We traveled from Hawaii in March and hear me out when we said we had to adapt to the climate and…read moretemperature. We were thoroughly enjoying all of the New Mexican cuisine we were also missing some home cooked Asian food that is our comfort, go to! We decided to go to Dumpling Tea & Dim Sum and we were blown away by the food, service and learning about the owners and their journey to Santa Fe!! First the service - we ordered and got our food served to us! The food! Wow! I ordered the Beef Noodle Soup and soup buns! So so delicious!!! The owner shared his story of moving to Santa Fe after being in New York but covid happened. His wife and daughter along with his parents were arriving soon! We were so happy to learn about his story and happy that he was going to reunite with his family! The place is within a plaza area with other businesses. It's cozy and lots of seating inside and outside of their business but still indoors. I would love to return back to this place and support this business. I wish them much success!

While grabbing boba nearby, we noticed they were making fresh dumplings right in front, so we…read moredecided to try the veggie dumplings. The outer layer was a bit thick, but the flavors were good and it still made for a nice quick bite. We stopped by during off-hours, so it was quiet with just one other family, which made it a relaxed experience.

I have been here twice now, once in October last year and had the tonkotsu spicy ramen which was…read morepretty good. I came at night, it was pretty busy but quick service. I went again today for a late lunch and enjoyed some aspects of the meal. For one, it was just me and two other tables who closed out right when I was walking in. I was quickly sat, and proceeded to have pretty slow service to start. Once a server finally came back around 5 minutes later, he brought some delicious spicy/sweet peanuts to start. Returned less than a minute later to take my order, then proceeded to have great service afterward.. let me start with the spicy baby cucumbers: pretty tasty and a large serving, however I didn't think they were that spicy. The chile oil used is mostly oily with some not so spicy Chiles used (that could just be my heat tolerance) but nonetheless, they were delicious. The hot tea was fresh and he brought it out with water, which I appreciated.. I was however slightly disappointed in the Dan Dan Noodles, I didn't take a picture just because it honestly was served not too appetizing or picture perfect like most of the previous reviews. Everything was mixed together, and the meat was all in the bottom under all of the noodles. The flavor was pretty good, but I didn't get the normal Szechuan flavor or spiciness that I've had in the past at other places. I do love the fresh noodles, but the overall dish was a little underwhelming. I would have liked it to be a little more presentable, along with more of a noteworthy flavor other than meaty broth with some chile oil (again more on the oily side not so much spice). Overall, the experience was decent and good service. I will come back to try something else and maybe it just wasn't a dish for me.

Everything we ordered came at once and every dish was ice cold…read more They should consider not delivering all the courses at once. When I suggested that to the waiter, he was non apologetic and made an excuse there were two kitchens ( not sure how that contributed to everything being cold.) we were the only table in the restaurant so their excuses were ridiculous. Not going back there again.

We had another delicious dinner at Zeng…read more Contrary to what another reviewer recently posted, the $10 parking is for the hotel adjoining the restaurant. As you enter the restaurant there's a large sign that says parking is free for Zeng customers. I had the excellent tofu and vegetables with hand-pulled wheat noodles - a little spicy and super flavorful. My husband, who has recently developed a gluten sensitivity, had pork and veggies with rice noodles. The flavors were similar to mine, but I'm guessing they use tamari instead of soy sauce. The robot delivered our water, but we had great service from the human who took our order.

I was in the outskirts of Santa Fe for work and had a craving for Chinese food. Unfortunately, the…read moreclosest spot that I could find was in downtown Santa Fe. That was a a long drive for me and the unfortunate part. The fortunate part, this place was uber-fantabulous. OMG, the food was awesome. Let me get into why the experience was so great. The thing that grabs your attention when you walk in to the restaurant, is the mechanical bowl of noodle soup that has plastic noodles attached to a chopstick that moves up and down. Cool, right? I was greeted by the friendly staff and immediately taken to a table. Menu in hand, and a glass of water, I perused the menu. Man, there were so many yummy things to choose from. I decided on an order of shrimp, eggs ,and chives steamed dumplings for an appetizer and Singapore House fried rice noodle. I love Chinese chives so the dumplings were so yummy. They were steamed to perfection and so, so addicting. The Singapore noodles were wok-fired with chicken, shrimp, calamari, mushrooms, beef, eggs, and cucumbers. Wow, this dish attacked my taste buds with so much deliciousness. The staff were awesome, prices were reasonable, and most importantly, the food was spectacular. You have to get the dumplings. If my travels bring me back to the Santa Fe area, you know that I will come back to this restaurant.

What a cool experience…read more The food came out fresh, hot and delicious which is a great combination. I believe this to be a great find of a restaurant especially since I normally only eat New Mexican cuisine when visiting ABQ. Be patient as the food is made once ordered so don't be in a hurry.

We were excited to find a dim sum place in town and wanted to give it a try. We were greeted as we…read morewalked in and saw that half of the tables had asian customers who looked happy - all seemed like a good sign from the start. There is a good variety & selection on the menu. We ordered our usual go tos: pork shumai, shrimp har gow, pan fried chives, chinese broccoli, beef rice noodle, baked egg tart, mushroom shumai, steamed chicken feet, curry rice noodle roll, sweet tofu. The food was great and made us feel like we had made it back to Houston Asia town again. Our 2 honorable mentions were the baked egg tart which was crispy and the sweet tofu which was a perfect balance of sweet and flavor. This is the only place we've found so far that has these 2 items on the menu. There were many other items that we wanted to try but could not this visit because we were stuffed - next time. My only negative was that the shrimp har gow was a little bit on the gummy side. I would give a 4.5 star rating because of this, but since that's not an option I'm happy to give them a 5 star review because it was barely an issue. Everything else was good! We're so happy to have a place that carries some hard to find asian food items that we miss. The service was friendly and attentive and there was a good vibe. The restaurant looks well-maintained and clean. Highly recommend this place.

I was told this is the ONLY place in ABQ that brings out the carts for dim sum. If this is…read moreincorrect, please message me! I. Miss. DIM SUM! We would get Dim Sum in Flushing, NY and I have nothing but great memories from it. So! When I found out this spot brings out the carts for Dim Sum - I ran over! We went for Saturday brunch and it was empty. I ordered for the table. The chicken feet really stood out to me and were delicious. I will say...they advertise it is homemade...but I'm not too sure. The soup dumplings definitely had a precooked frozen packaged texture / flavor - similar the ones you can get from the grocery store. BUT! Overall: we had a fantastic experience. The family was very friendly. I think they were surprised how much I ordered. I was excited and happy. And yes, we finished it all lol If you've never had Dim Sum then you MUST come here for the experience alone. They bring out the carts and you pick what you'd like. This is a great way to spend BRUNCH with a large group. Forget the American brunch and try the Chinese one! It's a new experience and will be fun.

I give it a 4 stars for dimsum in ABQ, but probably 3 stars in larger cities. What I liked about it…read morewas...this was one of the traditional places where they pushed dimsum carts for you to pick what you liked (albeit smaller selection of food...since dimsum isn't so popular in ABQ). The food tasted ok..but I appreciated the kindness of the staff and their service mindedness. I really wished they had more selection of food though. For example, I was hoping their would have fried taro paste in birds nest (ok..I know..this one is really chinese), or even custard buns (this one..I was surprised they didn't have), or..even chicken feet (ok..I don't eat these anyways but hey..it's a testament to what dimsum place would look like). But otherwise, if you arelooking to take someone to try dimsum and aren't so put off by the ambience (the place is quite unassuming..but was fine to me), this id probably a more authentic dimsum place in ABQ to me (granted the sign on the street was a Lil too much of an acclamation of NM's state of dimsum)!

Yummy noodles. You can't pick a bad dish here. I went a little early for dinner to beat the crowd…read moreand had great food and great service.

This is a little spot off to the side of the mall, every time we've been here in the mid afternoon…read moreon a weekend, parking hasn't been bad. Even though its a small parking lot in a strip plaza. Fresh hand pulled noodles are good, which were a little soft for my personal preference, but still good. It may sound strange but things with pork will taste porky. My girlfriend doesn't like pork, but can eat it, but she ordered the pork and shrimp dumplings and it was too porky for her. For me, it tasted just right because this is the flavors I grew up with. The dumpling dough had a nice texture that I prefer. My Ramen had a big fatty pieces of pork which is what I like. They didnt skimp. It was a good bowl of noodle soup. Wouldn't say its the best ramen I ever had, but it was good. Beef roll was good, I would say its one of the better ones I've seen in ABQ where its really filled with beef. Would recommend this. We also got soup dumplings and I will say that we didnt get the proper spoons for them. At first I thought they just didnt offer them, but looking at photos, we never got them. It makes a difference for your eating experience and enjoyment. We will definitely be back as this is one of the better Chinese restaurants in the area and you really get some real Chinese variety and not your basic generic stereotypical menu.

This food is so good. Great selection of options and lots of seating options. The service was…read moregreat. I would definitely change the decor inside and make it more alive as the building inside seems old. Better lighting would vamp it up tremendously.

In a bittersweet farewell, I was invited to lunch in celebration of a new position and a goodbye…read moresendoff. I was invited to Little Saigon Restaurant. This is a special place for my two friends and I felt special that they would take me there. I arrived and after passing it due to wrong mapping from my GPS. They were seated towards the back and I was immediately greeted and escorted over. We quickly ordered the vegetarian egg rolls as an appetizer along with an order of spring rolls. The service was fast and friendly. When they brought out our appetizer, we then ordered lunch. I ordered the kung pow chicken. The egg rolls were made to order with the right amount of crunch with a tangy dipping sauce. Very good. The kung pow chicken was enough to feed two people. The white rice was served on the side and there was siracha sauce and soy sauce for added flavor. The dish was spicy on its own but the added sauce gave it an even greater kick. The chicken was juicy with the mix of veggies and peanuts. Delicious and also a new addition on my trips to Las Vegas, NM! I know I will be back and spending time with these very special individuals made my afternoon!

I like this place a lot. Their vegetable dumplings are fantastic. THe bun are good too. I also…read morenormally get the sliced noodle soup, though I remove the bok choi because I can't stand it. Doesn't bother me though; the soup is still delicious. Definitely a fun place to visit. Don't miss those steamed vegetable dumplings!

This was my first time dining in and to be honest, I wasn't really impressed. I had an off putting…read morefirst impression when walking into the restaurant seeing the disgusting amount of pigeon droppings and feathers all over the concrete area leading to the entrance. Now getting to the food we ordered 2 plates of pad Thai, one chow mein, general tsao's chicken, and an order of fried dumplings. First issue was that our food didn't come out together and had to wait an extra 15 minutes for our second Pad Thai. Next issue was the dumplings we ordered were steamed, not fried. The breading on the general tsao's chicken was similar to Panda Express' orange chicken, but I'd say Panda Express has a better taste than this. The beef chow mein wasn't really flavorful, despite having a ton of onions. And lastly, the taste was just ok nothing to get excited about. As for the service, the staff wasn't very welcoming when we walked in and no goodbyes when we walked out. Our waitress was timid and inattentive. The material of the booth seats were completely shredded needing major restoration/replacement.

Food was amazing. Place was clean and staff was friendly, what more can one ask for of a restaurantread more

A year ago we would have given Noodle Works 5 stars. Not…read moresure what is happening to this place, but it USED TO BE amazing. It was so good last year that we actually had a conversation with the owner about them being from San Francisco, after I told him it was the best Chinese food I've had in America outside of San Francisco. Well, that has changed significantly, and not for the better. We made a trip down from Santa Fe this week, specifically to eat at Noodle Works. Yes, we drove over an hour each way on Monday just to eat here. What a mistake! It was clear the General Tzo chicken was microwaved and not fresh fried. It was absolutely inedible! Mall food court Chinese is better than this dish was. Strange because almost exactly 1 year ago their General Tzo's dish was among them best I've ever tasted. I know this dish is not authentic, but to serve pre-fried then microwaved chicken is inexcusable! The Singapore Noodle dish this time was incredibly dry. The curry was more like a dry rub stuck to the noodles than it was a real curry sauce. Again... mall food court quality. Another dish that used to be amazing here. The crab in the crab rangoon was so fishy you could smell it before it was even delivered to the table. It had clearly sat out unrefridgerated during prep for far too long. It was inedible, or of fear of getting food poisoning... they did take it off of our bill. We are so disappointed in how bad the quality has fallen off in the last year! We loved them so much in the past that we will give them one more try, but we will not be making a special trip down from Santa Fe to eat here again. We REALLY hope they get their act together because we really like the employees and owner and want to continue to support them. Management did apologize without being prompted for the slow service and poor quality food, so hopefully they know serious improvement is needed if they are to stay in business. We wish them the best because they are great people. Good luck!

We came here based on the Yelp reviews and it's fantastic!…read more The outdoor area is just so pretty and peaceful. It's really great they also have artwork - inside and outside. We had the green chile. It was so delicious! Perfect little kick to it and tons of flavor. Stu is super friendly as is Segue (spell?). We will be back here to try other things for sure. Great, great lunch spot!

Absolutely epic Breakfast Burrito!! The most creative and delicious burrito, and I'm from San…read moreDiego, so I've had many burritos haha. The burrito's flour tortilla is so crispy, it's insane, convection oven baked with little salt crystals. The eggs are soft and fluffy, the bacon was thick and flavorful, the green hatch chile so tasty and enough in every bite, and it's cheesy-licious. You must go right now and eat this burrito!!! The staff are so nice too, they gave us samples of their soups (green chili stew was incredible!!, butternut squash was yummy with a little kick) and a treat for our dog. The outdoor patio is so relaxing with beautiful sculptures. The chef is expertly trained, you can tell with the quality of the food. Everyone seated around us seemed very happy with their soups, sandwiches and coffee drinks. A must visit in Santa Fe!!