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Tofu King in Irvine

4.1 (71) 5394 Walnut Ave, Irvine, CA 92604, United States

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Taiwanese restaurant
Chinese restaurant
Tofu restaurant

Location on the map

Irvine, Orange County, California, US

Phone: +1 949-654-0486
Site: https://tofukingcatogo.com/

Opening hours

Monday:Closed
Tuesday:11:30 AM–7:30 PM
Wednesday:11:30 AM–7:30 PM
Thursday:11:30 AM–7:30 PM
Friday:11:30 AM–7:30 PM
Saturday:11:30 AM–7:30 PM
Sunday:11:30 AM–7:30 PM

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Total reviews rating 4.1

71 Reviews for Tofu King 2024:

Review №1

2023-11-03 15:55:58

This place is by far the best taiwanese restaurant in town. The price is very reasonable, and the food is very authentic. Got to check this place out if you enjoy the Taiwanese style of cuisine.

Review №2

2023-11-24 07:47:03

No longer a cash only restaurant, they require a minimum to run a credit card. One of our favorite places for Taiwanese cuisine and especially the stinky tofu— one of the best places in LA. Need to add the chili sauce to the tofu and the preserved cabbage to complete the true Taiwan experience.

Review №3

2023-09-23 02:16:10

Small hole in the corner experience. theres a medium variety of Taiwanese traditional dishes that are kind of good enough if you crave it, but not so good that Id make it a point to come here very often. prices are neither cheap nor expensive due to the portions sizes.

Review №4

2023-09-24 03:28:03

Today is our second time dining here. The last time was about 5 years ago. Several of the dishes we ordered have very authentic Taiwanese tastes, the stinky tofu is crispy, and the pickled cabbage is test good.The sour plum soup has the taste of black plums, which is also very good. The comprehensive braised food plate is also recommended.

Review №5

2023-08-13 06:33:38

Food is decent and authentic. Its a casual place for a quick bite. We ordered several dishes and they are all authentic and good value. The only downside is that because they sell stinky tofu, the whole place smells like stinky tofu. And the odor gets on your clothes. I would recommend order takeout or dine in at dinner time so you can go straight home and take a shower after dinner.

Review №6

2023-08-14 04:51:29

Fair Deli food quality and taste not same as genuine Taiwanese in my opinion. We had fried stinky tofu, red oily wonton, squid rice noodles and fried meat rice noodles. The place is small with 8 tables so its pretty busy so waiting is inevitable.

Review №7

2023-02-23 23:13:27

Good place, fair price, fast serving. The food is authentic what shows on the menu. I recommend minced pork rice!!

Review №8

2020-02-19 05:22:47

Decent food. We always ordered the stinky tofu, mince meat and mushroom rice bowl, sliced tofu (appetizer), chie A noodle, and something that looks like a steam meat mochi. Service was OK. Restaurant cleanliness was OK.

Review №9

2023-12-06 01:40:07

Foods taste okay but overpriced. Nearly no service and the restaurant doesn’t look clean.

Review №10

2018-12-13 17:27:56

Tried the stinky tofu. Comes with a really good spicy sauce that really complements the crunchiness of the tofu! They also have other vegan options like the spicy version of this same dish that I am looking forward to try sometime. Be warned this is a cash only restaurant.

Review №11

2023-06-24 17:43:21

Tried the porkchop rice and dan dan noodle they were good. If anyone wanna try the noodle you might want to ask more peanut sauce dan sesame oil into the noodle. Let me know!

Review №12

2022-08-27 00:41:28

A decent approximation of local Taiwanese food here in the US. Sadly while the stinky tofu smells the business the taste is not quite there. The braised pork (滷肉) however is quite good and well worth ordering. The meat soup (肉羹) is a pass for me; while a normal 肉羹 should be meat mixed with fish paste this particular one seems to just be dipped in cornstarch and therefore the texture and taste is off. Wontons was quite decent. While the fried pork chop is quite popular I think the better choice is the fried chicken cutlet.

Review №13

2020-08-06 01:57:20

Not too stinky as I expected lol. But anyway, its good tho. Price is very reasonable.

Review №14

2023-02-07 22:17:11

We tried the most popular dishes like mushroom sliced pork rice with egg, pork intestine wrap sausage, stinky tofu but don’t find them recommendable. Also had the Taiwanese style rice cake and dan dan noodle soup. Can’t say we like any of the dishes; the most decent one that passed taste test is the mushroom pork rice but then there wasn’t enough to mushroom pork that accompanied the rice.

Review №15

2018-07-10 15:37:40

One party member claimed, This stinky tofu is much more like the old Taiwan flavour. peanut sauce in the wontons in chili oil was a bit intrusive. Cash only was inconvenient.

Review №16

2021-10-24 06:15:34

Solid beef tendon noodle soup. Ordered stink tofu as to-go and it was no longer crispy when I got home, still taste good tho.

Review №17

2022-05-03 07:08:56

This plate was yummy, but the rice was a little bit hard.

Review №18

2022-04-22 21:43:17

I purchased $96.61 worth of food to go with mostly frozen items such as fish balls, meat balls, wonton, etc. After l took the bag home, l noticed they did not give me my frozen meatballs which they charged $15. There is no check and balance to protect customers. Attention to detail is lacking. I wont go back again.

Review №19

2023-04-17 06:54:55

After moving to California from Taiwan last year, this is the only restaurant that reminds me of home!! It is literally the most authentic Taiwanese restaurant in the whole of California not kidding.

Review №20

2019-03-17 20:17:56

Authentic Taiwanese food is what I’m looking for every time in Irvine. This one is one of the best Taiwanese food I’ve had!

Review №21

2018-08-20 00:25:04

Ok. So this is the first and the last time I visit this location. I was taken here by a coworker that was dying to have me try out the stinky tofu. It wasn’t good, but that’s just me. I had a few other choices of the menu and it was all too much for me. This location is for people that enjoy the exotic unknowns of cuisine. I’m a simple guy that enjoys a good taco or slice of pizza for lunch.The service was average too. They brought one of my coworkers sweetened tea when he loudly and clearly said unsweetened.This place was not for me but it might be for you. Just know that if your not used to different flavors or exotic tastes, your stomach will be telling you about an hour or two later.

Review №22

2023-03-23 03:43:35

Very tasty and good price. Nice service.

Review №23

2019-11-16 19:59:34

Decent Taiwanese dishes for the most part. Fried stinky tofu is a must have if you like it. Some like 肉羹 is really really bad... I ordered it before and forgot it was bad and ordered it again😑 So consider yourself warned, its bland and with very little things in the thicken soup. Other items are OK.

Review №24

2019-03-21 23:43:06

Very unpleasant service. The waitress appeared/sounded very impatient and kept looking at us with a poke face. Maybe it was because my wife and I hesitated when she asked if we wanted to dine in or take out, or maybe it was because my one-year old son made some noises, or maybe I was just being over sensitive. I ended up leaving the place in a lot confusion. Overall, very poor dining experience. The taste of their food (two exotic tofu dishes) is just mediocre and overpriced.

Review №25

2015-11-12 20:30:04

This place is relatively close to where I live. Besides being cash only, I cant find any cons about this place - its traditional, home-style taiwanese food. Its cheap, not terribly greasy, and good quality - the braised pork belly is among the best Ive had (locally, anyway). They also to to-go boxes, so you can be in and out within 15 minutes.Note, they dont speak English well here, but menu pointing works just fine.

Review №26

2022-08-29 20:23:09

The food is not authentic but alright, came for stinky tofu but found dan dan noodles taste much better. Sorta sloppy service, accept cards.

Review №27

2017-05-24 02:47:59

Its decent, is it the best? No. But they do serve the niche thats not easily available in this area. Its also a good place to take your non-Asian friends here to order stinky tofu and watch them getting all scared.Will I come back, yes. Thats all that matters.

Review №28

2022-07-26 12:59:05

Pretty good overall. Not too pricey.

Review №29

2014-12-17 20:34:32

Ive been to plenty of Taiwanese places in US & Taiwan so I guess Im a bit pickier than the average foodie...so beware...Fish ball rice noodle soup: 2 StarsTasted just ok, very bland taste & there wasnt much noodles in it.Onion pancake: 2.5 starsOk but was a bit too doughy not crunchy enough; even the frozen ones I buy from Ranch 99 taste better than these. Plus the dipping sauce was way too salty; it had a weird after taste to it too. I think there was MSG in the sauce. =(Portions are LOT smaller than I expected. -1 (plenty of other Taiwanese reestaurants give you bigger portions)Service: B- (had to waive them down several times)Decor: C+ (at least it was clean)Atmosphere: BTip: CASH ONLY so be ready =)

Review №30

2016-08-11 02:32:12

Dont know the Chinese name, but they have a delicious dish here: diced/minced pork in a sauce, served over rice in a bowl. Very good. $5.50. Staff is always friendly to me. Just off the 5 at Jeffrey Rd.

Review №31

2019-09-05 03:00:02

The real deal home cooking. Stanky tofu is dead on. Its a lil pricy considering each dish is small portions but it beats flying 14 hours home.

Review №32

2023-10-14 01:04:33

Great selection of Taiwanese food

Review №33

2023-02-24 02:27:31

Best stinky tofu. Also the Bento has huge portions.

Review №34

2022-03-27 21:48:00

Haven’t updated their information on google map, causing us driving all the way from Huntington Beach only to realize it’s now takeout only.

Review №35

2018-07-04 20:19:10

Oh yeah, stinky tofu so good. Spicy dumpling, onion pancake. So much good stuff

Review №36

2017-10-15 15:36:27

Wonton noodle soup was okay, and the stinky tofu was disgusting. Almost vomited in my mouth.

Review №37

2014-10-29 22:19:31

Tasty but a bit on the expensive side. The stinky tofu was pretty good.

Review №38

2019-07-06 03:53:26

Food is great, authentic to Taiwanese, street food. Would come here again, for sure.

Review №39

2017-06-20 20:54:30

I love this place. The sticky tofu is delicious and my favorite thing.

Review №40

2016-02-25 07:16:35

Ate here once and didnt come back since. Food is getting more expensive.

Review №41

2017-02-14 09:58:57

The food is delicious.The service attitude is good. But cash only.

Review №42

2019-07-07 22:55:15

Love it, but no credit card, took one star off

Review №43

2021-03-16 05:52:21

I like the sticky tofu~ bring me back to hometown immediately

Review №44

2017-05-13 22:29:55

Very good. Real Taiwanese food.

Review №45

2018-02-14 23:07:05

I dont mean to sound like a whiner, but they dont know what the word vegan means.

Review №46

2016-04-16 23:44:13

Not sticky enough, very little veggie on the side & $6...

Review №47

2021-04-06 04:32:11

Tasty food dangerous location what a pity :(

Review №48

2016-09-06 07:09:56

Great place for your stinky Tofu fix!

Review №49

2019-12-20 12:49:34

Good deal of Asian food

Review №50

2018-08-25 20:48:30

Good food, like been in asia

Review №51

2016-11-20 19:38:36

Cheap and great food.

Review №52

2018-09-03 21:38:47

Good, buy expensive.

Review №53

2020-01-30 07:14:21

Great Taiwaness Food

Review №54

2016-02-27 01:25:22

Good

Review №55

2018-08-23 09:45:02

Not good:(

Review №56

2023-02-20 06:03:45

I miss the Taiwanese flavor so much! The braised pork rice is really delicious, the stinky tofu is a nostalgic taste, and the spicy stinky tofu is juicy. Cheap and delicious, the small drawback is that the food is a bit slow, but it does not affect my love for this restaurant🫶🏻

Review №57

2022-12-11 02:14:49

The stinky tofu is really delicious. The meaty rice/noodles are good, if you want to eat some Taiwanese food, you can come here.

Review №58

2022-07-25 07:52:13

The fried pork ribs are super delicious! The braised pork rice is also good, served with tea eggs, which is super fragrant. Gongwan soup is ok

Review №59

2023-04-02 01:41:24

The table was a little dirty and felt greasy. There was a little girl at the front desk who had to ask for food and water. I ordered noodles, which tasted average. When I checked out, I was told that if I swiped my card less than 25, I would be charged an extra fee. Would not recommend and will not return.

Review №60

2021-04-11 15:15:23

The stinky tofu is not fried well... but the overall taste is delicious. I will buy it again if I have the opportunity. The pigs trotters in Wanluan pigs trotter rice are soft and rotten, but the Wanluan pigs trotters eaten in Taiwan are Q. The roasted chicken leg rice is very oily, and the rice itself is not delicious.... It shouldnt be Will buy again.

Review №61

2020-01-27 02:09:27

The beef noodle soup is rich and delicious.

Review №62

2017-07-10 01:48:37

Cash only. Large intestine wrapped in small intestine --Tiny dish for $8.50. Stir-fried with red oil and cooked like spicy. Disappointed!

Review №63

2021-06-01 17:11:55

Wanluan pork knuckle rice tastes good but not QQ. Fried stinky tofu is delicious but kimchi is not right ~ fried chicken cutlet rice is delicious ❤️But why are there three-color beans😂😂

Review №64

2018-01-13 03:21:12

Taiwanese people think it’s deliciousDecent

Review №65

2021-10-03 18:40:47

It has a very Taiwanese flavor ⋯ The stinky tofu is really good ⋯ There are many restaurants ⋯ The fried pork belly with rice noodles is also very Taiwanese ⋯🍻

Review №66

2020-08-12 22:39:32

Love their stinky tofu, porkchop rice, minced pork dry noodle yum!

Review №67

2018-12-09 16:48:41

I heard from a Taiwanese friend that this is authentic Taiwanese food haha And I ate stinky tofu after it was recommended.

Review №68

2019-08-22 20:43:00

Lu Roufan and beef noodles are highly recommended, these are very authentic!

Review №69

2019-06-19 07:32:16

Affordable price and unforgettable taste Wide variety of snacks

Review №70

2018-08-17 19:09:07

Portion is small, price is right, but not recommended

Review №71

2017-04-14 16:55:58

Authentic Taiwanese snacks