527 Cafe - Evanston

This is an amazing little cafe serving delicious Taiwanese food. Portions are extremely generous, and they don't skimp on meat. I was still finding chunks of beef in my beef noodle soup long after another restaurant's dish would have run out. For dessert, the shaved ice is highly customizable and great for sharing! Also, the employees were very nice. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone craving Taiwanese food, or trying it for the first time.

Amazing, authentic taiwanese food 10/10 recommend! i’m so happy to have found this spot. hidden between two joyee store fronts, 527 offers an infinitely better experience than its neighbor, both in terms of food and service. the food: overall everything i had was delicious and affordable. i ordered the beef noodle soup and was so pleased with the flavor of the broth and how soft and tender the pieces of beef were. at around $12 this is such great value in chicagoland where bowls of ramen go for $14+. the pork chop rice was also delicious, just like what you’d find at a local bento box place in taiwan : crispy pork with a generous serving of rice topped with braised pork sauce and egg — you can’t go wrong! i would also highly recommend the fried mantou crispy on the outside but soft and subtly sweet on the inside, with a delicious black sesame sauce drizzled on top, this is great as an appetizer or dessert. the service: you order at the counter and they bring the food to you. the business appears to be family run, with the daughter taking orders and the elderly man bussing the tables. the man was an absolute sweetheart and made the experience so pleasant. he was so incredibly polite i wish all servers were like him!!!

Taiwanese cuisine, large and interesting menu — that we’d love to explore more. We had been getting the salmon teriyaki a lot my kids’ favorite) with rice and sautéed vegetables green and red peppers and onions). Super fast service, we’ve only done pickup because of Covid-19. Very nice owners I especially like the appetizer-Steamed Vegetables With Meat Sauce Steamed bok choy topped with a tasty pork belly sauce. We’d love to try more dishes, but will wait until we can dine in. The only reason we stopped going was that the salmon portions were too small about 4 oz). My kids would still be hungry. I’ve mentioned the size, but I think the pieces are precut. : .

The service was quick and friendly. I ordered the black sesame milk tea with taro boba at 30% sugar, along with beef noodle soup and a green onion pancake. Everything was delightful! The noodles were perfectly cooked, and the beef was tender, with a soup that was bursting with flavor. If I had had more room, I would have loved to order two or more items to try.

Amazing, authentic Taiwanese food 10/10 recommend! I'm so glad I found this place. hidden between two Joye Store fronts, 527 offers an infinitely better experience than its neighbours, both in terms of food and service. the food: Everything I had was delicious and affordable. I ordered the beef soup and was so satisfied with the taste of the broth and how soft and delicate the pieces of beef were. at about $12 this is so great value in China, where bowls of rugs go for $14. the pork jelly was also delicious, just like what you find in a local Bento box place in Taiwan: crispy pork with a generous portion of rice with braided pork sauce and egg — you cannot go wrong! I would also highly recommend the fried Mantou crispy on the outside, but soft and subtle sweet on the inside, with a delicious black sesame sauce drizzled on top, this is great as an appetizer or dessert. the service: You order at the counter and they bring the food to you. the business seems to be family-run, with the daughter who takes orders and the older man runs the tables. the man was an absolute heart and made the experience so pleasant. he was so incredibly polite I wish all the servers were like him!!!