We had such a great experience at Yen's Cafe! They have attentive friendly service staff. This is not your run of the mill standard Chinese restaurant with Americanized dishes. Dishes are authentic to Taiwan and are full of flavor! They use fresh ingredients and no MSG which is rare to find these days in Asian restaurants. We found our new favorite spot and will be back! read more

Best potstickers in northern Virginia! General Tso's is our other favorite but you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Staff/owner are super friendly. Don't mistake this place for the fake Yen's down the street! read more

We ordered takeout from here based on good reviews from Nextdoor, we were not disappointed. The food was hot, fresh and delicious. Made with care. The gentleman that brought my food to me was so sweet. I look forward to getting to know this restaurant, it's owners and trying more delicious meals. read more

There is a reason why this establishment is in business for over a decade. Always great food, amazing customer service and reasonable price. Customer for life. read more

Crab Rangoon was good - pretty standard. Ordered the Orange chicken and the breading was slimy on the outside and not a ton of flavor in the sauce. Overall the chicken was terrible. Also up charged $3 for extra sauce - Seems a bit much for an extra 2oz container. A bit disappointed give how highly they are rated. read more

Don't get this confused with Yen's Kitchen and Sushi bar. The food is fresh and the service is good. This tucked away gem next to a subway sanchwich doesn't disappoint. The food is full of flavor and will tantalize the pickiest tastebuds. Enjoy solo, duo or with the family! read more

Went there blindly based on Yelp reviews... It is a small, cozy and well decorated place. The owner is very sweet, a lot of people already mentioned it and I need not talk more about it. We had the Crab wontons for appetizer, delicious. I tried the Yen's special rice and my friend had the a Seafood dish, name ending with V2 or something like tht (but a 2 was there fr sure). Both of them were really good, will surely go back when am around in Ashburn.... read more

This was a great dinner! Got my food delivered to my hotel room. The one downfall is that there was not included utensils. read more

Yen's Cafe - Taiwanese Near Me - Ashburn, Virginia

Asking Siri for the highest rated Chinese Carry-out in Ashburn, the response was Yen's. We are delighted to have a new "Very Favorite" carry out on which to rely. It's a bit of a drive for us... we're in Potomac Falls, but the meal we enjoyed was worth every ounce of effort. The freshness of the ingredients is very evident... everything we ordered was fantastic. I look forward to trying more selections. As a sidebar, I'm very impressed with their online ordering site. All online takeout ordering should be so intuitive, dynamic, detailed and responsive. Their webmaster needs five stars too. This discovery will be one of the highlights of summer 2021... We'll look forward to ordering throughout the year... Chinese/Taiwanese takeout is perfect during snowstorms! Thank you for a great meal!!! read more

Love their food. Haven't tried dining in, but every time I ordered, I was only surprised by how good the food tasted. 3 cup chicken and Taiwanese fried chicken top the list. The owners are friendly and recommend dishes to my taste every time I drew a blank on ordering something new. Tried the chicken with dried red chilies and buoy it's a spice kicker, but the taste is out of the world. If you like a little spice adventure, it is a must try. They have fresh fruit juices too. My usual goto is mango pineapple with honey. read more

Yens did it again! We ordered delivery this time and stuck to our personal promise of trying something different every time, trying to attempt healthy, we got the moo goo gai pan and it was delicious! We joined it with the magnolian beef, not on the healthy side but also delicious. The delivery was very prompt, delivered within half an hour. Five stars yet again, although my bfs fortune said a secret admirer soon would send him a sign of affection. I joked it's our last time ordering after that We'll be back of course, it's just way too good to pass up ever read more

Yen's Cafe - Taiwanese Near Me - Ashburn, Virginia

Not pleased with take out. Food was not up to par! Will not be back. Lots of other restaurants to choose from IMHO!

I just had the worst customer experience at this establishment (and I've been to many establishments over the years.) When I went to pick up my order at the identified time, I was advised that it would be at least 30 additional minutes. I expressed concern to the guy accepting payment. He blamed the ordering website and said I could wait or he'd cancel my order. He was rude, unprofessional, dismissive, and condescending . I cancelled my order and will never go back again. I'd give zero stars if I could. read more

BEST Asian food I have had in not just NOVA but of all time. High quality and AMAZING FLAVOR. They even made sure to package the crispy beef so that it didn't get soggy en route to be delivered to my house! Above and beyond! I will not be ordering from anywhere else after this experience. Wish I could give this 100 stars! read more

Yen's Cafe - B23. Szechuan Crispy Beef - Taiwanese Near Me - Ashburn, Virginia

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Has gotten super pricy for the food. Used to be a good spot to go to. Not for me anymore.

Excellent food & service - you should try their Taiwanese fried chicken n spicy eggplant! And there was even a free custard pie! I'll give a 5+ rating! read more

Yes, very good Chinese food, Taiwanese style, and I think owned by Taiwanese folks. This place is located in a corner part of a combo office/medical/restaurant building, and around a shopping complex. Red Robbin, Chipotle, sushi, indian food among many in the same complex. To the East is Home Depot inapposite is Giant grocery store, a mile over is Loudoun Station with more eating options including fine dining, bouncy zone, a sports club and more office building, and a park & ride. The place itself is small with only 5 booths, each seating for 4, and bar could sit about 6-8 if necessary. When we checked in around 11:30ish, 3 booths were already taken. We took the table across the bar near the door. The menu offers lots of options but every first check for chinese my pick always had been beef Broccoli, so settled on that lunch special for $8.95 was good. It came with soup, salad, spring shrimp roll, choice of white or fried rice then the main dish. I ordered it medium Spicy and the flavors were robust, sauce was thick and rich compared to other broccoli beef I had in other places. My companion ordered crispy sesame beef on the dinner menu, comes with white rice for $16.95, I took a bite, was very tasty! I watched other plates come out from the kitchen from my vantage view and they all looked appetizing, arranged neatly and dramatically in a light porcelain tray, separating every items offered with the lunch combo special. Towards the end of our meal, a donut like roll was offered complimentary, the dough was soft and filling was seasoned with pleasant mild sweetness. I would come back, definitely, try out other items on the menu. Happy that this place is another option where I once thought limited Asian options in my county. read more

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I paid $23 for a seafood dish. It had 4 shrimp and 2 scallops in it. A few pieces of that fake crab. I felt so ripped off. Our first time ordering and sadly our last. read more

Holy cow! Why did I JUST find out about this place?!!??!!? Where have this place been all my life?!?!?!? They are now on my BEST restaurants list!! The staff were all super friendly and very attentive. They were very friendly helpful with the menu items. The owner was very friendly and really helpful! She saw that we were going to run outa space so she pulled up another table. Really nice of her! She even gave our baby something to play with! Such a warm and friendly atmosphere! I got the crispy sesame chicken which was..... like if I was about to die and had one last meal, that would be one of my choices to choose from! It was crispy and tender. The flavor was spot on, not too salty or sweet, just..... delicious! We also got the crispy basil chicken (there's another name for is, but forgot) which was also great. No dry pieces. So one of my most favorite dishes that i grew up eating is the beef and broccoli pan fried noodle. I've gone to many places and they never ever make it right. The only place that makes it right is full key. But its a pain to drive there to silver spring, or falls church. Yen's cafe is the FIRST place that makes it RIGHT!!!! Maybe even better? Sauce is spot on, not watery and not too sour. I was really impressed. I told my friend about them and apparently they are legendary! Never knew of them!!! Wish I knew years ago!!!!! Love this place! I hope they stay there forever! read more

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The food is ok but the salt and pepper pork chop is not salt and pepper pork chop. Being from Los Angeles and tasting true salt and pepper pork chop I'm disappointed I. This dish and would return it and get a refund if I could. read more

Yen's Cafe - P05. Salt and Pepper Crispy Pork Chop - Taiwanese Near Me - Ashburn, Virginia

Have heard this place for a while, but didn't get a chance to visit until yesterday. It is an authentic Chinese restaurant, with mainly Taiwanese style. I ordered fish with tofu, eggplant, egg soup, and crispy chicken. Love every single dish! The service is also good. The boss from the restaurant even talked to us for a while, making us feel at home. The restaurant also provides something not on menu (secret menu). You have to ask before you go and visit. Anyway it is a great place to visit, for small group of party. They want to make it elite Chinese restaurant in DMV metro, without having so many branches. Will definitely recommend to friends read more

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CK20. Traditional 3 Cup Chicken with Basil Sauce looked very good on the picture when I ordered it. Once it came, chicken was very small and didn't look freshly made. Definitely chicken was made a while ago. It was not fresh, dry, and tasted very old. disgusting and disappointing.... To pay $18.45 for that terrible dried chicken is very ridiculous ...... read more

Yen's Cafe - CK20. Traditional 3 Cup Chicken with Basil Sauce - Taiwanese Near Me - Ashburn, Virginia

Great place for lunch. they have an awesome lunch special deal with plenty of options. Just be aware this location is pretty small read more

We've ordered through Door Dash here before and was decent. Today however, my husband waited an hour to pick up the food. When calling to place the order, they said no delivery is possible but never Eluded to a back up in the kitchen. When you arrive there, They locked the door at the entrance and ask you to call again. After an hour of waiting the person working finally said we haven't even started cooking your food. Absolutely terrible service for mediocre food. Would not recommend this place moving forward. I do suggest that the Business Manager on here that is super responsive to comments instead go back to the kitchen and start cooking. Updating this now after 2 hours of waiting now they completely forgot to give us a dish! Terrible service. read more

The food here is so high quality. I order from here all the time and try to get a new dish every time- I have never been disappointed with the taste. The avocado salad with cucumber was so good and I haven't had anything like it at other places. read more

i ordered food from here via grubhub and had it delivered to my work. it estimated about an hour of delivery, which i had no problem with, so i continued with my purchase. i ordered chicken pad thai (extra spicy) and lychee iced tea with (extra) boba in it. the food was estimated to arrive around 11:45, and my delivery guy called me and said he was at the cafe at 11:30 and they had not even started on my order yet. mind you, it's been almost an hour since placing the order. another 45 minutes pass by and i finally get my food from my delivery guy, however my drink with the extra boba, that i paid extra for, was missing. i asked him where it was , and he said they never gave him a drink and when he asked they said "sorry, not here..." i was so disappointed because i was looking forward to having the boba drink lol! next, i tried the chicken pad thai and it was amazingly dry. like.. no flavor what so ever. they provided a lime on the side which, i assumed was intended to squeeze onto the dish to add additional flavor, so when i did that it tasted much better, but all i could really taste were the peanuts that were placed on top with lime. i was very disappointed because i also paid extra so it would be extra hot, and i got absolutely no heat! i understand that the delivery malfunctions could not have been because of the cafe, however i am still utterly disappointed about the service, the food, and the lack of attention to detail that the workers provided. service: 1/10 food: 3/10 read more

0 for 2. Tried this place about a year ago in the midst of Covid. They gave me the wrong order. I didn't find out until I got home which is 10-12 minutes away. Ok it happens. Not a big deal. I call the restaurant to let them know. Lady on the phone already knew because the person who got my order called in right before me. She offered me to come back and she'd replace the meal or my order will be free next time. I told her I'd take the free meal next time. She said the discount is tied to my phone number. Ok cool. I gave the place another try tonight. I did not mention the free order. I was fine paying for this order. I place the order. I'm told they're busy and to give them 30-40 minutes. Fine. I get there 50 minutes after I place the order. I call from the car and am told the order isn't ready and it's another 15-20 minutes. I canceled it. I'm done. Every restaurant gets busy. But every restaurant also knows how to quote their wait times correctly. Being off by that much time is not acceptable. read more

My husband and I have been coming to Yen's for years and it's just so consistently good! We hadn't been in awhile and just ate in there tonight. Still the best! Steamed dumplings with garlic vinegar sauce, steamed Taiwanese water spinach and garlic, and moo shu chicken with pancakes. All of it was super fresh, with excellent nuanced flavors. Now that we know they've got their dining room back open we'll come by more frequently read more

Pay attention to the poor reviews, they are accurate. No changes made at Yen's to correct their overwhelmed and understaffed business. A chaotic and stressful experience for everyone including takeout. On Sunday night 1/27/19 our table of four had nothing to do but watch all the angry faces backing up at the front door ...... we found out after an hour that our entrees had never been entered. read more

We enjoyed our meal yesterday here. We had the pot stickers that are homemade and delicious. Their hot and sour soup and the wonton soup were very good. We also had the shrimp and snow peas, crispy beef, and Kung pao chicken. All of the dishes were very good except the crispy beef which was a bit overcooked. The service was excellent and the restaurant was clean. When we are down in this area we will definitely be back! read more

My family and I made reservations for Christmas dinner here at 4:30pm. The manager stops by our table and asks if we need anything. I ask if I they have Thai Iced Tea, the manger harshly responds with: "Well yeah, i mean we have it but I'm not getting that for you. I'm obviously very busy." Meanwhile, there were only two other people in the restaurant. Needless to say, I stuck to water. My brother asked for a refill on iced tea and our waitress responded with, "I have to consult with my manager but it's not looking good." I then overhear her having to tell another table the same thing. He also stuck to water. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The Entrees: well, they sent out the rice first. It took an hour to get our entrees and by the time our food got to us, the rice was cold paired with semi-warm chicken. My advice to management would be: - If your menu is limited on holidays, create a specialty menu that highlights what you are actually serving; otherwise, people will assume they can order anything from your menu. - Prepare for every outcome when you have people in your restaurant. Such as, making drinks that they order from your menu. ** This place is a good spot for take-out or delivery when it's not busy and you're not in a rush. The hunan chicken and kung pao chicken is delicious. ** It's not good for groups because it's an extremely small restaurant. ** they don't serve alcohol. read more

The service was great and the food was delicious. Very cozy place and great atmosphere! Will be dining here again.

After trying several area Chinese restaurants (all mediocre to disappointing) , our friends (who relocated from Taiwan) recommended Yens. They are spot on. I felt I was at the Wharf in Tapei enjoying the freshest seafood, native dishes prepared authentically. The spicy eggplant, the Kung Pao and the Moo Shu Pork rocked. Both took me back to my many visits to the Island. Rodney who delivered my take out curbside is a character and fun to speak with. Great cooking, great value....this is not Americanized Chinese so some of the dishes may not resonate if you are into the clawingly sweet and sour, Duck Sauce etc. Yens is the real deal. read more

Food will be 4 star but everything in their menu is pricy already and they still forcibly charge 18% tips to the bill before even giving us an option. We would have given 20% tips but I just don't like that they inform us tips already charged to our credit card without evening asking us, we are only 2 people. It's not like we are a large party size. read more

My partner and crime came here for the first time today. We came because of the 4 star review. We give this 5 star all the way. Appetizer, soup, entree and dessert were all fresh and delicious. If I am ever in this area and in the mood for Chinese/Taiwanese food this is my spot. read more

Been coming here for ten years and the food is just as wonderful now as it was then. Fresh meat, veggies, and wonderful tea and juice selection! The Napa cabbage meatball in a hot pot is the best Taiwanese comfort food! Love this place and so glad their quality has never changed! read more

Yen's Cafe - Braised pork meatballs in a clay pot with Napa cabbage and perfect world tea - Taiwanese Near Me - Ashburn, Virginia

4 1/2 Stars ********* So...once again we were lured into the wilds of Ashburn. This time it was the many great reviews for Yen's Cafe that did it. We got here around 5:30 p.m. on a Saturday. At that time, only one booth was occupied. Before we were seated, we were asked to wait a minute. We wondered why until we saw an elderly woman vacating a booth. I'm guessing that she either worked there or was related to a staff member. Part of me wanted to say, "Awww, let her sit there. You're not busy right now". After she moved, we were seated and apologized to for having to wait a minute. Before coming here, we looked at their website, which isn't the greatest. The menu is listed as being the take-out menu. If you click on a menu item, it immediately starts making a take out order form. Still, we were able to figure out what was on the menu, even though some items would do well to have a detailed description. When the server came to take our order, we were still looking at all the items on both the regular menu and the Taiwanese menu. I had my eye on the Taiwanese fried chicken and asked her if it had white meat. She said it only came with dark meat. So, scratch that for me! At this point, we knew that we wanted a pot of tea so I ordered a pot of mango passion fruit tea. A pot of tea costs $5.95 and says it's for two. In reality, it's more than enough for 4 people. After ordering the tea, I noticed the handwritten sign on the wall by our booth that said that the tea pot, cups and saucers were delicate (I'm paraphrasing here) and if we were to break anything, we would be charged $150! Oh my! While I appreciate their wanting to serve the tea in an authentic way, it was very nerve-wracking drinking and pouring it. That said, we really enjoyed the tea! The tea pot is put on a base that has a small lighted candle which keeps the tea hot. In addition, you are given a bowl of dried honey which adds just enough sweetness to the tea. After receiving the tea, we were ready to order. This time a male server came to take the food order. I started with a bowl of hot and sour soup while my husband had Taiwanese wonton soup. For my main course, I ordered Pork Belly with fried tofu in Mom's sauce. The server didn't understand what I wanted so I told him that I would point to it on the menu. After that, he understood. My husband ordered chicken in black bean sauce. The hot and sour soup came in a generous-sized cup and had plenty of stock in it. Thankfully, for me anyway, it only had 3 pieces of button mushrooms in it. Can you tell that I'm not a fan of button mushrooms? It wasn't very spicy which was good as the other flavorings came through, such as the fresh green onion pieces. My husband liked his wonton soup. His, too, came in a generous-sized cup and had a good number of wontons in it. He said the stock was flavorful and the wontons had pork in them. The pork belly was awesome! Not that I've eaten much pork belly in my life but this was the best! Properly prepared, it was very flavorful and just about melted in my mouth. My husband tried it and liked it so much, that he ate several pieces. The fried tofu was decent and offered a good counterbalance to the pork belly. "Mom's sauce" is a mildly flavored brown sauce that worked well with the dish. I tasted my husband's chicken dish. The black bean flavoring came through very clearly. At first glance, it appeared to not have much sauce but the way the food was mounded on the plate, most of the sauce was at the bottom. This dish also has onions and green peppers in it. My husband commented that he was impressed that the green pepper didn't overpower the dish. Needless to say, we were so full that we ended up taking some food home with us. My husband says it's his lunch tomorrow. We asked a woman who appeared to be either the manager or owner for the check. She said that our dessert wasn't ready. Dessert is complimentary and consists of 2 sweet buns with bean paste in them. They came to the table piping hot and were very tasty and unique. Before the tip, dinner cost just over $45. We found the people who work here to be very friendly. The woman who is either the manager or owner checked up on us a few times during the meal. She asked us how the food was and we told her we enjoyed it all. On the way out, the staff thanked us for coming and we told them that we would be back! read more

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Finally, after moving here from Rockville (Asian food heaven) it took us a while but we finally found a good Chinese restaurant. They were very accommodating with our baby chair, gave us a nice corner table. Food portions are great, quality of the ingredients it top notch and they had items you can't find at Americanized places (too many around here). Our new go-to for Chinese in the area. The pictures on the menu are nice for people that aren't sure too. read more

Given the location and the immediate availability of more traditional Chinese/Taiwanese food in the area, Yen's is a solid 4 star establishment. This little restaurant is tucked into the office building that is behind the plaza's anchor store, the Giant supermarket. It's right next to the Subway. This place has 2 menus! So, if you're looking for something that's more traditional, more of what Taiwanese families may eat, then firmly ask for the "Chinese" menu. These dishes are large and are meant to be eaten family style (shared with a group). We came in and asked to be seated in Mandarin, so we were automatically offered both menus and the server removed the silverware for chopsticks. We tried the Pipa tofu and the braised pork belly with tofu dish. Pipa is a type of fruit and the tofu is shaped to mimic the shape of the fruit; there's no fruit in this dish. It's soft tofu that has shrimp and scallop meat minced into it. The tofu is that fried into the pipa shape (kinda like an apricot shape) and served with sauce and steamed baby shanghai greens. The braised pork belly dish came with fried tofu triangles that hold up to the fragrant, star anise-studded braising liquid well. The flavors of each dish was quite spot on which made the meal quite enjoyable. In addition, I had a watermelon smoothie and SX had the papaya coconut milk smoothie. Watermelon smoothie is pretty much just blended watermelon. It's pretty much the norm in Taiwan to drink it because it can be extremely refreshing in the blistering tropical summer days. Papaya isn't an extremely sweet fruit, so the smoothie was definitely not as sweet; however, definitely more suited for the "Asian tastebud." End the meal with a complimentary sweet. On our visit, it was fried sweet egg custard buns. One major downside to Yen's is their price. I do believe Yen's to be on the pricey side, but their portion size is on the larger size. The charge for a pot of tea is quite high too. However, the food is quite good and there's not really any other restaurant offering such dishes. I do wish that they did offer more Taiwanese specialty dishes on their menu. read more

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We don't live in Ashburn but we work there. One of my co-workers, who is Taiwanese, highly recommended this place for authentic Taiwanese food. So we decided to have dinner here. I also heard it was a very small place and reservations were a must. NO KIDDING!!!! There were no more than 7 tables/seating areas. Most of the customers were take out orders. We were greeted and I asked for someone who could speak fluent Taiwanese. They were impressed with me speaking Taiwanese to them. I asked them what their specialties were and what they recommended. Not all items on the menu are available and some not menu items are available. Ask your server for details. For appetizers, my wife insisted spring rolls and dumplings as our toddler would definitely eat those items. I asked what " authentic Taiwanese" item was available. Our server recommended braised tofu skin cause it's not usually available on a daily basis. Other items he recommended but we didnt order this time around were the braised pork belly (they braised the sauce with tofu skin as well) & Taiwanese fried chicken. We received the braised tofu skin but I was the only one who ate it. Man it took me back to my youth. That's a sign of good AUTHENTIC home style cooking. It didnt have that restaurant flavor. It tasted like my mom cooked it for hours. The dumplings were the same. Delicious! As for the spring rolls, they were restaurant quality spring rolls. When the shrimp and scallops dish came out, the flavors were sweet and salty. My wife ordered non-spicy so it wasnt as good as I would have liked it. Plus the scallops and shrimp were way overcooked and were hard and flavorless. We let the server know and he apologized. He said he would let the ched know. Other than that, the food was wonderful. The service was great (maybe cause I was Taiwanese) and they took a liking to my son. They played with him, made him a balloon sword and gave him a lollipop! They dont take AMEX but take V/MC/DS. We'll be back to try other homestyle dishes! One last thing....not inexpensive....moderate in price! But you get what you pay for. In Taiwanese, "Ho-cha!" read more

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