R Noodle and Bakery in Oakland's Chinatown They used to sell noodle soups but now they sell frozen noodles and dumplings. They also sell slice cakes too! read more

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Please STOP buying from this Bakery. We just came home with these bread. The staff purposely packed this for me and it is expired and molded. read more

R' Noodles - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

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This is like a review mixed with old and new encounters. I originally like this place a lot because they had snail noodle soup, cheaper than their neighbor's, and good quality; as well as Guilin noodles. This was all pre-Covid. Then I went one time after Covid and ordered the snail noodles again and I swear they messed up the soup. I had ordered it to go and when I went to pick it up, I noticed how different the whole store was, because they are now focusing on doing bakery items. I had a sneaky suspicion then, and it was confirmed when I ate my noodles. NOT what snail noodles soup should taste like. Man change your name if you ain't gonna make good noodles anymore. read more

This place has reopened for several months now. It's no longer sit down, instead it's a grab to go. They sell frozen dumplings, pot stickers, many other frozen goods, but I also come here for their baked goods. They're really fresh and delicious and price is very reasonable. Service have always been excellent and the quality is very high. I highly recommend and I think, they have one of the best pot stickers in Oakland. Very fresh too. Cheers! read more

R' Noodles - Por D2. Potsticker - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

Prices seemed a bit high for frozen dim sum but you get what you pay for here. Definitely higher quality than the frozen stuff at supermarkets. The Shanghai bun was juicy and on par with some actual restaurants. Great to have in your freezer for those random dim sum cravings at home. The cake was moist and slightly sweet, similar to uncle tetsu's Japanese cheesecakes. Minus a star for not having cooking instructions. read more

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I got the tastiest coconut bun here. It was so fresh and buttery that the aroma greeted me as soon as I opened the package. Wish I bought more goodies. Cashier was also extremely sweet. read more

This places has re-opened as R Noodles & BAKERY. They are selling fresh pasta and fresh baked goods. Their egg custard tart is the bomb! I snagged the last two tarts today and they are delicious. I also picked up some cookies - pistachio, something I have never had. They now sell fresh pasta and Shanghainese or Cantonese "tamales". I also spotted a lot of handmade frozen dim sum type dumplings - xiao mai, jiaozi, and xiaolong bao - not the mass produced brands. This is a welcome addition to Oakland Chinatown. The staff are very friendly and happy to answer questions about their products. They told me they only open back up last week. The place is very clean and well lit. I'm very excited about their new concept. read more

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Discovered this place randomly from the delicious fresh baked bread smell coming out the door. A very no nonsense place selling bread, cookies and cakes. Service prompt and friendly. read more

R' Noodles - Green tea and pineapple (the winner!) cookies. - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

The smell of the buns brought me into this place from the street, & my nose did not deceive me! I got a beef curry bun & a cocktail bun for $3.25. They were delicious, the buns were soft and fluffy, the beef was well flavored & the cocktail bun stuffing was just right. Not too much, not too little. Happy I found this little gem. read more

Food:7/10 Wait time: 10 minutes to get food for takeout Portion size: medium The place we normally go to for Guilin noodles was closed so we decided to try this place out. They have other options too which is a nice variety. I think next time I might try the beef stew noodle soup. Anyways we got two orders of the Guilin noodles and the cold fungus appetizer. It was nice because since we got it to go we got to adjust our own saltiness with the sauce and they also gave us a lot of soup for each order. It was delicious. It comes with two different types of meat, fresh garlic and green veggies, tiny green pickled veggies, half an egg, and peanuts. Make sure you only put a little soup at a time because the noodles absorb it pretty quickly (but I'm also a slow eater too so that doesn't help). The appetizer was good. I could make that myself but also trying to support local businesses! But yeah its fungus with sesame seeds in a vinegar spicy sauce. It's good a refreshing. read more

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Mostly posting this so it pops up when I search for jong, joong, zongzi, or tamale (let's go with "joong"), because I keep forgetting the name of this place and where it is. I usually drop by to get the frozen joong. There are a few varieties - one Shangainese, two Cantonese style. I think the Shanghai ones are pork? The Canto ones are pork, one with, one without peanuts. There's also a red bean one, but I am more into the savory ones. $4.50 per piece. I think the Canto no peanuts are the best. read more

Terrible please avoid to buy bakery from this shop my wife bought this Mocha roll yesterday August 27th, in the next day morning we found mold lucky she ate just only outside layer then found mold. read more

R' Noodles - Mold on mocha roll - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

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R' noodles takes over Chan's Kitchen spot with a minimal remodel. floral themes on walls as well as left screen. tables look new. offerings: appetizers, specials, liu zhou/guilin noodles. combos, color dumplings, snow style potstickers eats: sirloin stew rice noodle soup(10.95) -chinese writing: beef brisket soup -many pieces of chewy beef brisket (not tender) -small round noodles looking like guilin noodles, nice slurpiness -brownish broth had little taste beyond saltiness. -veggies & peanuts best part of meal. -noodle serving size average.. take outs: -cash only -liu zhou pig feet noodles out as was dumplings. (other items too, overheard one patron complaining) -some shortcomings need to be fixed. read more

For the love of all that is holy, please do not get the pigs feet rice combo. As someone who loves braised dishes and is obsessed with collagen, I was very upset to be served two small pieces of tough, rubbery meat with cucumbers and peanuts. I was so hungry afterwards. My SO got the snail noodles (interesting translation), and felt that it was fine but nowhere near the quality he would expect from a restaurant specializing in the dish. Not being familiar with it, I personally thought it tasted very good after adding vinegar. Given the few stellar options in Oakland Chinatown, I think it is is still worth a try. Maybe the beef stew would have been a better choice over the pigs feet. read more

R' Noodles - pigs feet - don't get this - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

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This location reopened as a bakery (now called R' Noodles and Bakery). They sell fresh baked goods, frozen baos, frozen dim sum items, joong (in Cantonese) and cakes. Currently, they have pastries and mousse cake slices for $1 each. They have a wide variety of mousse cake flavors, such as chocolate, chocolate banana, strawberry, taro, pandan coconut, coffee, tiramisu, chestnut, mango, black forest, raspberry, orange, and lemon. The cakes are light and not too sweet. I've tried almost all the flavors and, so far, chocolate and pandan coconut are my favorite! read more

R' Noodles - Chocolate Mousse Cake - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

They reopened as a bakery with a wide range of pastries, tarts, and cakes. They also have a lot of frozen baos and dumplings to go. I stopped by to grab a birthday cake for my mom. They had one whole chocolate mousse cake on display, and several other cakes by the slice (coffee, pandan coconut, mango). I asked if I could get a whole pandan coconut cake with some birthday decorative topping on it and it was ready for me in 20 minutes! It was such a fluffy, light, and delicious cake. My mom gave it the ultimate dessert compliment - "really good, not too sweet." read more

R' Noodles - Pandan coconut cake - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

6/10/2024 bought some madeleine cookies taste like chemicals spray on it now I'm in Kaiser hospital the doctors tested and it shows chemical agents of bleach !!!!!!!! Doctors now pumping my stomach read more

R' Noodles - Madeleine cookies from R noodles and bakery!!!!!! - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

Absolutely delicious. Smelled good as soon as we walked in. Grabbed some fresh and delicious buns to go, ate them, and then came back like a half hour later for more! read more

We ordered the Liuzhou style escargots (snail) rice noodles and braised beef noodle soup (among the most popular choices). Overall, decent noodles with generous toppings. The braised beef is soft and tasty, and the soup that goes with it tastes delicious as well. Ordered through Doordash and the packaging is good. Noodles and the soup are separated. read more

R' Noodles - wo bowls of food with chopsticks - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

Wonderful restaurant. Although they have a bakery portion, they still serve noodle dishes. As a noodle fiend, I love their river snail noodles. How to describe it? Don't let the name deter you. It's like a melody of different contrasting textures and flavors, from the sour bamboo to the condiments and hearty broth, and as a whole, bursting full of flavor. It's a perfect combo with their soy milk. Yum! The restaurant staff always are so friendly too. read more

R' Noodles - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

Tastes like old fashioned homemade Chinese comfort food. Not especially bold in flavors and won't blow you away, but is good and will satisfy. Had the leek/egg pancake and the Laoyu noodles. Friendly service, can order takeout from Yelp over over the phone. Oops I didn't take pictures read more

Loved the pastries and buns! Get there early and avoid the long line's, lots to choose from and fresh! !

This was my second time visiting and I decided to try the beef stew, egg, veggie and rice with soup (Combo A). For a to-go order, the presentation was excellent. No spillage or leakage. The beef was tender and flavorful. The combination of the beef, rice, parsley, greens and egg was delicious. The soup was a hot broth and it's just that-a hot broth. Tasty and filling! read more

R' Noodles - As delicious as it looks! - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

Bummer! Just an absolute bummer! I was so excited to try this Hot and New Business in the Chinatown 'hood. After having a wonderful dinner at Ming's Tasty and other places next door, I thought, "Oh Lawd, Oakland Chinatown is on a come-up!". But, I think I spoke too soon; Ekks! My Meetup Group and I came here on a Monday night and the customer service was exceptional! The management team and servers made sure that they have enough tables for my group and also did a wonderful job recommending dishes to us. Now, honestly, I STILL don't know what R' Noodles is special for. The noodles...The appetizers? That was still unclear. The menu is simple but offers different dishes for everyone. They also have dry noodles as well. We ordered and soon after our food came out. We tried several of the appetizers and thought those were good. I personally enjoyed the Sirloin Stew and the Spiced Beef. The peanuts to it were a nice touch as well! We then moved on to their Colorful Dumplings (which they make in-house!); very tasty and meaty inside. We then ordered our own noodle dish. I opted for the Pig Feet Noodles and was excited to try it. The noodles looked delicious and had two big pig feet's inside. One slurp of my noodles and I had to shake my head in disappointment. A great amount of noodles in the bowl but the taste was so BLAND! Half of my table grabbed the hot sauce all at the same time trying to give their bowl some LIFE! Nope, naw, sorry--Not me! I refuse to have to put HELLA hot sauce in my noodles just to give it some flavor. I simply ate the pig feet and left the rest of the noodles in total disappointment. Now, the great thing about this restaurant is the pricing is cheap and the portions are really generous! I could have easily shared a bowl of noodles with a +1. Also, the customer service is phenomenal! They are very attentive and made sure to come around frequently and check in with the group. Although R'Noodles did not impress me, I would simply recommend this place for a quick lunch spot as there is barely any wait time and you pay a great bang for your buck! read more

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This used to be a Shanghainese xiao long bao place but now they serve yummy, authentic Taiwannese food for a reasonable price. I really wanted the pork over rice but couldn't pass up the beef stew and I made the right choice. The beef stew was cooked perfectly! And the tea egg I can just keep on eating and eating. If you never tired pork feet, try it here! First impression is everything. After trying their pork feet, you will be addicted. It's that good! The noodle soup was good too because the noodle aren't overlooked. I will return read more

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The saying "don't knock it 'till you try it" doesn't work for every circumstance in life, but it's totally appropriate when it comes to figuring out what to order here at R' Noodles. I have a weird aversion to spicy things and a lot of other different types of food. Yes, I know that I'm missing out on a whole world of flavors and textures and am all the poorer for it. For example, I'm about 50-50 when it comes to lengua tacos. I have to actively think of different things other than the fact that I'm eating a cow tongue that had taste buds for fear of stopping mid-bite. Wish I didn't have these mental hangups, but I do. That said, the "safe and normal" order here would have been the Guilin rice noodle soup which I feel like I've had at the Classic spot on 10th Street and Alice. This seems to focus on a smattering of simply prepared ingredients paired with a pretty flavorless, slightly murky broth. Thankfully, photos of the LiuZhou River Snails soup were up on Yelp and, well, it just looked far more interesting than the classic noodle soup. The title made me think there'd be some type of escargot deal happening, but it turns out that the broth is made with snails while the soup itself is free of the little gastropods. My friend and I got to R'Noodles at around 11:30 am and were met with a pretty empty restaurant. Approximately 15 minutes later, though, the entire place was packed full of couples, friends, families (group of 7), so yes... do yourself a favor and get here for an early or late lunch. A waitress greeted us upon arrival, seated us, gave us menus, and dropped off hot tea. When she came to take out order, she noted that the LiuZhou soup was spicy. I don't deal too well with spicy food so she agreed that she could make it mild. In addition to the soup, my friend and I both ordered their homemade soy milk which came in a chilled glass mug (so refreshing and not too sweet)! It didn't take very long for our soups to come out and, well, even if it had taken a while it would be so, so worth it. I honestly don't think I've met a more interesting bowl of soup. It came with a VERY generous heap of rice noodles at the bottom that seemed pretty endless (not that I'm complaining). What I loved, though, was the fact that the noodles, which are themselves pretty flavorless, were paired with so many different additions (tofu, fried peanuts, half a boiled egg, bamboo shoots, diced green beans, thin yu choy, and what I'm going to assume were strips of julienned black fungus) all swimming in an absolutely delicious broth. Side Note: The tiny pieces of fried tofu ended up being the only thing spicy about the soup, but even that wasn't too bad. I couldn't quite pin down all the flavors that came together in the broth, all of the various spices in addition to the river snails, but they came together so beautifully. Even though it has been pretty hot (80s-90s) in Oakland, I would still come here for soup. Last note, I'm not normally a person who shares an entree unless I'm out eating family style, but I would probably throw in the towel when it came to this soup. The portion size was so large, and the ingredients so plentiful, that I'd probably split an order of the soup alongside an order of their dumplings or some other appetizer or two if I was eating with someone else. read more

R' Noodles - 6.17.19 - Handmade Soybean Milk & Tea - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

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This place is not great. My favorite food is noodle soup (especially rice noodle soup) and I came here because the pictures on the Yelp page looked so good! When we came, they only had 3 items available to order out of maybe 15 on the menu! What! No appetizers, no rice dishes, only 3 of their noodle soups were available. I came with 4 others and ordered number 4, Guilin noodle soup. They brought out the food one at a time and there was a 20 minute difference between the time the first bowl came to the last bowl. It looks just like the pictures, but unfortunately, the flavor was really bland. The rice noodles were pretty good- boiled for the right amount of time so that it wasn't too soft and maintained bounce. However, the broth and the toppings all lacked flavor. The restaurant also had a lot of flies on the walls, one of which was in my husband's soup. I'm not sure if it came that way or if it flew in mid-meal. Lastly, the place is cash only but does not have any signs that say so, nor does it have an ATM machine. read more

R' Noodles - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

Came here on a Saturday afternoon and it was pretty chill. We were so excited that another Guilin rice noodle shop had open in the Oakland CT area! We ordered the Guilin Snail Rice Noodle Soup and it was simple and satisfying! If you are looking something not too rich, this is the place! I would recommend their hot sauce with the noodle if you are into spicy! Their servings are on the larger side. They put 6-7 Yu choy in their noodle soup and that is a big portion for a noodle dish. Parking can be tricky since it is in the heart of Oakland CT. ***********My overall ratings************ Taste: 4 stars Price: 4 stars Environment & Cleanliness: 4 stars Service: 4 stars read more

R' Noodles - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

The restaurant is exactly what you'd expect from a good noodle shop. No frills, came in at 1:30 and snagged the last table of the 9 they have. Got in and out in 30 mins. Small menu. Good for gobbling down noodles alone or with a group up to 4. They do one thing well and don't fill a menu with unnecessary clutter. Thank you R' Noodles for doing these things correctly. Just to clarify from a previous review claiming they don't accept cards is incorrect - as of 4/9/19 they accept cards on purchases over $15. Onto the food! The Guilin snail style noodle soup is legit. It is a little spicy which I was asked would be ok when I ordered. This isn't your huajiao face melting numb your cheeks spicy but let's just say the flavor is nice. The bowl has some nice crunchy pickled vege, some mushrooms, three pieces of fried tofu, yu choy, a hard boiled egg, and the delicious rice noodles. No snails just a snail based broth. I just ate and feel uncomfortably full from but just typing out this review makes me want more. Terrible I know. Support this restaurant I want to see it stick around! P.s. Right across from i-tea if you have room after :) read more

Positives: straight across from the Pacific Renaissance Plaza. This place was a surprising discovery. Clean, fast service, effective service - on a Wednesday night. My girlfriend introduced me to this place and we had an impromptu date night. She ordered the #4 while I got the #5 - what I got wasn't bad but I liked the #4 more...the way the ingredients mixed together, was surprisingly good. The costs were each about $10.89 and the portions were massive! I really like this place as it's probably the coolest 2019 eatery discovery in Oakland so far. Great date night spot despite a limited # of seats. Negatives: parking is awful. read more

It's great to see that Oakland Chinatown, while keeping the classic spots around, still has room for newcomers like R'Noodles. Not only is R'Noodles literally new to the area, the Guilinese food they bring is not as common as Hunan or Szechuan food. (Also new: they now accept credit cards.) This was my first time trying Guilinese style, and I really enjoyed it. To qualify my opinion, I have no experience to compare it in terms of authenticity, but I do know that the LiuZhou River Snails noodle soup tasted phenomenal. Just looking at it (see pic) you can tell it tastes amazing. This soup is one of a kind. There's so many different textures, from the springiness of the tofu, to the crunchiness of the peanuts and bamboo shoots, to the chewiness of the noodles. There's no actual snail meat, just the broth, which is so strongly aromatic it made my eyes water. It tastes how it looks: spicy and rich, reminiscent of ramen, but without the fatty or oily quality of pork broth. The snail broth has a briny flavor that reminds me of clam soup, which goes over really well with the spiciness and the fresh toppings. Each ingredient comes through. My favorite was the tofu skin, which soaks up the flavor of everything else and has a nice chewy bite. Convincing gateway to Guilinese food. Just couldn't give it the 5 star because of my limited experience. read more

R' Noodles - LiuZhou snail soup - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

R' Noodles is located in Chinatown, so parking may be hit or miss - either metered/street parking or garage/lot parking. I came by to try their LiuZhou river snails style rice noodle soup and I was pretty excited since it sounded interesting and it is an unique choice that I had not seen at any other restaurant before. Unfortunately, I was highly disappointed - the soup base was bland/tasteless while there was barely any snails and the ones in the bowl were super tiny. read more

I got the mince pork over three noodles, wonton w chili oil, and leek and egg pancake. Everything was good. Service was friendly. read more

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I visited a friend for lunch and she insisted on trying this place out. We decided to get the Guilin Rice Noodle combos #1 and #4 as well as a cup of fresh soy milk, intending to share. #1 is far larger than #4 but both were HUGE. #1 was soooo tasty, full of different flavors and textures...really enjoyed this and actually really enjoyed the soymilk as well. My only complaint might be that I really had no idea where the escargots were, I just trusted that they were there (my friend found one small one in her spoon). We only had room to share #1, she took #4 home. My friend told me that the #4 was good as leftovers but that the #1 was far superior in flavor. Overall, a good experience! Keeping this in my bookmarks for whenever the craving hits in Oakland. read more

Was excited to see the great reviews so wanted to try it tonight...Unless there is another 930 Webster St. in Oakland, R Noodles is no longer a restaurant... It is a Chinese bakery and closes at 6pm. The noodle sign is still up, but just a bakery now. Very saddened to see the Chinatown restaurants closing at 5pm or 6pm, on a Saturday night... read more

Ordered take out. The food was nice and fresh. The flavor of the Leek and Egg pancakes were perfect and the dough was so fresh that I really believe they were cooked to order. Must try the pancakes and other foods. read more

R' Noodles - Leek & egg pancake. - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

Super good stuff to write! Ordered via Uber Eats from them and they were prompt in whatever needs to happen on their end to confirm my food was coming, as well as well within the timeframe they stated - yay! I had the LiuZhou noodle soup, spicy, the dumplings, and the cucumber in sauce. I will say I wasn't a huge fan of the dumplings (they were a little bready for me) but the pork meat was spiced super well so it is what it is. Additionally, just for weirdos like me that can pick out a sprig of cilantro in a mouthful of food, they add cilantro to pretty much everything but don't really notate that, so make sure to specify. The good news is it's added pretty strictly as a garnish so it was super easy to pick out. Lastly, they're not effing around with the spice. I was fine with it but I know there are probably some white folks out there that think they're the hotwing champion of the world then bitch out on like, B-Dubs Garlic Parmesan and get an unpleasant surprise with their food. Still, every criticism I had of them was personal preference and not anything affecting the overall quality of the food. It I'd eaten only in person, I might have given it four stars overall, but with the great customer service, reasonable prices, and excellent hours, they get a bonus. Will be coming back! read more

This place changed name to R Noodles and Bakery. They sell baked goods and dim sum. I tried the dim sum and pastries and it's good. It's not oily like a lot of to go dim sum places. They also sell frozen dim sum food you can purchase. This place is clean and affordable. They have sliced Asian cake for $1. read more

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This is a new place that replaced Little Shanghai, tonight we finally have it a try. I don't know why they get high ratings because the food is bad, full of msg taste, the meat in the noodles are dry, tough and paper thin. The noodles were over cooked. We tried the Guilin noodles, A1, and beef stew. All are not good beef stew still had bad after taste and it was tough and not tender at all. I do not recommend this place, another fail business at Chinatown, that's unfortunate 1 Star read more

We were happy that a new noodle shop has opened in Oakland! They opened yesterday (3/30/19) and I have heard many great things about this place from my friends, so we had to check this place out! We recommend their snail noodle soup, the soup was clear and tasty. They were very generous with noodles and vegetables. read more

R' Noodles - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California