A go-to for Taiwanese breakfast! Would get again: - Almond tofu pudding ($2.75) -- no syrup needed - Sweetened soy milk ($1.95) -- just the right amount of sweetness; they call it "half-sugar" - Chinese donut, aka fried dough stick, aka you tiao ($2.00) - Sesame pastry, aka shao bing ($3.50 for 2-pack) - Salted roasted peanuts ($$3.50) - Purple rice roll, aka fantuan ($5.25) -- better get 3 or 4... Want to try: - Pork bun - Sticky rice - Egg tart Would not get again: - Salty soy milk ($3.95) -- doesn't have the right flavors - Braised pork over rice ($7.75) -- tasty, but I prefer a lower fat to pork ratio read more

Authentic taiwanese food. We stopped by on Saturday morning around 9:30, the line was already 20 people long. However it was moving along just fine. We purchased 台灣肉粽，鹹豆漿，溫的甜豆漿，燒餅油條，黑糖饅頭，紫米飯糰 和小菜。Everything was fresh and delicious. No wonder the long line. read more

I finally made it to Tofu 101 and was very happy with my assortment of breads and buns. I've been wanting to come here for years, but the limited hours make it difficult. While driving around Factoria on a Saturday morning Tofu 101 popped into my head. As with any Asian place, the parking lot is a crowded mess. When I walked in the door, the store was packed with a long line waiting to check out. The store is pretty bare bones with just a few refrigerators and a table full of food warmers. It's a grab and go type of place. Hands down, my favorite item was the pan fried pork bun ($1.75). There are two kinds of pan fried pork buns. Get the triangle one. The meat has been rolled into the dough so you get layers of dough and meat with a nice crispy crust. It's large and filing. 2 of these could make a meal. The only drawback is they don't have any sauce for these buns. I tried also tried the steamed pork bun, Chinese donuts, sesame bread and a round thing that I thought was a taro dessert, which turned out to be a meat ball. I wish the items were labeled a bit better, because getting a meat ball when you are expecting dessert is not a pleasant experience. Great flavors and the turnover is so fast, everything is fresh out the oven. I didn't get any tofu products this time, but I'll be back to try some of the tofu pudding, frozen dumplings or maybe some purple rice. The line was long, but there was a separate cash only line, so bring cash if you want to check out quickly. read more

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I had originally stopped by to eat lunch there, until I discovered they have no tables. That's fine, can't knock them for that fact. It merely delayed my disappointment when I finally went elsewhere and ate the food that I ordered. My steamed bun with pork, mustard greens, and bamboo shoots was full of liquid, and incredibly messy. What a poor concept for a food that you pick up and eat with your hands. The flavor was dominated by the bamboo shoot and what tasted like peanuts. The pork was completely bland. Unfortunately, while the bun was just mediocre, the spicy chicken that I ordered from the refrigerated section was downright bad. It tasted like a picked-apart Costco rotisserie chicken that had been sitting in the fridge for a week, with meager amount of chili paste slapped on top. Avoid. read more

I read a lot of good reviews about this place so decided to give it a try. Upon arrival on Saturday morning (when they have freshly made Chinese donuts), the line was out the door (roughly 25 people in line) at 9am. The line actually moved quickly, and as items ran low, they stocked up fast. I got a little bit of everything to try. The buns are ok, decent fillings but the wrappers are meh, not much chew. The Chinese donut is super greasy and soft, and 燒餅 is dry and has no layers or elasticity. 滷肉飯is not very memorable. 飯團 has the best filling I found in Seattle and Bellevue, and the Chinese donut inside is super crispy, but the rice wrapping is very loose so it is a mess when eating it. Also got a couple of appetizer dishes - one is tofu skin and the other is pig ears Pig ear has really good flavor and very spicy. Tofu skin is thick but the soy sauce flavor didn't penetrate the layers of the tofu skin. Overall, the only things I find authentic are the unsweetened soy milk (very much the flavor I remembered from 永和豆漿) and spicy pig ear. It was $65 for the two small appetizer dishes ($4 each), a veggie bun, a large soy milk (unsweetened), 滷肉飯, 燒餅油條 , a bag of frozen dumplings, 飯團, 銀絲卷(Yin si juan) and 蛋塔 (custard tart). I would say it is on par on pricing comparing to the other places I have been. I would go back again for the pig ear, soy milk and if they have plain tofu and tofu skin, would love to try them. I think their tofu items would be very good judging from the soy milk and the bite of tofu skin. First impression is just ok. Side note - parking lot of the strip mall is a mess. If you can walk, park elsewhere and walk in. read more

A very consistent and decent place to go for Chinese-style breakfast/brunch options, with a few important notes for the uninitiated. First thing - if you come during peak lunch hours, expect a long line. It always moves decently fast, but you have to know how to navigate, especially since most of the patrons are fairly regular and will expect you to know what you're doing. Many people will ease their way into the store and try to grab everything they want before returning to the end of the queue - but many people will also line up in the queue right from the start, and quickly grab the desired items as they move up the line. Coming in a pair might honestly be the best way to handle the situation, as I've had it happen before where when I try to briefly step out of the line to grab my desired items, other folks step in and take my spot. Otherwise, try and come a little before or after peak lunchtime and you'll be set. Secondly, parking can be very hit or miss, again depending on whether or not the store has hit its peak activity. As for the food itself, I've found it all to be pretty tasty! The steamed bao definitely lean towards more doughy and fluffy than necessarily meaty, but that's to my liking anyway. I always grab the red dot (cabbage and pork) and green dot (mustard/bamboo and pork) buns when I go. The pan-fried bao are also solid - shrimp and cabbage is my favorite, but my husband really likes the pork and onion. I often grab their tofu skins, their semisweet hot soy milk is great, and they do some switching between the sides available for the day - when pork feet are available, I will often grab a bowl. One thing to note is that the food is a little bit more lightly seasoned than you might typically get at restaurants, but that's honestly a plus to me - I naturally prefer lower sodium options. Everything I get here tastes fairly clean. So if you're able to cope with a potential crowd, definitely check this place out. (I just wish they opened on Sundays!) read more

Like the other reviews state, this was a great place to get authentic Taiwanese breakfast foods. I especially loved the baos ($1.75) for both the delicious meat filling and also the soft putter buns. I also went on a Saturday and was able to get the purple rice rice-roll (3$.95) that included the Chinese donut, shredded pork, and some vegetable that gave it a little crunch. I loved it. I was surprised especially since I never really liked purple rice, but I went back later to get another one. I also tried the zhong zhi (wrapped sticky rice with meat, peanuts, and mushroom) which was good, but I felt wasn't too special. Note that this is more of a market setup, so does not include any seating. I ate in the car and went back for more afterwards. I got the hot foods, but you can also get refrigerated baos (4 for $7). read more

Y'all, I can only wish that the fan tuans (rice roll) where I live in Los Angeles were as good as the ones here. Damn, was it good. Will try to come back again the next time I'm back. read more

The soy milk I got here was so watery and flavorless. What a disappointment. Also the tofu pudding here doesn't come with syrup, gotta pay for those. Guess you gotta pay for everything nowadays. Guess I better pay to breath the air in your restaurant too. read more

Our favorite. Purple rice roll. Milk tea. Tofu dessert. There is a reason why the line is out the door. Go early and go on a weekday. The weekend lines are too crazy. read more

Love the place. Very tiny and you can get the good taste of traditional chinese bread call shaobing. Ether salt one or sweet one. They are good! read more

Tofu 101 - Chinese Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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First time here It's a unassuming place but what a find! Fresh made tofu, soy bean milk, flaky pastries from Taiwan, the purple rice ball that has sour cabbage, pork floss, Chinese donut is a bomb. Steamed buns with meat just to name a few was what we bought and was all delicious. We are going back to get more tomorrow morning for more delicious goodies. So glad we found this place. Btw, they will be closed in Aug for vacation. This is what brings me lots of good memories of Taiwan's simple food and doesn't need to fly all the way there. read more

Such fresh authentic Taiwanese snacks and food! On wednesdays and Saturdays they have Chinese donuts! read more

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a friend recommended this place. easy to find and strip mall parking lot. They have "fan tuan" and "soy milk". I would come back if i were in the factoria area. read more

Super small space with a great mix of authentic Taiwanese treats. The fried tofu, tofu skin, and other forms of tofu are fantastic. The prepared meals (e.g., noodles) are hit or miss. The bao were disappointing and on the dry side, even after being generously steamed at home. This is a very niche business, good for a few specific items, but not a place for your complete grocery needs or even a complete meal. read more

I tried to call them on a weekday around 5:30pm and they purposely hang up on me. The first call was no answer. So I called again and the ring once then immediately turned into busy on the second attempt. If you don't want to take order on 5:30pm, then modify the business hour plz.... don't be rude read more

This review is only for the fan tuan. I've had other stuff there but the fan tuan is what I've had recently twice. I don't know where else I can find fan tuan in the greater Seattle area but the ones here are pretty good, as good as I've had anywhere else. They're crazy busy on the weekends. read more

Love the food there. The purple rice ball is a must try if you are there concealing half of a crunchy fried Chinese donut and rousong or pork floss inside. It is cheaper to buy the soy milk in a half gallon container that's stored in the refrigerator if you have a large group of people, or you can buy it by the cup. Personally, I think the tofu pudding is more fragrant than the tofu pudding served at Meet Fresh. My first time trying the braised pork rice bowl, $7 is a bit on the pricier side for the portion. Although the bowl was a bit bland unlike the heavily salted spiced pork stew over rice that the Facing East has to offer, I was able to taste the pork lard, which makes it so delicious but unhealthy. The texture of the rice was too soggy for me. Get there before 8:45 am to avoid the crowd. Even though there's only a line, people still try to cut... read more

Love this place. I'll stop by once every couple weeks if not every week. Great place to grab a quick bite. My fav is mustard green bun and purple rice roll. The roll is a meal by itself. The white fungus drink is great too. A variety of soy bean based products- tofu pockets, tofu cubes, soy milk tofu tofu etc... seaweed knots, Chinese donuts, egg tarts, molasses cranberry bun. I love everything here. So glad to have easy access to this place. read more

They have purple rice rolls everyday now! Come early on a weekend. If you show after noon most everything will be gone. Line can be long but moves quickly. Parking can be tricky but usually people leaving so just swoop in to grab a spot. Right next to regent as well, super convenient! read more

My mom has been coming for quite some time and always bringing me back yummy goodies. I never get a chance to go because it's only opened during the day Wednesdays and Saturdays and I never seem to be able to make it in. Well, now that I work in nearby, I can come during lunch on Wednesdays. This place looks like it was pulled out of Taiwan. The place smells so good. The baozi are so big! They are filled with flavor and juices from the pork and veggies. They have different kinds of egg tarts. I have never seen chocolate egg tarts before but I will definitely be giving them a try. They have soy milk, cold, hot, sweet, and other drinks that I'm not very familiar with. My absolute FAVORITE thing is the purple rice roll/burrito (fan tuan). I have been eating this stuff since I was a kid and eating this brings me back to my childhood. My favorite thing are the pickles inside and these have A LOT of it! It is the perfect size and eating 1 fills me up (disclaimer I'm small so 1 may not fill up everyone). I walked in feeling like a kid in a candy store. I wanted to try one of everything. I refrained so that I have reason to continue to come back and try new things. So much variety. It was so cute to see all the elderly Chinese ladies in line chit chatting. Reminded me of my grandma and definitely a scene I would see in China/Taiwan. A little piece of Asia right in good ol' Bellevue, Washington. read more

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I love love love this little gem! Tucked away in the middle of Factoria... If you blink you would miss it. Tofu 101 has the best fried Chinese Doughnuts I have ever had . Fluffy, Chewy, Crispy and piping hot! They are near perfection! They have many delicious items like, dumplings, hum bao, tofu, fresh soy products and Chinese pastries. They also has a pretty extensive frozen section of goodies (buns, dumplings, etc...) and a pretty nice selection of refrigerated goods as well (fresh soy milk, tofu, noodles, appetizers, etc). My absolute favorite is the sticky rice. Holy god it's good. Soft and chewy sticky rice topped with savory shiitake and woodear mushrooms, dried shrimp, chicken, shallots and peppery ground pork. For $6 you get a pretty big bowl. I would eat that everyday if I could. The egg tarts are delicious as well. They have a great Taiwanese Breakfast on Thursday mornings. A little bit of everything set out kind of cafeteria meets self serve bakery. Pick what you want, put it in a paper bag and than pay. Service is fast and friendly. Goodies here are a little pricey but well worth it for the freshness and variety. Places like this are pretty rare in Seattle so don't miss out. Whatever you do don't miss out on the Chinese Doughnuts!! read more

Tofu 101 - Swoooon - Chinese Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

So glad that my coworker recommended this place to me! I loveeeeee taiwanese/chinese breakfast. As a taiwanese person, I would definitely say this place is authentic. I highly recommend the purple rice roll and sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves (not sure what the english translation is for 粽子). They also have lots of soymilk, a variety of baos, egg tarts, and lunch boxes (noodles or rice with meat). Let me tell you, this place is POPULAR. Like, cars waiting in the lot for spots, line out the door type of popular. read more

They are open if you're wondering but they no longer offer the usual spread of steamed and baked goods like they did prior to the pandemic. Steam buns and baked pastries are still available in their freezer and refrigerator for you to take home to steam/bake. Hot organic soymilk and purple rice rolls are still available along with a couple of hot food items. They are very careful too in case you're wondering. Masks are required, floor is marked to remind you to keep your distance, and they encourage you to sanitize your hands before you enter with a Costco size bottle of hand sanitizer placed at the entry. read more

Is there a -1 star option? We loved the Chinese rice dumpling from here until this afternoon. My wife found a full piece of paper towel crumpled and mixed with the filling inside the dumpling was about that to be devoured by our 3 year old. Totally grossed out! read more

Tofu 101 - Thought it was a piece of fatty meat. It's actually a piece of paper towel, mixed and cooked with the filling! Yuck! - Chinese Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Tried their pan-fried and steamed bun before, which are pretty good with nicely flavored meat and diced bamboo shoots. Just tried their zongzi, which is a special food for dragon boat festival. It's a traditional Chinese food made by sticky rice, mushroom, pork, peanuts and wrapped with lotus leaves, then steamed before serving. It's pretty good with generous portion in fillings of meat and mushroom. The flavor is great too, not too salty nor too light. A good place to get Chinese traditional food. read more

Tofu 101 - 粽子 bought at Tofu 101，aka zongzi, a food made by sticky rice, meat, mushroom for the dragon boat festival - Chinese Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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I may have come on the wrong day/wrong time. This is a tiny, little take-out place to buy tofu products, steamed buns and dumplings. I know it is small, but there just wasn't much selection. A couple of different types of steamed buns, picked over tofu items. I was quite underwhelmed. I went to pick up items for dinner and couldn't find enough selection for dinner so we had to supplement. The steamed buns were fresh and I really enjoyed the vegetarian versions. My son did not care at all for the pork fillings though and he usually loves these sorts of filling. I think they were too healthy for him, haha. In addition to the steamed buns, I bought fresh soy milk. It was great, but I could have bought the same thing at any of the larger Asian markets. Pretty much the same goes for the buns too and with more selection. read more

I have been eating a more steady amount of soybeans lately as my wife has become vegetarian. I have been meaning to try out Tofu 101 near my hotel in Bellevue for quite some time, but they always close super early at 6 pm. Finally, I got off of work a little early to come here. I was amazed by the numerous types of tofu, which includes an almond flavor pudding tofu. It was so delicious, and it was not very sweet at all. They had other meat dishes too, but I stayed with tofu noodle salad, sweet and sour tofu, and the pudding. They were all cooked and they were all either braised or soft tofu. If it wasn't for the hours, I would give this place a 5-star rating. read more

Shoutout to Yelp for making this appear on my searches even though it was totally unrelated because I was able to find a childhood favorite snack I've been searching for! They have this Chinese donut and dry pork wrapped in sticky rice that is so good and not many places sell it! They also have many other great Taiwanese snacks here. Line was long due to social distancing bur was definitely worth it for some hot soy silk, frozen dumplings, and more! read more

I would give this place a 3.5. I've only been here twice now. I think the first time was a better experience for me. I fell in love with the purple rice roll, but the last time I was there, it just fell apart on me. Had it been the end of the day, I may have understood, but we were there around noon so it should be fresh. We also ordered a rice with pork, but there was too much rice compared to the amount of meat you get, which was a disappointment. I will probably not be coming back for a while. read more

I came to check out this place because of the good reviews it got with regard to its Taiwanese breakfast goodies. Perhaps I came at a bad time, but I was a little disappointed. -Soy milk - It was good. Not overly sweet, and it was a tad on the thin side, but nothing I'd complain about. -Fan Tuan (Sticky Rice Roll) - The rice was way too sticky. It kind of all conglomerated into one mass of mushy rice, not only sticking all on to my fingers, making it hard to eat, but also ruining the texture of the whole thing. The filling was good - your standard you tiao, rou song (shredding pork), luo buo gan, etc. But the rice was a no-no. -Sao Bing - It was enjoyable. Not much else to say here. -Vegetable and Pork Steamed Bun - This was also good, but there weren't any more that were already heated up, so we had to buy the refrigerated ones and heat them up ourselves. The buns were soft and the filling was pretty tasty. -We also bought some tofu to take home, and it was only ok. I guess I was slightly disappointed in the selection - they didn't have as much stuff as I was hoping for, but again, perhaps we came at the wrong time. What they did have was overall acceptable, sans the fan tuan. I guess I just wasn't as impressed as I hoped to be. read more

Awesome place love the Fu family and their food here is great I love it you love it everyone loves it cause it good

3rd update - they just keep adding new stuff at this place! Initially my complaint was that it had too few homemade items. Every week I go in, they seem to add new ones now - if you go on Sat/Sun (go early-ish!) you can get an assortment of steamed buns and other nice comfort foods like zongzi and a purple rice fan tuan. In addition, they've added some great frozen pot stickers (a little pricy, but we love them and buy 2-3 bags per trip) and other take-home things now. Someone else mentioned their frozen tofu, not sure what to make of it, but I have to call this out as especially good. I love my fozen tofu in hot pots or flavorful soups but normally it is only a carrier of the soup itself. The nice thing about this fresh-then-frozen tofu is that it has its own layer of flavor that really adds to the meal and has an awesome consistency. read more

Don't you hate it that Yelp does not allow Chinese? There are always tofu store wherever Chinese gather. All those lasted are good, since the barrier to entry is low, only good ones can survive. Tofu 101 is a smaller scale one. There must be good reasons for it to even exist. Everything was good, particularly fried tofu , also the purple-rice roll . We tried several Bao Zhi, all good. The shell has the right chew and the fillings tasty. Funny that I did not try the tofu. read more

Delicious steam buns and dumplings. Everything was so authentic that the taste reminded so much of home. Thumbs u!!

I love tofu . . . I REALLY do! I found Tofu 101 via Yelp one day when I was just browsing and became totally excited! A close, fresh tofu shop?! Wow, sign me up! The place is a little scant in terms of how much stuff they have. I went around ~noon so I'm not sure how much stuff they start with on a daily basis. It was really cool seeing the huge vats of tofu in the back though. Makes you feel like you're in a tofu factory tour or something! There's about 2 large fridge worth of stuff and then a hot tofu bar which starts around noon according to the owner who was very friendly and from Taiwan (gotta support my peeps)! There was soy milk (even green tea flavored ones), fresh tofu, fried tofu, bean curds, and some miscellanous stuff like fish balls, buns, and zong-zi (sticky rice wrapped in leaves). I didn't see the chinese doughnuts this time around, but I'll be back to get some for my weekend breakfast! I was a little surprised they didn't have stinky tofu, bean curd "noodles", etc. BUT they've only been open for 7 weeks, so mayhaps they'll expand their offerings as they get more settled! read more

The food is just okay. Expect to wait 30 minutes on Saturday's for their to go breakfast. I feel the only reason there are lines is because there are no other breakfast options like this in the city. read more

Stumbled upon this place on Saturday when I was waiting for the hubs getting a haircut next door. I saw a line out the door at tofu 101 and decided to see what was so popular. I remember reading about it before on Yelp and online but finally tried it. Bought regular tofu pudding and almond, both was quite smooth and soft. The egg tart and steam buns was pretty average, the best was the chinese donuts which is available every Wednesday and Saturdays. Their hot and cold soy milk is also very tasty, not too sweet. read more

I am a fan. I have a FAVE tofu place in Seattle (Central District area) so it was a bit difficult to adjust, but seeing that it's organic and relatively good, I am a fan. Today, I tried their fresh food for the first time: pork buns and curry pastries (moon shaped items). They were delish. I can tell that they were freshly made in house. Will return. read more

We stopped by this place on a late Saturday morning, and boy, this place was so crowded! Tofu 101 is just like a hole in a wall kind of place, with one third of their stores selling frozen items like sticky rice in banana leaf, dumplings, and tofu. The other one third of the place sells hot food such as bao (steam buns), Asian pastries, steamed taro cakes and egg custards, and the rest of the store is just a rack next to the cashier selling Asian sauces, seasoning and the likes. We tried 2 different types of steam buns, pan fried buns and a pastry, along with hibiscus drinks with coconut jelly and wow...I'm hooked! Not only the food was good, the total price we paid for was just $13! P.S. Come with someone so one of you can start standing in a long wait line while another person can take turns going to get food! It gets way too crowded and the line keeps winding in and around the store....takes like 20 minute or something just go pay! read more