Queen House Chinese Restaurant

Beloved Castro Street institution since 1998 serving Taiwanese and Chinese cuisine with weekend dim sum, specialty noodle soups, and late-night hours on weekends.

Queen House makes a shared Chinese and Taiwanese meal easy to imagine, with a chef's special that lets you choose three dishes and steamed rice. At this Castro Street restaurant in Mountain View, that format is an appealing invitation to compare a few preparations instead of settling on one main. Sweet-and-sour pork with pineapple and peppers is one familiar starting point. We like the balance offered by the rest of the highlighted menu. Beef stew over rice brings carrots and potatoes into a comforting bowl, while Taiwanese-style fried rice noodles combine pork, egg and vegetables. Garlic pea sprouts or Sichuan-style dry-cooked string beans give the table a vegetable dish with its own character. Pickup and delivery are available as well. For Chinese food in downtown Mountain View, Queen House's appeal is the straightforward choice between a satisfying individual rice or noodle meal and a varied spread to share.