OK Canaan Taiwanese Gourmet 台灣好滋味 — Restaurant in New York

We were looking for a quick bite to eat after visiting the Queens Botanical Garden and stumbled upon OK Canaan which is conveniently located across the street. The restaurant had just opened for the day, and we were the first customers. Upon entering you immediately notice that the décor is mostly red, as in, red walls and red table cloths. There is a ramp to the left of the entrance, along with a small set of stairs leading down to the dining floor.

We ordered the Taiwanese Style Lo Mein, Pork Chop Combo, Fried Chicken Leg Combo and scallion pancakes appetizer. The Lo Mein was okay. It had nice flavor, but I’ve had better elsewhere. Same with the scallion pancakes. Luckily, both the Pork Chop Combo and Chicken Combo were delightful! They both came with some pickled vegetables, steamed cabbage and boiled tea egg. The rice that came with it had minced pork on top. The chicken was cooked perfectly and had a nice crunchy skin. The pork chop was tasty and tender. I would come back just to eat these two dishes again.

The waitress was super friendly and helpful. And the service was fast! We barely waited five minutes before the food was delivered to our table. Next time I’m in the neighborhood again, I’ll be...

I was taken by surprise when I first walked in. There wasn't a soul inside the restaurant. It was a Monday night and I know Mondays are a bane for everyone, but it was still strange to see there was no one there.

This was a less than pleasing sign. We were however, greeted very polity by the woman behind the counter. She sat us down and immediately gave us the menu and a pot of tea. Myself and my brother are on a quest to find an acceptable bowl of Taiwanese beef noodle soup for my dad. So every once and a while we will look for a taiwanese restaurant to go to. Which leads us here.

We ordered fried intestines, the stinky tofu, an oyster pancake, their railroad porkchop over rice, a braised pork over rice, and 2 bowls of their beef noodle soup.

I suggest getting their intestines and stinky tofu. I found both of them to be very good. Their porkchop over rice was nothing to write home about. My father gave their bowl of soup a solid 7.5/10. He liked the broth and enjoyed how tender the meat is. He did not enjoy the fact that there was broccoli in the soup. He said it's not the kind of vegetable that should be in it. Their braised pork over rice was good.

Overall I think this place is...

Amazing authentic Taiwanese food. They have been closed for over a year, just reopened two weeks ago. Large menu with all of our Taiwan food favorites. You can dine in with great service, or takeout food. Delivery service with UberEats, Fantuan, and Hungry Panda.

We ordered our favorites: stinky tofu, oyster pancakes, braised pork rice, braised pigs feet, dong po pork, three cup chicken, sauteed string beans and water spinach (kong xin cai), and candied taro chunks dessert.

10/30/2021: Had another great meal for takeout. We especially liked the Eggplant with garlic sauce (we asked for the spicy version) and our usual favorite appetiser Stinky tofu. We also enjoyed the Taiwan style rice noodles (not as good my mother-in-laws recipe, but very good, would order it again). They also now make and sell Taiwan style pastries for dessert.

4/9/2022: Highly recommend the Braised Pork with Preserved Bamboo Hakka-style dish. The Stinky Tofu and Oyster Pancakes are always tasty classic...