If I'm ever back home in OC and my mom and I want to go out to eat, we usually end up here. We always get the egg noodles, duck, and dầu cháo quẩy (or youtiao, Chinese donut). It's such a comforting meal that feels like home! The broth is flavorful and the duck has a good amount of meat, too. This establishment is very much a no frills, mom n pop shop kind of vibe. Prices are fair, I think it's cash only as well. read more

Mi La Cay - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

Mi La Cay is a neighborhood gem, with fast and friendly service, and tons of delicious food options. It looks small from outside, but it's wonderfully spacious - good for large groups. i asked the manager what she recommended and was soon served Mi Hai San - Seafood Noodle Soup. The seafood portions are generous, the noodles uniquely thin with a nice chewiness to them, garnished with onions, lettuce, and bean sprouts, with sides of hot chili oil and peppers if you want to spice it up! I'll be back soon to try the Mi Dac Biet Lacay #1 house special dish. Enjoy! read more

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They are so welcoming and kind. I frequent the other location so it was my first time here. I can tell a lot of locals come in and order as soon as they are being seated. I ordered the hieu thieu vit tim kho which is the small rice noodles with braised duck dry with soup on the side. Food was tasty but I feel like the portion was on the smaller side compared to other restaurant or places. Food came out very quickly and the server was attentive and came to check on us which was nice. We didn't feel rushed as the restaurant did get busy. I felt like family eating here because the staff were friendly and welcoming to guests and regulars with conversations. read more

Mi La Cay - Hieu thieu vit thiem - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

Delicious food! The shrimp fried rice was one of the best I had. The restaurant itself was nice, felt very homey and the food tasted like it came straight out of grandma's kitchen. Small language barrier with the staff but misunderstandings were easily cleared and the rest of the service was great! The house soup they give for free on the side was delicious as well. read more

Went to Long An on Bolsa St to get sugar cane drinks but saw Mi La Cay restaurant here and went in without hesitation. I was craving Mi La Cay for a while as it was one of my childhood favorites. I used to visit the one on Goldenwest & Westminster, so I thought it'd be nice to try the one here. I was disappointed that it didn't taste as good as I remembered, and my mom felt the same. The broth was too salty, the char siu pork was dry, and the chicken was also dry & tasteless. The fried shrimp was good, but it was missing the piece of crispy fried wonton on top. Despite my disappointment in the food, I appreciate that my server was very friendly and attentive. read more

Mi La Cay - Menu - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

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Good noodle Good service Good foods soup We are commendation this place . Good prices read more

Authentic Chinese noodle soups! You can't expect too much in terms of service as this is your authentic Asian restaurant where you walk in, they point where to sit, take your order and you just eat. Food is really good. This spot has been around for well over ten years! My go to is their special with either egg noodle, rice noodle, or you can have both noodles! read more

Mi La Cay - Hu tieu thap cam (house rice noodle soup) - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

Bà con ơi sáng nay tôi tới mua mì là cây o Bolsa. Gần cho em ABC. Tôi order hai tô mì vịt quay có đôi tôi không ngờ họ đưa đồ ăn hôm qua về nhà nhai 1 tiếng rồi cũng chưa mềm. Mình Nada mì vịt quay tại sao là đưa đùi gà chiên mình trả tiền chứ đâu phải an free. đâu. Bán hàng kiểu như vậy sao mà có khách không bao giờ trở lại read more

Mi La Cay - Chicken leg order vịt quay ma give chickens leg. - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

A pileup of issues sank this spot. Mi La Cay is a pretty old-school restaurant in a pretty old-looking plaza in Westminster. This location in theory has easier parking than the other one nearby in Garden Grove, so we settled on it even though the Yelp rating is lower. Perhaps it was a mistake. A number of factors combined to make the experience a bit unpleasant. I got the #21 Mi Kho Dau Hao Vit Tiem ($11.50), which is a dry egg noodle coated in oyster sauce, a braised duck leg, and a side of soup stock. Off the bat, the duck leg is too salty. I had to sip the broth not for flavor - it was fairly bland - but just to wash the salt off my palate. The green onion garnish in both serving vessels helped when I got it in a bite. And speaking of garnish, what's up with romaine lettuce being served instead of something like chives or bok choy? The noodle is the best part. It is al dente and very tasty, but it's not enough to carry the dish. The portion is also unsatisfyingly small, which I suspect doesn't change much even if you pick a different protein. On top of that, the heat was creeping in - not spiciness, but a warm summer day plus the hot broth. The A/C either isn't working well or the thermostat was deliberately set to a high temperature - shoutout to all my Las Vegas spots who know what needs to be done in the summer. And that's why it's a problem that they didn't even bring out the requested glass of iced water at first. You know Asian service makes it really hard to get anything served after your order is brought out, so I was over halfway done with my food anyway by the time I could find relief. There are better options for your noodle needs in this area. Skip this version of Mi La Cay if you can. read more

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This restaurant is located in the strip mall that resembles the streets of Vietnam. There's vendors selling goods on the sidewalk. It's noisy with loud music blasting from inside a salon and loud chattering of vendors trying to get the attention of onlookers. I walked into the restaurant with fond memories of the Mi La Cay located on Goldenwest. Unfortunately, that restaurant closed down and this one doesn't serve fried noodles. So I ordered their dry noodle. To imagine this was the best noodle house in the past. Wow, how time has changed and left this restaurant behind. It doesn't really compare to some other noodle house. read more

Mi La Cay - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

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The owners were extremely nice! The food was delicious and hot! The restaurant had a homey feel to it. My boyfriend really loved trying out the dry noodles for the first time. He was blown away by the flavor and the exceptional noodles! read more

This place has always been the place to get mi lac cay for my family. Weirdly enough I feel like there's not many places that sell mi lac cay. Customer service is quick and I love their pickled jalepenos. I did wish they had the deep fried shrimp on a wonton. I've been here countless times! read more

Mi La Cay - Mi lac cay dac biet - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

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Testing new place. I took the specialty here ( #1 Mi La Cay) Food was ok. Relatively Clean place. Service was quick. Ambiance relatively ok. When busy it's a bit loud. Ample places for parking. Total bill is $39. Each dish $12 x 3= $36 , we didn't order tea but they bring as default thinking it's free like the other restaurant. So it is NOT free. They should say before the bring at the table. So careful at this kind of practice. read more

Mi La Cay - Partial menu - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

noodles is good nice and crunchy not soggy the fish is old been in freezer too long stay away from fish balls ask for large lady brought out small read more

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I've been going here since I was a kid, and they have always stayed consistently delicious. My family and I always order #14 on the menu and keep the soup on the side. The broth is so savory, and when added to the rest of the dish, completes the whole thing! The price has stayed cheap as well! Service is quick and the ambiance is very casual in the little shopping district! read more

Everything tastes great every time I go. No fancy decor in here and probably not the most sanitary looking but good is consistently good. I wish the waiter spoke English because he never gets my order right but eventually the lady comes out and corrects it. Love the hot sauce and vinegar sauce too. read more

Mi La Cay - Mi La Cay exterior - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

The restaurant is old and the food is also. The duck was dry but had good flavor because maybe they get it from next door and freeze it. I wasn't satisfied with my dish but the coffee was good and woke my tired self up for a long day of driving. I'm sure their soup is better and I'll try it out next time. The server speaks English so don't feel discouraged by not knowing the language. I live in the Bay Area and we have one here that I haven't tried yet, but soon will and I'll compare to see what's best. read more

Mi La Cay - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

For years now this has been a family staple. Super quick service with delicious food. This is our favorite place to get Chinese style egg noodle soup in all of Orange County. The broth is flavorful and they give lots of protein as well. You can't go wrong with the number one soup order. Don't forget to get the fried donuts to dip into the broth. Honestly the perfect bite! They have a habit of closing a little before their listed time. We've missed them a few times. I was worried they wouldn't service COVID but I'm happy to see they're still going strong. read more

Mi La Cay - Exterior - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

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Caution: not sure if it's because of MSG here or something else with the food but after my family started to eat the food. Didn't feel too good. Blood pressure went up for everyone. Start feeling nauseous, dizzy and face start to feel tingling. If you are the owner, please double check on the quality of the food to not use old foods or adding too much MSG for any of your customers. Would never go eat at this place again read more

Actual rating : 3.5 This place is your old school noodle house. Pretty straight forward menu options from soup noodles to dry noodles. Upon ordering - The menu can be found pasted under the glass table top. Very filling meal as I ordered their mi Dac Biet (soup) comes Mixed with chicken, shrimp, and pork. The egg noodles were a bit hard to chew through as they're more on the bouncier side. The chicken was really tasty as I could tell it has that perfect smokiness to the skin upon biting into it. The pork was good as it had 10 spice flavor. Fried shrimp were ok. Tip : To avoid feeling rushed I recommend people should go into this place knowing what they want to order as typically Asian places like these expect to take your order upon sitting down. read more

Mi La Cay - House special soup - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

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Fantastic! Mi La Cay is a great place if you're looking for delicious soup noodles. Lots of locals will come here while others will drive from all over OC to check it out, so you know it's good! I went here with older family members for a quick dinner and to catch up. Everything was simple and no-fuss with solid service and good food. Lots of parking in the lot and it wasn't too crowded on a Saturday night. More than happy to support a small business that serves great meals. Free hot tea is included and make sure to bring cash! read more

First and last time trying this location. Lacked flavor...didn't have certain meats like other locations. Will resort back to my usual location on Westminster/Brookhurst. read more

Mi La Cay - The shrimp tasted old...didn't want to piss off my stomach, so I basically ate noodles, vegetables and squid. - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

Food was ok, the order was for a "special" noodle soup with everything in it, so NOT, bowl was a small size and the broth was ok, I have had better. Finished it in less than 5 mins. Pricing is ok but for the small size and the mediocre flavor, it think it could have been less. Customer service is ok, you have to flag down the waitresses to obtain her, theyvdont full your water/tea, you have to go up to ask. read more

Mi La Cay is a franchise noodle restaurant. I have been dining here on and off for many years. The food is just average but doable if you crave some noodles and don't feel like waiting for a table. Every time I've come here on a weekend, there's hardly any customers. They survived in Little Saigon for over two decades because of the locals. The noodles are not that amazing but I do like their egg noodles. The broth is average and will do in a pinch. I usually order the seafood noodles (dry) with the broth on the side. Decent but nothing to rave about. The Chinese donuts are made fresh to order. Sometimes it's over fried and hard as a rock. Immerse into the broth to enjoy. The restaurant is located in one of the most busiest plaza on Bolsa. Parking can be a pain depending on the time of day. It's a typical Asian restaurant that is cash only. read more

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I ate here couple of times, unfortunately, both were rushed. I had chicken mi, which was delicious. This one place I long to go again.

Maybe we went late? There was hardly anyone in the restaurant as it was after the lunch rush, but I really liked the fact that the owner spoke Cantonese so I could ask her some questions regarding the menu. A few items had the same description in English so I was a bit confused. I noticed in the Chinese writing the description was different. But in true Chinese style, I asked her in English "do you speak Chinese" and she barked in Chinese back "SPEAK" meaning "START TALKING".... it was quite funny. Hubby had a good laugh when I translated for him later on. After much pondering I ordered the house special I guess. It was what everyone else had -- the dry noodles with the chicken, shrimp and pork. It comes with a small bowl of broth and I did use a little of that to loosen the noodles so they were more pliable. Hubby got the dry noodles with cha siu and did the same thing. We only got lettuce with our bowl of noodles but I did notice that those people having the soup noodles got a plate of chives as well. When I had this dry noodle dish before there were chives and lettuce, so maybe different restaurants do things differently. I don't know. The broth (or nuoc) was on the salty side. It tasted good mixed in with the noodles but not on its own. I absolutely LOVED the texture of the noodles and the cha siu was really flavorful, but unfortunately, I didn't like the shrimp (not freshly fried -- was cold and tasted greasy) or the chicken. Maybe next time I'll just have the cha siu. Soda chanh was very tart -- very GOOD!! Prices were extremely reasonable. For 2 noodles and 2 soda chanh the total was a little under $14. Bargain if you ask me, but the downside is that they definitely use MSG. read more

Mi La Cay - cha siu mi kho (#13) - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

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The OG egg noodle place in little saigon since 1987. This place has authentic egg noodle soup that is located in one of the older super market plazas. Parking here is an absolute mess so driver beware. The shops around this place are super old and there's plenty of people walking all over this plaza during the weekends. Service here is hit or miss because of the old school owners and servers. Don't expect great service all the time but the actual food is pretty consistent. I usually get the house special which consists of popcorn shrimp, chicken and pork. The egg noodles are solid in texture and consistency. They are authentic and have a good egg flavor in them. The broth can be a bit salty but not really oily and has comforting warmth like pho broth. The shrimp is sorta whatever as there are tiny pieces of actual shrimp included. The chicken has the good fried chicken flavor and pork.. yeah.. good too. The prices are also OG. I ordered a regular bowl of house special noodles with broth inside and it was $5.50. That's like 1990 prices haha. Overall, good stuff but hit or miss parking and service. 4 stars based on value and consistent food but don't expect too much for the price. read more

Mi La Cay - House special - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

Food was just okay. It tastes very different than the one on Brookhurst and Westminster. I wished their iced tea was like the other location as well. I used to get mi la cay all the time and wanted to try this location. I always get the special noodle combination. Service was very fast. Overall I wouldn't come back. This location has always been here and I always want to give them a chance every now and then to see if anything has changed. It has not. read more

I like this mi la cay location compared to others. Free hot tea or iced water. Not that crowded on weekdays however avoid going at peak meal times during the weekend because parking is disastrous! Really generous toppings and chewy noodles though! Cash only which sucks and no ac even though its warm. read more

Mi La Cay - Mi dac biet/#1 special - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

PARKING: Parking is usually crowded on the weekends but the parking lot is huge. SERVICE: Service was okay here. They get straight to the point and whatever you require though. FOOD: This is my go-to place for dry noodles. They never disappoint! The noodle texture is perfect every time, the broth is hot and soothing. Their pork seemed to improved from the last time I went there. Mix everything with chili oil and pickled jalepenos and it is the perfect comfort food. PRICE: Not too expensive and delicious! Food IG: @NachoJame read more

Mi La Cay - Mi xa xieu Dac biet - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

I ordered mì vịt Quay on menu $11.50 Mì đặc biệt $10 The Lady Charged $24 for both? Tea $2 Plus $2 state tax Plus $.18 city Total $26.18. I'm not coming back. Also, customer service is bad. read more

Ordering to go and surprising how good the egg noodle , very tasty and the texture is so delicious . They close on Monday but didn't mention it on yelp. If you like tradition egg noodle here is the right place . read more

This has been my go-to place for my mi cravings. It's a classic small Vietnamese restaurant that gives you what you need and nothing more: great food for a cheap price. LOCATION // It's located in the ABC plaza! Although the plaza itself is HUGE, parking here is such a pain because people randomly stop in the middle of nowhere, there are a ton of people and it's crowded, or you have to wait for the huge groups of people walking in the middle of the street. The actual restaurant is of decent size. AMBIANCE & SERVICE // I mean, it's a classic Vietnamese restaurant. Most people just come in, order and eat, and then leave. You see a variety of customers, including families, friends, or folks who come in solo. The service is not spectacular but I don't really expect that? FOOD // The food here is top notch. It really is my favorite mi place of all. I always get the MI LA CAY (DAC BIET) KHO. Everything is flavored well and the portions are pretty generous. It always satisfies my cravings and I refuse to go anywhere else. OVERALL // 4.5 stars You really can't beat it. The only reason why I knocked off 0.5 stars is because I rarely will come and get an unflavored bowl of noodles but that's probably only happened 2 or 3 times out of 100. read more

Terrible. Ordered#23 House Combinarion Egg Noodle and Rice Noodle ... did not even have any sauce in it. When I asked for a sauce, I was given straight oyster sauce. I came here years ago and was not thrilled then. Should have stayed away. read more

Been coming here for 2 decades. Always good food, good service and inviting atmosphere. Old school.

So far, this has been the best Chinese noodle soup i found in this area! The staff is extremely friendly and you can tell they enjoy the being there. Inside was busy but when you make food like this, it makes sense. I enjoy the vibe.. it feels like home away from home. Now my one complaint.. i just wish they would you bok choy in there soups instead of lettuce. The texture just isnt my favorite.. maybe they will make the change if you ask.. i'll try asking next time read more

Been coming here since I was little. Quick, good comforting noodles. I usually order the special. Had take out a few days ago two special and one vit tiem. It is a hole in the wall and they don't take credit card. Doesn't bother me, it's old style Little Saigon restaurants. It's a great price too. Don't come here and expect ambience; it's just a quick sit down, order and eat. I would recommend and will come back. read more

Cash Only! Found in the shopping plaza with ABC supermarket off Bolsa and Magnolia, this place hits the spot for my egg noodles craving. For $6-$8 you can get a satisfying and fulfilling meal. Don't expect excellent service though, menus are on the table so come in and figure out what you want since they'll be ready to take your order right away. My go to: egg noodles combo (pork, chicken, shrimp) with soup on the side (dry), all for six bucks read more

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I recall eating at their first location on Goldenwest but that place, surprisingly, closed as of 8/19. They've always been a staple when it came to Mi. Now that there's so many other options, this place, unfortunately and inevitably will be forced out if they don't make changes. On the bright side, you can't beat their prices. It's been years since I've been here but there nothing that motivates me to come back. One saving Grace is their cafe sau da. Not sweet nor packed with whipped cream like most places. I can taste the coffee. read more

Waiter rude. Bring me wrong item and tell me to work on it myself. Dry noodle is so salty. I only grab one bite and leave. read more