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Ok Canaan

4.3 (140 reviews)
ModerateTaiwanese, Soup

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Casual
Good for kids
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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XO Fried Rice
Chun M.

OK Canaan is the sister restaurant to OK Ryan on College Point Blvd with almost identical menus, but OK Canaan on Main St has a much larger dining room, accommodating much larger parties. In fact, my son was here a few months ago when a friend of his took up the whole place for his birthday party. The Taiwanese cuisine here is solid and I would make this a regular stop in our dinner rotation. Street parking in the neighborhood can be a little challenging but not impossible with some pay spots directly in front of the restaurant if you get lucky and spots around the corner by the Botanical Garden. Some of my favorite dishes that we always get are the 3 Cup Chicken and Tea Smoked Duck, both very flavorful poultry dishes. Other favorites of our family are the Stir-fried Cabbage & Chinese Bacon and the Braised Pork Rice, which comes with a tea boiled egg & pickled cabbage. My son always wants an extra Braised Pork Rice because he wants a whole bowl to himself. The menu is quite substantial and it will take quite a few visits to go through. I'm going to have to stop here for lunch sometime to try the Taiwanese Fried Pork Chop over rice.

Beef Stew Noodle Soup
Sharon L.

The search for the best beef noodle soup continues, and Ok Canaan seemed like a promising candidate from Yelp reviews. My fiance and I arrived around 7:30pm on a Friday, and the restaurant was quite empty except for 1 other solo diner. We ordered the beef noodle soup ($15) and got our order within 10 minutes. The BNS here is just okay/mid at best. While it definitely tastes like a taiwanese beef noodle soup, it's lacking depth in the broth and in the flavor of the beef. The menu also notes that this is supposed to be spicy - we didn't pick up on any spice. To their credit, portions are hearty, beef is tender, and their pickled mustard greens are decent. I'm not the biggest fan of the noodle choice, which didn't quite pick up the flavors of the broth. Service is kind & efficient. Towards the end of our meal, we were provided with a small dessert, which was very much appreciated! Visa & Mastercard are both accepted.

Beef in Black Pepper Sauce on Sizzling Plate
Brenda L.

This is per my personal preference. Wanted to get dinner in Flushing with Taiwanese food and came across Ok Canaan due to the great reviews. However the dinner was a bit disappointing. The waiter was extremely friendly when I walked in and the entire time during dinner. Even though it was just her manning 4 tables and take outs she still managed to check in on us throughout the dinner. We ordered a couple of dishes. 1. The braised pork over rice was good however I felt like because the braised pork was pretty saucy there should've been more rice. There was very little pork and a lot of sauce as well. 2. The three cup chicken was kind of bland, didn't really taste the soy sauce / basil much. The flavor was very light. 3. The beef in black pepper was good but nothing mind blowing. 4. The duck blood soup was also a bit bland. 5. The sweet and sour fish fillet was a bit over powering. I felt like the sauce would've been better suited for pork and the fish would've been better with a lighter flavored sauce. 6. I think the chicken cutlet was pretty unique. It wasn't breaded, it was more so coated with something like the Korean rice crispy. The chicken also wasn't dry it was pretty moist, perfectly cooked but a little cold. Also I think it would've been better with some dipping sauce. If you are looking for a spot to eat, I'd still recommend coming just to try it out. Some dishes are pretty expensive but the lunch options are decently priced.

Stinky Tofu
Hank C.

Stinky tofu was solid even being not hot out of the fryers; just right stinkiness and the presented cabbage was nicely sour and a little spicy! After trying the street fair version, will have to try the full restaurant!

Robin T.

Ambiance could be better. Lighting was not great either but that might have been due to the scaffolding on the outside. Food though was on point. Items I ordered: - Stinky tofu - finally found a spot that makes it good like back in the day on Prince street called 66 Prince. - XO eggplant vermicelli - this dish was so flavorful and was delicious. I could eat this all the time. - Braised pork over rice - was so delicious as well but I still kept going back to the XO eggplant vermicelli dish. Tried the butterfly bean coconut drink - probably only thing I didn't really care for. Save your 7.50. Just tasted like coconut milk with coconut jello on the bottom. Also had shaved ice which was well worth it. I only had another person with me but this could easily have fed 4/5 people. It was huge. Would definitely come back to try other dishes.

XO Seafood with Egg Tofu Casserole
Cecilia L.

When I tried this place and it had the same menu as OK Ryan, we didn't know that they were the same owner!! Food was just as good and place is larger at OK Canaan and ambience was more modern looking. Their braised pork rice was fire!! Highly recommend getting this if you're dining here. 3 cup chicken, XO Seafood with Egg Tofu Casserole, stinky tofu, smoke duck, and flys head were also super flavorful and delish. We also got this 4 herbal soup - this is def not for everyone as feels like it can revive you if you're sick and smell is very strong and medicinal. But we still enjoyed it!

Smoked duck
Heidi L.

We ordered several dinner dishes to go and were happy with all dishes we ordered. We liked that the meat dishes were all meats and not with half vegetables underneath to take up space. The flavors of all the dishes were very good. We really liked the food and looked forward to try their sister restaurant named Ok Ryan soon.

Pickled vegetables
Jackson Y.

Located about a mile south of Downtown Flushing is the strangely named OK Canaan Taiwanese Gourmet. Ever on the lookout for Taiwanese comfort food, I drop in for dinner on a Sunday. Ambience: the interior is very .... Red. When we walked in at 7 PM, it was empty. This is not a good sign to be empty on a weekend during dinner time. Food: we ordered: Shredded Beef with chili - a staple of any self respecting Taiwanese restaurant. The beef was tender, but it could have been spicier. 3/5 Gua Bao - pork belly served in a steamed Bao. The Bao unfortunately looked like they reheated it . Instead of being moist and steaming, it had some cracks on it, suggesting it dried out. It's a shame because the pork belly was on point. 3/5 Fried Intestine - the other staple of Taiwanese restaurants. This was the star of the meal. Crunchy on the outside, juicy on the inside. 5/5 Paratha with Curry - I wasn't aware this was Taiwanese ... it's a grilled flat bread with a chicken curry dipping sauce. For those familiar with the Thai version of this, you will be disappointed. 3/5 Service - we waited unusually long for the food. The shredded beef and Paratha finally came out as we were almost done with dinner. This slowness is odd, considering we were one of three tables in the whole restaurant. The other table complained about the delays and canceled some of their order. From what I could tell, there was only one waitress and maybe one person in the kitchen cooking. TL/DR: I wanted to like this place. Other than the awesome fried intestines, the long wait and average quality of the food was a disappointment.

beef soup noodles.  stinky tofu.  scallion pancale.  pork chop over rice
Pin C.

had beef soup noodle. stinky tofu. scallion pancake. my friend had pork chop over rice. all very good. the pork chop looked good. i did not try. i would come back for bsn and stinky tofu service was pleasant

Menu 2024-October
Green A.

Hoping to try very soon, saw a flyer at the hospital Love taiwanese food esp their crispy pork chops!

Braised pork belly rice
Jessica T.

Stumbled upon this no frills restaurant. We ordered the braised chicken leg over rice and the braised pork belly over rice. Both were really tender and flavorful and a great combo to eat on a fall afternoon. We love that the dishes came with vegetables and a cold cucumber appetizer. There was only one server but she was very patient and kind and always checked up on us. There's also a ramp inside so wheelchair/ stroller friendly! Not something you see often!

Beef noodle soup, stinky tofu and eggplant vermicelli
Josephine L.

Legit sh't right here. They offer three different kinds of stinky tofu. We got the classic appetizer version of deep-fried cubes. It came with 20+ pieces and could've easily fed four people. The beef noodle soup was pretty good, but I prefer bok choy to Chinese spinach as the veggie. However, the "red stew" (hong shao) flavor was on point with just that spicy kick you want on a cold winter's day. The eggplant vermicelli wasn't bad, but I don't like dried shrimp, so it wasn't my favorite. We were the only diners on New Year's Eve at 2pm and had the undivided attention of CC, our phenomenal server. This is worth the 11-min trek from Flushing station.

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Called on 3/28/20, and was directed to OK Ryan where that restaurant was open. Food was also Taiwanese, and still delicious!

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We ordered chicken drumstick rice and pork rice. It's very tasty and not greasy at all. It reminds me of my trip to Taiwan. Satisfied!

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Food is pretty good and the waitresses are all very nice/friendly as well. The beef noodle soup is a personal favorite of mine!

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