Kantin

Kantin is the best place to get Chinese street food indoors. … Actually, I have no idea if that’s accurate, but someone told me that they serve Chinese street food. All I know is that I’ve ordered many things off of their menu and every time, my mind was blown on how something so simply made could be so good and satisfying. Go there!!!

They need lots of modern updates. All these years is still the same system. The lines are super line for a reason. They’re not willing to put in the money to get a computerized system to take orders and if that one cashier is out sick then it won’t be functional.
He’s still writing orders, calculating in his head old fashion way and there’s still no digital numbers to show to customers when their food is done cooking so they can pick up. He has really great memory of which customer ordered too.
They need one more chef to work on the busy hours. The ugly menu needs to be change as well.

The hot and sour soup was the best I have tried yet and the crab rangoons are delicious. Took longer than some of the people in front of me. (Maybe frequent customers?) But still pretty good.

Restaurant is awesome… Taipei Lo Mein + Crispy Fish = Very Satisfied
Great food, and the guy that runs the place is a good guy.

We really love this place for Chinese and have never been disappointed with a choice from the classics beef and tomatoes, clams and black bean sauce, fried spicy squid… to even trying new dishes. It’s easy to get to and their is off street parking that does get a bit tight during the school year. Definitely suggest giving it a try.

This place is just meh. There was nothing here that blew my mind, considering it is also in a food court of the 88 Market. The cleanliness is questionable, but the food is good if you’re hungry. Most of the cantonese dishes are authentic.

This was my go to spot for Chinatown style Chinese food. While I was digging through and enjoying my pan fried noodles at work, a COCKROACH was found. I am not Andrew Zimmerman. I don’t want any bonus insects in my food. Almost threw up. Never coming back. The roach will haunt me in my dreams tonight.

I vowed not to write one star review of small businesses recently because when I do I feel guilty and get heckled by their owners on Unilocal.But this place was truly terrible. And if my review steers people away from eating here, I feel as though I have done them a service.
It was the worst food I’ve «eaten» in a long time, and I say «eaten» lightly, because I barely ate anything aside from the noodles, which were terrible but hopefully won’t give me food poisoning, unlike the duck I ordered that was steeping in lukewarm liquid at the precise temperature for bacteria to propagate. I ate one slice. It was musty, near cold, and terrible. I never skip duck but this was the worst I’ve had.
The bao buns were quickly microwaved and assembled with duck sauce and scallions by a woman not wearing gloves. And the buns tasted microwaved. And the duck (as aforementioned) was awful.
My boyfriend’s «home cooked goat» looked vile, with anise and yuba (tofu skin) all simmered in a thick brown sauce. I did not try it.
Even the f***ing crab Rangoon was bad! Again, I only ate one, because it tastes as though the cream cheese within had gone bad, it was super sour!
This place should follow food safety protocol or just close.

Well this review is a difficult one to write. I really like their Lo Mein. It’s literally the reason I go there. I do get their egg rolls or spring rolls from time to time, but when I make my usual trek to 88 and order multiple things from multiple places, I ALWAYS call Kantin and get their Chicken Lo Mein. Unfortunately after my experience there 2 days ago I will NEVER be going back! My girlfriend’s heart sunk as she discovered what would undeniably be the cause of us never going there again. a COCKROACH cooked into our favorite Lo Mein. This was no accident «fall in/​crawl in» bug (however equally disgusting that would be). This was COOKED into the noodles with everything else. We found it in the middle of our favorite Lo Mein dish after arriving home with it ready to eat. (We live roughly 20min away… and it used to be worth the drive) Now Kantin has never appeared to be the cleanliest establishment inside super 88 (it looks to be the least clean to be honest) but the food has been good til this point. (I have been coming here for the Lo Mein for many years) It makes me sad to have to write this :(I will truly miss their Lo Mein, but I felt it my duty to let everyone know that Kantin (even though I’m sure didn’t do this on purpose) has a dirty enough establishment to attract cockroaches, but also has no sufficient means or effort to keep them from being cooked into their food & served to customers as happened in our case. I would hope they get their act together (perhaps a visit from the board of health will remedy that) and get back to serving the food I used to enjoy. But fore-​warned people. I did my part in warning you all of this. I really regret not being able to go there again out of this experience, but I would be a fool to do so after being served a cooked cockroach in my Lo Mein. They receive the 1 star due to the food I used to love, but now fear.
P. S. I did take pictures & would post them if possible so as to clarify I’m not some insane Kantin hater. But I do have them as proof this did happen. A reminder that I personally promised myself I’d never go back there to eat no matter how much I may want to at some point in the future.

Best Cantonese food in the area. A lot of choices, and every one of them I tried was delicious!

I used to love this place. I grab congee here which is basically a rice porridge. Today’s congee came with a special ingredient: cockaroach. Extremely gross. I will not be going back.

You think when you arrive when the food court opens that you get fresh chop chop food. Apparently, this isn’t the case with Kantin. The Char Siu was like jerky in texture more resemblance to the boneless spareribs than char siu. The duck and roast pork wasn’t room temp at best. It was such a disappointment to run in there for early lunch on Saturday to be served not so fresh food. So much for Chinese comfort food after a night of drinking!

Nothing fancy here. This food court in general made me feel like I was in one of Singapore’s many food courts with cheap foods. Only difference is food here wasn’t as good but hey it’s good enough. Got the roast duck noodles and it was decent enough to allow me to pretend I was back home sweating over a bowl of greasy salty roast duck flavored noodle soup. Added bonus? This place accepts credit card. no minimum!

I can only speak about the buffet. I went with my family for a dinner and was a bit disappointed in the variety of food, more specific — sauce. Most of dishes: chicken, beef, pork were coated in the same sauce. In addition at least 5 trays had no food and it seems none of the staff cared to replace them for a while. Food are very oily and greasy. Not a big fan of this place.

We stopped by here on the way to the airport for a quick lunch. I ordered the roasted duck noodles and pork belly buns.
The pork belly bun was really good. The pork was well seasoned and cooked and the bun was nice and chewy. What more could you ask for in that dish? (⁵⁄₅)
The roasted duck noodles was tastey. They put a decent amount of duck in the order. The noodles were cooked well. What I liked best was the broth, which was savory and flavorful. The noodles were pretty filling. Overall it tasted good. Nothing spectacular, but nothing bad about it at all. (³⁄₅)
My only gripe is that when you order a can of soda, they give you a straw and the can, which is basically room temperature. Drinking room temp soda from a straw is not appetizing…

Very decent Chinese food. Can be a rad salty but good food. Beef chowfoon has lots of beef, vegetables and noodles. 2 serving size for $ 9. Congee is pretty good here too. For Boston standards. Rice noodle soups also. Def satisfies your cravings at a cheap price.
I think they do use msg tho not positive.

I have always loved ordering from this place if you want to choose from a variety of Chinese food.
My mom and I came here for a dinner date because my aunt had this dish that was with silken egg, beef and rice. I wasn’t so sure about it when my mom told me about it but omg it was soooo yummy!!!
Rice on the bottom. The top had beef and egg that was slightly cooked because it had that jiggly effect on it. The mixture of beef and smooth egg was heavenly!!! It looked like a mash of stuff but the texture and taste… was sooo good! I would totally order that again! Oh and the beef was yummy too.
This dish had big portion for only $ 7.25! You can eat it all by yourself if you wanted to but I saved some for later. Hahahaha
Usually we order the duck wonton noodles, which is really good too! The soup in it is amazing.

Accepts cash and credit. Food is just okay in my opinion. Not that expensive, so it’s good if you’re a broke college student who needs a Chinese food fix. Has all the typical things you can get in a Chinese restaurant, so it’s not that special in my opinion.

Wow — meat lovers beware: your bellies going to be getting bigger!
Racks hang with roast duck, bbq pork, chicken.
An order of soy sauce chicken yields an entire chicken leg — the thigh and drumstick — skin still on. Firm meat ensconced in a sweet but salty soy flavor pulls easily from the bone — the entire leg is chopped into thin slices to make consumption a bit more convenient. The meat has been braised for hours in a rich soy stock and is served barely warmed with shredded scallions on top.
A side of braised cabbage also sits on a large portion of white rice.
The small order of hot and sour soup is sour with pickles, thick with rich broth and packed with tofu and mushroom.
Wow, again, totally excellent place.

So, I always come back to Kantin because their udon noodles with beef is always phenomenal and always consistent. It’s a greasy sloppy mess of noodles with so much flavor, and it is the ultimate hangover cure. Get it, with a side of hot sauce.
My only complaint is that sometimes their service is strangely slow. It happened twice when I literally waited for my meal for twenty minutes. I think they may have forgotten my order, and it wasn’t packed. I even went to the supermarket next door and came back, and they just started to make my meal. Usually it only takes 5 – 10 minutes for them to make the dish.