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Alice ChaoMarch 17, 2018The Taiwanese pork bun is LEGIT SO GOOD!!! I'm Taiwanese and aside from my mother's, this is the next best thing!
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Michael KauffmanMarch 24, 2018Tasty Taiwanese street eats. Mama’s Special Chicken rice bowl with egg and a bit of spicy chili paste.
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Benjamin KintnerDecember 18, 2017Food is good, but the service is whack. Couldn’t run their register.Girl finishing the plates gets my order, stops to pull outher phone and show a coworker some pic, uses herdirty glove to ad toppingsUpvote1Downvote
Not the best Taiwanese beef noodle soup I’ve had but better than most places I’ve tried in NY!Upvote1Downvote
Shawn ChengMarch 17, 2018We catered for 30 people and they were so accommodating and the food was delicious!UpvoteDownvote
Alex HungNovember 30, 2017Soy milk is good! But probably not worth the $4 price tag 😢UpvoteDownvote1
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New York, NY 10019
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