Taipei Gourmet - Authentic Chinese & Taiwanese Cuisine in Lexington, MA

Good, authentic Taiwanese food. We had the salt-and-pepper fried squid, the pig intestine hot pot with noodles, and the Chinese squash. The squid was nicely cut and fried -- but strangely not very salty, and there was no dish of salt and pepper on the side, as at many restaurants. The pig intestine didn't have a lot of pieces of intestine, but was good, and had some nice greens and peanuts -- it is spicy, but you can order it less spicy. The Chinese squash was bland, but that's the way it's supposed to be. Most of the customers were Chinese. I will return! As others have said, be sure to park to the LEFT of the restaurant. They can be very busy sometimes, so call ahead. The room is simple and clean.

It is very Authentic Chinese food , is tasty so yummy and beautiful,I will coming back next time , thank you so much!

The leek and meat dumplings were really good. The beef noodles, scallion pancake and pan fried bao were only OK. But overall experience was good and it’s worth coming again to try other dishes.

For a late 2pm Saturday lunch I stopped by Taipei Gourmet. The establishment was one-third full, so I received a seat immediately. I ordered the beef noodle soup ($15.95) and vegetarian leek pie ($9.95). Both came out within 10 minutes. The beef noodle soup had the thin flat wheat noodle ubiquitous in Taiwanese noodle soups. The soup was well-flavored with stock. Too many of these sorts of places over-rely on soy sauce, making a salty yet thin and underflavored bowl. Not here. I will nitpick and say that I would like larger chunks of beef, not the sort of cubed stew beef you see at the supermarket. The vegetarian leek pie (as it's called in the menu) is a pastry stuffed with chive (not leek), egg, and vermicelli. It was decently salted and hot. The portion sizes were quite satisfying as well. Closing thought - this place has, so far, the closest to what I would consider a decent bowl of Taiwanese beef noodle soup I've had in the Boston metro area so far. I'm always on the lookout for it

What a meal! We got szechuan fish filet with pickle, so hot and flavorful. Perfect on a winter day. The pea pod shoots were fresh, shrimp w veggies was good, and the orange chicken was surprisingly not too sweet! Further, several dishes were made without salt for one of us who can't have salt. Will be back.

Better than I expected. Good value for the price. Big portions and authentic taste. They are very understaffed for weekend brunch so you have to order fast be patient . Love the fresh fried crullers and beef noodles.

I’m not from Taiwan or the region, so I’ll leave the remarks about authenticity to others. I did stumble on a Taiwanese restaurant during a trip to China, and had an eggplant dish that I’m still thinking about five years later. So I thought I’d give this place a try. I was just about the only non-Asian diner—on a Saturday, the place was full of families. They were kind to find a spot for a solo diner.I ordered the Taipei beef noodle soup, which is spicy but not in a sharp jalapeño way, more of a dark warm heat. I also had the eggplant in garlic sauce, which resembled that dish I had years ago, though it was sweet (actually as if sugar was added) and what I had before was a bit dryer, and had just a bit more of a roasted flavor. This was a lot of food, but it all was so good that I almost didn’t have any leftovers. I’ll definitely be back.

Authentic asian cuisine. Pleasantly surprised. Ordered from the weekend dim sum menu and thoroughly enjoyed each dish. Good selection of dishes available on their menus. Looking forward to returning and trying other dishes. Update: as of March 2023...new ownership. Menu is different and now offers more Szechuan dishes. They do still offer a few of the previous popular dishes like the soup dumpling and soy drink. Overall food still seems to be decent and worth trying. Will continue to try other dishes. More wait staff & improved service.