Uncle Tai's - Boca Raton

We started with the steamed shrimp dumplings, which were excellent and definitely worth ordering again. The hot and spicy shrimp entrée was just okay—it had a tangy sweetness along with a bit of spice. The fried rice was enjoyable, as it wasn’t overly oily like at many other Chinese restaurants. However, they don’t prepare it with soy sauce, so if you prefer that flavor, make sure to request it when you order. The sliced fish in Szechuan sauce was delicious and very flavorful. I appreciate the quick and efficient service at this restaurant. Overall, it’s a great place to enjoy Chinese food if you’re looking for a proper sit-down experience rather than just takeout.

**Service:** If negative stars were possible, this place would rank at the very bottom of my dining experiences. It was nearly impossible to find a server. When one finally appeared, their attitude was so off-putting that it felt like they didn't want us as customers. This type of treatment is utterly unacceptable in a restaurant. Our requests for brown rice went ignored, and we had to ask for salt and pepper without any follow-up. **Food:** One might think that fantastic food could make up for rude service, but that was not the case here. The menu was uninspired and lacked many popular Asian dishes. The prices were exorbitant considering the quantity and quality offered: $22 for beef dishes and $19 for most chicken offerings—are they serious? If the ingredients were of high quality, it might be justified, but they clearly weren’t. To make matters worse, one of the meals arrived cold. The only decent item was the Hot and Sour soup, but I’ve had better at inexpensive buffets. **Overall:** Spending $100 for a meal for two and leaving feeling frustrated is far from enjoyable. Traveling for business isn’t glamorous, and after a long day, I was looking forward to a good meal and a beer. Unfortunately, this place ruined that experience for us. We would have been better off at Panda Express, where the food is notably better! It seems that at some point, this restaurant was doing well, but now it feels like the owners have lost interest. My coworker barely touched her meal and told the waiter it was bad, but no one ever came to check on us or attempt to resolve the issue. We will be in the area for a while for work, and this restaurant missed a significant opportunity for repeat business.

I came in and ordered the shrimp and broccoli. The price was excellent, and there was a generous portion for dinner. The woman at the counter was friendly, and the restaurant was clean. What more could you ask for?

Uncle Tai's is located in the Boca town center right next to Rocco Tacos and Brio, both of which are my favorites on Military Trail. The restaurant is nicely decorated compared to usual Chinese places and offers excellent cuisine with excellent service. I have been to Uncle Tai's only for lunch and usually order from the Lunch menu but browsing through the dinner menu the prices are pretty reasonable for the quality of the food served. My favorites are the Hot and Spicy Shrimp and the Garlic Shrimp, which i usually order with the Shrimp Fried Rice. The staff is very hospitable and they are always looking to accommodate the customers. Once we had an office meeting and showed up without a reservations and they got a table of 12 setup without any hesitation. The food and overall service is awesome. 4 stars but I have to go to Uncle Tai's for dinner one night.

This is old school Chinese American cuisine for snowbirds seeking boilerplate stuff like they remember from the old NYC neighborhood in the 1970s. It's a farce. This is not the Uncle Tai you remember. Move on. He left you for Houston in 1979. These are his descendants looking for a money grab. There is nothing Hunanese about it despite the marketing verbiage. There's nothing wrong with Chinese Am (which I love) but my god, is this place incredibly overpriced for dinner and being in this high end mall with valet parking is no excuse for gouging patrons considering the prices at the other restaurants here are more or less reasonable. I've had lunch here and it is ok. Nothing authentically Chinese on the menu, which is fine given the target demographic, but I can find equally good or better Chinese Am for a lot less elsewhere. Worst of all they do not permit diners to eat at the bar (singles, couples, in threesomes, whatever) which is what I found out tonight. That's a stupid business practice considering we are more likely to order drinks there than at a table as a single. Who the hell wants to eat at a table by themselves? I was told I could have a two top in the dining room if I waited 30 minutes. Crazy. I wasn't doing that when other couples were waiting. Didn't want beef in black bean sauce with a wonton soup that badly. I walked out and ate at Sushi Ray next door. At the bar, where they were happy to serve me, as a single diner, and I ordered an expensive sake in addition to my dinner. How do you say go shove it up your ass in Cantonese? Never coming here again.