| Overview + Fast & friendly customer service + Beef in garlic sauce was well-cooked - Overpriced for the amount of food - Small amount of rice - Menu lacks images - Amount of meat is questionable despite a bunch of vegetables burying them. - Ambiance is not inviting. - They said they ran out of pork belly for the pork dish my wife ordered. | Overall Score: 2.3 | Recommended Alternative Taipei 101 in Cary - has more reasonable prices, larger amount of food for less price, clearer menu, and better ambiance. read more

Taipei Cafe - Taiwanese Near Me - Morrisville, North Carolina

Another one bites the dust. Wish I had read all the recent reviews regarding change in ownership. Price to portion ratio is just not as good as it used to be. We were able to order some of our usual dishes but quality and flavor were lacking. Service was good. Ambiance unchanged. What I will miss most is the Peking duck and the accompanying $6 dish that's made with the bones. If anybody knows whether the old owners are starting a new venture, please let me know! read more

Taipei Cafe - 1. 左宗鸡 / General Tso's Chicken, 4. 三鲜两面黄 / House Pan-Fried Noodle - Taiwanese Near Me - Morrisville, North Carolina

I've passed by this nondescript gas station strip mall many times but for whatever reason, never gave Taipei Cafe a try. I've definitely been missing out! It's a standard Chinese restaurant...no frills because the food speaks for itself. Service was quick even though they were clearly shorthanded. Food was overall very good and well seasoned. The only disappointment was that the Kaufu was a bit too cold like they just defrosted it instead of being at room temp. read more

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I really liked the previous owners. I have been twice since the new owners took over, and I'm impressed. The pan fried dumplings are among the best this dumpling connoisseur has ever had. I got the Beef Chow Fun, a dish never before offered here. It was really tasty and a good portion size. The Orange Chicken and General Tso pack excellent flavor I am pleasantly surprised, and I'll be back! read more

This has been one of our go to places for quite a while. Went in recently to find new owners and menu. It was decent but nowhere near as good as previously, And it was far pricier than in the past. I might still go every now and then but it is no longer a go to place for me. Hope they change the name to reflect that it isn't the same thing. read more

Great food at great prices. Super friendly owner. It's always a pleasure to see and talk with her. They will customize items. You need to give them a try. Budget friendly too. It's not just takeout. They have seating and seating for family style. read more

We have being ordering take-out for a while (in 4 months), mostly good and authentic Chinese food. Until tonight we got a dish that stunned or shocked me the 'MA PO TUFU'----- it is so watery and flavorless! How could a flavorable & famous cuisine presented this way, pls correct your cook and recipe! read more

This was our go to Chinese take out for years. We were told they changed menu and owners. We tried it for the first time since change last night. No more crispy chili beef on menu. We offered our usual Hunan Pork and beef and broccoli with pan fried dumplings. We were really trying to be hopeful. None of it was close to what we were used to prior to the change. The dumplings were expensive, undercooked and bland. The other dishes were also bland and watery. The pork and the beef was chewy. I guess we have to find a new Chinese take out. read more

Excellent service, enjoyed the salt and pepper crispy fish, beef and mixed vegetables. Not impressed with crab Rangoon, may be premade/frozen. Small dining area, located in strip mall. If in the area would order again. read more

So disappointed! Change of ownership & chef resulted in a new American Chinese menu. So sad. Many of our favorite dishes are no longer available. I tried the house pan fried noodles. Unfortunately, they tasted completely different, not in a good way. The Mapo Tofu which I always ask for "not too spicy" came out with a YELLOW. Never in my life have I been served YELLOW Mapo Tofu. We were told the new chef specializes in Szechuan food. Since I'm not partial to spicy dishes, I guess we'll have to find another spot. read more

Like some others here, Taipei Cafe has been our favorite Chinese takeout since we arrived in NC 11 years ago. Sadly, our experience last night has changed that. While the dishes we were wanting were all still available, the recipes had all changed and none were as good as we've always enjoyed. I suppose it may be time to find a new favorite. read more

Wanted to add here that is of July there are new owners. New menu, chef, etc We went in and it was not bad, but certainly different. Much smaller menu and definitely less flavor. read more

This is an amazing takeout for Chinese food. Everything is always delicious! It's owned by authentic Asian Americans that are excellent cooks. read more

We were all excited and didn't mind the half hour drive-- but the food was sadly disappointing. service was good, & helpful. But dishes lacked flavor, & for what you get were highly over-priced. took home most of it-- the dogs enjoyed, but they've had better ! read more

I always order Peking duck to go from Taipei Cafe, it is not 100% authentic but good enough. The sauce is straight to the point, but the wrap is more like a tortilla instead of the flat bread for Peking duck. If you take it home and reheat it with air fryer, the duck skin becomes crunchy. And they get rid of the fatty part so the duck doesn't have the stinky flavor. The dining area is pretty small, but clean! They have a big round table, and couple small tables, their seat might be limited. read more

Taipei Cafe - Peking duck - Taiwanese Near Me - Morrisville, North Carolina

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So decided to eat in and wanted something near by so tried out Taipei Cafe and definitely was not disappointed. These are not on the menu items but definitely call to order it Salted fish and chicken fried rice - very good and not overly salty like other places and rice was cooked perfectly Salt and pepper fish filet - nice fry and nicely seasoned and delicious Salted Egg Yolk Lava ribs - subtle salted egg yolk flavor but definitely yummmy Definitely going to try other items read more

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Taipei Café is one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in the area. The food here is always tasty, and the menu is the most authentic that I have been able to find. My favorite dishes are the skillet chicken and the eggplant. The Skillet Chicken is a delicious pan-fried chicken with thinly sliced potatoes. The eggplant has a delicious chili garlic sauce. Everything is flavorful, and not overly greasy. The quality is exceptional and consistently good. One of my favorite parts is that they actually give you enough rice to enjoy your food, and do not skimp on it. This part makes all the difference to me. My only complaint is that it can be a little bit pricey for takeout. However, I will say it's well worth it for the quality and taste of the food. That's why Taipei Cafe is my go-to place for Chinese food. read more

Sadly, the new owners have significantly reduced the food quality. We ordered two of our usual dishes for takeout, that we've been getting for the past 11 years, and they were very bland and they now skimp on the proteins. I had zero beef in my house special lo mein. And hardly any chicken or shrimp (and now the shrimps are super tiny). I paid the same price for bunch of noodles. read more

Came here for the first time and so glad we did. We got the general Tsos chicken. It was delicious and had a small kick. We also got the spicy beef tendon hotpot. This was delicious. It is the middle of summer but I imagine this tasting very good in the winter as well. The service was great. Our waitress was very sweet and fast. The ambiance is a little bit like a hole in the wall but that's what makes it so great! read more

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Good fresh dishes really tasty, it's a small restaurant but clean, near the Morrisville shopping center and open at 11am earlier than the other Chinese restaurant. read more

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This is very authentic Taiwanese food here. Portion and the price are quite good. Small restaurant. Parking kinda hard to find. Put highly recommended. Will go back if I'm in town. read more

I looked up this place in yelp. For my visit, it was pleasant. Waitress actually helped me out ordering and turned out great. 1. Ordered from daily special - 香干马兰头 - this was very different from the dish that I had in NYC, it is a shanghainese dish. The main diff is the use soy sauce instead of usual salt and sesame oil. It's a bit on the salty side. I'd say 3 * 2. Salt and Peppe Crispy Fish Filet - very good texture. And just right about of flavor. 5 * per my son. :-) We asked for non-spicy version 3. Three Cup Chicken(三杯鸡)-very good and authentic flavor. I'd give 5 * for this dish. 4. Bean Curd skin with snow cabbage and soy bean(雪菜毛豆腐皮)-the appearance can be deceiving. The taste was good. But because of the soft nature of tofu skin it ， it didn't look as neat as with 百叶结。Taste would be 4 *. read more

Taipei Cafe - Daily specials - Taiwanese Near Me - Morrisville, North Carolina

If you want to experience an authentic family-style ( not restaurant-style) cooking in Taiwan where I grew up. This is the place best in Cary. They can be very busy, so I have ordered out many times during my stay in Cary. Food was always ready when I arrived to pick up. The only critique is for the cook is that he can cut back a little less cooking oil. read more

If you're looking for authentic Asian food this is the spot! The eggplant and duck was bomb. The wifey gives it the ok for authenticity being she's from Taiwan. We give it both a 5Star. Anniversary saved by this restaurant!!! read more

Really delicious food, makes me think about being in Taipei as expected! Low key hole in the wall vibe but clean and nice. Very friendly and considerate service. Really like this place. Still thinking about dat 3 cup chicken. read more

Two of us went here for lunch, both of us first timers. We went after 1:00, so no problem getting a table. They have a large selection of lunch specials. You can get the special with your choice of fried rice or white rice, then choose an egg roll or a soup. You can also pay a little more and get both the egg roll and soup. I got chicken and shrimp with fried rice and wonton soup. The wonton soup was very good. I was glad to have ordered that. The chicken was chopped into very small pieces and there were a few small shrimp in a brown sauce. There were green peppers and some carrots with baby corn. It was just ok. I did bring some home and reheated it later. My friend got the sweet and sour shrimp with white rice and an egg roll. The egg roll looked good, was a good size and she said it was good. The shrimp, however, was very tough. She asked for a knife and tried to cut it, but could not. I thought she was over reacting, so I tried one of the shrimp. Wow, I have never had a tough shrimp before, but this was like a shrimp jerky. She left all the shrimp on her plate and ate the rice and sauce. Very disappointed. The place is small, most people use the take out. Service was ok. We will not be returning here. read more

Been coming here for years and I was very disappointed this time. Ordered mao pao tofu and it tasted like I've never had before. It had a strong herb flavor like rosemary which makes no sense. Instead of offering to remake or swap it out for something else, the owner argued with me and said that's how it's supposed to taste! read more

This is a nice little Chinese place with pretty authentic food. They do good business and are very busy so you may have a bit of a wait. But it is worth it. Service is nice as well. Very polite and helpful. Restaurant, though old, is clean. We we always get multiple dishes and share. Their miso soup and dumplings are the best I've had in the area. Highly recommend. read more

Taipei Cafe is a small Chinese restaurant located in a pretty random plaza off the side of the road. The entire venue has less than 10 tables and probably seats around 50 or so people, surprising given how popular they are. While we were enjoying our dinner there were constantly cars driving up to their side door to pick up orders. The best part of our experience was the servers. They gave us recommendations based on our regional palate, and even came back to ask if we wanted to strike a dish because they thought we ordered too much and wouldn't be able to finish. My water was refilled 3 times, which NEVER happens since I don't drink that much water during meals (I get distracted by the food). Even when I do, I drink extremely slowly. I'd say the food is mostly tasty but some things are probably more worthwhile than others. The vegetable and tofu soup was basically just blanched vegetables (minimal seasoning and no slurry), but the salt & pepper chicken was addicting. The green peppers were charred and blistered with hot oil, and tasted spicy and a little numb. The chicken was cubed into small pieces, fully absorbing the flavor of chillies and peppercorn. We even took the peppers home to use as a base for another stir fry. We also ordered a beef stew and fried pork ribs. I recommend smothering your rice with the beef stew sauce, don't waste it. The fried pork ribs were in long irregular chunks, reminding me of chicken tenders. They were really crunchy but had bone bits in them. I wish the ribs were cut in a regular way so you'd know where to expect the bone but I kinda just had to bite down and see. Otherwise the ribs were really crunchy and seasoned. My only complaint is the portion sizes. We were told that the stew and soup would be massive (for 5-6 people) but they really weren't... Also, the chicken dish seemed more like a pepper dish with chicken sprinkles inside - like a salad topped with bacon bits. Some menu items are a bit hit or miss. read more

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I have a feeling there is a different Taipei Cafe hidden amidst the I visited, but you need to read Chinese to be able to access it. We were given the lunch menu, I asked about any Taiwanese specialties, we were given the dinner menu, opened to the chef's specialties. But what I was really interested in was what was written in Chinese on the whiteboard. I'm pretty sure that wasn't listed anywhere else. Because I saw Yelp reviews discussing things like salted egg yolk fish filet, beef or spicy fish hotpot, special duck dish, etc... but none of these were to be found on the chef's special menu. I was a little discouraged by this and just decided to order some kung pao shrimp for the lunch special deal. Kung pao shrimp, while a mainstay on Americanized Chinese menus, is one of the few things that fits that category but can also be found in China, and I really like it when it's done right. Taipei Cafe's was decent. A little sweet, but to be expected, and there were plenty of shrimp, green peppers, water chestnuts, and peanuts. It was surprisingly spicy as well (it's supposed to be, but often the more Americanized versions omit that part). The wonton soup tasted like it was from an instant packet and the fried wontons were somehow sweet too even though they're basically just fried dough. This is one of those rare two star reviews where I plan to go back, and with a Chinese speaker if I can swing it - I really want to know what's on that whiteboard menu! Even if I can't, though, I'm going to try the chef's specials. read more

I've been here a couple of times before, and on this day we had lunch inside. Ordering family style, we had the pork intestine and tofu in a simmering pot, pork with dry bean curd, and fish fillet with cabbage and tofu. All three were delicious and authentic to where my mother-in-law from Taiwan gave it her approval. The only drawback was that we had to pay $1 each for hot tea, which is not all that customary in a typical Taiwanese or Chinese restaurant, but the food was delicious enough to overlook it. read more

This is a small family-run Chinese restaurant with some good food and good service. My family came and we tried a handful of dishes: Salt and pepper pork - This dish had good flavor, was nice and crispy on the outside and had tender meat on the inside. Some pieces had bones, so I had to pick some of the meat off for my kids, but they loved it, as did I. Seafood pan fried noodles - This dish was also done well - it had an excellent variety of seafood, great flavor, and sufficient crispy noodles to accompany. Pea shoots (dou miao) - This standard dish wasn't flashy, but also wasn't overly oily or salty, which I appreciated. "Eight treasure bean curd" (tofu bao) - Basically, it was a stone pot with a lot of different things mixed inside - BBQ pork, chicken, seafood, veggies - all combined in a gravy-like sauce. I thought this was done particularly well - not too heavy, but with just the right flavors. Fish filet with wood ear mushrooms - This dish was a little too sweet for my liking, but the fish was very tender. The server was incredibly nice and even gave my daughters some coloring sheets and crayons to keep them occupied while we ate. It's a small space, but was able to accommodate our party of 7. read more

Giving it 4 stars instead of 3 because the service that we received was definitely top notch. We had a lot of questions about the dishes, and our server kindly explained each one to us. We got a bunch of stuff, including fish filet with veggies, potato strips, eggplant hot pot, beef stew and lamb stew. The lamb and the potato strips were the best, I think. The eggplant and beef stews didn't have enough punch of a flavor. It's almost like the flavor was brushed on top, and didn't really sink into the food itself. I'd highly recommend them cooking the beef with more star anise and for longer. It felt like it was either stewed too short or they skimped on the spices. I was a little miffed about how little fish was on the plate given the price. It hardly filled the plate, and sort of slid around it. Overall, it's good compared to some other Chinese places, but the price and quality/quantity ratio is definitely off for some dishes. Food 3 stars, Service 5 stars. read more

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I have had my initial visit for this place in 2019 but I was hesitant to write a review because I have had heard mixed reviews from friends who dined in this place. This place definitely has some different styles of Chinese fusion to it, but like it's name had suggested, the food it served definitely leans towards the Taiwanese style. I have had some good dine in experience here: - the duck is a must try when you have a party of 2~3+ - the dishes on white board are decent choices for those who likes authentic Chinese food. But in contrast, the take outs and deliveries I had with this place were very inconsistent. Edible but definitely not 4 stars worthy. So taking everything into consideration, solid 3.5. (service could be slow during busier dining hours) read more

Delicious, easy to order and pick up since it's right next door to me. I love it!! The egg rolls are amazing

Taipei Café is one of the newer Chinese restaurants in the area and definitely has the potential to become a future hit. This restaurant is in a small strip mall on Chapel Hill Rd, which actually isn't really noticeable if you are not paying attention to the road. The first thing you realize when you walk into the restaurant is that it is so small! I have had past experiences where it was really crowded, but I have not had any problems with getting a table. This place deserves 5 stars because of the food. The dishes that we ordered was a lotus with Chinese bacon dish, a fish and tofu dish, and shredded pork dish. The lotus was a special that day and it was the first time I had eaten lotus and enjoyed it a lot. The Chinese bacon is homemade and definitely added a lot more flavor to the lotus. The fish I can get in a lot of Chinese restaurants and I get it everywhere because it is sooo good!!! The way that the fish is sautéed, and then stewed gives the fish a soft texture and there is a ton of gravy that I can add to my rice. The shredded pork had good flavors and it was cooked perfectly. Not too tough, but not undercooked. Taipei Café is a great addition to Morrisville and this area because they make great Chinese food! read more

We came back to Taipei Cafe for lunch and while the food remains decent, the service was still really bad. Our waitress did not want to be there at all, gave us attitude, and took forever to take our order and bring us our check. read more

Taipei Cafe - Mapo tofu and beef with bitter melon - Taiwanese Near Me - Morrisville, North Carolina

I was extremely DISAPPOINTED last time I went there for takeout because the waiter was very RUDE. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE you to get TAKEOUTS ELSEWHERE. After placing my order, I found a place to sit and wait just like the customer ahead of me in line. That customer however, got his food pretty quickly. While I kept waiting, there are dine in customers who would like to sit at the table I was at...I was being nice and moved to other area waiting for my take out to be ready. Now, folks. I moved TWICE. However, the second time I moved, that waiter (might be owner's relative) was really upset and said, "Don't hold us back from doing our business". I don't understand, does that mean takeouts are not part of your business? I would never go back to any places if the waiters there have this kind of attitude. read more

The girl who was there was friendly, however she sat on her phone watching tv the whole time and I saw her blatantly ignore the phone ringing until they hung up. It was small inside, but clean. The hot pot wasn't very flavorful. read more

Must try. Authentic Chinese cooking. They do a lot of take out business. We will be back for sure to try other dishes.