8090 Taiwan Cusine
“This Taiwanese vendor serves a variety of foods such as steak noodles, salt and pepper chicken, noodle soup, and the infamous stink tofu.”
“I didn't really have trouble decided what j wanted and knew that I wanted either chicken or squid before I stepped into the food court.”
“I got the pork chop over rice which comes with preserved veggies, half an egg, and miso soup.”
8090 Taiwan Cusine
Take-out: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Love their salt and pepper chicken. I get it without rice for $5.50. The portion was pretty decent for the price. It came with a spicy mayo sauce which i preferred eating without it. I also had the squid which could've been more crispier and crunchier. It was bit soft. Oh yeah, i wished they would call out your number in cantonese or english other than mandarin.
Simple menu, a dozen or so Taiwanese small dishes and food.
The salt-pepper chicken is close to the flavor you want, but they don't add enough of the salt/pepper on it. My purchase was crispy enough, but I know others said they received undercooked (too soft) versions.
The stinky tofu is good, plenty of sauce, but they also lop in a ton of chili pepper so you should ask for less/to the side if you're not a fan. Still not great on the total amount of preserved cabbage (gets lost in the soy sauce), but a good snack, nonetheless.
Service was so-so (I tried English and ended up speaking Chinese because it was faster).
I came here because Linny F. said the stinky tofu was really good. She was right! One of the best stinky tofu I've had at Flushing so far. It was very stinky and they put lots of pickled cabbage, garlicy soy sauce and spicy chili sauce on top. Be prepared to have your breath stink for hours even after brushing your teeth. But so worth it.
In addition to the stinky tofu we got the Salt and Pepper Squid and Sacha Beef. Both were not that great. The squid was rubbery, flavorless, and not very crispy at all. It came with this mayo based sauce which I'm assuming is where you're supposed to get all the flavor. I hate mayo so only ate the squid. The squid should have been crispy and seasoned enough so that you could eat it without the sauce. The Sacha beef was also pretty bad. It did not taste like sacha sauce and was way too salty.
On a little handwritten sign next to the cash register, it says they sell wa-guei (碗粿), which is one of my favorite Tainan street food ever!!! Unfortunately, they were sold out by the time I came which was around 12:30pm. Either that or they were not selling it that day.
I haven't tried their beef or fish steaks yet, but they do look pretty good in the pictures. I'll definitely be back for the stinky tofu and wa-guei if they have it.
I was craving some Taiwanese salt and pepper chicken, so I decided to stop by this Taiwanese stall which stood out from the rest in the food court. I ordered the salt and pepper chicken for $5.00. The chicken was popcorn chicken like pieces and fried to a nice crisp and flavored perfectly. The chicken was tender and juicy. The order also came with an orange mayo like sauce, which complemented the dish well. The order was also very generous in portion. I will be back to try the other dishes!
The competition for diner's dollars in the NY Food Court on Roosevelt Avenue is fierce especially in the Taiwanese food arena. There are 3 Taiwanese eateries in the food court (with two serving almost identical menus) but this place seems to have the better food.
The recipes for the old Taiwanese standards vary between the stalls but 8090 shines in its fatty pork rice and salted fried chicken. They also serve black pepper steak on the iron plates but at almost $17 bucks a pop, I'm hard pressed to bite. Quality is good here but what's holding them back from a 4 star review is their mediocre pork chop. All in all a good eatery for Taiwanese food depending on your taste and which dishes you're in the mood for.
8090 Taiwan Cusine (booth 24) is my favorite stall at this Asian food court
-they speak English
-usually get the salt & pepper chicken over rice for $6.75; comes with miso soup, rice and sauce (the 2 crowd favorites seem to be the chicken and the steak)
-good value
-salt & pepper fried chicken is consistently good. not over fried but still tasty. not too salty
-ample portions. I don't leave hungry
-miso soup is ok
-food comes relatively fast. wait is usually 5 minutes
-given turnover, food appears clean and fresh
Good taiwanese food at a cheap and affordable price. If you're in this food court and you're not in the mood for the millions of soup noodle options around here, this place is as good as any to pick up an awesome sizzling platter. Big stall and definitely noticeable, you would not be able to miss this place if you just happen to be walking around deciding on what to eat. I came here twice first for the sizzling steak platter, and then another time for the sizzling chicken with mushroom sauce and popcorn chicken, Both items were pretty good fairly big, while the chicken option was definitely the better deal. The sauce they had for the popcorn chicken was a strange variation of russian dressing, which wasn't bad. Definitely satiated my cravings. I will be back to try more of the menu!
Located in a lesser known food court not on Main Street or Roosevelt Avenue, this stand offers some of the more popular Chinese delicacies and street-foods such as stinky tofu, meat skewers and different types of fried meats.
My friend who was familiar with the area recommend this place to me and gave me a story about how this place got its name by catering to a niche of millennials born in the 80s and 90s. Go figure. I didn't really have trouble decided what j wanted and knew that I wanted either chicken or squid before I stepped into the food court. At the end, I settled for the fried squid and I was glad I did.
My order came out relatively fast and I was able to enjoy my fried squid fresh out of the fryer. The texture was very chewy with an even coating of bread crumbs fried to golden perfection. The spicy mayo that they provided really complemented the snack well and they weren't cheap with the portion sizes and gave a decent amount. For about 5-6$, I was pretty satisfied with my snack and I would definitely comeback here again. Just not for the stinky tofu lol.