Brightly lit modern dining room specializing in Taiwanese & Sichuan Chinese cuisines.
Ben Brooks
I absolutely love Asian Legend. If you’re not familiar with Taiwanese food—it is probably the most comforting Asian style food to eat, with sweet and savory flavors that expand your pallet without being overpowering.
Asian Legend is an unassuming family owned establishment that prides itself on delicious food, fast service and quality.
Don’t mistake their directness for rudeness; the owners are lovely people and want to service you as quickly as possible.
As a beverage, you are given hot tea by default. If you want water, all you have to do is ask for it.
The best way to eat is family style—ordering two or so dishes per person.
For someone just getting started, I’d recommend the following:
• Minced Pork Over Rice (Lu Rou Fan)
• Seaweed dried tofu (bean curd)
• Taiwanese Rice Noodles w/ Minced Pork
• Taiwanese Cabbages with Garlic
• Onion pancake (Fried Scallion Pancake)
• Fried tofu with basil (also known as three cup tofu)
• Pepper Salt Chicken [so good, a must try]
… moreCady Rancourt
The food came impressively quickly and was very good. Complimentary hot tea is provided, and tasted great. Service is direct, yes, but not impolite. The workers were kind and speedy. We actually appreciated that there was no background music, so it was calm. Overall, would come again as their menu offers items that other restaurants in Ann Arbor do not.
… moreMichael Elliott
Not super fancy, but excellent food. They serve both Amercian style and authentic Taiwanese/Chinese. I’m American so I can’t vouch for authenticity but it all tastes delicious to me! Reasonably priced as well.
… moreSagnik Bhadury
Their food is pretty good. I mentioned the way I like Chinese food and the person who took my order recommended a dish that I loved eating. But the addition of 18% gratuity in each bill is a bit weird! I would like the independence of providing the tip I would like. Overall if focusing on just the food the experience was fine.
Recommended: Chicken Rice, Chili chicken Chilli.
… moreTongyao
Recommend minced pork rice and salt pepper chicken. They should be pretty authentic.
The stinky tofu was not what I expected. It’s so hard and dry both inside and outside and it doesn’t have much stinky taste. I don’t know why it’s more expensive than the other two items.
I like that they provided hot tea
Ended up paying 40 dollars for these three dishes incl. tax and service fee.
… moreYona Chen
Had the best experience dining in and out with them! The food was very yummy, authentic, and reminded me of home. The servers were incredibly friendly and helpful. 10/10 recommend! I’ll definitely be back!
… moreHappy Kamakura
Responsive waiter and constantly checking on us! They include 18% tip automatically.
Fast service: you don’t wait for your dishes. BUT, it is a *very typical Chinese-American restaurant*: very sweet, oily, too much sauces to fit American flavor. I won’t suggest to go there if you are looking for something authentic: better cook by yourself.
Don’t order the 葱油饼 green onion pancake: it’s deep fried and not the Chinese way of making it at all. 空心菜is fine.
… moreChulwon Lee
If you order right menu this place will be definitely the best Chinese restaurant in the town and perhaps in the whole state. However there are some dishes that you want to avoid. My top picks are the intestine, eggplant, pepper salt fried pork(or chicken), morning glory, and their marinated beef appetizer.
… moreLeigh Yeh
I don’t live in Ann Arbor anymore but I still make it a point to stop by every time I visit. Their Taiwanese food is absolutely unmatched, if you want the real deal, this is the spot. Their Lou Ro Fan is one of my favorites in the whole world (and I live in NYC and visit Taiwan regularly), their scallion pancakes are crispy and delicious, and their basil tofu is to die for. If you want a truly authentic, Taiwanese experience that leave you feeling warm and full, this is the place to go!
… moreHank Putter
Terrible terrible food. Don’t let these pictures deceive you. After we ordered we got our food in three minutes, leading me to believe the food was MICROWAVED. Despite this, it tasted terrible. Everything was overly greasy, lacking in flavor, and too hot too eat. Would not reccomend. Tk wu is wayyy better save ur time and money and go there.
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