Baskets Cafe

Convenient location, simple and clean environment. Unfortunately the quality of the food is below average, compared to other Taiwanese restaurants in the area. The rice is undercooked l, stiff and dry. The black peppercorn steak (铁板牛排) is overcooked, tough to chew. Pork intestine rice noodle (大肠面线) has a wield burning taste in it. Sliced pork belly with spicy chilly oil (红油猪肚) is OK, however is not authentic. The other problem is the overall selections on their menu - there are barely anything unique, even those items in chef's special section, you can go to any other Taiwanese restaurants nearby and have the same food for better taste.

Great location, easy parking, and nice quiet atmosphere inside the restaurant with calm music. Friendly staff, sometimes you have to wave them down. Food is really good, lots of dishes following Taiwan culture and traditions. Braised beef noodle soup is a good go to, Chitterlings Vermicelli if you've never tried but open to interesting textures/consistency. The Sizzling plates are amazing, I've tried a few but the past 5+ times I've came here I've ordered the Black Pepper Sizzling Chicken and it never disappoints... Desserts for at the time or for later- the red bean cakes, you can also just have custard or with tapioca or mochi...etc. 👍👌

Happened upon this place as I was starving and popped in for lunch... I was pleasantly surprised! The place is spacious and quiet. I had lunch combo with General Tso's Chicken with soup. The soup was just OK, but chicken phenomenal. This dish often comes breaded and fried and hurts your stomach 10 minutes later... not so here - the sauce was delicious and chicken nicely cooked. Delicious!