Finally made it here at the end of 2016. Quite a few tables are packed upon our arrival at 7:30pm. Waitresses are very friendly. Yogurt jelly is a must, as the tofu inside is really tasty and the milk tea is smooth and sweet. Chinese Watercress with Garlic is good, Chicken w/ Basil and Eggplant w/ oyster both worth a try! Their portion is just right. It is free to park outside their back door. read more

Asian Legend - Eggplant w/ oyster - Taiwanese Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

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The best authentic Taiwanese food in Ann Arbor. Wuxi ribs are a must get. There isn't a better Asian restaurant in downtown Ann Arbor. Just be careful not to order the American Chinese food as it's not as good. read more

Asian Legend - Wuxi ribs - Taiwanese Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

This restaurant is absolutely fantastic! The service is wonderful. From personal experience i think Asian Legend is absolutely the best restaurant I've ever been to. The food is extremely flavorful! I recommend the wuxi ribs and pepper salt crispy chicken. As a person who came from parents who owned their own restaurant as well I understand how hard they work. The owners are extremely hard working! read more

Sadly, this is probably the best Taiwanese food in Ann Arbor that you will get (yet). It's very expensive consider the portion is so small, but most of the dishes are alright. Funny thing though. Once I was there with my friends and I had to leave early, so I told my friend to cover for me first and I'll pay him back later. I then tried to walk out of the restaurant and the store owner (the wife of the chef) stopped me cuz she thought I was just gonna dine and dash. I mean, really? My friends were there... I don't know what the heck she was thinking, but obviously in her mind strangers can eat together on the same table. I dunno, don't tell me I'm the weird one :p read more

Unless you have a degradation kink, I would not recommend coming here. I placed an online pickup order for beef chow fun, in the instructions I wrote that the only vegetables I wanted in the dish was broccoli. It normally comes with bean sprouts, beef, and noodles. So one would assume when I asked for the only vegetables to be broccoli in the dish, that the remaining ingredients would remain the same. However, when I got home and opened up the box, the dish did not have any beef. I went back to the restaurant to tell them about the mix up, and the guy working there deadass started yelling at me???? And he said if I wanted meat he would need to charge me again. So I just stared at him until he kissed his teeth and went to the kitchen to add meat to the dish. If they couldn't do anything about it, just say that, who tf yells at their customers LOLLLLL read more

The food here was decent, offering pretty authentic-tasting Asian dishes. We got the Chicken with Basil (just okay), Eggplant with Pork and Basil (Thai style, pretty good), Onion Pancake Wrapped with Beef (good but way too deep fried), Pork with Dried Tofu and Celery (good but too greasy), Sauteed String Beans (good but too much sugar), and Chinese Watercrass with Garlic (good). The lower stars are coming from the fact that the food was tasty, but in my opinion over-sauced with wayy too small portion sizes for a typical Chinese restaurant. It felt like we were getting two thirds or a half of what we'd get for similar prices elsewhere. And afterward my stomach felt a bit sick from all the grease. So, the dishes offered are definitely more authentic, but in my opinion over-greasy and overpriced for the portion. read more

The food here is just mediocre. I like the pork scallions. However, I wish there is more pork in the dish. I am not a fan of the jalapeno chicken. Eating the jalapeno chicken is quite irritating because of the small sharp bones. I could barely even taste the jalapeno. I don't like their bubble tea. Asian Legend serves very mediocre food but ample portions. read more

Asian Legend - Pork Scallions. I like it but they need to put more pork. - Taiwanese Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

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One of the better Chinese places in a2. Get the eggplant dish. Order off that Taiwanese menu. All of their tofu is very good. The homestyle tofu with basil is delicious. The onion pancakes are tasty as well. read more

Amazing taiwanese food!! I'm a Taiwanese American living in California and I still crave and miss Asian Legend every now and then. Their minced pork rice is delicious, their scallion pancake is wonderful, and they have a lot of other yummy and authentic dishes! I highly recommend to anyone who's looking for an authentic Taiwanese experience! read more

As a child of two Taiwanese immigrants, I can confidently say this place is the most authentic Taiwanese restaurant in Southeast Michigan. The owners are great and their food is always delicious! read more

Great egg rolls! General Tsos was pretty good. Would go back again and have dine in to really explore the menu.

Visit AA in the weekend and looking for Taiwanese food that Cleveland doesn't have. I like the fact that Asian legend open late. I went there after a late Jazz concert in Kerry town and was there around 10:30 ordering take out. This is my second time eating here. The first time was 3 years ago. I ordered Squid w/ sate noodle soup ($9.95) and Fried Chicken over rice ($8.95). Food is pretty good. Soup is good with sate and basil combing together. The soup base is just exactly the same as what I have in Taiwan. Fried chicken is ok. I think the breading is a bit too thick. If they can put more five spice and pepper and marinate for longer time, the taste can be better. They're quite authentic but not the best taste. For the food itself I give 4 stars. Overall It's 3 stars. It's a little bit over price. read more

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Food is good but is expensive considering the price and the amount of food. They also charge tips directly so it's annoying.

I ordered to take out food. I got a bitter melon with salty eggs and wantan soup. I really like them! I arrived there little early but it was ready:) Thank you for smoothing your service! read more

Asian Legend - Bitter Melon with Salty Egg - Taiwanese Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

That Taiwanese pork chop dish with vegetables, egg, and sauce all over rice really hits the spot for me! Must order if you want instant satisfaction. It's called something like pork chops over rice on the menu. The pork chops were fried - it was seasoned well. Vegetables have the dish a nice moisture! The egg is always my favorite! I wish the sauce was a tad bit more savory as it should be, then it would've been perfect! They are very generous with portions! I scarfed down this dish in minutes. If you're not sure what to order, you will never go wrong with the pork chop dish! read more

Asian Legend - Pork Chop Over Rice - Taiwanese Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

This place is NOT good, and the service like many have stated is downright RUDE and horrendous. If you like to be yelled at and low quality food and people taking your money...go for it! read more

I'm not Taiwanese and not an expert here. However, im quite impressed with the quick service and tastes good! I order wuxi ribs, basil with chicken and sesame chicken. Oh, i ordered take-out. I think this place has a good sesame chicken (if you like the one in evergreen) read more

Asian Legend is in my opinion the best Taiwanese/Chinese restaurant within walking distance of the UMich campus. Their eggplant w/ garlic sauce is the best eggplant I've ever had, and their wuxi ribs never fail to disappoint - I've gotten both dishes at least ten times, and the ribs were tender and perfectly cooked every single time. Their wintermelon and rib soup is perfect to me, but they don't always have it. read more

Should give negative points if I can. Automatic charge 18% tip for two person dine in. When questioned, the owner trying to intimidate me with his crazy attitude. OK, customer should disputes these unauthorized charges with credit card company. Unscrupulous business, garbage... read more

One word Amazing! I don't understand all the bad reviews on this restaurant! The owners are especially kind, they looked like they were understaffed so i do understand the slower service that is provided. To all the people that kept complaining about the owners being "rude" or the service is to "slow" you do realize that for a family owned business in a middle of a crisis, times are hard and can be stressful so you should be patient. Anyways The food there is excellent i really enjoyed the hot and sour soup and pepper salt crispy chicken. read more

I had the braised pork rice and the shrimp rolls. The braised pork was made from ground pork rather than pork belly pieces, but the flavors were good. The shrimp rolls had good crunch and were served with a nice dipping sauce. read more

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This is the worst restaurant I've ever eaten at, not just on campus, but period. Let's just ignore the lackluster food for one second, and concentrate on the service we received. We will start with the seating arrangements. We had a group of 5, but were seated at a table for 4. Mind you, this was when the restaurant was completely empty. So our 5th friend, pulls up a chair from a nearby table. An attendant comes running, shouting at us. He exclaimed that the chair must be returned to the other table and that he was welcome to eat at the other table and watch us from afar. This did not seem ideal, but our courteous friend accepted the offer. Next, the food and drinks. No words needed, this would've been enough to keep us away forever. But if this was the only issue, I probably wouldn't go through the trouble of writing a review. Next came the matter of payment. Oh what a spectacle this was. Although there were 3 separate orders, they were on one receipt. This is a very understandable occurrence and we kindly asked to split up the orders. They obliged, with the stipulation that they can only split it into two orders. Okay, no problem. We asked for the new receipt, the waitress exclaimed, "No! First you give card!" Sure, I handed over my card and they brought over the new receipt. This was when the fun started. She observed as we discussed the matter of tip. I personally ordered just a bubble tea, thus did not tip. Before I even handed the receipt back, she sternly reminded me that I forgot to write in the tip. This was an interesting interaction and thus, to avoid further strife, I left a crisp 1 dollar bill on the table. By this point, there was a circle of 5 employees watching our every move. As I zipped up my jacket to leave, I caught the ire of the discerning staff. "Was there something wrong with the service?" We awkwardly smiled and said "no" and escaped before the situation escalated any further. I am a peaceful customer, and did not enjoy these intimidation tactics. I am sure there is no shortage of reviews if you would like to know more about the food quality. read more

I don't know why this place is not rated 5-star across the board. This is hands down the best Chinese/Taiwanese restaurant in Ann Arbor! I love the fried chicken over rice with minced pork, mustard green when I'm here alone for lunch. Otherwise, they have many amazing dishes: shrimp rolls, beef onion pancake, basil chicken, spicy fish with tofu and mustard green, spicy pork with bamboo shoot, beef noodles, just to name a few! They also feature several unique dishes that aren't available in other Chinese restaurants, and man they are so tasty! Their owner lady and the server are always nice to me. My mouth waters even thinking about that place... Ann Arbor must try! read more

The food? Just decent. Works when you are in a serious crave for some Taiwanese food but you too lazy to cook. It's good enough to pass, not enough to impress. (I am from Taiwan btw) Staffs were all really nice, so I am not so sure of the mean staff reviews. Respect goes both ways, so reading other people having bad moments with waiter/waitress really isn't gonna tell you much, also staff could easily be changed. read more

Probably one of the best dine-in meals I've had in Ann Arbor. I ordered the Taiwanese sausage Bento box and thought it was both delicious and have the most bang for the buck. The hotel had a tonne of rice, very authentic-tasting Taiwanese/Vietnamese style sausages, a fried egg, broccoli and minced pork. The side order was the Vegetables with Garlic, and that was amazing too. The reason I enjoyed this particular meal so much was that out really differs from your typical Asian American style sodium-loaded oil based dishes. Not only did they go really lightly on the soy sauce that they drizzled on the rice, but the sauce itself wasn't the super salty kind either. Also, the entire bowl was only 10.95. read more

Asian Legend - Taiwanese Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

I ordered sweet sour chicken lunch and Quart of wan tan soup take out. Only 3 wan tans in quart, no crispy noodles, the chicken was tough, steamed rice not fried, and a small portion. $18.00 for 1/2 the food most other Chinese restaurants offer. read more

This is the first time I have ordered from Asian Legend. I really enjoyed the food. The eggplant and tofu was delicious. As was the Singapore noodles. Very strongly curry flavored, which was a plus in my opinion. Could have been a bit spicier, but maybe that's my fault for not specifying that. Also had orange flavored beef. Not quite like others I have had, but it was really good. And finally, pork fried rice. Very tasty. The food wasn't quite as 'Americanized" as many Chinese food is. That's a good thing. Not overly sweet. I know there are many other menu items that are more authentic, so maybe I'll try some of those in the future. The only negative is that they delivered to the wrong house in my condo complex. The delivery person called me and said he was here and he would be at my door shortly. Wait. No delivery. About 5 minutes later, I had a neighbor knocking on my door asking if I had ordered some food. Yes, that was my order. I checked the attached receipt and indeed, it had the wrong address on it. Probably a typo on my part??? But, I feel that since he had my phone number, my neighbor should have just refused it and the delivery person should have called back. But, overall the food was very good and I will order from them again. read more

Awful experience, if i could give a no star, i would. Extremely bad customer service, waiting there at the door without greeting, forced to be sitting a table that we do not like. (This happened before, but this time i could not stand any more). Give you the check when you just started eating. Shouted at us when we brought a gelato bought next door( it was my fault that brought an ice cream, so were we supposed to leave?) Food: not authentic, not yummy, very small portion but more expensive. It is a rip off (last tome i ordered a tapioca milk tea and found it was sour). Ive come here more than ten times in the past few years, and finally realized i should say something about this place. That is what i have experienced, and i hope the restaurant should make some improvement on how to treat their customers!! read more

The service is TERRIBLE!!! Omg... A table of customers just left, and the waitress kept talking how they asked for too much water but they didn't drank all them up. Gosh, she spoke so loud and in a bad manner. Come on, it's just water why can you complain that for like half an hour. When we sat down for less than 1 minute, the waitress came over to ask us if we're ready to order yet. We said we needed more time, but she came every other minute to check us up and spoke to us very impolitely and tried hurried us up. I bet she's going to complain how we took so long to place an order after we left. They also combined the carry-out (ordered for my friend) with our check, which we stated clearly to separate them. They want us to tip the carry-out as well. WTF!! We are not idiots, sorry. In one sentence: I will not visit this restaurant ever again. read more

Ah..where to start. Though a little pricier, I think they make many great dishes, and unlike TK Wu and China Gate, they have no dishes that are presented sitting in tablespoons of oil, which is a plus for me! Tip: Ask a server or the owner about the most popular Taiwanese dishes. Dishes about which I have something to say: Onion pancake with beef: Crispy, flakey green onion pancake wrapped around thin slices of beef marinated in a soy based marinade. Has a few slices of raw green onion and hoisin-like sauce. Very good! It's the most popular appetizer. I like to ask for a little extra of the sauce they put inside the roll. Pork and green vegetable noodle soup: Probably the most popular noodle soup. Thin slices of pork and a yummy vegetable (xue cai) in a savory, light-colored broth. Nothing too extraordinary but a safe choice in winter when you want a basic noodle soup. Taiwanese rice noodles: Thin rice stick noodles with beansprouts and green onions, topped with minced pork (stewed lean ground + fatty pork in a savory soy sauce). They tone down the fattiness of the minced pork by mixing in lean ground pork with fatty pork. You might be able to ask them to use all fatty pork if you want really rich flavor and don't mind eating salads for a week after to atone for your indulgence. You can also probably ask for the minced pork over rice with only fatty pork (will probably cost more). Delicious! I could eat fatty minced pork over rice forever. Chow fun with beef: Wide noodles with slices of beef tossed in a savory brown sauce. Pretty standard, safe option if you aren't too adventurous. I like it tossed with additional chili sauce to spice it up. Chow fun with egg sauce: Not quite sure what the ruckus is about this dish, but it's decently popular among Malaysians (? or some other nationality), even though it's not Taiwanese. Wide noodles tossed with chicken and bok choy, covered completely with a thick, light brown sauce with cooked eggs stirred into it. Pork chop or fried chicken over rice: Taiwanese breaded and fried pork chop or chicken (no bones) topped with a pepper mixture with a heaping side of minced pork rice. Crispy and slightly peppery. They use both lean ground pork and fatty ground pork in the minced pork, but if you ask for them to ONLY use fatty pork, holy hell it is wonderfully fatty and full of flavor. Black pepper pork chop over rice: fried pork chop over rice smothered in a delicious, super peppery brown sauce with onions and green peppers. YUMMY. I always see asian guys ordering this. Any of the crispy fish fillets: Decent. These are fried in a light, crispy batter before being topped with whatever sauce you choose (sweet and sour, spicy, ginger + green onion, black bean). My fave is ginger and green onion. I like the sauce on the side so the fish doesn't get soggy by the time you're halfway through! Wuxi ribs: Fall-off-the-bone ribs simmered in a dark, delicious, slightly sweet soy sauce. Very safe choice for the more picky eaters and very yummy. I think this is a good choice for people new to Taiwanese cuisine. Chicken with basil: San bei ji. Chicken (some bones) served in a dark brown, slightly sweet sauce with basil. Eat it with lots of rice :) Probably one of the top 5 most commonly ordered dishes by asian people. Cold noodles with sesame sauce: Holy hell this is awesome. I can't get enough of the sauce. Fish OR intestine with mustard green and tofu: Delicious, but the taste is hard to describe to someone who's never had it. Taiwanese Deluxe Lo mein: Hnngh. Noodles in a very very light brown sauce, basil, a little bit of veggie, and shrimp/chicken/pork. Something about the basil and the flavors they incorporate into this noodle really speaks to me. It's my dad's go-to dish, and I've heard other people comment on how much they like it. Beef noodle soup: It's a tiny bit sweet and the soup isn't as heavy and dark as chinese places. The pieces of beef are usually tender and delicious, but I personally prefer the non-sweet, salty, dark broth. Eggplant with pork and basil OR Eggplant with intestine: Also slightly sweet dishes, but soo good. Comes in a medium dark brown sauce. The braised pork buns are also super popular among chinese/taiwanese people, but I don't get the hype. -shrug- It's a marinated slice of fatty pork with mustard green, cilantro, crushed peanut, and chili sauce sandwiched in a bun. read more

Oh no no no no. this place is horrible. Why are you all giving it anything above one star???? the food is bland. The bathroom is disgusting with roaches all over. The meat is full of gristle. Gross. And the prices???? Totally over the top. read more

Is there a choice for no star? The restaurant didn't even deserve a single star. We left and my friend on other table overheard the waitress kept complaining us ordering too much water. She even spoke bad words in Chinese and in a very bad manner. All I want to say is that we paid for the water and we tipped you nicely. It is up to us that we choose to drink them or not. Btw, the food is below average and overpriced. I will not return again. read more

Recently revisited and their food is still as bad. Given the quality, or lack thereof, the prices are close to absurd after they forced a 20% tip for a big group. Unfortunately the service also makes me regret ever coming back to this place. During busier hours they will literally come over to your table and ask you to leave, after you finished your meal, unapologetically. Be aware, they are pretty stingy about tips. Bottom line: If you want Chinese food? Don't go here, it really makes a bad name for Chinese food. If you want good Chinese food? Ask/Make some Chinese friends who can cook. read more

When Asian Legend first opened, I was SO EXCITED to be able to eat Taiwanese food in Ann Arbor. My family even came to visit just so we could eat here. Overall we were pretty disappointed with the experience. The scallion pancakes were overly thick and had a blistered exoskeleton from being deep fried(???) or something. Never have I seen or eaten a scallion pancake that looked like this. The niu ro bin was ok flavor-wise, but the scallion pancake wrapped around it still sucked. The Chinese watercress w/ garlic is good, but like Emily H. said..... it's hard to mess up such a simple dish. The fried pork cutlet was mostly gristle. Mmmm....fried gristle : | I didn't have the dumplings, but my sister said that they tasted like frozen dumplings. We ordered some other dishes, but I can't remember them at all; they must not have been that good. Oh yeah and the bubble tea was really gross. The tapioca balls were still hard in the center and not "Q" as they say in Chinese. Apparently I wasn't convinced that it couldn't suck so bad because I returned a number of times... Each time I felt incredibly remorseful and idiotic that I wasn't spending my money on something more delicious. Service is ok.... although this one waiter was ridiculously patronizing when my friend (Caucasian) commented that one of our dishes was too salty, "This dish is meant for the Asian palate which you're just not used to." Or maybe, just MAYBE, it was so salty that not even the hardiest strains of bacteria would survive if they were inoculated into the dish... It's been over half a year since I've been there, so I think it's safe to say that I've finally learned my lesson not to settle for crappy Taiwanese food. I can make my own scallion pancakes, dammit! read more

Delicious food. Attentive service. A perfect stop for tea, hot soup, and some delicious Chinese and Taiwanese food on a cold and rainy day.

Another excellent take out meal. My family has been going here for a few years and their quality is always good. Garlic beans are great and where else can you get Wuxi ribs? When we're done in the service is always prompt and friendly. read more

I would give this place 2 stars if I were a little meaner, but as someone who knows the owners (which makes it worse) and has seen this restaurant at it's previous location in Livonia... I know that they have not improved a thing. My mother used to be a chef and offered recipes and suggestions to the owners on how to improve their food... but unfortunately they did not take any of the suggestions into consideration and their supposed top "Taiwanese" dishes suck horribly. If you have ever EVER had true Taiwanese food, you will know that this is not even close. The oyster pancake and scallion pancake taste like they've been slopped together. The service is pretty awful and the place has a gross ambiance. Furthermore, the menu prices (although some are good) are slightly overpriced. Yes, it is another place besides TK Wu, but if you're willing to say it's very good, it's because you've been starved of true Taiwanese food for way too long. I guess it's good for what it is. Try the fried tofu cubes, that's the best dish. read more

I have been going to this place off and on for many years. It was actually located in westland until the owners realized all their cliental were Taiwanese students from Ann Arbor. That should say something right? I will definitely agree that compared to real taiwanese food, this place is more homestyle, but not amazing. That being said, you can have a rather tasty meal here. The chicken basil clay pot is a real star, full of some really amazing flavors. (Granted if the salt shaker was used instead of salt could be an issue.) The bitter mellon with pork was nice and comforting. The fried pork cutlet was crispy and seasoned well, if a bit fatty. The beef wrapped scallion pancake and beef noodle soup are just ok. Anyway, in my opinion, worth the experience. read more

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Yooooo. This place is real good. Get the pork chop over rice. Comfort food to tha max

I've been to this place twice and was sorely disappointed both times. Both times the fried pork cutlet was at least 60% gristle. Basically, only two pieces the size of a chicken mcnugget were edible. I don't complain very often to servers in general, but I had to point this out to the server. She responded that there was nothing she could do about it; it was the luck of the draw and sometimes I'll get a piece with more fat on it. Are you freaking kidding me? The lu rou fan (rice with a sauce made of ground pork and some bits of fat) was pretty bland. The potstickers were just frozen dumplings that were pan-fried and floppy. Save yourself the money and buy frozen dumplings from a Chinese grocery store and pan-fry them yourself. They'll taste better too. The Chinese watercress stir-fried with garlic was okay, although too salty and goopy, and this is another dish that you can easily make yourself. The niu rou bing (beef wrapped in a scallion pancake) was okay too and probably the best part of the meal, but still pretty bland. I'd give two stars to the niu rou bing, but everything else sucks, bringing Asian Legend back down to one star. Am I biased because of my heritage and the fact that I lived in Taiwan for a year and a half after graduating from college? Maybe a little, but it wouldn't be fair to water down my review. As Yelper Fen Z. said, this is bastardized Taiwanese food. If you want amazing 5-stars-on-Yelp Chinese food, drive to the REAL Asian Legend in Ontario. That's right, this place even ripped off the name of a restaurant with legitimately delicious food! read more