Food is unbelievably good. We will be coming back. Every dish (dumplings, noodles) was packed with flavor.
Irene M.
Here's some Mean Noodles... Looking for lunch on a Sunday afternoon though that this would be the perfect opportunity as the traffic isn't as crazy as it's located right on Kalakaua Ave just outside of Waikiki. The building is the typical old school small single story which shares with a few other tenants but does have a couple dedicated parking stall right in front of the restaurant which is nice though makes me nervous when I'm leaving but was so comfortable on this day that was very mellow. Walking in it was a cute cozy place with a few tables, there was a gentleman watching some tv who greeted me and got me situation with a menu and they are known for their Blank Noodles which did piqued my curiosity though not feeling like having a soup dish decided on the Beef Chow Funn. Classic and simple but was a bit too simple for me with the obvious beef and chow funn noodles and onion though it was seared very well and I really loved that. you can absolutely see that they took the time to sear all the goodness and it was very flavorful. Noodles was heated thoroughly and was nice and chewy, beef tender and seasoned nicely. I also got the Hong Kong Style Lemon Tea which came in a giant glass omg but was very nice and refreshing, not too sweet but was a very strong tea. Service here is very nice and though it was just one dish it was very good and will be back as many items on the menu sounds too good to pass. Thank you!
Yining Chen
Owner changed! Regrettably, my experience here leaves much to be desired. The Chinese cuisine offered lacks authenticity and falls short of expectations. The restaurant's cleanliness is questionable, coupled with an unpleasant odor, making the dining environment unappealing. Furthermore, the prices are exorbitant for what is served.The Xiaolongbao, advertised as a delicacy, disappoints with its minuscule size, even smaller than typical dumplings. The 'buy 1 get 1' offer proves to be deceptive, as each item ends up costing more than a dollar and the quality is subpar.The noodles we ordered had an overpowering vinaigrette flavor, resulting in an unpleasant and peculiar aftertaste. Overall, the dining experience was far from satisfactory, and I won't be returning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
David Chan
Beef noodle soup is very bad. Noodle are broken down into short pieces. Beef is salty , tough and the soup also tasteless.Wonder how this business survived.
ANNA PANGIA
It is a clean, small family owned Chinese restaurant. I Have been going to this restaurant for years. Love their Dan Dan Noodles. I always eat in and take out extra dishes home.They have recently expanded their menu. I Highly recommend this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jonathan Parker
This place was sold. Not what it was. Hoping for a turn around. Didn't even ask or care about how spicy to make the szechuan food!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Noodle, Dumplings, Pot Stickers, Pork Dumplings Pot Stickers, Beef Noodles
Marilyn Yeo
The service was awesome and the beef char keow teow was delicious! We also had their beef brisket noodle soup, and that was delicious. Tasted as authentic as my mom's cooking :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ric T.
The food here is ok, but if you come here expecting authentic dishes, then you are at the wrong place.This restaurant offers things that span from Cantonese, Sichuan, to northern Chinese, so we got a bit from each region; nothing was really that authentic.Probably wouldn’t come back again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Pork Dumplings Pot Stickers
pitor naomi
Michael and his wife are amazing, great food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Micah Swanson
The owner was really nice and the food was good. We got the soup dumplings and the won ton noodle soup. The prices were very reasonable and the portions were big. Everything tasted very good and we hope be back soon :)
I honestly did not understand the hype behind this place. The noodles were soggy, the dumplings were tasteless, and the cucumber salad was weird and bland. As I'm reading these reviews, turns out the owner has changed. Service was nice but food was not good. Also, owner keeps the AC off. Was sweating eating my noodles.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Koji
We ordered a level 10 spicy dish. It wasn’t spicy at all.
Food: 1
hogekoge
We ordered a level 10 spicy dish. It wasn’t spicy at all.
Food: 1
Jordan Oliver
So sad this place has changed ownership. Immediately noticed a change in customer service, then our usual order for years was not correct at all. But that's not even the safest part. The beef soup used to be one of the best on island, now it's filled with THIN SLICED cheap meat. No actual stewed meat. The peanuts are not the same. The spices are not the same. We were literally devastated and couldn't imagine the old owner doing this or acting this way. Then we saw that it had changed ownership. This place will lose all its regular I'm afraid. Why in the world would they change the recipe other than to save some money. Such a shame. It tastes like a generic $5-10 bowl of noodles now, not of the old quality at all.
Food: 1
Service: 2
Gigi T.
If you came here for Cantonese food, then this is not the place. But owners were very friendly and service was good. They even gave us free desserts afterwards. Place is cozy and mom and pop shop like. Beef brisket noodles - beef briskets were soft enough but the soup had a little spicy kick to it. Soup dumplings - skin was thin enough and flavor was decent. Also came with red vinegar to dip. Not bad. HK milk tea - if you are expecting the authentic Hong Kong style strong milk tea, this isn't it. At best it's a very diluted bubble tea with no bubbles.Shanghai noodles - first time seeing it made w char siu bits. It's just like beef chow fun but w thinner noodles. not your Shanghai noodles flavor at all.Wonton noodles - noodles were thicker but I didn't get to try the wontons. Looked decent. The "afternoon tea sets" unfortunately weren't available yet. Wanted to try those. And also trying some of the other noodles that other reviews seemed to be raving about.
Food is unbelievably good. We will be coming back. Every dish (dumplings, noodles) was packed with flavor.
Here's some Mean Noodles... Looking for lunch on a Sunday afternoon though that this would be the perfect opportunity as the traffic isn't as crazy as it's located right on Kalakaua Ave just outside of Waikiki. The building is the typical old school small single story which shares with a few other tenants but does have a couple dedicated parking stall right in front of the restaurant which is nice though makes me nervous when I'm leaving but was so comfortable on this day that was very mellow. Walking in it was a cute cozy place with a few tables, there was a gentleman watching some tv who greeted me and got me situation with a menu and they are known for their Blank Noodles which did piqued my curiosity though not feeling like having a soup dish decided on the Beef Chow Funn. Classic and simple but was a bit too simple for me with the obvious beef and chow funn noodles and onion though it was seared very well and I really loved that. you can absolutely see that they took the time to sear all the goodness and it was very flavorful. Noodles was heated thoroughly and was nice and chewy, beef tender and seasoned nicely. I also got the Hong Kong Style Lemon Tea which came in a giant glass omg but was very nice and refreshing, not too sweet but was a very strong tea. Service here is very nice and though it was just one dish it was very good and will be back as many items on the menu sounds too good to pass. Thank you!
Owner changed! Regrettably, my experience here leaves much to be desired. The Chinese cuisine offered lacks authenticity and falls short of expectations. The restaurant's cleanliness is questionable, coupled with an unpleasant odor, making the dining environment unappealing. Furthermore, the prices are exorbitant for what is served.The Xiaolongbao, advertised as a delicacy, disappoints with its minuscule size, even smaller than typical dumplings. The 'buy 1 get 1' offer proves to be deceptive, as each item ends up costing more than a dollar and the quality is subpar.The noodles we ordered had an overpowering vinaigrette flavor, resulting in an unpleasant and peculiar aftertaste. Overall, the dining experience was far from satisfactory, and I won't be returning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Beef noodle soup is very bad. Noodle are broken down into short pieces. Beef is salty , tough and the soup also tasteless.Wonder how this business survived.
It is a clean, small family owned Chinese restaurant. I Have been going to this restaurant for years. Love their Dan Dan Noodles. I always eat in and take out extra dishes home.They have recently expanded their menu. I Highly recommend this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place was sold. Not what it was. Hoping for a turn around. Didn't even ask or care about how spicy to make the szechuan food!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Noodle, Dumplings, Pot Stickers, Pork Dumplings Pot Stickers, Beef Noodles
The service was awesome and the beef char keow teow was delicious! We also had their beef brisket noodle soup, and that was delicious. Tasted as authentic as my mom's cooking :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food here is ok, but if you come here expecting authentic dishes, then you are at the wrong place.This restaurant offers things that span from Cantonese, Sichuan, to northern Chinese, so we got a bit from each region; nothing was really that authentic.Probably wouldn’t come back again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Pork Dumplings Pot Stickers
Michael and his wife are amazing, great food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The owner was really nice and the food was good. We got the soup dumplings and the won ton noodle soup. The prices were very reasonable and the portions were big. Everything tasted very good and we hope be back soon :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Dumplings Pot Stickers
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I honestly did not understand the hype behind this place. The noodles were soggy, the dumplings were tasteless, and the cucumber salad was weird and bland. As I'm reading these reviews, turns out the owner has changed. Service was nice but food was not good. Also, owner keeps the AC off. Was sweating eating my noodles.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
We ordered a level 10 spicy dish. It wasn’t spicy at all.
Food: 1
We ordered a level 10 spicy dish. It wasn’t spicy at all.
Food: 1
So sad this place has changed ownership. Immediately noticed a change in customer service, then our usual order for years was not correct at all. But that's not even the safest part. The beef soup used to be one of the best on island, now it's filled with THIN SLICED cheap meat. No actual stewed meat. The peanuts are not the same. The spices are not the same. We were literally devastated and couldn't imagine the old owner doing this or acting this way. Then we saw that it had changed ownership. This place will lose all its regular I'm afraid. Why in the world would they change the recipe other than to save some money. Such a shame. It tastes like a generic $5-10 bowl of noodles now, not of the old quality at all.
Food: 1
Service: 2
If you came here for Cantonese food, then this is not the place. But owners were very friendly and service was good. They even gave us free desserts afterwards. Place is cozy and mom and pop shop like. Beef brisket noodles - beef briskets were soft enough but the soup had a little spicy kick to it. Soup dumplings - skin was thin enough and flavor was decent. Also came with red vinegar to dip. Not bad. HK milk tea - if you are expecting the authentic Hong Kong style strong milk tea, this isn't it. At best it's a very diluted bubble tea with no bubbles.Shanghai noodles - first time seeing it made w char siu bits. It's just like beef chow fun but w thinner noodles. not your Shanghai noodles flavor at all.Wonton noodles - noodles were thicker but I didn't get to try the wontons. Looked decent. The "afternoon tea sets" unfortunately weren't available yet. Wanted to try those. And also trying some of the other noodles that other reviews seemed to be raving about.