I love the lady who works here. She's so down it cracks me up. She'll tell you to order soup if it's cold so you can stay warm and tell you if you're thirsty let her know cuz she ain't serving water in this drought unless you speak up. She totally sounds like a loving mom/grandma to every patron at the restaurant. I've only ate here maybe 3-4 times but the food always reminds me of a yummy home cooked meal. It's like eating your grandma's cooking if you're Taiwanese. My favorites are the fried chicken steak rice, the pork chop rice, the vegetarian duo, and the Taiwanese meat tamale. Come here if you don't have the patience to wait for Sinbala. In fact I feel that their food is comparable if you're just looking for simple but well prepared Taiwanese dishes. read more

Been here three times. First time I had the fried pork chop and pig ears. The pork chop is a good size and so crunchy. Second time I had to come back for the same thing. The third time I decided to try the chicken and beef shank. All three time the food was great. I will defiantly be coming back for more. The food comes out really fast. read more

The best Taiwanese bento box place in town. Everything here is authentic and homestyle with grandma's flavors. Have no clue why it only has 3.5 stars.. read more

Hidden gem!! The duck is awesome! If you know what good traditional Taiwanese food is then you have to try this place out. If you don't know what good Taiwanese food is, you're not living life correctly and should immediately come and eat here!! The people here are down to earth and the food is just too good :) stopping by almost once a week! read more

This place has plenty of variety of taiwanese side dishes which you can serve at home with meals. Also they have sausage which is premade for you to purchase. I feel the flavor is a bit plain but maybe because i eat my food too salty. lol. read more

We came here just for the Stinky Tofu. Guess what? We ordered and then they kicked us out of the restaurant saying the stinky tofu smells up the restaurant so we needed to eat it outside. Really??!! Then take it off the menu! Our dish came and indeed it's pretty stinky. But we would have appreciated the restaurant to own the stank. read more

Solid taiwanese pork chop (amazing crunchy texture with every bite). Not like sinbala, ten ren, or any traditional place. Go for the lunch boxes (available for dinner too). read more

Food was just mediocre. Got the pork chop noodle- which taste very similar to the equivalent one at Sin Bala. Their combination noodle wasn't very impressive either, way too bland. However, the reason why I'm giving this such a low rating is because the lady who took my order (also coincidentally the owner of the restaurant) was super rude. Took her forever to take our orders... Even though customers who came after us got to order and get their food first. Likewise, she ignored us when we try to get the bill. I had to go to the cashier to get her attention, despite the fact that this restaurant is, as the name suggests, tiny and "cozy". Overall, mediocre food and terrible service. Enough said read more

it is to my disappointment that my first review ever would be to this overly crammed and small cafe. upon first glance the prices seemed reasonable. they have lunch box sets [without drinks] ranging from 6.50 to 7.50 from veggie lunch box to short ribs. after a tedious long drive back from school, i headed over to try this place w/ my pops. i ordered the short ribs lunch box and chicken cold noodles. my total came out to be around 14 bucks. [not bad for two people i suppose] however when i got home i realized that the short rib portion was only 1/4 of the rice they had given me. in the lunch box set, it included a tea egg, a small piece of tofu, wayyy too much broccoli, 3-4 minuscule slices of beef short rib. and what made my day worse was that these short ribs were EXTREMELY TOUGH. after a few tries, i just spat the meat out. the chicken cold noodle was rather sickening. the sauce was a terrible fail. i mean for the price of $6.50, i expected a BIG O in my mouth. but yuck. there was no taste in the peanut sauce. annoyingly bland and oily. if i could give negative stars.. i would have done so. read more

In defense of the owner of the restaurant who is normally there... She is straight up Taiwan. I mean, if she could wear a white tank top and flip flops and get away with it, I'm sure she would. She has tude, but I like it. Then again, she knows me and we have a nice relationship. To all you people who gripe about the service staff's bad attitudes, if you want nice, don't go to Chinese restaurants. Ok, enough about that. Order the dan dan mien (noodles). Get some pigs ear and other cold items. Get dessert down 3 stores down at Sin Ba La. I want to give it a 3.5, but it won't let me. read more

I would drive over to Temple City's two cheaper and tastier taiwanese eateries over this one, but I did enjoy the lunch bento of smoked duck, egg, tofu, and veggies. The prices are reasonable for the bay area, but unfortunately, I expect better in LA. My ten dollars should stretch a lot longer than it did at this place. read more

It's not a bad place at all...I usually just order the bentos and get an easy meal over with. It's not that expensive but it's not all that cheap either. I've tried their beef noodle soup but I thought it was not all that great. I wouldn't mind too much eating stuff from here regularly although I'm sure it would eventually get rather tiring. read more

This is just to rant about an experience I recently had with them. I ordered some food for take out and when I got home found that they completely botched my order. So I called them to let them know but to my surprise was given an earload of how I shouldn't have mumbled while I was ordering and that once I left the premise I was completely responsible for the food. Okay fair enough that I could have and probably should have checked my food before heading out but having them basically yell at me for the mistake seriously ticked me off. Two stars because the food was still pretty good, just wasn't what I had ordered :/ read more

Our family want to eat at Sinbala, but there was a long line. We were so hungry so we went to Cozy Cafe. We walked in at 8.15 pm. The waitress told us that they close at 9. I got it so I ordered the food immediately by looking at the pictures. I ordered the grill pork chop and chicken bento box for my child. The waitress told me grill take too long. She said I should change to stew style instead. I was like if it is the same kind of meat just the cooking style is different, it should be okay since they are closing soon anyway. I ordered noodles for myself. The noodles came out real fast. My son was waiting, 10 minutes later, the lady brought the bento plate over, it has two combination. One is cow intestine that I don't even eat. The other combination is chicken thigh with so much bones. My son is looking at me why would I even order that kind of food that he doesn't like to eat. I Didn't order that. I asked them to make the grill pork chop and chicken breast again. I told them my son is not going to eat intestine. He only wants the Pork Chop. The other waitress told the chef to cook the food we want immediately. The waitress that serve me said can we put the grill pork chop in a to go box and along with the wrong one they gave me. They want me to pay for it and get out of the store before 9. I get it. What sucks is it only took them 8 minutes to bring the pork chop out. At that time it was 8.38 pm. At 8.43, she bring the check over asking me to pay for all three meals. As soon as my son finished the pork chop and the chicken at 8.45 pm. We are like let's get out of here. What a rip off place and bad service. Don't want to admit their mistakes and demand me to pay for something that I don't even order. I will never come here again. My recommendation is don't come after 8 pm. They are rushing you out of their store. Horrible service. read more

The food here ain't bad. The waittress first dropped off the wrong food. I was talking with a friend about China and Taiwan. I like to be fair and talk crap about both places. I guess that's why I got some weird looks from people in the restaurant. read more

This is my first time there, came to order food to go. The older lady with long dark hair acting like a total BITCH, she was not friendly at all. The place is CASH only, I do not see any sign that says that!? I left there feeling like she overcharged me and of course she ordered me the wrong item. And of course the food was bleh.. read more

I came here to pick up some food...the ladies there are not so nice. But the food is pretty good. I like their Dan Dan Noodles, which is just noodles with a spicy-peanuty sauce. Know anywhere else that does this dish well? Their potstickers good too and comes with a yummy sauce. read more

Cozy Cafe has really good simmered items and noodles. The place is very small, so I usually do take-out. My must-order item is the pan fried udon w/ either pork or seafood. Beef noodle w/ soup is quite good too. However, the waitresses there are quite rude sometimes (another reason why I do take-out). read more

Expensive (I forgot, this located in Arcadia) tasted ok, lots of stuff on menu.

"Do not order the pork feet." even though i don't eat it (my mom loves pork feet so she ordered it) but I can tell it's really dry and doesn't look appetizing. my mom was really disappointed by it. 4 stars is for the chicken roll. they make really amazing chicken roll. crispy outside and I was surpise the see taro and water chestnut in the roll which were not traditional ingredients in chicken roll. sour dock soup is decent Taiwanese meat ball is ok. read more

Just stopped by for a quick snack, and got the grilled chicken. It was a hole in the wall - which means very "cozy" and no special decor or anything, but the food was good for the price. read more

Wanted to go to Sinbala to eat, but they were packed as always, and since I was on a time crunch, I dropped by here instead. The place is really tiny. Only a couple tables. I ordered the Beef Noodle Soup. Soup was average. The meat was tender though. Nothing really stands out for this place. Just an average go to place to grab a quick bite. read more

This place is under rated for sure. Tried their beef noodle where they actually used the beef to cook the soup. Some other stores would make the stock on the side and add beef in. Noodle was cooked just right. There is plenty of beef if u like meat. The waitress is very friendly and courteous. Will go back again! read more

Delicious food, fast service, conveniently located and very affordable. My favorites: 1. Soy milk (better than other local competitors), 2. Bento boxes of fatty pork, 3. Sweet & Sour soup with vermicelli, 4. Stir fried vermicelli and yellow squash, 5. cold dishes like pig ears, tendons, and slices of bitter melon. So far, my family and I have not been disappointed in all the dishes we ordered and consumed. read more

So I decided to spend my Friday Lunch out .. a work week treat at this place. Brought along a few co-workers to try this place out. The selection of items are good. I had the beef noodle soup my friends had the veg noodle place, and the wonton noodle soup. The beef noodles had a subtle spice to it. The portion size is nice. It was just ok. I was hoping to be a little more wowwed with this place, in the hopes of it being a new kang kang for me, but i don't think that's going to happen. The seating inside is tight. They do have a large selection of side dishes to take out if you like that kind of stuff. read more

It is kind of crampy in there but I usually go during non peak time so it's alright. Every time I go there I usually order their dry tomato noodles. It feels very homemade and it's really hot when the noodles get to you and I love it because I love steamy hot fresh food. Also their price is pretty decent and I like how they give you wheat tea on the side. read more

i agree that cozy cafe's food is good. but the service is really bad. it's a really small restuarant. i went and order to go. as she was giving me the food. i asked for an extra chopstick. and the two ladies that worked there said no at the same time. it's not like the chop sticks cost a lot of money. i just wanted one extra pair since i was sharing the food. the ladies that work there are very rude! read more

I come here for my Dan Dan noodle fix. Love it. Small little cafe.

Great food but terrible service I even saw the owner lady once yelled at another customer ... She is pretty mean ...

This taiwanese food is so good! They've got the best smoked duck, braised pork feet, pork intestines, pork ear, and chicken cold noodle around the area. Authentic taiwanese and bursting in flavor. read more

After ownership changed, their Dan Dan mien doesn't taste as good as before anymore....I am sad...but everything else still pretty decent...still one of my favorite place so far read more

I would probably only do take-out at this place if I ever go back.They are super rude! The waitress wanted us to order even before we sat down and kept rushing us. There weren't even any seats available. Then she rushed the bill to use when we weren't even done eating and was pretty much kicking us out of the place. I guess because it's a very small place to begin with so they have to get people to go in and out, but still, I wanted to just chill. I ordered the beef shank on the lunch menu and my friend ordered the Unagi. Both were very tasty but they come on a huge box that makes everything look very big, but then they skimped on the meat sauce with ground meat. There is only one tofu and one egg. I woulda expected maybe 2 pieces of tofu. There was of course more vegetable than anything else. It was bok choy and stir fried with lots of oil. Actually that's what makes it taste so good. The egg was delish! Too bad there wasn't more of that either. As far as the food, I would definitely order from here again. As far as the service, it really sucks and I didn't even feel like tipping them but we did generously. read more

The lady who took my order gave me the wrong order on 3 separate occasions. If she cannot take orders in English, please find help! I was already home, when I realize she gave me something different. I had to toss the order cause it was SO OILY & GROSS! I didn't even bother to call because she wouldn't understand anyways! Will never go back again!! TERRIBLE WAITRESS!! read more

Did not enjoy this place at all. Order the grilled pork chop and chicken. The chop was about 3 mm thick and full of fat. The chicken was also full of fat, and usually I don't mind the skin and fat but this was excessive. Ordered the beef roll and unlike other beef rolls that have beef throughout, they only had a skinny piece of beef encompassed by lettuce and scallions. I was okay with this different version then I'm accustomed too but when I asked for the dipping sauce the lady with the glasses (not our server), yelled at us. She said she put plenty of sauce inside and anymore would be too much. A simple, "why don't you try it first to see if feel more sauce is needed..." would have sufficed. I also asked our server if she could make the seafood noodle soup spicy, again the lady with glasses jump down my throat from the back of the counter screaming, "if u want spicy noodle, u have to order (some other noodle dish that I don't recall the name). We don't make the seafood noodle spicy". Our server tried to be the mediator by suggesting we use the hot sauce condiment in the table. Again, a simple, "no, we can change the taste of our soup" would be the adequate response. Since we were the only table there, I thought the service could have been better too. After bein given tea and cups, we also asked for water. The reply was close to "since you want water, u don't need the tea", and our server snatched the tea and cups away. After drinking all our waters, not once did anyone refill our cups. read more

We wandered over there during our hour long wait at Din Tai Fung and ended up eating our dinner there. Simbala was also closed for some odd reason a lot of days this month (sorry, I could give more info if I remembered how to read Chinese). The menu is pretty straightforward Taiwanese with the lunch boxes (rice, pickled veggies, steamed broccoli, and fried tofu) and noodle soups being the cornerstones. I ordered the fried pork chop and my wife ordered the squid vermicelli. The food was a solid 3.5 stars. The restaurant was small but not overly crowded for 8 pm on a Saturday night. The service was fast, but they don't really fawn over you and you have to flag them down if you want anything. There's just something about watching a waitress pick her teeth in the dining room just before she brings you your food (even if you see her wash her hands) that doesn't sit quite right for me. read more

I used to like this place. But, both the food and service have gone downhill. Ironically, the price has actually gone up a lot!

Food is good in general but don't order drinks here as I just tried the kiwi juice salty taste and really spoil the appetite.

I recommend their meatballs, dumplings, smoked chicken. I buy them frozen and it makes a super quick dinner for my family. I just didn't like the fact the their writing are all in chinese with the prices. read more