Cozy size, service is quick and friendly. The spicy pork noodles were very good. Noodles al dente and broth full of flavor. Spice level is not over the top, maybe medium to slightly less if your spicy tolerance is good. The duck that comes with the duck noodles is the best I've had though. Better than most restaurants that sell Peking duck as a specialty. Skin was crisp, the meat was clean tasting, and it wasn't overly oily. Delicious spot. To top it off the price was under 15 per entree. read more

Always comes here for a delicious and hearty noodle soup and everytime I crave for a comfort food! If you want an authentic homemade noodle soup this is the place! The service is good and the ambiance is very casual, which is like a quick craving stop for a hot noodle soup with friends... it is a little bit expensive especially the other dish which were small portions! read more

Long's Noodles - Spicy Braised beef noodle soup! - Noodles Near Me - San Clemente, California

It was pouring rain outside and we were looking for some hot dishes- Stumbled upon this noodle shop and to my surprise its incredibly delicious homemade noodle. The place inside not so big only about 7 tables for 4 sitting. We order the crispy roast duck noodle and mix dumplings and they tasted so yummy not overly powerful with spices just perfect. Clean restroom and parking not a problem. Staff is top notch very helpful and friendly. read more

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What is this stuff about them being closed? We love this place and their perfectly crafted dumplings.

Felt a little out of our comfort zone being this far south in OC, so we wanted something that was a little more familiar. As far as I'm aware, there's no Din Tai Fung in the area, so we settled for Long's Noodles :p Note, I do compare everything with a similar menu to DTF, because I mean, it's DTF. The OG. The restaurant was pretty slow for lunch on a Saturday, but we came late around 1pm. Thus, we were sat right away and got immediate service when needed. Our meal is the basic Din Tai Fung starter pack: Appetizer: the cucumber salad. fresh cucumber chunks with plenty of garlic and just the right amount of pickle. Mains: beef roll, pork chili wontons, and shrimp & pork XLBs. I was a bit hesitant ordering the beef rolls, as some places skimp on basically everything, but Long's Noodles gives a generous portion of meat, veggies, and fried pancake. The XLBs are delicious, there was so much broth in each piece. Honestly, there was more broth in these than the ones I get at DTF. Do with that information what you will. The pork chili wontons were good, but nothing beats DTF's spicy wontons. This was more than enough food for two people, and we ended up taking 3 of the 4 pieces of beef roll home. Overall, we enjoyed our meal, and had no complaints with the food. The staff seemed like they were all family, and it operated kind of like it. Kitchen staff were the OG aunties and uncles who could probably cook with their eyes closed. The servers were younger, and were on their phone until they were needed. It was all good, until we needed water or something. Then we had to flag someone down. Yelp Adventures 2025 - 5 of ?? read more

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I got lucky and found Long's on a rainy soup day and even thought they looked like they were closed from outside - they were open and awesome. I got the Shrimp wonton noodle soup. Can't wait to go back and try some of the other menu items.' read more

Long's Noodles - Shrimp Wonton noodles - Noodles Near Me - San Clemente, California

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Overall - an average experience and food, but could be great. The pictures look better than the flavors to me, if I'm honest. The braised beef noodle soup did have a lot of flavor but beware it is extremely spicy. They did clearly put that on the menu, so that's not on the restaurant; but just know it's VERY spicy. My son and I normally like spicy (vindaloo, jalepeno, sichuan spicy, etc) but we found the noodles way too hot for us. Maybe you'll like it? For the dumplings they look great, but then the shrimp dumplings and the pork Xiao long bao lacked flavor and tasted quite plain. Also; the Xiao Ling bao skin is pretty thick, but still manages to be okay. Overall, it's a mid noodle/dumpling place. read more

If you are in the San Clemente area and craving a hole-in-the-wall vibe with exceptional eats, check out Long's Noodles! In two days, we visited this location three different times while on vacation to try out a total of 13 dishes split amongst a party of four visit one, and then a party of three visits two and three the following day. That is how impressed we were with the dishes we ordered - we had to come back for more before heading back home to the SGV. Wait...if we are living in the SGV, why would we choose to eat at Long's when some of the best Chinese cuisines from various regions is within spitting distance? Because Long's impressed us that much - keep up! Forget words, I've gone and provided you photo evidence and labeled each of the thirteen dishes. Let me break down the shining stars of what we have tried thus far: #1 - Pan-Fried Pork Buns (or if you fancy shrimp you could pick the Pan-Fried Shrimp & Pork Buns). There is something magical about just pork in these juicy buns; my favorites were from Kang Kang Food Court in Alhambra, until I had these and now I have a new favorite. #2 - Mince Pork with Noodle is the best of the noodle dishes I have tasted thus far from Long's. Fatty, tender cubes of succulent pork with noodles soaking in a sauce (not a soup noodle, so if you are wanting a soupy/brothy noodle this ain't it - try the Braised Beef (it has a slow heat, and even though I am sensitive with spicy foods, I was able to handle this one) or Crispy Roast Duck (if looking for non-spicy option) - really the noodles shine in any choices. Cooked just right with a nice bounce in the chew, and doesn't get mushy/soggy whether in soup or sauce. The Goldilocks choice for how noods should be cooked! #3 - Beef Roll would be ranked here for me. The crispy exterior wrap enclosing thinly sliced tender beef dressed in some slightly sweet and sticky sauce and hints of green onion and cilantro with shredded lettuce - it is like having a Chinese interpretation of a soft taco! #4 - Shrimp Shumai - nowhere in the SGV have I seen just plain shrimp for shumai. This is a shrimp lover's wet dream come true. The way they processed the shrimp and seasoned it to perfection then wrapped delicately into shumai wrapping and finish it off with a hit of color contrast with that green pea garnishing the top...pretty fly for a shumai...IYKYK. #5 - Crispy Chicken Cutlet - it is a grown-up version of the Popcorn Chicken and so craveable! Juicy chicken fried up with a batter that crunches like an explosion in your mouth that you'd want to repeat over and over until you're fighting your table for the last bite. This restaurant is in a nondescript strip mall that includes a Subway next door and Dollar Tree at the far end of the parking lot, and is within walking distance of Rainbow Sandals (if you're looking to get a pair of flip flops that are buttery soft and offers arch support before or after a delicious meal!) Parking is easy and plentiful. The restaurant itself is relatively small, but each time we have arrived and had no issues with waiting to be seated. I can report back when we bring a party of 12 on a Sunday once this happens... Restaurant was also clean, much cleaner than some of the SGV restaurants we frequent for food of this quality. The restroom was also clean and well stocked with the paper goods and soap to keep hands sanitary. Lastly, the open kitchen concept where you can watch the chefs at work on dishes ordered is a nice finishing touch to an elevated hole-in-the-wall experience. This will be a must visit restaurant each year my family and I are vacationing in San Clemente! read more

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A meal at Long's noodles tastes very clean and fresh. The noodles are handmade and delicious. The broths for both the braised beef and mushroom soup were light but flavors lacking. The steamed dumplings were scrumptious per my daughter as she devoured them without sharing. Restaurant is really 3.5 stars. Food is good but not memorable and hospitality was lacking. Our server took our order didn't read it back and never checked in on us. Overall nice restaurant in San Clemente if you are looking for meal that's light but filling. read more

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You order thru QR Code and shows pictures of the different types of food. Helped a great deal. Staff was friendly and food came out super fast! Small restaurant but very clean. read more

Long's Noodles - Spicy pork dumplings - Noodles Near Me - San Clemente, California

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Great little spot tucked away in a corner. Went with my very Chinese mom and she was impressed by the authentic cold appetizers (we got seaweed and spicy pig ears with lots of shizuan pepper "ma" flavor IYKYK. We got the pan fried pork bao, and pork + shrimp XLB which were both great, made in house fresh (my mom was watching). plus the beef roll, which were a different style than I've had before, these have some crisp shredded lettuce, which actually was kinda nice for lunch almost felt a bit taco like. The service was friendly and of course my Chinese mom chatted them up about inviting her local Bunco gang over to take over the place some Monday afternoon. read more

We have been here several times The male waiter really needs to get a personality!! Never says hello or greets any guests, why, because he can't get his head to look at anything but his phone. Never checks on guests. When you want his attention, GOOD LUCK. read more

I am honestly shocked that this restaurant has this high of a rating. We placed an online order and got there and the food was still not ready for an additional 15 minutes, which wouldn't be a big deal but half our meal was ice cold. Despite being cold, we just reheated it, the food was not good. After a few bites we ended up throwing the food away. At $100 spent on food to feed our family that was not ideal. We will not be returning. read more

Found this place on Yelp. Stopped in to eat while waiting for traffic to die down. Oh man, everything we order was excellent. The cucumber salad (the best I've had by far, and I've had many) shrimp wonton and braised beef noodle soup was deeelicious! As you can see from the picture, we cleaned it all! Forgot to take before eating cuz we were so hungry. Great service and nice and quiet ambience. Too bad I don't live here otherwise I'd be here every weekend probably. But whenever I'm in San Clemente, will definitely stop in! read more

Long's Noodles - WAS spicy braised noodle soup, cucumber salad and spicy shrimp wonton. yummy!! - Noodles Near Me - San Clemente, California

This is a hidden gem and completely under-rated. I'm worried when people figure out how good this place is there will be long waits because at the moment you can usually walk in and be seated immediately. Fantastic dishes and no frills. We love Din Tai Fung and this is an excellent local version. Service is straight forward like most authentic Asian restaurants and I don't mind it one bit. So glad to have this local establishment near by. read more

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Ordered a crispy duck noodle. You can tell meat was straight out of freezer and fried to you. Had a stomachache right after and a couple painful diarrhea. That's how I write a review midnight. read more

I was pleasantly surprised to find a Taiwanese spot out here in San Clemente. I saw it on the way to the outlets and it crossed my mind again when we were hungry for dinner. Got here around 530pm and quickly ordered the beef noodle soup + beef roll. The noodles were cooked to perfection with a little bounce to it. Broth tasted flavorful and balanced. Meat was tender and savory. Beef roll was saucy and crispy. All great dishes! The staff are super friendly which is always an added bonus. It's nice that they give you a small pitcher of water so you don't have to keep asking for refills. read more

Long's Noodles - Beef noodle soup - Noodles Near Me - San Clemente, California

We were pleasantly surprised and quite shocked that we now have a nearby place to go to for hot soup and noodles, not to mention dumplings. We come at least twice a month and always order the mushroom soup, shrimp wanton soup and the xiao long bao (all are excellent). Our toddler always devours the noodles and the soup when we come here and she loves greeting and socializing with all the aunties in the kitchen, the servers and some customers lol. We have tried a couple of other things here also: crispy duck noodles soup, pork rib noodles and the beef rolls were the ones I love (but don't order it as much, only because we are trying to eat less meat). We tried other menu items like the non-soup wontons, fried rice, popcorn chicken, shredded chicken salad (too salty and too much mayo), beef noodle soup but did not like them as much as the ones above. Staff also are attentive, most if not all of them are nice and friendly :) The place has improved in cleanliness since they first opened (I.e. they seem to have switched to better quality and cleaning products) and do more frequent cleaning. read more

1. Ordered at the kiosk, the noodle session says "Noodles/Rice Noodles", when I was ordering, it didn't give me a rice noodle option. I went up to the only staff on the floor asking if I can get it with rice noodles, she replied that all the noodles are regular noodles no rice noodles at all. Then why did they display rice noodles on it? (As the other location does have rice noodles) 2. Ordered noodle soup to-go, the soup was not sealed or properly closed, spilled all over the bag. 3. There was about half inch of oil just on top of the soup, like what?????? If it's like a thin layer I can totally understand but this is ridiculous. 4. Other items are good, have good flavor too read more

Long's Noodles - Half inch of oil just sitting on top of the noodle soup - Noodles Near Me - San Clemente, California

A friend saw this restaurant on a drive by and suggested we go for lunch. Well we did, and I have been back 3 more times! This place is so good and the staff so nice. My favorite dish is the meat roll as I have never had something like that in another restaurant. From the first bite it exploded with flavor and with the different texture in the bite. We had the won ton soup on the first visit as well and it was very good. Upon the return trips I had or shared the fried rice, noodle dish, soup dumplings and not one was disappointing. I will be back again shortly to experience the food, service and niceness of the staff that happens in a small locally owned restaurant. read more

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Din Tai Fung, they are not, but Food is solid. Menu I found to be limited in terms of offerings. Staff was aloof at best. I liked the fact that you can see the "chefs" preparing food. Overall ambiance is a bit stale for my liking. Definitely worth a try. read more

Long's Noodles - Seaweed salad with garlic. Nothing special - Noodles Near Me - San Clemente, California

The food was ok. The girl that served us was very nice. I would go back there. The sata was good read more

My husband saw this place randomly and decided to stop by once. He loved it so he brought the rest of our family and I was very impressed! We got fried rice, fried noodles, chili oil dumplings, pork won ton soup, and 2 different kinds of soup dumplings, pork & shrimp. Since this place is so unassuming, I was shocked at how delicious everything was! My favorites were the won ton soup, dumplings, fried noodles, and if course the soup dumplings! They are so delicious! So much broth in each one! So savory and yummy! Our server was nice, very quiet and hard to understand but we got all our food quickly. I seriously cannot wait to go back!! read more

San Clemente is so lucky to have this amazing dumpling house! This place is absolutely excellent -- the food, the flavors, the cleanliness -- everything was on point. We started with the spicy beef wontons, which were packed with flavor and almost like tender meatballs inside. So delicious! The ground beef was perfectly seasoned, and the texture was just right. Next, we had the bok choy and cucumber appetizers -- light, fresh, and delicately flavored. A perfect way to start the meal. For mains, we ordered the regular pork xiao long bao, which were absolutely delicious. Be sure to mix a little vinegar, chili oil, and soy sauce for dipping -- it really brings out the flavor of the dumplings. It's the next best thing to Din Tai Fung -- but right here in San Clemente, and at much more reasonable prices. As a bonus, the restaurant was spotless. Everything from the tables to the condiments was incredibly clean, and the whole place had a calm, peaceful energy. read more

Good portions, fresh , quick . Not dine in for me - just a quick noodle craving drew me in . Choices on stirfry were only 2, but they had more hot soup options . The flavor was a bit on the bland side with no frills , slightly greasy than I like . The sesame balls were freshly made and good but not a lot of filling . They say it's all house made fresh so that's a good thing . Nothing fancy though . Probably will try once more for the hot soup dish read more

Long's Noodles - Chicken veggie chowmein - Noodles Near Me - San Clemente, California

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Definitely a good place for dumplings! The dumplings I shared with my husband were soft, they melted in our mouth. I couldn't help watch other customers eat their noodles with gusto. So for my next visit I'll aim for the noodles! Service was fast and the fun part of the restaurant having a visible kitchen! read more

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The best wonton soup I've ever had! I added a side of rice and noodles -- perfect combo. The shrimp spicy wonton appetizer was amazing, and the chicken fried noodles were full of flavor. We've already been back 3 times -- it's that good! read more

Food was ok, the XLB was probably the best food item, and is bigger than the standard XLB. The beef wrap and beef noodle soup left more to be desired. Service was good and food came out quickly. Not very much seating inside. Clean restaurant. read more

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We LOVE this place. Unfortunately it's so rare nowadays to find a restaurant that serves quality food that's nourishing and delicious. But Longs noodles hits it out of the park every-time! We have dined here numerous times, ordered food to go and it's always delicious. From the soups to the dumplings all of it is amazing!! So happy to finally have a great restaurant to enjoy a good meal. read more

Quite delicious. A menu consisting of noodle soups, rice and noodle dishes, dumplings, and steamed buns. I ventured over to this new recently open location here in San Clemente. I ordered the wonton soup with a side of noodles as well as pan fried chicken dumplings. Let me just say that the bowl of soup is absolutely ginormous. Definitely can share with one other person if not, two other people. They were kind enough to bring a side of noodles in some additional broth, which was very much appreciated. The pan fried dumplings were a little overcooked, but tasted delicious. I really enjoyed the pork scallion wontons in the soup. The broth had a good flavor, but I added some additional flavoring that were on the table, including chili oil and soy sauce. Very friendly staff. A nice casual atmosphere with plenty of tables and some counter seating. Looks like they do a tremendous takeout business as well because I kept seeing drivers coming to pick up food. I took home the leftovers which were in very sturdy plastic containers. I definitely will come back and try some other items. read more

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welcomed to San Clemente Long noodles , 1st timers was very impressed. Continue the hard work

Nice Chinese food, home taste. Will definitely come again if have another chance. The beef roll is so good!!! read more

I have been going to their original location in Lake Forest for quite some time now and found out recently that they opened another location in San Clemente, which is a lot closer to me. The food are just as good as the Lake Forest location!! The service was attentive and I took our friends for dinner and they loved it! You have to try their steam soup dumplings and shrimp spicy wonton- so so good!! read more

Never been to China but Long's noodles are as good as I've had in Singapore. Containers were top notch...kept extras tasty for 2 days. Called in order and it was ready right on time. We'll be back! read more

Hidden gem with some great Northern Chinese dishes. I highly recommend the beef noodle soup, cucumber salad and beef rolls. Great place to stop on drive between LA and SD! read more

Bright, clean little spot. Simple menu with very tasty dishes. Attentive and kind service. Highly recommend! read more

Long's Noodles - About 6 tables plus long sections of counter facing the kitchen - Noodles Near Me - San Clemente, California

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Wanted to try this spot finally, used to frequent the old pick up sticks that was there. Upon entering noticed there is a self ordering kiosk, started that and was nicely greeted by a member of their staff. Not too busy for fri night at 7. Sat, ordered and served within 10min. The dishes(spicy chicken wontons, shrimp noodles and veggies roll) were all fantastic. We will be back! read more

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For authentic Chinese style soup dumplings, this is the place. I feel the items they serve in many ways are better than DTF. I've tried the shrimp shumai, wonton soup, beef noodle soup, pan fried dumplings Everything was amazing read more

The braised beef noodles were amazing. The meat was tender and marbling was yummy. The temperature of the broth was hot and not so spicy. I would come back for this especially before or after visiting the San Clemente outlets. They made a mistake on our 2nd soup order. I order beef wonton; instead they gave me chicken wonton. It was ok coz i didn't want them to throw it out. On my first slurp of the soup, it tasted fishy. Might be due to the seaweed wrapper used as a topping. Hmmm... not a fan. Perhaps, if I order this next time, I shall ask them to take out the seaweed altogether. Service as well was good. Jerry was attentive. He is the son of the owners. The owners look like they are also the cooks in the kitchen. Good sign of our food coming out delicious... family owned! We went there on their 3rd day. It was new. However, the top of the glass surrounding the kitchen was dirty. Though new, and supposedly clean, didn't give me that new and clean feeling. Lastly, this restaurant, based on the taste of food and service, will prosper! Their current space might be small for their growth. In the meantime, just go and try them for yourselves. read more

Long's Noodles - Braised beef noodle soup:) - Noodles Near Me - San Clemente, California

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Food was cold, veggies looked like reheated frozen food, rice was soooo dry. Everything was lacking flavor. Super bland.