I love the Thai flavor here--it's always so rich, comforting, and packed with just the right amount…read moreof spice. Every time I come, it hits the spot! This is one of my favorite places to bring my family. Everyone can get their own pot and customize it, which makes it fun and easy when dining together. The portions are generous and the ingredients always taste fresh. Definitely a go-to spot when we're craving something warm and flavorful. Love making my own sauce too! You can also ask for a different soup spoon

Pretty disappointed…read more We sat at our table for a minute like a bunch of deers in headlights unsure if anyone would come greet us. If you're ready to order you will need to use the QR code provided on the table. I personally think some kind of instructions near the QR code/ on the table for the guest would be a little helpful. Nothing crazy either. (Just like a hey order here, and we will be with you shortly ... idk just a thought) If you are patient enough and already ordered someone will indeed come by with water, utensils, napkins and the side you ordered with your pot. For all the staff that was coming in/out the kitchen today service was bare minimum. Hardly anyone came to our table to check on us or the quality of our food. Food wasn't the best for the price either. For me personally none of the pots seemed appealing. I ended up ordering a soup then adding beef, ramen and some corn. Corn was way too sweet. My husband opted for the seafood pot and he later wished he would have just order a custom pot and added a bunch of stuff instead. Way too many veggies. One tiny lobster, two muscles, two shrimp and a partridge in a pear tree.. I ordered the Thai tea and my husband the brown sugar milk tea. Be sure to check and see if your drink already comes with boba so you don't buy extra and not receive extra. My drink was awful and I am a HUGE FAN of Thai Tea. I ended up ordering the same drink as my husband -- the brown shaken milk tea and it was so much better. We still had to pay for all 3 drinks even though the Thai tea tasted like medicine. What really threw me for a loop was the bug (looked like a baby cockroach) crawling towards me on the table. I'm not sure what's going on here but I just was not happy with my experience.

Dropped by for only some tea, but family ended up wanting more than just drinks. The young lady…read morethat helped me was very nice, she was also on top of things. As soon as i finished my order. It started getting very busy. It went from quiet waiting for my food to full on packed restaurant. It was got noisy in a matter of 10 minutes. She handled it well so Kudos to her, she was the only server at the time. Food was quickly handed to me, so it wasn't too much of a wait time. Got home and everything was well in order. Forgot to take pictures of the beverages. The curly fries were really solid. Popcorn chicken was probably my least favorite one, it's not bad, but the seasoning tasted very ginger like. I have to say the best thing was the crepe. It was so delicious, very fresh, the strawberry and bananas were very flavorful. They have other flavors that I will for sure stop by again to try them.

Atmosphere is chill with awesome hand drawn designs on the side of the wall with. They offer more…read morethan just crepes, which go much deeper into complex flavors and details in their ramen, soups, and rice. The service was really nice, quick, and courteous. They brought out a pitcher of water to help yourself to refill with water which is always great in my opinion. The order I got was the mixed fruit crepe, which is roughly 8 layers thick, with Nutella filling. The fruits on it starting at the tip is apples, strawberries, kiwis, and finally bananas. I liked the design and taste of the crepe a lot. I do recommend to switch out the Nutella for a lighter filing such as vanilla cream or cream cheese to complement the fruits, but the Nutella was still just as good. Overall, I highly recommend this place, and will revisit again to try out their soups/ramen/rice dishes most definitely.

Service was quick and drinks were tasty! My daughter loved the music and couldn't stop dancing, a…read moregreat place to have a mid day break!

Drinks are delicious. My partner got the Chamango Smoothie and I got the Choco Taro…read more Mozzarella sticks were rushed. No cheese pull in sight. The cheese practically came out like a solid cheese stick that was in the fridge. Customer service is lacking. We weren't welcomed inside, overall the experience was okay.

Excellent hot pot. This is a Taiwanese hot pot that serves menus that are set. This is a great way…read moreto try hot pot as it's almost like a bento box style where it is just enough food for one person. We even had extra Ramen and noodles on the table . The price is reasonable per person for the experience. I would recommend this place for anybody to try out if they have not had experience of hot pot in Brentwood or Antioch. I believe this is the only hot pot that is around the area.

Kudos for the variety: they have both Japanese and Chinese items on the menu…read more We were a party of five and ordered off the tablet. I got the Taiwanese braised beef ramen. The portion was good, but the main star of the show: the "braised beef" was hard, dry and tough. Truly, almost inedible. I sampled a takoyaki from the group's shared apps and that was pretty good. Service was painfully slow and they boxed my poor nephew's chicken teriyaki order to go. Not sure how that happened? Anyways, after the four of us were halfway done with the meal, we flagged someone down and they brought him the to go order to eat in house.

I expect a nice crunch from the double fry but this location doesn't deliver. I got my wings and…read morethey look like regular fried wings. I guess I should have went to Wingstop. I wanna go to bonchon for the CRUNCH and that double fry Korean chicken. Unfortunately I don't think this location preforms the BonChon experience and expectations.

Tried their omurice dish which was tasty! Would get it again; good portion. A nice side dish with…read moremy fried chicken. For the fried chicken, the soy garlic is a fav flavor of mine because it's not sweet. Not a big fan of yangyeom flavor; I don't prefer sweet. The spicy flavor is definitely spicy but kinda gets less hot as you eat it; don't recommend if you don't like spicy. Highly recommend the donuts if you want a dessert. The donuts are nice and soft, with a little crisp. Dipping sauce tastes like icing. Eating here is definitely a treat because it's quite pricey.

My family decided that they wanted to make last minute dinner plans for Mother's Day... AT PEAK…read moreDINNER TIME. Yes... LITERALLY THE BUSIEST TIME TO BE OUT ON MOTHER'S DAY!!! We ended up at Journey To The Dumpling, and our experience was surprisingly... amazing??. Considering my party of 17 people, I knew that without reservations, we were going to have to wait a bit before they could seat all of us. And when they did, they gave us the BEST server. I forgot his name, but he did such an amazing job, especially tasked with handling a bigger party that's my family. Amazing spirit throughout the dinner and was extremely kind. He guided us through the menu and gave us recommendations and even told us we were ordering too much for our tables (which we should've listened to him... he was right, lol). I regret not remembering his name, but he tried the special crack sauce we made and brought from home so if you're reading this & I'm talking about you!! My family adored you!! Onto the food... amazing. We ordered so much, and yet I didn't snap a single picture??? lol. Here are my ratings with no context: Beef Roll: 3.5/5 Green beans (we got all three flavors: garlic, black bean, spicy sichuan-style): 5/5 Seasonal veggies: 5/5 (I love veggies idk what to tell you) Peking spare ribs: 4/5 Salt & pepper calamari: 3/5 Xiao long bao: 4.75/5 Vegetarian dumplings: 3.7/5 Wonton in chili oil: 6/5 (not a typo, this is my fav) BBQ pork: 4/5 Yang chow fried rice: 4/5 Chow fun (we tried every protein): 3.5/5 | with gravy: 4/5 Anyways, safe to say, we'll be back.

This place has the best veggie dumplings I've had. I honestly come here just for these!…read more On occasion, the food tends to be salty, but it's still good. Portions are big; enough to share. I also love the salt and pepper fish and garlic noodles.

Friendly owners/servers who genuinely care that you're happy with your service and food. This is…read morewhat keeps us coming back here. It's an order-sit down and eat kinda spot, which is fine, but I like that the clientele seem to get that, so they don't linger. Perfect ambiance for this type of meal. First timers will feel very welcome, and will enjoy the thrill of eating "soup dumplings." The mushroom salad with its sautéed onion umami has grown on me, so it's ordered every time. They do things right here.

I don't even know where to begin other than to say how disappointed I am with this restaurant…read more While I was seated and looking over the menu, a worker who I believe was a chef came up to my table, pointed at the beef noodle soup, and told me it was 50% off. My friend and I heard the same thing! However, when it came time to pay, I was charged full price. When I brought it up and even pointed out the worker, the staff claimed they had no idea what I was talking about. At that point, I just let it go but honestly, it didn't get any better from there. Every dish we ordered was bland, lacked flavor, and wasn't consistent at all. To make matters worse, I noticed something concerning near the cashier. They were refilling the water jug using what looked like a used plastic container that didn't appear clean or sanitary, which was really off-putting. Overall, this experience was disappointing from start to finish, both in terms of service and food quality.

The service was so amazing. The lady making our tea made some awesome suggestions, especially about…read morethe sweetness, which was appreciated. If you haven't seen this hidden gem you need to try it. I'm not from Modesto and I was just traveling through it and it was the best Boba tea I've ever tasted

Really great tea spot! It's in a shopping center near Nizario's, and the place itself is super cute…read moreand really clean. The girl at the front was super sweet and helpful, which made the experience even better. I got the creme brulee tea and it was so good. I didn't make any changes other than asking for light ice, and they didn't charge extra for that (which I appreciate since some places do). The drink came out pretty fast and tasted amazing. One small thing I do wish it had been stirred a bit more. My husband got the premium taro and his was the same way. Still, both drinks were delicious. The boba was just right soft, chewy, and slightly sweet. We'll definitely be coming back to try more!

Service is always accurate and fast. Love the kiosk or the phone order system…read more Ambiance is clean tables and large sitting area, inside the food court, in Pacific Pearl. Food is amazing, I especially love the popcorn chicken and the chicken thigh chop: just fried in the right amount! Love the drinks too.

I have been going to Shihlin in Pleasanton CA for a very long time. Their food is always so tasty…read more Who doesn't like fried food? :) I really enjoy the deep fried mushrooms and also the sweet potato snacks. Of course the pop-corn chicken is the signature snack. The owner is super friendly. Very helpful. This is a good place to visit if you're inside the Pacific Pearl mall.

if taiwan cafe has 100 fans, i'm one of them. if taiwan cafe has 1 fan, that one fan is me. if…read moretaiwan cafe has no fans, i'm either dead or their quality has massively tanked. i grew up eating at this place and was reminded to review it after trying a different taiwanese place while on the brink of graduating college and about to move to a completely different state and the fact that i won't get to eat here anymore makes me so damn sad. the service is nothing special for most people, but my dad has picked up takeout from this place so often that they know him by name and give him cardboard boxes to transport the huge quantities of food (for a family of 3 btw) to his car. the ambiance is that of a typical asian restaurant: not aesthetic at all and very noisy, but it feels like home. the food of course is to die for. 肉圓 (taiwanese meatball) was my absolute favorite growing up. sweet, savory, sticky, and with that qq chewiness that is so famous in taiwanese cuisine. while most people will get the traditional taiwanese night market style 豬血糕 or pork blood sticky rice cake, i opt for the 3 cup style which has a basil soy sauce flavor instead of the usual sweet sauce. and of course, you would simply be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't get what taiwan cafe is most known for: their pork hock rice or 豬腳飯. the pig feet are cooked so perfectly and paired with a bed of braised pork rice (滷肉飯) and pickled bamboo shoots. the oyster omelette or 蚵仔煎 is another classic taiwanese night market food done so right here. definitely try it. and if you like spicy food and aren't adverse to trying pork innards, i was obsessed with the 五更腸旺 (a spicy stew with pork intestine and blood) when i was in high school and still crave it sometimes. this place is so underhyped and needs all the business it can get. please try it i promise you won't regret it -- i'm literally making plans to have their pig feet and 肉圓 shipped to another state because i already know how much i'm gonna crave this place.

I was shocked, to say the least, about the quality of this unassuming restaurant in Milpitas…read more Serving up authentic cuisine for a reasonable price -- this place is a combination of quality comfort food meets affordability. The service is what you'd expect at an Asian restaurant in the Bay -- efficient and no frills -- but gets the job done well. Immediately after the food arrived -- we dug in. Not just because we were famished, but because it was THAT good. (One of those situations where you stop talking and just eat...) I'd wholly recommend the Oyster Pancake (a balance of briny seafood with sweet pancake sauce) and the Specialty Hakka Noodles ("Q," i.e. chewy, in the most perfect sense). Will definitely make a pit stop in Milpitas for Taiwan Cafe next time in Milpitas and highly recommend for anyone who's looking for a taste of some excellent Taiwanese cooking.