Home Taste — Restaurant in Town of Tonawanda

For a more authentic Chinese restaurant experience, this is a great place to go to without breaking the bank. It is best to come here with a few friends or more (sometimes I go with parties of 10+), so that you can have food "Family Style". Instead of ordering just one dish for yourself, order a bunch and get a few bowls of rice to share as well. I have typically paid $8-9 with a larger group, and maybe $11-13 with a group of two.

For amenities, there is self serve hot tea and water and at each table there are Chinese black vinegar bottles, soy sauce bottles and Chili Oil (it's hardly spicy though). Servers speak English and Chinese. But do take note that they only take cash here! Lastly, if you have a large party coming, I suggest calling ahead as courtesy so they can prepare by moving tables/chairs to make accommodations.

Favorite Items: Braised Spare Ribs with cilantro (I forget the number for that but it's written on a white board or paper on the wall of the restaurant). These are fall-off-the-bone spare ribs that are infused with flavor. About 10 or so ribs per order. I highly recommend adding a bowl of rice to this dish or scallion pancakes because the ribs and sauce are very salty. This is also a great dish to split with others.

Scallion Pancakes: $3.50 (at time of this review) Sometimes they run out of this by the end of the day This is the thicker version of scallion pancakes as opposed to a flatter, flakier kind served at other Chinese restaurants. Though it is quite thick (maybe almost an inch thick?), it has crispy surfaces and a fluffy interior that breaks into a few layers. It also comes cut into 6 wedges with a slightly sweet and vinegary dipping sauce accompanying it too.

#38 - About $9 - roughly translated into a spicy, numbing rice noodle soup with napa cabbage and pork. You could eat this dish on it's own without sharing, but if you want different flavors it goes well to bring that spicy/numbing flavor into the meal without becoming the only flavor you eat. The soup is not terribly spicy, but expect to get hit by a lot of numbing with stray peppercorns. If you have other food, you can usually diffuse that flavor with some scallion pancake or rice. I usually am also pleasantly surprised at the quantity of meat in this dish as well.

Eggplant with pork -#35: About $9. If you don't like eggplant, maybe you haven't tried Chinese eggplant so this is worth a shot! The best eggplant (like many things) is fried. Many Chinese eggplant recipes follow this method, by initially deep frying the chunks of eggplant before tossing them into a thick sauce. Personally, I've never tasted any eggplant as good as my dad's...but I'd say this has been the best version out of any eggplant I've tried at a Chinese restaurant. The sauce is a little more sour/vinegary than I would like (which seems to be common for eggplant sauces). However, the texture was pleasant, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Dumplings: 12 pcs - Steamed/boiled ones - $9.50, Pan Fried - $10.00. There are several filling variants in these dumplings, from chicken, pork, beef to fish and shrimp + a mix of vegetables. A quick word of caution to anyone who hasn't had Chinese "leek". This is actually the Chinese Garlic Chive, which has a pretty strong flavor that is definitely an acquired taste. It looks like a long and wide blade of grass that is dark green. Not like the western leeks with white bottoms that transition from light green to dark green at the tops. However, other than that, the dumplings are great! They're home-made and fresh! Maybe one order could be a meal for you (personally I'd want two!). Also, just pay the $0.50 more to get the pan fried ones. Sure it might be a little more unhealthy, but that crispy, golden bottom just makes everything better.

There are plenty of other options I have not covered, but these are just some of my favorites so far!...

Hello guys, today I went to a restaurant called Home taste. Prior I had done my research because I wanted to go to an authentic Chinese restaurant and here it was.

So I ordered the Qishan noodle soup (spicy) the broth was very flavorful and honestly the noodles remind me a little bit of spaghetti but it was pretty nice. I was actually surprised with this one because of the fact that it didn't have as many vegetables but a lot of bra and noodles and some meat and then some what looks like leaves on the side of it to add that oomph! Mwah💋 I definitely recommend this dish as it is very flavorful

Rate: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We also ordered some steamed buns with beef inside of it. The bond was very fluffy and I love the texture of it that made it very enjoyable since I have a sensory thing you know. The meat was also very good inside although it wasn't as much in it also I did not expect the Buns to be that big but it was nice cool. The steamed buns came with what looks like chili sauce or chili oil and I with every bite I always dipped it in chili oil it's kind of. sweet and sour and I love it Rate: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The person that I was with had some General Tso's chicken and it came with a side of sticky rice. One thing that she noticed about this General Tso's chicken that set it apart from takeout Chinese places which in my opinion is fake Chinese is that the meat was fresh and very good and she would also put some of the chili oil on some of the sticky rice. After this experience she is going to eventually take her daughter there to try it because her daughter likes food that is fresh and likes to try other culture food. Rate: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lastly I have a milk tea drink which tastes like it is consisting of honey it is not too sweet but not too bitter you can taste a lot of milk. Not bad Rate:⭐️⭐️

Based on all of my rates for all the dishes I conclude that home taste is a Hidden Gem so please if you're around Buffalo New York I urge you to come by and have some food. You'll be amazed by the...

HomeTaste is hands-down the best Chinese food I’ve had in Buffalo. Everything was bursting with authentic flavor and came out fast, fresh, and perfectly cooked.

I tried several dishes and loved every one: The Mapo Tofu with Beef was beautifully spicy and savory with that signature numbing Sichuan heat, perfectly balanced with tender beef and silky tofu. The Egg Tofu was delicate, rich, and lightly crisped on the outside, absolute comfort food! Stir-Fried Green Beans and Cabbage are classics, both dishes were simple but incredibly flavorful. The Chongqi Little Noodles were chewy, spicy, though it is a special, my group agreed that it wasn’t a favorite compared to the other dishes. The Fish Soup with Clear Noodles were light, fragrant, and soothing; a great contrast to the spicier plates.

The food came out quickly, and the service was friendly and attentive. The space is very small, so it’s worth keeping that in mind if you’re planning to dine in, but it adds to the cozy, home-style charm.

If you’re looking for authentic, flavor-packed Chinese cuisine in Buffalo, HomeTaste is an...