Good portions and the food was pretty good overall. I wouldn't really consider it Taiwanese food, though. The menu felt more like a mix of Chinese dishes with a few Thai items rather than a traditional Taiwanese restaurant. The staff were friendly, and the portions were generous, making it a solid option if you're looking for a filling meal. read more

IMHO Once again, I chose to dine at Taiwan Restaurant for a treated birthday lunch. Not only is the food yummy, but the peaceful ambiance of this restaurant allows for quiet conversation! My friend and I chose the seafood lunch specials of Fresh Cod w/Garlic Sauce, and Mixed Vegetable Pawns, both $17.50. Each entree came with a small side of Chinese Chicken salad, a bowl of your choice of Won Ton soup or Hot & Sour Soup, plus rice. I love their vinegary Chinese chicken salad, and the Won Ton soup came out hot (which is very important to me!) Thank you, Wayne! I loved my saucy cod w/al dente veggies! The portions were generous and my friend and I took leftovers home for dinner! Service was friendly and always available. We never had to ask for water replenishment, and our plates were removed efficiently. Yes, I will be back for another birthday celebration lunch! read more

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How many places do you know that box the food up for you? Taiwan Restaurant's service is absolutely amazing - attentive and courteous. The food is consistently good. This last week, I tried the chicken breast with vegetables which sounds fairly plain but they really did an amazing job with the dish. I am a repeat customer and highly recommend this restaurant. The ambiance is also good for couples on dates. read more

Hadn't been to Taiwan in more than ten years but it was just as good as I remember. The portions were large and all the dishes had flavorful sauces. High quality produce and meat. read more

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I brought my husband here for the lunch special to show him one of my favorite memories from when I was in high school and was pleasantly surprised to see nothing had changed in 20 years! While the prices may be slightly different (duh, it's been 20 years), it was still beyond affordable. Sitting down for a salad, soup, rice & entree for two for less than $40 with tip? Hell yeah! Such a gem in Willow Glen and I hope they continue to carry on the magic read more

Taiwan Restaurant - Taiwanese Near Me - San Jose, California

After many years of not going to Taiwan due to a drop in food quality, we decided to give it a shot last night. Food looked great when I opened the containers. Unfortunately we had such a bad experience that we won't ever return. I only ordered two items, just in case we didn't like the food. 1st item, Pork fried rice...the rice was tough & chewy, and the texture of the pork was off. 2nd item Kung Pao Chicken, (no veggies other than green onions) again the meat texture was off, and there was an odd taste to it as well. Almost $40 for two items including tip. We ate very little and tossed the rest. read more

Taiwan Restaurant - Tough and chewy PFR and yucky tasting KPC. We won't be returning - Taiwanese Near Me - San Jose, California

My family and I have enjoyed coming to Taiwan Restaurant for over ten years. We made a reservation for Saturday night and when we arrived, we were greeted and promptly seated. Our server was very friendly and helpful with assisting with allergies. We ordered the honey walnut chicken and needed it made without cornstarch. She suggested to have the chicken sautéed. This ended up being super yummy and fresh! We also got Mongolian prawns, pineapple fried rice, wor wonton soup, and Mushu pork. The Mushu Pork is so fresh and the vegetables are delicious- they don't get lost in the sauce. Love that they have family dinner options available. Lots of choices! The restaurant is very clean and the tables are all nicely set. I would recommend for a date, a family meal, or for takeout. It's an awesome choice! Can't wait to go back next time we are in the Bay. read more

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Dinner tonight was Chinese takeout from Taiwan Restaurant in Willow Glen. I've eaten there a handful of times over the years and thought the food was okay, but it never particularly stood out to me. Until tonight! I had pork egg foo young and beef with snow peas and it was WOW. So good. Fresh and hot with lots of flavor. I will be eating there much more often from now on. read more

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My daughter and I had lunch at Taiwan Restaurant last Friday, and we were both very impressed with the experience. The food was delicious, the restaurant was clean and welcoming, and the staff were very friendly. We ordered the Salt Water Duck, Ginger and Scallion Cod, and Stir-Fried Luffa. Everything was flavorful and tasted very authentic--just the kind of Taiwanese food we were hoping for. The portions were generous, with plenty to enjoy and even some leftovers to take home. We also appreciated how clean and well-maintained the restaurant was, including the restroom, which added to the overall pleasant dining experience. Overall, we had a wonderful lunch and would definitely come back. Highly recommended if you're looking for authentic Taiwanese food, friendly service, and a clean, comfortable restaurant! read more

I had dinner tonight with my family and the food as always was amazing but the new server that was working tonight was completely out of line I tipped over 15% and he had the audacity to come to our table to tell me I should tip him more when he infact provided terrible service there were three waiters and we had the luck to sit in his section he never came to check if we needed anything we had to keep flagging him down for help and keep reminding him we needed things read more

Taiwan Restaurant - Taiwanese Near Me - San Jose, California

Food is horrible. Ive tried it three times. Chef needs to be re-trained. Color of the food is reddish (tomato ?). The meat is tasteless like it was boiled and then thrown into a sauce. Pictures don't look like actual food. Just because the place has been there a long time doesn't make it good. read more

The name was misleading because it's definitely not serving Taiwan food. But the decorations from painting on the walls to dishes and napkins were all very pretty. The servers were nice too. read more

Reserved a table in advance for a birthday dinner. Staff were welcoming and accommodated us at the large round table with a large Lazy Susan. The ambience in the restaurant is very authentic, I would say the best in San Jose. The food is always on point. Everyone was a first timer but me. They loved the food. I wasn't able to take a photo of every entrée because it all went so fast. The staff were so helpful they brought out our birthday cake we provided playing the birthday song on their house speakers! Nice touch! They cut the cake for us and served it. Very nicely done making my family feel special! read more

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Update: door dashed GF food and had no issues :) looks like it was a mistake and hopefully it doesn't happen again! read more

Taiwan Restaurant - Orange Chicken - White Meat and General Chicken - Taiwanese Near Me - San Jose, California

We had their food catered. I would say it was average. Pretty bland. I would recommend Hong's in Saratoga.

Absolutely love their food. Everything on the menu is sure to please. Decor is also excellent. No troubles being seated and service is always efficient, warm, and friendly. Only one criticism and that is the music. The last two times my family has eaten there, they have had the same 7 or 8 songs on a constant loop, so in less than an hour we heard those songs at least 4 times each, which was a bit much. The music itself was inoffensive (Paul Anka, Tom Jones, Carpenters), but the playlist needs more length and variety. I can't help but wonder if hearing those same 8 songs over and over is driving the employees crazy. Hope they get this one small issue sorted before we eat there again. read more

Haven't been here for a long while. Had better memories of the food. Today's food was too salty. Chicken with garlic sauce was unpleasantly colored. Beef and broccoli was too steamy. Overall, a bland food. Metal water caps give metallic taste. read more

Wow, it's great to be back after such a long time! The food here is still just as delicious as I remember it. We decided to order the honey walnut prawns, sweet and sour pork, wonton soup, and Mongolian beef, and they were absolutely fantastic. It's so good to find a place that maintains its amazing quality over the years. Definitely worth the wait to come back and enjoy this again! read more

First time back in over 10 years. Hot and sour soup, was more sour than spicy hot. Definitely needed some white pepper or something. The Asian chicken salad was pretty sad. Yikes. Don't order the Mongolian beef. It's beef w zucchini. Tastes nothing like any other restaurants Mongolian beef. Wish I looked up pictures before I ordered, so I'd have known to order something else. Too much tenderizer used on the beef. It had a soft chicken feel rather than a more firm beef texture. And you can see it's way too wet / saucy. The kung pao chicken was ok. Not sure I'll be coming back to try again. FYI. Seems like most of the lunch specials are close to $15.95 before tax and tip. read more

Taiwan Restaurant - Mongolian Beef. Like nothing you've ever ordered before named Mongolian beef. - Taiwanese Near Me - San Jose, California

I'm writing this review after my food deliver from Taiwan last night! I've been a fan of Taiwan's for decades. After the original owner sold the restaurant. I've noticed inconsistency in the food produced! Recently it's become inedible! My door dash delivery will be the needle that broke the camels back! Two dishes were plainly put, complete garbage! I ordered lemon chicken it was so over cooked it was like jerky, dried out and stringy. The second failure was sweet and sour pork. The pork was of such poor quality I wouldn't feed it to my dog! It was fatty and full of gristle! Each dish was $20+ a piece, and both were total garbage! I'm moving away from being a supporter of Taiwan!!! I'm on the search for a new Chinese restaurant to spend my money at!!! read more

My boyfriend's family has been coming here for decades. This is the staple Chinese food restaurant in WG! The chow mein here is the best thing on the menu. The broccoli and beef was kinda greasy. Price is ehh, we paid 74 for 3 things via DoorDash including delivery costs. They never mess up the order which is great and they're always quick. There's actually quite a busy group inside the restaurant too if you want to sit down. Will keep coming back. read more

I've only had their food to go through DoorDash. I always get the shrimp pad Thai and it's always fresh and delicious.!

Excellent flavors. Friendly staff. I did pickup both times. They thoughtfully called to check when I was late to pick up the food. read more

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We've eaten at the restaurant many times over the years, and have found the food to be fairly bland requiring some help from chili oil. Still, it is a pleasant place. One word of warning! The staff is seemingly incapable of putting together a complete takeout order. Today's Door Dash delivery left out the pot stickers. one of only two items on the order! So annoying. This has happened several times to us, and leads me to wonder why they don't have a process in place, like most restaurants do, of providing a receipt of items, checked off by staff. So simple... read more

Taiwan Restaurant is a great local staple in the Willow Glen community, my family have been coming here for years. We had a small gathering in July and I was not in the mood to cook anything major. I had great customer service when ordering the small party platters and appreciated the suggestions for how much to order. The egg rolls were a big hit with both adults and children. I highly recommend! read more

Nice decoration and delicious food! My favorite dishes are the pineapple fried rice and walnut shrimp. The waiters and waitresses are very friendly and attentive. The restaurant feels warm and welcoming--truly a family-style place. read more

We are local and have been to Taiwan many times over the years. Favorite dishes are the gourmet veggie delight, wonton wrapped shrimp and Chinese chicken salad. The three stars is because the veggie delight wasn't cooked enough this time (zucchini n carrots were nearly raw). Also someone decided we would try something new and the garlic eggplant noodles seemed highly recommended on Yelp; nearly the worst thing ever: too salty and oily and bad, odd sweet flavored sauce. Finally the generals chicken was not good quality. For the price I expect better. We were there a month ago and the veggie delight was better cooked and the mushu tofu was good. Perhaps we were unlucky this time....but honestly my opinion is the quality has been suffering since Covid while the price has gone UP(truth of many places). Just hope my next visit won't have me thinking I might just as well have gone to Panda Express. Sad. read more

The food is terrific, my mom and I come here often for lunch. The restaurant has a very large, leather-bound binder that has hundreds of dishes on its many pages. There's a size limit on photos here, but there some dishes here for everyone, the dishes are classified by type of meats, vegetables, etc. The restaurant is very nicely decorated, it's a place to bring friends and family for a meal. Parking is free, located behind the restaurant, drive past the front and go down an alley behind a shed marked with an arrow for Taiwan Restaurant parking. read more

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We had reunion dinner with our friends in San Jose, first time visit but I was very impressed with the Chinese style environment and the delicious foods. The service is great too. We will definitely visit again. read more

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The food was incredible would definitely come again for that. But the service was extremely lacking and I'm very disappointed in the waitress and owner here. She didn't check on us at all besides bringing the food. We even flagged her down and asked for utensils and she never returned. On top of that the owner was behind us buttering up the customers behind us and even pulled the lady away from clearing our table to introduce herself to the table beside us. How disappointing and rude, what kind of service is that? Being kind and attentive to other customers and intentionally leaving your table unhelped. She even forgot to bring us our last dish! We had to ask somebody else to go check!! The only redeeming factor of the service was the help we received by the bussing staff. It's not even their job to help check our food or bring us stuff but he was very kind and quick. Besides that the food was very good, didn't taste greasy or oversalted. read more

They are celebrating 42 years in business! And you don't get to stick around for 42 years without consistent quality and great service. This restaurant is a neighborhood favorite! read more

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Taiwan restaurant is wonderful place to eat My wife and I go there every chance we get and we have been going there for at least 10 years and are never disappointed. The owner and staff are very friendly and make us feel welcome every time. I give it 10 stars! Fred's Recommendation! Rose totally Agrees! read more

Obviously trying my best to give this close Chinese restaurant every opportunity to upgrade their food. Unfortunately the order today went in reverse as the great Won Ton Soup with broth Shrimp and vegetables was replaced by a salty chicken based broth with spinach in a dark broth. The won tons were good but the soup did not deliver the wonderful flavors of the old one. So beware and be forewarned. I doubt I will give them another chance unless I read in a paper a change of ownership. read more

This past Sunday was no meat consumption day. I follow the lunar calendar, religious driven. That basically means Gavin and I will omit meat from our intake that day. We both love tofu. The challenge was.. it was raining and we had a dog from the Humane Society of Silicon Valley so following it was a challenge. I first called Straw Hat in Milpitas. I called Red Robin. I called Eureka. I even drove by a food truck (we can do cheese quesadilla) but due to the weather, outdoor patio wasn't open so we agreed to eat normal and eat no meat the next day (Monday 2/6). I pick Gavin up from school. I have walked by and driven by this restaurant countless times. I have also heard great things about it but never went. I was in a bind so decided to try it out. My original plan was to go to Dong Phuong to buy tofu. Walked in and see scattered groups. People eat lunch around 2PM?! I was tended to right away. The gentleman that took my order was friendly and made me feel very welcome. The tofu chow fun isn't on the menu so I was very happy when he said they can accommodate my request. He asked if I wanted soft tofu or fried. I waited barely 7 minutes. Ordered 2 tofu chow fun. Comes in meal prep containers. The chow fun was delicious. The rice wide noodles are delicate however, none were broken. The fried tofu was tender w/ a super light rubbery texture. It kept in the dark and light soy sauce used to make this dish. Not really greasy. Very comforting meal. Gavin and I enjoyed it! read more

Taiwan Restaurant - Tofu Chow Fun. Ordered 2. Delicious. - Taiwanese Near Me - San Jose, California

If i was able to give 0 stars I would 100% From the moment we walked in, we were given menus that were sticky and dirty. The plate and fork that is sitting on the tables was dusty. My partner and I ordered the calamari but it was extremely chewy ( felt like i was chewing bubble gum ). The severs did not check up on us until it was time to give us the bill. Food was just drowned in sauce and tasted like if it was made days ago and reheated in the microwave. The broccoli beef was very chewy too and broccoli tasted old. We ordered fried rice as well and it took 20 minutes for us to receive it and it was cold. It was not a lot of people at the restaurant but our food took forever to arrive. At the end when we got our bill, I decided not to tip because food and service was really bad. When the host saw we didn't tip she said " you not going to tip?" and then said "no because service was bad" and i said "thank you" and walked away and she said "thank you for what ". I regret spending my money on this place. read more

Our family's favorite Chinese restaurant, been coming here since the early 80's. None of us live near anymore so we make it a point to come here when we are in town. Favorites: General's Chicken Honey Walnut Prawns Spicy Chili Prawns Pork dumplings in Peanut Sauce Crispy Eggplant with Garlic Sauce Mongolian Beef Wok Seared Beef with Scallions Always great friendly service and delicious food. read more

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Worst meal I have eaten in memory. I am not kidding. You get the idea when the mushu pork is served with tortillas. Seriously. 5 people. $200+ Awful. And a disclaimer. I grew up going there often. Loved it ( prior ownership). They should start over or close. read more

Service was friendly. But the food was very mediocre at best Got some noodles, can't remember which, but they had no flavor Too bad I really wanted to like this place but I don't recommend it read more

While our food was good, it took a long time just to put in our drink order and we were the only ones in the restaurant for dinner at the time. In addition, the owner sat in the dining room at one of the tables and talked super loudly in the phone with the speaker on. This was very distracting and not a good atmosphere for dining. There were several tables occupied at the time and he still continued to sit there and talk. read more

Is Taiwan authentic Taiwanese food or Chinese food? Arguably not. But is it good food? Absolutely. We've been coming to Taiwan for over 20 years. Different owners, certainly; but there's something extremely comforting about its continuity in offering up excellent food quality and service over that time. Hopefully it will continue for the foreseeable future. Don't miss the simple but delish mushu, Wok seared scallion beef, and tofu with leeks in a black bean sauce. The decor has changed a little over the years but remains to be better than most neighborhood Chinese restaurants. read more