Comments on: The Best Chinese Food in America

By: kinodeeno

kinodeeno — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:10:47 +0000

In the 70’s Tao Tao had a cooking class which included their two signature dishes of which my files were destroyed years ago during a hurricane. Any and all of you PLEASE e-mail me your recipes at kinodeeno juno.com

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:01:02 +0000

I to would love the chicken salad & Tao Tao beef recipes. Please email to address above. Thanks so much!!

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:42:47 +0000

I would also love to get the recipe for Tao Tao chicken salad. I hope I can get Penny’s and OutofRI’s recipes. If possible, you can give these 2 people my email so I can receive the recipes. Thanks!

By: OutofRI

OutofRI — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:55:09 +0000

I, too, lived in Sunnyvale for 31 years and adored Tao Tao. My Dad made up his own version of the Chicken Salad that is as close to the real thing as possible. What I want BADLY is the Tao Tao Beef recipe. There must be a trick to it as I cannot make it up. Anyone have it?

By: penny

penny — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:43:11 +0000

I have a response to janrw on June 3rd 2008 at 10:44. I have the reciept for chinese chicken salad that is so close to Tao Tao in Sunnyvale california. If he would like it I could e-mail him or fax him the receipt. He has to contact me. You may give him my e-mail if that would help. I also use to live in California and eat at Tao Tao and while we were living there I happen to get the reciept from a good friend. I also took chinese cooking class and got a reciept from my instructor that he will not beable to tell the difference.

By: janrw

janrw — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:44:49 +0000

Does anyone have the Tao Tao Cafe recipe for Chinese Chicken Salad? I have been away from California and really miss it! Please help–the restaurant is in Sunnyvale, CA. Thanks in advance!

By: RevJV

RevJV — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:03:46 +0000

Honestly, I don’t trust 99% of Chinese restaurants–I prefer to make stirfry at home. The MSG makes me completely sick and although most places SAY they don’t serve MSG, I don’t believe them (unless they are corporate-zombie Chinese food like Panda Express, which is arguably not food at all).

By: SushiShaman

SushiShaman — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:37:44 +0000

Hmmm… I wonder if my fav ‘Chinese’ dishes will still taste as good now that I know they’re not traditional. Who am I kidding? Chinese food is always fab.

By: SandyJ

SandyJ — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:32:34 +0000

Tao Tao in Sunnyvale, California is one of my top contenders. They have the most incredible Chinese Chicken Salad ( I, too, will never be able to eat Chinese Chicken Salad anywhere else), War Won Ton Soup to die for, and a specialty dish called Tao Tao chicken. I can’t remember ever ordering anything else but these 3 items off the menu, although I’ve tasted dishes that other people have ordered and they’ve all been tasty beyond words.

By: Calliope

Calliope — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:02:11 +0000

Hey, that pic is from my neighborhood! I’ve never tried the place, though. I don’t generally take donuts with my lemon chicken.

Living in SF, I’ve actually found it completely unnecessary to choose a favorite Chinese restaurant. It’s tough to find a bad one, so my choices generally involve proximity. A friend of mine, who is an SF native, sticks to a strict rule of thumb: no restaurants that include the words “dragon,” “golden,” or “wok.” Go for places that actually have someone’s name in them. I can’t vouch for this system, but it seems to work for him…