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    Old Gui Lin

    4.3 (161 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Noodles
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Dogs allowed

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    Beef brisket dry noodles
    Diana F.

    If you've never been to Gui Lin, this is your chance. The beef brisket was tender and flavorful. I tried both dry and soup noodles. It's pretty basic until you add the condiments, which consists of a variety of pickled vegetables. If you do it right, you'll get to experience spicy, salty, sour, sweet, and crunchy notes all in one bite. It's also communal seating. Be ready to sit with strangers. 8/10.

    Clean, crisp, wam and soothing
    Alyssa A.

    TL;DR: Order at the counter. Get a pager. Food comes out on the other side of the counter. TOPPINGS BAR! communal seating, if busy a worker might help you find a place to sit. First time trying Guilin rice noodles and it won't be the last because I need to try everything else on the menu. We ordered a cucumber salad and the original Old Guilin noodles. It's so warm and soothing. The cucumber salad was refreshing and just the right amount of spicy. Definitely coming back when the weather is colder!

    Aileen L.

    My friend and I came here for lunch around 11:30am on a Sunday, and it was pretty busy. You order at the front and take a buzzer to any open seat you can find. It's a pretty typical asian food hall type set-up with multiple long, large tables that you might have to share with other parties. Our food was ready in about 5 minutes, and once you grab your noodles you can take the bowl to the self-serve topping and condiments bar to add different pickled veggies, cilantro, green onion, chili and other sauces. Both of us got a A1 guilin rice noodle, plus a preserved duck egg over tofu to share. The bowl of noodles is quite large, and I couldn't finish mine in one sitting, so it's definitely worth it! The rice noodles are thick and chewy so they can be quite filling, and it came with a generous portion of protein - the meat wasn't as tender as some other similar restaurants Ive been to, but the pork skin was super crispy. The noodles do come with a small bowl of broth as well. I really enjoyed being able to pick our own toppings and add more as needed :) The tofu and preserved egg was also a pretty generous portion and super refreshing! You bus your own tables at the end. Overall, definitely a great noodle spot, and I'd highly recommend checking it out! It's quite busy but service is super quick.

    Di H.

    Great place for guilin noodles. I've already flown from San Jose for this 2ce, and will keep coming back. The noodles are tender and the meats are flavorful. The best part is you can add whatever sides you want to make it to your taste. I love the pickled beans and bamboo shoots with spicy oil. Also, no tipping, which is great.

    Han-Nha T.

    Prices are as listed. You'll get a good amount of yummy food for $15. They have a self-serve toppings station with bamboo, pickles, sauces. Their cucumber salad for sub $8 is really good with enough cilantro, fresh smashed cucumber, good garlicky chili oil. Dry dishes come with a bowl of soup. Dont recommend noodles (maybe rice noodles good?) as they are just instant ramen noodles. Nice ambiance not dirty.

    Guilin milk tea
    Sophia C.

    Yummy! Large braised pork over rice 9/10 - very flavorful, juicy, soft - melts in your mouth! - wish there was more of the braised pork sauce in the rice - definitely a LARGE portion - get the condiments in the side (pickled veggies, cilantro, green onion) - comes with side of bone broth Guilin rice noodles 9/10 - unique flavor - reminds me of my parents home cooking - toppings make this meal so yummy - crunchy pork skin add such a great texture and flavor - comes with side of bone broth Pork ear 10/10 - flavored very well - not heavy on the vinegar - crunchy and refreshing Beef rolls 10/10 - very crispy - the pancake definitely tastes like it is made in house - beef was very good and braised until soft! Guilin milk tea with pearls 9/10 - boba was chewy and delicious - milk tea was creamy and tea flavor is still strong - definitely compares to China - normal sugar/ice is perfect for those with a sweet tooth - it's perfect for me but I can see people wanting 50-75% sweet. Service was 10/10 even though we order at the front, pick up our food, and buss our own tables. The owner (I think?) was the one who took our order. She was very friendly and explained all the popular orders and recommended great options. Overall, I'd come back if I lived in this area. I could see myself becoming a regular with these prices! Many of the customers who came in seemed to be regulars and the owner remembers them. A very nice community feeling. *Mandarin, Cantonese, and some English is okay for ordering.

    Mango shake with rainbow jelly & Coconut shake with strawberry boba
    Karina C.

    First time trying this place & I was very pleased! My partner & I just tried their boba, but the food on the menu looked super tasty too! The coconut shake with strawberry boba was to die for!! The shake literally tasted like coconut ice cream!

    Lily N.

    Soup was very flavorful and the meat was not tough or dry. The Beef Roll was also tasty, but I would have liked it a little crispier. It's a very casual joint. You order at the counter (get a buzzer) and choose your seat at one of the communal tables. There is a self serve toppings area and you bust your table when you are done. Our food came out super quick!

    Guilin rice noodles
    Aaron C.

    What a unique food experience! My wife and I wanted something quick and I had been wanting to try this local spot. I ordered takeout which was super easy since menu options are on yelp. I ordered 2 of their most popular items including the guilan rice noodles and beef rolled pancakes. I wanted to get a thinner noodle with a different meat so I also ordered the braised pork dry tossed noodles. The food was ready when I got to the restaurant and I was greeted kindly by their front restaurant staff. Since this was my first time, I asked if there was anything else that I needed to add such as sauces or toppings. However, the staff told me that all of the toppings and sauces were already included in the takeout bag. One thing that is unique about this restaurant is that they give you a heavy duty tote bag for takeout orders. The packaging of the food is high quality and keeps the food safe and hot. Although I did take out, they do have plenty of seating inside the restaurant. If you want to get what they are known for, I would order the guilin rice noodles. It has rice noodles that are shaped like spaghetti and an assortment of different types of meat cuts. The meat was flavorful + thinly sliced. Each entree comes with a white cup which had peanuts, cilantro, sprouts, and pickled vegetables. The entrees also came with a cup of brown sauce (idk what it is but it's really good) + a chili oil. The braised pork dry tossed noodles had tender and fatty pork that had a soy sauce base. It also included a soy sauce egg. We didn't know how much of the toppings and sauce to add so we ended up just throwing all of it in and I think that allowed for the greatest eating experience. Another pleasant surprise is that they throw in these Capri Sun looking pouches that hold a hot white broth, which I think is a bone broth. It is a really nice addition to sip on the side. The beef rolled pancake (beef rolls) were so good! The green onion and cilantro inside add freshness to the fried pancake, and there is sauce inside that adds some sweetness. The beef was super tender and doesn't all get pulled out when you take a bite. These go really well with their chili oil. I really appreciate this restaurant because it offers a unique eating experience for a pretty competitive price. Although the bowls looked a little bit small, the amount of food that we had was a lot. The toppings allow you to get creative + super flavorful with the dishes. We will be back again!

    Gladys O.

    Tried here for the first time located in freeport blvd. The service is fast and self service which we like so we dont need to give a tip. Anyways, the rive bowl I ordered is beef spareribs and braised pork is good. I like that they have a selections of some toppings you can get on the side. My partner ordered a dry noodle bowl which she didn't like. The noodles are still hard to chew, we did not expect that the noodles are like the one in the instant noodles. We are expecting more. Very dry and not much savory on the noodles. Their pancakes is the one my partner really like. It is really good and has a sweetness on it. Their fruit teas are good we ordered the fruit tea and lemonade which we like. Still happy that we tried it but i dont think we will come back again.

    Joyce C.

    4.5/5 I love coming to Old Gui Lin when I want some refreshing noodle. There's a lot of different options of dishes that can be selected from rice noodle, ramen noodles to rice. It all comes with your selection of different types of proteins, so there's a lot of different combination your can choose from your liking. Also, the business also offers lots of side dishes and drinks that could be add-on to your meal. My go to will be the dry style pork rib rice noodles. (Just thinking about it..makes me hungry.) One bowl can keep me full all night or it can be split into two meals for me. The staff here are nice and friendly. They might have limited english but there's no difficult in communication. This place is order and be seated after you get your order, which is great. It's basically a self serve restaurant with a lot of seating available. However, if you come during busy time like lunch or dinner, it will be a full house, so you might have to wait or just order togo. I personally encounter that a few times where I came during lunch and it was a full house, barely any seats available, unless I wanted to seat with strangers, I would have to wait for a table to be clear which will depends on when people finish and clear out. So during those situation, I usually will just order to go, which is very convenient also. They pack everything for you in a container where you can add all the toppings you want onto your dish and depending on your order, it will have a warm soup in a drinkable pouch which was very unique that comes with the meal. The thing that keeps me coming back to this business will be the topping station where you get to put whatever you like into your noodle dish. The station is clean and always filled to the top when I visit, so you won't have to worry about it running out. The one thing I don't like will be there's no cover on the container of the toppings, so the questionable cleanness is in the back up my mind. However, I haven't got sick from eating here, so you don't have to worry haha. I just load up my noodle bowl with all the different types items that they have to offer. Overall, Old Gui Lin is one of my go to place for lunch. Good food and friendly services for a fast food restaurant.

    Marinated Cucumber Salad
    Jacob M.

    I did a fair amount of research on this restaurant before walking in because I've been searching for jianbing for a while now and hadn't been able to find it. I saw some good things online about the beef rolled pancake, which seemed comparable to jianbing, so I decided to check it out with my family. We walked in right after opening and ordered the marinated cucumber salad, couple's delight, beef rolled pancake, Old Guilin special rolled pancake, seasonal vegetables with minced garlic, and two orders of Guilin rice noodles. Maybe our eyes were bigger than our stomachs, but since it was our first time trying this type of Chinese cuisine, we wanted to experience as much as possible. After ordering with a welcoming worker up front, we sat down, and all the food came out in less than 10 minutes. I was especially excited to try everything at the toppings bar, even though I didn't know what most of it was. Everything at the bar incredibly fresh, and I noticed the entire restaurant was spotless--the worker from the front even wiped down the toppings bar between customers. The flavors of all the dishes were bold and complimented one another perfectly. I was most excited to try the couple's delight since I had learned about the dish's history and am a huge fan of tripe, whether it's dim sum-style or menudo. This cold dish was packed with chili and umami flavors. The marinated cucumber salad and seasonal vegetables with minced garlic were also surprisingly delicious--usually, I gravitate toward meat dishes, but I kept going back for bites of the veggies because they were so fresh and full of flavor. The two rolled pancakes were exceptional--after all, they were what brought me here in the first place. The texture was perfectly flaky, like a scallion pancake, but with new flavors inside that had a slight sweetness to them. The mix of flakiness with sweet and savory was exactly what I had hoped for. Lastly, the star of the show: the Guilin rice noodles. I could tell they were freshly made, and I loved that this dish is what you make of it. The broth is served on the side, and from my understanding, you can add it as needed or even dip the noodles in. I opted to load my bowl with every topping from the bar (as shown in the menu photo) and then added broth. The light broth starts as a base but takes on the flavors of all the wonderful (pickled or fermented?) toppings, becoming rich, salty, umami, and slightly sour. It was honestly an incredible experience--slightly reminiscent of pho in construction but much bolder and more savory in flavor. Again, the flavors are what you make them, depending on what you add. By the time we finished, the restaurant was packed--not even an hour after opening. We took some leftovers to go, and they still tasted amazing reheated. This was one of the best dining experiences I've had in Sacramento. This is real, authentic, fresh food, made by people who clearly cook from the heart. You won't find any quirky menus or postmodern gimmicks here, like you do at so many "local" corporate restaurants in the area. The prices are beyond fair for this day and age, and it seemed like tipping wasn't even accepted. I challenge anyone reading this to step out of their comfort zone and try something new. Look at this not just as food, but as an experience--a glimpse into a unique culture. The orange chicken and crab rangoon can wait for another night, I promise.

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    Aerielle S.

    This place was packed at 1pm on a Sunday. It took my party of 7 at least 20 minutes to get a spot and even then, we had to sit at different tables. It had a cafeteria vibe to it. You order and pay then get a buzzer and wait until your number is called. They put your order on a tray and there's a self serve topping bar. The amount of noodles and meats you get are fixed but you can get as many vegetables and sauces as you'd like. I really liked the bamboo and pickled string beans! The noodles were soft and easy to eat. The beef was tender. The crispy pork was crispy but very oily. They only give you a small bowl of soup so it wasn't exactly a noodle soup, more like wet noodles. It would've been nice if the soup was more flavorful but it was pretty bland.

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