Wei’s Taiwanese Food

I had their Taiwanese popcorn chicken. It was juicy and freshly made. The price wasn’t bad. However, I wished they didn’t put the hot deep fried chicken into a styrophone container because the hot chicken that touched the container melted the styrophone which was very bad for health. I hoped they let the chicken cool down a bit or put some layers of paper so it won’t directly contact with the box.

Very good and affordable. It’s a good place to go if you want taiwanese takeout and you don’t want to sit at a restaurant.

The side dishes and stinky tofu is really good. If I’m in the mood for those dishes I will return here. However, some side dishes like the cabbage tasted too old.
The tea egg was good.
The fried chicken seems popular here, a lot of folks were ordering it.

As a Taiwanese native living in Canada for over 20 years, I must say this place is on top of my list for the best Taiwanese joint in the country (yes, even better than those trendy Taiwanese restaurants in Vancouver). It may not be a fancy looking restaurant and it’s hidden in a corner at a strip mall, but this is how it gets its «hidden gem» status. Food quantity has also been generous and the quality is also consistently good. My favourite is their beef stew rice. You can also purchase their food frozen (microwavable) from the store. Most of the people come here for lunch takeouts, however if you wish to eat in, there are 4 tables at the restaurant. The price is also very good. Whenever I miss home, I come here for lunch! Highly recommended.

I’ve been spoiled by great tasting popcorn chicken from PaPaChang, MetroSquare and from my travels abroad. But due to time constraints and working in the area, this «hole in the wall» will do to satisfy my fried chicken craving. For only $ 5.75 (was $ 5.25) you get a rice lunch box with 3 side dishes of your choice and a pop! Filling!
You’ll find this place wedged between a Mexican and a Jamaican resturant. Limited seats (4 small tables), so prepare yourself for take-​out. Oh yah… it’s not in tip-​top condition (could use some TLC).

As a take out venue, this place operates extremely slow. I was the only customer and my food took over half an hour to make.
The waiting experience was not pleasant either. With the outside temperature feeling like –25, the store did not turn on their heaters. The chairs were icy cold, and the side dishes that came with my pork rice was also cold as it was left outside.
Only thing I liked was the stinky tofu, however, the portion was not worth the price. The rice was overcooked and soggy, with absolutely no texture.
Service was also disappointing — As I waited for over half an hour for three items and no one else in line, the server did his best to avoid eye contact and just chatted with those in the kitchen.
Nope, won’t be back.

My first impression was that it was your average strip plaza wannabe restaurant. But in fact I was very wrong! My girlfriend and I came here on a lazy Friday evening after a tough day of work and snow-​shovelling so we wanted to just relax and not think about much. The one lady who was working both the cash register and the kitchen was churning out orders like a machine, very impressive!
We ordered the pork-​chop rice bento, a beef noodle bowl, and obviously the stinky tofu! The bento came with 3 sides you could choose from (steamed veggies, stir fry brocoli, szechuan eggplant, etc.) and also a choice of pop or soup, while the beef noodle bowl had a very genuine soup broth and hearty soup ingredients (my only complaint about the noodles was that the noodles were slightly overcooked so they melted rather quickly in your mouth). The stinky tofu was excellent, it was stinky enough while the pickled cabbage gave it a nice balance. All three cost about 18 dollars, which is not totally unreasonable but odd given the size of the food (they were all pretty small). The place itself was a bit cramped because of its awkward location in the plaza, and it can be really cold if you choose to dine-​in during the winter evenings.
Definitely worth another visit for the food and experience, but maybe next time I’ll take my order to go!

Hmm… is it me? Granted I don’t have much experience with Taiwanese food, I wasn’t thrilled with my food.
I ordered some stinky tofu and beef stew lunch box with bitter melon, chinese greens and green bean sides. The stinky tofu was more pungent than I expected it to be and the vegetable sides all had a very similar spicing which made it difficult to enjoy.
I may try out Wei’s again with my sister-​in-​law who is from Taiwan and see what her opinion is. Until then, I remain… not a fan. Boo…

We stopped by this small strip mall to go to one of the other restaurants, but when we got out if the car we smelled the stinky tofu and decided to try this place. My wife ordered the beef noodle and the stinky tofu. I ordered the fried fish fillet with rice (this came with a choice of 3 sides and soup or pop). We did not have to wait too long for our food. My wife said her beef noodle was delicious. She found the stinky tofu good but different than Hong Kong style (the sauce was a bit spicy for me). My fried fish fillet was well prepared and delicious. Both our portions were big and filled us up. The lady at the counter was friendly and the prices were reasonable. Will definitely return. The reason I gave 4 stars is because of the space. Very little space if you want to eat there. All 3 tables were taken so we went to eat at home.

Super authentic and classic Taiwanese food. And did I mention stinky tofu?! The only downside is the place is not ideal for dining in. The place is very small with minimal tables and chairs. Very popular for take out though as they offer a wide selection of Taiwanese lunch boxes

I finally had the chance to come here and try the stinky tofu instead of lining up for hours at the night market! It was my first time eating it and even though it smelled stinky, it tasted quite interesting. I will be coming back here when I get the popcorn chicken cravings, I enjoyed this the most.

Good enough for a homesick girl like me. Big portion of food and resonable, affortable price, and the flavour was very very close to what i had when at home. The only thing i wanna complain was their staff dont speak Taiwanese, and Hey, thats the language to prove that you’re real Taiwanese (restaurant).

Came to try the smelly tofu and it was excellent. Sauce is tasty and tofu fried to order.
Next time I’ll come back to try the fried chicken.

im personally a fan of this place…
the price is good. popcorn chicken was good but not salty enough and the rice could have more minced beef for flavor… but other than that. it tasted good.
worth the price in my opinion.
place was freezing though. they stinge on the heat in winter. Check out my picture of the popcorn chicken combo and look to the left of it for a surprise.

Not fresh. The vegetable dishes taste not good.

I drove all the way from Buffalo just to have stinky tofu at Wei’s, and man, oh man, did they deliver.
They serve up excellent Taiwanese classics such as three cup chicken, Taiwanese sausage, eggplant and, of course, STINKY TOFU! as either small plates (a la night market) or as lunch boxes.
Portion sizes for their box lunches were excellent, each main comes with two side dishes, and the food tasted authentic and flavorful. I had gotten the three cup eggplant, which was mmmm-​mmmmm good.
Now onto the stinky tofu: This is the only place that I know of that 1) has stinky tofu at all and 2) does it well, according to various reviews. Overall, I would have to agree as well. It’s served up just like it is at Taiwnese night markets: on a plate with pickled cabbage. It wasn’t as stinky as I’d like, but I have come to expect that of non-​Taiwanese stinky tofu. In fact, certain cities have laws against fermenting the tofu for as long as it should ferment, so I hardly hold that against them. After all, I hear it’s an acquired taste. All that being said, the flavor of the tofu was spot on, and their pickled cabbage was delish.
Why not 5 stars? Weellll… The stinky tofu was missing minced garlic. When I asked for it, they said there’s garlic in a sauce that they make, and they then gave me the sauce. I have to go back and try the sauce again to make sure, but that day it had kind of a funny aftertaste that really took the experience down a notch. Not enough to deter me from making another drive back to Wei’s, but just enough that I can’t say this is as good as it gets. Granted, I’d be hard-​pressed to give any non-​Taiwan stinky tofu that perfect rating…
A couple things to be careful of:
1) it seems as though they make a big batch of food in the AM and open until they’ve sold out, so if you want to keep your menu options open, come earlier rather than later lest they run out of food. We had arrived at around 11, 11:30am, and I barely got the last of the eggplant.
2) it’s a rather small space, not really meant for dining in, but they do have a couple tables. Last time, my party of 3 was able to make do just fine, but this place is definitely meant for takeout.
All in all, food was delicious and the owners were super, super nice! Best Taiwanese I’ve been able to get since moving to Buffalo. I consider it completely worth the drive.

This place is ghetto! Which is why I’m a fan. It serves traditional Taiwanese food as its supposed to and doesn’t pretend to be anything its not. It is more of a take out joint so there’s very few tables and chairs to dine in and they’re not very well maintained. Personally, I don’t really mind doing a little work to wipe of the table as long as I get to enjoy their stinky tofu, red sausage, and popcorn chicken in peace.
I’d recommend this place for anyone that wants straight up traditional Taiwanese food w/​out the fancy schmancy fusion. Just don’t expect top notch customer service, that is not what this place is about.
Thinking of going back for more stinky tofu as I’m writing this review.
Cheers.

Decent value Taiwanese «Bento» box!
A pretty much «to go» place with 3 or 4 small tables, Wei’s offer something a little bit different than your typical Chinese fast food place. The crispy chicken on rice was pretty good, and you get a choice of two side veg and a soup.
Only word of warning. they serve Stinky tofu here. While it may not reek like the back streets of Shanghai, you can still definitely smell it. And if you’re a fan of the smell of this stench, you might want to just take it to go. I’ve never understood the appeal of the fermenting tofu!

Eating the Stinky Tofu ($ 3.99) at Wei’s Taiwanese do remind me of the stinky tofu I ate in Taipei Shilin’s night market.
Though this experience is so much cleaner and comfy then standing in the middle of the street in the heat and trying to make sure that you don’t drip all the sauce down your top.
Though the Tofu is deep fried, it does not taste oily. using fresh oil to deep fried at the temperature with the right timing makes the tofu just light golden brown and crispy outside and soft inside.
The Beef Noodle ($ 5.25) is just ok… The noodle a little soft. the broth does not have the spiciness, the beef though tender is not the chunk beef more like beef brisket serves in Cantonese noodle place. but it is plentiful and good they do put veggie inside.
I will definitely be back for some more stinky tofu. but definitely going to eat in. as I don’t want to stink up my car or freak out the people at work!
They accepts Cash only!

I’m dropping one whole star for Wei’s because the Beef Noodle ($ 5.25) was pretty disappointing especially when stepping into a Taiwanese restaurant. I know they FOCUS mostly on Lunch Box and Frozen Food but I wasn’t expecting this at all.
I’m hard to SURPRISE but Wei’s did it. When the friendly chef came out with our bowl it had the toppings that made it recognizable as Chinese Beef Noodle, such as the chopped Pickled Cabbage, Vegetable, Scallions.
What looked WRONG was the soup was clear/​transparent which is never a good sign. It tasted like they got the Beef Brisket from a HK-​style restaurant which comes with soup and then just poured some of it on to the uninspiring Noodles.
The GOOD was that it was an A-​OK portion which includes the Beef pieces that was falling apart just by chopsticking them. If they advertised it as HK-​style Noodle then I think it would have worked out.