Taipei Tokyo

I’ve been here twice and was not let down nor impressed.
Something that does stand out is that you can go completely off menu and let the Mandarin speaking waiter recommend you a bunch of dishes. They are not bad but not overly amazing either. The entrée dinner prices are a bit higher than I would expect from a mall strip location. The portions were a little above average – sharing is harder but definitely enough for one person per dish.
I expected to see more Taiwanese dishes but they are mostly all mainland. The little eateries in Squirrel Hill are a lot more authentic and varied. There are a lot of Asian restaurants in the area so I probably wouldn’t come back here unless someone treated me.

Went there for dinner one night and was seated right away. The place was kind of busy so I thought to myself that this place must be it. Opened the menu and noticed the prices were a little steep but still gave them a try. We ordered vegetable rolls as an appetizer and the orange chicken and the amazing chicken for our dinner entrée. We wanted to have some vegetables with our entrees and the waitress told us it was an extra $ 3 with the orange chicken so my wife ordered that. We get our food and the vegetables we got was 3 small pieces of broccoli and a few pieces of onions and less carrots… $ 1 per broccoli… RIDICULOUS!!! The orange chicken was very good but for $ 12.95 for such a small portion left a bad taste in my mouth! The amazing chicken was not amazing at all. They should really rethink the name of that dish. After we were done, the waitress asked us if we still wanted the vegetable roll appetizer and of course our answer was no. There are other good chinese restaurants around. I would never ever go back nor would i recommend this place to any of my family or friends.

I had sushi here a couple of years ago and thought it was pretty good. Today I thought I’d bring home noodles for dinner since I was in monroeville for the day getting my car serviced and noodles keep better than sushi.
The general tso chicken tastes like real chicken! That’s unlike the fake overly breaded variety that my local Chinese restaurant produces. The flavor was really nice and the sauce wasn’t too thick or thin.
We asked for the pad Thai to be spicy and they forgot but that happens sometimes. The consistency of the noodles was enjoyable and the chicken was well cooked. The food was well seasoned and inexpensive.

Love the quality of service, and the sushi is amazing rivaling the best sushi I’ve had in New York, Atlanta, and LA. How is this establishment not packed to gills on a Saturday night? Highly recommend the Chirashi Don and anything with Unagi in it, but the friendly and courteous service made the whole experience even that much more unique. I would go back here 100 x infinity!

more garlic than olive garden in ma poo tofu. could only taste GARLIC for 2 days. very disappointed.

5 stars! My brother got the Amazing Chicken which is literally amazing!!! I got the black and gold roll and spicy crazy tuna roll!!! We both got chicken egg rolls!!! Sooooo delicious!!! Will continue going back. Very friendly and efficient service too.

First time for us going to this joint. Very busy at lunch! Always a good sign.
Sushi for Two — Great presentation in a sushi boat. Sushi is fresh and served at the perfect temperature. Not to cold, not to warm — just melting in your mouth. Just FYI, they use the expensive imitation crab. If you do not know the difference, then you have not visited enough sushi joints. Just sayn’
There website is down, so I cannot tell which rolls we ordered. They were both specialty rolls. One was the eel topped on with spicy tuna inside. Both were in the $ 12-​$ 15 dollar range, I find specialty rolls around that range is pretty across the board. Therefore, I am not sure why the other Unilocalers said the sushi was expensive, also, the rolls were normal size (another Unilocaler said the rolls were small).
Another Unilocaler said service was terrible. Not sure about that, our server was awesome. The manager came by twice to ask how we are enjoying our meal. Both the manager and server said thank you on our way out…
In closing, there is a wide range of reviews, the three bad ones that I mentioned above and others —- then there is several 4 and 5 stars, I am not sure what is going on with consistency or the place or maybe its the Unilocalers, who knows!!! I do not care, it was yummy!

Great food and the best sushi around!
Love their General Tso’s and their Dynamite sushi is absolutely awesome!!!
You can’t go wrong dining here!

Incredible sushi. Best in town! Their bento boxes for lunch are great too. The service is friendly and the location is pretty easy to find. We usually get take out orders for Lunch at my office. We order from here at least once a week we love it so much!

We kind of got stuck at the Mall during lunch hour, and this was the closest option. We didn’t have huge expectations, but this exceeded them! We had pork potstickers that were quite nice to start with. I had a lunch special, starting with egg drop soup (good!), with orange chicken (really delightful, with tangerines, even though the chicken was just a tad dry!) and fried rice (could have been better, a little dry). My husband really liked the chow fun noodles. All in all, definitely the best Chinese food I’ve had in Western PA, though I haven’t been to that many. I’ll be going back!

Yummy homemade dumplings. You just gotta try them, there very good.
The rest of the menu is standard American/​Chinese food and sushi. Don’t be taken back by that the food is fresh and great tasting.
I found service to be a bit inattentive. My drink went empty and no one came to refresh it. I’m not sure why because there seems to be plenty of people working. I rated the place average. I left an average tip.

This is going to be short, sweet, and to the point.
1) I have never had a bad meal here.
2) I truly believe that they serve the world’s greatest General Tso’s chicken
3) It is a fabulous spot to cure a hangover.

Eh. It’s really hard for me to be wowed by Chinese food. It’s just not my favorite. That being said, the staff here was extra friendly, and I did enjoy my meal. I also appreciate how extensive their menu is. It includes a wide selection of sushi, if you like that sort of thing. (I don’t. :P)
I’ve been here a few times in the past few years and nothing has ever been bad to my knowledge. I think this is the first place I ever got peanut chicken: the «Amazing Chicken» chef’s special, I believe. I really liked it and it inspired me to start making peanut chicken at home, cuz it’s pretty dang easy.
This recent visit I got Chicken Curry, and I requested it extra spicy. It was alright, but still not as spicy as I would have liked. And it’s not even close to a good Thai Curry, but I didn’t really have any expectation that it would be.
The service was friendly and unobtrusive, just how I like it. They weren’t in need of our table, so we sat there a long time catching up with friends we hadn’t seen in quite awhile. The server kept coming back to refill water even after the check came. When we finally did leave, all the staff we passed on the way out thanked us for coming and wished us a good night. Nice touch, Taipei. Thank you.

Taipei-​Tokyo is a busy Asian restaurant. Their sushi is good and their meals are very good.
The Hawaii 5 – 0 is a HUGE serving of all kinds of seafood and there is nothing lacking in flavor. We have had many items from this menu and never been disappointed in portion or flavor. Sizzling Delight is delightful! The Hot Pot is one of my favorites.
The only negative here is that they are quite quick. Quick like super fast, thank you so much, many people waiting for your table, bye-​bye. Not to say that the service isn’t very good, it definitely is — just be aware that they are there to get the tickets turned.

Hands down this is my favorite place to get Chinese food! I’ve been searching around the ‘burgh for the best, and my friends… this is it! They are clean and friendly and have a variety of food available for all tastes.
Whether you like chicken, seafood, soup, or sushi, you will find it here my friends. This is a great casual or semi-​dressy date night spot or an easy and quick take out– if you call ahead of time. They offer a dimly lit setting and also a bar. I’ve never eaten or drank at the bar, but it usually seems to fill up pretty quickly with regulars on all nights of the week.
On weekends and during dinnertime this place can get pretty packed. If you prefer a quieter setting with less wait time try coming a little early on a week night.
Plus, I suggest the sesame chicken!

This is more of a 3.5 star rating. We went to Taipei Tokyo after Christmas shopping this past Saturday. I had been there one other time over two years ago and didn’t recall much about what I had or that it was just ok. Lured by the mention of sushi, I agreed to go again.
It was late by the time we left the mall close to 9:30. However, I checked Unilocal and their hours were posted as open until 11pm, Friday and Saturday. So since they are located only minutes away we continued on. When we arrived we were promptly seated and given menus but told up front that they close at 10:30. Not the most welcoming arrival but ok. I left to use the restroom before sitting down, and when I came out the server was over asking almost immediately what I wanted. I hadn’t even opened the menu yet. I start looking and about 2 minutes after she had just asked she comes back to ask again. Ok I know you close in 40 minutes I get it but can I have a minute please? Matt decides he wants sesame chicken, his famous go to Chinese. I knew I wanted Sushi or Sashimi but wasn’t sure which one. The price for sushi here does seem a bit high, so I decided to just get an appetizer of sashimi. Matt had left to use the restroom and again she came over to our table to take our order! This was a total of 3 times in 5 minutes… Annoyed? yes
So on her trice visit I tell her I think I am ready just a few questions. This part bothered me more than her rushing our orders, she couldn’t really answer ANY of my questions. I asked what kind of fish is on the sashimi appetizer… um, not sure. Ok so she asks lady at the bar. Tuna, salmon, and white fish. No comment on what kind of white fish. Ok I will have that. Second question, your house duck how is that prepared? I understand there is a bit of a language barrier here but my questions weren’t crazy. Yea she didn’t know. I said is it pan fried, sautéed, deep fried? Oh deep fried in a pan I am eventually told. Ok is it cooked to order? She had no idea what that meant! Let me translate, can the chef make it the way I want, I want medium rare? Deer in headlights… She nervously says again how it is cooked and says not it is probably just well done. Well then no thank you. I ordered Shrimp Pad Thai, extra spicy.
No sooner does she leave the table she returns with my sashimi, seriously a five second turnaround. Ok it’s raw it doesn’t take much to cut up. The sashimi was very good and fresh, something I will admit I was nervous about. There were a total of 9 pieces, 3 each of the above mentioned fish. I was only about half way through when out came our dinners. This was a total of less than 5 minutes. Wow…
So the food was overall a solid 4. My Shrimp Pad Thai had good flavor and a nice portion, while the Mr. loved his chicken, but the service was so in our faces. She asked us to pay the check almost right after being served stating the registers close at 10pm. Um ok… then at another point she came over, me mid chewing, and asked me to hand her my empty beer bottle. No this couldn’t wait until I came up for air, she needed to clear our table stat! It was a bit over the top to say the least. I ate a little more but we both decided to just get everything to go since it was uncomfortable.
Next time if we decide to visit we will make sure it is several hours before close or for takeout.

Sushi for two was great. Loved the sushi boat it’s served in — see pic.
Slow but friendly service.

I’ve given this place many chances. I have so many friends that rave about Taipei Tokyo, and it is always crowded at lunchtime. Why? The food isn’t that spectacular. That’s not to suggest that it’s bad… it’s just not great.
The menu is really big, but I’d expect that from a restaurant that has both Japanese and Chinese food. Sometimes the choices are overwhelming, though.
I like sushi, and no matter how much you doll up a roll with sauces and roe, the most important thing is the freshness and quality of the fish. That simply doesn’t come across in Taipei Tokyo’s food. This restaurant purely exemplifies the two-​star «meh» review.
The saving grace of Taipei Tokyo are their bento box lunches. Ranging from 8 – 14 dollars, they have a nice portion of food and includes a soup and salad. Service is nice, but can be slow, especially during the busy lunch hours.
All in all — not a bad place, but I’ll be going elsewhere for my sushi.

My husband and I stopped here on a Sunday night, 7pm. The outside doesn’t look like much, being lost in a strip mall, but we were very pleasantly surprised. I loved the atmosphere. It was warm, inviting, low music in the background. The service was exceptional, plates were picked up as soon as you were finished. For dinner we had pork dried dumplings, Amazing Chicken and fried rice. Everything was delicious. They have quirky little sayings on the menu next to each item which we had fun reading. The Amazon Chicken was sliced chicken in a perfectly seasoned peanut sauce. We were expecting to have leftovers for lunch, but ended up eating everything.
There are no free refills, but the price of a soda was so low that it didn’t matter. The waiter didn’t say one word the entire meal, but for some reason it was fine and gave us something fun to talk about. If this place was in my neighborhood, it would be a weekly stop.

So many wrong reviews, very poor service.
When comparing to other local Chinese places (in order of thier appearence):
No hot-​tea
No refills (or very slow refills. maybe 1 per visit)
Only 1 small bowl of fried noodles no matter if you are eating alone or with 3 friends.
Ridiculously long wait for initial service and food.
Very small portions — not even a standard lunch sizing.
The food itself (no matter how little of it) wasn’t bad and the fried rice was excellent.
We won’t be back and will stick with my sometime stale fried noodles at China Palace right down the road.