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Tai Li

4.1 (194 reviews)
InexpensiveChinese, Seafood, Soup
Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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Casual
Quiet
Dogs allowed
Good for kids

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Shrimp Rolls
Peter S.

Tai Li is always so very good. The portions are huge and it's always fresh and hot. Got some to go and as always they knocked it out of the park.

Szechuan chicken with broccoli added
Tracy B.

Stopped in for dinner and had such a wonderful experience! We were warmly greeted and seated right away. We started with the steamed dumplings, which were absolutely delicious. The general Tso's was crispy and flavorful with a tasty sauce, and the chicken lo mein was really flavorful too. Portions were quite generous. Definitely would recommend!

Chicken w.Garlic Sauce. Tasted and smelled like fish. Straight to garbage.

Ordered on Uber Eats. The crispy honey chicken had a very strong fishy flavor and smell. I Could not eat it. Threw the entire meal away. I'm staying at a hotel and ordered a few meals to last a few days and by the time I tried the crispy chicken, it was outside the return window. Also, the meals are too expensive to not include pork fried rice or crispy noodles. I even paid extra for fried rice and requested in the notes for pork fried rice but did not receive it. The fried rice was tasteless and had a nothing in it but a couple peas and a couple pieces of carrot. The cashew chicken was okay. The wonton soup and edamame was good.

FR5.House Special Lo Mein

My friend and I went for dinner here after my parents recommended we went at very busy time so we did wait a while for someone to take the order and food to come out but it was worth the wait. FOOD WAS AMAZING! Space is chill, server was very polite kept apologizing for the tardiness. We will be back ! So yummy

Unagi don
Rachel S.

Tai li is an interesting restaurant with both Chinese and Japanese menu. The Japanese food seems pretty good and a decent deal. The sushi is two rolls for 10 dollars which is pretty cheap. I ordered the unagi don which was just eel on sushi rice. It was pretty good and I'd get it again. Service was excellent and the waitstaff spoke Chinese with my grandfather to ensure that he was able to order something that he liked. My grandfather seemed satisfied with his meal and really liked how our waitress made sure we were happy. Our drinks were refilled often and our food came out rapidly, though not all at the same time.

General Tso's Chicken with wonton soup
Maddie F.

Ordered the general tsos off the lunch menu today and it was so delicious!! Such a great lunch menu, the entree came with rice, an egg roll and choice of a soup for only like $9!! We also ordered the crab puffs and they were perfectly cooked. We ordered delivery and they came so fast. Will definitely be ordering regularly from here.

I see quite a few old reviews that note bad service and off flavored food. Those seem very odd considering the experiences my wife and I have had at the new(er) location. They've merged the Tai Li from the south side of 1960 with the Fujiya ( I think that's what it was called) on the North side of 1960 with the combined restaurant called Tai Li on the north side of 1960. We've been several times and ordered the fried dumplings each time.....hot, crispy and fresh. We also get an order of egg rolls but not much to say here....they're traditional fried egg rolls. They're hot and crispy and what you would expect with respect to the flavor. For main courses, we've ordered the curry noodles, salt baked shrimp with garlic sauce, sesame chicken, mabo tofu, and Sichuan beef. All dishes have been outstanding and extremely fresh. I eat shrimp just about every time I go out and can tell when it is not fresh or has been soaked in some odd brine mixture. The restaurant is clean and we've always had good service. Are they perfect? Absolutely not. My wife is asian so I've been to a LOT of asian restaurants in Houston. Asians, no offense intended, seem to yell at one another (and maybe others) by American standards....something about the tonal nature of the language. We haven't had any of the sushi because, frankly, I have yet to find any sushi that actually has a flavor unless you load it with ginger and radish paste. Great selection of cold beers and wine as well and the price is right. There are a lot of to go orders headed out the door when we've been there. I also noted everyone that comes in is a regular and they know the names of the wait staff. That's a good sign in my opinion.

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3 years ago

Food is great, service is great. I got the sweet and sour chicken, it was excellent and brought out fast highly recommend this restaurant

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4 years ago

Excellent food! Nothing else to say they just have really good food! Green beans & pork is outstanding!

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3 years ago

Food is very good and reasonably priced! Their delivery is always fast and hot. We love their egg rolls and sweet and sour chicken!

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5 years ago

Best Chinese restaurant in the area. They have great service and quick delivery. Hopefully they will open their dine in soon.

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4 years ago

We always use their delivery service and the food is hot and fresh. Reasonable prices and delicious food. Use their website to order!

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Great food, good quality and they are super inexpensive!! They deliver quickly and way cheaper than Uber eats or door dash

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Been going here for 30 years miss Mrs.Sharon and some of the others but the food is still great

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7 years ago

Great place. Good lunch specials. Food is excellent. Restaurant staff is very polite and friendly.

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