Taste China & Hawaiian BBQ — Restaurant in San Jose

I recently visited China Taste & Hawaiian BBQ, which has new owners since May 2024. I didn't know about the change when I called in my order.

The House Chow Mein was awesome! I didn't add it to my order until I arrived to pick up my Hawaiian food, but I'm glad I did. The noodles were spot on, with a great mix of veggies ,meat & shrimp. Perfectly seasoned and definitely something I'd get again.

The chicken was grilled nicely but lacked flavor and it was chopped up instead 1 entire thigh and the short ribs, while tender, didn't have that savory-sweet taste I like. I wouldn't order these again.

The staff was friendly, but the person who helped me didn't understand English well, which made ordering a bit tricky.

Overall, I'd stick to the Chinese food here. The house chow mein was delicious, but I wouldn't recommend the BBQ chicken, short ribs, or any other Hawaiian dishes. Plus, I didn't see any Hawaiian dishes on the menu, which was confusing when I was there to...

I've been here two days in a row mow for lunch. The first day I had the Katsu chicken plate. It was excellent! The dipping sauce on the side is perfect for it too. Today I had the chicken combo that has katsu chicken and terryaki chicken, both were excellent again. I also got a tai tea and it is very good too, it's kind of like my dessert after the meal. I took this picture of my plate after I had stuffed my face and was full, I still have all this to save for...

Great quality food for the price. Exceptionally clean in here. The food was clean too I’ve eaten here multiple times they are fast enough to stop in on a half hour lunch break. The portions are huge really 2 meals. I’ve had the BBQ meat platter which my boyfriend loves with sticky rice and the Basil Popcorn chicken is great as well. The teas are delicious and they always have specials. Plus it’s family run and they are very sweet...