Mee Heng Low | Noodle House

815 Palm St, San Luis Obispo
(805) 594-1500

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MCKIE

Delicious as ever. Friendly as ever

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

night owl

For a "Noodle House" the noodles here were surprisingly mediocre. I found them undercooked, and very much under seasoned, as well. Trying to make the noodles taste better by adding hot sauce only made things worse, as the hot sauce is nowhere near as nice as actual Chinese chili oil.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

lea4459

I got a Chow Mein to go, it was very flavorful and the noddles were perfectly cooked. Great place!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

O

The food wasn’t very good, got chow mein with chicken and plum sauce (I think it was plum) anyhow, the sauce was the only flavorful part of the meal. I got a to go order and the noodles were placed on top on the sauce and toppings, instead of the sauce and topping being on the noodles which I though was strange, and which caused it to leak in the bag since the Chinese takeout containers are made of paper and not made to hold a spoon full of sauces and toppings sitting all at the bottom of it. The noodles were crunchy at one half and soft on the other, neither side had flavor, chicken only tasted like the sauce. The lady at the front didn’t seem too happy to be working there, and not very welcoming. The restaurant had a cool things to look at as I waited for my food, I had a wait behind 3 other people but wasn’t that bad of a wait. For $20 for a Chinese take out container of unmixed chowmein, this place isn’t that good.

Edit for my reply from owner: it’s hard to put sauce on noodles that has already leaked out of the cardboard box and paper bag it was placed in. And the sauce adding flavor doesn’t add to the fact that the noodles were poorly cooked and the chicken had no flavor besides the sauce. And the fact I didn’t see a single Chinese person manning any part of the place, it is not authentic and not very good. And the whole point of a to go box is to eat food, to go, not to have set it up in another dish and eat it, especially if you know, I’m not at home or I went to a restaurant where I wouldn’t have a dish available. It should be the same experience as it is in the restaurant.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2

Rhonna Gwynn

The food never disappoints. Their soups are savory, and filled with fresh vegetables. Their famous chow mein draws me back again and again. So: shrimp with ginger soy sauce, or pork with plum sauce, maybe black bean sauce and beef? There are no bad choices, and all are still served up on the chef's delicately seasoned, crisp noodle cake, garnished with fresh cilantro.

Vegetarian options: Vegetarian or not, everything is prepared with fresh, quality vegetables.

Parking: Weekends can get busy, but if you miss out on street parking, the parking structure is right across the strret.

Kid-friendliness: The kids I've seen there seem happy to be there.

Wheelchair accessibility: Easily accessible to the 1st floor. I'm not sure about about the upstairs.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dumplings, Chow Mein, Sai Fun Salad, Soup

S

The food wasn’t very good, got chow mein with chicken and plum sauce (I think it was plum) anyhow, the sauce was the only flavorful part of the meal. I got a to go order and the noodles were placed on top on the sauce and toppings, instead of the sauce and topping being on the noodles which I though was strange, and which caused it to leak in the bag since the Chinese takeout containers are made of paper and not made to hold a spoon full of sauces and toppings sitting all at the bottom of it. The noodles were crunchy at one half and soft on the other, neither side had flavor, chicken only tasted like the sauce. The lady at the front didn’t seem too happy to be working there, and not very welcoming. The restaurant had a cool things to look at as I waited for my food, I had a wait behind 3 other people but wasn’t that bad of a wait. For $20 for a Chinese take out container of unmixed chowmein, this place isn’t that good.Edit for my reply from owner: it’s hard to put sauce on noodles that has already leaked out of the cardboard box and paper bag it was placed in. And the sauce adding flavor doesn’t add to the fact that the noodles were poorly cooked and the chicken had no flavor besides the sauce. And the fact I didn’t see a single Chinese person manning any part of the place, it is not authentic and not very good. And the whole point of a to go box is to eat food, to go, not to have set it up in another dish and eat it, especially if you know, I’m not at home or I went to a restaurant where I wouldn’t have a dish available. It should be the same experience as it is in the restaurant.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2

Anna Zucker

A small hole in the wall restaurant beside the Palm Theater is a good lunch experience. We shared the pot stickers for appetizer which was perfect. My Sai Fun salad was fresh and delicious. I had a side of chicken which was thinly sliced, warm, and slightly crispy. Yummy dish. My friends both had Lo Mein. One had the spicy peanut sauce the other tried the ginger soy. Both dishes were nice portion and deemed very good. The iced tea was very nice.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pickled Slaw Side, Sai Fun Salad, Chicken Pot Stickers

Andrea Novitsky

The food was average, but WAY overpriced. A vegetarian bowl of lo mein is $14, and protein is extra. I didn't realize I was going to be paying $4 extra for pork or I would have gone elsewhere. $18 for a small portion of average lo mein from a fast casual restaurant?!? No thank you.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Matthew Zwerling

Stopped by for a takeout chow mein order. A noodle shop with bland, pathetic noodles, little bit of chicken, and all for $20. What a waste of time. The original family of the establishment would be appalled.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

David Scott

I love this place!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 2

J D

I would like to eat here. I met Paul years ago.

Gerald Alberry

It took over 45 minutes to get service. There was a festival going on so there was a lot of people. The food was great.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Low Mein, Potstickers

Joseph David

I would like to eat here. I met Paul years ago.

Savannah Pelletier

i always love the crunchy noodles here, the soups are very tasty as well :) great service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chow Mein, Soup Bowl

Joseph Hinckley

Been wanting to try their food for a long time. Definitely worth every penny. This business has been in operation for almost a 100 years and with the quality of the food it makes sense why They have.

Parking: Very little parking in front of the business. But it is directly across the street from a parking structure.

Wheelchair accessibility: The bottom floor of the business is wheelchair accessible.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Low Mein, Bao

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