QQ Kitchen

QQ has been around for quite some time, but I haven't actually dined in until recently. I remember they used to serve only vegetarian food, but it seems like their menu has expanded back to vegetarian and Taiwanese food. They're located in the same plaza as Subway and Domino's, so parking is not hard to find.

Decided to relive some high school memories and dined here with a few friends (one of which is vegetarian). I was surprised at the number of vegetarian dishes offered (noodles, soups, rice), but I stuck with the regular Taiwanese dishes.

Pork and chicken rice ($7.25) seems to be the most worthwhile combo. For a relatively low price, you get a pork chop, a chicken steak, some vegetables, a soy sauce egg, pickled vegetables, and rice AND a complimentary black or green tea. What a steal, right? Their menu claims to not use high fructose corn syrup, which is nice. Food came out fairly quickly and while it was slightly oily, it was a comforting dish that filled me up with some leftovers to spare. Pork chop and chicken were both really good - although the pork chop was better just because there was more fat. The chicken was a little dry, but there was marinated flavor. Came with the perfect amount of rice - really enjoyed the sauce over the rice. I finished about 2/3 and saved the rest for lunch.

One friend ordered the sausage rice ($7.25) and another friend ordered the vegetarian curry fried rice ($7.50). The vegetarian dish normally doesn't come with a drink, but the owner was nice enough to give it to them anyway, probably because they ended up ordered side dishes that more than compensated for the price of the drink. I tried the sausage and I really enjoyed the flavor - on par with Sinbala's sausage rice and it came with the same vegetables and egg and tofu side dishes as my combo did. Didn't try my friend's vegetarian dish, but he said it was tasty.

We also got an order of popcorn chicken ($5.99) and vegetarian mushroom omelet ($5.99). The popcorn chicken was plentiful and lightly fried. I did think there was more batter than chicken, but it was a nice snack to munch on while eating the dishes. The omelet as alright - a vegetarian take on the oyster pancake, but I wasn't a fan of the sweet and sour sauce poured on top. Flavor was alright, but probably not something I myself would order again.

As for the teas, we all got the green teas, which was a nice addition to the meal. A bit on the sweeter side, but very refreshing. I do have to say that I ended up saving the tea to drink the next day and it tasted like water.

This place is cash only and seats are quite limited. They do get out orders quickly, and lots of people seem to eat or order take-out so it's a matter of luck if you decide to dine in. Highly recommend giving this place a try if you want something quick and cheap or you're in the mood for vegetarian dishes.

Food tastes really delicious, price also fair????????????????

Delighted to find vegan Taiwanese food! This is the only restaurant I know that makes it.

New owners husband and wife are nice. Food selections are great, includes many veggie dishes.

It's always been pleasant to come here for food. The place is very small, kind of hard to find from the street. It's next door from a Subway, across the street from Ralph's store in Temple city. This place been changing ownership but there's this older lady that always been there. Prices used to be cheap but they raised it quite a bit now. Customer service is great but I wish they can speak English better. They used to serve soup and dessert also together with the food that we ordered but not anymore.