I am honestly amazed by this little restaurant! Clean and friendly, food is extremely amazing and authentic with reasonable price.!! I ordered wontons, they were super big and contained a whole shrimp in each of them. Stew Beef is very tender and flavory. I think I m gonna go check their HaiNan chicken soon. read more

Taishan Kitchen - Look that tendon! - Chinese Near Me - El Monte, California

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What We Ordered - Hainan Chicken with Rice - Hainan Chicken Noodle Soup My mom is the pickiest person when it comes to Asian cuisine. I was super excited she actually likes this place! It's a small hole in the wall... easily missed! I believe it was in the same plaza as King Taco. Chicken was fresh and the rice was well seasoned. The sauce was veryyyyy garlicky. My breath smelled the whole day. I will be back! read more

Hand down the best Chinese BBQ in the area. Not too salty and they have a very very crispy roasted pork. Each time I order will tell them please give me more skin than meat. You can even pre order a roasted goose. Price is very very reasonable and they give u a huge portion. So much so that I have to tell them please go easy on the rice. Affordable fresh and tasty. I will highly recommend for the best lunch location. read more

I come here for the BBQ rice for lunch. It's usually good. Today, I ordered Roasted Pork and duck over rice. Took them 5 mins to bring the food over which is fine. The duck wasn't fresh at all. They gave me leftover duck which the meat is like falling apart. The meat was at least a week old and was heated up in the microwave. The pork was dry too. Very disappointed! read more

A tiny restaurant with a small menu. Reasonably priced with generous portion. Attentive service. Loved their chicken, which was so tender and flavorful. And loved the wonton egg noodle too! Soup was light with big wontons. read more

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Leaving a BAD review because I was not treated fairly by one of the staffs. I ordered a togo and had been waited for over 30 minutes and still not getting my order. All people who ordered after me got food EARLIER THAN ME. I went to the receptionist and asked and she flamed me by saying they only have one chef cooking that's why it is taking so long. Wow what about people who came after me but still got their food 15 minutes earlier than I did. Also, you would know their hainan chicken rice isn't good if you have tried another hainan chicken place in San Gabriel. Their wontons aren't authentic as well. Save your money and spend on other better restaurants. This place is definitely not recommended to go. read more

Legit! I've been looking high and low for some good Chinese.... This is the place I've been looking for!!! Roasted Duck 5 stars! read more

Order you bbq and eat some there if you like. They take credit cards! You can order a whole roasted pig for a party if you want. Roasted duck was very flavorful. 5 spice duck was interesting but it wasn't for me so would not order again. This is not a first date place as the dining was on disposable utensils and plates :) read more

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It's a very nice gem for the locals. I don't think there is another restaurant like this in a 5 mile radius. Old school Chinese deli eats. Very out of place. Very necessary. read more

Great place for some cheap noodle soup. Their broth is very light and healthy tasting so beware if you want a heavy soup this is not the place to go. Their beef and wonton noodle was loaded with stewed beef and their wontons were huge. Recommend with yellow noodles. I also ordered the hainan chicken noodle which was really tender and huge portion. They give you a lot of meat and noodles. They also offer to refill your soup. Recommend with flat rice noodles. My favorite thing here was probably the shrimp rice roll with egg. I love ordering this at dim sum and I would always order this again. For 8$ a bowl you really can't beat the price. read more

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Nice setting. It gives it the Hong Kong feel. The wait was like 45 minutes. The food was good. I didn't like the bun with pork meat. It felt a little heavy but that's personal preference. The tables seemed a little smaller. More like cafe tables . I would come again. read more

Ate here a few times and it's one of the better roast duck joints. I especially like their crispy pork, I think it's probably best in sgv.

I was surprised to find a restaurant that serves a decent Hainan Chicken and Chung fun, I'm a Savoy worshiper, and this place won't top off savoy, but it's good enough without having to spend a long time waiting in line to seated. I've tried many places for hainan chicken and this place their chicken is pretty good compared to others restaurants. The chicken is tender, and it has a great taste of chicken.. I've ordered the hainan chicken noodle soup, and to be honest I wasn't a fan of the soup. I basically ate the chicken by itself with some noodles and veggies. The flavor of the soup didn't really stood out for me, Nothing compares to hai phong pho ga bac Nihn in Rosemead (go read my review). I love their Chung fun (rice noodles) similar to the ones my grandma makes, specially when you eat it warm yummmm! Definitely try their rice noodles those are pretty bomb! Service wise, keep In mind this is a mom and pop shop so staffs are a bit limited and it takes them a bit longer to get the order going. We came here to buy some to go breakfast and everyone that walked in after us got their food.. and we literally were the first customers, I tried to be understanding since it seemed they had a big order that they were prepping for so I figured it's gonna take an extra 10 mins or so. I started to get a bit frustrated when I noticed people that sat down to dine in, were getting their food before us, how is their food is ready when they ordered 10 mins after us.. therefore, I only give them 3 stars.. if they pick up on their customer service then they deserve another star. read more

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Probably one of the most authentic Cantonese restaurant around the area. The chicken is so fresh, the taste is awesome. Their wonton is really good too. read more

The wonton is the best we ever had - size, flavor, taste all great. Hainan Chicken - chicken is fresh and tasty. Rice is not bad. Waitress is very friendly and considerate - making suggestions that we can replace beef with chicken. Price - With the quality, the price is pretty cheap. read more

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Food is good, but they didn't give me what I ordered. I specifically asked for BBQ pork with roasted pork.. I got roasted duck with roasted duck instead. So now I got to spit out the bones while eating the duck read more

This place is not bad! we ordered to go so i cant say for the restaurant feel. We ordered a whole chicken for $20 and asked for extra ginger. They definitely gave us a lot so i appreciated that but the sauce was all oil. Slightly turned off by that because it wasnt even flavorful. just drenched in oil. The chicken was good and not dry. That is key! Since we didnnt get rice i didnt get to try it. But i do want to go back and check it out. I also couldnt help by get the beef tripe egg noodle soup. It was only $6 what a steal! So might as well. they separated the soup and noodles so it was great! Will come back and try it. Not the best but good enough! read more

Food is very mediocre. and 2 out 6 dishes were not available. for the price, you can get much better cantonese food from other places.

There was hair inside the food and fish is not fresh food but their good service. I will not recommend to go to there to eat again.

My husband and I got the food to-go due to COVID. Beef tripe soup noodles - 5 stars. It's delicious! Probably no to very little MSG as we didn't get thirsty after eating it. Love the rice noodles! Shrimp chung fun with egg - 5 stars. The chung fun is so smooth and the thickness of the chung fun is just right! The soy sauce isn't too salty. Iced lemon tea - 4 stars. The sweetness is just right. If it has stronger tea flavor, I would give 5 stars. We will go back for sure!! read more

OK so the staff seemed nice enough so I don't want to come across as rude but honestly the food here is pretty mediocre. The people raving about the Hainan rice, saying it's better than savoy and red chicken --- I guess everyone has a right to their own opinion (but it's a pretty bad opinion in my opinion LOL). Best in SGV?? That's a big fat no for me. Highest I'd rate the Hainan chicken is a 3. If you're coming from outside of rosemead/el monte JUST for the Hainan chicken it's not worth the drive. I had the beef stew and wonton noodle and the flavor was good. Would be a 4 for me. They have other typical Chinese BBQ meats for sale like roast duck, cha siu, etc. If I lived nearby I'd probably come for these things. Lastly, the portions are huge!! The rice they give you would probably last you 4 meals. If you're on a budget I can see this place being appealing. read more

I can't imagine this place so cheaply, also their menu photo were totally different! This is fraudulent lie read more

Taishan Kitchen - This cause $10 my god , I will not go there anymore - Chinese Near Me - El Monte, California

For all those people that said this place have good hainan chicken lied. I went to try it for my self and seems only average. The chicken was blend and so is the rice. There is nothing really special about this little place. Savoy has way better flavor tastes. Save a trip don't bother to try. read more

Taishan Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - El Monte, California

AUNTIE PING KITCHEN IS THE BOMB. Best Hai Nan chicken in the area, especially for the low price of $7.99. You can choose either the Hai Nan chicken with rice or noodles, both are great. Just a lil dip in the delicious, flavorful sauces and you are good to go! The portions are pretty big here, so there was plenty to split with my friends. All the dishes taste super authentic and home made, and I will definitely come back when I'm in the area. I love supporting smaller family owned business and the employees here are so sweet and accommodating! When I ran out of soup for the Hai Nan chicken noodles, the kind lady added soup free of charge. I was a happy camper. :) Also, sorry for the camera angle quality, I am working on building my photography skills haha! read more

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The Hainan chicken is really good!! The restaurant is clean and welcoming :) I like the meat on this Hainan chicken as compared to other places like Savoy and Green Zone and Tasty Food (these places are good too). Or maybe it's my preference, I like when my Hainan chicken meat doesn't have too much fatty parts and tastes like clean chicken (does that make sense). The rice is flavorful and the sauces is very yummy too. I would recommend this place for good Hainan chicken if you don't want to wait as compared to other places. This is coming from someone who grew up eating Hainan chicken from her grandma! Their combination low mein was also very good. Overall, I was impressed by my experience, cleanliness, and food quality and wanted to support a hidden gem. The parking is plentiful which is always a plus! read more

Taishan Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - El Monte, California

We saw an ad promoting this new eatery which opened 4 weeks ago. So we came to give it a try. It is located inside a shopping center with ample parking spaces. That is a plus. The place is small with less than 10 tables, but it is very clean with comfortable seating. The menu has about 21 items. They serve boba milk tea and Vietnamese coffee at 99 cents each. You can't beat the price! We ordered wonton & beef tripe noodle soup and Hainan chicken noodle soup. The wonton & beef tripe noodle soup came with 5 pieces of wonton and good portion of beef cubes. Each wonton had one shrimp wrapped with pork. The shrimp was very fresh and the beef was very tender. The noodles were cooked right and not soggy! The Hainan chicken was very tender and juicy. The rice noodles were cooked right! For the price, each was a good bowl of noodles! For such a small restaurant, they have three people working and taking care of the customers. They greeted cheerfully and took orders politely. They open from 10 am to 7 pm and are closed on Tuesday. P.S. We returned the next day and brought two friends along. It was Saturday around noon. The restaurant was full of people waiting for takeouts and sit-down diners. Clearly the staff was not able to keep up with the business. We waited for a long time for the waitress to come and take order. We waited even longer for one dish to arrive. The waitress did apologize for the long wait and offered a free refill of our drink. That was fair! read more

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What a gem in El Monte?! This hole in the wall definitely deserves a visit. Their hainan chicken noodle soup portion was good although the soup taste was a tad bland. Of course you can always add some salt and/or soy sauce into the soup. The chicken pieces were delicious. My brother ordered the hainan chicken with rice; the rice tasted similarly to the rice served on the hainan chicken at Savoy. The chicken pieces were definitely from yellow feathered chicken which tasted fresh and delicious. My mom ordered the vegetarian rice noodle roll; it lacked enough soy sauce but the server immediately provided extra upon request. Ultimately I liked the food here; it was good and simple and fast. However the place is a bit small. If it gets busy you may have to wait a little bit. I would come back next time. read more

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I came here for lunch with my family. It was good. I tried the beef rice rolls, Hainan chicken, and beef noodle soup! The chicken was great, but the yellow rice was so so. Rice rolls were interesting how they mixed the ground beef, but not smooth and very bland! The noodle was OK, but soup was also bland! read more

Great portion of rice noodles and hainan chicken. Tasty and yet not too salty or oily. Just right. The rice dish is also delicious. Chickens are very moist and tasty. Family owned and family run. read more

Taishan Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - El Monte, California

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Save your money and go somewhere else. We ordered wonton soup, steamed egg rice noodle, and steamed beef rice noodles. The wontons were overcooked and mushy. The steamed beef rolls where grainy in texture, don't expect the steamed beef rolls you would get from dim sum. Only the steamed egg rice roll was decent but it could have been better if they served it when it was still hot, by the time we got them, they were lukewarm. As our meal progressed, we saw that their bbq selections (roast pork, bbq pork, roast duck, and soy sauce chicken) are not house made but trucked in from somewhere else, all transported by the owners wife minivan and unloaded while parked in the handicap spot.. The worst part of our meal was seeing how unsanitary all the employees are. None of the bbq selections were covered in the van, they had food all in the back (two whole roast pig, tray of roast duck, tray of soy sauce chicken) and a vat of bbq pork on the floor of the front passenger seat. I didn't think to take pictures until writing this. The food was not stored, wrapped, or handled properly. Writing this is making my stomach churn all over again. It makes me wonder how they record their "A" rating from 08/2021. I think it's time for the health department to revisit them. Needless to say, we will not be coming back. read more

first time here. I ordered hainan chicken with bbq prok combo (#32), and shrimp rice noodle roll (#55). the chicken was so tender. rice noodle roll test so fresh and soft. Good portions, good customer services. hidden gems. will definitely be back. read more

Came here with my friend for lunch, we waited 20 minutes for our food and politely asked about the status of our order. Got nothing but attitude from the lady who took our order. In the end, she found out that the chef missed our order, gave us attitude and complained about not having enough staff. read more

Their bbq pork, roast pork, and roast duck are amazing and better than the typical Sam woo bbq chain! I personally would avoid their hainan chicken despite other reviews saying it's good. The chicken was mediocre at best, nothing special about it. Savoy or cluck2go beats this place for hainan chicken. Oh, and avoid their milk tea it tasted a little sour so their drinks aren't well kept and maintained for quality. Haven't tried their other dishes but I bet they're delicious as well! If you're craving for some Chinese bbq this is the place! read more

Food was superb, service was nice and fast, and the ambience reminded me of old diners in HK movies.

I was very disappointed by their food. Hainan chicken is nothing compared to Savoy. Noodle soup is super salty and it made me very thirsty afterwards. Fried rice has tons of fatty unhealthy meat in it. I will not go back to this place again. read more

This place is decent. I loved their chinese cauliflower with preserved meats. Their Hainan chicken was good, I order the noddle soup one. There was like 90% noodle and very little broth. read more

Really wanted to support and like this place since its a small hole in the wall mom and pop store. But i just cannot as their bread and butter dish the hainam chicken was terrible. Me and my wife both left disgusted with their chicken. It was rubbery, chewy, and did not smell good. We had to use a lot of the ginger sauce to cover up the bad taste, but just could not go any further. read more

Taishan Kitchen - Hainam chicken rice - Chinese Near Me - El Monte, California

Super good Hainan chicken. Unbeatable prices. The portions are big too. They were also nice enough to give us some free soup with was super tasty too. Definitely a must try! The location is in a small plaza with random stores but easy to find with google map. read more

hainan chicken was all rice and like a 5 pieces of chicken. chicken had a lot of the hair on it still. definitely not worth it

Duck is soggy & salty as well as the preserved pork belly not tender & need bb more cooking.