TNR Cafe

Christopher Lew

tl;dr: Delicious and authentic beef stew noodle soup in a location with a classy date night aesthetic and atmosphere. I am going back to try the other foods they have! Beef Stew Noodle Soup - 5/5: The soup is bursting with umami and the beef is perfectly tender without completely falling apart! Reminds me of soup my grandmother would make me (which is the highest praise). I want to try the other foods, but the beef stew noodle soup is just sooo good! Decor - 4/5: Nice and clean decor that reminds me of restaurants in Beijing. The ambiance was date night vibes! Not sure if this was also a place to study though because they also have a cafe with baked goods, coffee, and tea. More restaurant vibes than cafe vibes where people congregate. Bathrooms - 4/5: 2 binary single stalled restrooms that are ADA friendly.

Michael Collins

Best Chinese food Ive ever had in the US. Restaurant was very clean with a nice atmosphere. Walnut shrimps, chicken casserole, double pork and sweet sour pork were all to die for (especially the walnut shrimp). Food was so good I had to come back again the next day :-)

Da-Wang Wu

The came here for Sunday lunch without a reservation, but we got seated immediately without any waiting. Both the fried rice and fried rice noodle were good although the fried rice noodle was not exactly the Taiwanese style I was hoping for. The 1/2 roasted duck was crispy. Basil eggplant was standard. Overall, we enjoyed our lunch here and will come back whenever coming to this area. Street parking in nearby areas was not bad around noon on Sunday.

Alex

Make sure to ask for the lunch menu. Can’t seem to emphasize that more. If they don’t hand you a lunch menu, ask for it. There were so many menu items that it was hard to decide. I ended up choosing something that the waitress said had pumpkin in it but the dish didn’t come with pumpkin. The lunch menu, which I ended up getting after the meal, had a much more complete and detailed description that would have aided in the decision making process.