New York Times Best Restaurant: Taste of Taiwan Dinner

Come join us as we eat our way through the New York Times list of 100 Best Restaurants 😂

For this dinner meetup we’ll be dining at Taiwanese Gourmet, in Elmhurst Queens.

About the restaurant: This little gem of a restaurant in Elmhurst, Queens, offers a menu with options like stinky tofu and crispy pork chop, where every bite is a journey to the streets of Taiwan. Whether you're in the mood for spicy beef, tender fish, or a satisfying chicken leg over rice, the restaurant delivers authentic Taiwanese cuisine that leaves a lasting impression.

New York Times Review: This cash-only, no-nonsense oasis of Taiwanese cooking has been serving impeccable flies heads (stir-fried flowering chives and ground pork speckled with fermented black beans) and pungent stinky tofu to enthusiastic crowds since the 1990s. All the dishes on the extensive menu are cooked with care and expertise. A whole fish arrives delicately steamed, perfumed with strands of ginger and scallions; bouncy slices of kidney and liver in a concentrated brown glaze are cooked until soft and juicy; braised tofu skin envelops the pork roll, which in turn wraps around bits of daikon and savory minced meat. The move here is to pack the lazy susan on your table by over-ordering, then bring leftovers home to feast on slices of exceptionally crisp fried pork chop all week long.

Restaurant website: https://taiwanesegourmet.setrush.net/dans-cafe/

CLICK HERE to peruse menu

We'll dine FAMILY-STYLE and share the food bill, together with tax and tip, equally. Any drinks are separate and are the responsibility of the drinkers

Here is the address:
Taiwanese Gourmet
8402 Broadway
Elmhurst, NY 11373

PLEASE NOTE THEY DO NOT TAKE RESERVATION, AND THEY ARE CASH-ONLY!!!!!!