Ordered three items here and all were fantastic. Best noodle in a bowl of beef noodle soup…read moreever--hand pulled noodles just done right and extra noodles are free! Beef roll looked more like a giant taco but was also excellent. In the most convoluted sequence of restaurant occupancy in the annals of Chinese restaurants in the United States, Noodle King has supplanted Rice Hero/Hero's Kitchen/In Joy Lunch in Alhambra in the space formerly occupied by a different restaurant named Noodle King in the 1980s and 1990s. There's a lot to explain here. I used the compound name for the previous occupant because the name on the front entrance was Rice Hero, the back entrance said Hero's Kitchen and the digital menus said In Joy Lunch. I say the old restaurant was supplanted, not replaced, because the old restaurant sort of still hangs around, with a tiny sheet of paper with all 3 old names taped to the front door, and many old dishes still on the menu. Why the three names I don't know. In Joy Lunch had been a popup that operated during lunch hour serving Dongbei food in a space in YYDS Fried Strings in Rosemead. In Joy Lunch then struck out on their own last year with this space in Alhambra, adding the new names. The old Noodle King had been a Taiwanese noodle fixture before moving out in 2003. Since the new Noodle King also serves some of the Rice Hero/Hero's Kitchen/In Joy Lunch items, the same name seems to be just a coincidence. But despite holdover menu items the staff clearly say they're a new restaurant, with the Noodle King himself greeting you at the front entrance and the signage in both front and back now say Noodle King.

Their crispy/fried pork chops had a perfectly fried exterior that had a pleasant sweetness to it…read moreand was my favorite item here. Their beef noodle soup is pretty good and the broth had decent flavor. Their staff were really friendly and helped us pick items based on our preferences and what we wanted to eat that night.

Amazing food - 5/5 flavor, taste, freshness…read more - authentic as it gets - friendly family business - very clean, organized, neat - good interior design and ambiance - service so good, so nice, love them

This restaurant has a new owner. They do not serve sushi any longer…read more The food does not come out looking like the picture. The bread has two pictured, but only comes out with one. It is false advertising. The server was really attentive and nice. Small little restaurant. The portions are really small. The intestine and cumin lamb dish were good. The beef in the twice cooked beef dish was very tough. The fried bread was not good it was extremely dry. Everything else was good, but nothing extremely spectacular. HAPPY CUMIN LAMBING!

LOVE LOVE LOOOOVEEEEE their tomato egg noodle dish…read more OH MY GAHHH. As a vegetarian it is rather hard to find a good tasty tomato egg noodle place in SGV. So many places here really cater to the meat eating crowd. But this place gives me and my meat eating friends a chance to have a tasty meal together! I 100% recommend getting their tomato egg noodle dish (not the soup version) with loads of their chili oil mixed into it. Heaven in each slurp! And you have the option to get your noodles in different types, my favorite is the knife cut noodles! Only downside is that this place (as many Asian restaurants in the 626 are) only accepts cash. So be sure to pull some cash before coming here. I do wish they take card since I rarely have cash on me but it's still worth the drive to find a nearby ATM to pull cash just to come here.

This place is epitome of a mom and pop shop. From then small Chinese restaurant feeling to a…read moregrandma who barely speaks English serving us. Food was very tasty and flavorful. This is what we ordered to share amongst two people: Bean curd strips (appetizer) - super refreshing because it was cold and if you put a sprinkle of the chili sauce, it's chefs kiss Bean paste noodles - I never really order or eat this but it was good! Cucumbers in this dish make it so refreshing too Beef noodle soup - very flavorful and strong soup base, it can be a bit salty but it's a good dish to share if you want variety Loved everything we ordered but obviously it was a bit too much food for us. This place is smart though because to limit the dishes, they just serve everything in to go boxes. Super convenient because we just paid and left with our to go food without bothering them to get a box for us. I don't speak mandarin too well but I managed to point and communicate slightly with my broken mandarin. This place is definitely a local place because everyone who came spoke mandarin. Parking is limited since it shares a lot with the other places in the plaza. Price came out to be $33 which I thought was really good for the portion you get. I would come back again!

This is my go to spot whenever I'm back in town. I always get the mala soup, small and spicy. The…read morenoodles have just the right amount of spice and garlic. Don't expect the warmest service at first. She can come across as a little rushed or rude until she gets to know you. Once the lady started recognizing me, she'd sometimes hook me up with a little extra noodles or even a free drink. One thing to note: the lady who runs the shop doesn't speak English, so bring a Chinese or Cantonese speaking friend if you can.

This is an old restaurant located next to Bank of America and behind TS Emporium. There's plenty of…read moreparking in the back lot, just be mindful not to park in the BOA parking spots. As soon as we arrived, the owner lady came out to greet us and asked if we would like to sit inside or outside. The space is older and gives that old Chinese restaurant vibe, but it's still clean enough to dine at. The owner lady's service was friendly & timely. She was the sole person running the whole show - seating us, taking our orders, cooking, and then bringing our dishes out when they were ready. I could tell she cooked in an efficient way starting with serving us our drinks, followed by the cold dish appetizers, then she batched the noodle orders together, then the next batch were the fried items (bread, egg flat bread, chicken wings), and lastly the fishy/seafood item. 1. House Special Guilin Rice Noodles (5/5) You have a choice between dry versus soup based. We opted for the dry version. I really loved this dish. The Guilin rice noodles were super bouncy, yet soft. The spices were super flavorful and fragrant. I especially love the peanuts they put in, which adds additional flavor and texture. The beef was super tender and absorbed the spice seasoning well. You can adjust the spice level according to your preference. 2. Fish Filet Rice Noodle Soup (4.5/5) This is a lighter dish and good for those who don't l like spicy food. The soup was light, but not too salty. The fish filets were fresh and tender. And of course, it is served with their special Gulin noodles. 3. 3-Plate Side Cold Dish We ended up getting the pickled edamame, hot & spicy shredded bean curd, and pickled spicy shredded potato They use the same spice mix as they do with the #1 house special noodles. The bean curd was my favorite as it was refreshing, yet satisfying, as it absorbed the spicy sauce well. The shredded potato had an off taste. It had this sweetness and vinegary-ness taste to it, which is probably from the way it was pickled. The edamame was just ok as it did not have a lot of flavor/didn't hold the spicy seasoning well. 4. BBQ Beltfish with Rice (1/5) This was our least favorite dish as it had a very strong fishy (Xing wei) smell and taste. Despite it being "BBQ'd," the stinky fish smell wreaked. The fish was also too salty to eat on its own, but eating it with rice helped. The fish itself was tender though. 5. Pan-seared Sesame Flat Bread (3/5) Simple bread dish. It's dough that's covered with sesame seeds. The dough was soft and the bread was seared to perfection. It's good as a palate cleanser between dishes. 6. Pan-Fried Chicken Wings with House-Blend Herb & Spices (4/5) The House-blend herb and spices were strong in fragrance - it definitely contains cumin as that was smelled by the whole party as soon as the dish arrived at the table. The wings were cooked well and the spices were decent in flavor, but could be too salty for many. 7. Pan-seared Egg Infused Flatbread (3/5) It's basically dan (Egg) wrapped in a thin layer of flour like the ones served by Taiwanese. However, here, they fry it afterwards, so there is a crispy batter coating on the outside. I prefer it non-fried. 8. Red Dates with Logan Tea (5/5) A super refreshing drink that paired well with the rich, spicy foods served here. It's herbally, but slightly sweet. Overall, I personally liked the food here. I'd say it's good for those who like spicy foods and don't mind the higher sodium content. Use caution for those who have high blood pressure or salt restriction for health reasons.

Best beef noodle soups i've ever indulged in... So good I forgot to take photos lol…read more HIGHLY recommended if you're beef noodle soup enjoyer like I am. Authentic Northern Chinese flavors that isn't like your usual bowl, which almost always consists of light beefy and slightly acidic flavors. However, this bowl is super rich in tomato (I thought it didn't sound right because tomatos are typically acidic but it's just tastes so right) prominent beef flavor in the soup (+ more) that's incredibly comforting to enjoy whether you're sick, cold, hot, etc. I'd recommend the standard noodles btw. Price to Portion proportions are so good that your bar for beef noodle soup(s) will increase. Please don't come at me if I overhyped it, I love this restaurant's bns that much.

great mom and pop spot with authentic, hand pulled noodles! you can see that they make the noodles…read morefresh in the kitchen. knife cut noodles mixed with sauce (pork + tomato with eggs) - the noodles had the perfect bouncy, doughy texture and paired well with the sauces. the portion was generous. oat noodles - very interesting dish that i do not seen in many other restaurants. the texture is fun, and you dip it in a tomato based sauce. the sauce was good but it came out a bit too ketchup-y for my liking. my friends and i would love to come back and try their other dishes!

This is a very unassuming restaurant, it's super underrated. They took over the same spot as a…read moreformer "pie" house. Pies, pancakes and dumplings were all delicious. Here's what we ate: pork and shrimp dumplings - this was my favorite, it was tasty, even the dumpling wrapper had flavor to it even being boiled. Beef & green onion pancake - the pancake was crispy, flaky and delicious. Lamb & green onion pie - super juicy inside. Careful, the juice is HOT when it gets to your table. When you bite into it it will dribble. Garlic noodles - my friend enjoyed this a lot. It had a slight sweetness in the sauce. We ordered a lot for 2 people and the guy totally judged us!!! But, dude, come on, we knew we wanted to take the leftovers home! It was super empty when we got there, as in no one sitting in the dining room which seats about 20 ish people total. The parking lot is small and they share it with 2 other restaurants, a dessert place and a couple of other stores. Definitely go in the off hour or find a spot on the street.

February 2026 Meat…read morepies are made to order and takeaway 15 minutes of cooking time. I honestly prefer their meat less over their dumplings. Can't go wrong with their pies!

Cash or zelle only? Legit!! $11-$15 Guilin style Rice noodle soup was piping hot, delicious and…read morepretty large portions!! Mandarin speaking, mainland China staffed, small restaurant with no restroom. It's a quick eat place and leave (not much of a leftover take home places). I assume one can ask to share seating with strangers because of that. Pay upfront and then wait for your order (use Google translate to learn how your dish name sounds if you don't understand). No customizing or much explaining beforehand, don't expect western or even old hong kong style customer service...if you don't know what the 626 stereotype is for mainland attitude, then I don't recommend you even coming into this plaza. Busy tight old parking lot. If you don't get yelled out or ask questions, you should be fine to survive eating here haha We accidentally ordered #7 (pork hock rice noodle soup) $13, but it was good. And ordered #8 (beef intestine rice noodles soup) $15. Broth were flavorful enough to enjoy the rice noodles. I'm not normally a huge fan of round rice noodles but this place made it good. it's a large bowl. Slight spicy, ma-la numbing, customize top garnish. $1 for a plastic disposable bowl container to-go. Usually free at any restaurant. But I guess I don't mind if they continue to keep the price low on the noodles? Expect to sweat while eating indoors with everyone else sweating from their hot, spicy meal. Tip: Know what you want right away, hesit and Id expected you to be talked down to. It didn't happen here but I wouldn't be surprised if it did. The front staff was more patient than I expected here in repeating Mandarin to me. They have another location inside the OG Arcadia Food Court called Presidents Square. It has the OG Hsin Hsin Shau Mai (Chinese fast food for the Chinese community). And the plaza is connected to the original Arcaids 99 Ranch Market. But I feel like this MPK location is probably better, or at least we liked it so far?

Food good but leaves me with the runs at 3 am in the morning, really cannot eat so spicyyyy please…read morefuture me dont do it. pain not worth it

Wanted something different for my noodle tastebuds and strolled into JCHF potato noodle on a solo…read moredate. Minimal English within the servers but they were so nice and you can atleast point to the things on the menu and they have translations so it works out. The potato noodle is a huge bowl, was not expecting that size to come out of the kitchen. Great bang for your buck and right now they are having a special if you dine in you get complimentary green tea, not just a cup of it but a whole jug at your table. Such a nice refresher since I was eating spicy noodles haha. You can choose no spice, mild, medium and spicy for your bowl and you also have an option of seafood balls or house made meat balls. They have a menu if you want to add additional items to your bowl like quail eggs and beef slices and various other options. The sides are delicious like the chicken bones which I was skeptical about but it had a sweet soy marinade and gnawing on them was like eating popcorn chicken just with bones. It does take more work so if you're not into that then they also have chicken breast tenders I saw a few tables ordering. This restaurant only seats about 16 people and has some bar seating so just be aware it's not good for big groups. Located in a small center on the corner of Broadway and San Gabriel Blvd, there is plenty of parking. Would recommend this spot to anyone wanting to try something new. I'd totally come back, was so satisfied with my meal and left really full.

I ordered through HungryPanda for delivery and this was such a nice late night meal. The soup with…read moreplenty of veggies, meat and a broth. It felt like a healthier option for a late night craving I especially love the potato noodles. They had that chewy, bouncy texture. I really enjoy. The portion was huge. I couldn't even finish one bowl by myself. They also included a free side dish, which was really tasty. Such a nice little extra.