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Taiwan Cafe

Chinese Restaurant$$$$

Chinatown - Leather District, Boston

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Taiwan Cafe

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Ranked #1 for dumplings in Boston
"Soup dumplings (aks mini steamed pork buns) are amazing."(24 Tips)
"Fried pork chop rice 招牌排骨饭 is classic and a great meal for one."(4 Tips)
"Steamed pork buns"(3 Tips)
"We loved the Pork Chop Rice Plate & the Scallion Pancakes!"(3 Tips)

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pork chops
casual
lively
spicy food
beef
soup
good for groups
great value
eggplant
liver
eggs
stir fry
scallion pancakes
good for a quick meal
big portions
rice
chicken
pickles
spinach
peppers
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Kat HJuly 14, 2013
I have to get the braised eggplant with basil every time!
Marius CraciunoiuAugust 9, 2014
Get the Sichuan style white fish in a spicy broth.
Keri DingSeptember 3, 2013
Monday to Friday lunch special is a great deal!
Ben BearnotOctober 4, 2014
Come hungry and bring friends!
Ninon ™October 27, 2016
xiaolongbao and mabo tofu r good✨
Lynn McCannAugust 25, 2012
Get the ma po tofu! Also no longer cash only, they take cards (:
Niels BoegholmJanuary 20, 2010
Been here 5+ times
Ask for a Chinese menu; if you do not read Chinese make a random pick based on the characters that look cool; most likely going to be better than the americanized selection
Lingbo LiAugust 19, 2014
General gau's tofu will blow your mind!
Jade ZhangDecember 9, 2011
Been here 5+ times
Delicious and inexpensive. Especially the lunch special, worth a try
Joseph AbrahamsonJuly 21, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Beef noodle soup!
Mik VanceMay 2, 2016
Try the beer-braised duck!
Rodrigo ArtaviaApril 11, 2015
Great price, dumplings
Marty HergertJanuary 31, 2012
Been here 25+ times
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Tommy WilesAugust 27, 2010
Authentici Chinese food. Delicious stir fries. Try the beef with string peppers
Tin MNovember 1, 2011
Rice porriage is not your typical thick rice soup. It is basically, rice with broth. so just FYI
Brian GordonJuly 3, 2015
Good food good prices
Four TrianglesMarch 14, 2015
Beef scallion pancake
Matthew SimoneauNovember 13, 2010
Get the xiaolongbao. They're delicious soup-filled pork dumplings.
Naini GomesJuly 14, 2013
Best xiaolongbao!
Maria CarpenterApril 24, 2011
Delicious wonton soup with plenty of greens
NaiaraOctober 23, 2016
Been here 10+ times
We keep coming here because we love it! The braised eggplant wih basil is delicious. The soup dumplings are really good too.
Philip JengOctober 5, 2013
Card minimum of $20
Yum KSeptember 21, 2014
Mapa topu:)
Jenny Soo HooJanuary 22, 2013
Minimum $20 charge for credit cards
Carli VelocciOctober 26, 2013
Good food but awful service. Never on my life have I been reprimanded for mistake the staff made.
Russell GraneyNovember 21, 2011
Shrimp fried rice = delish
Athena ChangFebruary 15, 2010
Pork chop over rice and the pig intestine!
Sesha Sayanan PratapJanuary 12, 2010
Ordered the Tilapia lunch special for $7 and got a whole fish!
Lucy McQuilkenDecember 16, 2010
Cash only. Bring cash! Luckily not that expensive
Angela ChouJuly 9, 2013
Really good food but really bad service
Owen DeLongJune 12, 2012
It's not open late like yelp claims. :-(
Mohsin SAugust 22, 2013
Just ok. Not great. That gamey lamb spoiled the meal
Derek MaMarch 24, 2013
Been here 10+ times
good shit.
john wilbanksSeptember 27, 2009
Eat the beef with longhorn pepper.
Dr GeckoJune 17, 2011
Stinky tofu!
Kaitlyn TianSeptember 14, 2019
The dishes are quite old and they got the rudest waitress. We spent 46 dollars each per person. Go figure
NaomiJune 9, 2013
DO NOT come here. It's way overrated. The service is absolutely awful !

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