Noodle Bistro

We just had a delicious dinner here. Really lovely service. Great attention to details. We had mapo tofu, cold cucumbers, the fried chicken with chilies and the beef noodle soup. All very very good. We will definitely be coming back!

If spice is your thing, this is the place. All the dishes for the most part are super spicy -- so brace yourself. It seems like a mom and pop shop ran by this couple. When we were there however, the owner had a fight about infidelity with his wife and throws the menu and note pad he was gonna take order from and had the whole argument in front of our party of 11. It got a bit awkward as we were originally gonna order prior to the situation. There were some minor profanity usage in mandarin as well, it kind of showed a side or unprofessionalism, but aren't we all human after all? The dishes comes with plenty flavor, and they do charge rice by the bowl. But they offer old and hot water selection and the owners would come out and help us. The place is small, only have about 8 tables or so, so it's understandable that it is processed this way. Would defiantly come back for the beef noodle soup (although there was not much beef in the noodle soup like originally advertised), and their spicy dunkin dumplings (probably better than dintaifung). It seems like a lot of dishes were mostly vegetables and spice rather than the contents ordered. It seems compared to many pictures previous people have posted. The content have became less and more diluted. I understand they also changed owners a year ago and may also add to reason why. The owner had some dry humor, which was cute I get but wasn't something I am accustomed to during my dine in experience. He had shared how everything is made unique to the place and continues to brag about the place, which makes it feeling less humbling in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, a owner with pride is awesome but not if they kept repeating how great their place is while we are dining. Easy parking as it's in a plaza with not much parking competition.

Really delicious small hotpot and beef noodles!

Chief Jeremy is amazing. He Cooked the authentic Sichuan tastes, and the noodles are really soft. Really nice restaurant.

I tried their beef noodle soup here, by far the best place in town. Their food is tasty here and service is excellent!

The food is great! Authentic Sichuan noddles and dishes! The service is good too!

Fantastic cuisine ! I love this place and would like to order the shrimp and beef griddles again.

Order the lamb hot pot but don't be too brave with the spicy level.

I really enjoy Noodle Bistro. The variety is great. This technically isn't a bao zai fan since they don't charr the rice on the bottom and I actually prefer that since that means rice comes out faster. The lao huo tang aka soup selection is great too. Service is nice. Great parking. Glad to have them in the area.

Pros: they specialize in steamed rice dishes. Servers do a good job in breaking down the menu and suggesting what to eat. Cons: menu can be overwhelming if you don't know what you want. Saw Noodle Bistro pop up on my Yelp feed. Good enough excuse to come out and mess around with some specialty canto food. Canto style milk - can't taste the tea as much as I would like to but nice a sweet. Silky chicken with ginseng- taste medicinal as expected. I don't particularly like it, but I do feel it's healthy. Overall impression is underwhelming. They have this really cool feature where you can scan AND order. Preserved meat over steamed rice- I'm not a fan of Lap Chung (Chinese hot dog) nor the preserved pork belly. The rice has a nice aroma and flavor from being steamed with the preserved meats. I wouldn't order this again though. Chicken and mushroom over steamed rice- I LOVE this dish. Because nostalgia. I'd order this again

After reading reviewers from Albert and other Yelpers, I found it intriguing to trying out this restaurant in our neighborhood. It's tanked in a small plaza next to Clover Leaf coffee on Las Tunas. The restaurant has only 4 small tables. The menu is very limited. I was expecting to see a lot of noodle dishes. Unfortunately, the restaurant had changed ownership and now the menu only offers 3 set meals and a dozen varieties of toppings with steamed rice. I was a bit turned off by the high prices on the menu. For a small rice bowl ( very shallow) with few slices of chinese sausage, they charged me $13 and a big bowl with a bit more rice $16. The food were not bad but they took a long time to get them out to our table. there was only one other table dined there during our visit. The service was not too good. The ladies there kept yelling and it wasn't a good vibe for dining. probably won't go back.

It's authentic Cantonese style food and soups but not that great and overpriced. The variety of soups is nice and unique to HK cuisine so I can see why Cantonese people come here. The taste is decent but the portion size is smaller. The rice bowls were average tasting and portion size wise so I felt it was expensive for the quality. Service was slower just cause it's only two people, one cashier and one wait staff, but they were nice. Ambiance is cute open space, pretty clean and roomy. They have a shared parking lot with the rest of the plaza.

This was the best steam rice place that served good tasting steam rice. I am not a big fan of clay pot rice. I ordered the salt egg yolk with pork patty rice. It came with a dish of complimentary vegetables. We also ordered the dry scallop steam egg, which was good too. The restaurant offered excellent service, and I will go again.

If spice is your thing, this is the place. All the dishes for the most part are super spicy -- so brace yourself. It seems like a mom and pop shop ran by this couple. When we were there however, the owner had a fight about infidelity with his wife and throws the menu and note pad he was gonna take order from and had the whole argument in front of our party of 11. It got a bit awkward as we were originally gonna order prior to the situation. There were some minor profanity usage in mandarin as well, it kind of showed a side or unprofessionalism, but aren't we all human after all? The dishes comes with plenty flavor, and they do charge rice by the bowl. But they offer old and hot water selection and the owners would come out and help us. The place is small, only have about 8 tables or so, so it's understandable that it is processed this way. Would defiantly come back for the beef noodle soup (although there was not much beef in the noodle soup like originally advertised), and their spicy dunkin dumplings (probably better than dintaifung). It seems like a lot of dishes were mostly vegetables and spice rather than the contents ordered. It seems compared to many pictures previous people have posted. The content have became less and more diluted. I understand they also changed owners a year ago and may also add to reason why. The owner had some dry humor, which was cute I get but wasn't something I am accustomed to during my dine in experience. He had shared how everything is made unique to the place and continues to brag about the place, which makes it feeling less humbling in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, a owner with pride is awesome but not if they kept repeating how great their place is while we are dining. Easy parking as it's in a plaza with not much parking competition.

The service was good, but rice was just okay, not the Cantonese steamed rice as what I expected. The chicken bowl has a lot of broken bone in the steamed rice, you should be careful to eat rice.

If want healthy and home style Chinese foods, I highly recommended this place They use the freshest ingredients, each steamed rice comes with a side veggies. They also have canton style soups (old fire soup) available daily Be prepared to wait 20-30mins for the order but if don't want to wait, recommend to call in advance to place the order to reduce the wait time. Totally worth waiting for.

Don't let the name fool you, they don't serve noodle! It's a new owner with a new menu that didn't change their name. I wanted to try this new menu since it's traditional Hong Kong style home cooked food. I shockingly like it... a lot. It brings me back to my roots, now that I no longer live with my parents, I hardly get these kind of meals. What I don't like is you literally have to wait about 20mins for your meal.. so if there's a wait, you should place your order first and by the time u get a table your order would be ready sooner

Went to this place twice for to go order in the past couple of weeks and it did not disappoint. The spicy beef pickle noodle (dry noodle) looks simple but very very good. All the flavor and the noodle just works. On the second visit, I tried the main beef noodle soup, the first one listed on the menu, and it's pretty darn good. I've had many really good beef noodle soup in my life and the soup on this one really stands out. The two times we went here, there is none at the shop. The location is not a booming location but the flavor is amazing! Better noodle than many of the more famous Sichuan places. Perfect if you like spicy food.

One time only! Posted Pictures were impressive therefore I gave it a try. Hope they can be consistent on how it look with good taste.

Simple Cantonese steam rice dishes it Good Making dinner simple. Fiy not the lemon ice tea.

It's an hour away from me but my husband seems to like it a lot we decided to try this place out. The restaurant wasn't crowded at the time so we immediately got a seat. All the staffs were friendly and helpful. We ordered what looked good to us and they turned out really delicious. Specially the one with pork and salted fish, it looked like a big meat loaf but SUPER GOOD. Their soups were flavorful, we took a friend with us and he loved it too. Definitely come back if we ever pass by the area again

Great Sichuan restaurant! I ordered twice-cooked pork, saliva chicken, and pickled fish. It's not very spicy, and it should be widely accepted! 非常棒的川菜店！ 我點了回鍋肉，口水雞，酸菜魚。 沒有非常辣的讓人難受，接受度應該很廣泛！

Well made Cantonese soup is great, just taking a little long.overall food tasted authentic

Looking for cheap and good quality Sichuan (Szechuan) cuisine? Well earlier I let the "cat out of the bag" for Cloverleaf Coffee and Bakery. My Yelp sis, Tess, was like "gosh darn it." Now let me share this hole in the wall secret that is right next door to the Cloverleaf. So you can literally grab your coffee and pastries to go then head on over to Noodle Bistro for a bite. This quaint little place is owned and run by a family from Chengdu, China. The noodle here is must. In fact it's all you can eat noodles. Sauce is extra. So if you are hungry for carbs and tend to have a bland taste bud then you are in for a treat. I had an extra small bowl of noodles added to the special gizzards noodles which I was fine with the spicy and numb sauce but the extra small bowl of noodle made it perfect. The dry pot and hot pot are other popular items here. I had the beef dry pot that came with lots of potatoes and peppers of course. The bill for similar foods at other restaurants will easily come to over $30 and possibly $40 with tax and tip BUT the final bill here was $25. It was surreal. It's like going to bargain shopping and finding something you wanted for 50% off. Will be back to support this mom and pop place as well as get my money's worth of foods and more!!

As a native of Temple City, I was excited to try Noodle Bistro. The modern interior coupled with a cozy vibe provided a great atmosphere for the steaming hot dishes. Our party of 7 was considered fairly large, as most tables can only fit 4. However, the staff gladly combined two tables for us. We tried 7 dishes, and the winners are the Griddled Pork Intestines, Seafood Hotpot, and Chengdu Style Chicken Giblets Noodles. The seafood broth was flavorful but not too heavy, which we appreciated. The favorite and most memorable dish by far was the Griddled Pork Intestines. Although very heavy-as everything is deep fried-the seasoning was deliciously addicting. The only downside was that the pork intestines took about 30 minutes longer to be served than the rest of the dishes. FYI The 40% off Yelp discount is before tax.

Easy to find, nice restaurant, Kind of pricey, food is good, $26 for a lunch, still feel hungry

Pretty bad spot overall. It feels dirty before even walking into the restaurant. The spoons are dirty, the food is mediocre and service is bad. The restaurant was quite empty when we ordered, and it took 40+ minutes to get all the food out. The soup was very oily, they should use the oil separator to remove the oil, the soup not healthy. The pork rib over noodles is not very good, quite dry. Chicken with mushroom over rice is ok, but a lot of little broken bones in the rice. The egg is actually pretty decent. Employees constantly chatting and not paying attention to customers. They have the American Express sticker on the door but refuse to take it. The floor was soo dirty, I dropped my phone and my heart dropped. This is definitely authentic Cantonese food, but it's not good authentic Cantonese food. In my opinion, there's not alot of Cantonese soup spots in Los Angeles so this place gets a decent review from others but it's unfortunate the products are so bad.

We had a delightful experience here. Food was very good and the service was excellent. It's a small family restaurant. We ordered the intestine griddle , beef griddle and beef noodle soup. The beef noodle was highly recommended by the lady cook. Glad we ordered it because we truly enjoyed. The noodles was the bomb! The intestine was also very good. We requested that they make it a little crunchy. We had to take the beef to go, we had no more room in our tummy. We will be back to try other dishes.

I like the salted fish pork patty and rice. I got a soup that tasted like coconut and chicken. I forgot the name exactly. That was just OK. I like this place! I just didn't like smelling cigarette smoke at certain times when I was sitting in a nook.

We drove 30 mins to be told that they changed their whole menu. They only serve stemmed rice platter now, only 1 noodle dish yet they called noodle bistro. I guess they changed the ownership. All of the good reviews are for the old restaurant. It's scammy that they didn't take down the old information. As now they still have old menu in their website. People came here for good reviews and found out it's a different restaurant under the same name. 跟之前不是一家店了，只卖蒸饭和汤了

We asked them why the menu looks different from yelp, they just told us yelp is wrong. I don't know how the rice tastes but if you are here for their other stuff on their own website other than the steamed rice, steer away and save your hungry stomach some time.

First of all, they only sell limited items, not as described in menu or Pics on Yelp. They called it Noodle Bistro but mostly selling rice. There were 3 servers who kept on sitting at the corner using their cell phones non-stop. They didn't pay attention to the customers. Only one server tend to be minimally working only when customers called for help. There were not many customers and yet they didn't bother providing good customer service. The portions were small, the prices were not cheap, but the taste was not that bad.

Everything on yelp is from the old owner, new restaurant is completely different, food was not good.

Really love this place! The lady was so nice and she recommended a bunch of dishes for us to order. All of them turn out very amazing. My favorite is the spicy chicken, the chicken was fried perfectly! We went through more rice than we thought, and that's just says how great every dish is!

If you love Szechuan/ChengDu spicy food, you must try this place! Amazing food and service. The lady serving us was really sweet and friendly. I get the Cheng Du Spicy fried chicken and the Griddle Beef every time I come here and it never disappoints. The food comes out super fast and the fried chicken is so crispy. I like that the fried chicken is sized like popcorn chicken. Love everything in the griddle beef which comes with beef, celery, potatoes, lotus root and spam. I would say it's about a medium level spicy for both dishes.

A smaller mom and pop, recently opened Sichuan-style Chinese restaurant, Noodle Bistro exceeds expectations with its very reasonable prices and well-flavored dishes that don't leave a heavy feeling afterwards. We ordered the Spicy Beef hotpot, the Lamb hotpot and the Curry Lamb hotpot. Out of these three, the Curry was a surprising favorite for me. I'm not a Curry girl, but the flavor wasn't overpowering yet had a rich taste. We also got the beef noodle soup and Zajiang noodles with peas. My sister read a review that said their beef noodles were the best in town and we honestly doubted that, but I have to say I was very very surprised by how good it was (we're picky about our beef noodle soup and hot pot). Side notes: the homemade dipping sauce was bomb and that's all I have to say about it. The pig ear had a light yet full flavor, wasn't too gelatinous or greasy and was paired with a deceiving simple spicy cumin dipping powder. Yum! The owner/head chef was so friendly and came over to ask us how we liked our food, as well as any improvements it could be made. We appreciated her hospitality! All in all, a very enjoyable meal that tastes like quality home-cooking

Big portions. My friend and I came here today and it wasn't busy. The lady and waiter were really nice even though there was definitely a language barrier. Would come back again! My hot pot was a very filling portion for the price you pay. Honestly, my friend and I came because of the 40% off the entire bill AND it's cold. Nothing like hot pot to warm you up! The establishment itself is very small and easy to miss. It's surrounded by other stores in a small plaza that isn't well lit... Regardless we gave it a shot! I was a little worried when I saw how cramped the store seemed and it was pretty busy! I noticed my friend and I were having a bit of difficulties communicating with our server and the hostess. Most of the workers here speak mandarin but our server could speak both English and Mando so we relied heavily on him. The food was pretty good! The house special sauce for the hot pot to dip your meats in is spicy. Fair warning to those who can't handle spicy. If you're like me and can't handle spicy foods, you can ask for the hot pots to be non-spicy but you won't have any dips for your meats... They have soy sauce, vinegar and salt if you want to adjust the hot pot to your taste though. I think it's still pretty new but I have pretty high hopes if they keep up the great service!

Great meal for very cheap prices, especially with the 40% discount after checking in. The beef in all of the dishes are soft and tender and well spiced. The hot pot is like boiling point but half the cost and with more meat. Very friendly service and manager, and they don't add msg to any of their dishes apparently. I would come again

If you like spicy food and trying to find the original taste of Sichuan, you should try here. The only one problem here is you probably will wait longer than other restaurant. If you are not take your time, this is good place to go.

I came close to closing and they still sat me down. Owners are extremely nice! They're a small mom and pop shop. They recommended me to try the spicy beef pot and intestine soup noodles. The portions are huge for what you're paying for. My favorite was the potatoes in the spicy beef pot! I was kind of scared of trying the intestine soup noodle, but once I tried it it quickly changed my mind. Everything was honestly so delicious! I can't wait to try more items on their menu. I really wanted to try the beef noodle soup that day, but they sold out. The owner said it's a must try, so I'll definitely come back for that. Don't sleep on this tiny shop!

This is the real deal. I happened to stumble upon this little gem and was blown away! It's settled - I found my new favorite restaurant!! The beef noodles are amazing (they are unlike ordinary beef noodles w imported hand made noodles!) and the crispy spicy chicken is something I have never seen or tasted before - blew my mind! Check it out for yourself. This place is one that must make it through Covid. It's special and so authentic and dishes are daringly unique.

These people should change their website based on what they are selling. I called to order they have no idea of what I am talking about. so I went to the restaurant, their hard copy manu are not the same as their website. So I pointed their pictures from their website than the witness said " oh.. we don't sell that for long time" than why they are u still have it on their website. I can process all the way to pay the food on the website. That is NOT a good business attitude

Just like the other reviews here, the service was great. You can tell they're putting in the effort to refine their dishes by asking the customer questions about their experience - even asking if dishes were too spicy or not. Food came out quick and prices are definitely on the cheaper side, but that doesn't mean flavor is lacking. Cooks I believe are from Chengdu and they love it spicy and flavorful. Great experience and definitely recommend this small business.

A chill place to go, traditional Chengdu Food the chef has 30+ years cook experience on spicy foods. Some of dishes reminds me my hometown memories highly recommend

01/18/2020 I'm writing a response to the owner's comment and their private message to me which I took a screenshot and attached in this review. To Noodle Bistro owners- please don't harass me. I was a real customer who ate at your restaurant last week. There's no reason for you to attack me and threaten to sue me. We write Yelp reviews and share our opinions to help others to have a truer dining experience. I spent my hard earned money at your restaurant last week. Here's a picture of the hotpot that we ordered last week to proof that we were there. I hope you learn to be a better business person and try to improve instead of attacking your customers. Good luck to you!

Noodle Bistro is one of the BEST authentic Szechuan food restaurants I've ever been to. Considered gatekeeping this restaurant because it's just THAT good, not to mention affordable with amazing and attentive service, but they definitely deserve the recognition. Highly recommend checking it out if you're in the 626 region, and if you're unsure about what to order they give great recommendations :)

This place is authentic! Best tasting Szechwan cuisine I have ever had in the US. Chef and waitress were so nice! They just opened up for a few months. Will definitely come back again!

Super yummy!!! Strong salty and spicy taste, and I love it! Very traditional Chengdu taste And owners are super nice people too!

Taste good because they use sweet potato for this dish instead of potatoes. The beef spicy dry pot!

If you're looking for inexpensive hotpot and floating around the area, give Noodle Bistro a chance. For $13 at the time of this writing, help yourself to a surprisingly generous bowl of broth, balls, and protein of your choice in this cozy spot in a quaint strip mall. Note that my rating is me being overly critical, I wish I could rate them 3.5 as the staff/owners here are very accommodating. That being said, the food is nothing special and if you were any less lazy you could throw enoki, king mushroom, lamb, tofu, and fish balls into a pot yourself and boil it at home. That's exactly to say that Noodle Bistro wins little to no points in the taste factor.

The food in the restaurant is totally different from the pictures!! And the menu is totally different!! Very bad experience!!

Very good service and food comes quick. I ordered fish and beef today, both are very delicious. The two dishes with rice are really the best choice. I look forward to trying other food next time!

One of the Best dry pot I have try in LA ! Great service! Will come back next time .

Chengdu fried chicken, beef griddle and beef slices were amazing here! You can taste the sichuan flavor and it's not overly spicy. Portion size were good. Service was great, food came out fast and owner checked up on us multiple times to make sure our dining experience was going well.

Absolutely fantastic food and awesome experience! Family and kids friendly. Superb service! The spicy beef noodles --A must try if you are a beef noodles fan! Perhaps the best I've ever had!! The quality of their beef was perfectly cooked and seasoned to perfection!! Thank you Tim for being so attentive!! Great experience all around!!

Look for Tim ... wonderful service If u like spicy .. must try Fresh noodles ... ask for house special sauce Highly recommended

Best Chinese food ever! And it's worth it's price! I will definitely come back!! You have to try!!

noodle taste so good，broth is delicious. Boss is very nice. Everyone should give it a try.