Been walking by this place for over a year and finally decided to try it. The lady behind the counter was rather funny and was cracking jokes. I asked if she had the real Taiwanese pancake bomb bread? She said "nope" and all wasn't lost as I was sharing with her how delicious they were a couple months back trying them for the first time in Taipei. Ordered the oyster omelet and the salt & pepper chicken. Both were quite delicious. Will come back and try other items and their boba tea. read more

Sozo Kitchen - Oyster omelet - Taiwanese Near Me - South Salt Lake City, Utah

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This review is for the braised pork rice bowl. The atmosphere was welcoming enough--lots of Taiwanese style items that got my appetite growling despite having a fair sized lunch earlier. Prices are all reasonable, and Lucy was very friendly. I had ordered the braised pork bun but she misheard me and gave me the braised pork rice bowl instead. It looked really delicious. First bite was plan and I thought it was only like this for the first bite. But I was wrong. This dish was quite plain, and my wife (who is Taiwanese) agreed after she took a few bites. The pork also did not seem very fresh. Honestly I will give this place another try, but probably order something else when you visit. The menu has such great variety that there must be some excellent items. However I can not recommend the braised pork rice! read more

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I really feel bad giving them 2 stars, but they've completely let me down! I usually go to the Chinatown Supermarket once or twice a month. So when I saw this new Taiwanese place opened up (usually I go to Mom's Kitchen), I was very excited to try them out. It seemed like the stall is ran by only 2 persons & the eldest one is doing most of the cooking at the back. So I thought I'll get some nice authentic Taiwanese food here. I ordered the No-3: Beef brisket tomato, my friend ordered the No-1: Salt and pepper chicken & we both ordered their Chocolate bubble tea. The Salt & Pepper chick was okay type, but my beef brisket dish looked like they just poured progresso's beef pot roast soup can (with bigger potato pieces) on the rice. It was sweet and absolutely bland...no flavors whatsoever! And the bubble tea was another huge disappointment...as if I was drinking a v-e-r-y low quality warm chocolate skim milk with half boiled tapioca pearls; so hard! As I've said earlier, I feel bad for giving them such a bad review, but I strongly believe that they need to step up their game if they want to survive in that market place. read more

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Go here!!!! The Aunty that runs the place is absolutely adorable and reminds me so much of my mom. I had pork chop noodle soup which was delicious and flavorful as well as the oyster omelette which brought me back to Taiwan. Would love to see this place succeed and can't wait to be back to try everything else!! read more

Ordered takeout from this place since they aren't doing dine in yet and it was alright. I ordered the Salt & pepper chicken and braised pork over rice combo. The chicken and the pork were tender but didn't have much in the way of flavor or spice. The entire dish was fairly one note, and though they had a few veggies on the side, they were just some carrot and broccoli slices that tasted like they were cooked in a separate batch maybe just stir fried a couple min and just tossed into entrees on the side. It was however a ton of food for $15, could've easily been 2 full meals but I got past the halfway point and was already committed. I might return to try some of the other dishes as I have heard good things about this place but will prob pass on the salt & pepper chicken and braised pork. read more

The taste is good and portion is full, the owner is very friendly . Would be willing to visit again . read more

Sozo Kitchen - Taiwan Braised Pork rice & Salt and Pepper Chicken The taste is good, the portion is full, the owner is very friendly - Taiwanese Near Me - South Salt Lake City, Utah

This review is based off of their summer love drinks only. I always walked past this place and never stopped by for food. But I finally saw their summer special drink and thought to myself how great they sound. I went at noon, during my lunch break cause I wanted a sweet drink. When I walked in I can smell a delicious aroma for food, but I was still just here for the drink. The lady was nice, but doesn't speak English so great. I'm not sure if she speaks Cantonese, but she does speak mandarin. The menu on the wall shows the food being at a nice cheap price. The summer drinks didn't have any price. I order the puppy love. It's a strawberry pineapple drink. I added boba for an extra dollar. You'd think this drink would be around $4-5, but it wasn't. It was $8. That's very pricy for pineapple and strawberry. When I got my drink it was super yellow, so I was a bit confuse wondering if they use a different type of strawberry. Well...apparently I only got a pineapple drink. No strawberry. I had to go to work, so I just left. I probably wouldn't come here for their drinks anymore since it's that pricey and it was made wrong. Their drinks did have pulp in it, so there is definitely some kind of fruit in there, but still not worth it. Even fresh press juice isn't that expensive. read more

Sozo Kitchen - Puppy love...without the strawberry...not by choice - Taiwanese Near Me - South Salt Lake City, Utah

This is the most legit Taiwanese food you can find in Salt Lake. My favorite is the salt and pepper chicken with braised pork over rice and beef noodle soup. The owner, Lucy, is so passionate about the food and getting to know the people she cooks for. If you want some tasty home cooked meal, this is definitely the place. read more

I am a boba smoothie lover, and me and my GF really wanted some boba today. We were close to Chinatown so we chose this location. They have two kinds of boba drinks, the milk ones for $4 and the fruit ones for $7. I personally think that $7 for a smoothie, although freshly squeezed and contains two kinds of fruits, is still pretty expensive. So we tried the milk ones, Winter melon and brown sugar. They put whole milk and boba with this two flavors. The results are bland. The owner said that brown sugar is sweeter than winter melon but they are both really not sweet at all. After drinking for a bit between two, it even became hard for me to know which one is winter melon which one is brown sugar.. I usually asked for half sugar for my smoothies but I didn't this time, and it tasted like just milk and boba honestly. I guess it is really fresh and it is healthy (I think they don't put any sugar other than milk, boba and the option?), but it tasted too "healthy" for me. And they didn't boil the boba long enough as they were hard and lack the texture of chewiness (they break too easily with little pressure). I am not able to say much for the food because I haven't tried any of them but I probably won't come back for the boba drinks anymore. read more

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I've had such plain Taiwanese flavors before so this isn't so surprising. You know how when taco bells make everything taste the same? This is how it tastes like. The same dry tasteless pork is used in almost every dish. Please try to marinate your meat more or prepare a sauce. Not worth it unless you're super hungry and craving Taiwanese food. Maybe it's for low sodium diet. read more

This review is related to my critique of nearby Space Tea. One night, two appalling experiences in succession. I entered Sozo Kitchen on a Saturday evening to order takeout; no customers arrived during my visit. I requested a custom "mango/passion fruit smoothie," adding milk and boba. Yes: no milk in a smoothie. A popcorn chicken order, that wasn't popcorn chicken, accompanied the drink. I was surprised with a smoothie that was half liquid. The flavor was also off, amplified by the liquidy characteristic of the drink. I also endured pungent popcorn chicken that was made with long chicken strips (correct popcorn chicken available only on certain days), instead. Same cooking method as normal popcorn chicken, but the spices were badly overdone. I always try to finish food completely, but left haft of drink/chicken uneaten. This restaurant ties with Foodie and Sweetie DMarket at the bottom of the barrel. As mentioned, I had the bright idea of getting another smoothie to save the meal. See my brief thoughts on Space Tea. read more

This is literally a hole in the wall in the Asian market, but anyone who has spent time in Taiwan will instantly be hit with nostalgia as soon as you get a whiff of the place. The salt and pepper chicken (鹽酥雞) was by far the best I've had outside of Taiwan. The lady who runs the place is so sweet, we chatted with her the whole time she made our food. Portion sizes are awesome for the price too. We'll definitely be back, I can't wait to try her other dishes! read more

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The owner is very eager to help and nice. There's not that many Taiwanese places in Utah, so I decided to give this place a try. It was good, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't anything that screams "amazing." Sozo has a home-made appeal to the location and the food, which is both good and bad. The decor, however, is not super coherent. I appreciate the homey feeling to the place, but I wish they'd hired a hand-lettering artist to do the labeling. I can still see the pencil sketch underneath the sharpie and the scrapbooking paper pieces that are the borders are not the same wid. Granted, this might not be important to the owners, but I do this in this era of social media and marketing, having an open, comfortable, and atheistically pleasing store is the only way to stay competitive on top of having consistent and good food. read more

This place is fantastic! Lucy is very friendly and welcoming. If you're looking for authentic Taiwanese food this is the place to go! I have been here multiple times and I have tried something new every time and I am always shocked at how delicious the food is. This is my go to Taiwanese food restaurant! read more

Please please please if you ever come to Salt Lake City and ever want to eat some real real Taiwanese food please come visit here! Aunty is so nice and it is great to bump into a fellow Taiwanese. We ordered railroad pork chop, minced pork, chicken leg, and let me tell you the portions are huge and you rice is so fair. Especially the quality of food she is making. Makes everything from scratch and it magically delicious!! Must try and must eat!! read more

This is such a delightful little authentic Taiwanese restaurant. The owner Lucy is so friendly with an infectious smile and a great sense of humor. When we came in she had just repainted the place a happy pink and opened her new spring menu (she does a different menu every season but will also make a bunch of stuff off menu). Everything we had was great, especially the hospitality. Come by for a visit! read more

Sozo Kitchen - Lucy - Taiwanese Near Me - South Salt Lake City, Utah

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I ordered their Taiwanese popcorn chicken, super soft and has no flavor at all. Those ladies definitely need to improve their cooking skills before confidently opened an restaurant. Even my husband who doesn't really know about aunthentic Asian cuisine told me the food is gross after he tried some of their dishes. Now every time when I visit the Chinatown supermarket, this place just barely has customers. Don't waste any penny here, you can cook better at home. read more

The food here is basic, in a good way. If you want a gourmet meal to show off to your date or on Instagram, this is the wrong place. If you want some hipster BS like fried kale over quinoa or burnt broccoli or whatever they're doing these days, this is the wrong place for that too. But if you want some filling food with fairly good ingredients that's a fairly good value, this is a good place to go. The spice choices are all reasonable, like five spice powder on the braised pork, and salt and Sichuan pepper on the fried chicken. This is located in what used to be a run-down payday loan place, which was an eyesore and I'm glad it's gone. I hope it survives. read more

The food here is delicious and Lucy the owner could not be more friendly!! We had the braised pork and salt and pepper chicken along with the traditional rice dumpling. It felt like having a home cooked Taiwanese meal. This place should be a GO TO, and I can imagine is just as good for takeout. Also it is the freshest and best boba we've ever had in SLC! She even makes what she calls LDS boba without tea!! read more

I was very excited when I first saw this place opening up inside the grocery market in China Town. I thought "oh finally a Taiwanese place to eat at in Salt Lake City!" I ordered the braised pork over rice the very first time I went there. The flavor reminded me of growing up in Taiwan as a child. I was so happy I couldn't wait to go back the second time. About 2 weeks ago, I finally went back and ordered the same thing and I ordered the pork buns. Boy was I excited to eat the buns. Sadly, the whole thing was dry as a desert wash. I couldn't even swallow without taking a drink. I suspect they used the microwave to warm up the buns and they turned to literal paper. If the pork itself has more sauce it might have saved the buns but that too was dry as hell. The lady who prepared it even asked if I wanted peanut power on my pork bun, in which I replied, Yes! But there was no peanut powder on my pork. Anyway, the pork buns were a bust. At least I still had the braised pork over rice, right? WRONG! There was so little minced braised pork portion compared to the rice! The flavor was still good but I was thoroughly disappointed with the whole experience I'm giving this place a three star because I did enjoy it the first time but really it should be a two star for the horrible experience my second time. I hope y'all do better read more

I came here once for lunch on a weekday and ordered beef noodle soup. It was nothing special and the price was not worth the value. Definitely not coming here again for beef noodle soup. read more

We really enjoyed this place! The lady who owns it was really nice and she makes everything fresh. Pepper chicken was great and so was the pork noodle dish. Price is very reasonablee and we left full and happy! read more

A lovely pink store in the market. Lucy is really friendly. She came from Taiwan and provide exact Taiwanese flavor food. My wife and I all enjoy food here and her stories of traveling over the world. read more

My significant other and I come here at least once a week as long as we are in town. I am a pretty decent cook myself that's why I don't really like to go to one place too many times and if they disappoint me once I'd prob never go back, but this place so far has never disappointed me. I love how she makes things with her own understanding of how ingredients work together. It's like an artist playing with color. We love the buns and pancakes(really isn't pancake tho) so much that sometimes we would just have that for brunch. Indeed most of the things she makes I make too and she does tell me her secret ingredient. Can I make it myself? Yes. Will I stop going? Hell no. I love trying new things she comes up with and learn from the way she makes them. It's inspiring and does add to my own cooking. read more

They got me with the "Railway Pork Chop" sign. Yes, it was pai gu fan just like I used to get at the train stations in the little cardboard bento boxes, except the pai gu was the size of my face. It came with rice, a few wilted baby bok choy, a couple of turnip or daikon pickles, and a nice brown, overcooked soy sauce egg. She even ladled some of the braising liquid from the eggs onto the rice. It had nice flavorful bits of braised pork belly in it. Everything just as I remember it from 43 years ago! Sozo advertises "LDS Milk Tea", so of course I had to try it. It was chilled milk, dong gua cha (winter melon tea), and boba balls, and it was delicious! They even have niu rou mien (Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup). This is night market street food, not haute cuisine, but if you've ever been to Taiwan, you have to check this place out! read more

I love this little spot! Their salt and pepper chicken is delicious and the portion sizes are huge. The "package" comes with a protein, rice, an egg, vegetables, and a drink. Our vegetables were Bok Choy, carrot, and squash. We ordered our package with boba tea. Everything has been delicious every time. My family likes the bowls and they offer rice noodles so my gluten-free sis is able to get something beside rice. Their boba was really tasty and the pearls were cooked perfectly. This is well worth the money and it easily gives you two full meals. The person helping us, a younger male, was extremely kind and helpful. He went over the menu with us and clarified on any questions we had. read more

Legit Taiwanese comfort food for a stellar price. You'll come here for a taste of authenticity, not some hipster flare. Small business trying to stay afloat and compete with $10 avocado toast and $7 lattes. Don't expect fine dining ambience but come to appreciate a little taste of the Formosa Island. read more

Very authentic Taiwanese food. Best in greater SLC area. Would definitely recommend Three-Cup Chicken. A must-order for me every time.

Tiny shop inside Chinatown Supermarket serving up real deal Taiwan street food like salt and pepper chicken and braised pork. Service was friendly and super fast and food was good! read more

Sozo Kitchen - Taiwanese Near Me - South Salt Lake City, Utah

I'm hoping the owner will see this somehow because even though the food was so so, as a fellow Taiwanese, I'm rooting for them to succeed. This place can be better if the menu was simplified to 4 of the most popular dishes and replace the bobas/smoothies with canned drinks like Asian soda. Why offer bobas when there's a boba tea shop just a few feet away inside Chinatown with so many more offerings? Too many offering and no demand lead to unnecessary expenses and lower quality. Another key to success is consistency. Sometimes you get a lot of pork in the braised pork rice, sometimes just a few pieces. Also, it's important to serve fresh food instead of making things in advance and having to reheat items. Customers won't mind waiting longer for fresh food. I could tell my salt pepper chicken was fried already and reheated because the texture of the meat was rubbery and the fried crust wasn't that golden yellow. The seasoning was good but I just wish it was served fresh. The hard boiled soy sauce egg that came in my braised pork rice was over cooked and hard in some areas of the egg white, probably because it's been reheated and sat at the bottom of the pot. Pork rice was good and well seasoned but the ratio of pork to rice was disappointing. Too much rice and not enough pork to be satisfying. The veggies that came with it was bland and room temperature. Perhaps, this can be solved if they offered more veggies with the pork rice so it justifies turning up the pan to stir fry some on the spot instead of using veggies that were already cooked ahead and didn't taste fresh or hot off the pan. Another idea is get a fridge and sell bento boxes that can be take home and reheated. The decor could be simplified and decluttered so the overall appearance of the place is clean and pink but not gaudy. The owner is really nice and sweet and I'm hoping she'll be able to improve and succeed. read more

This place pulls at my heart strings. Not only is the food amazing but it reminds me of growing up in Taiwan. This time we tried the salt and pepper chicken and it was the best we've had in Utah. The portions are generous and the price is very reasonable. And the lady that runs it all is so sweet. She's there every time we go by. Support! Support! Support! read more

I've always noticed this cute, little shop inside the grocery store and finally decided to try it out. The owner, who goes by "auntie", immediately sat me down and my food came out in less than 5 minutes! I got braised pork rice and it was delicious and tasted homemade. I got chatting with the owner (idk if she speaks English well, but we talked in Mandarin) and she told me that it's always been her dream to own a pink restaurant! Now that her kids are all moved out, she decided to pursue her dreams. She's from Taiwan and has lived in America for about 9 years now! So you can rest assured that the food is authentic Taiwanese. While her menu decorations may seem old fashioned... I think it adds character. You can tell she did it by herself and she seems quite proud of it all. I would go back just to chat with the owner again. She made me feel like we'd been friends for ages! Definitely check it out! read more