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    Young's Noodle Factory

    4.2 (37 reviews)
    InexpensiveNoodles
    Closed 6:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Irene M.

    Fresh Noodles! Gotta love the freshly made doughy goodies that I truly love, and Young's Noodle Factory is one of a couple places that I do love to frequent as this Liliha location is the easiest outside of Chinatown though parking is the biggest challenge. It's only street metered parking but many are always taken and other are a block or more away when available. All things noodles and more you can find chow mien, saimein, won ton pe, mandoo pe and more though these are the items I usually purchase and you can see it all being made which is a cool vibe to see and the prices are just so affordable it's an easy way to make any meal cheap and your own way. The service here is the basic personable staff who's expresses they're busy and that you're taking that you're interrupting their work flow but are fast and efficient with getting your noodle fix. Thank you!

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    Paul C.

    Growing up Chinatown, I recall Young's Noodle Factory (YNF) was located on Smith Street where Little Village Noodle House currently is. YNF had see-through glass windows where you could see many staff semi-coated with flour and flour here and there. Every so often our family would patronize YNF for their egg noodles and dumpling wrappers. In the late 90's/early 2000's, YNF relocated to its current location on Liliha Street, just a few stores up from McDonald's. YNF is generally wholesale but also is available for retail. Their offerings is very simple - - several types of noodles (saimin, chow mein, e-mein) and dumpling wrappers (won ton, gau gee, pork hash/siu mai, deep fried, mandoo and lumpia). I've been here just a couple of times, but my recent visit had me looking for saimin noodles for my part-time job. It's winter in the islands and our saimin sales spiked where we needed more noodles. I was tasked to go to our regular supplier only to realize they are closed on Tuesdays. As a back-up, YNF popped in my mind, so I called them prior to driving over. Luckily, YNF was still open, so I made my way here and scored the metered parking stall just in front of their store. When I arrived, I only saw one staff and opted to speak in Cantonese to avoid any misunderstanding. I asked if I could see the product prior to purchase. Their noodles resembled what we use so I picked up 3 cases as instructed. I asked for a receipt to be reimbursed and my transaction was quick. I took the noodles to work, and it passed the test. In hindsight, I believe I got their regular saimin noodles when I should have gotten their egg saimin noodles. I did the comparison, and it lacked the yellow color. Regardless, the noodles passed the taste test. Overall, a pleasant experience at YNF, but then again, during each visit I spoke in Cantonese, so my transactions were flawless and efficient. If you even need to get fresh noodles and/or dumpling wrappers, YNF is a great option as it's conveniently located in town and the prices are reasonable. Furthermore, buying from the factory = fresh products that are made regularly. Shopping at the supermarkets may be convenient but we don't know how long the product has been sitting, as well as when were they made.

    10/23/21 prices. Cash only.
    Teri Y.

    Young's Noodle Factory has been in my neighborhood for as long as I can remember. They're mostly a noodle factory but they sell to the public. You can't get saimin, e-mein, wonton, gyoza, eggroll wrappers, etc. any fresher and probably any cheaper! My old school foodie friends prefer their saimin to the big local brand that you can get in the grocery store. I grew up on their e-mein...and for some of that time, I had to hand-carry it to the Mainland, special order! There are only a couple of parking spots, but you can always find street parking. Walk in the door, look at the sign on the wall to decide what you want, and place your order. Right on the other side of the counter, workers are wrapping the products! FYI: They are currently only open 6a to 12p, Monday to Saturday. And it's cash only. If they're doing ok on such short hours, more power to them. Let's support this local/neighborhood institution so they stick around!

    Andy F.

    Young's Noodle Factory is just one of three comparable noodle factories in town, the others are Yat Tung Chow and Oahu Noodle Factories. All three offer the same items and even offers a boss lady with similar poor, unfriendly demeanors and offensive attitudes. Each place does have one specialty, and for Young's, I've noticed it's lumpia/spring roll wrappers. But I wasn't here for that today. Young's is located along Liliha Street, right past McDonald's and Foodland. There's no parking or any space to stop besides only one meter parking in front of the store. I suppose you can park in the Foodland/McDonald's lot and walk there. It's a convenient place to get to as it is close to the H1 on and off ramps. On this occasion, the meter spot was taken, but only by a mail truck, so I managed to squeeze myself behind it without blocking the driveway. I just went in to purchase some E-Mein, which seems to be the only thing I purchase at Noodle factories. They're $2.20 each, which is the same price and same size as Oahu Noodle Factory. Don't expect friendly service. From experience, just be clear in what you want and pay quickly. Proper Cantonese helps too. :) The e-Mein here is the smaller size, and more white and soft than other places. Yat Tung sells a bigger size, which is double the size. Both Oahu and Yat Tung's are yellow and have better texture, and more closer to proper e-Mein. Overall, Young's feels like a depressing place, and the e-mein isn't prepared the correct way, but it's not a huge deal for me. You can't beat the convenience of this store, but parking is extremely limited as so are the other two noodle factories.

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    My God lady cashier get some personality. What you want were the first words out of her mouth. Really?!? Will continue to support local businesses but not this one. And check out their hours.

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    Got 3lb of fresh noodles here. Call before hand to see if its opened or not. Hard to find parking so you just need to pull over.

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    This is the best place for Young's egg chow mein. It's so fresh and gets so crispy when fried!

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    Unfriendly service, very rude, and the inside is filthy. Would not recommend coming here

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    Can't beat the service and the price. Always highly recommended. Excellent hours too. Friendly service too.

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    15 years ago

    My husband loves saimin, so he was so excited when he found this place! Cheap and FRESH! Definitely the best noodles in Hawaii!

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    Luckily the nice noodle lady had leftover noodle she was bundling so got the egg saimin, which worked great.

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