Love the special hand pulled noodles ! Perfect texture, nice ambiance! Service was friendly and they even helped accommodate our vegetarian needs ! Highly recommend read more

Food is good. Service is minimal. I'm from Chongqing. This restaurant is authentic. Worth trying and come back regularly. read more

CQ Taste - Authentic! You can taste peppercorns. - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

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Came for lunch on a weekend and had a great meal! I ordered the Dry Chongqing noodles with wide noodles and they were delicious! The best part was the texture of the noodles. Also really enjoyed the spice. They can get pretty busy so there can be a wait during peak times, however their service is quick so you won't be waiting for too long. You order from a QR code so the time from sitting down to receiving your food is fast. Overall I recommend giving CQ Taste a try! read more

I found CQ Taste while browsing Yelp for noodle soup. We arrived around 7:30 PM during the dinner rush and had a short wait before being seated by the window near the front door. Our table could fit four people, but it was tall, narrow, and quite wobbly; any small movement would shake the whole table. We ordered one dry noodle dish and one soup dish. The dry dish arrived pretty quickly, but my husband was already more than halfway finished with his meal before my soup finally came out. I had to check with the waiter a couple of times about it. That said, both dishes were very flavorful and delicious. The noodles in the dry dish were especially well made, while the noodles in the soup were slightly overcooked and kept breaking apart when I tried picking them up with chopsticks. I'd definitely come back on a less busy day to try more of their dishes. read more

CQ Taste - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

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Decent noodle spot, not as powerfully spicy or numbing as Chongqing food would be. Get it extra spicy if you want a closer experience. Expect to wait for a table around meal times. Inside is modern and comfortable - Spicy wontons: crowd pleasing dish. The wrappers are silky smooth and the pork inside is super tender. The pork is very ginger forward so beware if that fast is not for you. It comes with quite a bit of broth, which has good flavour. Surprisingly not too greasy. 5/5 - Chongqing style chicken: this was not what I expected. The actual dish looks far different from the QR ordering menu. The characteristics of this dish should be small pieces of chicken fried with a light coating, dry stir friend with chilis and sichuan peppercorns. This was not that, even though the menu image looked accurate. The chicken was chunky, slightly overcooked. There was quite a bit of sauce at the bottom and missed on the numbing spice. 2/5 - Dry peas and mixed meat with pugai noodles: this is a solid bowl of noodles. You get the rich fattiness of the meat, the softness of the peas, and a spicy sauce. The peas were cooked until they were barely holding together, which added to the creamy feel. The puglia noodles are like large torn handkerchiefs. They are a little cumbersome to eat, and if you still want the toothy mouthfeel, I would go with the regular hand cut noodles. 4/5 - House special roast beef with hand cut noodles: even though we order the dish with original spicy, it arrived with no spice. The broth was moderately delicate, and not fatty. Beef was fall apart tender. However, again, this dish was not like the photo. The photo shows both chunks and slices of braised beef with some tendon, covering almost the whole surface of the bowl. The reality was 4 measly chunks. These is also not any veg in this dish. So while the flavour is good, I am disappointed by the toppings. 3/5 read more

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The dry blanket noodles are the bomb! Mild still has the spice level of a jalapeno so keep that in mind! Next time will try adding a fried egg and veggies but definitely coming back! read more

CQ Taste - Dry blanket noodles - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

This is a minimum service place. Server brings your fares to your table and that's pretty much it. You order via QR code, wait for your foods, stand up and pay for your tab. The claim of fame is 鋪蓋面 PuGai Noodles. It literally translates to "blanket noodles" Imagine Lasagna noodles used in Chinese cookings. I would say the texture was excellent, but it presented difficulty in handling. We order "slightly spicy" 牛肉麵 beef noodles and 老罈酸菜肉絲麵 Fermented Veg and Shredded Pork noodles. Both were spicy way above average. I was sweating rivers mid-way through my noodles. (And must went to the counter to get extra napkins). I would say the flavors were excellent, only the spiciness dominated the profile. The sides we ordered were deep fried pork sticks and pan fried buns. Both were meh. So, come for a bowl of noodles and go away satisfied as you just did a Sauna. Whip out your cell phone when you sit down and expect little services afterward. read more

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Spicy beef noodle soup is quite authentic, love the red oil spicy soup, ender beef and the special "gai noodles". we ordered spicy chicken as side dish, it was so tiny portion for $6 and it didn't taste good. we also had the xiao long bun, it's quite bland with thick skin and little meat inside. read more

CQ Taste - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

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Finally found a Szechuan noodle place that serves great tasting noodles. I can't tell if it's authentic or not but the noodles have depth and layers of flavors not just spice. I especially like the dry version of their signature wide noodles with chili oil, minced pork, and chickpeas (spicy, order mild version unless you're really confident with your spice tolerance). Their beef noodle soup also tastes great though the beef is not as tender as DTF's. There's usually a line so go there and write down your name to get a seat (line moves fairly quick). The place is clean though noise level could be a bit high. I'm going back there to try other noodles for sure. read more

CQ Taste - Wide noodles with minced pork, chickpeas, and chili oil. Must try. - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

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I thought this place was just alright but that may be more of a preference thing. We got the beef noodle soup and the intestine one. We got the super wide noodle and the knife cut. Both textures were good and chewy. Unfortunately they didn't have pig ear or too many appetizers left when we went on a Saturday evening. You just order on a QR code and the waiter brings you the food. If you need any extra supplies like napkins you need to go up to the counter to ask. Tables were a bit smaller so maybe harder to eat here with larger parties. read more

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I came here on the recommendation of a Chongqing native, authentic Chongqing noodles done right. You can choose your noodle type (I went with knife-cut), which had a chewy, satisfying texture. Ordering was easy through your own device. The portions run on the smaller side, but extra noodles are available for just $3. The dish is rich and oily in that classic Chongqing style -- so it's not an everyday meal for me. But I would comeback when I crave for authentic Chongqing noodle again. read more

CQ Taste - Chongqing pea minced meat noodle - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

Saw this spot trending all over social media for their iconic pugai noodles, so we had to check it out! - Chongqing Pea & Minced Meat (with Pugai Noodles) - Pickled Cabbage & Shredded Pork (with Pugai Noodles) - Dandan (with Thin Noodles) - Spicy Wontons Realization: the pugai noodles are definitely better in soup since they don't clump up into a jumbled mess that way. The texture is super thin, almost like tofu skin, so it feels more suited to soaking up broth. It actually reminded me of a Kazakh dish called Beshbarmak, with those really wide noodle sheets that look similar. That said, I preferred the dry versions with thin noodles, and would probably order these pairings instead next time. Taste: Loved the flavors, but everything was pretty salty and heavy. We couldn't finish it all in one sitting, so we took it home and mixed it with extra noodles and leftovers, which turned out so good. We also fully reused the sauce from the spicy wontons :p read more

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Super tasty Chinese style noodles! Inside is very simple and a little on the smaller side. I got the house beef noodle original spice level and with hand cut noodles and it didn't feel overly spicy. It was the perfect amount. The noodles were nice and chewy with a good bite. They are very well known for their wide noodles which is thin and soft. If you like this style of noodles, would definitely give it a try! There was a 10-20min wait around 2pm on a Saturday. They manage it all my traditional pen and paper. If you call in ahead, they are nice enough to put your name down on the waitlist if it's busy. Only issue was that they forgot my order and I had to wait a while after my table got their food already. It probably never would have gone out unless I grabbed one of the workers there. As it's fast service, ordering in the QR, they aren't really consistently checking with your table if everything is fine, you gotta flag someone down if you need something. read more

CQ Taste - House special beef noodles - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

We had good dinner tonight! We ordered denden noodles, beef noodles and fried bums. The noodles don't look a lot (maybe the bowl is small) but definitely enough to make you full. I pick mild spicy for my denden noodles, it's perfect for people don't eat spicy, numbing but not spicy-hot! Good prices! Staffs are friendly! read more

CQ Taste - Cashier - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

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I like Chinese food - adding all styles here - Cantonese, Szechuan, etc. CQ's food is the best I've eaten so far. A friend picked this place and suggested we meet here. Five stars all around for Service and ambiance. The pork belly, shaved ice desserts all super delicious. Definitely will go back. read more

This place is so bomb I came back twice in a week! I love that for their different food options you are free to decide your spice level and noodle type, giving it more variety. In addition, I love that they give a good amount of beef comparing to the amount of noodles you get! As for service, it is mainly self service ordering on your phone and pay up front and the staff is very kind if you have special requests. The bathroom is also very clean. read more

CQ Taste - House special beef noodle - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

New noodle place sort of near 99 ranch in Cupertino village! They specialize in hand making a less common type of especially wide and flat noodle from chongqing that can be translated to "blanket" noodles, or "cover". You can have it with any of the types of soups and toppings/sauces they offer on the menu. As someone who enjoys wide noodles this place is a special treat for me! They actually do offer other types of handmade noodles too. Inside was clean, service was fast and especially attentive, they had someone walking around with fresh bottle of cold water checking to see if any table was perishing from the spice levels (chongqing is known as china's capital of intense spiciness). They had three to four levels of spiciness, original means no spiciness. I'm used to spicy food and thought the "spicy" level one level down from most spicy was not super spicy and I would get extra spicy next time for it to be more at Chongqing levels. They still have the soft opening sign when I went and prices were definitely more reasonable than the rest of the older shops in Cupertino village. read more

CQ Taste - signature "blanket" noodles but with chongqing wanza sauce (minced meat with yellow peas) - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

***USP: Chongqing style dishes with hand pulled noodles, soups and rice based dishes. ***AMBIANCE: not a very large restaurant and ambiance is contemporary Asian style with tiny natural tint tables. It's in the Cupertino complex with several other Asian restaurants. Service is QR code based but the descriptions were not sufficient for me to figure out the actual meats going into each dish so I had to hail down a waiter. ***FOOD: the menu is definitely not vegetarian friendly but there are several chicken based dishes. we got several dishes to share. At the end of our meal I was fairly satisfied as everything was well prepared. *Spicy chicken noodle soup: 3.5/5: The spicy chicken noodle soup had tolerable amount of heat. The hand pulled noodles had a great bounce but the chicken was severely overcooked. The soup had several ladles of spicy oil. Apparently we just need to eat the noodles and leave the oily broth? *Chicken rice with yellow peas: 4/5: i got a rice dish with chicken and yellow peas. It frankly looked like hospital food with rice, chicken and yellow peas floating in a large bowl of broth but it was delicious!! Very umami rich and the spicy cabbage on the side helped elevate the dish. *chicken soup:4/5: it was the same broth as the rice dish just sans rice. Had I known it before I could have avoided ordering this. Anyway, it was my first time trying yellow peas in any kind of a soup and I was surprised they pair pretty well. read more

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I traveled to Chongqing this summer and had these delicious, flavorful noodles, so I was craving them now that I am back in the US. I am so glad this place opened up because the chongqing pea and minced meat noodles are very similar to the ones I had in Chongqing, except the spice level at mild is much more tolerable. My boyfriend got the beef noodle soup, and we both agreed that the chongqing pea and minced meat noodles are much better. The fried chicken with chili and sichuan peppers was just okay. This restaurant is not really big, so the tables are fairly close to each other. Service was a bit slow, but we did come during dinner time on a weeknight. read more

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We love those special noodle from chongqing,delicious I've finished my entire bowl of IT Thank you for serving good food read more

CQ Taste - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

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I was craving some authentic noodles, especially the wide hand-pulled noodles and decided to try this new place. I ordered the house special with the pu gai noodles or the blanket noodles, and it was so delicious and texture was perfect. It truly reminded me of China, and what I liked about it was the noodles were thin, which made the wide noodle texture taste even better. There will be a wait, so we just ordered to-go and ate at home, and it was still hot and fresh. I believe the service is still up and coming since they are fairly newer so the process might not be the most efficient. The store is on the smaller side so I recommend either ordering to-go, or coming during off-peak hours. read more

Food is delicious but the wait is unbelievably long. We got the house special and the chicken one. The chicken had such flavor I'll probably get that again over the house special. Good amount of seating for mainly 2-4 people. The wait for the noodles takes a really long time. From when we started to wait in line to when we got food was an hour (20 mins in line but 40 mins to get food). I'm not sure if something was wrong in the kitchen but there were like 4-5 tables that had people scrolling on their phones since the food wasn't coming out. The restaurant was closed at this point (since it closes at 3). I'd definitely come again but just keeping in mind the wait may be long. I saw a bunch of people grab matcha next door or some other boba place within the plaza. That might have to be the move next time. read more

I found this place on a YouTube video of Cupertino eats by ChonkyABG and am so glad we checked it out. We ordered the roast beef noodle soup with pugai (blanket) noodles with mild spice and a fatty beef/tomato soup with knife cut noodles. The roast beef noodle soup is deeply aromatic, with big chunks of beef. The pugai noodles are a fun feature although logistically somewhat big and splashy - best not to slurp and just bite your way through it. Mild spicy is still enough to get my sinuses humming, and I loved the crispy peas that added textural contrast. Certainly a nice novelty but I wouldn't mind a normal width noodle of similar thickness. The tomato soup was perfect for my toddler who can't handle spice yet - the fatty beef is velveted so a little gummy but the knife cut noodles were the perfect texture. We finished it off with the mango shaved ice, which had a bit of an artificial flavor in the ice portion but was the perfect fluffy melt in your mouth texture. The workers were kind and attentive, helping with high chairs for my family and bringing extra bowls and utensils as needed. The restaurant is clean and persistently busy. We will definitely be back to try the dry noodles, read more

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Okay if you come here. You have to order the "pu gai" noodle, which translates roughly to blanket noodle. All of the noodle dishes are customizable and you get to chose your noodle. There is one pugai noodle with chicken soup and chickpeas, this is delicious, especially for people who can't eat spicy. It's one of my favorite items on the menu thus far, and I don't think there's anything like it in the Bay Area. However if you want to try other noodle soups, go for it, lots to choose from, but def for your noodle chose the pu gai option. Otherwise there's really no point in coming here. Blanket noodles are very wide noodles that are super qq. If you've ever had belt noodles or wide knive-shaved noodles it'll give you an idea of the texture. Their knive-shaved noodles here pale in compairson, so the five stars in only if you do the pugai option. They pass my Northern/Central Chinese noodle taste test for sure and are likely one of my favorite options for texture. Their Mei Cai Kou Rou, Pork Belly is also not bad and a really good deal given Bay Area pricing nowadays. Def winter comfort food. Service is fast and efficient. Their meat options outside of the pork belly are only okay for me. Generous portions but everything has a very standard, out of a packet seasoning taste that I now associate with all the successful chinese chains in the Bay, so fine, but not amazing and all of the meat were a bit on the dry side for me. Happy to have this new option. It's right next to the new opened Matcha Town, so you can get noodles while waiting for you matcha. read more

The flavoring is quite authentic. The noodles can use a bit more kneading but still great overall. We came here not too long after they opened, so the service is still a bit inefficient. But everyone was super nice and tended our requests fast. The restaurant was new and clean. Perfect for a casual simple meal. read more

As a regular to the former location in SF, I needed to try this one out too. I'd say that it isn't as good as the previous location, but it's still really good. I'd definitely come back if I was craving the flavor profiles of chongqing. Service was also pretty fast and it's one of those spots that may be a little unapproachable, but it's actually a hidden gem. read more

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They served delicious and authentic handmade noodles. The owners also have nicest heart that they provided free meals to an old homeless lady when I was there. I offered to pay for the lady but the owner kindly refused just saying it is no big deal. They made my day brighter and sunnier. Thank you. read more

CQ Taste - Beef noodle soup - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

Went 3 days in a row and continues Flat noodles I love the most firm and chewy highly recommend! Love they homemade beef tallow soup and have different chili oil cook in different temperatures Also their Homemade Braised Pork Bun very good too great fluffy dough and flavor juicy meat if you like juicy fatty part hahaha Good food and service and vibes! read more

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Came for the wide noodles. I feel like this place was good, but not very memorable for me. The sauce was flavorful, spicy, not too salty, and generous. Portion size for me was good, but my friend said that they felt like it was kinda small. The noodles were a bit disappointing. They were in fact wide but the thickness was uneven. This led some parts of the noodle to be soggy/overcooked and other parts to be chewy or a bit harder. The ordering is through a QR code, and the food gets served pretty quickly. The restaurant had a decent amount of seating, and there wasn't anything special about the decor. Overall, good if you're craving noodles and nearby, but personally I wouldn't go otherwise. read more

CQ Taste - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

Food was amazing. The blanket noodles were bouncy and traps all the flavors in each bite! It has landed to my top noodles places in the bay area. read more

Excellent beef noodles with hand pulled noodles! The broth had depth beyond heat. Reminded me of eating Sichuan food in China. The cucumber salad was tasty. The service is minimal and that's fine. You're here for the food. read more

CQ Taste - Chongqing beef noodle soup and cucumber salad - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

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Tried the house special beef rib noodle soup and the Chongqing-style roast pork intestine noodle soup--both packed with rich, aromatic Chongqing flavors. Portions were generous, with plenty of tender beef and well-prepared intestines. Unfortunately, they forgot our order of deep-fried pork slices, so we had to cancel it by the end of the meal. Also, dining here on an 80°F day without air conditioning made the experience a bit uncomfortable, especially with spicy noodles. read more

CQ Taste - Inside of the store - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

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Do not eat here! Gave it a try from watching a review on YouTube, but food was terrible and service was very bad. Waited over an hour after ordering to receive 1 dish. Would give it 0 stars, but it's not an option. read more

This noodle place was really good, and the interior felt clean and nicely decorated. I ordered the signature beef rib flat noodles, and my boyfriend got the regular beef noodles, we both really enjoyed our dishes and would definitely come back. The service was also great , fast and very welcoming. The only thing I wouldn't recommend is the dumplings, they were just okay and didn't really stand out. read more

CQ Taste - Chinese Near Me - Cupertino, California

辣子鸡铺盖面超级好吃！ 酸辣粉超级好吃！ 凉拌两样和红油抄手也不错 现在已经必须每周吃两次了 Now it's gotten to the point where I have to eat it twice a week! read more

Best noodles spot for me. They were in sf and I was devastated when they closed it. The service is great and the people were so nice always making sure everything is good and warning me of the spice level. They use to have flowers at the ceiling and just good vibes for lunch. So happy they have this new location. read more

Ridiculous. Came here Saturday for lunch. Was directed to leave my name and phone number on the paper wait list and when we checked in later, they had skipped us as they called names and we were not standing outside. THEN WHY ON EARTH DID YOU TELL US TO LEAVE OUR PHONE NUMBER IF YOU DON'T PLAN TO CALL? We placed our orders quickly which only consist of 2 noodles but had to wait over an hour for the food. The table next to us can vouch for us as they complained too. I totally understand and respect small businesses but they need to respect customers too. If it's gonna be over an hour wait time for food to be served, at least warn us. And if you're still trying to figure things out as a new business, maybe focus on being efficient on the restaurant customers and then open up for the to go orders. Food is barely getting served and yet you still trying to get the to go orders out. Overall this is based on my own horrible experience and is my personal opinion. read more

I came in on a Saturday night, the place was packed. We waited for 30 minutes to get seated and then waited another 30 minutes to get our food from time of ordering. There's ample parking, just might have to walk a little further, but the restaurant is not too big (max occupancy is 27). There is only one uni-sex bathroom and not well cleaned/maintained. They have 3-4 front office workers and 1-2 back office workers. I think theres only one person making the noodles, so there's a huge wait for food. I ordered the pig ears and beef noodle soup. The quantity of pig ears we received was inconsistent with what other tables were getting. The noodles were good but not 1 hour wait good. Pricing wasn't cheap either. I would rather go to Lanzhou Ox 9 for noodles/pig ear and wouldnt have to wait. read more

臊子面真的不好吃 陕西/河南/山西朋友避雷 不好吃得很难形容，但是就真的不好吃 该有的鸡蛋木耳胡萝卜豆腐全都没有 汤能尝出来辣 但是酸没咋尝出来 手动加醋了也不咋好吃 （本人山西人）肉的量倒是还可以 但是咋说呢 口味很一般

THANK GOD THEY'RE BACK!!! A new family took over the old one in SF and it was nowhere near as good as the original. We waited months for them to reopen and drove all the way down south to support them as soon as we could confirm they reopened because their food is just too good. I spent months trying to find a replacement and never could so I couldn't be happier that they're back! I hope they are super successful in the new location! read more