Taipei Tokyo Arlington

Taipei Tokyo in Arlington opened a while ago in the space formerly occupied by Shanghai Village. The menu is a carbon copy of the menu at Taipei Gourmet in Lexington, but it's missing all the Taiwanese dishes. They are open all day for takeout or curbside pickup. Their online ordering is now much better. Before you could not place an order prior to 11:30.

There is only metered parking but who cares when you are doing curbside pickup. They do have parking behind the building if needed. They will probably do takeout only for while since the inside isn't really appropriate for social distancing. 

No lunch specials, but they have combo platters during lunch. "Combination Platter #18 (8.50) Curry Chicken" ordered extra spicy and extra sauce. Extra spicy actually works here. You can pick from five appetizers. I selected "Chicken Wings". Of course I didn't get wings, but the standard 2/3 of a wing. The wing was crispy and juicy and very tasty. In fact, both were excellent. The curry was sharp and the chicken was tender. This is a proper version with only peppers and onions. No carrots were harmed in the making of this dish. They also have excellent takeout containers that close really tight, so the extra sauce stays inside. I wonder how much bigger the standard serving is for 11.95? I ordered for pickup at 12:00 and it was ready at 12:02, so the food isn't sitting around waiting for pickup. 

Address: 434 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA 02474 Phone: (781) 646-6897