Taste Of Mp - Monterey Park

This is my go to Chinese food. Family style dishes. Good Cantonese style food, comforting and delicious. Local place with regulars but still nice for a family dinner and get togethers.

My party had reservations for a private room, and were told we would have to spend at least $350 to be in there. From the moment I walked in, the host did not seem like he was in a good mood. He checked us in and just pointed at a general direction of the room and told us to go. My party ordered a variety of different dishes, such as Green Beans, Pecking Duck, Walnut Shrimps, Pork Belly, Deep Fried Chicken, etc. They food was just decent, and some dishes were better than others. I did not think it was anything special. My favorite dish was the Green Beans. The staff were difficult to flag down sometimes, but we're overall attentive. Near the end of our meal, we were told that we have to finish our food very fast as their next reservation was already there. I honestly have never felt so rushed to eat. Overall, the experience was just okay.

I had seen an increase in activity after the former New Lucky became Taste of MP for Cantonese style food so I decided to try it with my out-of-town guests. Because I had elderly in my group that didn't want to eat out, I placed a to-go order in person at the restaurant. While I waited for my order, I noticed the restaurant had been recently remodeled and not extremely large. They had installed private side dining rooms that narrowed and decreased the main dining area. My large order didn't take too long, maybe 15-20 minutes, but is was still early in the evening before any primetime rush. The food is authentic Cantonese and very good. Every dish was absolutely delicious. The diced filet mignon was so tender and flavorful. The seafood and tofu hot pot was well prepared. The salt and pepper pork chop was tasty. Even the eggplant and salted fish was so yummy. I don't think there was any one dish that was any better than another which was a sign of a great head chef and team.I highly recommend Taste of MP as an excellent alternative to the remaining few and more popular true Cantonese restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley. I look forward to the opportunity to dine in at Taste of MP to add their service component as part of the dinner experience.

Came back here when they decided to remodel and rename the place. OG Monterey Park people will remember it as New Lucky but at last, change. To my surprise it's honestly better then what it was. I would highly recommend the black pepper beef and the any of the fresh seafood. I could have a personal bias but I ate here pretty much my whole life but I would at least say give it a try. I assure you won't be disappointed. The only critique for this restaurant for me is service. Sometimes waiters are extremely fast to serve you and other times not. I'd like to consider my family a regular but even as regulars service is pretty slow. Other then that I think the food here is amazing and delicious!

Lunch Special 11am 5pm with $11.99 $14.99. Served with soup and rice. Soup can't be taken to go, and rice to go $2 small, $3 large). Credit card taken. Weekday lunch is busy. Non lunch special: If you order to go, you must speak solid Mandarin, or Canto. Or know what your dish is off the dinner menu, or tell them it's number off the lunch menu. Lunch special with soup and rice: 1. Pan fried string bean with minced pork and pickle olive $11.99. oily as usual and done pretty well. 28. House Special Pork Ribs $13.99. sweet sour taste is not for us. 31. House Special Dish lotus veggies sausage) $13.99. my fav 34. Sweet and Sour Fillet $13.99. wayyy too sweet. Candy fish fillets. $59.09 with tax, no tip yet. Lunar NY Weekend Order To Go:Dinner prices below. No lunch special during Lunar NY. 40, Seafood Chow Mein $17.99 will order again. $3 for more fish 31 House Special Dish Stir fry lotus root) $19.99 55 Fried Intestine $16.99 will other again.Cold Jelly Fish $14.99 will order again.Steam Rice for 3ppl $4.80$85.15 with tax.All decent. Visited this place because I needed jelly fish and a fish dish to go. Fried intestine was pretty good here. Fresh pawn cost is $50 per lb right now...we did not get it. Looking forward to trying this place again. Theres some tasty looking dishes around the top walls.