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    Tai Pei

    3.6 (154 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    TAI PEI ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Crispy spring roll
    Michael B.

    This was a great little Chinese / Taiwanese place that popped up in Yelp when I was in Fox Chapel. The interior and decor are reminiscent of old school Chinese restaurants from my childhood, which I love. The food was nice - spring roll was very crispy, the crunchy noodle and sauce were tasty (like how they fill you up with chips and salsa at a Mexican restaurant), and really liked the main dish too. Everything in it was cooked well and had good flavor ( my dish was heavy on the umami taste side due to the mushroom/tofu combo). Service was friendly and fast - they did forget my hot tea I ordered, but I let it go, and otherwise, no problems. Anyway, it's a great place, and I can't wait to get back to check out more menu items.

    a plate of sushi with sauce on it
    Jamie S.

    I need to give a little love to Tai Pei. I have been coming here since I was a little girl and the quality has never changed. It is the best Chinese food in the area my husband who would never eaten there before said that he thinks this is the best sushi he's had his life as well. It's a simple place in Fox Chapel and I don't think the decor is changed in 30 years but I like that about it. When everything else seem to change this place stays consistently delicious. Tonight I tried something new and had the Peking Duk. It was absolutely perfect.. crispy skin and tender meat, I loved the plum sauce that came with it! If you're looking for some of the best Chinese food you'll ever have stop by here!

    the front of a restaurant at night
    Nelli T.

    Really authentic Chinese food at Tai Pei. I enjoyed their udon noodles and a spring roll. I got the food to go and waited just a short time. The staff was very friendly, and the menu offered a large array of Chinese food. Their location is easy to find - just a bit across the street from the Giant Eagle.

    Main dining room.
    Bob J.

    Food was great, hot and flavorful. Sushi had some sauce drizzled on it which we found odd and was not to my plain eater wife's liking. Service very good. Over $60 for two is not cheap for Chinese food but white table clothes, gentle music and otherwise a classy ambience are all welcome. I was tired after a long day if hard work so a quiet experience was just what I needed. Recommended.

    They serve these addicting fried wontons while you wait for your order
    Jennifer B.

    The sushi here is incredibly fresh and super delicious. First of all it's a lot bigger inside than it looks from the outside and tables/booths are comfortably spaced so you don't feel crowded. The staff (from the host to Joe, our server, as well as the busboy) were all very friendly and our water glasses were never empty. We arrived with 25 minutes left on the lunch specials which included a variety of sushi and Chinese dishes so we ordered the shrimp and scallop in Hunan sauce Chinese lunch special which included your choice of steamed or fried rice, an egg roll, and one of 3 soups (hot and sour, wonton and egg drop). We also got a 2 roll sushi lunch special served with a miso soup. It was a great deal for all the food we got. I probably would not get the egg drop soup again - it had a strange 'corny' taste to it and lo and behold I discovered corn at the bottom of the bowl! First time I had it like that and was not my favorite. Everything else we had was very good. I know all the sushi purists don't think Philadelphia rolls are sushi but I am a sucker for anything with cream cheese in it so for the 2 roll sushi special we opted for the Philadelphia rolls and the spicy tuna rolls. Sometimes rolls have too much rice and not enough fish in the pieces but these were perfect! The spicy tuna rolls had the right amount of spice to make it flavorful and packed a spicy punch. They also happened to have fresh uni that they just got in so we had to order. I never had it served with a perfectly ripened slice of avocado underneath and wow did it blow me away. The combo of the creamy avocado and the earthy creamy taste of the uni were so perfect together I'd drive all this way just for another bite of this. Would definitely be a regular customer if it was closer.

    General Taos Tofu
    Karen S.

    I've driven by this place many times and always wanted to stop. I finally did today. I wanted to support them in these COVID times and decided to pull in and get an order To Go. I let them know this was my first time at the restaurant and asked for a recommendation for my vegan lifestyle. They recommended a Taiwanese dish. I ordered it & paid and then found out they had just sold the last order. So, I ordered General Tso Tofu which should have been pretty standard. This is without a doubt the worst General Tso's Tofu I've ever had. It is just huge chunks of barely fried Tofu with an extreme amount of sauce. Not one vegetable in the dish at all. The dish was also very overpriced for what you get. It will be a long while until I return, if ever.

    Taiwan beef soup noodle
    Stephen C.

    I ordered a take out beef soup noodle. At first I was skeptical because the meat looked too lean but the flavoring of the soup was good and the meat was decent in reality (and probably healthier since not as fatty).

    Kelsey L.

    We love Tai Pei and eat there at least once every couple of months. They accept reservations but you can generally walk in and be seated without having to wait too long. I do not eat sushi, but my husband and friends do and they almost always order a sushi boat. They make the sushi right in front of you at the bar and the boat is very impressive. We always get an order of lo mein as well as the general tso chicken and some soup. Everything is very fresh tasty, and the service is excellent. We will continue to visit Tai Pei regularly.

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    Very friendly staff. Food is always excellent, and they have good portions. I love their Beef Noodle Soup

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    Everything was delicious. We got sushi and dumplings. Best dumplings I've ever had! Cheap prices too. My new go to Chinese place!

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