Tainan Bistro: Discover Authentic Taiwanese Cuisine in Houston

Tainan Bistro is my go-to place for reasonably priced lunch boxes and many delicious Taiwanese food. Great service and nice place to sit down to enjoy the meal. My recent discovery on the Teppanyaki is now my favorite. Oh 3 cup chicken tastes really good too.

Tainan Bistro is hands down the best place for Taiwanese-style food in Houston! I’ve been coming here once a week, and it never disappoints. Their 3 Cup Chicken is absolutely phenomenal... perfectly cooked with incredible flavor. The dishes are always fresh, authentic, and satisfying. The staff is friendly, the service is quick, and the atmosphere is cozy. If you’re craving authentic Taiwanese cuisine, this is the spot. Highly recommend!

We’ve been visiting this place many times now—sometimes once a week. As a Taiwanese myself, I would say it’s truly a gem with lots of Taiwanese street food that is hard to find elsewhere. Overall, the taste is pretty authentic (of course, not comparing to the ones I had in Taiwan but comparing to other ones I’ve tried in the US cities). Our favorite has been their chicken/beef steak on a hot plate! The noodles and sauce are both pretty good—a hearty meal I would recommend to everyone :)

We had an amazing dining experience, and everybody loved their plates! The portions were pretty big, so we had plenty of leftovers. We were also served some complimentary sausage that they made in house, and it was DELICIOUS! We will go again soon!

The most authentic Taiwanese restaurant in Houston, offers a diverse menu. The dishes like the Deep Fried Small Fish with Bean Curd, Cold Dish Cucumber, Taiwanese Style Meat Roll, are delicious and super authentic. The Bean Sauce & Ground Meat Noodle and Minced Pork Noodle are also pretty good. As for the Taiwanese Pepper Salty Chicken Nuggets and Homemade Cold Sesame Sauce Noodle, they are tasty but doesn’t quite have the same flavor as what you'd find in Taiwan.

The food made me miss home. The chicken was so juicy, and the eggs were excellent. It was true Taiwanese-style food, and my girlfriend and I had a very satisfying lunch.

Tainan bistro is a hidden gem! As a Taiwanese, this place totally reminds me of childhood. You cannot beat how affordable this place is. The quality resembles home cooked meals and truly was so delicious. Portion was great. I eat a lot and I left full. Definitely worth a visit for some authentic Taiwanese/Chinese food

Upon entering the restaurant, we were immediately greeted by the friendly owner. There is a wide range of Taiwanese dishes that ranged from street foods to restaurant dishes. There’s a self-serving section with water, sauces, utensils and complimentary soup (egg drop with tomato; it tasted similar to what my mom made at home growing up). We ordered the stomach, oyster vermicelli noodle soup (豬肚蚵仔麵線), braised pork rice (肉粽飯), tempura with fried chicken (甜不辣鹹酥雞) and the pork chop steak. The owner also incredibly generous and served us homemade Taiwanese sausage to try out. The flavours of all the dishes we ordered were authentic and reminded me of home. Portions were generous and pricing is affordable. Highly recommend this gem of a place. We will definitely visit again to try out other dishes!