Liu's Cafe

It was a stormy Thursday morning. My partner and I were leaving LA, but we had to make one more good food stop and I am so glad we chose Liu’s Cafe. This Michelin bib gourmand restaurant offers Taiwanese classics at a great value. We ordered the following: spicy wontons, beef noodle soup, hot hong kong milk tea, and hong kong style french toast. Every dish was amazing but a real stand out was the french toast. So crispy and rich it was absolutely delicious. This was potentially my favorite restaurant of the whole trip as it balanced everything perfectly. From flavors, to service, to the vibes everything was working well in this restaurant.

BEST Taiwanese meal I’ve ever had. Lovely brothy rice dish with mild but flavorful taste, unlike the usual American overwhelming sensation. Amazing texture for the noodles as well as the tasty soup. Love the spicy dumplings. None of the menu I had were bad, all of them were in fact delicious which makes my next visit here very difficult to choose. Place gets packed rather quickly, and seating is limited. Staff are friendly and more than willing to help. Gets noisy as well.

Their pastries were discontinued 3 months ago sadly! The food seems better than I recall (except for the chicken rice that I liked less this time). The HK French toast which is deep fried but not oily and has cream inside is GOAT. We really enjoyed the beef noodle soup and pork belly rice as well, the pickles go well with the rice!

Funnily enough we arrived ard 2pm and the crowd and line moved relatively fast! Prices are really well priced and frankly we over ordered but it was so good .....! We got the sesame chicken noodles (cold) and beef noodles and French toast. On top of that two milk teas 😂. It was all really good. In terms of ranking - I would say the beef is 10/10!!! French toast is a greatt dessert ! ....like the bread is like heaven...so damn soft. How! Sesame chicken noodles....! It was good but can feel like a lot at the tail end. Maybe bc too much noodles compared to protein but still good if you're craving carbs. Parking is street parking but if you just turn right on the street there's plenty around the corner !

I ordered the hong kong style french toast. It had cream inside and was deep fried on the outside, so it was crispy and sweet. The cream was already quite sweet, so I barely used the syrup. It was good, but a bit too rich for me. kaya jam toast was nice. I chose the coconut kaya spread, and the bread was well toasted, so it tasted great. I just stopped by for a quick bite and only ordered toast, but I’d like to come back and try their other dishes next time.