The food was really good and mostly Taiwanese. I was so looking forward to the sesame oil kidneys, but the dish was crossed off the menu. The green onion pie is also super tasty, as was the three cup's chicken. 5 stars for food, 2-3 stars for the service. read more

Getting very expensive here and I can take my money and go to any places just as good. An order of beef rolls is about $15. Way too expensive. I am going to avoid this place. I can't afford this high prices. read more

What do you need to know about Ahgoo's Kitchen? Their food is DELICIOUS - I highly recommend the sesame green onion cake, hot and sour soup, mongolian lamb, pork/napa dumplings and beef roll (the beef roll is pretty different than other places - the wrap itself is thicker and chewy, and the beef inside is soft, almost Katz's-pastrami-like in texture.). It's a TINY place. They're made efforts to make the interior look nicer than it used to, and I appreciate that. There is a bathroom towards the back. Service is pleasant. CASH ONLY. I've been here many times and even when we call ahead to reserve a table or place a take-out order, there have been occasions when we've been turned down because they're really that busy. It's not a big restaurant, there's only one chef making all the food. So please, before you start flinging out one-star reviews because it makes you feel like you have some power (Elbert L., I'm looking at you - why would they hoard their OWN food?), base your review on the actual food so that you can be of some help to others. Anyway. I usually come early, between 5-5:30 PM, and we *always* call ahead to reserve a table and also order the sesame green onion cake in advance (which, if you order when you get there, they might not have available right away because it takes time to make and cook). They don't skimp with the green onions, as you can see from the pictures on Yelp, and the outside is crisp while the inside is soft and chewy. One time I came 15 minutes before they opened for dinner on a Saturday to place a take-out order that included the green onion cake and was told that, because they had closed late after lunch, it wasn't ready just yet. The dough still had to rise, and the earliest they could start making it was 5:30 PM. Was I disappointed? Yes, of course, that dish is freaking amazing. Could I wait around that long? No. What did I do? Placed the rest of my dinner order and came back the next day! Make sure to ask for the complimentary pickled dishes (usually 2 kinds) - the horseradish-flavored one is my favorite. read more

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Drove out of the way from the Pasadena area to try these ginormous scallion pancakes, and I have no regrets. We almost didn't make it in time before they closed for dinner, but fortunately we slipped in and chowed down on some pancakes, dumplings and a beef noodle soup. I love Taiwanese food, and this place is pretty legit. Pretty unassuming, as all the good restaurants are, and worth a visit. +Definitely try the pancakes. But bring a couple friends or five as you'll definitely have enough to go around. I would have to say Mama's Lus is better as I prefer the thin/crispier type, but I had to try this fluffy one because it just looked so darn appealing. +Beef noodle soup and dumplings were good, not the best I've ever had, but solid. +Service was great - definitely took a little bit of time to cook the pancakes, but the fact that they refilled our beef noodle soup with broth after noticing it was low (without asking) was really sweet. A few of the workers kind of treated us like they knew us, which was cool because I don't even really know Chinese/had never visited before. +Easy parking lot in the front. -They had a major leak that started from the kitchen or bathroom area and flooded the entire hallway, reaching the dining area. They had us move tables but were really nice about it and told us to be careful to avoid slipping. -Pretty small seating area, so try off-peak times or early on weekends. -Cash only. read more

Ahgoo's Kitchen - Beef noodle soup - Chinese Near Me - Temple City, California

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Owner changed, food changed, taste changed. This would be our last visit. We'll never go back again :( read more

Ahgoo's Kitchen - Mixed beef 夫妻肺片 , disappointed :( - Chinese Near Me - Temple City, California

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OMG the Pan Fried Sesame Green Onion Cake here is like the best thing ever. This is their signature dish and it is my absolute favorite. Location: This place is definitely a hidden gem located in a small plaza off Valley Blvd but past Baldwin Ave so it's far from all the other restaurants in the 626. The restaurant itself is also very small and probably only has about 8 tables. Parking: This plaza also has a few other restaurants and shops, but I have never had trouble finding parking. Just be careful because some spots are for only 30 or 45 minutes! Food: I have tried the beef roll, hot and sour soup and different dumplings here and everything was really delicious! Price: Each item is around $10, but the portions are large so it's still a good deal. Service: The only downside to this restaurant is how slow everything comes out. I don't really know how they make their pancakes but it literally takes 30 minutes for the pancake to come out. Also, when they are very busy, they tell you it will take 45 minutes to even get an order to go. I think they really need to work on the efficiency of the restaurant. read more

One of the best kept secret in SGV. Ahgoos has the best best best Green onion thick pancakes ever. SO FRESH!!! But the best best item here is their Chili Oil. YES! The secret is out... I have been coming here and purchasing their Chili Oil for all my friends and family and they are hooked! You can purchase a huge jar of it for $5. I guarantee you will not be unsatisfied with it. SOOOOOO BOMB. LIKE BOMB. I Use the chili Oil with everything. From eggs to even some in my coffee!!! (jk on the coffee part) But you get it. Sooooo goooddd. I dont know why its so "SHANGGG". My other favorite dishes are their Tofu Pork si and the small dishes! The only weird thing is that their hours are weird AF. They are closed Monday Tuesday but then Wednesday they open from 5-8 and then Thursday they are opened like 11-2 and then 5-8 and then closed again or something. But whatever, the food is bomb. read more

I've gone here 3 times now and all three times they have told me it my face that they were out of a specific dish when I watched others around me order it. I'm Caucasian, husband is Asian. Not sure if this has anything to do with it but how upsetting. The last time we went in this past week, we ordered 4 dishes (after the first dish we wanted we were told they didn't have even tough I was looking right at it). The first dish came out 15 minutes after I seeing which is fine. My husband m, my two kids and myself at it up and waited for the next dish which took ANOTHER 15 minutes, during which time two other families came in, both mandarin speaking, got seated right away, orders in, and got all their dishes at the same time in a timely manner. Both those families came in after us: one 10 minutes later, the other 15 minutes later and their entire party wasn't even there yet. But they both got their food in an appropriate amount of time while we still sat there with one empty dish in front of us waiting for the other dishes one by one by one. Finally, after 45 minutes of waiting for said 3-4th dish, hubby just paid the bill/cash for the two menu items that had actually arrived including tax, and we left. I've never had such a sour experience which is sad because the food we actually did get the chance to try, was pretty good albeit pricey. read more

A hole in the wall. Very small place; just a few tables. We ordered, chives and fish dumplings, hot and sour soup, soy sauce pig intestines, beef noodle, and a plate of cold dishes mixed together. Everything was really good except for the beef noodle. The beef was tough and there was hardly any noodles. cash only. Small menu. This place is kind of pricey. We spent nearly $50 on the items above. read more

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Change of ownership, beware. It's not the same taste as before as the new owners decided not to continue the same receipt as the previous owner. Their beef roll is now smaller in size and the meat inside has pretty much disappeared. The skin also tasted under cooked and not crunchy as the previous owner. read more

Ahgoo's Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Temple City, California

I only came because the recycling center in the Ralph's parking lot was closed for lunch and I had left my water bottle at home / had not eaten lunch myself. A friend recommended this place as it was a walkable distance since my car was filled to the brim with recyclables. I walked in and was immediately greeted to a table and the waitress asked if I wanted ice water or hot tea; I got the tea. My friend recommended to get their house special bean curd w/ pork and a side of rice, so I got that. I got my dish and was excited to try it as it looked delicious. As I was eating I started seeing everyone order these THICC scallion pancakes and I couldn't resist and asked the lady if I could take an order for to go. I HAD to try one before I left and YOOOOOOO I was so glad I got an order of them. The waitress was looking at me, "The Lonesome Lunch Boy" and brought over a tray of assorted sauces and told me to try it with some chili oil and she knew what was up, I want to say we're besties now, but the pancakes are good by themselves or with chili oil. This place is definitely ideal for family style so I brought the leftovers home and my fam was OBSESSED with the scallion pancakes too. This place can apparently get busy so keep that in mind but for a first time experience going solo, it made a good impression on me. read more

I don't recommend this place at all if you don't speak mandarin, they'll treat you like a second class citizen. My experience, we got there and ordered before two families. We get our first dish after 20 mins, while the other families who clearly speak mandarin start getting their 2nd and 3rd dish, okay fine I won't think much of it, 10 mins later our second dish comes out after we're done with our first.. another 10 mins and the other families already have their food, I'm getting irritated at this time and not to mention that their green onion dish is "sold out" but people after us are getting it? It was a mistake coming here, never again will I support a restaurant who treats people differently if you aren't Taiwanese, peace out read more

Green onion cake is what they are known for, it looks good but doesnt have much taste which is surprising since most chinese place would drown it in salt or msg. The dumplings were nice and inheard the beef noodle soup is nice too. Also if you order later, they might butcher a new cow to get you that fresh cut beef read more

this is my family's go to place for authentic Taiwanese food. The scallion pancake is a must order here! you'll probably see it on every table! It's freshly made and only limited while supplies last. we like the alternative version, thin sesame pancake. it's also freshly made, thin and crisp! My dad likes the stir fry bean curd here. The bean curd is finely chopped and stir fry with a kick of spicy to it. The lady who works at the front is very nice and she's usually by herself most of the time. This place is small so it gets packed very quickly. Wait time can be long. Sometimes it's so long they rather turn down for service. But even with long hour wait, food is totally worth it. read more

A very trim menu but a good effort by the owner, Mr. Yeh. The restaurant is very very small - six tables small. The Beef Stew Noodles and the potstickers (which I believe is a special order off the menu) are worth a return visit. There is a cold dish called Shredded Potatoes that is quite tasty. The cold cut chicken and Juang-Bing (pancake wrapped cold cuts) is okay. Please pass on the deep fried pumpkin with salted eggs. Could have been great if there was only some flavor. So yes, in the foodland we call SGV, this restaurant will not stand out; however, if you're out of choices and find yourself near Baldwin and Valley, go on in for the noodles. read more

Ahgoo's Kitchen - Cold shredded potatoes. So good and tasty. - Chinese Near Me - Temple City, California

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First time being here. It tastes so amazing. Service was great. Food quality was awesome. I highly recommend this place!!

Authentic, family style taiwanese food. Very good da bing and beef rolls. Go early or they run out

We were over-charged $2.00 from the prices on the manuel. When we asked about it, the lady said the prices have been raised. But that is not right! All the prices should be clearly listed, we were not charged the listed prices. It is only $2.00, but it is still not right. Also, 2 manuels have different prices, some items the prices have been crossed out with no new prices. So, when you go to this place, pay attention to how you are charged, make sure they match.They should follow the rules of the Better Business Bureau or else should be reported for not being honest! read more

Support local businesses! Especially ones worth staying! I called in my order and parked in the back. Walked around and was greeted by the owner herself (??). They're really nice to their customers and they saw I didn't have enough change to pay, and she said it was okay. Order and pickup was fast. I ordered their popular green onion sesame pie and one order is like 15 bucks but it is SO worth it considering the quality and the amount! I think I got about 9 slices and each slice is HUGE, it's like pizza-sized. There are a LOT of THICK layers, the seasoning was just right, and the top and bottoms are fried to a golden crisp. This reminds me of what they used to serve at Little Lamb Hot Pot, but bigger, better, and tastier. read more

Ahgoo's Kitchen - green onion sesame pie/cake - Chinese Near Me - Temple City, California

The scallion pie here really is incomparable, fluffy on the inside, crispy on the outside, bursting with oniony goodness. The seaweed fish is good as well, salty being its dominating flavor but a nice texture. Definitely pair both of these with their sichuan heavy chili oil. Divine combo. read more

Food is alright. But the wait for that famous onion bread ... sucks! 60mins later. No bread read more

Ahgoo's Kitchen - Hot and Sour Soup - Chinese Near Me - Temple City, California

Delicious quality Taiwanese food! Their seaweed fried fish is flavorful and crunchy with every bite you take and is a must have!

Listen. Their pancakes sell out even when you call in advance to double check. You say your tea needs to be refilled and they take the pot back, but they don't tell you the hot water is out after 10 minutes. THERE IS NO BEEF NOODLE SOUP ON THE MENU EVEN THOUGH THEY ADVERTISE IT ON THE WALL. WTF IS THIS PLACE???? DON'T COME. Service is slow. "Tea" is just hot water. My mom, who literally just came back from China, is mad as hell. Don't come. read more

I just tried dinner here a couple of night's ago as my friend and I wanted to try something new. We, of course, yelped this restaurant and saw that they are well known for their sesame green onion cake so we tried that and it was good, but different...a little too thick for my liking. We wished we ordered a dish with more sauce so that we could dip the bread into it. We also ordered the leek and shrimp dumplings which were pretty good as well as the crispy seaweed fish filet and spicy bean curd. Everything was pretty tasty but nothing stood out as extremely yummy...so not sure if I'll be back to this one. Parking: free lot read more

Solid place for comfort Taiwanese food. Even the name of the restaurant reminds me when I visited my relatives in Taiwan when I was 8! 阿姑 (!) Anyway, my friend and I were disappointed none of the pan fried dumpling items were available. So instead we had: Complimentary cold bean sprouts and marinated cabbage: good starters! Leek & fish boiled dumplings: decent, but didn't have much flavor until I added vinegar Beef noodle soup: really good! noodles looked and tasted homemade and the broth wasn't too spicy nor anise-tasting. Sesame green onion cake: another winner! They give you enough to feed 4-8. It takes time to make it so we got this dish last. Surprisingly in this area of El Monte, there were a decent number of customers on a Sunday night. Cash only. read more

Another local gem in El Monte! Green onion pancake is the BOMB!! No kidding! And you won't find anything similar anywhere else! Recommendation: -Thick green onion pancakes -Thin pancakes -Beef rolls -salty eggs pumpkins -spicy beef and tofu (cold dish) This place mainly serves stir fried dishes so I would recommend being at least 3 so you can enjoy a variety of dishes along with the green onion pancakes. The place is really small and pancakes are limited so I would suggest you call first! Enjoy!! read more

I agree with Jessica. We were seated immediately, but we sat and waited more than 30 minutes for the first dish to show up. Mind you, the dishes here are ordinary Chinese dishes and you can find in any Chinese restaurant. It seems like a family owned restaurant, so maybe get more help in the kitchen? Or pre-prep your food better. They have 3 people out on the floor so the service part is prompt. The food is decent, but not to the point that I would wait 30 mins to see my food. read more

The sesame onion pancake is good!!! But the restaurant is too small and not enough staffs. Waiting will be long! Don't be surprised if you get busy signal to order to go. The owner simply took the phone off the hook so they do not accept any orders due to they can not handle it! read more

Great big onion pancake best in town from the same original restaurant when it was in El monte

If I could give this place a 0/5 I would. Beyond outraged with this place. I don't even see how people can order If u don't speak Chinese! I came around 7ish. Lucky there was an open table. Sat down and ordered their famous pancake filled green onions. The lady told me sold out no more. Ok fine I'll just order two dishes of dumplings and a plate of noodles. I read the order out and she obviously didn't know English too well so I had to point at what I wanted. She ran back to the kitchen twice to see if they still has dumplings to sell to me. She took my order then went to the table behind me and took their order after us. Place was crowded and clean. But the service goes beyond the food. It might be good but I will not be returning. Combination noodles (forgot what it was called but it sounded like chow mein): It was OK. A bit bland. Very thin noodles. Definitely chow mein but worded differently. Phoenix makes it better then here. I just ordered it as something to fill us up since I only had two plates of dumplings and what I came for was sold out (or at least what she told me). Pork leek shrimp dumpling: They were huge and filled up. 7.95 for 10 pieces. Delicious of course. But that's actually the only good thing about this place. Pork dumpling: Never showed up. My baby was making a fuss so I ate first waiting for our third dish but it never came. I took the baby after to let my husband eat and told him there should be a third dish. He told our waitress and she showed the order only 2 dishes. Seriously? She even argued a bit with him saying we only ordered two! Obviously English is not their strong points here but I pointed at three dishes so she could take the order and went back twice to make sure they had it. Yet she still forgot to put the third dish down. Most places would welcome to add it or apologize and ask if you still wanted to add the third dish. This place. No. You didn't order. U won't get to order. Forget it. While holding my fussy baby outside to calm her down. I noticed the table who sat down and ordered after us got the pancakes I asked for. So I guess if you don't speak Chinese they tell u its sold out but gives it to the table who has it behind u. How awesome is that. Poor service is an excellent way to put it. This place is cash only. I came back in to pay the bill and box up the rest because my baby isn't going to calm down if she came back inside. So decided to just box it since I no longer feel welcomed here. Bill came before the boxes. I put a $20 down hoping they'd pick it up to give me change. My #1 rule is good service = tips. Lies and bad service = no tip. My bill was $17.50 obviously the difference would have been the tip. Most restaurants will still give u your change regardless if the difference is your tip or not. I packed up the food fed my oldest daughter and still refuse to come by and give me my change. Dug through my wallet and left exactly $17.50. Refuse to come back here and can't see how anyone would if they don't speak Any English given this place doesn't understand anything. read more

I'd temporarily retired from Yelp because my crazy busy schedule did not allow me to eat out AND Yelp about it, but I've found the place that is good enough to bring me out of Yelptirement! Yay! Yummy Taiwanese food! I'd been seeing glimpses of the delectable dishes coming from my cousin Nina, who has been taste testing for the expanding new menu of Ahgoo's Kitchen. Even though I'm cousins with Nina, I'm not actually related to her "Ahgoo," head chef Thomas Yeh. Although Ahgoo's Kitchen has been open for two months, today was my first chance to try it out. A group of us were able to try a few of their most popular dishes. I loved them all because some of them are Taiwanese "classics" but some are unique to this restaurant. *Beef Noodle Soup (aka Beefed Up Noodle Soup): A good-sized bowl filled with thick noodles, tender braised beef, balanced with fresh vegetables in steaming hot soup. Definitely in contention for being my favorite BNS in the SGV. *Flavorful Beef Rolls: tender beef, rolled with fresh vegetables in flaky Taiwanese pastry. A perfect combination of flavors and textures. Definitely try this! *Seaweed Seasoned Battered Fish: This was my favorite dish. I've had similar versions of this battered fried fish before, but I can't remember where. Actually, I'm thinking the only time I've had this is at home when my Mom made it. Perfectly fried so that it's slightly crispy on the bite but soft and tender on the inside, you need to leave room to finish this dish at the restaurant because it's not as good when you take it home. (Note: I'm told that the crispy fish holds up so long as you bring it home with you uncovered. I'm sure if you reheated it in the toaster oven, that wouldn't hurt things, either.) *Honey Burdock Root: Another special dish that I haven't had anywhere else. Burdock is supposed to be really good for you, but I'm pretty sure you'd never know it by how delicious this dish is. The burdock is battered, fried, and then drenched in a light honey sauce before getting a sprinkling of sesame seeds. Delicious and unique! *Pan-fried Pork & Vegetable Dumplings: The giant cousin of the gyoza, these dumplings are perfectly pan-fried so the crispy ring stays intact and is presented on top, while the overstuffed meat filling is steamy, juicy, and is a perfect contrast to the light crunch of the pan-fried wrapper. *Slightly Spicy Succulent Shrimp: When we were already filled to the gills, this dish showed up and was still gobbled down despite our full tummies. Lightly battered fried shrimp were covered in a sweet and spicy sauce, like a seafood version of orange chicken with a kick. We had one more dish but it was an "Ahgoo Surprise" of some spicy beef dish, but we were both unsure of what it was and I don't think you can order it, so I've left it off the review. Cash only. Closed Tuesdays. read more

We have been enjoying this place a lot. Food is tasty and reminds us of home cooking.

Was going to go to a restaurant close by but it was closed so we decided to try this place out because of the good ratings on Yelp and their Taiwanese beef noodle soup. Little did I know I came very disappointed. Their service for us was VERY slow compared to the other tables---to the point where my mom was getting very agitated that she wanted us all to leave before the dishes even came. People who came after us had their dishes before we did and we both ordered pretty similar things. The food was also very mediocre and the only thing I liked about this place was their homemade noodles used in their beef noodle soup. You use the condiments on the side to add the spiciness to the soup. The noodles were very chewy which I liked, but the soup itself was nothing special. I've had better Taiwanese beef noodle soup at mama liangs and number one noodle house in Rowland Heights. Their onion pancakes were a lot thicker than the onion pancakes I usually get, but they are thick in a bad way. The thickness in fact made the pancakes kind of hard to chew. It was questionable as to whether or not the pancake was stale or just wasn't fried enough. While it contained a lot of green onions, the pancake still lacked flavor. As for the beef roll, the first bite was amazing but then all of a sudden it got very bland like the sweet sauce wasn't evenly spread out. Although I liked the outside of this beef roll more than I do the onion pancakes, the beef roll was still lacking flavor as well, with some parts having more flavor than other parts. Ultimately I would not come back here. Perhaps it was just one bad experience but their lack of service deters me from wanting to come back. read more

I went there yesterday. I had green onion pancake. It was very very good! Very delicious! I like it very much. I will go again. If you go there you should try the green onion pancake. It is a must! read more

Love this mom & pop's spot! If you want comfort Taiwanese/Chinese foods that are not the norm, I'd recommend this place. Try the folllowing: 1. New-Row-Mien: Beef stew noodle soup, Taiwanese styles, brown delicious broth with tender stewed beefs and veggies, and "home-made" noodles! Great dish! 2. Shredded potato salad (I don't know what this dish is called in Chinese since I was there with Chinese-speaking people) but it's sort of like Thai Papaya Salad, shredded or very thinly sliced fresh potatoes (I don't know what kind), dressed in sesame oil and rice vinegar and some other special concoction. It's light, little crunchy and delicious with a mild dressing on it, never had anything like this before and will definitely order again! There were other dishes but I don't know what they're called. Their golden crunchy fried fish are also good and they have a fish/veggies soup with bits of fish and greens floating all over, very light and yummy! Owners are Taiwanese and Chinese, they're the sweetest couple, very dedicated to their work, you can tell they love to cook! Go check them out if you're in the area :) Cheers! read more

Hole in the wall alert! Operated by mom and pop. So the name Ahgoo literally translate to "Auntie's" so if you're expecting a big menu, attentive service, ambience...etc forgot it. However, if you're craving taiwanese homestyle food, with fat fresh dumplings, yummy beef noodle, and other specialty taiwanese dishes, this is the place for you. What's interesting was that other customers spoke native taiwanese tongue with the waitress, I think she was the mom and the cook was the pop. Service was slower than usual and they forgot to give us utensils, but it's because the place was busy and mom was the only server. read more

Yummy Taiwanese food! Food here are flavorful, good portion size, and priced very reasonable. Celery with wood ears, shredded pork with dried bean curd, simmered combination, jichoy with minced fish soup are just a few authentic dishes they offer here. read more

Ahgoo's Kitchen - Mongolian beef - Chinese Near Me - Temple City, California

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The food is very delicious, and not expensive at all. I will bring my family and friend next time. Highly recommended restaurant

Don't come here hungry. The food is pretty good but the service is horrible. We were the first table to order and last to receive food. We even ordered the same items as other tables did, and they got their food first. So the organization and service requires improvement. On to the food: Bean curd with pork (it's like no carb noodles)- good Green onion cake - thick n fluffy,unique, highlight of meal Beef noodle soup- average taste fresh noodles Pork napa dumplings-decent. Boiled. The quality of the food is worth a visit or two. There's only 6-8 tables in the small space so it can get crowded at noon. read more

As a returning customer, this one becomes my family's kitchen. Taste of true Taiwan flavor, my family love it. We togo for our thanks giving dinner. Yummy read more

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