Yong Kang Street

Reviews

• Rosalie C.

  star star star star star_border 16 July 2026

  Came here with lunch with some coworkers. One of my coworkers and I had the Japanese tonkasu ramen with pork. We both really liked it. It wasn't the best ramen I've ever had but it wasn't bad. The other four coworkers had sushi enjoyed their rolls.
  
  Service was just ok, a little slow.The ramen was done way before the sushi came out. I'd give this place 3.5 stars if half stars were allowed, a 3 seemed low.
  
  Like a few other people have said, this is a decent lunch spot. I'd probably come back again.

• Pamela L.

  star star star star star_border 13 July 2026

  I'm sure this is a common occurrence:
  Me: Where do you want to go eat today?
  Son: Oh, I don't care, you choose.
  Me: How about Korean?
  Son: We had that the other day.
  Me: Japanese?
  Son: Not in the mood.
  Me: Then tell me what you feel like having?
  Son: I told you, anything...
  
  Well, here at Yong Kang Street, there is sure to be something to everyone's liking whether it be Taiwanese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai or Malaysian. Only having been here three times, I have always enjoyed my meals here.
  
  Here is what we ordered:
  - Coconut Milk Tea w/Boba
  - Thai Milk Tea w/Boba
  I asked for less boba but I actually counted about 15 in my drink. They were soft but as I was drinking it, they became hard pretty fast. I guess it was a good thing they put very little in my drink. I had to spit them out.
  
  All the dishes that were ordered were delish except for the Singapore Rice Noodle. It was a bit wet for my liking. The pork in the wonton noodle soup were small but I didn't mind it. The skin was perfectly silky. I was worried that the Pork Backbone Noodle Soup would be all bones but it had a good amount of meat on it. Add some chili oil and you're good to go.
  
  The prices are high here, example: $12.99 for the Hong Kong style noodle soup. I could probably get 2 bowls in NYC's Chinatown. Service is decent.

• David H.

  star star star star_border star_border 4 July 2026

  We were on our way to NYC but stopped by the Bridgewater Commons. By the end of the detour it was dinner time and it was dark and raining. I was delighted to find this place right by the mall through Yelp. "Yong Kong Street" is a street in Taipei that's famous for its Taiwanese beef noodle soups!  Nostalgia and the restaurant's close vicinity to the mall made the choice a no-brainer, especially given the crappy weather outside.
  
  I was pleasantly surprised by the decor as we found our way in. I couldn't help but notice these bold, colorful, and humongous ethnic lamp shades hanging from the ceiling. The upholstery at the booth where we were seated was also tastefully chosen. But a slew of red flags began to surface one by one as we settled down: the entire clientele was non-Asian; the manager was non-Asian; and the menu was a shock.  It's pan-Asian fusion (another word for hodgepodge of cuisines without specialty or mastery).  The name of the restaurant was really misleading. As aforementioned, not only does the name imply Taiwanese cuisine, but a very specific niche of Taiwanese cuisine. Ironically, the menu only feature one Taiwanese dish, the "Taiwanese Style Beef Noodle Soup."  The menu was mostly Japanese, Korean, Shanghainese, and Hong Kong dishes. It was a mental let down for me.
  
  Service had one big miss as well -- we didn't have any table setting even after first dish was served!  We had to flag down a busboy (manager's son?) to ask for the utensils and napkins!
  
  I did not order the Taiwanese beef noodle soup because my father would kill me if I told him I had a bowl for $14. We ordered the Tonkatsu Ramen.  We also tried Shanghai Lo Mein.  The ramen was OK - salty despite my instruction for low sodium. The lo mein was different; it's dense and chewy but not in a bad way.  Overall we felt the restaurant was "NYC pricey" despite being in a suburb.  Many dishes were over-priced.  $6 for a bubble tea, $13 for wonton noodle soup, etc.  Had I known there's a Shake Shack next door, we would have eaten there instead. We had never tried Shake Shack and it was on our bucket list.  Incidentally, we had our "revenge" at a Shake Shack in NYC the very next day  I know, we did it in the reverse order ;-(

• Dan M.

  star star star star_border star_border 28 June 2026

  This was a cool looking place part of the Commons area.  It felt like being in Asia with all of the décor around the establishment.  The tables were too close to one another.  The menu had sushi, noodles and other Asian dishes.  The service was not great.  It took about 10-15 minutes for our orders to be placed and the sushi came before our water.  There seemed to be complaints from other diners as well I noticed.
  
  The 2 roll lunch special ($8.95) was ordered.  The shrimp tempura and spicy tuna roll were ordered.  The shrimp tempura was much better.  The spicy tuna barely had any "spicy" mayonnaise on top.  They appeared fresh, however.
  
  I had the Singapore Rice Noodles ($10.99).  It came with chicken, shrimp, egg, onions, carrots, and scallions with rice noodles.  There was a pepper next to this on the menu, and I thought it was going to be spicy, but that was not the case at all.  The dish as a whole was bland as I needed to add soy sauce and wasabi.  The portion was rather large and there was good value based on that, but that was the highlight here.
  
  Will I go back?  Perhaps.

• Mark R.

  star star star star_border star_border 25 June 2026

  Average in every way..typical take out type Chinese food.  What was very disappointing was the service and all the dirty tables on a day that wasn't even busy. Get your service together and up the quality...this place could be in any strip mall