Tam's Restaurant

Last I knew there was only one place in town for Dan Dan noodles and it was the Chinese place across from the Red room under the previous ownership. I hadn't seen it anywhere since(granted I didn't spend a lot of time looking. Other places may have it but they're not along my travel route).
To my surprise I saw it available at tams. I gave it a shot and it was good. Can't speak to the rest of the menu.
The decor inside is rather stark and cold and not for me, thus the one star. Others may feel differently about the dinning environment. I liked my dish and wouldn't let that influence my decision to return because I get it to go anyways.

Excellent, local family owned restaurant. Great food.

This restaurant is a gem in Santa Cruz. The food is good and the prices are fair.

I love Tam's. They are my go-to when I am sick. They make the best comfort brown gravy tofu, buddha vegetables, vegetable chow mein noodles, eggplant with tofu. The only time I was ever disappointed was last time I didn't get quite enough curry on my Singapore noodles. It's usually lovely though, and they are always generous if you type what you like in the ask for box. Tam's is my (Asian) mom. <3. Plus, I love their delivery, very fast, and cannot complain at free price. Thank you Tam's!

I was there to get some food, it was delicious and when I go to my car I saw this beautiful mural before my eyes WOW 😲!!

Very delicious. This place is a local landmark for families and loyal customers who've been coming here for years. Eat in and take out at this classic cozy Chinese spot . All the favorites done well and some nice specials. Orange chicken is spicy and just right! Best kept secret is this restaurant. My kid grew up on this place and it's a very friendly atmosphere. Online ordering is easy as a bonus. Enjoy!

Wor Wonton soup is the best on a rainy day!

I really love this place and feel that it is very underrated. Clean, friendly service, consistently good food, great prices (especially lunch specials). Great hot and sour soup, orange chicken. WAY less greasy then everywhere else and great flavor in every dish. You really can't go wrong here.

Good food, good prices, and free delivery with a minimum order. If you want it spicy, make sure to order "extra spicy". I got the kung pao chicken a few times, and didn't think "spicy" was spicy enough, but extra spicy was fine. Also, the fried rice with yellow curry sauce and pineapple was awesome! I ordered it by accident once, and now I get it every time.

Cheap, good Chinese food. I come here when I don't want to wait any time to get a decent meal for cheap. It's not the best food, plenty of other places in SC if you want that. But at the price they sell at, and the fact they deliver for free on orders over 25$, I end up here more than anywhere else.

As Santa Cruz goes, this is the best chinese restaurant in town. Owned by a nice family and we always get great service here. I love their shredded pork with garlic sauce and spicy shrimp with tomato sauce.

It was Great as usual! We are Truck drivers from Tennessee and we always love coming there. Food is always very fresh. Great tasting and service is really great too.

My second time trying this place out. I got introduced to the beef noodle soup they have here and it's pretty darn delicious. Definitely recommend it during this cold weather.

One of the best Chinese restaurants at Santa Cruz. 👍👍

Food was great and affordable, got the family dinner special 1 for two people and got so much tasty food, enough for my boyfriend and I to each eat twice. Great place 10/10

10 years ago when i was a student at UCSC there werent many good asian restaurants in town. Being an overseas student Tams saved me on many occasions. It became my comfort food far from home. General chicken, mongolian beef, beef chaow fun with garlic sauce and it goes on. The prices were very resonable, lunch sets would sometimes last me two meals.

A new spot on our journey! Great food and a awesome atmosphere. We have made this our new go to place for our celebration meal when we make another successful run!

Good food. The hours are wrong 11am-2am good place to avoid fast food past 12am in Santa Cruz.

Tam's has the best food for the right price. Everything tastes so fresh. I've been eating here for over 10 years.

Best Kung pow chicken with fried rice. If you like Kung pow sauced up and strong this is the place. Go for lunch specials - very cheap and quality (hot) food.