Cafe De Taipei

This place has amazing sushi — better than some of the more ‘upscale’ sushi places I’ve been to. The crispy fried tofu is a must. I order it every time I visit. So much so, I’m always asked if I want to order some as soon as I’m seated. I’m only docking 1 star because the hours are irregular and change sometimes, but they’re usually open really late which is nice!

I have loved this place for years and years. So far… the best sushi in Edmond imo. I love their lava roll and the cajun roll. Delicious combinations and great bubble tea. Only negative is their hours. Great for late night though!

Come to this lovely café all the time. Various kind of drinks and delicious sushi. We have become friends with all the people who work here :)

Love this place, especially the late hours and the fresh drinks! Gotta have me some Avacado smoothie with Boba. !

I’m from southern california and thus have access to a ridiculous amount of authentic taiwanese boba milk tea. I was surprised at the taste of the tea here and would definitely come back if i’m ever in town again. I got jasmine green milk tea with coffee jelly, and the taste reminded me a little bit of the same drink at 85c (huge chain from taiwan that we have in california). The popcorn chicken was decent but too expensive for the amount they gave.

This review is for the boba only. The boba itself is really good and the drink is decent. Highly recommend because it’s sweet and its cooked correctly! I will be coming back for the boba!

What I love about this place is its HOURS! It’s open late every night, which is perfect if I’m craving late night sushi (which is often). The sushi pricing is reasonable, and they also have GREAT boba! If you are a fan of The Sushi Bar, you should definitely try this place out.

This review is for the boba (or bubble) tea only. Coming back home to Edmond from California, my expectations are pretty high. This place is the best place in Edmond for boba teas. Their boba is better than the other places. I highly recommend it.

Me, before 8:00 PM in Edmond thinking about Café de Taipei: «Meh. Nah. I’ll go somewhere else for tea and sushi.»
Me, after 9:00 PM in Edmond: «Hmm. Café de Taipei, sounding pretty good right now.»
Me, after 11:30 PM in Edmond: «Nothing else good is open! Café de Taipei is the best place ever!!»
I give allllll their boba and tea drinks four to five stars. But for their sushi, more like two stars.
A safe bet, if you are wanting to eat here, are the rolls. Most of the staff know how to make the rolls. The sushi rice will be subpar, the ingredients may be not so great at times, but the rolls are a good bet at getting something decent. When you stray from the rolls, it goes downhill quickly. One time, I asked for the hand rolled salmon special and I ended up with a piece of nori filled with sloppily chopped salmon and a half cup of mayonnaise. Like, it was literally dripping mayonnaise. There were a few loose clumps of rice. Weirdness. Stick to the regular old Americanized rolls and you will succeed.
And everything just tastes better after 10 PM, so go for a late night snack.

I was looking for a place that sold Boba tea and found this little café. I was impressed with the huge selection of flavors! I tried the Almond tea cream and loved it. I ordered the Taipei sushi and it was ok. It’s a great place for Boba tea but not the food.

Swung here for a quick evening snack. Ordered a few sushi rolls and milk tea. Rolls were well rolled (rice didn’t fall out, perfect amount of ingredients, and tasted pretty fresh). Milk tea had the right sweetness along with the flan add-​on was delicious! I would like to return to try other sushi rolls.

Mediocre sushi and yummy boba tea. The place has really odd hours. The servers are all really young and nice. Be sure to call before you go for their closings and get a stamp card from them for bonuses!

Food is decent.
Milk tea with BOBA is phenomenal.
Service is the slowest, most inefficient service I’ve ever experienced. I understand there is a language barrier, but we went in and ordered calamari as an appetizer and it took 30 minutes. It took 45 minutes before we got our milk tea and an hour before we got our sushi. It’s not a big place and people that arrived thirty minutes after we arrived had eaten and left before we even got our food. It was quite frustrating.
At the end of the meal we got the bill and it was ridiculously over priced.
I have been here before and it wasn’t bad, but I will NOT be back.
I recommend staffing a waiter who can communicate a bit better with customers. I would also recommend that there be more staff preparing the food because the wait time is just unacceptable.

i got the basic drink was cream tea w boba and realized that they used cream tea powder for this (i am a bubble tea master (;). Everything was okay, not really impressed. There are lot ofs better bubble tea shops in Okc than this.

Great place for mediocre asian food. I’m a huge fan of sushi and the sushi here just wasn’t up to par. They are poorly made and served in smaller portions than any other competitors in town. The bubble tea is decent and that’s about all that is good about this place. Overall the food isn’t worth the price they charge. But the service is great. The people there are always friendly.

Bubble tea are reallllly similar to the ones in taiwan. Definitely recommend any of their drinks. Ivan is a nice server.

This is the most confusing place! LOL, seriously. They have the best bubble tea and the sushi is excellent too (and priced nicely). It’s a dive… meaning, you don’t want to plan a date or night out with the boyfriend/​husband/​partner/​girls. It’s a place to order your food and take it to go. They do have a few tables. I have had my sushi there (vs take out) but it’s bizarre. Very simple. Minimalistic. I like the staff. They are cute and friendly. I’m not sure if they are to everyone but I enjoy them. I do recommend trying Café De Taipei but don’t be expecting a fancy place! Great food and bubble tea! Oh! I almost forgot. They have strange hours. They are open at night and close around 1am. Recently I tried to order sushi (on a Saturday night) and they were closed. I wasn’t the only one sitting in the parking lot waiting for them to open. I’m sure this was an isolated case (something must have happened). But I would definitely call first if you’re driving very far (to make sure they are open).

Food is good, but the reason to come here is for the authentic bubble tea. Would you be surprised to learn that the authentic bubble tea is in Oklahoma and not actually in Washington, D.C. I was.
Also, the Taiwanese pop music was entertaining.
PS: But seriously, message me if you know of any amazing places to get bubble tea in DC. Everyone here thinks it’s a smoothie. Café de Taipei proved to me it’s not just a smoothie!

Great bubble tea & smoothie selection, and surprisingly delicious sushi. I really like the Taipei roll and my staple milk black tea with boba drink.
Nice, chill atmosphere and friendly service.

OK. All these reviews are ridiculously outdated. Within the past year, Café de Taipei came under new management and revamped their menu to offer a decent selection of sushi. While retaining their extensive selection of boba/​bubble/​milk teas, they’re removed all Taiwanese dishes from their menu. If you’re a sushi fan, you’re in for a real treat. If you’re not, well, there are always gyoza to keep your munchies at bay.
I’m a huge sushi fan and so Taipei’s new menu offerings work completely in my favor. My friends. well, not so much. Although I do miss quite a few of Taipei’s old Taiwanese dishes, it is what it is.
While their sushi menu does not offer a wild selection of rolls laden with heavy sauces and ingredients piled upon ingredients like other «Asian fusion» sushi bars, it does offer a few notable choices. I always recommend the Taipei roll (calamari topped with spicy mayo and crawfish) and the Volcano roll (california rolls topped with spicy scallops). The basic spicy salmon roll is another go-​to favorite of mine. It’s cheap and satisfying.
The vibe of Taipei is extremely casual. The décor is very minimalistic and almost non-​existent. It’s really the ideal setting for a college-​aged crowd. It’s not the largest restaurant with a total of 6 tables, each seating up to 4 – 5 people. The service is top notch. The staff is incredibly friendly and the sushi chef always has something to suggest. While no longer open until late 2am from Thursday — Saturday (now up until 1am), Taipei is a great late night spot for cheap sushi and great bubble tea.