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    Zen's Noodles

    3.5 (54 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    karina k.

    Reasonable, fast, inside Hmart. Home sue w tofu was light and healthy and not excessive oil so it was good. The only thing someone who eats this a lot said it needed more flavor but I was personally happy w less flavor and the light stir fry taste without it being drenched in fat and sauce. The pork w pickled vegetables was not fresh. For a simple sit down cafeteria style food court right next to Hmart, this is a great option to not have done in service and pay tip. You can enjoy food here and people watch at the same time. And you can plan for your next meal at the Japanese or Chinese or mochi or noodle places or bbq chicken or Paris baguette place in the same food court. Huge free parking lot. And in the same mall as Costco and Great Clips and so much more. A great place to eat then grocery shop.

    Thai Seafood Noodle Soup
    Irene Kitty L.

    Had to pick up groceries at H Mart and decided to stop by for some quick lunch. My Thai seafood noodle soup was fiyah. And my son enjoyed his beef fried rice. He said it's pretty delicate but he really enjoyed the siu Mai. Service was quick and place is alot nicer than I remember. Bathroom also clean and lots of seating. Price was decent. We enjoyed our shopping and good food today at Zen's Noodle.

    The Vegetable With Fried Tofu
    Steve A.

    Another hidden place for Asian cuisine. It's amazing what can be found when you look in some interesting places. Zen's Noodles is an overlooked place in Naperville, in the Hmart Asian supermarket. It has a counter to order at. This is a no frills place but it's a great value. Hmart is a good place to get Asian food and supplies for cooking. It has a food court featuring authentic items. They have a few stalls. In the middle are tables so you can eat right here. This stall has a counter to order at, so there's not much to it. Mostly meaty but there's a few vegetarian friendly items. The item I usually get is the Vegetable With Fried Tofu. It's about $8 for a good amount. The vegetables are a nice variety of a mix, and the tofu is plenty. For sure it's recommended to come to this big Asian market. It has many great things about it but the food court is the best part. The only bad thing is the market needs to clean tables.

    Salt and pepper fish and walnut shrimp
    Maggie M.

    Never had any issues with the dishes I've ordered. This time got the salt and pepper fish which are so crunchy with every bite. Also the walnut shrimp with the right amount of mayo. The size of the shrimp are pretty decent too. This is the spot to get some decent Chinese food.

    Anurag T.

    Overall (B) It's your run of the mill Chinese food place. Note I got the Chinese lunch special - Sweet and Sour chicken. Did not try the pho. It was okay. Safe bet place if you work or go to school close by and want some Chinese food that is relatively inexpensive. Didn't have any left overs which I normally do. Feel like the quality of this food would be better suited in a college campus environment. Might have gone in with high expectations since the chicken place and the cup-bop place next to it are awesome. Like I'm never going to eat at this place ever again. The lunch special comes with 1. Main dish 2. Rice - the fried rice was pretty good 3. Crab Rangoon (cream cheese) or egg roll 4. Free drink It was around $11 with tax

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    Olga W.

    Yum!!! What a little gem! I'm so glad I tried this place. I ordered pat thai, which was not very traditional but still super delicious. And my husband got lo Meir which was a hit as well! Fresh, not and huge portions. I can't wait to go back and try some other dishes!

    Beef stew over rice
    Lily F.

    I actually waited in the Korean line right next to Zen's for about 10 minutes before I realized something. 1) I hadn't checked Yelp to see what I was getting myself into and 2) The older ladies taking the orders were mean. I saw only two of them running back and forth, yelling at really confused customers before disappearing to their kitchen for minutes on end. But I digress. At Zen's I ended up getting the beef stew over rice with Chinese broccoli and for the most part, I really enjoyed it. This is one of those, the-food-taste-a-lot-better-than-the-service/atmosphere-kind of restaurants. They had some tea they made that was terrible and all of their sauces they offered were both low and just plain filthy. The kid was on his phone and earphones while he talked to you and the other customer standing in line. When I asked him for more chili oil, he filled the dirty bucket with just enough chili oil for me. BUT...The beef was incredibly tender. And while the rice tasted old, the beef was tender. Seriously, there's nothing worse than crappy beef. The Chinese vegetable that it came with was not cut into bite size portions. It was the equivalent as eating a full-size carrot. BUT...the beef was tender.

    (Top) Pork and Szechuan Cabbage Noodle Soup (With rice noodles)   (Bottom) Fried Rice
    Deborah W.

    My parents and I come often to the Hmart food court whenever we are shopping there. Zen's Noodles is one of the options we constantly frequent. The most recent time we ate there was Sunday, Christmas Eve. There was lots of people in the food court but thankfully we were able to find seats right in front of the stall. We ordered the Pork with Szechuan Cabbage Noodle Soup as well as their fried rice. We were not informed by the cashier that we would have to specify that we wanted flour noodles in our noodle soup so they defaulted into giving us rice noodles. The flavor was pretty good but would have liked to have the flour noodles than the rice noodles. There was a good amount of toppings with the noodles but it would have been better if they soup was a bit less watered down than we were given. As for the fried rice, the flavor was very good. A bit oily but that really helped add to the taste. There was a good amount of toppings in the fried rice and we would definitely order this in a heart beat the next time we come! We also have tried their bbq duck over rice which is very delicious and a must try! The main issue we have with the restaurant, is that apart from the noodles which is served in a plastic bowl all of the other plates and small bowls are all styrofoam , it would be better if they could use plastic plates and small bowls as well.

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    Their Cantonese chowmein is phenomenal. Go here every time I'm in the area. Great flavors.

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    28 days ago

    Food is very good! Service is quick. Definitely recommend for an inexpensive delicious lunch.

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    Great hot food, fresh!!!! Good selection of traditional Chinese dishes. Remind you of hood Chinese food we grew up on!!

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    Very good red bean bun with egg yolk. Hard to find out here! Much more to my liking than the more sweet kind.

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    I love to order the combo specials. You get plain fried rice, drink and eggs rolls with your order.

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    The lady that took my order was so rude. I won't shop there again. I had already paid, otherwise, I would have not waited for my order.

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