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Tai Tung

Item: Tai Tung
Author: Corinne Whiting

Cuisine: Asian, Chinese

Price Range: $

10Best Says

One of the district's grand old-timers (open since the 1930s), Tai Tung capably keeps pace with the flashier, hipper establishments by keeping its focus on what's really important: the food. Indeed, menu stalwarts like Kung Pao shrimp, Singapore-style vermicelli, and mou shu pork have been drawing raves from three generations of customers. Once a haven for Seattle's night owl diners, Tai Tung looks to have changed little decor-wise from its heyday (think dark wood paneling and Formica tabletops) as one of the town's only late night eateries. Patrons laud this International District venue for gems like the garlic spare ribs (served Chinese-style, of course).

Address:

655 S King St
Seattle, WA 98104
206-622-7372

Hours:

Sun-Thu: 10am-11pm
Fri-Sat: 10am-1am

Website:

taitungrestaurant.com

EXPERT TIPS BY: Corinne Whiting
Seattle Local Expert

Chinese: "Looking for a Chinese-style treat? You'll want to try the spareribs."

Best for Chinese Because: Tai Tung has been an International District staple for decades. Enjoy dishes like the kung pao shrimp and Singapore-style vermicelli.

Main Menu
- Appetizers
  
  Barbecued Pork
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Egg Rolls (2)
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Pot Stickers (6)
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Mou Shu Pork (four Pancakes)
  
  ($7.45)
  
  Fried Chicken Wings
  
  ($6.45)
  
  Fried Won Ton
  
  ($4.75)
  
  Combination Plate
  
  ($9.25)
  
  Paper Wrapped Chicken (6)
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Paper Wrapped Shrimp (6)
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Deep Fried Shrimp Ball
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Fried Squid
  
  ($8.75)
- Soups
  
  Won Ton Soup
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Hot & Sour Soup
  
  ($6.95)
  
  French Mushroom Egg Flower Soup
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Peas Egg Flower Soup
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Sizzling Rice Soup
  
  ($7.95)
  
  Bean Cake Soup
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Seaweed Soup
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Abalone Soup
  
  Chinese Melon Soup
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Mustard Green Soup
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Chinese Mushroom Soup
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Lily Flower Soup
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Chop Suey Soup
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Chicken Soup
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Shark Fin Soup
  
  Bird Nest Soup
  
  Chicken With Noodles Soup
  
  ($5.25)
  
  Salted Egg Mustard Green Soup
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Spinach & Meat Soup
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Roasted Duck Mustard Green Soup
  
  ($6.95)
- Combinations
  
  Combinations No. 1
  
  soup pork chow mein sweet & sour spareribs egg foo young plain rice ($7.75)
  
  Combinations No. 2
  
  soup chicken chow mein pineapple spareribs egg foo young plain rice ($7.95)
  
  Combinations No. 3
  
  soup almond subgum chicken chow mein pineapple spareribs fried shrimps plain rice ($8.95)
- Rice Dishes
  
  Special Fried Rice
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Pork Fried Rice
  
  ($5.75)
  
  Beef Fried Rice
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Ham Fried Rice
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Chicken Fried Rice
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Shrimp Fried Rice
  
  ($6.75)
  
  Crab Meat Fried Rice
  
  ($6.75)
  
  Chinese Sausage Fried Rice
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Boneless Chicken Rice With Gray
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Chinese Green Beef With Rice
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Curry Beef With Rice
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Ginger Beef With Rice
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Oyster Sauce Beef With Rice
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Beef Brisket With Rice
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Steamed Rice (per Bowl)
  
  ($0.70)
- Noodles
  
  War Mein
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Pork
  
  ($4.25)
  
  Ham
  
  ($4.75)
  
  Beef
  
  ($5.75)
  
  Tomato
  
  ($4.75)
  
  Chicken
  
  ($4.75)
  
  Shrimp
  
  ($6.75)
  
  Chop Suey With Pork
  
  ($5.65)
  
  Chicken Mushroom
  
  ($5.45)
  
  Won Ton Mein
  
  ($4.50)
  
  Won Ton
  
  ($4.50)
  
  Wor Won Ton
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Ja Jang Mein
  
  ($4.95)
  
  Fish Ball
  
  ($4.50)
  
  Beef Ball
  
  ($4.50)
  
  Beef Brisket
  
  ($4.95)
  
  Lo Mein With Oyster Sauce
  
  ($4.25)
  
  Preserved Vegetables & Pork
  
  ($4.95)
  
  Roast Duck Won Ton Mein
  
  ($4.95)
  
  Beef Brisket Won Ton Mein
  
  ($4.95)
- Sandwiches
  
  Egg Sandwich
  
  ($3.75)
  
  Fried Ham Sandwich
  
  ($3.75)
  
  Barbecued Pork Sandwich
  
  ($3.75)
  
  Ham & Egg Sandwich
  
  ($4.25)
  
  Chicken Sandwich
  
  ($3.75)
- Beef
  
  Iron Beef
  
  ($8.95)
  
  Oyster Sauce Beef
  
  ($8.45)
  
  Curry Beef
  
  ($8.45)
  
  Tomato Sauce Beef
  
  ($8.45)
  
  Garlic Sauce Beef
  
  ($8.45)
  
  Ginger Beef
  
  ($8.45)
  
  Mongolian Beef
  
  ($8.95)
  
  Steak, Chinese Style
  
  ($8.95)
  
  Sauteed Beef With Spiced Sauce
  
  ($8.95)
  
  Abalone With Beef
  
  Chinese Mushrooms With Beef
  
  ($8.45)
  
  French & Straw Mushrooms With Beef
  
  ($8.45)
  
  Shredded Beef (country Style)
  
  ($8.45)
  
  Steamed Beef With Sour Bamboo
  
  ($8.95)
- Shrimp
  
  Shrimp (chinese Style)
  
  ($9.25)
  
  Deep Fried Shrimp
  
  ($9.25)
  
  Shrimp With Crab Sauce
  
  ($9.25)
  
  Shrimp With Tomato Sauce
  
  ($9.25)
  
  Shrimp With Curry Sauce
  
  ($9.25)
  
  Shrimp With Oyster Sauce
  
  ($9.25)
  
  Shrimp With Garlic Sauce
  
  ($9.25)
  
  Shrimp With Pepper Sauce In Shell
  
  ($9.25)
  
  Shrimp With Sweet & Sour Sauce
  
  ($9.65)
  
  Pineapple Shrimp With Sweet & Sour Sauce
  
  ($9.95)
  
  Cashew Nut Shrimp
  
  ($11.45)
  
  Shrimp With Fungus
  
  ($8.75)
  
  Shrimp With Egg (chinese Style)
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Kung Poa Shrimp
  
  ($9.75)
  
  Sizzling Rice Shrimp
  
  ($13.45)
- Squid
  
  Deep Fried Squid
  
  ($8.75)
  
  Squid (chinese Style)
  
  ($8.75)
  
  Squid With Ginger
  
  ($8.75)
  
  Squid With Garlic Sauce
  
  ($8.75)
  
  Squid With Curry Sauce
  
  ($8.75)
  
  Squid With Vegetables
  
  ($7.95)
  
  Squid In Sweet & Sour Sauce
  
  ($9.75)
  
  Squid With Shrimp Paste
  
  ($8.75)
- Crab
  
  Crab (chinese Style)
  
  Crab With Ginger
  
  Stuffed Crab
  
  Steamed Crab
- Rock Cod
  
  Steamed Rock Cod (whole)
  
  Sweet & Sour Rock Cod
  
  Sliced Cod With Sweet & Sour Sauce
  
  Sliced Cod With Greens
  
  Sliced Cod With Garlic Sauce
  
  Braised Sliced Cod
- Seafood
  
  Seafood Combination
  
  ($9.95)
  
  Deep Fried Oysters
  
  ($9.95)
  
  Oysters With Ginger
  
  ($9.95)
  
  Fresh Clams With Garlic Sauce
  
  Abalone With Oyster Sauce
  
  Abalone With Vegetables
  
  Chinese Mushrooms With Abalone
  
  French & Straw Mushrooms With Abalone
  
  Abalone With Boneless Chicken
  
  Steamed Salmon
  
  Steamed Salmon With Brown Sauce
  
  Steamed Halibut With Brown Sauce
  
  Steamed Black Cod With Black Bean Sauce
  
  Geoduck (chinese Style)
  
  Geoduck With Garlic Sauce
  
  Clam Meat With Bean Sprouts
  
  Geoduck With Vegetables
- Lobster
  
  Lobster In Cream Sauce
  
  Lobster With Ginger
  
  Stuffed Lobster
  
  Lobster With Garlic Sauce
- Scallops
  
  Scallops With Vegetables
  
  ($9.25)
  
  Scallops With Chinese Greens
  
  ($9.25)
  
  French & Straw Mushrooms With Scallops
  
  ($9.75)
  
  Scallops With Broccoli
  
  ($9.25)
  
  Scallops With Cashew Nuts
  
  ($9.95)
  
  Braised Scallops
  
  ($9.95)
- Spareribs
  
  Sweet & Sour Spareribs
  
  ($7.45)
  
  Pineapple Spareribs
  
  ($7.65)
  
  Spareribs (peking Style)
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Spareribs (chinese Style)
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Deep Fried Spareribs
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Sweet & Sour Spareribs (hong Kong Style)
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Steamed Spareribs With Sour Plum Sauce
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Steamed Spareribs With Bean Curd
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Steamed Spareribs With Black Bean Sauce
  
  ($8.25)
- Tai Tung Specialties
  
  Sweet & Sour Pork
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Pineapple Sweet & Sour Pork
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Sweet & Sour Pork (lit-chi Style)
  
  ($7.45)
  
  Ma-po's Bean Cake
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Bean Cake With Pork
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Rainbow Bean Cake
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Deep Fried Bean Cake With Barbecued Pork
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Beef Chow Fun
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Chow Fun With Black Bean Sauce
  
  ($6.45)
  
  Beef Chow Fun With Chinese Greens
  
  ($6.45)
  
  Beef Chow Fun With Chinese Broccoli
  
  ($6.45)
  
  Chef Special Chow Fun
  
  ($7.95)
  
  Happy Family
  
  ($9.95)
  
  Pansit (chinese Style)
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Chinese Green With Beef Steak
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Chinese Greens With Barbecue Pork
  
  ($7.45)
  
  Shrimp Ball With Chinese Greens
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Chinese Mushrooms With Oyster Sauce
  
  ($7.95)
  
  Fish Cake With Chinese Greens
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Pork & Egg (chinese Style)
  
  ($4.95)
  
  Pork & Egg With Bean Sprouts
  
  ($5.25)
  
  Pork & Egg With Peas
  
  ($5.25)
  
  Chopped Pork With Chinese Sausage
  
  ($7.45)
  
  Chopped Pork With Salt Egg
  
  ($7.45)
  
  Steamed Chinese Sausage (plain)
  
  ($5.50)
  
  Steamed Pork, Moi Toy
  
  ($7.45)
  
  Chopped Pork With Ham
  
  ($7.45)
  
  Lomae (betoca Mixed)
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Barbecued Side Pork (litchen)
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Sliced Pork With Lettuce (chinese Taco)
  
  ($14.00)
- Chicken
  
  Cashew Nut Chicken
  
  ($9.45)
  
  Boneless Chicken With Special Sauce
  
  ($8.95)
  
  Kung Poa Chicken
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Pineapple Chicken
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Almond Chicken
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Chow Gai Pin
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Boneless Chicken With Garlic Sauce
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Boneless Chicken With Curry Sauce
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Boneless Chicken With Oyster Sauce
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Chicken, Chinese Style (half)
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Soy Sauce Chicken (half)
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Cold Boiled Chicken (half)
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Chicken, Sparerib Style
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Iron Chicken Fillets
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Fried Chicken American Style
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Lemon Chicken
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Chinese Greens With Breaded Chicken
  
  ($7.45)
  
  Chinese Mushroom Chicken (boneless)
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Fried Chicken With Green Onion (half)
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Chicken Salad With Oyster Sauce
  
  ($8.25)
  
  French & Straw Mushrooms With Boneless Chicken
  
  ($8.25)
- Duck
  Roast Duck
  Quarter: $5.25
  
  Half: $7.50
  Crispy Duck
  
  ($8.75)
  
  Pineapple Duck
  
  ($11.00)
  
  Crispy Duck, Szechuan Style
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Rainbow Duck
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Duck Meat With Bean Sprouts
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Peking Duck (two Course)
  Whole: $26.50
  
  Half: $14.50
- Hot Pot
  
  Beef Brisket
  
  ($8.45)
  
  Oyster With Side Pork Pot
  
  ($9.95)
  
  Chi Chi Chicken Pot
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Hot & Sour Chicken Pot
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Seafood Pot
  
  ($9.95)
  
  Bean Cake Pot
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Chi Chi Beef Pot
  
  ($8.45)
- Rice Soup
  
  Tai Tung Special
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Chicken
  
  ($4.25)
  
  Thousand Years Egg & Pork
  
  ($4.25)
  
  Sliced Fish
  
  ($4.95)
  
  Fresh Shrimp
  
  ($6.75)
  
  Beef
  
  ($4.25)
  
  Beef Brisket
  
  ($4.95)
  
  Duck
  
  ($4.95)
- Chop Suey
  
  Chef Assorted Vegetable
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Special Chop Suey (chow Yuk) With Pork
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Chop Suey With Pork
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Chicken Chop Suey
  
  ($6.45)
  
  Crab Meat Chop Suey
  
  ($7.95)
  
  Tomato Chop Suey With Pork
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Green Pepper Chop Suey With Pork
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Almond Subgum Chop Suey With Pork
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Chicken Almond Subgum Chop Suey
  
  ($6.75)
  
  Chicken, Chinese Mushroom Chop Suey
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Chinese Mushroom Chop Suey With Pork
  
  ($6.45)
  
  Vegetable Chop Suey, Meat
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Vegetable Chop Suey, Shrimp
  
  ($7.95)
- Egg Foo Young
  
  Pork Egg Foo Young
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Shrimp Egg Foo Young
  
  ($6.75)
  
  Crab Meat Egg Foo Young
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Chicken Egg Foo Young
  
  ($6.75)
- Vegetables With Beef Or Pork
  
  Chinese Greens
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Mustard Greens
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Tomato
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Spinach
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Green Pepper
  
  ($6.95)
  
  American String Beans
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Bean Sprouts
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Broccoli
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Pea Pods
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Cauliflower
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Young Baby Corn
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Winter Melon
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Cabbage
  
  ($6.95)
- Chow Mein
  
  Chef Special Chow Mein (hong Kong Style)
  
  ($7.95)
  
  Tai Tung Special Chow Mein
  
  ($6.75)
  
  Beef Chow Mein (crisp Noodles)
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Pork Chow Mein (crisp Noodles)
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Tomato Chow Mein With Pork
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Green Pepper Chow Mein With Pork
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Ham Chow Mein
  
  ($6.25)
  
  French Mushroom Chow Mein With Pork
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Almond Subgum Chow Mein With Pork
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Shrimp Chow Mein
  
  ($7.75)
  
  Crab Meat Chow Mein
  
  ($7.75)
  
  Chicken Chow Mein
  
  ($6.45)
  
  Chicken Subgum Chow Mein
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Shrimp Subgum Chow Mein
  
  ($7.75)
  
  Tomato Beef With Soft Noodle
  
  ($7.25)
- Fun
  
  Vermicelli (mad Fun) Singapore Style
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Beef Vermicelli (in Broth)
  
  ($4.50)
  
  Beef Ball Vermicelli (in Broth)
  
  ($4.50)
  
  Fish Ball Vermicelli (in Broth)
  
  ($4.50)
  
  Beef Ball (in Broth)
  
  ($4.50)
  
  Beef Brisket (in Broth)
  
  ($4.95)
  
  Duck (in Broth)
  
  ($4.95)

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