Left Field Lou

A hidden gem in Albany, NY! The Dim sum was delicious, the Pork Belly Buns was out of this world, and the beef noodle soup was to die for. This place is super clean, and everything is done with a purpose. They have a parking lot, which is a plus as well. We are definitely coming back!

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Rexx Wei

The food is so authentic and delicious. Obsessed with their homemade dim sum and noodles. Want to try all the items on their menu.😋

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Lude Liang

My family will coming to upstate for vacation every year. This is the only one Chinese food we would love to eating and sharing to your guys. Very traditional steam rice and big bowl mix rice. The small soup buns are so juice and softy. Chinese style soy milk it brings me to my young age memory. So fresh and smoothly. BTW, it's very lower prices for everything but high quality foods. Yes! It's 1000% strongly recommend it.

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Mieko A Ozeki

On our way to our destination we stopped at Taiwan Noodle for dinner. We started with the scallion pancakes, shrimp shumai, and fried tofu and mushroom. The scallion pancakes were crisp and not oily; our daughter loved eating it. The shrimp shumai came in hot and steamed; the largest shumai we have seen, a dim sum treat. The chef’s favorite fried tofu and mushrooms were perfect in the sauce; shittake and cloud ear mushrooms were meaty delight. My husband had the stewed beef noodle soup with rice noodles. The broth was good with the tender beef and Chinese broccoli. I had the wonton soup when chicken broth and wheat noodles. The wontons were filling and hearty; went well with the thick noodles. Small place with a couple 2-tops and a few 4-tops. Reasonable price and fresh ingredients.

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Nicole Bartner

First let’s get on the same page about what Taiwan Noodle is not. It is not a fancy, trendy spot. There is no bar, no alcohol. It’s not fancy and it’s not trying to be fancy. But Taiwan Noodle most definitely does not need to try to be anything that it’s not. Because it is PURE DELICIOUSNESS. OMG. Seriously. Taiwan Noodle is not huge, but plenty of seating and can accommodate larger parties or a single diner, like me. Nice, simple, bright space. Also! Off street parking lot. Which, if you know Central Ave in Albany is a pretty cool thing. I had looked at the menu and food pics online and when I saw ROWS OF DUMPLINGS I knew I was going. I am always going to give Dim Sum a try. I don’t eat beef, pork or poultry, which usually isn’t a problem at Chinese restaurants because there are plenty of vegetable and seafood options. Taiwan Noodle doesn’t really have much in the way of seafood. But! There were some very authentic meat type ingredients and when I see that on a menu I want to try the food. Full Disclosure: I did not make it past the appetizer menu. I mean I ordered a decent sampling of appetizers. But once I bit into the steamed vegetable dumplings I knew I needed a whole, second order of those… Here’s the thing, whenever I try a new spot and I see vegetable dumplings I order them. And, you know, they’re bland. They’re always bland. But I gotta try. The steamed vegetable dumplings at Taiwan Noodle are NOT bland. So. Much. Flavor!! So Delicious. Amazing. I was thrown by the fact that there’s just not that much “detail” on the menu. Every section contains a “mixed vegetable” version. But there is no indication of what those vegetables are. So I made the HIGHLY INCORRECT assumption that they were not putting much effort into their vegetable items. I bit into that first vegetable dumpling and it was The Most Delicious Chinese Food I have ever eaten. And I have eaten a lot a lot of Chinese Food. The dumplings have carrots and wood ear mushrooms and glass noodles etc. They are a mouth explosion of flavor and umami. I ate my 4 and ordered another 4 and ate those too… My “first round” also included shrimp rolls, shrimp dumplings and fried white fish (which is featured as a “speciality”). The shrimp rolls look like spring rolls, but are packed with shrimp like you would get in shrimp Dim Sum - which you DO get in the shrimp dumplings. So I had double shrimp!. Again: DELICIOUS. And the fried white fish? I think my order contained 8 of what I’d describe as a fritter?? Thin white fish fillets folded together, breaded and deep fried. So when you bite in (you must WAIT for everything to cool down enough to bite into. Because this food arrives to your table PIPING hot) to each one you are getting a lot of perfectly fried fish. They were served with Kewpie Mayonnaise as a dipping sauce. I had my doubts. But then I dipped. Amazing. So good. Since my first 3 items were just Off The Charts good I decided to order the scallion pancake. I find Chinese scallion pancakes mainly disappointing. Not these. They were PERFECTLY cooked. So the outside is flaky and crisp and the “inside” is moist and flavorful. Kind of like the most perfectly flaky, savory, thin pie crust you’ve ever had. I don’t eat leftovers. I don’t even keep them from a restaurant. I kept the scallion pancake and fried white fish I couldn’t finish (BECAUSE I ATE 8 VEGETABLE DUMPLINGS!!) and ate them cold directly out of my fridge the next night. And they were still delicious. Amazing, amazing food. Next time I will force myself to push past the appetizers and Dim Sum!!

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Gemini

Where do I even start. The food is delicious! Dumplings, noodles, desserts, just name it and they are superb & we enjoyed the meal very much 😋 portions are generous too! check this place out in Albany and you will NOT be disappointed. Don't miss this hidden gem!

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chris yo

Food 5/5 Delicious and very reasonably priced! And no lingering after taste that you get from the usual chinese food with msg. Very authentic flavours too! Love it! If you're there, the dumplings are a definite must! Ambiance 5/5 CLEAN! The whole place is spotlessly clean and very well spaced with covid precautions. Very surprised as the surrounding area seemed a little bit rough. Service 5/5 Very attentive and helpful staff.

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PY Yang

As a Taiwanese foodie, here are my little thoughts. The noodles in the beef noodle soup were too soft and mushy, and the broth lacked depth of flavor. The beef itself was nicely cooked and tender. The popcorn chicken was crispy, but I wish the chicken had used more five-spice powder when marinating it. The spicy wontons were tasty. Overall, the food was good, but the noodles and broth could use a bit more work.

Kelly Y

Took my mom here to try. We ordered a lot of appetizers and they were all a bit underwhelming. The most disappointing one was the fried fish because it had no flavor. The main courses we got were beef noodle soup, house noodle soup and a spicy fish noodle. All three were delicious with really good soup broths. Taiwan is known for the appetizers so I hope they can improve in them. Will return for lunch if we ever want a really good noodle dish.

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Doug Amato

Definitely would come back here for their dim sum! All of it was good and reasonably priced. The seafood casserole was filled with perfectly cooked seafood, but may not be everyone’s favorite dish. Their noodles were just fine.

Kat

Cute spot, service was good but the food was just okayish. Everything was tender, but the beef with rice was very bland, the sauce didn't taste like much but was very overpowering on the rice. The steamed pork ribs and sausage was pretty okay, and the pork intestines were kinda expensive for the portion and a little too fatty for my liking.