Taba Taba China Bistro

What a great find!! All good was very fresh and flavorful. My litmus test is the hot and sour soup and Kang pao chicken and both were a hit. Will definitely come back!

Use fresh ingredients, very good quality Chinese dishes, I'm impressed. Prices are very reasonable, clean toilets (!) , nice owners. Situated in the back of the LG plaza, not easy to spot but this place is quiet. You could rest your mind here. I like this restaurant and highly recommend it.

I ordered takeout from here for the first time. Awesome vegetarian dishes with fresh crispy vegetables. Not too greasy or salty. Generous portions. The owner was very friendly and welcoming. Lovely downtown location and planning to dine in the next time.

I usually don’t review Chinese food places, but this restaurant is amazing and a hidden gem in Los Gatos. Been here a few times - takeout and dining. The food is very fresh and there are lots of choices on the menu served in sizable portions. Food is prepared in reasonable time and with enough heat. The owner is very friendly and offers excellent service. We managed to do outdoor dining (during the ongoing pandemic) where the food tastes even better than takeout.

Definitely worth coming here.

It’s been a year and a half since I wrote my first review of Taba Taba China Bistro, so I think that an update is long overdue.

This is a small family owned business. Ming (co-owner with her chef husband) emigrated from southern China in 1989. She’s proud of their restaurant and her relationship with their many regular customers, and she always greets me with a smile, by name, even if I haven’t been there in a while.

Their enormous menu, with over 200 choices, offers everything you can imagine from a Chinese restaurant (with the possible exception of duck). It’s mostly Cantonese but they also offer Mandarin style dishes such as MooShu Pork, Sichuan style Kung Pao Chicken, and popular Westernized staples such as Vegetable Chow Mein. Their Sichuan hot-and-sour soup is perfectly spiced, and their Wor Won Ton soup (“wor” means “everything”) is a meal in itself.

The dining room is small but it does have one round table that seats up to eight and another that’s large enough for six. There are a couple of cozy booths as well. It’s nicely decorated with an elaborate mural covering the entire back wall.

Based on continued excellent food and service over the years, I’m raising my rating from four to five stars. But I’m not alone in praising Taba Taba China Bistro. They just won a 2022 award for “Best Chinese Restaurant” in Los Gatos!

ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Taba Taba is Yummy Yummy!
There are many fabulous restaurants to choose from in downtown Los Gatos. But sometimes you just crave some classic Chinese food. If that’s the case, then join the many locals like me and my wife who have become regulars at Taba Taba China Bistro.
This family-owned and operated restaurant is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. They offer lunch specials, dine-in service, and take-out (including party platters). You’ll be greeted with a genuine smile and made to feel very welcome.
My wife and I have ordered take-out often over the years, and everything we’ve tried has been good. Portions are generous and always cooked fresh to order.
Heads up: Although their address is 20 S. Santa Cruz Ave., the entrance is around the corner on W. Main St.

Taba Taba is consistently one of the best restaurants in Los Gatos. We usually opt for the shrimp dishes but everything we have tried has been a winner. Ming and her team are very friendly and always deliver excellent service. It is no wonder that Taba Taba has has been such a success despite the ups and downs of the restaurant industry over the last few years. There is plenty of parking as well.

While I’ve since moved away, when I’m in town I come back to have food at my favorite Chinese restaurant in the country. The food is consistent and excellent quality Chinese food. The service is friendly and efficient.

Consistently excellent.

If you’ve never been to Taba Taba in Los Gatos, this should be your next dine in or take out spot. Ming and her staff have consistently delivered the freshest Chinese food I’ve had in many years. Service is excellent, and their menu is broad and creative, but also has all the classics. For authentic, extremely fresh Chinese cuisine, this is a must try:

Lunch Special Mongolian Beef was delicious! The fried rice and chicken salad complimented the meal perfectly. Their hot and sour soup is some of the best I ever had. Perfectly blended and balanced. The staff is so courteous and efficient. Quickly becoming on of my favorites in the Bay Area, I look forward to exploring more dishes. Come. Bring frieNds! You will leave with a smile in your belly!

cashier is always very kind and welcoming ♡ cooks accommodate for my gluten allergy, and the food is BEYOND delicious. Beijing spare ribs are my favorite!! i'll definitely continue ordering from them for the foreseeable future :)

My wife and I are long-time and very happy customers of Taba Taba in Los Gatos. The food is delicious, prices are good, and the service is first-rate. if you’re looking for great Chinese food in downtown Los Gatos, check out Taba Taba. You‘ll be glad you did!

Great food! My dad took me here and suggested me the fried crab puffs and I loved them! Super yummy and that says a lot because I’m a very picky eater. Overall the food was great!

Soooo good! Tina was so sweet and we had great service. The food is UNREAL GOOD! You can tell everything is freshly made with quality ingredients- whoever is in the kitchen is on fire! Wow! So yummy. The Chinese chicken salad is really yummy.

Love the food here, the quality is so good. Much better than some Chinese restaurants in Cupertino. A real hidden gem in Los Gatos. A very clean place to go.

This place was seriously amazing it’s the best Chinese restaurant I’ve ever been to! The honey walnut shrimp🍯 🍤 is seriously heavenly 🥲😍 My husband and I will definitely go back the next time we visit San Fran area/Los Gatos 🥡🥢🍽

Ming is a lovely, warm, and welcoming woman who works at (possibly owns?) the restaurant. She treats her customers like family and the food speaks for itself! My favorite thing to order is the chicken salad. Service and environment is immaculate. We have dined in and gotten take-out all with great compliments. If it’ll be your first time, dine inside and say hi to Ming!

So it’s westernized food. So what? It’s really tasty. Loved everything we had! Really really great!

E-biked to Los Gatos on the Los Gatos trail. Dined at Taba at Taba Chinese restaurant and loved their Won Ton soup with extra vegetables. The service was friendly and the atmosphere was pleasent...I'll be back.

I ordered a large variety of dishes everything I had was amazing. Beef Fried Rice and Kung Pao Chicken is a must. Service is top notch and attentive and we had our dishes brought out quickly as well.

AMAZING!!!!!! The food here tastes amazing 🤩. The staff and employees are so kind! I definitely recommend!!