Yi Mei San Gabriel: Authentic Taiwanese Breakfast & Noodle Experience

Really excited to try out this highly recommended and popular store. We focused on traditional Chinese breakfast as it's one of the few choices in town, and I think it's pretty decent. The service in the front was friendly and prompt but the service at the table and overall process can be improved. I really liked the salty rice roll, the baked breads were pretty good. The salty Oyster omelet was ok but not spectacular. Tip1. Double check the delivered items. We made a few additions, the counter lady happily added them but delivered items do not always matches our options. Tip 2: try to find a place to sit first, get the number on the table and use it to order with QR code or at the counter. The process is either you get a table, and order at the table, or you order at the counter, they give you an order number, you sit down and they deliver based on the order number. This process works well in general. The process breaks down when things are busy during weekends, since you find your own table, one time, it was frustrating to find/fight to get a table some times. Another time, we were able get a table but could get anyone to clean it up for us.

Best daikon radish cake I have ever eaten in my life. It was piping hot, crispy on the outside, almost gooey on the inside. It was clean, easy to order, and pretty much everything was delicious. We also had purple rice role, salty soy milk. Would definitely go back.

Popular Taiwanese restaurant with brunch menu. My date prefers food that reminds him of his hometown and recommended it for breakfast. I went with the fuzzy notion there would be soy milk and something donut-adjacent. It was pretty much what I expected, plus a couple nice surprises. We ordered exclusively from the brunch menu. Rice rolls were yummy. So were the donuts. I expected them to be sweet. My date expected them to be salty. They were a little salty, not really. Was surprised by how much sugar my date dumped in the soy milk, but he was right, it was good that way. Kinda bland without, not bad though. The beef rolls were good. A little dry, much yummier with chili sauce. Pleasantly surprised by how affordable everything was. Much better deal than typical egg sandwich places I frequent. Also, so much meat! Normally, I’m charged $2 just to glimpse the sausage. Not here. Protein for days. Even milk was high protein, my date reminded me. We sat down, looked at menus, my date ordered at the counter. We ate and left, no waiting for the bill—it was prepaid. Breakfast food was so different from my usual fare, it felt like lunch. Was yummy and affordable. Would go back, if my partner wanted to. Solid brunch menu. FYI women’s restroom is back left facing the restaurant. Men’s is back right, down the hall. Sign says customers only.

Delicious Taiwanese breakfast and pastry options including fresh soy milk, purple fan tuan/rice rolls and super flavorful radish cake with garlic sauce. I loved that they also have many frozen dumplings, sun cakes and pastries and more too grab and go. Extensive menu with many authentic Taiwanese eats! Highly recommend!

Quick Taiwanese breakfast basics done right. Enjoyed beef roll and egg Omelette alot, can't wait to come back and try the other stuff. To go packaged items were great and still super hot for later

Got the pork chop rice, veggie purple rice roll, and milk tea. The rice plate came with pickles, cabbage, and whole braised egg. The meat was flavorful and tender and it good portion size for $12. The milk tea was also very good. The only thing we would not recommend is the rice roll. The chinese donut was tough and not crunchy and overall was very plain with only picked veggies included.

Awesome Taiwanese style breakfast. If u have never tried chinese donut, doesnt get much better than this place. If u get sugar on your donut it can be a delicious dessert. Purple rice roll is amazing. Would be a great thing to pack for a hike. Would keep nicely and packs very well. Salty soy milk with donuts is very comforting. I really liked it with some chili oil. Great spot!

Specializing in Taiwanese breakfast and light bites, a good place to satisfy your Taiwan food fix. Plenty of free parking and friendly staff. A large dining area with several tables. Ordered the cold peanut milk drink ($3.45 regular) which was good and creamy, the salty soybean pudding ($4.50 regular), and purple rice roll ($6.75). The only letdown was the purple rice roll was super dry. Every bite sucked out your saliva and would have to take a sip of drink with each bite to get it down. Even though the roll was dry, I recommend and would return to try their other offerings!