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Tai Pan House

3.6 (262 reviews)
ModerateSeafood, Chinese, Soup
Closed • 11:30 am - 9:30 pm

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Quiet
Casual
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Francis D.

Been to this place many times through the years. It's a place that you can get your Chinese food fix. The serving size is pretty decent and good for sharing. Big selection of entrees. The congee, noodles, rice plates, and clay rice outs are always good choices. Place needs a little updating but good value

Meghan W.

A year later and we're back for Chinese New year lunch this time. The service was much better this time. There's only one lady. She is always there. She is not the nicest or the friendliest. She was more accommodating to our party of 14 than she was last year. When we asked for something she brought it. One thing, she can only split the check 2 ways. Oh well. The food this time was better. The serving sizes were big and the prices were reasonable. Hence the 4 star. My favorite dish was the fish porridge. I also liked the fish in black bean sauce. The XO beef was always a favorite of mine. I would skip the Kung pao chicken.

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Liz T.

This place is disgustingly filthy. The service is horrible. The restaurant looked like this while the server sat in the dining area

Chinese Pancake with Scallion
Steph Q.

Celebrated my mom's birthday a few weeks ago and her one request was Hong Kong Style crispy noodles. Tai Pan House was one of the only places that distinctly came up on the Yelp search with this style of noodles, so we took a chance and ordered our dinner from here for take out. They did not disappoint. The food was good, especially the crispy noodles, and the service was friendly. They made a strong first impression. Tai Pan House is located in a small shopping center off of Archibald Avenue. The restaurant occupies its own building within the center but shares plenty of free parking with the other businesses. As noted above, we ordered our food for takeout. We called the order in and the time they estimated for pickup was reasonable and accurate. Our food was ready upon our arrival. Although we took the order to go, the food remained warm despite the drive home. Our order consisted of - Chinese Pancake with Scallion - Orange Chicken - Honey Walnut Shrimp - House Special Hong Kong Style Chow Mein - Shrimp Fried Rice Although we ordered takeout, the portions for the dishes were very generous. The price point for the meal was also very reasonable. Our favorite items were the Honey Walnut Shrimp and Hong Kong Style Chow Mein. Both were tasty and very fresh. The Chinese Pancake with Scallion was good, but very greasy. We would steer clear of this item in the future. The Orange Chicken was plentiful, but several pieces tasted like they have been prepared from earlier in the day. Overall, we did enjoy our meal from Tai Pan House and would visit them again if we were in the area or if we had a craving for their Hong Kong Style Noodles. Definitely, a solid option for authentic Chinese food in the area.

Some sort of shrimp egg flour soup with zero salt or seasoning.
Rob C.

Are you kidding me? I was CRAVING some Chow Fun and ordered it with beef. I don't know if the woman who took my order was confused but it should be pretty cut and dry of what basic Beef Chow Fun is. She told me the extra container is what you pour over the noodle. I was like...what? Usually you don't have a separate container to mix in the noodles. I thought it was some new thing they had going, but I was tired and just wanted to get home. So anyway I get home and I open it up to find PLAIN noodles with NO BEEF, and no seasoning! Then there is a container of Egg Flower Soup with Shrimp. The person I wanted to share it with has a seafood allergy! What a fail! I feel like they just slapped something together and brought it out because they didn't know what beef chow fun meant. It's literally on the menu. How do they not know what's on their own menu? Unless I just got someone else's order, but she told me that I poured what's in the container over the noodles so it had to have been mine. I spent $18 on this and I feel completely cheated. Look at the photos I took of it. She wanted me to pour egg flower soup over plain noodles and said that this is the chow fun?

Alexander A.

I love the food variety there - it's authentic Chinese cuisine, mouthwateringly tasty and delicious. But keep your guard up; those clumsy cooks can screw up and leave bits of steel cleaning pads in your meal. It's not on purpose, but damn, watch what you're shoving down your throat.

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Kevin B.

I ordered the frog legs and shrimp fired rice. I've eaten frog legs all over the country, and these were by far the biggest and most flavored Ive had to date. Highly recommend this place if you looking for them. They were a little pricey compared to the other places I've went to but the size of the dish explains the price. Customer service could use some improvements. I waited at the front for my order to be taken for about 5 mins before even being acknowledged, but I will give them the benefit of doubt that they were busy.

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Always good food and fast service. Needs improvement with ambiance and service. Maybe more friendliness

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Great food!! I just had the best tasting no carb lomo saltado customized just for me. The service is always . Thank you guys!!

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This is my to go place. Been here since I moved to the neighborhood. Great food. Their calamari, Cantonese fried beef noodle are must try.

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4.6(404 reviews)
3.3 mi
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A casual and inoffensive eatery offering Chinese cuisine. Most times I've visited, there has been…read morelittle to no wait, and I've been seated almost immediately. Many of the dishes are meant to be shared, making it a good spot to order a few plates for the table. The cucumber salad is a solid starter. It is something refreshing to snack on while you wait for the rest of your food. I ordered the Cheese and Chicken Rolls along with the Golden Prime Beef Soup. The rolls were rather greasy and indulgent, and I would probably skip them next time. If you must try them, I'd recommend limiting yourself to one or two pieces. The Golden Prime Beef Soup, on the other hand, packs a serious kick. If you can't handle much spice, definitely let the staff know. Those bright red chilies aren't just for show; their heat permeates the entire broth. My conclusion is about the same as my introduction: the fare is inoffensive, but it's consistent and good. It's a dependable option when you're looking for a casual Chinese meal without much fuss.

Located in Victoria Gardens. This is one of my fav spots in Tustin and I didn't know they had other…read morelocations until recently. Service is quick and I think the prices are very reasonable. The menu is relatively simple which I think helps with the wait times, and it also makes ordering nice and easy. The shop is pretty small but it was luckily relatively empty when I went on a weekday for lunch. I shared 3 dishes between me and boyfriend and thought it was a perfect amount of food to fill us up Spicy XLB: 4/5 I liked this but I think the seven grams XLB is better Beef roll: 5/5 I love how crispy the scallion pancake on this is Wonton w/ chili sauce: 4/5 this is always one of my fav dishes

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4.4(30 reviews)
3.4 mi

Pretty bland food, if I'm being honest. I expected it to be better, since I know Seven Grams has…read moremultiple locations around, but I'm definitely more impressed by other dumpling places, whether local or other franchises. Chicken dumplings had a good filling to wrapper ratio, but the filling needed way more seasoning. It just tasted like wet, mushy stuff inside, and drowning the dumpling in chili oil barely helped. And the two fried dishes weren't flavorful either--they weren't dredged very well, so they just tasted like oil. This was especially disappointing for the scallion pancake, since it looked nice...but didn't taste of scallions at all. Overall, really disappointing. I might give it a try at a different location if the opportunity comes up, but with the menu being rather small, I'm not even sure it'd be worth the time.

this is one of my favorite comfort food spots of all time right here. i especially love it on a…read morecold rainy day but it's good for any occasion. the dumplings are freshly made and full of flavor. the scallion pancakes are perfectly crisp and you can taste the scallions easily. the beef roll is crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. the golden soup has such a tangy flavorful broth that always warms my belly. the chicken katsu is perfectly crispy and juicy. their cold noodles have a wonderful spicy, creamy, and nutty sauce. i love it here! the service is impressively quick and they are very attentive. i never wait long for the meals when i go and the price is decent for the food you get. i think the inside is really cute and simple, but it can get busy!

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4.2(1.3k reviews)
3.3 mi
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If I could drool on a review, man…read more This place is delicious. The beef onion dumplings were my favorite. So flavorful and soft. They have a dumpling sauce bar that is self serve. We ordered a variety lol. Clear broth soup, tonkatsu ramen, soup dumplings, taro tea and Thai tea. Everything was Parking was okay. We walked right in an a wed afternoon. Self seating. Service was good. $88 plus tip

My experience here was just ok. Lots of seating and minimal…read moredecorations. Place is clean. The staff were friendly but the service was slow. I was surprised because there was only one couple in the restaurant besides us and they had already received their food. They could have been busy with online orders, but I still felt like it was slow service for being nearly empty inside. They have a self serve sauce bar. It just has soy, soy mixed sauce, chili oil, and black vinegar. I ordered the Wide Hand Pulled Noodles, Green and Onion Pot Stickers, and the Beef Rolls. Wide Hand Pulled noodles were ok. Honestly not much to brag about. I thought the noodles were cooked well but the flavor didn't really stand out to me. I believe it's served with chili oil, a mound of minced garlic and some vegetables. Outside of those ingredients I thought it needed more flavor or substance. The beef rolls were ok to me as well. I liked how crispy the roll was and size. Good portions of sliced beef served with cilantro. It was refreshing but the meat was generally cold with some warmness provided by the roll. But that quickly faded. Would prefer it to be warmer. The highlight was the pot stickers. Beef and onion were good. Really enjoyed the presentation of the dish. The edges of the pot sticker were really thick. Almost chip like. I enjoyed it as much as the dish itself. Would get it again. Overall I thought the food was ok. I'm sure there are better highlight dishes than what I ordered but they weren't selected this go around. Also the prices are a little higher than most dumpling spots so I just expected more.

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Dumpling Master - Inside the restaurant calm before the storm!! It was a packed house within 15 mins after I took this!

Inside the restaurant calm before the storm!! It was a packed house within 15 mins after I took this!

Dumpling Master - Clear Broth Beef Noodle Soup

Clear Broth Beef Noodle Soup

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3.4(212 reviews)
2.7 mi

Papa Zhang's BBQ & Hot Pot is a great value -- we came for the $19.95 all-you-can-eat hot pot and…read moreit was good, not amazing, but definitely worth it for the price. The variety was solid across the board: plenty of vegetable options, a decent meat selection, and a sauce bar that was fully stacked and self-serve. Made it easy to build your own bowl exactly how you like it. The soup base options were good too. I noticed other reviews mention bad service or long wait times, but since most things are self-serve, that wasn't really an issue for us -- we came at noon on a weekday and everything was fine. One thing to note -- they don't have a separate kids price, so keep that in mind if you're bringing little ones. Overall, solid AYCE hotpot spot for the price, even if it's not a standout.

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Papa Zhang’s BBQ & Hot Pot - Fried oyster mushrooms (top) and fried beef (bottom)

Fried oyster mushrooms (top) and fried beef (bottom)

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