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    Orient Express

    4.0 (54 reviews)
    ModerateNoodles, Chinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Braised Beef Shank Noodles
    Imelda M.

    东方宫兰州牛肉拉面士嘉宝店. Orient Express (aka Omni Noodle House) is famous for their Lanzhou hand-pulled beef noodles and their authentic Northwestern Chinese Cuisine. Good to see this place booming with business again. During the height of the pandemic I ordered quite a bit of takeout from here. 兰州传统牛肉面 Traditional Lanzhou beef noodle soup was my go to, with lots of extra chilli oil. 红烧牛肉面 ( 不要辣 )- Braised Beef Shank Noodle Soup with thin flat noodles, beef, bok choy, leeks and coriander. The noodles were so chewy and perfect. Though I ordered it not spicy, the broth was super flavourful and I added my own chili oil. 兰州特色炒面 ( 牛肉, 不要辣 ) - Stir Fry Beef Veggie Noodle with Mid Round noodles were excellent. 牛肉煎饺 - Pan-fried Beef Dumplings used to be good, but this time were rushed and undercooked. Their Yonge-Sheppard Centre location is open 24 hours and their website lists Fairview Mall and York University locations. Established in 2017, they're the first Chinese Halal Restaurant certified by HMA in the GTA. They're famous in China and around the world for their traditional Lanzhou hand pulled noodles with 500 restaurants internationally.

    Lorraine S.

    Loved their noodles. The broth in the soup was a little bland though. The waitress wasn't very attentive but I would go back just for the noodle dish.

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    Hebah M.

    I'm so in love with this place. It's such a nice interior. The staff is adorable. And the food is fabulous!!! We ordered chilli chicken, beef fried rice and beef stir fried noodles. The noodles have these delicious mushrooms in them. We order out from this place all the time and today I finally ate here. What a treat

    Traditional lanzhou beef noodles
    Deanna D.

    First time going. Loved it. I will be going back here. I was looking for something to eat and thought of getting pho. The place I would have gone to was closing soon, so I decided to run a search on Yelp. This place was open later, so I decided "why not?" The design: The layout is simple and allows for easy movement. It's not crowded with tables amd random junk. The tables are clean and the chairs are comfy. There's a window at the back where you can see the chefs prepare the noodles. The food: I ordered the traditional lanzhou beef noodles (no changes or additions). The beef is thinly sliced and tender. The handmade noodles were well cooked and the broth was good. It was a simple dish that didn't taste simple at all. I definitely will be going back and ordering the lamb noodles the next time.

    Jennifer K.

    Orient Express is a franchise from China which has over 400 restaurants in China and this is their first overseas franchise location. Never heard of them online or have their photos appearing on your favourite instagrammer's feed? I can assure you this is the real deal. Nothing here is gimmicky or pretentious: the quality of food speaks for itself. Broth has so much flavour and the noodle has such good bite! Their Spicy Chicken in Chili Sauce ($6.99) is so light and spicy! Will be back again and again to satisfy my noodle craving!

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    Rizvee H.

    It's very rare to find authentic Chinese restaurant that serve halal food in Toronto. During the lockdown we tried their traditional Lanzhou beef hand-pulled noodles soup as takeout. Which was great! But after the lockdown ended we tried it at the restaurant and it was simply amazing! Interior was neat and clean but service was poor. Even after asking multiple times for forks and to refill the water they kept forgetting about it. I think good service is just as important as tasty food at seat down restaurants. Hopefully they improve their service in the future.

    Beef lanzhou handpulled noodle bowl
    Tas A.

    I heard good things about the restaurant and decided to check it out last week when I happened to be in the neighbourhood. This place is a delight! Hidden away in a small plaza in Agincourt. The restaurant does not look like a big place from outside but once you enter it is actually pretty decent size. There is ample room to bring medium to large group of people. The service is really good. From greeting to getting seated and then help with the menu, the servers did an amazing job. Since it was our first time we asked the server for recommendation. My wife got the lanzhou noodle with beef and I got the beef stirfry noodle. Both were really good, but the portions are huge. I felt like it could easily be shared between two people. The cool thing about the place is that the noodles are hand pulled in house. You can actually see a guy making them in the kitchen. Makes for a good distraction while you are waiting for food. Also the place serves all Halal food. Most items are chicken, beef or lamb. Definitely worth a shot. I know I will be back again.

    Neil G.

    Had the following: Braised beef noodles 12.99 - 10/10 LZ Dry noodle with lamb 13.99 - 10/10 Beef fried dumpling 7.99 - 5/10 Pretty good. Excellent noodles.

    Miss Lady ..

    I had the braised beef soup, the cold shredded chicken and stir-fry noodles. The beef stir-fry noodles were chewy and the beef was kind of tough. I stopped trying to eat it after a small serving. The braised beef soup was flavorful and enjoyable . When the base got low, I asked them to bring some more and they brought more soup base free of charge. We also had the fried beef dumplings. Those were good. The shredded cold chicken had very little flavor. Everything was very greasy. We were on the other side of the divider in the middle of the restaurant and the waiters never voluntarily came to take our order and see if we needed anything. We constantly had to catch their eyes and wave to get their attention. It was annoying and terrible! There are a lot of foreign dishes on the menu with no description of what they actually are and maybe only one image per page. Apparently they have different types of pulled noodles that you can order, but if you want to see what the options are you will have to get up from your table and walk over to the cash register where there are images of the options. Very impractical! In addition, they don't provide any Forks or spoons to scoop the food up on if you are sharing the dish. I honestly probably would not return to this restaurant, the only thing I would recommend is the braised beef soup and fried dumplings. P.s They dont take credit card

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    Wei C.

    When I first heard of Orient Express, first thing that comes to mind was that it was a cheesy Asian fast food joint much like Panda Express, but boy was I wrong! Yes its a big franchise (400 locations in China!) but its definitely not cheesy Asian! They serve some pretty mean hand pulled Lanzhou noodles here where the noodles are chewy and the broths are flavourful. For the soup noodles you get a choice of 8 or so different noodles from round, flat, thin, thick or fat and the best part is that you get free noodle refills with your order! All for about $10! The place was clean and the service really good. For those of you who eat Halal, the place serves 100% Halal so that is a big plus. Solid addition for some solid noodles! 4/5!

    Niral P.

    Great service, cute place and good food. Went to try this place out after hearing about it from some friends. I was pleasantly surprised by how homey the interior was considering it's location. The prices are amazing, as you can definitely share all (majority) of the plates! The food is very appetizing, would have ordered a lot of the dishes I saw go by if I wasn't so full. Oh & the service was amazing! Everyone greets you & doesn't neglect you after you've reached your table. I ordered the traditional lanzhou beef noodle & it was very good just a tad on the salty side (only reason I think I'd give it a four). I'm not usually one to add to the soup base, but with this one I had no choice but to add chilli sauce. The beef was good & the noodles were chewy! And the portion was really generous. Boyfriend ordered the braised beef noodle, solely because he likes spicier food. But really it's the same as just adding plenty of chilli sauce to the soup and changing the meat. Personally we both like the thin sliced beef in my noodles better than the braised beef. It was thicker and more fatty. If that's what you enjoy, then go for that one.

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