This is one of my favorite places to eat in Bloomington and even better, has the seal of approval from my Chinese mom! Judy's Kitchen is a Taiwanese style kitchen meaning they serve roasted meats like pork (Char Siu) and duck. They also have some Taiwanese staples like their popcorn chicken and beef noodle soup. They also have bubble tea made from real ingredients like taro or red bean as often times, boba places use powder to make the tea base. Before we moved from Bloomington entirely, my fiancé and I wanted to eat here one last time. He got his favorite, the hot pepper chicken, and I got the beer noodle soup for the first time. Both dishes didn't fail us. The hot pepper chicken is stir fried in a lot of chiles but actually isn't as hot as you think. It has a slow build and is tolerable for something with an average spice tolerance like me! The beef noodle soup was heavenly. It's similar to pho but is sweeter and more gingery. You need to try it to understand! I'll miss Judy's so much and hope it's still around when I visit Bloomington. read more

Judy's Kitchen - Top: beef noodle soup, a Taiwanese food staple and bottom: hot pepper chicken. Despite the chiles, not as hot as you might think! - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

The food here was home-style and homemade, and reasonably tasty, but not my favorite Chinese food in Bloomington. Wonton noodle soup: broth was a chicken broth that tasted super homemade, and might have been the best part of the meal. Wontons were okay, noodles were average premade. It all balances out. read more

I had the vegetable lo mein and a Thai milk tea with boba. All was very good. The lo mein was very tasty, the noodles were tender, there were lots of vegetables, and the sauce wasn't too oily. The serving size was perfect for dinner. When I first saw the Thai milk tea, I thought it looked pale compared to the distinct orange colour most Thai tea has, and I worried it would be weak, but it was actually a nice milk tea with a subtle Thai-style spice, and the boba were supremely good. The guy who takes orders comes off as very unfriendly. I am used to no-nonsense Cantonese service and I don't think that's what this is; it feels like he doesn't want you to order. The first time I tried to order here I kind of got intimidated out of it because he told me it would be a 20 minute wait for food as I was just opening my mouth to order and the way it was delivered, I thought that was his way of telling me to go away. There was no 20-minute wait this time (I guess they were less busy) but it was the same vibe. I do intend to eat here again and look forward to it, I'm just not setting high expectations for the service. read more

Judy's Kitchen - Vegetable lo mein, Thai milk tea w/ boba - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

I've gone here twice for lunch after running some errands in the mall. They have a lot of authentic and good sounding options that I end up wanting to order half of the menu each time I come. My first time I got the three cup chicken and wontons in chili oil. Both were hot and fresh. The three cup chicken was really good with a slightly sweet and salty flavor. Slices of ginger and onion added good flavor as well. The wontons were large and the filling and chili oil also had great flavor. The second time I got the spicy pig ears and cucumber salad. Both have good flavor and the fact that they're both cold dishes makes them good for when it's hot in the summer like this. One of my favorite things about this is that the food was served in tupperwares. As a student that's only here for two months, I didn't want to spend money on tupperware for such a short period of time. Now I just use the tupperware the food came in! Overall, food and service are great, definitely not what you would expect of a restaurant in a mall food court. Would recommend! read more

Judy's Kitchen - Three Cup Chicken - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

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The service was amazing, very quick and knowledgeable. The place had a really lovely like liminal space vibe, which I found delightful. Oh, but the food, the food was INCREDIBLE! AND it reheats well. The portions are good, not too much nor too little. The food was well-seasoned and wasn't made of tiny unidentifiable bits, so you don't feel like you're eating plastic-ridden mystery pastes. 10/10, I will be a repeat customer:) read more

This is, without a doubt, the best mall Chinese food I've ever eaten. Which sounds like damning with faint praise, but I'd still put this place up there with Bloomington's best free-standing restaurants. I'd even put it on the level of some of the places back around Rockville. read more

Food was really good. But they need to mark when the food is hot with spice. I had orange chicken - spicy for this wuss but mom had the pork fried rice which was really good read more

Honestly, if you're just considering that this is in a mall food court, it may merit 5 stars. The food is really good. My dining partner got the 1/4 roast duck. The meat seemed sparse and not a great cut, but the flavor was good per him. I got a sweet chicken dish and it seemed like fried nugs with ill spread sauce, but it was flavorful. I was bummed I couldn't swap out white rice or get a side of lo mein--you have to buy the whole dish if you want that. read more

I ordered the roast duck with rice and it's a pretty decent portion for the price. The skin was crispy, the meat was fresh, and they gave some pretty good cuts! read more

Judy's Kitchen - Roast duck with rice - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

This spot is located in College Mall, in the food court. The staff is very friendly. You do gets tons of food, but it just did not have the flavor I was looking for or that I have had at other similar restaurants. I ordered the spicy duck and could not even finish my meal. The rice was bland and the spring rolls were not much better. The food is edible and not unbearable. Many people seem to like this place though, this is just my honest take on it. read more

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The secret to my youthful appearance is the braised pork Hock at Judy's Kitchen. The sticky collagen and we'll seasoned pork hocks are served with baby bok over rice or noodles. Today I opted for the rice, soaks up all the deliciousness that is a treat in itself. For the Hawaii people visiting it's shoyu pork. For the Filipinos, it's braised pata. My aunt makes a version of this there's similar in flavor but she uses pineapple juice as the braising liquid. So it's sweet and salty. They make excellent chicken wings. their char siu and roost duck are delicious as well. It's nice to see a restaurant like this at a mall with more ethnic flavors as well as the standard fare. After a night of drinking, this is the food I want to eat, but they're closed at that time. So I guess I will drink during the day. Come here with an open mind and try something your haven't had before. It's a good place to broaden your gustatory horizons. read more

Judy's Kitchen - You guys... This is the best Pork Hock in Indy... And it's found at Judy's Kitchen in Bloomington. It is for sure onolicious. - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

Worth a foray into the mall, so tasty! Decently big portion sizes too. My favorite is the popcorn chicken!

Finally checked out Judy's Kitchen in Bloomington. The food was amazing!!!! The prices are great. Authentic Taiwanese food. read more

Judy's Kitchen - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

This is real, authentic home-cooked Taiwanese food. It is my go-to comfort food place whenever I want something that tastes like home. They have the best bubble tea in town in my opinion. It's made from real tea, real taro and real red beans, no flavored powders anywhere, and it's not cloyingly sweet. I like how their food tastes "lighter" (i.e. not overly flavored with MSG) than most other Chinese food places in town. The roast duck is incredible, and so are the beef rice/noodle soup, minced pork rice/noodles, the spicy chicken, and the "three cups" chicken. And if you're a fan of Asian "tea leaf" eggs, you can add one of those to your meal too. I also love their blanched vegetables - truly homestyle and reminds me of what my grandmother would cook at home. My usual order here is the minced pork rice with an added tea egg. Keeps me full for hours, y I don't feel stuffed! read more

Judy's Kitchen - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

This place is AMAZING!! My wife and I travel to Bloomington from French Lick for Doctor appointments and are always looking forward to all the cuisine choices here. Today we found Judy's Kitchen. The food is WOW!! I've dined at restaurants around the world and this place is one of the best I've ever had. read more

There's always a good amount of people at Judy's Kitchen and it's a quick bite to grab if you're visiting the mall or just want face Chinese food. There's a good amount of choices on the menu for a reasonable price ($5-$15) and the portions are fair. One of the critiques I have is that the food is a little bit bland. It's nice for a quick pick up but if you want more flavorful food, I would suggest going to other Chinese restaurants. However, I do see a lot of Chinese people eating here so it is a popular place. read more

Judy's Kitchen - Roasted duck with rice - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

Judy's is an interesting little establishment. You know how Tyler Florence had that TV show about non-chain, family-owned, home-cooking food court restaurants and you thought "wow, that's a good idea" but you've never actually seen one in real life? Well that's Judy's. I would say the menu is mostly Taiwanese with some other authentic Chinese dishes, and also a few random things like some Korean stuff. This is in no way, shape, or form your typical mall food court Asian food. This stuff is authentic. I had the minced pork over rice, a dish I have seen on menus a few places before but never tried. It has a very interesting flavor. It almost reminded me of like...Salisbury steak. It tastes a little funny at first but you get used to it as you go. The dish grew on me...I might order it again. My mom had the minced curry chicken over rice. It was SO GOOD! Oh my goshhhhh. The chicken and the potatoes with the white rice and that yellow curry sauce..delicious. Not overly spicy, more of a gentle warmness. Definitely would order again. My dad had the roast duck noodle soup. Also a good choice! The broth, noodles, and duck itself were all good. I might not order this personally but it was still a tasty dish. I will totally come back here. I'm sure that this blows away all of the other food court options here. I want to try the fried chicken and rice! --------UPDATE!--------- Came back to Judy's! I had the roast duck with rice. Very good flavor, the duck was rubbed with a tasty blend of herbs. However I would not recommend eating the entire thing in one sitting like I did. It was legit a HUGE portion size, like 1/4 of an entire duck. Also their little plastic silverware isn't even close to enough to eat this properly...we just dug in with our hands even though we probably looked like Vikings gnawing on mutton. My dad liked his spicy duck as well. read more

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Needed to grab a quick lunch today while I was at the mall, but I'm currently on a no-beef diet (and rather tired of chicken) so it's not always easy for me to find something to eat. Luckily, Judy's Kitchen had a Korean Jjamppong Seafood Noodle Soup on their menu, so I ordered it. The soup was served in a huge bowl; full of meaty shrimp, clams, crab, squid, and cabbage which were all piled on top of a generous serving of noodles. The seafood and noodles were swimming in a deep red broth that had a wonderful kick of spice to it. Absolutely delicious. I'll attach my photo, but the one someone already posted is probably a better view. read more

Judy's Kitchen - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

Looked great from a far and when i got closer i got even hungrier. just ordered and the service was amazing. tried the taro milk tea and didn't like it and so i asked if i could exchange it for something and they said yes immediately. amazing service and hopefully the food is just as good! read more

The food is good but nothing really blew me away. It's just better than all the other options in the mall. Wait is very minimal and there's plenty of seating options. The lady is friendly. read more

My boyfriend and I come here when we don't feel like cooking and want food that we could have for two meals. The portions are large for the price. Which, for two college students, is a good thing. We normally don't go to College Mall to shop. Usually if we have to run to Target, we'll go to Judy's Kitchen. Or on occasion we've gone there just for Judy's Kitchen. Honestly, you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. However, love beef noodle soup, and I feel like theirs is lacking in a little flavor of the broth, but the meat is as tender as it should. I'm just amazed how authentic it is for a stop in a mall foodcourt. It's honestly one of a kind. read more

Judy's Kitchen - Beef Noodle Soup - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

Love love love! I always love their Tainan noodle soup with shrimp, pork and mushroom. Also love their crispy chicken wings for dinner! read more

Judy's Kitchen - Tainan noodle soup - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

Spur of the moment decision and so glad I made it! Such large portions ,freshly cooked, and delicious. I had vegetable noodle soup and rib eye steak over rice You must try this place, definitely over ordered but I am happy about the leftovers. read more

Judy's Kitchen - Vegetable noodle soup - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

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Decided to check out Judy's based on Yelp reviews. There were a lot of other diners there, and they were all obviously enjoying their food. We ordered the minced pork with rice and the taipan noodles. The pork and rice, huge serving, just did not taste good to me. Maybe I was expecting something a bit spicier? I did not care for it. My partner enjoyed her soup and noodles, she said the pork was good and the shrimp were perfectly cooked. However, she later developed a headache that she thought might be from MSG in the food. We wanted to like Judy's and Judy herself was very friendly and wonderful when we ordered. Maybe we just ordered the wrong dishes? The menu is pretty nondescript. Not sure we will be back. read more

This restaurant is small but it has all the dishes that we like. The roast duck noodle soup is a must if you have never been here before. You can order the whole roast duck if you call a few days ahead. Very delicious and very traditional dishes from Taiwan. read more

We are surprised to find food like this in a mall. The ladies behind the counter were so kind and helpful. We had the pork and duck. Both were delicious and tasted like everything was homemade. Large portions and low prices. We will be back. Try this place for amazing Taiwanese Chinese food. read more

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Very rude service. If you don't speak the language make sure to know what you want to order....they are not the least bit helpful. Food subpar. read more

So yeah I'm back again. Let me tell you about this place. Judy's Kitchen is in the mall but believe you me, this not ya ordinary mall chinese food. This literally Judy's Kitchen like she literally might live in the mall because this what I imagine what her homecooking taste life. The menu has a mix of different ethnic foods but Chinese is still the main star here. Yeah so the roast pork is... whew I had intentions of sharing but yeah that didn't happen at all. The minced pork is also high quality food we talm bout 93 premium, you lowlifes. the spring rolls mad small but they vegitarian which is he superior version and that sweet chili sauce got mad flavor. We ain't talm bout no bottle stuff. They doing big tings and I'm def coming back. Might even hire her as a personal chef, ya that official. Peace Gawd read more

best chinese food in US ever. cheap but delicious with large amout! The owner(Judy i guess) also talked to us! she looks so young! omg! come back soon! read more

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Authentic chinese restaurant located in the mall. A hidden jam in B-town. My favorite here is the korean seafood noodle. Although it's more on the chinese side than Korean/Japanese, the food is made of high quality fresh ingredients. One would typically not expect such things from cafeterias inside the mall but they do. Please keep up the good work ! read more

Hidden gem for sure!... Whenever you see a couple of older ladies in the back cooking, you know it's something special...

I was surprised to find food like this in a mall! The ladies behind the counter were so kind and helpful and cooked the dishes right when I ordered! It was fresh and homemade. I liked the mixed vegetable and mushrooms and my coworker enjoyed her Taiwanese chicken and bubble tea! Large portions and low prices. Try this place for amazing Taiwanese Chinese food! read more

Judy's Kitchen - mixed vegetable and mushrooms - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

I wasn't expecting much from an Asian place in the mall but this meal went way beyond my expectations. I had the minced pork rice and it was very authentic, tasted just like my favorite childhood dish. Personally thought the rice was on the mushy side, would have given 5 stars if it wasn't. The portions are a good size, I ended up taking half of my meal home. Really convenient location to get some authentic Taiwanese food and at a great price! read more

Judy's Kitchen - Minced pork rice with an egg - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

After I tried out all dishes available on their menu, I would say Judy's kitchen is my favorite Chinese restaurant in town. Also the food quality, price and service could be placed as top 3 Taiwanese/ Chinese restaurant I've been before, even at Boston. read more

I used to love Judy's Kitchen. However, I cannot bear the salty ness in their dishes. I need to drink a lot of bubble tea with their dishes.

Incredible food, great price. Ordered Judy's Kitchen via Yelp's delivery service and was expecting ordinary quality Chinese takeout, but instead got a pretty awesome meal. The Tamale was like 4 bucks, super high quality, and a meal in it's own right. read more

These days when friends ask me for a Chinese restaurant recommendation, I would say "this might sound strange, but the best Chinese restaurant in town is this place in the food court." They have some of the more traditional Chinese and Taiwanese food & snack (i.e. bubble tea, popcorn chicken, roast duck, etc.) It's ran by previous Chow-Bar chef and owner, so there is a certain consistency that is missing from other newly opened Chinese restaurants in town. Give it a try the next time you feel like getting some Chinese food. :) read more

Bubble tea made from fresh red bean, what a difference! Judy's only has a handful of flavors, but each is made from actual ingredients, not powders. Definitely the best bubble teas I've had outside of Eden in Virginia (look it up!) The Jambon soup is generous in portion, perfect in spiciness, and abundant in seafood. Perfect for cold Indiana weather. The only detractor is that Judy's is located in the food court of the mall, so the vibe is weird and the hours (especially Sunday) are strange. But, if you can, Go. Go NOW! read more

A friend of my husband recommended this as a new lunch "find". I was a bit reticent as it is located in a mall food court but this is not your typical mall Chinese. I ordered the minced chicken curry and I have to say that it was really very good. There was a good amount of minced chicken and diced potatoes in a somewhat mild yellow curry sauce served on a bed of rice. It was delicious! read more

Judy's Kitchen - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

I love their curry rice and their milk tea are very authentic, I love red bean milk tea read more

Judy's Kitchen - Chicken Curry rice and red bean milk tea(take out) - Taiwanese Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana