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3.5 stars..i decided to round down because it was more towards the 3 than the 4.
The good:
-Open until 3am!
-Free milk tea if you dine in!
-Service was actually not that bad, the lady came and cut our huge pork for us!
-prices were reasonable
-The salt and pepper pork was pretty tasty and not too chewy
The bad:
-the pearls in the milk tea were way too soft, but i guess u cant complain cuz it was FREE!
-wasn't a fan of the house special chicken. There were too many bones and not enough meat
-shanghai skins were too hard
-part of the pork wasnt cooked =(
Compared to other Asian foods (Chinese, Shanghainese, Vietnamese, etc...), Taiwanese food seems to be mediocre. I've tried another Taiwanese restaurant and it was about the same.
CLEANLINESS: 3/5
SERVICE: 4/5
FOOD: 3/5
- Salt and Pepper Pork
- Shanghainese Dumplings
- House Chicken Special
- Simmered Beef Noodle Soup
My party ordered the above entrees and they also came with a free boba drink. The drink was alright, but a free drink is a free drink! Haha. The salt and pepper pork was pretty good. It was flavorful and moist. Towards the end, there was a huge piece that was stuck together and the inside was not cooked. Then we had a dish of shanghai dumplings, and it was good too. The skin was a bit stiff compared to other restaurants. The meat was still tasty, though. We also ordered the simmered beef noodle soup which was super spicy for me! At last, we had the house chicken special. I ordered it because it looked good from the photo on the restaurant wall. When it came, it looked just like the photo. The flavor was sweet and savory, which was very nice. The only con was the amount of bones in the chicken pieces.
The waitresses were really nice and helped us whenever we needed more rice or other things. The location is really convenient because it's located in a plaza. There's parking in the plaza and on the street. If this place doesn't satisfy your needs, there's a bunch of other Asian restaurants around the corner.
There's also a place to get a tapioca drink or froyo at the neighboring plaza! There's always room for dessert!
I never really had Taiwanese food before, but when I came here, I was actually pretty impressed. The noodles here are so yummy. I like the order the beef chow fun. It is a tad bit greasy but what can you expect for a Chinese restaurant?
A group of friends and I love to go here before we go on our nightly runs on Calaveras. :)
We usually order the spicy beef noodle soup. You should try it, its scrumptious
One of my favorite Taiwanese places. It's small, family-ish, rarely ever super packed and the prices are great. The menu is extensive and big (what you'd expect from a Taiwanese cafe). The beef noodle soup here is excellent. It has a little kick to it, without being overly spicy. Broth is flavorful and delicious. Other notable dishes are the 3 cup chicken and some of the clay pots.
They include pearl tea with your meal making their super low prices an even greater bargain.
Great spot for lunch. VERY reasonably priced plus they give you milk tea with your meal! =D I'm a sucker for milk tea.
Really though, the noodle soups are pretty good and they give you a lot of bang for your buck. I'd say this review is 3.5 stars for now until I try more of their dishes!
House of Noodles is sort of a hole in a wall place - little restaurant, cheap prices, and lots of strips of paper with Chinese specials written in Mandarin decorating all available wall space.
Noteworthy: You get a free pearl milk tea or iced black tea with your food order.
The menu was extensive - lots of Taiwanese specialties that had my mouth watering. We settled on the "House Special Chicken" (aka San Bei Ji = 3 cup chicken) and the Seafood Tofu Claypot. Both dishes were about $5.95.
The chicken was very tasty. I love the sauce. It's made with 1 cup soy sauce, 1 cup oil, and 1 cup rice wine. And basil. Hmm. So good with rice. Could use more basil leaves.
The seafood tofu was ok. Nothing to shout about. A few shrimps, some squid pieces, lot of fried tofu squares, woodear mushroom, and sliced zucchini. It was nice and hot and fresh though. The contents were bubbling when it arrived. Love that.
This place is definitely a family establishment. A lot of regulars came by while we were eating. There was even a table of 15 seniors celebrating some momentous occasion by eating out. I suppose it was a good sign they chose House of Noodles.
I may not come for my big bday bash, but I'd come to fulfill cheap Taiwanese food cravings.
Went there at almost 1 AM and they were telling me they were closing and that we couldn't sit down and eat even though it specifically says they close at 3. They dont really speak too much english so I was trying to ask him questions but he kept repeating the total of my meal .
Anyways I always wanted to try stinky tofu. It is wayyyy worse then Red Hawk cheese, one sniff and I was gagging. It doesnt even taste good for being that stinky =(
Then got the intestine clay pot. . Super oily =/ the tofu was kind of sour but my fiance said they cooked the intestines nice. Dont think I'd ever come back,ill just go next door to china palace and try that out
Quality food.
Fast service.
I ordered the Tofu sea food ,veggie clay pot; it arrived in ten minutes,
chocked full of tofu's, sea food and veggies.
Also, ordered some hot,steamy rice , which was very good.
Good food, nice service.
My friends and I come here so often that the owner remember us now. This is not a chain joint noodles place, it is rather a family owned business. We always come here when we need a place to hangout. This place is cheap too!
There are many many choices on the menu, but the most noteworthy is probably the #104 Spicy Simmered Beef Noodles. It has a tangy spiciness to it. The soupbase also has a lot of taste. It is definitely not MSG soup!
They also have complimentary free boba for each customer. The owner even offer refills to us... cause he knows already! We will definitely come back.
This place is okay. Not the best, but they do have some good dishes.
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I had a craving for Taiwanese street food after watching the episode about Taiwan on "Bizarre Foods." I read other yelp reviews that I could get stinky tofu and oyster pancake here to get my snack fix.
1) oyster pancake- a lot smaller than I was expecting... only 4 oysters but still tasty. Thought it could use more veggies.
2) stinky tofu- holy sh*t this thing stanky!! I ate it in the car on my way home and I'm sure it my care smelled like stinky feet for 2 hours. The sauce is nice and garlicky which hides the smell when eating this dish. I wouldn't mind eating stinky tofu without the sauce since it's really starting to grow on me.
These two snacks cost about 10 bucks which isn't horribly expensive. The overall experience was ok. The cashier lady is really nice and good thing I had the bf come along cuz I don't speak a lick of Mandarin. I would come back though since the menu is huuuge and I'm sure the noodle dishes are delicious after a night of beer chugging. They also serve "other" porky parts, if you're into that kind of thing, like viscera.
Food is good but nothing spectacular. The portion sizes are very, very generous so you might as well be buying two meals for the price listed on the menu, just how I like it! The prices are also very low so you can comfortably come here and order without reservation :).
The waiter I've seen has always been fast and very nice to his customers. The lady doesn't speak much English but tries hard and if she doesn't understand you she makes sure to grab someone who will.
Being "House of Noodle" I try the spicy bean sauce noodles and wasn't disappointed. Then again, messing up that dish would be extremely difficult hahah. During our visits we have not gotten offered the free bubble tea mentioned, maybe we need to go more often :).
Good place to go for no frills, fast, cheap but still good food!
...And it's open late, what else could you ask for!
This is is okkayyyyy that's about it, I liked the next door place better.
I went with the special : Noodles with stewed pork and smoked duck.
Farm got the 5 spices noodle.
my noodles were the fat/wide rice noodles which IMO are yummier. The broth was simple, and other than some baby bok choy, that was it for the noodles. For the stewed pork, I was pretty surprised as I was expecting something like....Santa Ramen type pork, but I got Chinese style stewed pork. Duhhhh I'm in a Chinese noodle house. Chinese stewed pork is a chunk of pork with only a few mm's of meat surrounded by 1/2 inch + of fat. It tastes pretty sweet. The duck was fine, too bad it wasn't bbq'd or have tasty crunchy skin.
The 5 spice noodle is the thing to order here. The broth is flavorful and they include slices of pork that's very tasty.
For the price and experience, I would recommend this place.
We were lured in by the promise of housemade noodles. They're not the hand-pulled variety (too bad). The set-up is fairly typical for a no-frills, caters to Chinese, homestyle, inexpensive eatery - simple décor, the cheesy waterfall picture, and specials written in Chinese covering every wall. The menu (which is in English & Chinese) is MASSIVE - over 240 items: fried rice ($4.95), chow mein, noodle soup ($5.95), chow fun, clay pots, casseroles, stew, cold appetizer dishes, dumplings, pancakes, etc. It's Chinese comfort food.
We didn't get free pearl tea but we did receive a dish of housemade pickled cucumbers - crunchy, light and refreshing. The food arrived VERY quickly (I'm not sure how they managed to be that fast).
* Simmered beef noodle soup - the spicy broth was deep and beefy (not herbal) but too salty, the beef chunks were stringy, the thick noodles were soft but al dente. Also comes with bok choy. Satisfying, generous portion for $5.95.
* Seafood spicy chow mein soup ($5.95) - same noodles as in the simmered beef noodle soup, a deep, flavorful spicy curry broth, comes with fish cake slices, onions, carrots, beef, etc. Not much seafood but what can one expect for $5.95. Tastier than the beef noodle soup, also on the salty side. They probably use too much soy sauce in the broth?
The Chinese name of the restaurant is North/South dishes, so it's hard to say what the specialties are by region (probably more Shanghainese and Taiwanese than anything else). Both noodle soups were recommended by our server.
Though I wouldn't give this place four stars based on the noodle soups, the fact that they offer STINKY TOFU (plus the pig's blood & intestines casserole that I like) means they deserve special recognition. Also, the service is fast, the portions are generous and the prices are so reasonable.
Cash only.
The simmering beef noodle soup is a sure bet. Not only it's hearty and delicious, the portion you get for the price you pay is a bargain. I would recommend getting this soup during lunch time or especially during cold winter days. It will fill or warm you up inside nicely. I wouldn't mind also trying their other foods on the menu it looks tempting.
Dirt cheap, huge portions, and open late? This is the perfect place for a meal. Sure the cleanliness isn't that great, and unless you speak mandarin there might be a bit of a communication barrier, but the food is pretty spot on.
I'd recommend sticking with the noodle and soup dishes. The more americanized chinese dishes are a bit too heavily dependant on cornstartch to tenderize their meat.
My personal favorite is the Ground Pork Dry Noodle, but most their other soups are pretty great too!
hm I'm not a big fan of chinese jajjangmeyon, but I tried it out anyway. the free pearl milk tea suckered me in. My brother and I ordered the the jajjang noodles, onion pancake and scrambled eggs with sausage. Now the place here isn't too bad, but the food was the problem. If you're allergic to peanuts ask them to leave out the peanuts. Their onion pancake was really crispy which I like and their scrambled eggs with sausage is made with chinese sausage which I think is a waste of $5 because I can make healthier & better one at home. I wasn't sure how well the owner could speak English so pretty much I spoke to her in her native tongue. I am not a big fan of taiwanese cuisine at all, but this place is just ok. I may or may not come back later in the future. I'd much rather dine in at the cafe bear by that serves egg nuggets.
Was craving Mandarin or Shanghai style dish, Yelped up near work and came up on this mom & pop style Chinese hole in the wall.
Alright food, Mama-san was very friendly, always a plus for a Chinese restaurant. I will be back soon.
- Simmered Beef Noodle Soup: good as others pointed out, with 'al dente' texture. Very filling.
- Pork Dumpling or xiaolongbao: a bit porky smell and aftertaste, I think they should put some more ginger in mix. If you don't like strong pork aroma, avoid.
- Dumpling was taking some time, mama-san brought out a courtesy bubble tea, as for a customer service degree. Nice gesture.
- Had a chance to bust out with my 2-month learned beginner's Mandarin. Hen hao.
Finally made it back to HoN after their change in management. I'm not sure if the new owners are related to the previous one, as nothing has changed - still cash only, same menu items posted on the walls, same menu. The food is still good, and I'm still a fan of their special combo (1-3 meats, plus steamed bok choy, pickled vegetables/suan cai and some preserved tofu/dou gan) and their complimentary milk tea actually tastes better now, though the pearls still suck. Definitely in contention for my favorite Taiwanese(-style) place in the South Bay.
Caveat: Despite calling themselves House of Noodles in English, their noodles aren't spectacular and not what I would call their strong point. The chao mian/chow mein are better than the soup noodles, on average. However, the Chinese name (South/North Restaurant) is more fitting, as they offer a smattering of dishes from both Northern and Taiwanese cuisine.
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No..No..,No..
NO. NO. NO.
I can honestly say that HANDS DOWN I have never been more sick than I was after eating here..
I am not over exaggerating at all.
I ate the won ton soup.. that's it.. won ton soup..
I ended up with salmonella poisoning. I couldn't leave my bed for 4 days straight. In 4 days, I lost 12.4 lbs (I know for a fact thats how much because of the Hospital visit). So, I guess if you want to lose weight come here.. But I gaurentee that it will be the worse experience of your life.
The reason why I don't understand this place is because it is actually pretty hard, in my opinion, to cook food yet still have it infected with salmonella. The cook must be an AWFUL cook or the kitchen must be REALLY dirty.
Lysol anyone?
Lady was really nice to us, even though she didn't speak much English
We've gone to separate times, their green onion pancakes and potstickers are AMAZING. And their Spicy Beef Noodle Soup is the best I've had (given that I haven't had that many different kinds)
They give free bubble milk tea and hot tea. We also ordered mongolian beef, black bean curd eggplant, chow fun.
they have a different appetizer each time as well--the past two times we went it was garlic peanuts (interesting) and then pickled cucumbers (yummy)
great deal for how much you get and its pretty authentic and great service!
I only like their spicy beef noodle soup here --- I can't really take much spice, (think on the level that spicy cheetos make me cry) but I can somewhat handle that soup (with lots of water at hand)
I haven't been back in like a year cuz this used to be a late night stopover place after badmintoning....so i won't comment on the service....
Pretty much the most authentic taiwanese food you would be able to find in the bay area I'm thinking...it beats driving 6 hours down to L.A. easily.
This has all the dishes that I always liked and grew up on and it's just fantastic that they are open late.
I have to say that this place is extremely small though, not that this type of place needs to be that big but I would say they need to work on making ordering out a big part of their business as well.
The service is decent but overall you don't need much once they get the food on your table which is pretty quick too.
A really good, cheap place for lunch. Where else can you splurge and spend $5.95?
When I walked in, the shopkeeper's greeting made me feel like he was incredibly happy to see me. "Hi!" he cried and I, for a moment, wondered if he knew me. But no, he was just being nice. A table was shown us right away and once we ordered, the food came out in a matter of 2 minutes, together with the free bubble tea. That's right, free bubble tea. The tea was actually really good too and wasn't totally overrun with boba, as they are in a lot of different places. But on to the food, because that's what you go to eat, right?
Because of the name, not to mention shopkeepers recommendation, I had the noodles. I was told that if I wanted something spicy, I should get the Seafood Noodle Soup. My boyfriend had the Beef Noodle Soup (I think). His was the medium spicy option. Both were $5.95.
I like spicy food and the Seafood Noodles was of perfect spiciness. I did pick the 5 chili's that were floating in it out at the beginning so that the thing didn't get any spicier. But the spiciness, which I was a bit scared of, was ok.
The whole thing tastes great though. The soup especially. It really did tasted very good. The noodles are thick and not overcooked and there are lots of veggies and an array of shrimp, scallops and calamari in the thing. It was a lot of food too. I couldn't get through it all.
They are open for lunch and apparently also again from 10pm - 2am.
Definitely coming back to this one.
I consider myself a regular customer to this noodle house =) A very cozy place to be. If you come here often you'll recognize familiar faces too =) Friendly environment and customer service is excellent. I go there at least once a week and I often try something new. And on days I'm not so adventurous, I would just stick with what I like already =)
Name of dishes are written on papers, and taped on walls on both side of the restaurant. The first few times I ate there I was so busy trying to read them all and decide what I want to try on the next visit, hehe... They're written in Chinese, and if you can't read Chinese, don't worry, they have regular menu with English descriptions =)
They give out FREE pearl milk tea for dine-ins. But they can run out if you go there after the lunch rush, hehe... that happened few times to me, but no big deal =) I think they do the same for dinner.
I think they have special item for the day type of deal, which means if you order that special item on that day you get charged maybe a dollar cheaper then the normal menu price. It happened to me one time totally by accident and they were honest about it, so that was cool =) If you're flexible with what you want to eat, maybe saving a buck or two on a meal is not a bad idea =)
SIMMERED BEEF NOODLE SOUP ($5.95) - This is my favorite cuz it's really spicy and tasty. The beef has fats on it... but I guess a little fat once in awhile is no big deal, hehe...
SALTY VEGETABLE FRIED RICE CAKE ($5.95) - I like this alot too. Shredded pork with the salty vegetable. Very simple and nice.
SEAFOOD NOODLE SOUP ($5.95) - Not spicy. I order this when I'm wearing light color shirt and want something soupy =)
FIVE SPICE BEEF NOODLE SOUP ($5.95) - Also very good. If you prefer lean beef, this will work better than the 'Simmered Beef Noodle Soup'.
BEAN SAUCE NOODLE ($4.95) - I'm just ok with this, and I don't know why, hehe...
SEAFOOD SPICY CHOW MEIN SOUP ($5.95) - I'm just ok with this one too, and I don't know why.
THERE IS ONE DISH I DON'T RECOMMEND - Some sort of 'Duck Vericelli Soup' (I don't know the exact name cuz I ordered it from the papers on the wall). The soup has a strong ginger taste to it, which I like, but the duck was very dry and chewy and no flavor at all. I pretty much ate the noodles and drank the soup but left the duck behind...
I have yet to try their appetizers, pastries, and stir-fried dishes. Maybe soon =)
Dirt cheap hole-the-wall Taiwanese restaurant tucked into the Ulferts strip mall next to Ranch 99. Most dishes are between $4.95 and 6.95 and are flavorful and filling.
Big sign on the wall near the kitchen says Max Capacity 18 people. Must be a joke as I counted at least 34 seats and well over 18 people seated around 1:30PM on a Wednesday. "Specials" are plastered all over every wall but looking around, most regulars seemed to gravitate to the main dishes featured in pictures out front.
Without reading the details of other reviews first, I went for the Spicy Seafood Noodle which seems to have been a favorite of other Yelpers who've gone there before me. I didn't know how it was supposed to have been several owners ago, but I found it to be rather flavorful and well executed. The seafood bits were cooked just right -- not overly long and hence chewy as one can often find in such joints. They gave me a complimentary bubble tea along with hot tea.
I was seated next to an older gentleman who was either a regular or a permanent fixture there. He went for the beef fried noodle. He must have enjoyed it as he loudly burped several times and then proceeded to suck away on a tooth pick for another few minutes. Despite that addition to the ambiance, I really enjoyed my lunch.
I'd give 4.5 stars.
Wow, this place is good and cheap. Plus you get free pearl tea which is always welcome. The place next door is also good, but I found the they (place next door) went a bit overboard with the MSG.
The combo specials for only $5 are really worth it and quite good. Lots of good Taiwanese food: the greeen onion pancake was OK (I've tasted better) but the stinky tofu was quite good.
Definitely going back, and I'd easily recommend this place to anyone looking for some Taiwanese food.
SHHHHHH. Oh, alright! I'm gonna give it away this secret! I can't believe I'm doing this. They're totally gonna run out the next time I come here. This place has the best Shao Long Bao (dumplings). They make it SOOOOOO good here. I absolutely love it.
This is definitely one of my favorites in the south bay. Their dinner plates are all pretty tasty. They have this trotter in a bun dish that's surprisingly great despite what it is. Noodles are really good here, too. I've tried quite a few but my favorite is still the five spice beef noodle soup. Prices are very reasonable.
We are in a recession. Rejoice that there are Chinese restaurants, like Noodle House, which operate on margins so low they are able to offer hefty portions for dirt cheap. For $5, I can get a heaping bowl of noodle soup with all recommended food groups: meat, veggie, and carb, plus free boba milk tea. I'd choose cheap and palatable food over a spotless bathroom, anyday.
I'll give this 3.5 stars. It's only because the owner (I'm assuming she was the owner, because she promoted this place like she birthed it herself), whom I loved, was so nice and genuine in wanting us to dine here. We had ventured to the San Jose area because we heard San Jose boasted some of the best Taiwanese and Shanghainese food in the area. We finally settled on this place with the help of the kind lady, and we ordered the spicy beef noodle soup, the regular beef noodle soup (don't ask why, we were hungry), green onion pie and pork pancake. If the beef from the regular beef noodle soup was in the spicy beef noodle soup this meal would have been pretty good. But I didn't think the spicy beef was tender enough, and I didn't think the regular beef was tasty enough though tender. Picky, picky I know, but that's my two cents. Husband also ordered a seafood thick noodle soup, or something like that. It was their special, and I don't remember exactly what it was called, but it wasn't that great either. But excellent service, great attitudes and very attentive, genuine and helpful.
Yeah! I approve of House of Noodle. We are rarely in Mipitas, but went down one weekend and ended up here. We got the fried tofu side dish (good), the pork with baby bamboo shoots (very good), the oyster egg pancake thing (good), and the green onion pancake (very good). I like that stuff is priced low, dishes are small (some of us are on a diet), and food is authentic (though hard if you - like me - can't read Chinese). I'd totally come back if it weren't so far.
came here as my friend wanted to eat some taiwanese street food.
i order the beef noodle and he had the lamb bone noodle. the beef noodle was ok. ive had better. his lamb bone noodle looked good though. we also order the deep friend tofu, some squid, and tempura.
i wouldve love to try the stinky tofu pork blood, and deep fried intestines, but my friend was scare of those items.
overall, nothing special. it was decent, but cheap. total was $25+3tip.
came here w/ the fam and my cousin's family on friday for lunch. it was totally empty on the day after xmas. perhaps everyone had gorged enough already. we ordered a TON of food for 9 people, and i think the total was $75!! we got a bunch of claypot dishes, green onion pancake, some noodle and fried rice dishes, and some wonton soups. the champon here is not that spicy but tasty. i did wish their noodles were more chewy.
their menu is very extensive and spans all types of chinese cuisines from taiwanese to santung to shanghainese. most dishes run about $5 to $7, so it's a steal.
Everything here is super cheap. It's a good place to go at 2am with drunk munchies. I finally came here sober with my parents in the daytime and realized that it's not that great.
For under $20 we got a shitload of food, but weren't satisfied with any of the dishes. Too much food. Too much salt. Maybe I should only come here late at night with a bigger appetite and salt craving.
Their food is pretty cheap
their tofu pot was pretty good
they give you free pearl milk tea ( sucks though, but its FREE)
but my favorite dish, honey and walnut shrimp sucks there:(
Another thing is their restaurant is so tiny, like i can literally touch the person sitting next to me just by a simple moving of my hand. yea
it's that SMALL and plus waiting time sucks especially when you can't wait inside on a cold cold night since its too small to accommodate the people who are waiting.
Woo hoo - another entry to my "hole-in-the-wall but darn good eateries" list. This eatery is classic hole in the wall - menu plastered on the wall, only two items (out of over 234 items) that cost more than $8, cash only, small (seating capacity for 16), darn good food.
I was getting the munchies after working late last night so I drove down to Milpitas where I knew I could find late night eateries. When I walked in the owner (I am guessing he is the owner) and the sole waitress greeted me warmly. When they realized I didn't speak Mandarin, the owner came over to give me a hand. The menu is extensive - there is (doing quick math) over 234 items on the menu!!! Not knowing what to order, the owner suggested #104 Simmered Beef Noodle Soup for $5.95. It was a good choice. The broth was rich, tasty and nicely spiced (slight hot). The soup noodle came with beef brisket. If you are not used to beef brisket, you may be turned off by the fat. I personally found the brisket well done - still chewy (not lame) and full of flavor. My suggestion is to try it - after all it is only $5.95. They even added some some preserved vegetables that added even more flavor to the dish.
The menu has some really exotic stuff. I was tired and not really in my Andrew Zimmern mood so I stayed with my beef noodle. For the adventurous, the menu has
- simmered slices of pig diaphragm or pig heart $3.95
- fried chitterlings $3.95
- pork kidney with vermicelli $5.95
- knuckle vermicelli $4.95
- viscera $6.95 (not sure if this is a typo)
- vegetarian pork chop :) I think this is the mock pork chops made from tofu
- spicy intestine hot pot $6.95
The menu also had lots of standard fare so you will still have lots to eat if you are faint-of-heart. These include
- twice cooked pork $4.95
- Kung Pao Chicken $4.95
- Mongolian Beef $5.95
The food here is good. The restaurant has a high turnover even though it was late. Lots of people were ordering some of the really funky stuff. I will have to come back another time to try some.
Ambiance - not bad. The restaurant is clean, about 10 tables, a plasma TV on the wall with Chinese soap opera playing, tons of menus on the wall. Typical Chinese hole-in-the-wall but heck, it is clean.
Why you should come here? Cheap but darn good food. Stretch your comfort zone if you have never ventured into organ meats :) Service - the waitress tried repeatedly to talk to me in her broken English - for example, when I coughed, she asked me in a friendly tone whether the soup was too hot. The owner was also helpful and friendly.
Complains? I wish the menus on the wall had both Chinese and English for those who don't know how to read Chinese (luckily the owner is helpful). MSG - they use a moderate amount of MSG (not excessive like some restaurants).
I would definitely return to this restaurant to try some of the more exotic stuff - the next time, I will bring some of my more squeamish friends :)
Come here for cheap food that will fill you up. The portions are just right for one person. They open pretty late (I think till 1am on weekdays and 3am on weekends but I'm not sure since I can't read chinese). This place is one of three restaurants in the plaza that stays open after 12 midnight. The #92 was pretty good. It is the scrambled eggs with beef over rice. You can't go wrong with that one! I'm going to try their noodles next time I go there.
I came here after reading all the positive reviews about the beef noodle soup here and boy, was I disappointed. The noodle soup tasted just like all the other places I've been to and can be summed in only one word - shit. The noodles were soggy and the beef tasted like beef jerky. Did someone say the soup was full of flavors? LOL. If by that you mean lots of soy sauce and chili oil then sure, it earned a passing mark. The place itself was small and kind of dirty but it was to be expected from a hole in a wall such as this establishment.
In all fairness, the dumplings here were very good and the spicy pork noodle (I don't really know what's called in English) was decent. The fried tofu wasn't too bad either.
why is this place open from 10PM - 3AM.....All I have to say is their Beef Noodle Soup is NOT PHO, and it's awesome! It's super spicy though, but perfect balance of slow cooked, tender beef, some veggies and udon style noodles. It's pretty spicy though, so bring your TUMS! YUMM!
I don't really understand the good reviews for this noodle joint. Personally I don't think I am asking for too much when I only expect two things out of my bowl of noodles, 1) the noodles are al dente, Q, whatever you want to call it, and 2) the soup is hot and flavorful. I am just amazed that this place can call itself House of Noodles when the ir noodles can be easily bought at any chinese supermarket-- they have an udon-like texture that is a little on the soggy side. The soup was decent however which prevents this from being a one-star review. As I've said previously in other reviews of noodle joints, go to Milpitas Square's Jacko's Chops and Noodles instead and order their dry noodles for much much better noodles.
surprising there was lots of parking at 6:00 sunday and most of the restaurants empty. not for long though. they have lots of variety of noodles (5.95), mein (4.95) , pastry/appetizers(1.95-4.95) and taiwanese mini meat plates (tapas?: 2.95-4.95)
stinky tofu (3.95) pretty crunchy, stinky, and tasty with the sauce. not as stinky as shanghai ones, though.
braised beef brisket noodle (5.95-simmered beef) very tasty broth with some fat that has melted off the beef brisket.
seafood noodle(5.95) chicken like broth with a few pieces of squid, bay scallops, shrimps and imitation crab. tasty
seafood spicy noodle(5.95) same as above but very hot.(chile pepper wise)
onion pancake (1.95) very greasy and thick. disappointing as we like thin greaseless ones.
pros:
cheap prieces, therefore portions are smaller
very tasty broth
nice selection of taiwanese appetizers
cons;
tables are small as are the wooden charis, large patrons may not fit in.
parking lot fills up fast after 6.
noodles were commercially made, bland.
one bowl of noodle isn't filling. there isn't much noodles in the soup.
place has only about 12 tables.
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there's also free hk style tea but it wasn't mentioned to us. we saw the sign in the window when we almost finished our meal.
Milpitas, CA
Category: Chinese
San Jose, CA
Category: Chinese
Milpitas, CA
Category: Restaurants
Milpitas, CA
Category: Restaurants
Milpitas, CA
Category: Chinese
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