Visiting Beijing Noodle No. 9 was a little bit of a homecoming for me because it's at the same space where I had my first Vegas fine dining experience 15 years ago when it was known as 808, a Pan-Asian fusion restaurant. Well, Beijing Noodle isn't exactly same restaurant but I had a decent experience here.
I don't see how this place can get less than 3 stars. It's a very clean and hip looking spot. The decor with the fish tanks is very eye-popping for a noodle house (http://bit.ly/1FsSJd0). How can you not want to go inside and check it out? Plus its got an open noodle kitchen which was genius for them to put out in the front so you can see the chefs show off their noodle pulling skills which is almost like a Vegas show in itself (http://bit.ly/1MU6Sp7). It was a total no-brainer for me to sit at the noodle bar to see them work on the noodles from start to finish (http://bit.ly/1H4K5IY).
On to the food. So obviously I came here because I woke up with a craving for noodles. I opted for the Pork Wonton Noodle Soup with Knife-shaved noodles and ordered a Thai Iced Tea for my drink.
Thai Iced Tea -- http://bit.ly/1BtOnqQ
It's pretty much your basic Thai Iced Tea. Nothing too fancy or subtle about it. But it was a little pricey though at $7.
Beijing Pork Wonton in Chicken Broth with Knife-Shaved Noodles -- http://bit.ly/1GxRP31
Even though I was impressed with the chefs making the handpulled noodles, I settled with the Knife-shaved noodles with the Pork Wonton soup. And just was entertaining as the handpulled noodles were, I was just was impressed seeing the chef shaving off the noodles from a huge hunk of noodle dough into the cooker. So they were definitely fresh as well. Overall, the Pork Wontons and Noodles were great. My issue was that the broth really had no flavor. I couldn't really taste anything so I had to add extra soy and chili sauce to give it a little kick.
So overall Beijing Noodle No. 9 is a decent casino noodle house. I came here to satisfy my noodle craving and it did just that with some professional noodle-pulling showmanship as a plus. I wouldn't mind coming back again to try their other dishes. It is pricey though but convenient if you have a craving for noodles on the Strip and don't want to take a bus or cab ride to Chinatown.