Tao Rice Roll

Hits the spot for rice rolls
Tao Rice Roll is a great option if you're craving Taiwanese rice rolls (fan tuan). Their Hala beef rolls are delicious and packed with flavor. The other menu items, like the fried noodles and sweet dumplings, are decent but not quite as outstanding as the rice rolls. Overall, it's a good spot for a quick and satisfying meal, especially if you're looking for something on the go.

The place and kitchen looked clean and there is a good service. Most importantly the food is tasty!

C1 Double Eggs Pancake 5/5 So good! Better than the ones in Bellaire
B1 Small Noodle 面线汤 4/5 My kind of comfort food (would have been great if there could be more ingredient)
Homemade Hot Soy Milk without Sugar 5/5
Fried Bread Stick 油条4/5 Perfect with soy milk
Soup dumplings 小笼包 3/5 Not so great unfortunately. Soup was oily and the skin failed to hold the soup in place.

I must confess Taiwanese breakfast is my kind of food. From the sweet soybean drinks to rice roll to fried stick eggs pancakes, it’s so delicious.

I love it in Taipei and I love it here. My only complaint is the rice rolls has too much rices on the roll, kind of like I don’t like sushi that’s wrapped with too much rice just to make the item appears bigger.

Tiny little spot that we wanted to try some Taiwanese food. Didn’t order too too much today as it was just me and the missus. Beef noodle soup was tasty and beefy flavors. Soup Dumplings were awesome, hearty and savory.

If you haven’t pulled up to TX Rice Roll, jump in your car and roll over there asap! Just make sure it’s before 2:30 pm. Understandably so because this is Taiwanese breakfast food. Breakfast or not, I could eat this all day!!! Shoutout to my friend for recommending this place to me. Been here twice and I’m already a believer.

I’ve ordered the Double Egg Pancake twice. This pancake is huge and folded a couple times, still bulges with so many fillings and bursts with flavor. My favorite part is the crunch inside the pancake. I need double the appetite, so I can order two at the same time.

I’ve ordered the congee with fried breadsticks. That was amazing! Just straight up comfort food. I’ve never been to Taiwan but I felt like I was at home sitting at the breakfast table while eating this.

I’ve eaten four rice rolls so far. The Vegetarian, Tuna, Sausage and Beef roll. They were all spectacular! This is like a portable meal in itself. I cannot even pick a favorite right now. They were all delicious! I’ll be back to try the Tao, Eel and probably the rest as well. Such an interesting concept, reminiscent of kolaches or tamales, not in flavor or ingredients but in satiety and portability.

Lastly, I tried the salty soy milk. This was very interesting. I expected something more salty but it was very nice. I picked all the ingredients floating in there and ate them first then drank the rest down. I’m not sure I’d order that again but I didn’t leave one drop this time.

Overall, the food was excellent! The ambiance is upbeat and active with customers constantly streaming in and the cook staff buzzing around the kitchen like honeybees. The conversations in the restaurant are lively and people are enjoying themselves. Somehow with all that activity it still feels very homey and relaxing. I’d take a nap there if I could. With a full belly, it will be a struggle not to doze off afterward. The space is small but I’ve never had to wait or not get a seat.

Awesome place! Awesome food! If you want tasty, fast, authentic Taiwanese food, answer the roll call at TX Rice Roll today!