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Taipei Station
Category: Restaurants Taiwanese Taiwanese [Edit]
11 Fairburn DrUnit 12&15
Markham, ON L6G 0A4
(905) 604-4988
- Price Range:
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$$
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
6 reviews for Taipei Station
6 reviews in English
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Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
10/14/2011 10 photos
I been to Taipei Station twice already since it opened 2 weeks ago, once for Lunch Specials and the other time Afternoon Tea Specials.
The menu is quite interesting and extensive. Not too many places that have menu that give me that urge thinking I want to try this, and that and I need to come back for this.
Lunch Specials Southern Taiwanese Beef Noodle Set with Green Tea Latte ($5.49) was nicely done. It is not the spicy Taiwanese Beef Noodle, the broth is flavoured but can be a little plain. The yellow noodle was cooked al dente with a great bite. The drink was really milky just with a little hint of green tea, but is the regular size which made this lunch set a great value.
All the staff was really friendly and even go over the menu with me when I have some question about the shaved ice dessert and even gave me a free sample of their Fresh Milk Shaved Ice with Mango bubble.
Afternoon Tea Set Braised Pork with egg and rice and drink ($3.99) was no bad, but I found that the pork was a little rubbery and chewy maybe because it was too lean? My Lychee Black tea was refreshingly good.
I will definitely be back for their shaved ice and other authentic Taiwanese desserts.... oh maybe some black pig blood cake?! -
Review from YK T.
Markham, ON
Updated - 11/29/2011 1 photo
Ok this place is OUT! I went again as I was hoping they could make something right this time, but nope, the person in the kitchen is definitely not a chef as he has no sense of how to prepare decent food.
This time we ordered something totally different, my wife's minced meat rice came in such a small portion now I understand why some of the reviews complained about the size.
My beef noodle soup, ugh... let's just say "worst in town" is an understatement, they simply don't know how to make it. Sure, the broth is supposed to be "healthy", so no MSG, low sodium and all, but it has no taste as well! I asked for something that I could add to the soup for more flavor, but was given a small bowl of soy sauce! Totally hopeless.
The waitress didn't understand the menu and every question asked was met with a slightly apologetic face and she had to run away to ask someone else for answer.
In short, DON'T waste your time!1 Previous Review: Show all »
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11/16/2011
Wow the bubble tea hot pot is a joke, costs as much as all-u-can-eat but comes with kid portion of… Read more »
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Review from Nick C.
Richmond Hill, ON
11/12/2011 1 Check-in Here
Words alone fail go describe how terrible a restaurant can be. Lets start with the food. The portions were so small even a baby would find it unfilling. The soup was so tasteless you can substitute it for water and it'd taste a lot better. The texture of rice is comparable to marshland mud. The minced meat was too small even for dumplings filling. The price for all this excuse of a meal? Absolutely unproportional.
Then we get to the atmosphere. There was a promo offer for it's grand opening, but it wasn't honoured at all. The waiter had trouble being able to explain the menu to us. The desserts were unavailable for order.
So, if you intend to torture someone over a meal...i.e. breaking up, pissing off your boss, dinner with a mortal enemy...then go ahead, go on in. Otherwise, save your time, save your money and don't bother. -
Review from Annie L.
Markham, ON
10/7/2011 6 photos
I've been driving by this place for a week since it opened, and finally got to try it today!
Environment: Decor is modern with a cozy lounge atmosphere. You know it's new when you smell the fresh paint :)
Menu: It has an extensive list of food, beverages, and desserts! Taiwanese cuisine is their specialty. Similar to Bubble Tea places (Destiny, Go For Tea, Sugar and TenRen). There's a section for lunch specials for those interested. There's so much I wanted to try.
Service: Friendly staff, good quick service. They explained the items on the menu. Checked on us when it was needed and gave us privacy when we wanted to be left alone (I'm sure you've been in a situation when the waiters, waitress, or hostess are intrusive).
What we ordered: Guava Slush, Mango Yogurt, Marinated Pork Feet, Fried Butter Melon, Slice Beef and Tendon Noodle Soup.
Guava Slush was tasty. The right amount of flavor and not over sweetened. My girlfriend loved it!
Mango Yogurt was good. Needed to be colder.
Marinated Pork Feet was flavorful and yummy! We love our PORK FEET =D Good size serving, and tasty. We were too full to finish the last taunting piece.
Fried Butter Melon was battered just right. Good amount of flavor, felt like I was eating chips. Was a suggestion made by our waitress.
Slice Beef and Tendon Noodle Soup was impressive. Why? Because the broth actually tasted like soup. Didn't taste like there were additives. We weren't thirsty afterwards (TIP: MSG makes you thirsty). Tendon and sliced beef was cooked just right. Beef came out medium with a little redness, which is a bonus because I hate overcooked beef. Tendon had the right texture. The noodles were ramen.
Overall: I think I found a new Bubble Tea replacement. It had great snacks, food, and drinks. Price was reasonable because everything came to $35 with Tax and Tip. The owner gave us a FREE shaved ice dessert! Probably due to its new opening or wanted our opinions because the waitress asked us how it was. We ordered Taro Shaved Ice (came with popping bubbles). It was delicious! We've noticed right away, that it wasn't too sweet and had just the right flavor. The waitress said it was natural with no additives. The shaved ice was slightly different than I expected. Not shaved ice with syrup on top, but rather flavored and them shaved? -
Review from Bebe B.
Richmond Hill, ON
10/9/2011
Dont even bother with trying this place...
- worst Taiwanese food I've ever had.
- worst bbt i have ever drank.
- worst service ever experienced.
first opinion with this place when i walked in was ok, kind of cozy cause it's small... and than i saw the tiles on the wall at the back, which is the same kind i have in my washroom, not really suitable for a restaurant. I don't understand the huge booths in the middle with the cheesy bling on it either...
SERVICE, at first it was ok, we were offered tea or iced water... and than the menus, which had a lot of words and very little pictures, so it took awhile to choose. however after looking through the long menu and trying to choose something, most of the stuff was SOLD OUT? it was half empty and 7pm... sold out already?
the waitresses were not knowledgeable, I did not know what QQ noodles were, however they don't know either...
FOOD/DRINKS, the bbt was very very watery, and lacked flavor, and the waitress had to serve and make drinks... no wonder they were so slow. the seafood soup base had absolutely NO FLOVOUR, what seafood? it was like hot water, with half cooked noodles and the beef noodle soup had 2 pieces of super thin beef which tasted worst than hot pot beef. The beef tendon was disgusting, also they forgot about it and said it was sold out, only to bring it out later. why lie and say its sold out when you had it? the deep fried squid balls were nothing like authentic ones, I dont mind how things looked but it had no taste.
I would rather someone with no taste cooked for me, it would taste a million times better!!
we didn't bother with dessert, we left hungry and had to eat again elsewhere... -
Review from Ed C.
North York, ON
This place is horrible. DO NOT go to this place. It seems like this place is family run and they don't know what they are doing at all. First, they sat us down and for 10 minutes, no one came over to give us menu or any drinks. We have to ask for it 2 times before they can locate a menu for us. We ordered the minced pork dry noodle and the Taiwanese style fired chicken noodle. The minced pork noodle came after 10 min and it looked so wrong. The noodle was so hard and oily that I can hardly eat it. The taiwanese style minced pork taste like pork mix with soy sauce and oil. Not authentic at all and my home make noodle tasted better then that. The only way I can finish it is mixing it with hot sauce. We waited for 15 min after ordering and we were still waiting for the fired chicken noodle so we followed up with the waiter but were told it was still being cook. Another 15 minute passed and I finished my noodle, the fried chicken noodle still have not come yet and was told by the waiter that it's coming soon again. We were in a rush and after 45 minute of waiting, we gave up and tell them to cancel the order and left. Do yourself a favor and don't eat at this place. It's one of my worse dining out experience and do not recommend this place to any of my friends.
