I can't believe I haven't written a review for this place yet. It's amazing! If you can get a seat.
Overall thoughts. This place gets a 5 star because of their consistently amazing noodle soup. While the other dishes are also good, you gotta go for the noodle soup!
The store itself is really quite small, and they definitely make the most out of it.
And by that I mean you'll probably bump elbows with quite a few people (literally).
I usually get there around 5:30 and pretty much always have to wait about 10-15mins before being seated.
Probably the best feature of the store is the noodle puller at the front.
You get to watch some one hand make noodles right in front of your eyes which is really cool (and quite loud actually).
Now for the service. They're generally quick, and despite the size of the store, they have quite a few people on staff to keep up with the many customers. I really feel like they're trying their best to address everyone and have no complaints!
The food. I think i've ordered everything from their (very small menu) and Oh. My. Gosh. The noodle soup is BOMB. The broth reminds me of a lighter, sweeter pho that just tastes soooo good with chili oil. Its super comforting yet quite complex in flavour. The size of the bowls are also HUGE. I think for most people, the 'small' will be enough to get you full and the 'large' you will be stuffed. And a mega is not for light hearted but great to share with a friend or 2.
The dry noodles are also good but only come in one size and only flat noodles. I felt this dish was definitely a weaker. Pretty good flavour, but not as complex and personally, a bit too salty for my liking. It does however come with a small bowl of the same soup you get in the noodle soup!
Lastly the side dishes. I was considering docking a star because they no longer seem to be offering their jelly fish dish! This was the most refreshing snack! But during my last visit it seemed to have been replaced by potato??? Someone please let me know if it comes back! I need more of that delicious chewiness with aromatic sesame oil in my life.
I've also gotten the Jelly beef dish which is also quite good. This is the same beef that goes on the noodle soup but cold and covered with a sweet and spicy oil based marinade. The flavour is great but its a bit more oily than I would like. Also this is probably the most 'expensive' thing on the menu. I believe one dish is about $7 and you don't get very much. Keep in mind the small noodle soup is only $7.99!