2nd visit: Stinky tofu- the crispy small cubes are crunchy and delicious. they're less tofu, but more skin-- i like these more than the big square pieces (which have more of the spongy tofu texture inside). The pickled veggie *pao cai* it comes w/ is so addictive. Love it so much! Lu/RU rou rice - fatty pork + skinny minced meat rice (2 separate types) were both delicious though overall the fatty one is more tasty. The lean minced one is good to mix together w/ the fatty one. shredded pork w/ pickled veggie rice bowl was decent. but not as good as the ru rou rice. TW sausage is standard. not bad if you are craving it. Beef noodle soup- regular noodles like the picture were good. nice bounce off the teeth feel when eating it. soup base is not bad. beef still tender. liang mian cold noodle- pass. not recommended since nothing about it is stand out. its a light peanut buttery taste (not savory enough) and there's not much ingredients to the dish--mainly noodles, shredded carrots, and shoestring size cucumbers. Overall, i would come here for the stinky tofu and the lu/ru rou rice ----- 1st visit: Pork chop rice very standard. Grilled chicken thigh I would pass. Chicken tastes old Also don't recommend green onion pancake. Was hard and stale Beef noodle soup beef tender. Soup and noodles average. Cash only read more

I went to Tofu King last night (Sunday), and I have to say, Tofu King signage was not anywhere on the restaurant. We were able to confirm that this was the place because we could read the chinese on the windows. The restaurant itself is clean and nicely appointed. There were three other groups eating there at about 8 pm. I ordered the sliced pork (pork belly) and mushroom rice with boiled egg while my wife ordered the grilled chicken and rice plates. We also ordered the large stinky tofu appetizer since it is the specialty here at the restaurant. When the tofu came, we could definitely tell that it was stinky tofu, but it didn't taste or smell as potent as I've had it in the past, although the only other place that I've had it was in Taiwan. That being said, the tofu was pretty good, the pickled kimchi that accompanied the tofu was good as well. My dish of the sliced pork and mushroom was good; albeit the portion was a little on the smaller side to my disappointment. My wife's chicken rice dish looked to be pretty good as well. All in all, we will probably be return customers, but we're still looking for a Won Won Kitchen replacement. Good food and clean facility. Worth a visit, especially if you're craving Taiwanese stinky tofu. read more

Very authentic Taiwanese street food! Best of all no MSG! Stinky tofu is very original! Not as smelly as the ones in Taiwan, but I love it! Yum. The foods are comforting. The squid rice noodle is good. Will go back and try other stuff. read more

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Really authentic stinky tofu, the mushroom pork rice is good but don't get the beef noodle it tasted bitter and weird The portion here is small so we got to order and sample more dishes which is nice Yes we will return read more

2.5* - Stinky tofu was not stinky; lacked both the smell and strong stinky taste (not sure if this should be a pro or con!) PROs: - no wait on weeknights - cheap ($5 or less for most dishes) - quick service CONs: - lack of customers always make me worried - it looks like they might have recently moved in, the lack of decor and obvious renovation needed made the dining experience less than ideal - noodle soups are okay but not very filling or particularly tasty read more

Shit! Now I miss home!! LoL If the tofu could make it hotter, it will be perfect!! read more

This Taiwanese restaurant really surprised me!!! I am so picky about food, snack and everything related to eat. Today my husband and I want to catch Cinderella show time at AMC Santa Anita Mall, so I checked my bookmarks by distance, then I decided to give a try here. We ordered Stinky tofu, pork rice with egg(lu Rou fan), sticky rice( zhu xue gao) and seaweed to go. WOW! Everything tastes great especially the signature stinky tofu! Soft and yummy!!Amazing!!! Definitely will come back to try other staff! read more

This place has delicious Taiwanese food and I HIGHLY recommend the minced pork rice, minced pork noodle soup with meatballs (gong-wan), and stinky tofu. Although the stinky tofu isn't as stinky as other places or Taiwan for that matter, but the flavor is there and the sour cabbage is fresh and tasty. My favorite part of this place is the service. I buy frozen dumplings and house made meatballs here often and the man at the cashier, who I believe is the owner/manager, is always friendly and helpful. He gives good suggestions as to what to order and tips on how to cook the dishes at home. For this fact alone I will keep coming back. Overall this restaurant is authentic, clean, and reasonably priced. Check it out if you're in the area and remember to bring cash! read more

We ordered pork rice (lourofan), popcorn chicken rice, stingy rofu, and pork rice cake (豬血糕). We were happy to find authentic Taiwanese food here, and we enjoyed the food a lot. I especially like their lorofan. It's pretty good. read more

**NOTE: CA$H ONLY & Parking Can Get Packed** Been a regular coming here for the past year and the item that fills my void is definitely the Mushroom sliced Pork Rice with Egg or Taiwanese braised pork rice bowl with Egg. Portions always look good to me and enough to finish the rice with the toppings they provide. Usually the service is rough, but today the gentleman who helped me was very helpful and made sure I had enough utensils for my family. Thank you for the awesome food and awesome service today Tofu King! read more

First time eat in this restaurant, their minced Pork rice is a must ! Very delicious and only $3.50 . What a good deal ! Will definitely come back again !! read more

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I have been to all three locations -- Rowland Heights, Irvine, and Arcadia. All three are delicious. I have had stinky tofu everywhere...and I still come back to this place. I grew up in Taiwan having stinky tofu...so that taste is forever embedded in my gene. Other places just dont feel authentic. Minced pork on rice is delicious. Its the only one my mom prefers when she has a craving for it. All the other places...she frowns and shakes her head. Enjoy the food here. A great default place to enjoy when you get lazy from cooking. read more

First thing I have to say about this place is that the guy at the cash register was very friendly and thorough in his explanation when I asked about his stinky tofu menu. So plus on customer service. They have the large 3-pc stinky tofu option or smaller/bite-size 10-11pc stinky tofu option. I got bite size Cuz I wanted to eat on the go, but I felt like the larger size might be a better choice since I tasted more fried batter than actual tofu :( Nonetheless there's a lot of food items I would like to try here so I will be coming back! read more

I haven't had stinky tofu in years so after seeing the name of the place and checking out reviews, I went with double servings of stinky tofu. Regular stinky tofu and spicy stinky tofu. The spicy one is par for what I would expect for stinky tofu and really tasty. The fried stinky tofu was bland and had no stink at all. The dan dan noodles were tasty and fresh. It was 15 minutes to closing time so maybe that contributed to the inconsistency. I'll have to try again. read more

I was craving stinky tofu and found through yelp that this place has legit stinky tofu. I got the fried tofu and it was wonderful. Will definitely come back to try other items on the menu! read more

This little hole in the wall has one of the best stinky tofu I've had. I've been coming since I was a little kid and the tofu is always sticky and yummy! read more

Having tried the Toku King restaurant in the Rowland Heights area, I've always yarned for their Taiwanese style stinky toku but didn't feel like driving the distance just to taste their toku. Therefore, when I heard that they have a new chain in Arcadia, I was ecstatic, and ordered the takeout shortly after they had their grand opening. And I wasn't disappointed. Needless to say, their Taiwanese style stinky toku is as good as I remembered them from Rowland Hts, but other dishes on the menu were pretty good as well. The baked chicken leg over rice was delicious, the mince meat on dry noodles was above average, and their Taiwanese style rice cake (with peanut sprinkles) was just amazing. The only knock was the beef noodle soup my brother ordered, and unfortunately he didn't like it very much. But other than that, it seems like they did a good job on most of the foods on the menu. The place was almost packed when I went for a pickup, and it looks like this restaurant is already building a nice reputation around the area. I hope this place is here to stay, so I can get my delicious stinky toku whenever I feel like it. read more

I must say. I'm so glad my mom took me to this place. I came here the second time with my husband and MMMMMM!!! so good :) I ordered the Pork Stew Rice and it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. Just the way I like it!! My husband was a fan of the stinky tofu. I liked it alot too but i prefer Ah Chung's stinky tofu over this one. Best of all... food tastes really good even WITHOUT MSG. Sinbala has definetely got competition once this place gets more known to everyone. Ordering lunch from there today! :) read more

Would give this place 3 1/2 but i'd round up to 4 because the stinky tofu is really good. One of the best stinky tofu that I had in LA. here's what we've ordered: Stinky Tofu: Really good A Vegatable: Good Squid with Thick Soup Noodle: Not good, squid is too hard Chicken Thigh Rice: Good Blood cake: okay - kind of bland seaweed, tofu cold plate: okay, a little bland - probably wont get it again Big fish ball noodle: Good; like the meats in the fish ball Parking: Good; decent lot Value: $; cash only Service: Good, pretty quick and helpful My recommendations would be the stinky tofu (large) and chicken thigh rice. You can't go wrong with those! read more

Excellent service and quick and tasty food. There are vegetarian options as well. I recommend the bite sized stinky tofu, the mushroom and tofu rice noodles soup, and the sour plum juice (if you like BBQ sauce). My companions have enjoyed the pork chops and the minced pork rice. read more

One of my favorite Taiwanese Cusine. The spicy stinky tofu is really good especially in a cold winter nights. The stinking tofu which is totally another authentic dish with Taiwanese kimchi. With stinky tofu is either you love it or you hate it can't stand the smells. A great combination is order the fried stinky tofu with cold sesame noodle. Definitely a good try if you never have stinky tofu before. read more

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Loved this place... it really did satisfy my craving with some good old Chinese/Taiwanese home-style cooking! Ordered the stinky tofu and a homey Chicken dish and it was simply delicious. The stinky tofu was good - but I have to agree with a lot of the comments here on yelp - that it wasn't stinky enough. I'd definitely come back again and try some of the other dishes. It would be perfect with stinky tofu was a bit more stinky and also if there were more dishes (limited menu choices). read more

Not sure why the sign says Chans Paris N.. but anyway.. this place has STINKY TOFU (as suggested by their Chinese name on the sign). I LOVE LOVE LOVE stinky tofu. So I have to give this place a shot. We of course ordered the stinky tofu (Taiwanese styled instead of the bite size) and it was pretty good. It was more crunchy than chewy. A little different from what I was used to but still liked it. It was served on a little sushi boat which I thought was cute. The soy sauce that came with it was nice especially when you mixed it with the hot sauce provided on the table. Besides the stinky tofu, everything was just average and not that memorable. I would definitely come back for the stinky tofu but not so sure about the other items on the menu. read more

I love Taiwanese food ~ just hard to find them here! It is great to be able to have some like-taiwanese style food from time to time and this place is one of them! I believe the food here is much better than Sin Ba La which is close by. Haven't anyone realized the food in Sin Ba La is NOT GOOD like before??!! Just for that reason I would give this place a 5 star so people would start trying and comparing!! read more

For people who are looking for Taiwan flavor food, this place sure got the tastes you are looking for! Stinky Tofu is sure a must get/try for sure! read more

I was sort of unimpressed with this place. I came here with a friend and we ordered the beef wonton soup, stinky tofu, mushroom pork belly with rice & soy sauce egg, and the taiwanese meatball with glutinous rice. The stinky tofu is.. an acquired taste (or smell, more accurately). The pork & rice dish was pretty average, as was the beef soup. The meatball was tasty. Overall, I can see that this place would appeal to people who are nostalgic for this type of cuisine; it's not for everyone. read more

Very good stinky tofu but sadly not many people know about this place. So far after 3 visits and still only tofu is well worth the trip. read more

it's alright. whenever i come i try to get the small piece stinky tofu instead of the large piece stinky tofu, but they're always out. I mean, it's almost always, out. i think i was able to order it one time, but that was only one time out of 5 times. oh well. the stinky tofu is decent here. the other dishes are alright. read more

Good but not so stinky tofu with pickled veggies. Best mushroom minced pork over rice. Service is good.

This is the porkchop rice I ordered, if you into eating fat itself, you will enjoy it very much! read more

Tofu King - Taiwanese Near Me - Arcadia, California

My favorite stinky tofu here, but I don't come here as much because they raised the price again to $7. But when I start craving for it, I will be back. read more

I love their minced pork rice and stinky tofu soo much! Their rice combos are also pretty tasty with big portion. Definitely recommend if you're craving some Taiwanese food! read more

The worse stinky tofu in town. They should be embarrassed and change their name. MUCH MUCH MUCH better stinky tofu at Old Country cafe at a fraction of the price. Noodles were bland, rice dishes were inedible with the amount of salt. read more

I came to this place with one expectation, great stinky tofu. Their stinky tofu does not pass the test for me. It was not on the same level as what you'd get in Taiwan. The tofu didn't have a very strong taste and their garlic sauce was kind of bland. I know we're not in Taiwan, but if you're going to all yourself the King, you better make it great. The rest of the menu was on par with most Taiwanese eateries around that area. I came for the tofu and it was a big disappointment. read more

A traditional Taiwanese little restaurant. Nothing fancy, but service was prompt and very friendly!! We ordered a preserved pickle shredded pork soup vermicelli, a pork in thick noodle, an order of Taiwanese sausages, and boiled A vegetable. Quality was decent! And no msg in this place!! read more

I grew up in Taiwan and Tofu King is the closest to legit Taiwanese stinky tofu I've had around the 626 area (although not as stinky as I'd like). Be aware that I'm referring to the fried ones, not the steamed ones. Not a fan of the steamed ones. Those taste more like chinese styled stinky tofu with the numbing hot sauce. Their minced pork rice also tastes like the ones I've had in Taiwan. I would recommend this place if you're looking for a quick Taiwanese fix. read more

This place has some seriously tasty eats for a decent price. I can order the braised pork on rice and a large hot tea for about ten bucks after you add the tax. Not bad. Also I think their minced pork on mushroom is under 6 bucks! And it comes with a stewed egg, pickled mustard greens, and rice. I have yet to try their famous stink tofu.:P read more

Excellent beef noodle soup and stinky tofu, the Taiwan style crispy chicken steak was good too, great customer service and the owner is super nice and sweet. read more

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Wow, the stinky tofu here tastes almost like Taiwan. Most impressive. The pork over rice and cold noodles were both good, even if they were not totally like Taiwan. Definitely coming back again! read more

Decent and affordable place to have traditional taiwanese food. I usually get the minced pork rice with eggs which is really filling for under $6. That's the only dish I usually get from this restaurant and I haven't had any problem with this particular dish as of yet. read more