu made things quick and easy for me. 2 x pork rice, 1 hk style french toast, biscuit and the pineapple bun. From there you are given a number and directed to seating by the friendly people. After that, they will bring food to your table, and you are left to selfserve utensils, napkins, water, takeout box if have leftovers. I loved the overall system of ordering, seating, serving. Everyone was super friendly, and empty plates were cleared quickly, better service than high end restaurants! Clean bathroom, and a minimalist clean airy interior with cold a/c. Excellent restaurant, have everything you need laid out nicely, and none of the extra bs. - HK style french toast = wife loved this. I got a piece of it and it was indeed amazing. I first thought it's fried maybe, but once I bit into my piece, the crust was almost like a creme brulee, maybe it's torched or melted sugar? Whatever it was, it was yummy. Custard inside was excellent too. Wife initially worried from some reviews that it might be too much cream or what not. I felt like I could have used more custard inside, pour it into my mouth! - Braised pork belly rice = kid and I each had our own bowl. The bowl looked small, but once I started eating it, it was just a savory comfort food that I couldn't stop eating until I cleared the bowl. Be sure to add some chili oil over it (although some chili flakes felt had me thinking maybe there's a tiny bone, but it was just a few of the chili flake pieces that wasn't easily chewed through). Bowl looked small, but it was filling! That being said, I wished there was more pork belly and maybe in bigger chunks to enjoy more of that delicious pork belly texture properly. These bowls are affordably priced and filled me up, but I wonder if they could offer something like "extra pork" +$4 or something for those who like to over consume protein to tax their kidneys, lol. Anyway, I think the extra pork @ +$ option would help the cafe in their sales, as well as give protein lovers more satisfaction in this bowl. - Biscuit = it was a bit dry stale to me, but wife said it was fine. Us being too full, she took most of the biscuit home and later toasted it up and ate it up happily. - Pineapple bun = delicious. soft bun with a very nice butter cream inside. Well balanced by with a bit of sweet on the bun crust, while the cream inside not sweet. Kid was too full to try at the cafe, so we took leftover piece in box. He later tried it and wanted moar!!! I did notice lot of folks ordered the noodles, I think it's the cold noodles thing. One table had 3 people eating their own pork bowl, but a plate of the noodle in the middle to share. Must be good too, lol. Overall, it was an excellent concept cafe. Good food, simple clean interior, excellent service, good prices. Just need me an extra pork option!

The service is soo cute! In person waitlist. Literally sort of a hole in the wall on the side of the main street, but you will recognize it because even at opening it is packed and there is a small line outside of patrons hiding in the sliver of shade for their table. The host walks out periodically to call out names & you can ask them to put your name on the waitlist ( they kindly tell u an estimated wait time A plus) At opening Saturday it took us around 45 minutes. Parking is street, there's a few metered spots in front if you're lucky ( turnover okay, 1 hr) , but generally have to walk a block or two for more residential parking. Bring an umbrella and a fan/hat in this heat! There really is barely any shade, but there is a cafe with tight seating two stores down. Once the host calls your name, you go inside to wait in another short line to order; I think you can just join the inside line for to go orders. Order at the counter and then pay, you are then directed to your seat. Super cheap tip because everything is essentially self service except for dish clearing and seat selection. The dishware resembles cha chaa teng and there's just lots of cute retro elements! The water is kinda warm, noise level medium cuz lots of hangouts/tea. Get your own plates/water/box. Seating size is okay but not the most wheelchair friendly. Couple big tables available but easiest Seating is 2 people. We tried wonton, sesame noodle, braised pork rice, and some pastries. Flavor wise I get more hk vibes as its less intense/umami than Taiwan, but also Taiwanese dishes. Wonton- okay, agree with the other review, definitely more savoury than dtf. A more chewy qq envelope than a delicate slip. The chili oil does not compare to the msg of authentic Chinese restaraunts though. Smells like five spice, taste sweet vinegary. Braised pork rice- great flavor, perfect texture of moistness without being heavy. The bits of meat were really good. Some really strongly pressed cucumber pickles, crunchy. Sesame noodles- my favorite (I never really had em) not oily, fresh sesame flavor that kind of sticks thickly to chewy noodles, doesn't need chicken. (Dryer side) Jasmine raspberry pastry- not really jasmine, but lowkey need a slide to their raspberry plug b/c these raspberries were the most fragrant and perfectly texture (in season too). The raspberry is layered too & not mushy. Crossiant is slightly savoury/sourdough like/chewier side so it matches well and was a perfect ending. Pineapple bun- also seconding better to get other pastries, but it looks soo tempting. The bread is just quite like a pretzel roll, inside cream filled which is not too sweet. But its neither strong in flavor or memorable in texture (chewier) . Just very very pretty. I didn't really think of the price as I was motivated to try most of the menu, but thinking about it came to reasonable price of like $42 for everything we got!! Overall, I love it for the ambiance. You kind of get cha chaa teng tinge without the stress/bustle. You're never rushed and left to enjoy the food ( comes out all at once) even when we were cleaning up they weren't rushing & it's sort of open kitchen. Yet turnover is decent for the ppl waiting. I would look forward if they ever expanded and had a small seasonal entree/two. Oh also it seemed like there were more people waiting at opening than when we left around an hour later, so just be prepared to wait but no rush.