Lin Handmade Dumplings & Noodles

I came here exactly for the new menu, new chief. Because this is a restaurant providing authentic Sichuan food that is not so easy to find in downtown Seattle. My recommendation as a local Sichuan born-up: 肥肠面、豆花饭、狼牙土豆。

I wanted to like this place, but I have mixed feelings about the food and service I received. The cucumber appetizer was not authentic, it's meant to be garlic, spicy but instead it was plain and slightly sweet and the pan fried pork buns lacked flavor and the fillings were not soupy and moist. However the dumplings were good and the real saving grace was the stir fried beef noodle. I might come back to try the beef noodle soup, but given the lack of interest from the staff, I'm not sure I feel welcomed.

Great beef stew! The original flavor is a must try. The beef cube is tender and with balanced mixture with fat marble. Numb Spicy dried beef stripe is also a gem choice in the restaurant, it’s very spicy, be aware! Pan fried dumpling tastes also good, very thin dough.

They have really revamped things recently! I was here a month ago and they gave me a tour of treats. Originally this was Choco Canyon and was desert focused. The food is great and since their relaunch they’ve put in ample effort. I’ve been a loyal regular for almost 5 years and am so thankful they’re still going. This is a great place to enjoy wholesome and healthy plant based foods and treats. It’s a nice place to hang out, work or talk. Bathrooms are good.

The eyes really do eat first here at Broadfork, where fresh ingredients imbue their dishes with vibrant colors 🥗🍽️🌈 I admire their commitment to community & connection, which truly shines through their food. AND they value organic, sustainable, and local ingredients? It doesn’t get any better than this 🤗

Ordered mushroom dumplings, pork and chive dumplings, cucumber salad and spicy noodles. Only the dumplings looked like the pictures on their ordering site. The cucmber salad was particularly disappointing. Mostly, things were a little bland, but the pork and chive dumplings were tasty! Once fully mixed up, the noodles were pretty good, too. Mostly leaving a bad review because of how unpredictable the dishes were based on tbe pictures.

Lin’s was a nice and quiet spot! We ordered the beef fried noodles, chili sauce wontons, and pork soup XLB dumplings. The chili sauce didn’t have chili flakes in it and wasn’t spicy, but the portion was generous. The XLB were good, but could be more flavorful. The beef fried noodles were good; I’d order them again. I hope to make it back to try more items!

I ordered steamed mushroom dumplings and spicy handmade noodles. Both were delicious, clearly made fresh, and arrived quickly. The quick service might not be surprising since the shop was empty on a Sunday evening, but another review mentioned slow service even when the shop was empty so I'm sharing my different experience. From reading reviews I thought the restaurant might be vegan, with faux meats. It's not -- most dishes have meat -- but the vegetarian offerings are excellent, so I was happy. Ask the person at the front what is vegetarian, if that's what you're looking for. I think some of the reviews are for an earlier restaurant on the same site, called broadfork. Confusingly, there are still signs up showing wifi with that name and password veganeats. I suggest changing this.