Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks, Milpitas CA

The fine noodles was just okay with too much vinegar and soy sauce. Unfortunately they don’t have Oysters any more. Fried chicken is getting slimmer, not as juicy as before. Not sure if they changed the owner. Staff are not friendly either. All flavors are not as good as I remember.

Crispy chicken with leg & thigh and salt pepper mushrooms are popular. Hope their food quality can be consistent cuz I found eggshell from oyster omelette.

This place’s chicken are so good! However I recommend ordering online through the app the avoid long wait times. I have waited at least 40mins when ordering in person, at least during the middle of the pandemic.

I ordered a braised chicken rice. It was terrible. I have never seen rice this mushy and gross before. They just dumped sesame oil into the rice.

Tasty popcorn chicken with great crunch and great seasoning. A+

The fried mushroom is also delicious and with a slight kick that might not be good for kids.

Braised chicken with egg on rice was good but just normal. Apparently very authentic (from a taiwanese person)

Tried their famous XXL Crispy Chicken and Fish Balls. I chose the highest spice level, but the chicken was still pretty punchless. Crispiness was average. Taste was average too. Fish balls were good but again only mildly crispy. First and last visit.

Great service great food. You can't ask for more. All ordering is self serve outside at the store. They also have order ahead for pick up.

A weekly venture. Recommend the popcorn chicken (I go mild or one level up on spice), jiayi chicken and rice, sweet plum fries, and smoke plum juice (half ice). Lots of other good items on the menu so explore to your taste!

Ordered Original Pearl Milk Tea and got white boba instead of black boba, and even had some other random jellies mixed in. When I asked why it's not with black boba like on the picture, they said they ran out of black boba so they just put white boba. No apology.

A lot of customization on the popcorn chicken. Order ahead. I ordered popcorn chicken and you are able to customize, spice, seasoning, and plum powder (sweetness). The spice level here is actually spicy (you'll want water). If you are used to savory popcorn chicken, I'd recommend to go without spice. If you don't want sweetness, go without the plum powder option. Order online and then go there, wait times can take up to 30 minutes!

Came by the other day for lunch and it was a tasty experience. Parking was plentiful and there was a kiosk for online ordering outside the shop. Ordering online via Yelp seemed to have slightly inflated prices. I'm not sure how FiveStar works anymore.

The XXL Chicken Thigh was excellent. Very fresh and juicy chicken. Oil quality was great and it wasn't too spicy or salty. Perfect!

Seems like the owners/partners were running the show as there were no Snowflakes working inside the shop.

The milk tea with pearls was a miss. The milk tea had an odd taste and the pearls were sweet.even after requesting the drink with no sugar!

Seems like a credit card is the only form of payment accepted?

Really good popcorn chicken, braised beef rice and milk tea for a reasonable price. This is the best place for Taiwanese snacks in this plaza

I ordered the oyster noodles packed with savory (Unami) briny flavors. Noodle texture spot on. Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks offers authentic Taiwanese street food. The prices are reasonable for the Silicon Valley area. Broth thickness was perfect for this often sought after classic oyster soup. Popular Taiwanese comfort dish ordered in Taiwan during the winter months.

Terrible services. I ordered my food via touch screen and selected print the receipt. The male cashier give me a pretty bad attitude. I need to ask three times to get my order number. In the end, he still didn't give me the receipt