DongTing Noodle

Legit cuisine. Good prices too

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

5-star is probably too much, but definitely worth more than 4.5.
Service is great. Place looks pretty clean and the tables are not crowding each other. Food is very fast.
I had pork belly noodles. It’s tasty. The presentation is great. A deep bowl (good for having lots of soup), white porcelain bowl and spoon looks really clean. I loved everything in the dish: noodles, green vegetables, pork belly stews，sour veggies, the soup. Definitely finished every bite and piece and soup. Delicious. Xiao Long Bao on the menu looks good and I was tempted to order—but I was almost going to skip dinner. This tells you how much I enjoyed my noodles. And I am very picky! (There’s only 2-3 Chinese restaurants I regard highly).
The dish was slightly on the salty side—but I am an ultra low salt person in my family.
The noodles seemed from dry noodles not hand made—not as chewy as the world best noodles I had in LA. But the texture was still good 👍
Highly recommended—would ask if my child would like to come tomorrow (just visiting LA—leaving tomorrow night).

Follow up: I ended up going there 3 times in two days (yes I am a very boring person), trying 3 different noodles. Still recommend all. I love a noodle bowl that came out boiling hot—it’s a Must for me. The taste and presentation were consistent 👍There are some complaints though (not worth knocking off a star ⭐️ though):
1. Second time, it was 2 times more salty than I liked. Third time I noted “1/3 salt “ on my order, then it came out same salty level as first time (ie more salty than I prefer). I did ask for an extra half bowl of noodle water, and always finished every bite and drip of my noodle bowl 🥣.
2. Third time, the veggies stems were cold, which I don’t like.

Of the three, I highly recommend the more expensive beef noodles: the extra beef and different kinds of it makes it well worth the extra 2-3 bucks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Clean with open kitchen. Friendly staff. We ordered a few noodle dishes, everything is delicious.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was really good. We each ordered a noodle dish. There was only a brief wait. When we walked in they asked us how many in our party and then promptly cleaned off a table. I only gave atmosphere 4 stars because it was really loud in there. One very loud party behind me plus the music. It was hard to hear across the table. But I think we’ll be adding this place to our Sawtelle rotation now.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very clean restaurant...better than I expected. The beef noodle special was especially delicious 🤤

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Just discovered this new spot, in the Sawtelle neighborhood! The staff (maybe the owner too?) were so friendly and welcoming. The place is cleaning, the food was amazing, portions are huge, and the prices are reasonable. We got a big, super flavorful bowl of pork belly rice for under $10 and my bf kept saying, “oh my god, this is so good.” I loved the house beef noodle! Must try! Definitely feels like a place we’ll be coming back to often!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dong Ting Noodle is located in a heavily trafficked and prime location along Sawtelle Blvd between Santa Monica Blvd and Olympic Blvd. It was disappointing for us to see their “soft opening” signage outside and to learn from our server that they’ve been open for a year! The soft opening is what initially lured us in and I felt conned by the false advertising which is the rationale behind my less than stellar review.

Having said that, we tried a number of items off their menu. The Wild Chili Beef in Chinese Pita and House Crispy Shredded Potato Salad were winners. Their version of Juicy Pork Dumplings were flat in shape and average tasting at best. The House Pork Rib Noodle Soup was bland even after adding chili sauce. The Black Truffles and Mushroom Shaomai were the most disappointing - there was only a mild hint of truffle and it just did not taste good. I recommend taking down the soft opening signage and with so many other quality dining options along Sawtelle, we won’t be making a return visit.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

hotspot chicken has no where near the portion advertised or in the pictures. not worth

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Loved their beef noodle soup! Woodear mushrooms were so garlicky and delicious! Portions were pretty big. We took some leftovers home!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Easily one of the best noodle spots in West LA — the kind of restaurant that keeps you coming back. Few things feel more nostalgic than sitting down to a bowl of their House Special Beef Innards Noodles after being far from home. The chili oil is rich and aromatic, the innards are tender and deeply infused with flavor, the noodles are perfectly firm, and the cilantro adds a refreshing herbal lift. Every element feels thoughtfully prepared and flawlessly executed.

Beyond their signature noodles, the crystal rice noodles are a standout — light and refreshing, perfect for hot summer days. The menu also features an extensive selection of appetizers, all solidly executed and worth exploring.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great new spot! Some of the menu options were not available the 2 times I went

Excellent. We had a couple of shao mai, numbing (mala) chicken , and crispy pork empeñada like thing. Great atmosphere, nice people, really excellent food. Nice to have on Sawtelle

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The Baseline: For a Chinese noodle restaurant the noodles must be fresh, cooked with consistency in firmness, broth must be tasty with good body, accompaniment additions must match with the style, and the plating must work for the soup/noodle presentation/function.

Food: Good consistency to the noodles and the broth was spicy but not overwhelmingly so. The meat was good but I did get a tendon piece in it. I wish I got more veggies in it but that wasn’t what I ordered. I think I would love this more on a colder day and I ate in the restaurant. The to-go was very hot temperature wise and that made it a lot better when I ate at the office. I have been here before an had dumplings that were very good so I think it is better to eat at the restaurant.

Service: The service was great picking up food with minimal wait and friendly interaction. The in person service is really efficient and to the point which I can appreciate.

Atmosphere: It is a nice lay out for tables/seating though the ordering kiosk takes away from a higher scale experience. The technology improves and we will have more of these type of layouts. Clean bathrooms.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

The menu needs to be a little more descriptive. You can’t go by just the pictures; what looked like pork was actually pork belly, very fatty.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Is the pre-make dishes.

Food: 1