The house special soft shell crabs were amazing!! I can eat that with white rice all day, everyday! It was just crispy and so flavorful. Their crispy beef chow mein isn't very good. I think the crispy noodles were already friend and package noodles but the fresh egg noddle that most places fry as you order.

Hadn't been back to Canaan in possibly a decade but it's still tried and true. Affordable Taiwanese comfort food. The steamed dumplings were not quite xiao long bao--I'm not sure if they were trying to be but they weren't really "soupy". Beef chow fun for the kid was good but not remarkable. Highlights were the salt and pepper pork chop and the seafood and tofu hot pot. Both were quite tasty. Everything was a bit "onion forward" as wifey would say, not overpowering but maybe a little unnecessary. Service was attentive and quick. Restaurant was as you expect for a Taiwanese restaurant--fairly plain but it works.

My favorite Taiwanese food place. Sue is a fantastic employee. Always services us with a smile and always helpful when we have questions about the menu. The prices here definitely have gone up and certain food items seemed to have shrunk a bit. But, it's the economy's fault. If it means I continue to get my yummy food, I will continue to support their business. My staples: Orange chicken. Stinky tofu. Boiled slice beef in spicy sauce. Soup dumplings. Flavor is always on point and my family greatly enjoys our dinner visits here.

I met my friend here for lunch as it is one of his go-to places for Tawainese/Chinese homestyle food. He ordered us a good amount of things to try - including the Three Cups Chicken, Stinky Tofu, pork spare ribs, Tawainese sausage and buns, and veggies. We had plenty to eat and everything was delicious. I don't think you can go wrong with the food here.

Haiku: Canaan Restaurant Taiwanese breakfast Soybean milk, rice rolls, meatballs Only on weekends. --- Canaan is possibly one of the only full-service Taiwanese breakfast joints in the Cerritos/Artesia. This is a spot where I take my out-of-towner friends who are craving these delights from Taiwan. My faves to order: - Sweet soybean milk (cold): A refreshing sweet beverage if you like the taste of soy. - Salted soymilk: This is the less common soymilk that's served hot in a bowl with savory fixings. - Twisted Cruller: Fried dough (aka you tiao) to dip in the soymilk. - Purple Rice Roll with Egg: Think of a rice burrito stuffed with you tiao, floss, and egg. - Taiwanese meatball: A jelly casing stuff with savory pork filling served with a sweet sauce. Service can be slow. Just flag someone down if you need anything.

5 star food with 10 star Taiwanese/Chinese service. The interior is modern and clean. They used to have fish tank ages ago, to showcase the freshness of the seafood, but I guess animal activists sentiments took care of that. Onto the food. Being Taiwanese-borne, I asked for the dark vinegar when the noodles arrived that's how everyone eats it in Taiwan, presumably Asia. The waitress informed they do a 3 circular pour of the vinegar and if it was insufficient, I could request more. The acidity was in tune to my liking. I also haven't had stinky tofu for ages, and since I've been watching so many Chinese food tour videos, like Blondie in China, I felt compelled to order it. It's the priciest stinky tofu in the world, but the taste and portion makes up for it. So the sticky rice wasn't to my liking because it was the only item I left behind half eaten. The super nice Taiwanese, she could be Chinese, waitress asked if they could make me a new one. By then, I'm already done with my meal so I passed on the offer. She comped the sticky rice dish that I consumed half of. This is how restaurants are supposed to be run. I came for the good food and walked away with a great customer experience!!

Great authentic Taiwanese restaurant. You don't have to drive to Monterrey Park to get your fix. Delicious food, flavorful and authentic tasting. Clean atmosphere, always busy. The staff are always efficient and accommodating.

Nice restaurant in Cerritos. They have a large menu with different region specialities. The restaurant is medium sized and clean. There are both large family tables and small tables. The restaurant has a good flow of customers so the food products are pretty fresh. The staff is friendly. The food comes out pretty quickly after ordering at a steady pace. They forgot one of our dishes so we ended up not getting it. The menu has selections from different regions so we weren't sure what type to stick with. Some dishes we had tasted really good and others just weren't quite what we had expected. Their portions are large so there is plenty to be had. We had the hot and sour soup, not pictured, which was super good! All in all a good place and we will return and stick to one region for our dish choices.