Red Onion

We were looking for vegetarian chines fare and found it here on yelp so we gave this place a try.

Eating a super early dinner at 5:30 with kids in tow led to wonderful attentive experience before any potential crowds. Service was fantastic and any questions we had were so politely addressed. The dishes came out fast, portions were generous and the flavors hit the notes we needed.

Garlic pea shoots- don't be discouraged by the name. This is seasonal and a wonderful side to the rest of the food

General Tso Tofu- very large serving, tofu has a slight crisp if you start eating immediately and a slight sweetness to the sauce. Would love to see a kung pao version with the peppers and peanuts!

Veg fried rice- finally a place that does it right! Not just rice with a small pouring of frozen carrots and peas. This was great.

Scallion Pancake- surprisingly not the standard version. This puffed up nicely and despite being deep fried was not greasy. Wonderful dipping sauce too!

Homestyle Tofu- lots of mixed veg. This was not my favorite due to the "tobasco-esque" tanginess but a hit with my wife.

There are some toys near the front to keep your kids (or you) busy while you wait but honestly the food comes out hot, fresh and fast- so you may as well just wait!

We will be back!

A great local place! I always have gotten take out, so not sure how there in-restaurant service is. However, considering how friendly the cashier was, I don't doubt it would be any less.

The take out is great! Not too oily like other Asian services. I love the broccoli chicken and noodles. All the items were well seasoned and tasted great. For the price for each item, I was able to feed a family of 4 in less than $50! In this day and age, doing take out hardly ever costs this less. I believe I got 5 items!

This place deserves a shot especially for a weeknight take out meal!

The only Taiwanese spot in central NJ and the best Taiwanese spot.

I love their oyster omelet, and their braised pork belly over rice

Great vegetarian dinner! Our family isn't vegetarian but decided to get a few tofu dishes. Veg dumplings had crunchy veggies but I prefer the skin to be thinner. The general tofu was crispy, sweet and savory served with steamed broccoli. We got a tofu with black bean sauce and requested it spicy. This was my favorite. The tofu and broccoli was simple but great flavor. We requested 2 of the dishes made with soft tofu and they accommodated. The place is casual with lots of art on the walls.

It a shame this is the only Taiwanese restaurant in nj. Taiwanese Burger too fatty, nuggets soup is mostly water and not much ingredients, meatballs skin is way too thick, smoke chicken sliced like thin ham. I'd try other stuff instead.

Great food, great service and friendly. Everything we got was on point, flavorful and satisfying. Recommend and will be coming again over and over again.

This place has such delicious and authentic Taiwanese food. It's been open for 10 years and is family owned. I can't believe I've just discovered it! We drove 50 mins from North Jersey to come here for dinner on Lunar New Year's eve and it was so worth the trip.

Unfortunately the food was unbearably bad. We ordered 3 signature Taiwanese dishes and each one came out worse than the previous... The rice looked like it was from yesterday, the chicken was tough and looked like it was from old oil, the noodles... I don't even know what to say about the noodles, we just left that after a few bites. Should have been a sign when I walked in and we were the only ones there in a Sunday @ 1pm. Very unfortunate. Will not be going back or recommending it.

Update- February 21, 2022

Finally had the time to dine-in here.
We ordered chicken with broccoli and Chinese eggplant with tofu on garlic sauce.

Taste great and it has fresh ingredients.

Passing by from PA and seeing this being right off from an exit off of I287, I decided to give it a another try since it's been 5 years. I ordered a couple orders of Taiwan Meatballs and Pork Thick Soup to go. COVID restrictions were still in effect, so the entrance was blocked by a counter and clear plastic panes were hung above the counter to limit exposure between the staff and customer. I welcome and applaud these arrangements during the ongoing pandemic.

The Taiwan Meatballs were piping hot which was great. The skins were perfectly tender but way too thick, leaving little room for the filling. The pork filling tasted okay but lacked the proverbial cinnamon seasoning. The red sauce was good but I needed like 50% more, especially given the thick skin. Overall it was okay and worth the try.

The Pork Thick Soup, on the other hand, was a total failure. The soup was nothing more than a brown tasteless slurry, absent of any hint of the required bonito flavor. Pork strips were few and far between, and each piece was mostly batter with very little actual protein. A total ripoff for $7.50. We were shocked and outright insulted. I was too disgusted to even take a picture of it. Never again!