Ordered delivery directly from the restaurant. The food came quickly and was just as good as when I visited their Waltham location last year. I had the salt and pepper pork and the rice cakes with pork. Food portions were more than generous allowing for plenty of leftovers for another day. read more

I am going to eat here again and again and again. I love the chef's pepper fish with it's spicy rich brown sauce The beef is super tasty when fried with onions and peppers The atmosphere is functional and is full of words I don't understand so I am not tempted to eavesdrop or be distracted by anything but my friends and our hot yummy food. - read more

If you're into Taiwanese food then Mulan is wowowowowowow. Spare dining room. Staff that doesn't waste time with flowery talk. Food that blows your mind. Somebody is at your table with peanuts and cabbage moments after sitting down. The food arrives a hot minute after ordering. This place is a machine. A machine of awesomeness. All the Taiwanese faves are here. Tofu skin with mushrooms? Twice cooked pork? Oh yeah. The house fish is a take on white filets in red chili oil with sichuan peppers and is out of this world. A few reviewers have complained about terrible service. Sorry if they don't speak the Queen's English up to your standards. If you want your orange chicken described in elegant prose then try elsewhere. read more

It was a great alternative to Taiwan Cafe if you couldn't make it into Chinatown. THE PLACE BURNED DOWN! IT DIDN'T JUST CLOSE. Sadness. read more

I am vegetarian and this is my favorite Taiwanese/Chinese restaurant in Boston; I've eaten here many times, and Mu Lan introduced me to a number of dishes I'd never encountered before. I particularly like: -The sauteed bean curd sheet (i.e. tofu skin / yuba) with bamboo shoots and mushrooms - this comes in a brown sauce, and the texture of the tofu skin is amazing, -The shredded dry bean curd with cilantro - the bean curd is cut like long thin noodles, and cilantro is used as the main flavor for the sauce, rather than just a condiment, -The "soft bean curd with green mustard" - this dish consists of thin pieces of tofu, similar to tofu skin, cooked with edamame and mustard greens, it's a mild dish that goes well with more spicy/strongly-flavored options, -The potato with hot and sour sauce - thin matchsticks of potato are cooked in a spicy vinegary sauce. The eggplant with spicy garlic sauce, the bean curd with spicy sauce (I think this is also called home-style tofu on the lunch menu), and the scallion pancakes are also very good. The pea pod stems are delicious, but they're often unavailable. Service is generally fast and efficient, and the servers are friendly. read more

I typically get take-out, but have eaten in a few times. I'm currently addicted to the salted crispy chicken appetizer. Deliciously crispy chicken with magical fried basil, sadly, this is often my entree from this place. Dumplings are very good--12 per order, which is fantastic! They also offer frozen dumplings that you can cook at home. Mmmm! Haven't sampled too much on the menu yet because I keep going back for the chicken and the dumplings. I have tried the steamed codfish in dried bean sauce and this stuff was delicious. I was a bit surprised by the dried bean sauce because I hadn't ever had anything like it before, but it was fantastic and I highly recommend it. Also comes in a tofu dish if that's more up your alley. They also make a pretty good hot and sour soup, which is one of the few dishes that I will order despite the high fungus content. Service is reasonable here, but nothing special. Prices are very reasonable and they are pretty quick with takeout. They have a small lot for parking that they share with Beauty's next door, but it is typically full. Some meters around and also resident parking. Closed on Monday, much to my chagrin a number of times when I was craving the salted crispy chicken. Definitely worth checking out! read more

1 star knocked off for service. It's either feast or famine in that regard. I'm still salivating over dinner, which consisted of our usual dumplings, scallion pancake, and stir fried string beans. We shook it up a bit by ordering chicken in garlic sauce too. The vinegary sauce for the pancake and dumplings is OUT OF THIS WORLD amazing and the fried stuff is fried to perfection, no dripping grease or nastiness on the plate. The string beans make me want to be a string-bean-atarian and the chicken with garlic sauce the perfect amount of sweet, spicy, and delicious. Go! This place is not to be missed and is generally full of Tawanese people, so you know its the real deal. read more

This place was next to some small pizza take out joint and shared a small parking lot for like maybe 10 spaces total but I got lucky and literally parked right in-front of the double door restaurant with maybe like 2-3 steps from the entrance. Anyways, my friends had already arrived at the place and we started off quick with a "salted crispy chicken" as appetizer. Then we ordered the following dishes "smoked duck taiwanese style," "house special fish," "eal with sticky rice," "shredded pig's tripe," "eggplant w/basil," and "lamb hot pot." By god, that was a lot of food, probably more food than we thought we ordered but it was too late since we realized that only after the dishes started to come out as my friends and I were too busy in catching up and having fascinating conversations. But anyways back to the restaurant, the place was good sized and could probably seat like 50-60 people if it's packed but we went right before thanksgiving and it was about 75% packed. As for the dishes, they were all very very good. The salted crispy chicken was lightly fried and just the right amount of salt flavour. The eggplant was really good too and the lamb hot pot was surprisingly tasty as there wasn't a huge lamb smell and the meat was very tender. I guess the only dish I was okay on was the sticky rice eal. It looked good on presentation but when I ate it, it was just good, thought it would tasted better but my friend and I both commented that it wasn't as integrated as a dish could be, but both he and I have no clue what da hell that meant but it sounded right by both of us. As for the atmosphere, it was on the quite side as everyone was busy eating their own food and enjoying their own company. The waitresses were quite friendly and very serviceable but I wouldn't label them easy on the eyes though. Other than that, everything was very very good and definitely would come back again. Just make sure you allocate enough time to drive around the area looking for parking as space was extremely limited and street parking was limited due to permit parking only. read more

I have come here as a regular on many, MANY occasions, but how shocked I was to show up today with the restaurant 7/8 empty (it was before 5:30pm), asked to be seated for 2 guests, and then have the host apologize and say that if I wanted to wait 20some minutes for a two-top to open (most folks had just sat down to eat), I could do that since the rest of the restaurant was booked already. There were clearly over 45 seats empty at the time which is why I was in disbelief, and yes the two tops were occupied, but there were also clearly four tops open that we could have been seated at. Incredibly disappointed to be a loyal customer and to encounter this type of situation. Speaking as a culinary industry professional, I feel this incident reflects so poorly on the values of the restaurant and how they perceive customers. Such a shame... read more

I tried MuLan over the weekend and for most of my meal was the only non-Asian in the restaurant, sitting in a very sparsely decorated one-room open space. But really, it's all about the food. The salty fried chicken is every bit as good as has been Yelped before and will be Yelped again. We like to say that some dishes are so good they melt in your mouth - this chicken is so good it sublimes in your mouth. The saltiness followed by the paper-thin crisp that you get when you bite into the chicken keeps you coming back for more. I also had the hunan lamb, which was pretty standard - a solid dish but nothing remarkable. The portions at MuLan are enormous and the prices are more than affordable. If I make plans to come back to Boston I'd gladly stop in again and try some of the other dishes, including the noodle soups, which looked very tasty. read more

The food was quite good, but I'm actually not going to review the food. It's the atmosphere that would keep me from going back. I was there at 6:30 last night (Weds) and there were two large tables, each with lots of kids.One was a birthday party. For a child. Interesting place for a kids' party. The space itself is small, so the tables are quite close to each other. The kids were running around (and I mean, literally, RUNNING AROUND, as if they were on a playground), screaming and crying. At one table, a man held a toddler while he had a piercing, screaming tantrum for several minutes. Though the weather was fine and he was right by the door, he never moved or seemed to notice or care that his child was disturbing other people. The noise level (because of the kids) was so loud that we had to shout at each other to be heard, and my ears were literally ringing when we left. The reason I'm mentioning this as the bulk of my review is that I get the feeling that this is the culture of this particular place, and that for whatever reason, it's now known as a place you can bring your kids and treat it as if it's a day care center, and parents use it as a go-to location when they want to have good, adult food, but also let their kids behave like monsters. It was APPALLING. When walking out, we had to literally dodge a conga line of screaming, running children. Their parents stared and did nothing. read more

I seriously love this place. Whenever I think about it my mouth starts to salivate. I lived in the Boston area for over 11 years and this is one of the best Taiwanese restaurants I have ever eaten. The food is really good. My friends and I always pigged out when we were here - especially when we ordered the fresh homemade dumplings. The scallion pancakes were also good. Other favorites were the crispy spiced pork, salted crispy chicken, Taiwanese Style pan fried noodles, salt & pepper pork chop, shredded pork with spicy garlic sauce, chicken with garlic sauce, and house special fried rice. Yummy! Now living in the San Diego area I really miss being able to eat at places like this - closest I can get is Dumpling Inn in Kearney Mesa! read more

Honestly, this place is really overrated. The Chinese food is okay, but we ordered the Hunan lamb, 9 Floor Eggplant (eggplant with basil leaves), pork and chive dumplings, and the sweet and sour soup. Service was excellent with refills on tea coming quickly, but there was nothing really special about any of the food. The dumplings while handmade were underwhelming. The pork was a little too old for me and it just didn't taste that fresh. I don't come to Boston too often, but if this is some of the best Taiwanese Boston has to offer, I guess I'll be eating hamburgers next time I come to visit friends here. read more

You got to try their authentic Taiwanese dishes on the menu! Deep fried tofu with hot peppers garlic sauce is my favorite. Bitter melon with salty eggs, bamboo shoots with pork and luffa with Chinese yam and mushroom are also must-try! read more

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I love the spicy fish there. I went there with my fiance and he loves it too!! I don't like the duck there though, be careful when you want to order read more

When Mu Lan first opened, it really seemed to focus on the Taiwanese aspect, and the dishes seemed fresh and healthy. Then at a certain point, the menu changed to include more typical Chinese-American dishes. I have this perception that the food became a bit heavier afterward. Maybe it's just me? At any rate, my favorite dish is still incredible: Bean Curd with Dry Bean Sauce. The dry bean sauce is sort of crunchy, ginger-y, salty, and sweet, and the dish also includes some nice bright green steamed broccoli. yum. this is THE dish for anyone (like me) who is indifferent to tofu. I hope there is no pork or meat hiding in this dish anywhere, and if there is, don't tell me. which reminds me - if you're vegetarian, best to try to get that across to the server. the 'vegetables' section on the menu can sometimes include dishes with animals.. read more

I'll say it: it's not what it used to be. New menus, new prices,... less exceptional food? read more

5pm last Thursday, this place was dead. 20 minutes later, all the tables were full. And I know why: full plates of delicious food at mind-boggling prices. My friend ordered dumplings and a plate of bamboo shoots. I got the special porkchops over rice. We got a plate of peanuts and pickled cabbage to start munching on. Our entrees came out quickly (as we were the first to order that evening), and I couldn't believe the portions. For $6.99, I got two porkchops, rice, a hard boiled egg and pickled greens. My friend's small portion of dumplings came with 12!! I couldn't believe it. She didn't even make a dent in the bamboo shoot plate. In total, our bill came to $29.00, but we each got enough for two meals. I can't wait to go back! read more

Ordered from Mu Lan for the first time today after a friend recommended it but was highly disappointed. Except for the hot & sour soup, every dish we ordered was bland & tasteless. We'd asked our food be made extra spicy but the eggplant in basil was oily & bland & same for the kung pao chicken. The dumplings were sparsely filled & doughy. Definitely the time we order from Mu Lan. read more

Came in with my parents and grandparents for dinner and really had a great time! We ordered a lot of the specials they recommended and everything was a good recommendation. The service was great, the teapot was always filled. We ordered the smoked duck, the Taiwan beef special, a whole steamed fish, the fish and pickled Napa soup, fried pork chops, eggplant, ginger scallion lobster, and the house made dumplings too. The duck was our favorite- highly recommend that. Half an order suffices! The eggplant would have been good on its own but amongst the other dishes, we probably could have gone without it. Pork chops were hot and not that greasy. Pretty tasty. The soup was a really nice start - it's a big bowl so make sure you have a few people to share with, or be ready to take some home :) LOVED the lobster dish - the pieces were prechopped to perfect edible sizes without special crackers or equipment. Also, very very tasty. read more

The pork and cabbage dumplings are so good and for a great price, definitely my new local dumpling place.

Great quality food! Was very happy with the meal, and lots of other Chinese people were there too.

In the past week I've tried Shangri La and Mulan for the first time, and ordered roughly the same things. I thought Shangri La was way better. At Mulan I ordered the fish fillet in dried bean sauce and the shrimp with chive and bean curd. I thought the latter dish was awful. It was slimy little shrimp with lots of soggy bean curd skin drowned in a clear, flavorless, watery sauce. Considering the poor quality of the shrimp, this was an absolute ripoff at $13. (especially compared to the exciting green-bean tofu appetizer I tried at Shangri La for half the price) The fish dish wasn't terrible, but it wasn't good either. I had the same dish and Shangri La, for roughly the same price, and there is no comparison. Mulan used what I think was catfish, whereas Shangri La used fresh salt-water fish (might be seabass). Mulan's version was covered in dried beans, but they had a rather dull flavor. Like the shrimp dish, this one was soaking in a rather bland sauce as well. So I was as disappointed by Mulan as I was excited by Shangri La. read more

The food here is really excellent. Tastes like home-cooking! One dish I would highly recommend here is Bean Curd Sheets ("fu jook" in Cantonese) with Bamboo and Mushrooms which you can get for $10.95 as a dinner entree, or for $6.95 as a lunch special. I have also had Shredded Pork with Baby Bamboo - very good but expect a lot more bamboo than pork. I've also tried the Eggplant with Garlic Sauce - pretty tasty. However, they only have lunch specials during weekdays which is disappointing since their regular menu prices are significantly higher. The service is not good here. We came for a late lunch and ALL of the waitresses were eating lunch so we had to wait a long time to get one of their attention. It was alright though since we were in no rush. I just have never received attentive service when I go, but that doesn't prevent me from eating there again and again! read more

There's only so much BEEF you can eat from Abe and Louie's on your weekly trips to Cambridge. We decided to switch it up and order in from Mulan; Taiwanese food. Since I haven't been to Taiwan, I will do the best I can in reviewing their eats: Eats: + Cod fish in dry bean sauce. At first the dry bean sauce and dried beans are a bit funky but it kinda grows on you like it did for me. The cod was moist and took on the flavor of the dried bean sauce quite well. + House special fried rice. Who the hell knows if this exists in Taiwan but the rice was moist, fresh and the seafood was cooked quite well. This dish was obviously made fresh + Vegetable dumplings. These were quite good though they weren't well put together. They fell apart while you picked them up but were still tasty + Pork dumplings. These were also good and maintained their integrity...yum! I'll definitely be ordering from MuLan again as their food was quite good and the delivery was prompt and courteous. THIS has been a review by Gaurav read more

Good food but a couple of things kept it from being a 5 star review. The service was slow (a table that got there after us got their order taken and food before us). Additionally the pork fried rice was really skimpy on the pork and the sweet and sour chicken had some gristle. Other than that it was good tasting food and the inside was really nice. They had flowers on the tables and gave us complimentary tea and fortune cookies! read more

Thank heavens Mulan is back! We missed the neighborhood stalwart. Eating here is always a treat and great pleasure--the food, the service, the busy comfortable ambiance. Dishes here I've never seen elsewhere. NOT average, NOT just like any other Chinese restaurant. Special. read more

Last night, after a a particularly stressful 48 hours of grant writing, we ordered takeout from Mulan. Tragedy!! They were out of watercress. So we ordered the sauteed Pea Tendrils... wow! They were just as good, if not better than the watercress. Also, my bf not so gently suggested maybe we should branch out, so I grudgingly ordered the Taiwanese style noodles instead of the Pumpkin Panfried. Granted it wasn't a very far leap, but they were also really tasty. First we were soooo hungry. then we were so happy. then I just fell asleep. It was good. read more

Decent place very close to MIT. They have a very good lunch menu, so that is when my friends and I usually go. Our favorite dish is the fish fillet with spicy bean sauce. This dish is so good that very often, all of us decide to get it, making the waiters somewhat confused about why we don't want to share a few different dishes. Some other highlights include eggplant basil, the string bean dish, and beef Hunan. The Kung Pao Chicken is okay, but I have had better. read more

Came by here for a late lunch (~2 pm), it was easy enough to get a table. I had the salt / pepper pork which was one of their recommended dishes and it was good! I parked at the parking garage across from Amgen and it was easy enough to just walk over. Note: not the most professional wait staff so wouldn't recommend it for business meetings but its perfectly fine for a quick lunch with colleagues. read more

This place has a good ambience. The servers and host are very polite. The food is amazing. I was surprised to find some great options for vegetarians like myself. I tried the scallion pancakes and eggplant in spicy garlic sauce with brown rice. Both dishes were delicious. MuLan is a must try place!! read more

First time trying out this location! Order was ready within the time range they mentioned. The Taiwanese pan-fried rice noodle with pork is delicious! I asked for little heat but would definitely ask for more spice next time! The Hunan beef was also a great dish and would order again. The portions are pretty large and you will have plenty of leftovers. read more

My girlfriend and I tried out this spot tonight for dinner. It came highly recommended so we were looking forward to some good Taiwanese food. We started with the steamed dumplings - delish! Very light, and flavorful - the homemade wrappers definitely made a difference! They came with a light vinegary sauce that well complimented the meaty filling. Next we tried the house special fish. VERY SPICY. but very delicious. White rice was absolutely necessary for this dish. The fish was light and flaky, the sauce was spicy and tasty. There was a unique flavor that I couldn't quite identify - perhaps some sort of pepper? We also tried the tofu with dried bean sauce. The tofu was light and delicate, the sauce was reminiscent of ground pork, but with a unique sweet crispiness. Overall, really good food - fast service and I'd love to go back and try some more unique dishes! read more

Just another confirmatory -way to go- to the Mu Lan folks. I eat lunch out alot in this neck of the woods. They have it all together, better than the rest. Royal East, the trucks, the Thai place, Pu Pu Hot Pot, Bejing Tokyo......eh... they're all OK. Mu Lan is the best of all. Why, fast reasonably pleasant service, very fresh foods, pretty well prepared and decent prices..no extra charge for brown rice and little niceties like pickled cabbage and orange slices for desert. As usual, they could do everyone a favor and cut down on the salt. and the hot and sour is generic, . but otherwise its a very safe bet. read more

Great portion sizes here and generally really delicious. My party of three tried the Smoked Pork and Leek, House Special Fish, and Bean Curd with Dry Bean Sauce. Each dish was quite unique and involved a flavor profile that I had never come across before -- I assume that's the specifically Taiwanese flair. Food arrived pretty quickly and prices were pretty reasonable for the amount of food and quality. Definitely recommended for an out of the ordinary experience. Note: I tried to order the stir fried duck tongue dish and they said they are no longer are serving it. read more

I used to live on Harvard St. right behind this restaurant and would always go there for their lunch specials. I'd say they are really good and authentic. I eat here pretty often when I'm just too lazy to cook. They also have a free appetitizer (sour radish) that I love. Service is above average for a chinese restaurant. Once I had a dish that was too salty and they took it off the bill. As a Taiwanese restaurant, they also have some very exotic Taiwanese food which I haven't been able to find in other restaurants. read more

We love the Shredded Beef with Cilantro. Some times we order two dishes of it instead of branching out. We have had good pork and chive dumplings here recently too. The pickled cabbage with peanuts that are brought to the table before you order is a little hot and quite good. The first time that we tried MuLan there were 6 of us we sampled many tasty items. The only thing I would not order again was a Chicken and Mushroom soup that was a special. There were many kinds of mushrooms in the soup and had good flavor, but the mushrooms were too tough. We were thrilled to find that they will deliver to us on the west end of Cambridge (at the Watertown line). read more

Favorite place to go for when I'm missing home - the portions are huge, and great for family style. Servers have usually been pretty friendly and accommodating for large orders. Everything I've had on the menu has been good! Brought my relatives here when they were visiting and they were excited to get a taste of home here in Boston. read more

Ordered from here before and remember being satisfied. Got the chicken with mustard greens but what I got was the disgusting chicken with soybeans (?) drowning in what is best described as dirty dishwasher liquid. Inedible. read more

Mu Lan - Taiwanese Near Me - Cambridge, Massachusetts

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This place is awesome! I live in Cambridge and have been testing out various Chinese/Asian places for 10 years. My only regret is that I didn't go here sooner. Everything is super fresh, doesn't feel heavy and laden with MSG or grease, and is the tastiest Taiwanese food ever. They are fast, nice, and the portions are really big. The cost may seem slightly higher, but it's worth it. We are now repeat customers! read more