# Tao Tao, Sunnyvale CA: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/sunnyvale/tao-tao-sunnyvale-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-26.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/sunnyvale/tao-tao-sunnyvale-ca

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## In short

Tao Tao is a chinese restaurant in Sunnyvale, CA. Its AI Score is 55 of 100, which is fair.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Chinese restaurant |
| Address | 175 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, USA |
| Hours | Closed Mon · Tue to Thu 11:30 AM to 2 PM and 3:30 AM to 8:30 PM · Fri 11:30 AM to 2 PM and 3:30 AM to 9 PM · Sat 3 AM to 9 PM · Sun 3 AM to 8 PM |
| Phone | (408) 736-3731 |
| Rating | 4.2 across 590 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 26, 2026 |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 175 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Traditional dishes are served in a refined setting with the option to order family-style for groups. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon Closed · Tue to Thu 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM, 3:30 to 8:30 PM · Fri 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM, 3:30 to 9:00 PM · Sat 3:00 to 9:00 PM · Sun 3:00 to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Mondays | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Tao Tao | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (408) 736-3731 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM and 3:30 AM to 8:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM and 3:30 AM to 8:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM and 3:30 AM to 8:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM and 3:30 AM to 9:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 3:00 AM to 9:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 3:00 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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### Known for

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## The team

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## Visiting Tao Tao

Address: 175 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, USA. Phone: (408) 736-3731. Hours: Closed Mon · Tue to Thu 11:30 AM to 2 PM and 3:30 AM to 8:30 PM · Fri 11:30 AM to 2 PM and 3:30 AM to 9 PM · Sat 3 AM to 9 PM · Sun 3 AM to 8 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Traditional dishes are served in a refined setting with the option to order family-style for groups."


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Zen Handcrafted Udon | Japanese restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Meyhouse Sunnyvale | Mediterranean restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Khaar | Indian restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Bean Scene Cafe | Coffee shop | 1 min walk |
| Roberto's Cantina | Mexican restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Blossom Chai Cafe | Coffee shop | 1 min walk |


## Reputation

4.2 average across 590 reviews: Google 590. (Confirmed, read October 26, 2026.)

Tao Tao is known for its classic dishes like Chinese chicken salad and Tao Tao beef, but faces criticism for rising prices and inconsistent service. (AI guess, from 590 reviews.)


### What people like

- Chinese chicken salad
- Tao Tao beef
- Honey walnut prawns
- Generous portions
- Flavorful chow mein


### What people do not like

- Inconsistent food quality
- Long waits for service
- High prices for portions
- Unpleasant atmosphere due to lighting
- Rude or inattentive staff


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

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## Questions people ask


### anything new from Tao Tao lately?


### best chinese restaurant in Sunnyvale, CA


### bad experiences here, anyone?


### prices round here, anyone got a number


### is Hunan House any better


### what else is on Murphy around Tao Tao?


### budget options in Sunnyvale, what is decent


### same day tables, does that ever happen here


### Can I get in this week at Tao Tao?


### people keep recommending Tao Tao, what for?


### pricey at Tao Tao, or about normal?


### walk in at Tao Tao in Sunnyvale, or is it appointment only?


### opening hours here, what are they these days?


### where exactly is this place?


### Mondays at Tao Tao, are they open?


### membership, worth it or not


### worth it or not, what do the regulars say


### anyone tell me what a first visit here involves


### Busiest day at Tao Tao, anyone know?


### going here on Saturday, what should I expect


## The AI Score: 55 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Sunnyvale chinese restaurants run 22 to 55. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Tao Tao scores 55, above the Sunnyvale average of 35. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Tao Tao |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | Does not apply | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. |  |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 39 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 |  | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. |  |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 78 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | Does not apply | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. |  |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 78 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | Does not apply | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. |  |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | Does not apply | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. |  |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a chinese restaurant: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Tao Tao |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tao Tao | LocalBusiness | #business |  | Subject of this page |
| Sunnyvale, California | City | #city |  | City Tao Tao is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the chinese restaurants in Sunnyvale, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best chinese restaurants in Sunnyvale: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/sunnyvale/chinese-restaurant
- Best businesses in Sunnyvale: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/sunnyvale


### Nearby

- /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
- /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
- /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
- /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
- /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
- /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ2zODUly2j4ARarCCkZ4qYSE (accessed Oct 26, 2026)