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    Liu’s Cafe

    4.5 (77 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Erin T.

    Have come back to Liu's Cafe multiple times, especially after the lines have cooled down since the first month of opening, and the food has been consistently good every visit! The portions are, for me, just right, the food is not overly priced, the service is friendly, and the food always comes out pretty quickly. The interior is quite small and it is kind of bar-style so you will be sitting next to someone you don't know likely, but personally I didn't mind. I tried the Beef Noodle Soup and the broth was flavorful and the beef was really tender; I really enjoyed it! It's unfortunately not available on their to-go menu but I also really enjoyed the Braised Pork Belly Rice bowl, which is! The Hong Kong Milk Tea was just okay, and personally felt like it was lacking a little flavor; not sure if it was just the batch or day though. Overall though, pretty solid spot for some Taiwanese classics and will definitely be back to try probably the Spicy Wontons next time!

    Braised pork belly rice and sesame cold noodles
    Larry Y.

    Yummy Taiwanese spot that brings tasty Asian food to Westwood! I came here on a Saturday a couple of weeks ago, and the line was pretty long, but it moves quickly. The food comes really quickly (before we even had a chance to sit down after ordering). The waitress recommended each person get two dishes, but tbh one is more than enough. I had the sesame cold noodle and braised pork belly rice, and both dishes were a 5/5. They were both flavorful and had great portions.

    Crystal X.

    Liu's Cafe is great for a casual meal! The line seemed long when we got there but it moved pretty quickly. We tried the sesame noodles and Chiayi chicken rice and enjoyed both. My favorite was definitely the sesame noodles! The sesame flavor was bold and nutty and the noodle texture was perfect. The Chiayi chicken rice was good, though not a must-try. Drinks were a bit watered down but the food made up for it.

    Bar seating
    Rachel L.

    Chill Taiwanese/ Hong Kong fusion cafe with reasonably priced comfort food, if you put the Internet hype aside, it is a great laidback spot that benefits the local community (UCLA students). If you view it as a viral food spot that lives up the hype, it's not transformational. *Better than the Ktown location because of parking, and less line* (we came here on a Saturday late afternoon) ** Mind you seating could be limited since it's bar seating so it may not be the best place to come with a huge party. I think 1-4 people are cool. I personally think it's a great idea for them to open up their 2nd location at Westwood, the cafe offers affordable and yummy options for students around the area. FOOD Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice (4.8/5): With the price point you are paying and you're actually eating meat- not synthetic protein. I definitely think this is my #1 recommendation from this place. Taste wise, nothing magnificent but it's a bowl of comfort that is decently sized, and fills you. Seasoning is on point, I serve it with the chili oil on the table. Kaya Toast (4.5/5): Just basic Kaya toast with some coconut flakes, I love how they carry Kaya stuff on their menu. This Southeast Asia flavour deserves to be more known. It tastes custard like, coconuty-aromatic flavour. ^ I wish they have a Hong Kong Style French Toast with the option to add Kaya filling, that would be a game changer! The egg coated crust would compliments the rich custards-like coconuty aromatic. Spicy Wonton (4.3/5): Good to order for sharing. It's standard chili oil wonton, each restaurant has their own version to the sauce. I wouldn't say this is my top spot for it but it scratches off the itch if you're craving for dumplings, also tastes decent. SERVICE Service is friendly and decent, it's a cafe setting where you order at the kiosk. Then you get seated with the number stand placing on your table. They have a self-serve corner, where you get your napkins and utensils. Food didn't take a long time to come, all tastes pretty decent (not magnificent). But I've no complaints. OVERALL Can't find anything to complain here, parking is not as bad as Koreatown location. Also a great affordable laidback food spot around UCLA, I'd definitely see myself coming here as a student for quick lunch or to fill up my tummy during finals week. Now that this spot has been around for a couple years, I'd say if you view this spot as a casual Asian-fusion cafe- you're not getting disappointed. It's affordable, tastes decent, clean ambience, service with no attitude, parking not too hard. "IG viral spot" However, if you're hoping to have a life transformational/ Bib experience. There's not really a lot of creativity in their dishes or nothing magnificent in terms of taste that you would woah, it's comfort food. This spot got IG viral for a second around a year ago, and now that time thinned out the hype, I think I like this place better than before.

    Justin P.

    Overall Experience: 9.0 / 10 I've gone here a couple of times and they have been very consistent with their food and experience. There usually is a good line out the door as the restaurant isn't too big, but service is fast and people come in and out of the restaurant quickly. The food: I've tried most the items on the menu. My favorite are the sesame cold noodles with chili crisps. I always add it with the chicken and it tastes amazing. The bouncy noodles with the rich nutty creamy satisfies my cravings every time. This is also because I have a personal preference for chili peanut/sesame cold noodles, as my GF thinks its only good. Their braised pork belly rice is extremely flavorful, very rich, umami and very a subtly sweet. The pickled cucumber brings a perfect amount of tang and acid to the dish too. I would say I wish the pork to rice ratio is a little off, as I would like a larger layer of pork on the rice since each bite does not have enough pork/ flavor on it. But what my GF and I did was add the sauce from the spicy wontons into the pork rice bowl and make it a better ratio. I also really enjoyed the wontons, but the filling it a little too mush for me texturally. The flavors are on point, as I love the spicy sauce they use. The wonton wrapper is also an amazing bouncy texture but the filling texture is too many layers of soft for my preference. The dumplings are slightly spicy, not overly but drenched the sauce. The filling is small, and was a little mushy for my preference in texture. The filling was flavorful, but it is mostly masked by the spicy sauce. I have also tried their Hong Kong style French Toast and the Kaya Jam toast which I both really enjoyed. They both remind me of the bread that I make myself, which is fluffy, and soft on the inside, and subtly sweet. The condensed milk and the crispy hong kong french toast works so well, and inspires me to make it myself at home. The Kaya Jam toast is good, but if you are to get toast anyways I would recommend the Hong Kong Style French toast. Overall: I would recommend you to come here and give it a try! Don't let the line intimidate you as it moves pretty fast.

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    Gideon T.

    Overall, a really great experience! The food is pretty good across the board. I do wish the 牛肉麵 had a little more content to it, but the noodles themselves were very unique. While it might not be the most authentic take, I really have no complaints about the taste. A quick heads-up if you are visiting: parking was pretty difficult to find, and we had about a 30-minute wait. However, one standout detail I really appreciated at the end of the meal was that their payment system's default tip setting is only 8%, which is incredibly refreshing. Despite the wait and the parking situation, I highly recommend checking it out.

    Hot Hong Kong milk tea.  So good!!
    Susie D.

    Yes, everything about this place is amazing. Ok, maybe not the hour-long line on the weekend, but man, is it worth it! So just prepare mentally, bring a book, bring a friend, and prepare for an absolutely delicious meal. I was able to order a hong kong milk tea in line, which was incredible and gave me the energy to keep waiting. The wait gave us plenty of time to decide what we wanted, so we ordered right away, and the food came out super fast. Everything, I mean, everything was delicious. Not one bad bite. Then, fast forward weeks later, I was craving beef noodle soup, didn't have the car, so I ordered delivery and even that was fire!! They know what they are doing! So so happy they're on the Westside now. Already a repeat customer.

    Spicy wontons
    Elly P.

    Food: - One of the few authentic Taiwanese restaurants in West LA! - Liu Rou Fan: I typically dislike this dish since the meat is usually fatty, but at Liu's cafe, the meat is lean! The dish was small, but had good flavor - Chiayi chicken rice: rare dish to find, the chicken was tender - Spicy wonton: overall good flavor, but not amazing - Hong kong french toast: contains cream in the middle, outside was fried Service: - Parking: Westwood parking is always tough, try to get street parking - There is almost always a wait, but the staff do their best to make the experience as fast and smooth as possible - If you order togo, the wait is shorter - You order at the counter and then get served at the tables

    Braised pork belly rice
    Kristy H.

    I've been wanting to try this place since it opened, and I'm glad it lived up to the hype! This is as close to classic Taiwanese flavors as you can get on the west side. Obviously, it's not going to be as good as Taiwan, but it's pretty close. I personally think the braised pork belly rice is the closest, then the beef noodle soup, and then the spicy wontons (maybe skip those), but I think everything is worth a try here. Seating is very limited since it's all bar seating, so don't come with large parties. Parking around UCLA can be difficult too, so either find metered street parking or try one of the parking structures near Ralphs and Trader Joe's for minimal rates.

    Pandan kaya toast
    Melinda C.

    New liu's location right next to ucla! You can't go wrong with ordering because the menu is small and simple. Homey and light Taiwanese staples. What we ordered: *Pandan kaya toast (4/5) - crispy and lightly sweet! *Spicy wontons (4.5/5) - tasty, I do prefer the din tai fung ones specifically for their sauce though *Sesame cold noodles with chicken (5/5) - why haven't I ordered this at the koreatown location?! sooo good, perfectly seasoned/balanced, and the chicken paired well with it *Braised pork rice (4.2/5) - missing some of the umami fatty flavor compared to braised pork rice I've had in Taiwan, but still good There's almost always a line so be prepared to wait, it took 40 mins from arrival to get our food on a Thursday afternoon. Street parking only.

    Hong Kong Style French Toast
    Carlo G.

    Happy they opened a location in West LA! I visited this spot for lunch around noon on a Friday with some co-workers and our experience was pretty good! This spot was decently crowded and busy when we went. We waited for about 20ish minutes before the 3 of us were able to order and take a seat. The interior is nice, but small. The seating is very Asian style with shared tables that are very close to other patrons. It isn't the most ideal for people who need personal space when dining out. For the food we got: - Hong Kong Milk Tea (Iced): A bit diluted, but not bad. Not too sweet and paired well with the dishes we had. - Beef Noodle Soup: For $13, this was great value and pretty filling. A good amount of noodles and a generous amount of tender beef cheek. The broth was tasty and was even better after adding some scoops of chili oil. - Hong Kong Style French Toast: My favorite here. Crispy exterior and fluffy and custardy interior. I loved the textures, warmth, and sweetness of this toast. Can be a bit heavy on its own, so it was good to share with 2 other people. Overall, this was great and almost as good as the Ktown location. The Ktown location has the bakery items and more space, but this spot wasn't bad, just limited compared to the other location. Also not as great as the HK cafes in the SGV area, but still a great option for West LA that I would recommend. The prices are also great for the area!

    Oolong tea (left) Lemon tea (right)
    Kirsten C.

    I'm so excited that I finally got to visit Liu's café! I've been wanting to go, especially to their KTown location, but I never had the chance because I just didn't want to wait in that long line. I went on a Wednesday around 5 PM, and I walked right in and was able to sit down and grab something immediately!!! The café works by letting you order first and then sit down, which is pretty convenient. Since it was midday and not too busy, I chatted with the cashier, who showed me his favorite menu items and what he thought we should try My friend and I ended up getting oolong tea and lemon tea, since it reminded me of the Chinese-style cafés I've visited in Alhambra, and I wanted to try their lemon tea. I have to say, their lemon tea isn't as sweet as I expected, but it was still really refreshing! I got the chaiyi chicken bowl, and it was really yummy. There were these onions on top, and I got to try them too-- butttt I will say it was a full experience with the radish, even though I usually don't like radish, but it was really yummy. I like to think of it as a way to honor the chef and how he planned to eat this dish :3 We also got the pandan Kaya toast, which was really yummy and sweet. I wish it had been drenched a little more with pandan, but it was still really yummy (can you tell i love sweets) What I absolutely LOVEEEDDDDD was the Hong Kong-style French toast. It had custard inside, was perfectly crispy on the outside, and was perfectly sweet. I would definitely go back just for that. I wish I had tried the warm Hong Kong-style milk tea, which comes in a small mug, so I'll be back to try it again. I totally recommend the severe UCLA student because it's really close to Westwood, and why not treat yourself to some yummy food?

    Princess J.

    Food is always good and filling. Space is limited so you'll end up waiting quite a while for a seat but the food is worth the wait I would say.

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