O2 Valley

O2 Valley is a solid place to get food in Palo Alto. Among many expensive food places in the neighborhood, O2 Valley price point is quite reasonable given the big food portion. The staff is very attentive. The shop is very good at fried stuff like chicken and fish. I think the flavor of the food can still be improved (compared to Tsilin in San Mateo). Yet it passes the bar that I would come back again.

This is a spacious location with lots of seating. It's very casual: you order at the counter or you can order with the QR codes on each table. Parking can be a bit tricky in this area.

I highly recommend any of their popcorn chicken and wintermelon drinks! The quality is sooo good. They use dark meat for the popcorn chicken and it's very juicy. Crispy and the addition of basil/garlic is CHEF'S KISS! My favorite popcorn chicken in the Bay Area. Their Pork Belly Bento here is fantastic too.

Found this restaurant while walking along University avenue. They sell Taiwanese dishes. The place is very clean and neat with wide open front. We order spicy fried chicken bento and paochung tea with jelly. Portion of the chicken is generous, and it is very yummy. It is served in bento to go box and It comes with a generous amount of fried chicken, ine egg, tomato egg, and cauliflower. Chicken is crunchy, sweet, salty, and spicy. I wish they gave more minced pork 😀. The tea is from tea bag. It is also refreshing. The server was very friendly and nice.

Kind of a very understated place. With a simple and plain decor. Order at the counter and pickup to your table. Condiments in the front. The food is good and generally tasty. The pork rice and the fried chicken cutlet was very good with a generous portion. But the sides were too plain and the broccoli overcooked. The turnip had chicken in it but it had no flavor at all. Adding hot sauce helped.

A true gem in downtown Palo Alto. Super tasty with big portions and astonishing varieties. The prices of bento boxes are very reasonable for such big portion of main dish together with three sides. They even offer points to redeem drinks. Very satisfying experience. Will definitely come back again and again.