The Little Kitchen Cafe

We thought this place was fantastic. Some of the best Taiwanese food we’ve had in Vegas for sure. In fact we liked it more than Noodle Pot a few doors down. The salt and pepper chicken was truly amazing. Huge portion size, cooked to order, very authentic and hearty. What set it all off was the nice variety of pickled vegetables that come with it. We always judge a Taiwanese place based on their minced pork and this place did not disappoint. Tender and flavorful. Service was decent enough, the food came out quickly and their prices are very reasonable. We’ll be back for sure.

This little kitchen understands the concept of Tawainese fast food perfectly. Cheap small eats. I prefer picture menus over extended verbiage anyday.
Pork bun taco thing was delish. Perfect appetizer to a bowl of dumpling noodles. Taiwanese broth mmMmm. Mini meatballs inside slurpy skin mmmMmmm. Lots and lots of bokchoy and green onions yes!
My sister got extra noodles. They give you alot of extra noodles. Dad had the pepper fried chicken nuggets — super crispy and very flavorful. Mom got the traditional noodles, which had a lighter broth and equally amazing.
We also ordered this glutinous gelatin thing with meaty insides. Spicy and chewy, but difficult to eat. Never seen this before. not sure what to make of it.
Super friendly service, but it might be beacuse we are chinese. We chatted with the staff about not having a hotel for the night, and she tried hooking us up with one of her peeps. Legit.

This was one of the few places without a line on a Friday night in the Chinatown plaza. One of the owners? was really nice and helpful. One of the dishes we wanted wasn’t available, so she said that she would go grab it, it’s just in a freezer off site. After we finished the meal, we asked another waitress if it was coming. She told us that they were out of that dish. so I said that the other lady said she would go get it. The waitress responded that the other lady did go get it, but we’d need to wait for it to defrost. Hmmm, I wish they would have said something to us. So we just cancelled the order.
The rest of the food was disappointing. But at least service was quick and there wasn’t a line.

A reasonable size of each dish! Also delicious. Great service provided and the waitress pointed out gravity fee was added in the total fee to alert the customers. Will come back if arrive at LV again!

this place is the worst. the worst Taiwanese food I have had and not cheap. I don’t understand how they got 3.5 stars. this place ruined my first day on Vegas trip.

This is the worst Taiwanese food I have had in a while. If it wasn’t for the super enthused pressure grandma hollering at people walking by i wouldn’t have dined here. She begged in taiwanese so I said what the hell I’m hungry anyways. She sat me and gf at the tightest area by the cashier even tho there are more spacious tables available. Shit. Should have walked out right there. Ordered a fried pork chop rice, spicy wonton, wonton soup, and sticky rice.
The spicy wonton was not spicy at all but drenched in vinegar. Sour. Disgusting. Ding Tai Fung spicy wonton is 1000% better.
The pork chop was the smallest chop I’ve ever seen. It was disgraceful. Its the size of my asian palm divided by 2. Couldn’t believe the waitress handed me the dish. Tasted ok but the egg and vegetables are super sloppy.
The wonton soup was plain. I actually tried to wash the spicy wontons with the soup but they were still sour.
Sticky rice was frozen and cold still in the middle and the sauce was overly sour. Damn. what is up with the sour?! I’m from Taiwan and this stuff is really bad.
Meanwhile the grandma lady consistently hover over us while eating and said. «delicious huh? The best u ever had huh?» In Chinese… No its the absolute worst I have had but it’s the holidays and I didn’t want to hurt her feelings. She is delusional but make a great timeshare sales person because I think she really believes the food is great. However, you can’t talk customers into liking your food no matter how much its marinated with sour feet.
Total was 28 bucks… I gave a customary 3 dollars tip and wish to never return. Sigh it ruined my first day in Vegas.
Will never eat here again. A warning for your consideration. Now I have to go eat somewhere else just to get the nasty out of my mouth.

Please note, I have not tasted the food here. I would have LOVED to taste the food, which is why I came to the establishment. They advertise that they close at midnight. We showed up at 11:15pm and we’re turned away since they were closing. Please correct me if I’m wrong, but 11:15 pm is NOT midnight. My pregnant wife was disappointed. So we sought an alternative location that stayed open until midnight as advertised. What a shame. :(

Very authentic Taiwanese food. Simple but great! Small place with great personal service. Highly recommended for someone craving Taiwanese hometown food.

Came here on a Friday night, but the whole plaza seems very empty. Don’t live here so don’t know if this is normal. This restaurant had no one in there so we were a little concerned, but all the food photos outside were very yummy looking so decided to give it a try.
We ordered the stinky tofu, pork noodles (ruo gun mein), and pork chop rice. Since we were the only customers in there the whole time, service is good and food came quickly. The waitress (owner?) is very friendly too. All 3 dishes taste good. The pork chop rice came with some cooked veggies and 2 kinds of pickled veggies, as well as minced meat/​sauce over the rice. Very yummy and a good sized portion. The pork noodles is tasty too, seems to have sacha sauce in there which is unexpected, but it’s tasty so we didn’t mind. The stinky tofu tastes pretty authentic too. I also had the plum tea, which had a good amount of tea flavor and I enjoyed it.
Did not regret coming in! Writing the review a few hours later and it’s getting me hungry again!

We were looking to grab lunch in the area, and came across this Taiwanese restaurant on Unilocal.The large counter, tiled floors, open kitchen, TV, and a handful of small tables summed up the small interior. We were the only customers throughout the entire time, so there wasn’t much of an atmosphere to report.
The paper menu came as a checklist of Taiwanese street food and old country flavors. I initially wanted the Taiwanese Pork Intestine Noodles ($ 7.99), but they were out and waiting for the ingredients to arrive from California. Instead, we ordered the Rice Cupcake ($ 4.50) where the wet, mushy sticky rice had already fell apart by the time it reached our table. Our server didn’t seem to care whether we noticed the sloppy presentation. The other peculiar aspect of this dish was the red sauce. It was not supposed to be tomato based, but resembled ketchup.
The Taiwanese Meat Ball ($ 3.99) came with a very good glutinous exterior. The thickness, and firm chewy qualities was spot on along with the embedded ground pork. However, the Meat Ball also came with the same ketchup sauce, which ruined the experience.
Finally, the Minced Pork Rice Noodles ($ 6.99) came with ground pork and hard boiled egg that didn’t carry the deep stewed flavors. Equally subpar was the broth that tasted like water.
Service was friendly, but the experience was so lackluster that we didn’t care to stay for shaved ice or other desserts. In short, I rather eat at other mediocre Taiwanese restaurants than this one. It was not worth the visit.

Definitely authentic tawainese dishes! Small restaurant with only a few seats but the homely feel and great, tasty dishes makes it all worthwhile. Pork dishes, meatballs and soups all tasted like home cooking.

This place has gone way down hill the last 2 times I’ve been here. Their menu has shrunk down to a single page, but their food quality has gone way down. The food is now really bland and for being a Taiwanese spot, they should be embarrased to mess up on something like popcorn chicken! Their service is crap too. Ask them to prep something a certain way or to not add in certain ingredients and they will say «no problem» and then when the dish arrives, there’s a problem because they didn’t honor those requests! When you ask them if they could re-​make the dish they’ll ask first if you can try it to make sure. WTF kind of service is this? I already told multiple servers and they all acknowledged that it would be no problem. So will I be back here? No, and I sure as hell wouldn’t recommend them to anyone else.

Good food. Nothing special. Simple very reasonably priced food. I ordered the minced pork over rice and the chili wontons. I wanted to order the shaved ice with the pudding on top but was in a rush and forgot. Service is like a fast food restaurant. God came very quickly. It’s a small restaurant with seating for about 25 at most? Would definitely come back again. The only down side is the minced pork was a bit too minced. The half of an egg provided was over cooked. Would like to try other dishes next time.

This is about the most pathetic showing of a restaurant I have seen in Vegas. Taiwanese food is not easy to find in Vegas and it is a luxury to have. But I don’t expect to be taken advantage of by greedy and cheap restaurants
Case: went in there on a Tuesday night to get shaved ice on this hot summer night. They were out of most ingredients except for mango and strawberry. I got a combo of the two and the lady proceeded to shave ice into the container. She barely gets half way and then puts fruits on it. Then she just closes it up and it’s like ¾ full. All of those for 8 dollars?! Ripoff! I will never be back again!

Great place if you are getting small plates (asian tapas) to share. Try the won ton soup, reminded me of Taiwan and my mom’s cooking. Meat Ball (Ba Wan) is pretty good but not like Taiwan, of course, but pretty good for Vegas. Made fresh and probably not the frozen types that you see in LA.

4 boba teas + + 2 spicy dumplings + 2 rice dishes = $ 45
In a place where Taiwanese food is not abundant, you can’t really complain. However, coming from the San Gabriel Valley, this is such a ripoff. The food was ok too. If you’re that desperate for some Taiwanese food, this place would be the place, but I wouldn’t really bother.

I was craving some Taiwanese food and came across this place while searching through Unilocal.It is located in Chinatown which I frequently visit for food/​drink when in Vegas. It was pretty empty when we got there around 2 PM on a Saturday. The service was good but I it’s hard not to be attentive when you are one of three people in the restaurant.
We got one pork bun sandwich. The pork was pretty flavorful and topped with cold pickled veggies inside of a soft white bun. It was pretty pricey for what it was but pretty good.
My boyfriend and I also shared a Salt and Pepper Chicken with rice. The portion size was pretty big. It came with pickled cabbage and veggies that went well with the chicken and rice. There was also minced pork under the chicken to go with the rice as well.

Mama (she is Taiwanese btw) and I were quite disappointed. This could have been good.
You order your food by marking the paper strip.
Both of our noodles lacked flavor, despite looking as if they were packed. My soup was not hot either! My biggest pet peeve. How can all my toppings get warm if my soup isn’t hot?
We tried to order the meatball as well, but they were sold out (early afternoon is too early to sell out!).
Will there ever be a good Taiwanese restaurant in Las Vegas? :(

I would probably give this as 3.5 stars but I’m feeling nice so I will round up to 4 stars. The server was really nice (and super Taiwanese in mannerisms).
I got the chili oil wontons. I really like them at Din Tai Fung so I was hoping for something similar. The flavor was okay, good but not super divine.
The hibiscus tea (Luo Shen hua cha) was a lively reddish pink color and not super sweet.

I love the easygoing feeling that this place comes with. It seems like all the workers get along and are just super at ease with each other which makes me feel more at home as well (i was eating alone and am very uncomfortable having to do that lol) Proportions are great for the price that you get. they have stinky tofu– come on, can’t go wrong with that!
I’ll definitely be coming back for more!

3 stars for flavor. total damage was $ 15 for two items, which is kinda pricey for Taiwanese food compared to San Gabriel Valley.
One of the few foods I ate while on my excursion to Vegas needed to be good. I love Taiwanese food, so why not? I got two things, the chili oil wontons, and stinky tofu.
Chili oil wontons — these tasted all right. They weren’t as flavorful and oily as A&J Restaurant (Irvine, CA), but they were okaay. It tasted very fresh, and the flavors were bright, but nothing really stood out for me on this. The oil itself wasn’t spicy at all really and didn’t really stick to the wontons themselves. It was more of a dipping sauce I guess.
Stinky tofu — This is probably best shareable. Compared to that one place in Rowland Heights (can’t remember, sorry), the stinky factor isn’t totally pungent. It had the stinky element yes, but it wasn’t bad. These I enjoyed more than the wontons I think. The tofu however, when you bite in, seemed to have more holes in it than actual tofu. Wha?
The service is kinda whatever. The guy got my order wrong and almost gave me something that I didn’t order, and insisted that I had ordered it. They never really checked up on me but that’s cool, it’s not like I need someone to talk to during my meal lol
$ 15 for two things that were okay makes me an ehh panda.

Went to this place without looking at reviews here as I was in a hurry to grab some lunch. Ordered the fried chicken bits and rice (酥鸡盖饭) as well as stinky tofu (臭豆腐). Both tasted great. The chicken was so tender in fact it was the most tender fried chicken bits I’ve ever tasted. There are also 4 different side dishes (小菜) under the chicken with rice that tasted refreshing when you mix all of them together with rice. The stinky tofu is crispy on the outside and tender inside, though usually I want my stinky tofu to be more stinky but it tasted very good. The dipping sauce for stinky tofu tasted great (it’s got garlic in it so if you want fresh breath tell them not to put garlic in the dipping sauce)