Got the Three Spiced Chicken (三杯鸡), Steamed Pork Belly with Sweet Garlic Sauce (蒜泥白肉), and Hokkaido Milk Tea. We made one of the entrees into a meal so it came with a bowl of rice and corn + tomatoes and eggs on the side. The portion sizes are quite generous and the dishes were flavorful and saucy. I was skeptical if all the flavor would sink into the chicken since the pieces are a bit large but rest assured the inside of the chicken was not dry and flavorless. Although I still think smaller pieces of chicken with fewer bones would be more convenient for eating. The pork belly was also interesting because usually when I have the dish it is not sweet, but it was a pleasant change of taste. Boba was also solid. read more

Looking For Chai - Three Spiced Chicken, Steamed Porkbelly with Sweet Garlic Sauce, and Hokkaido Milk Tea - Taiwanese Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Been here a couple times now and have always gone home happy. Their food is delicious and authentic. You can tell by how long their lines are. Because of this, I recommend that you either come during their off hours or be prepared to wait. Once you get your food though, you cannot really go wrong. Their minced pork rice is good and the large is large! I have also like their crispy chicken with spicy sauce and honey wings. You can't go wrong with either. This is one of my must go when I'm in the area, but be prepared to wait in line. read more

Looking For Chai - Taiwanese Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

I eat here once in a while and my favorite dish is probably their classic Taiwanese fried rice with sausage in it. Very tasty. Also their hot plate beef steak with black pepper and mushroom sauce (yes you can ask for combo sauce) is also very tasty and authentic! I still buy to go as I won't eat in a restaurant just yet due to delta! read more

Looking For Chai - Taiwanese Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

The C2 crispy chicken with special spicy sauce has me dreaming about this place all the time. It's so good! The heat from the sauce is so addicting! I've also tried their boba and hotpot, which are good as well! I want to try other things, but I always have to order the C2! read more

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My husband is Taiwanese,so we always eat in this restaurant.waitress are very friendly . Tea milk is very tasty. Noodles and hot pot are my favorite . My husband love beef with noddle. All dishes remind my husband his hometown. Nice place to eat out. read more

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This place is good, the wait wasn't very long, servers were attentive. I've gotten recommendations from friends to try this place out for authentic Taiwanese food and it didn't disappoint! The pop corn chicken was well seasoned, however the bok choy that came with it was blanched with no seasoning whatsoever. Rice was also seasoned and sprinkled with some meat sauce, so that balanced it out! The oyster pancake was really really good, only got about 4 small oysters in total though, but worth it cause it tasted pretty good. We also got bubble tea to go, and it was solid bubble tea, better than Oasis and similar ish to Sharetea or Coco read more

Looking For Chai - B8. Popcorn Chicken over Rice B2. Braised Pork over Rice Oyster Pancake - Taiwanese Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Rare to find a place that actually is good in BOTH food & drink. I literally starve myself all day just so I can pig out during dinner with their delicious Taiwanese comfort food and tasty drinks! Love how the hot pot are mini size so you can get to try other things on the menu. Service was very attentive, as I was with a Cantonese speaking friend. I recommend going with a few people(they don't have to be people you like, they just need to have same taste in food) so you can get to try more things on the menu. I recommend the pumpkin milk puree hot pot, sizzling plate, spiced pork over rice, popcorn chicken, and their cookie & cream milk tea. It's so cute, it's like a potted plant drink with crumbled Orea cookie sitting on sea-salt creama on your choice of hot or cold milk tea so it looks like a plant replica, soooo cute! Great for photos! But actually taste good too! Hehe. Tell me about your experience if you've been here or is going to after reading this review:) read more

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Second time, and I tried their milk tea (Ceylong Milk Tea) along with three new dishes. The deep fried chicken steak over rice, Haaka style stir fried tofu pork belly dry squid with spicy sauce, and sweet and sour spare ribs. Ceylon milk tea: would highly recommend this. It's got a good blend of tea and milk and has a roastier flavor compared to Hokkaido milk tea. I believe, this is similar to Hong Kong style milk tea which tends to have a darker and roasty taste to it. Deep fried chicken steak: My dad only gets this dish and I can see why. It's pretty good! The chicken is tender and moist while the outside is pretty crunchy but not hard. The portion is big for the price that you pay too. Sweet and sour spare ribs: I really liked this dish as well. They made it really nicely and although I can't say that there's anything too special about it, I will say that I really liked the blend between the sweet and sour. Stir fried tofu pork belly: First of all, this wasn't spicy. Which is fine because usually I don't do spicy. BUT SECONDLY, I swear there was barely any pork belly in it. Maybe like 5 small pieces? A little disappointed in this dish since my dad and I were expecting there to be a bit more pork belly. It was pretty much a veggie dish at this point. And where was the dry squid? I saw dried shrimp though but I don't think those are the same seafoods. Overall, a bit disappointed and let down because of the misleading name (unless I completely read the menu wrong but I don't think we did...), but the taste wasn't bad though. Anyways, I highly recommend their drinks! read more

This is a great lunch spot. We all ordered different dishes and tried them. The favorite was the beef hot pot, my friend said it was the most delicious and flavorful broth she's ever tried. I got the spicy chicken and it was great. The Taiwanese noodles were wonderful as well. We will be back often. Tip- show up early for lunch. My noon the line is out the door! read more

Looking For Chai - Taiwanese Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Always yummy as always, the bitter melon is the best for diabetics By delivery or by take out they pack it well. read more

Solid 4 stars for fast, friendly service and a hearty order of damn delicious Taiwanese noodles, with the perfect proportion of noodles to veg. Just discovered this place because I didn't keep my eyes on the road and happened to see the sign for noodles; Who doesn't love a good noodle dish? Can't wait to explore the extensive menu full of noodles, traditional dishes and hot pot. read more

SO happy to stumble upon this gem during these times, especially since I wasn't able to visit home to get my mama's cooking for the holidays. This is probably one of the best Taiwanese restaurants in the area and always satisfies my cravings when I'm feeling homesick and am too lazy to try and whip up some traditional Taiwanese dishes. They have a huge variety of menu items, including lots of tea options - truly a one stop shop. I have loved everything I've tried here so far, and here are a few must haves we have in rotation for dinners: - Crispy chicken with special spicy sauce - Braised pork rice - Three spice chicken - Popcorn chicken - Beef noodle soup The entire staff is so incredibly friendly and helpful, and safety measures are in place for the pandemic with everyone wearing masks. I recommend calling in your order (typically 10-15 minutes before pick up), but you can order in person as well. The teas they have here are delicious, which always seems hard to find at restaurants. I love that they offer the option to adjust the sweetness of the drinks accordingly; 75% sweetness is perfect for me, and my go-to is always the jasmine milk tea with boba. Highly recommend!! read more

This is a cute Taiwanese place in a shopping center. My friend and I ordered the lamb with vegetables, pork belly burgers, and spicy hot pot. My friend also go the cookie milk tea. I thought the cookie milk tea looked good. It was essentially milk tea with a sprinkling of crushed cookies on top made to look like a plant. The lamb with vegetables was my favorite dish. The vegetables were unique and the lamb wasn't too salty. However, the price was a bit high at $13. The pork belly burger had good flavor but the pork was tough and hard to bite through. The bun was fluffy and perfect. The spicy hot pot has a good variety of vegetables and meat in it. However, the spicy part wasn't well distributed and resulted in most of the dish not being spicy and then you'd accidentally eat a super spicy bite. Overall, I'd come back. Food was pretty good and mostly reasonably priced for the portions. read more

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Quality Taiwanese food with a reasonable price. If you're looking for the classic Taiwanese tea house snacks and foods, this is the spot! Popcorn chicken - they don't skimp on the 5 spice. Tastes like you went to Taiwan and got Hotstar. If you know, you know. Stewed pork over rice - legit and big portion Ong choy with lamb - tasty. Not quite Facing East but cheaper and satisfying. Pork Belly Bao - perfect. This one is legit! Teas are good. Hotpot looks good. Everything I've tried has been really good. read more

We've been here several times now, and have had great experiences each time! Not only is this place inexpensive, but there is just enough variety for the pickiest eaters. We typically get their popcorn chicken (鹽酥雞), beef noodle soup (紅燒牛肉麵), some stir-fry vegetables, and their ground pork with vermicelli stir-fry (螞蟻上樹). Flavors are solid and portions are substantial enough for leftovers. I like that every dish that flies out of the kitchen is piping hot and the quality of ingredients is high; doesn't feel like you're eating week-old food. We've gotten the water leaf spinach (空心菜) and pea shoots (豆苗), and like the pea shoots better overall. The water leaf spinach is still a solid choice if you're in the mood for something less crisp and with a bite. Service is great and fast. If you come during normal dinner hours, there is a wait, especially if you're a party of 4. They move the line fairly quickly, so you typically don't have to wait more than 30 minutes. Word of caution: They close the kitchen at around 9pm, so make sure you arrive beforehand if you intend to eat. You can still order drinks until closing. Plenty of parking and easy to access. The storefront is a little hidden off of Northup Way, so keep an eye out for it because the signage isn't very big. We'll continue to return to this establishment, and encourage you to try it out if you're looking for some wholesome authentic Taiwanese eats! read more

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Notables for me: string beans sticky chicken wings. Prices have definitely gone up. It's about $18 for a dish. The tea was moderate (I didn't really taste the tea flavor). Spacious seating. Easy parking . read more

New Taiwanese favorite in Bellevue - authentic, reasonably priced, with a wide range of offerings from Taiwanese classics to lesser known favorites. We sampled the latter to try new dishes not as commonly found: - 蚵仔煎 Oyster omelette (O-A-Zen): Authentic ingredients and taste, though I prefer my oa zen slightly crispier, less gooey. I dread poor renditions of oyster omelettes, so rarely order - this was a B+/A- - 蒼蠅頭 Chives with Ground Pork (cang ying tou): Excellent, flavorful, bold with a light kick from peppers - Braised egg tofu: Perfectly braised egg tofu, delicious and refreshing Look forward to returning to try the classics - popcorn chicken, beef noodle soup, pork belly and braised pork over rice. Worth the wait, though wait times can be formidable on weekends. Came with a friend for Saturday lunch around noon and waited for about 25 min. for table of 2. Prices were reasonable, given quality and portion sizes. While the atmosphere is that of a large cafe, the dishes are more of a restaurant, based on menu breadth and quality. Recommend coming with a friend! read more

Always a great place to eat at. I love their mango green tea. My kids love their popcorn chicken and the steak.

I'm from Socal where the Chinatown/Asian food area is larger than then entire Seattle metro area... so my standards for Taiwanese food are pretty high. That said Looking for Chai wasn't too shabby! I tried their yansuji which was good.. but not the best i've had. Flavor was right on but i would've liked it a little more crunchy. I also had the bamboo shoots & sliced pork. This was very very tasty. I was eating solo so I didn't have a chance to try anything else. Next time I'm visiting Msft for work i'll stop by again for sure. read more

Great spot to get takeout or eat in! We've been here multiple times and we really like that the portions are large for the price and it's delicious as well. My favorite dishes are the popcorn chicken, the pork burgers, pickled cucumber and the sizzling hot plates! I've also tried their mini hotpot which is pretty good but it wasn't enough meat and the soup wasn't as flavorful. I tried the kimchi hotpot and replaced the lamb with the beef. But then I guess that's what I get for ordering kimchi at a non-Korean place hahaha. Next time I'll try a different one - maybe the spicy Taiwanese hotpot. Definitely a great choice if you are looking for some fast & yummy Taiwanese food! The service here has always been great as well, very friendly :) read more

Love this place ! I've eaten many hot pots in my life... I only crave hot pot from Chai! Sour cabbage with pork belly is my all time fav! I love the eggplant, bitter melon, popcorn chicken plus more. Lots of veggies choices. Love the boba teas as well. Good service, good food and portions are good with price point. read more

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Had the Taiwanese spicy pot. There is no description of ingredients. Broth is plain, was not spicy at all. The pot has beef, cabbage, pork blood, intestine, Imitation crab, and clear noodles. Had I known the ingredients, I would not have ordered this. Still have a terrible taste in my mouth. read more

Looking For Chai - Taiwanese spicy pot - Taiwanese Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

This might be our new favorite Taiwanese restaurant. Been here a couple times, almost busy every time! Server were friendly and the dishes were very authentic and generous. Definitely will be back. read more

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This is a great Taiwanese restaurant with homey comfort foods. They served many dishes quick! My favorite menu items are crispy chicken and minced pork with rice. Their prices are reasonable. I have been here twice and I'd come back here again. They usually have people line up. My wait time is about 5-10 mins. read more

Looking For Chai - C2: Crispy chicken - Taiwanese Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Tastes just like food from Taiwan. Always try to go every time we are in Seattle and always take a bunch of take out back with us.

I grew up in Taiwan and had missed authentic Taiwanese food for years. I was so glad when Looking for Chai Taiwanese Kitchen opened in Bellevue, and I have since become a regular, and I still go there average once a week from Monroe. The food is authentic, delicious, and fair priced. And it's not just the food, the service is great too and the place is clean. This is where we always go for birthday meals. Highly recommend! read more

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Fast, delicious, and conveniently close with me. I've just discovered it and will be back again! My go to is the braised tofu with veggies but they have such a wide selection. The price is somewhat high but justifiable I think for the amount of food and how quickly they complete my orders. read more

Excited we found this! My partner is Taiwanese so we had high expectations for this food. The bamboo and green veg was amazing! Seasoned perfect and cooked like home. We also got the noodles and 3 cup chicken which were just ok. I wasn't the biggest fan of the 3 cup chicken because I don't typically like cartilage and bones. The flavor was decent but not as strong as you find in Taiwan. The noodles were a bit soft without any qq, but appreciated the generous veg included in them. The best part was definitely the fact we didn't have to go get boba elsewhere! read more

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Came here on a Sunday night at 5:30pm. The restaurant was almost packed! As a group of 3, our wait was no longer than 5 minutes. Their staff was friendly and helpful, and the service was quick! We ordered popcorn chicken, braised pork over rice, egg tofu with veggies, and fried string beans. We had to order an extra bowl of rice to go with our egg tofu dish as it had a yummy sauce that needed some carb companionship. Flavor of the dishes were yummy and the portions were reasonable! Their menu has many options - I spied on other tables and they have mini hot pot options as well as plenty of milk tea and drink options. I would love to try some of these next time! read more

We intended to go there just to get a few drinks and ended up getting dinner too. We ordered the braised pork over rice, house honey glazed chicken wings and made it a meal (making it a meal comes with a bowl of rice and two very small sides of tomato/egg and corn), butterflied Taiwanese pork chop from the small plate menu, the mixed mushroom special, vegetarian trio mushroom hot pot & added lamb, and water spinach. The dishes were all good (especially the wings) - but they were pricey for the portions you got. We also ordered a milk tea trio (that comes with boba, custard, and grass jelly) and a yogurt & mango drink. These were tasty yet decently priced. Overall we give them a solid 3 with the hope we find reasons to increase that rating - after our next visit. read more

This is one of my favorite Taiwanese restaurant on the east side on Seattle. Having been to Taiwan recently in past 2 years, every time I crave Taiwanese style food I come here. This was my third visit to this place and as always I was not disappointed! The food choices here and great with dishes full of flavor and something for everyone. This place does get very busy so plan to wait at least 20 min if you come during rush hour. Luckily we came here on a weekday for dinner and only had to wait for 10 min. But the food is definitely worth the wait. I ordered the Popcorn chicken, chicken fried steak over rice and minced pork with noodle. The portion sizes are not huge but adequate enough to fill you up. Their minced pork is very delicious and flavorful and even though I have had it with rice, I would highly recommend getting it with noodle! It was definitely much better that way by having the noodle soak the flavor of the pork than you typical plain rice. I always get the popcorn chicken as well which is crispy on the outside and juice inside specially with the added fried basil on top that takes it up a notch. The chicken fried steak is a very popular dish as well and I really enjoyed it with the tea egg and corn side dishes to help with the fried chicken. This place does not offer any traditional deserts but do have a whole laundry list of boba teas you can get. I have tried the honey tea and hakaido milk tea both of which were very good. I highly recommend this place and would suggest coming during a weekday to avoid the rush if you can. The food is amazing and service is great as --------------- 12/14/18 Update: I am updating my review of this place to drop it down to a 3 star. We had been here a few times before and enjoyed the food but recently went and was very disappointed! The minced pork with noodle was very watery and the flavor was so diluted. We also ordered the seafood pancake which was overly spicy and not very appetizing. Only thing consistently good was the popcorn chicken. My sister in law visited the place couple of times this month and also said she felt the flavor was diluted and quality had gone down. I would NOT recommend this place for Taiwanese food now since it's not worth waiting 20-30 min for a subpar flavor. read more

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I'm so glad that Looking For Chai found a home on the Eastside as they offer delicious Taiwanese cuisine at reasonable prices. Three of us arrived on a Sunday around 5:30 for dinner and were immediately seated at one of just three vacant tables. About 10 minutes later, a line began to form and by 6:30, the wait was out the door. We ordered four dishes which was just enough: - Three Spice Chicken: Although I loved its flavor profile, this was NOT a great value. Mixed with onions, peppers and basil, the light coating of sauce on the chicken was both savory and slightly sweet. Unfortunately, only a few pieces of chicken contained a reasonable amount of meat; a few were mainly bone. - Taiwanese Stir Fried Noodles: This was my favorite dish of the night and I'd come back specifically to order this for take-out. The noodles were perfectly cooked in a hot wok, combined with diced pork, dried shrimp, cabbage and black mushrooms. Yum!! - Dry Cooked Green Beans and Pork: Could have used a little more flavor, but the beans tasted fresh and were nicely salted. Green beans are my go-to vegetable pick at Chinese restaurants and these place about average in my opinion. - Spiced Pork over Rice: I enjoyed this dish and it tasted pretty similar to Facing East's. It had a rich, meaty flavor and a substantial amount of pork to coat the rice. Considering the crowd of customers waiting to be seated, it was apparent that although the staff did their best to attend to all diners, they were extremely stressed under the pressure. However, I will note that there were only two waiters responsible for taking orders, seating and clearing tables - I'd suggest they need one more waiter to assist. Although they were friendly and checked on us (in a very hurried manner), I couldn't help but feel rushed as they constantly sped by. During my visit, I was under the impression that once you finish eating, you're expected to leave immediately... not an environment to enjoy a relaxing meal catching up with friends or family. After dinner, I ordered a Passionfruit green tea with boba at the to-go counter. I noticed there were a couple employees in the back who are dedicated to only preparing teas. This tea was delicious and a nice way to finish off my meal. Nice chewy boba with 25% sweetness, and light ice - perfect! Despite the frantic service, I'd still gladly return to taste more of their dishes or for a quick bubble tea stop. read more

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OK HERES THE TEA. I ALWAYS order from this place on uber eats whenever I need some fast dinner that I know is going to satisfy mine and my little brother's cravings. We absolutely love the fried chicken chop plate. It comes with the special pork rice that people order separately, an egg, corn, and veggies. It's so rare to see my little brother eat all of the food that comes with the meal and he does.... every time. The food here and the pricing is not terrible. BUT- the service is just unreasonable. The last time I came into the store, the wait was about 35 minutes for the 5 of us. We got seated pretty fast! But we ordered our food almost immediately and everyone who got seated AFTER US got their food before us. Turns out they never put our order into the kitchen and we waited all that time for no reason. They didn't acknowledge that they made a mistake but instead made it seem like we were being impatient because it was busy. read more

Looking For Chai - our food that came 30 minutes later - Taiwanese Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Tl;Dr a little pricey, medium sized portions, but with decent Taiwanese flavor. This place has a hip vibe to it with a modern interior. The teas here are above average with some really unique flavors and at a very reasonable price. I tried the pork blood and intestine (hot pot?) with popcorn chicken as an appetizer. The popcorn chicken was delicious as it was really meaty and juicy. The hotpot was also delicious, one of the few places where I enjoyed pork blood. read more

Looking For Chai - Popcorn chicken! - Taiwanese Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Delicious food and super friendly staff. It was packed but they gave us proper attention and refilled our waters all the time. I would highly recommend! The food is so good and they give generous portions. We got milk teas but didn't take pics... they were equally delicious! read more

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Ordered with DoorDash and enjoyed everything! The braised beef over rice and the pineapple prawns were especially delicious. I am sure everything is even better in person. Thank you for the wonderful meal read more

My fav Taiwanese food in town!! They have never let me down The pork belle is so juicy, good portion, health. read more

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Came here on a Sunday night for early dinner around 6pm. We got there early so there was plenty of easy parking and no wait, although the storefront is a little hard to see if you're not familiar with the area. Also, when we left around 7ish, the place was packed, with a line of about 15 people out the door. We ordered the chicken wings with honey sauce (with soy sauce and garlic and a little heat), the chive flowers with squid, and the green beans with dried shrimp and pork. They kindly double checked that we knew about the shrimp, just in case of allergies, I guess? We also got a bowl of white rice. For two very hungry people, this was plenty of food, and we actually packed a little home. We looooved the chicken wings (which came out HOT, like you need to wait at least 5 minutes before eating hot), and the sauce was fantastic. The chives flowers and squid were tasty but a little undersalted, so the squid was underwhelming, though properly cooked. The green beans were good, though missing that good wok char that I love. The dried shrimp in the green beans were delectable. Bathrooms were fairly clean and ADA friendly, though not gender neutral in terms of signage (though there are two individual locked bathrooms, so you could probably use either). No baby changing tablet. Service was super friendly and attentive during our meal. Food came out at a fairly reasonable pace. Prices were reasonable. Definitely looks like a great place for drinks, though we didn't try any. We'll be back! read more

Looking For Chai - Squid with chive flowers. Good but mild flavor. - Taiwanese Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Yummy food. Great price. I love it every time I'm there. No complaints here. Tried to doordash the food and it's still good.

Love their braised pork over rice and cookie milk tea! Service has always been fast when I've ordered, there staff is friendly.