RIP to my favorite restaurant. i was here basically monthly with family/friends. favorite worker was the guy in the pikachu cap, tho i haven't seen him in forever. the ambiance was always so calm, nothing felt rushed and it all went at a great pace. the food was to die for, it had so many flavors. my favorite was definitely the pork belly noodle soup. I will forever miss this place and the memories that went along with it! read more

Special Noodle is located in Pacific East Mall towards the back. Ordered a pretty big spread that consisted of beef rolls, dumplings, fried rice, and salt and pepper chicken bites. The dumplings were delicious and even better with some chili oil. The chicken fried rice had huge chunks of egg and chicken which I loved with a deep soy flavor. The salt and pepper chicken was decent, I think I prefer salt and pepper wings/fish/shrimp. The beef rolls weren't for me, though. It's typically one of my favorite dishes but it seemed to be lacking beef & I wasn't a fan of the lettuce filling or the roll itself being a bit too soft and doughy. Overall, a good experience. Our server was nice and everything came out quick! read more

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The soup pan fried buns...the soup pan fried buns..the soup pan fried buns..saying this three times may stick ;) Wow, will definitely be back for these! So delicious..plump/juicy/crispy and golden brown..chef's kiss. Special Noodle in the Pacific East Mall has delicious noodle dishes, small bites/dim sum, and a pretty extensive and unique dining menu. We ordered a combination chow mein and pan fried buns. FYI, the pan fried buns take a bit of additional time and come piping hot. I would wait a few minutes before eating, or check out a video on @yelpbayarea of how to eat soup dumplings! Another note, you order from an iPad that's handed to you upon arrival once seated. Make sure after you 'add items to cart' you submit your order. We left that step out and didn't realize until a few minutes later. Staff is friendly and make sure to ask if anything additional is needed like napkins, etc. Overall a fun experience, fair pricing, located in the hustle and bustle of the mall, and cool digs if you're looking for a comfortable dining experience without the frills. read more

四姐 Special Noodle - Soup Pan Fried Buns - Chinese Near Me - Richmond, California

Easy to order on the iPad-- we were in the area and in the mood for cozy comfy food. Flavor did not disappoint and we left satisfied! We had the look fun noodles for leftovers and was still taken aback by how tasty it was. read more

四姐 Special Noodle - Wonton Soup - Chinese Near Me - Richmond, California

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Aug 20, 2025 2:15 pm 3.3 stars We have walked past this location for years, mainly due to the fence in front that reminds me of a midevel moat. After reading some glowing reviews though we decided to swim over. Upon being seated, they hand you an iPad that has their menu on it and they walk away. Twenty minutes later you wave an employee over and he tells you that you are to place your order on the iPad. For some reason the "foot" of the leg of my chair is getting stuck in a groove in the floor and the chair won't slide with me sitting on it. I grab the seat of the chair and bounce my way to a proper dining seating position. My wife looks over the Ipad and I look over the establishment. There are too many bussing carts about and that fence is still off-putting from the view on the inside looking out. . The place is not too busy but it is plenty noisy with three tables of chatting women and unanswered cooking timers going off. I wore ear plugs until some of the ladies left. We ordered Eggplant with String Beands, Steamed Soup Dumplings, a small bowl of rice and one coke. Comes to $41.68 They bring you a large caraff of water but no water glasses, so you make due with the teacups they have given you without giving you tea. Our glass caraff had some dried stuff on it. While waiting for our food to arrive, I notice some oily substance on my plate and wipe the plate down with a napkin. Food shows up and it was great. Best vegetables at a Chinese place I've had. Both dishes were served hot and flavorful. My wife points at a child's handprint on the window near my head. "Great, another animal friendly restaurant." I mutter in a failed attempt at humor. This was table #6 if management wants to touch that window up. This establishment has no restroom of its own. If needed you go to the shopping center public restroom. Take my advice and try to hold it till you get home. The food was great. I dont think we will be back. read more

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Round 2. Tried new items this time. So far I've enjoyed the pork intestine noodle soup. The clear beef noodle soup was okay.. may have to stick with the spicy version for the flavors. The noodles are slurp worthy but they serve it with the temperature of 1000 suns. The dumplings here are better than Dumpling Days within the same plaza, but they don't really compare against Din Ding or other popular places. Overall good experience here with the typical mediocre service. You order through the tablet they give you and the food always come quickly. Only problem is you're completely forgotten afterwards. Getting a to-go box and the check always took awhile. read more

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The food was good and the ordering system was awesome with pictures. Not the best I've ever had though. The green bean and eggplant dish was tasty but slightly oily. The fried rice and noodle was pretty decent. read more

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it's been a while since i've enjoyed chinese food outside of home, especially xiao long bao. i have enjoyed many in the past, which set my expectations pretty high, which were quickly met with my first bite of these xlb. they were sooooo juicy, you could see it sloshing around when you picked them up. the skin had a nice chew to it, and was well balanced with the pork filling we selected. i am the type to drench any dumpling-type food i eat with vinegar, even when it's yummy, but i just couldn't bring myself to do that with these ones. they were so delicious and reasonably priced as well. the beef wrap is skippable. it's on the sweeter side, which wasn't necessarily bad, but I was expecting a different flavor profile and this fell short of my desired taste read more

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I came tonight for a quick dinner with my dear friend. Only three things were ordered. I received my Braised pork belly noodle dish first. I thought it was simple enough and the pork belly was tender. We received the steamed soup chicken dumplings next. They were hot and delicious. Wish that they had served it first. The third dish never came. I finished my entree. I let the server know we never received the dish. I waited then we decided she wasn't going to wait around for them to get it to go. I went to pay for the bill and lo and behold it appeared and the server was to deliver to our table that we already had vacated. He packaged it up to go. Never been to a restaurant that completely forgot an order. Not good. read more

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Came here one night for a casual dinner. The front was lacking credit card signs so we were a bit worried (I almost never carry cash) but luckily, they do accept cards! I ordered my usual favorite dishes, (6) pork XLB ($12.99), and (8) Snow Flake Pan Fried Dumpling with Pork and Cabbage ($12.99). I would've liked to try the Pork and Crab Roe XLB as well, but that costs $20.99 and I wasn't feeling too splurgy this time :') Maybe another time. The XLB came looking quite large, like saggy sacks...in a good way. You could tell they were full of hot broth. Although the skin was on the thinner side, they still held on well and didn't break apart when lifting. Very delicious and satisfying! The presentation of the Pan Fried Dumplings was just beautiful. I'm always impressed when they come out with that full lattice because I'm way too dumb to make that myself at home lol. The texture of the crunch was great, although maybe a bit on the oily side. But sadly, I also happen to be a picky eater and the dumplings had HELLA green onions that weren't mentioned in the menu description. That's mostly a me problem, but I'll definitely be on the fence about ordering this again in the future :( My husband ordered the Pork Intestine Noodle Soup ($17.99) that I tried a few bites of. I was mostly curious about the noodle texture. It was on the thicker side, and a bit chewy. Maybe a tad overcooked though, or not the freshest made because it lacked a certain bounciness I was looking for. I definitely see myself returning since I frequent this plaza often, and the dumplings (and setting) here were for sure better than Dumpling Day in the same building. read more

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We came here on a whim and loved it. This restaurant is located inside of the 99 Ranch market. It has large area for seating inside and some tables outside if you wanna people watch at 99 Ranch. This place does most of their orders on the tablet. Pretty convenient. We saw a lot of things we liked from the menu but had to limit ourselves. The Xiao Long Bao was a must and we did not regret. Skin was perfectly thin, just enough for us to not break it when we pulled the soupy dumpling out. The Pan Fried buns were crispy on the bottom and soupy inside. Great balace. Beef rolls were also crispy on the outside and packed with flavors on the inside. The Sweet and Sour chicken had a very crispy outside layer. Seems they there were multiple layers of crisp, best eaten at the restaurant and doesn't taste the same back at home. The Mixed Udon Noodle was a surprising hit. The meat has a flavorful crisp and blended well with the veggies and udon. Overall, I highly recommend this place. We're super happy they found their way to the 99 Ranch near us! read more

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Came in for nice, filling lunch on a Sunday. We ordered Gan Ban green beans, clear beef soup, snow flake pan fried dumpling, and soup pan fried buns. All the food was good! And it was plenty for our party of 4. The Gan Ban green beans were addicting and flavorful. The clear beef soup was savory, beef was tender, and noodles had a nice chew. The soup pan fried buns had a nice crisp bottom with good soup and filling! The snow flake pan fried dumpling was honestly nothing too special, but it was still good. Service was okay. Ordering was done through an iPad. And items were brought to us when asked. Overall, this location of Special Noodle is good! I'd definitely come back. read more

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We walked in late afternoon for an early dinner, place is empty (as expected), very clean. The spicy beef noodles came out surprisingly quick. Was the first dish out. Giamourio bowl! The soup has a strong smell and tasted of Chinese herbs, which i didn't expected. Not as spicy as expected. The beef was very tender, gave a lot of meat. Noodles tasted fresh and handmade. Overall a very nice dish. The xiao long bao was a bit too sweet, but did the job to fix our cravings. Disappointed that half broke upon carefully lifting them out of the steamer. Lost the yummy soup! The snow flake pot stickers were delicious. Nice balance is crispy and chewy. read more

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I don't get how they are so empty every time I go lol but I love it because their food is amazing, workers are extremely attentive, it's spacious, and clean! Their rice noodle is not like pho noodles. It's more fat and round. I got tricked two times lolol i am gonna try their flat wide noodles next time. Definitely a recommendation! It's a whole mall of chinese stores so there is ample parking as well. read more

四姐 Special Noodle - Chinese Near Me - Richmond, California

Came by and enjoyed their lamb noodle soup in stone pot. The stone pot comes out super hot and is actually really deep, so the portion size is easily enough to share between 2 people. The rice noodles were bouncy, and the soup base was flavorful albeit a bit oily. There were generous amounts of lamb and veggie. Service was fast and attentive, and folks kept stopping by to offer us more water, napkins, etc. read more

四姐 Special Noodle - Lamb Stone Pot Noodle Soup with rice noodle - Chinese Near Me - Richmond, California

The best string beans I've EVER had. So freaking delicious. Get it. The soup dumplings were pretty good, hot pot was meh. But I will be coming back for those string beans. Delicious. read more

四姐 Special Noodle - Steamed Soup Dumplings Gan Ban String Beans - Chinese Near Me - Richmond, California

Is it OK to say that it's challenging to find really consistently good Chinese food? In any case... Special noodle is a 100% go to place for me and a few of my friends when we want Chinese They have a broad menu, some very authentic items on the menu. I'm not brave enough to try yet and just all around great selection. The staff is easy, no nonsense ... I often order for pick up. Somehow, I find them to be making a practice of skipping the tip page on their checkout screen, for some reason is interesting. Maybe the tip is included in the price of the food already. Who knows nobody knows Anyways, this place is so freaking good. Go here eat here Yum Yum Yum. read more

After hitting up a local wine bar, we were craving some dumplings and noodles and have been wanting to check out Special Noodle for a while. It's in the 99 Ranch shopping center so there's plenty of parking (including a Tesla supercharger if you need a little juice) and on a week night around 7pm, it was pretty empty - maybe 1-2 other occupied tables. Ordering is easy enough on the tablet - they have the menu in English and Chinese so it's very easy to navigate. We ordered the red oil pork wontons (红油抄手) and the spicy beef noodle soup (大辣红汤牛肉面) with the thick noodles. The wontons were just okay - a bit too much garlic for my taste and the sauce was too sweet without enough spice and numbing spice. The wontons themselves were pretty good - a very thin wrapper and the filling was flavorful and juicy. The star was the spicy beef noodle soup though. The broth was rich, complex, and flavorful, all without being too oily or heavy. The beef chunks were tender, and the noodles were perfectly cooked with a nice bouncy and chewy texture. If you're looking for something after having a few drinks, look no further - this is absolute perfection in soup noodle form. I can't wait until we're able to try it again. We'll definitely try more dishes next time we are in the area, but it's hard to try something new when that spicy beef noodle soup is so amazing. read more

Good spot for Chinese food with huge portions and good prices. I came here with two other friends for Saturday lunch around 11:30 and it wasn't busy at all. They take reservations via Yelp but I don't think it's necessary. Ordering is done via iPad. They have a huge menu selection so it takes a while to go through all the options. Because "noodle" is in the restaurant name, we decided to share 2 noodle dishes + one meat dish. It's nice that for many of the noodle dishes, you can customize the level of spice as well as the type of noodle. We shared: Eggplant and string beans with rice noodles ($16.99) - found the noodle itself bland, but the eggplant and string beans were super flavorful. Plus I loved the wide noodles which had a ruffled edge. Dan dan mian ($14.99) - decent but I found this bland as well Tomato and beef stew in clay pot ($26.99) - my favorite dish of the meal as it was a LOT of beef and very flavorful. I used the tomato-based gravy from this dish to mix in with the noodles and it was perfect. Overall I enjoyed my meal here and would love to come back to try their many other menu options! read more

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Popped in for lunch on a Wednesday around 12:30, pretty empty so we sat immediately. Ordering is through a ipad menu, you get choices of noodles after you click the noodle you want. Ordered the pan fried soup dumplings, dan dan noodles (dry), and spicy pork intestine soup noodle. Food was decent, not too much msg. Dan dan noodles and the spicy pork intestine soup noodle had the same standard noodle if you don't pick any of the other noodle options. For us, since we were sharing it was kind of weird eating two bowls of the same noodle texture, sort of hoped to have more guidance about this from the server, but like I mentioned.. ipad ordering. Dan dan noodle could have had more sesame/peanut sauce aspect to it. Pan Fried Soup Dumplings were pretty standard, crispy bottom, soft top, juicy inside. The only gripe I have is the dishes are all pretty expensive. $16-$20 a bowl of noodle. After ordering 3 things, total came out to be close to $60 not including tax and tip. read more

Special Noodle is a chain in the Bay Area and this location is located inside the same mall as 99 Ranch, right across from 99 Ranch! The star of the meal is the Soup Pan Fried Buns which I never tried before but was super intrigued to try! It was similar to a XLB, but in a bun form. The bun is steamed, then the bottom 1/3 of the bun is pan-fried! This creates an excellent combination of textures with the soft chewy bun on top and the crispy bun foundation. The bun comes in a quantity of 6 with a sprinkle of black sesame seeds on top. The waiter warned me that these are very hot, so I poked a hole on top and it was definitely steamy and hot haha. Lots of soup inside and it was tasty, I would definitely get the Soup Pan Fried Buns again! After I bit a hole and drank the soup, I dipped it in soy sauce and vinegar mixture with a dab of chili oil, yum! The pork ear with green onion was good too, it's a bit on the expensive side of pork ears but the portion is large as you can see in the pictures! You don't see much green onion in the dish, but once in a while you'll chew on a green onion and taste it, but very sparingly! Pork ears are good but hesitant to call it Pork Ear with Green Onions! The noodles were OK. Good, but did not find it amazing! First soup is the Pork Belly Noodle Soup with regular noodles. They had huge chunks of tender pork and plenty of noodles. I really enjoyed the pickled veggies in the soup. The noodle had a nice chew and it was a good size, I can't imagine this with the "thick noodles". Second soup was the Very Spicy Beef Noodle Soup with Flat Noodles! The flat noodles were fun to eat and went well with the soup. The soup had a good portion of Beef cuts, but I wish the meat was a bit more tender like the pork belly. The flat noodles were quite thin, but in a good way and was tasty with the beef and veggies. read more

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I don't mind turkey. I just don't die if I don't have it on Thanksgiving, though I have to admit I still miss my mom's green Jell-O mold with cottage cheese. For Thanksgiving, Jamie W and I usually find a restaurant that doesn't serve turkey (Asian usually), make a reservation on OpenTable, and be done with dinner by 7PM. This year we plain forgot to plan anything, so we decided to try an untried place in the otherwise jammed Pacific East Plaza. On Thanksgiving evening, the parking lot was uncharacteristically half-empty, even though 99 Ranch was open. We chose this restaurant right across from the supermarket. The dining room was certainly set up for customers, but there was only one solitary diner looking quite content with his dim sum consumption. There were certainly plenty of menu selections, so we were spending an inordinate amount of time studying the menu on a tablet. We decided on the $17.99 Braised Pork Belly over Noodles (photo: https://yelp.to/Gf5FJrRqVj). The pork was tender if a bit saucy, and there are never enough noodles for my taste. We also went for the $11.99 Salt & Pepper Chicken, quite a pile of crispy little tenders that came with an unnecessarily sweet cherry sauce for dipping (photo: https://yelp.to/o97ZzbKGMI). As our vegetable side dish, the $19.99 Hand Ripped Griddle Cabbage turned out to be a miss because it was completely saturated in sesame oil (photo: https://yelp.to/tu16WGXi6W). The saving grace came with the $12.99 Steamed Pork Soup Dumplings (photo: https://yelp.to/KyDUO-_qnU). They were appropriately filled with hot broth, and the minced pork and dumpling skins had just the right consistency. Overall the food was pretty good but kinda pricey with no real standouts to make waiting for a parking space worthwhile on a weekend. Nevertheless, for a last-minute Thanksgiving dinner option, we could've done a lot worse. FOOD - 3 stars...plentiful and pricey, just missed the mark AMBIANCE - 4 stars...plenty of tables and not too loud SERVICE - 3.5 stars...mostly attentive TOTAL - 3 stars...not quite destination dining for us RELATED - Exploring Richmond? Here's my collection of places I've patronized and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2VyCP18 read more

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Came here to eat with my parents and boyfriend. The restaurant wasn't too busy so we were seated fairly quickly. We ordered a few dishes, including chow mein, spicy chili wontons, eggplant dish, salt and pepper chicken, soup dumplings. I enjoyed all the food, but especially the eggplant dish and pan fried soup dumplings. I definitely recommend and will be back! read more

Looking for dumplings - check Looking for noodles and soups - check Looking for tasteful Chinese food - check Drop in, check out the menu on their tablet and easily place your order. If you have questions about ingredients, don't be shy and ask, the staff is friendly and helpful. We've tried many soup pan fried buns and Special Noodle's version is a must try! Since this was our first time trying them out we ordered too much, but that's leftovers to enjoy for later. Portion sizes are enough to feed 2-4 people per plate, which matches the price ranges. read more

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The service is good, if I do say so myself. They're attentive and bring out our dishes to our table fairly quickly (times that we do dine in). Normally, we order to-go. Their pan fried buns are delicious and the noodle soups are equally delicious! read more

The food was wonderful! The flavors were amazing, the textures were good, the presentations lovely, and the service was excellent. We had the sweet garlic eggplant which was a nice medley of eggplant, slivered bamboo shoots, wood ear, carrots, garlic and green onions in the most delectable sauce that was a perfect combination of tangy and very slightly sweet. This is one of the best eggplant dishes I have ever had! We also had the beef wrap (wrapped in onion pancake) which were huge in portion and very good. The soup pan fried buns were fun to eat but they were a tad too greasy. I also found the skins to be rather doughy. Be careful when you eat this as the soup in the bun/dumpling will squirt out unless you have it over a bowl. The regular steamed soup dumplings were good but I found the skins on this to be rather thick. We also had red oil pork wontons which hubby liked. All portions of food were generous. The service was excellent and the place was very clean. read more

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They have multiple locations throughout the bay area. This one is located in an Asian plaza where they have a grocery store and a variety of other small businesses. I definitely love getting food as special noodle although I have to say that it is on the heavier side and oily side. But absolutely delicious especially their pan fried buns. Those are so good, highly recommend checking them out. If you're into intestines, they have a few things to hear that you should check out as well. They do charge you for tea, which is interesting as most Chinese places don't but this place does parking is OK to find for this area since it is located inside a large plaza. Service is pretty mediocre. Ambience is OK. I recommend sitting on the inside. They have a little outside area which is right across from the grocery store so it can't get a little bit loud. read more

===TL;DR=== - Soup pan fried buns - Clear beef noodle soup - Roast duck blood and vermicelli in tin foil - Any protein chow fun ===TMI=== The first time I've been to this chain was the San Jose one and they were bomb. I'm glad they have one in the Richmond area too, right across from 99 Ranch. Their pan fried buns, amazeballs. They really executed the crispy on the outside, soft and full of soup on the inside. Often times when I order this at other places, they're either soggy or dry inside. My go-to has to be their clear been noodle soup and their duck blood. Idk what they put in that soup but it's just crack. Simple broth with a delicious flavor palette and oh man, the bounciest of noodles. Get your bib ready cause you might slurp and splash that soup everywhere. Honestly all their dishes were really good, can't wait to try them all. read more

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Chinese noodle and dumpling place across from the 99 Ranch Market in Richmond. We came after a stop at Costco with some hungry kids and over ordered . The staff were nice to seat us right away despite clearly being a little short staffed and busy. We ordered on IPads that had clear pictures of the dishes, descriptions and prices, as well as the number of time each dish has been ordered so you knew how popular each dish was. The food comes out as it is made and our chicken with vegetables dish was the first one out. My kids enjoyed it and I'm glad they loaded up on the protein versus carbs first. It wasn't too greasy and my son even ate the black fungus mushrooms which he usually doesn't touch. Next up were the pork soup dumplings. I never know what I'm going to get with these and they were decent but not as good as some of the other places where we have had them. The meat tasted a little less flavorful and high in quality and the second batch, several of the dumplings burst more easily at the bottom before they made it to our bowls/plates/spoons. The pan fried dumplings were quite good but a smidge greasy. All in all, the texture on the bottom was crispy and good but a little more oily than some other places where we get this. Same goes for the soup dumplings pan fried buns. The noodles with the green beans were last because I ordered them wanting to try noodles, as this place is called Special Noodle and I had to try some noodles. This was my favorite dish and I definitely want to come back to try their other noodle dishes, including the ones with soup, and some of their pressure cooked items. Nice setup with nice matching plates, bowls, and cups. Black and metal chopsticks and TVs on the walls. My kids liked the TVs outside with dancing characters mixed in with photos of their food. read more

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Came here after seeing good reviews of it and because we were at 99 ranch shopping and hungry. The reviews and photos seemed promising, but the food was ultimately pretty subpar. Service was good and prompt, and pretty attentive. Ordering was easy using the tablet they give everyone. My husband ordered a beef noodle and the fried pork soup baos; I got a vegetarian Dan Dan noodle and pan fried vegetarian baos. We also ordered a scallion pancake and spicy cabbage to share. The dough for the veggie baos was super dry and there was more dough than filling -- they honestly tasted like the buns you'd get from the frozen section at 99. The pork soup baos were marginally better with the dough being thin, but my husband said there was no soup and it was mostly just air. The filling was also not flavorful at all. The beef noodle apparently also had no flavor and the chunks were tough. As for my dandan noodles, they tasted more like sesame cold noodles; there was no mala or anything typical of dandan. The scallion pancakes were super dry as well. There were flaky layers, but each one was so dry and a single bite sucked all the moisture out of my mouth. The cabbage was ok; a little too salty and the leaves were limp rather than crisp and crunchy. A lot to be desired here, but nothing that the restaurant can't easily improve upon. read more

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WHEN: Friday @11am After grocery shopping across the way at 99 Ranch, we wanted to come here for lunch, but we were an hour early (10am). Luckily they had an "outdoor seating" set up and we were able to hang out until they opened. Parking is easy since this restaurant is located inside the Pacific Mall, so there's plenty of free parking. They do not have thier own restrooms so you'll have to use the mall's restroom which was surprisingly clean. There are plenty of tables inside, and you order from your phone using their QR code. Here's what we had: SOUP PAN FRIED BUNS (6) - $13.99 It's like the best of both worlds, where top half is steamed and bottom half is fried. All the fun textures, flavors with all the soup juiciness inside! Be careful this is hot! So I suggest poke a hole first for the steam to come out before eating. STEAMED SOUP DUMPLINGS (6) - $12.99 Very good as expected: juicy and tasty. SNOWFLACK PAN FRIED DUMPLING (8) - $12.99 These are like gyoza to the next level with the web-like crispy dough that surrounds each dumpling. Inside was juicy and tender filling that was overall delicious. WONTON SOUP (8) - $11.99 Simple, and hits the spot on the cold day. It was good. DAN DAN NOODLES - $14.99 Sour as though there's too much vinegar? I didn't like it. Nor did I like the schezuan numbing spice in it. Not my type of combo/flavoring. Overall this place was fine, and I enjoyed most items for the most part. read more

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I've been to a special noodle before, but first time visiting this location which is right across from the 99 ranch. Ordering is made easy with the tablet and food comes pretty quickly. The special stone pot noodles while seemingly pricy, is actually a pretty large portion and I would say is good to share amongst two people. Overall a great casual way to easy some satisfying and tasty noodles. read more

Their pickled long beans with minced pork taste incredible. The beans are crunchy, the seasoning is just right, and it goes so well with rice. read more

四姐 Special Noodle - Chinese Near Me - Richmond, California

I placed an order for delivery via an app and I asked for no cilantro in the Beef Wrap as I cannot eat this. Once the food arrived, everything is fine. Fortunately I checked before I ate it and found cilantro every where in Beef Wrap. I did submitted a ticket for help in the app but no help so far. Just want to bring awareness that if you order from this restaurant from an app and wrote a request, they don't read it. Usually if the item doesn't accept any modification it will say so and I won't order it. If you have food allergy just beware. read more

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This place is located in a little Asian mall right next to the Ranch 99. We went there on a Sunday afternoon and it was fairly crowded but we had to problem getting seated. Our server brought a tablet to us and we ordered from there. Took a while for everything but the tea to come out but that's probably because we went in just after the lunch rush. We ordered the soup dumplings and a couple of noodles dishes - the spicy beef and the sweet garlic pork. Both were delicious, especially the latter, though it was a bit strange that the dumplings came after the noodle dishes and we were already almost full by then. Overall a solid experience and we'll probably be back to try some of the other dishes. read more

Located across from 99 Ranch (I still refer to this as Ranch 99 to this day) within the Pacific East Mall, we stop in here from time to time right before we do our grocery shopping. They offer both indoor and "outdoor" dining tables, and the space is decently sized to host quite a few guests. Aside from when we first came here during their opening week and they were slammed, service here as very attentive and friendly. Some dishes that we've ordered that have stood out include: Beef Stone Pot Noodle Soup (this one is serviced with a fun presentation that definitely attracts the attention of other patrons) Steamed Soup Dumplings Kung Pow Chicken Mixed Noodles I'm a fan of the noodle soup here as the broth is very rich and delicious. But we've honestly enjoyed most of the dishes we've tried here so far. When we first came here, we had to order through the QR code on the table. Which turned out to be quite a pain to do because the reception is awful at that location. They do have wifi available, but the password is posted near their registers where it's not really visible unless you're sitting nearby. During our later visits though, they presented us with a tablet which made ordering much more convenient. read more

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This restaurant is located inside Ranch 99 right next to the Shengkee Bakery. I've always wanted to try it since it opened and finally got a chance to with some friends. The ordering system is easy since you do it through an iPad (and it also has pictures!) and the food came out very quickly. The steamed pork soup dumplings ($13) were pretty good and full of soup. The beef wrap ($14) was not my favorite since it used lettuce instead of scallion. I thought it was missing that scallion flavor, especially since I'm not a fan of warm lettuce. The pork intestine noodle soup ($18) had really tender meat and the broth was nice & flavorful. I thought the noodles were a nice texture, which makes sense since the restaurant name attributes to having special noodles! Lastly, we tried the claypot tomato beef stew ($27), which was too sweet and thick in texture for me. I was expecting a bit more for this dish. Overall, the food is just okay to me and I think it's a tad overpriced for what it is. I may come back in the future to try a few more noodle dishes though. read more

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It's been a while since our last visit and it's a completely different experience. Sadly, it's not for the better. I ordered the spicy beef noodles. I don't remember what was the pricing then, but the current portion is much smaller than previously. It used to be perfect for two people. But now it's barely enough for one. It seems the broth is also water down a lot. Very disappointing. Hubby ordered a new dish - radish stir-fried cured mixed noodles. It's just a meh. Lastly, we ordered the chives pocket as the table next to us was having it. It looks pretty good. However, the taste is disappointing. The "wrap" is not flaky and the chives are too watery. It's not crispy and lacking of flavor. Such disappointing lunch for $60 for two people. We will probably pass on this place going forward. There are many restaurants in this mall that looks bussin. Will try those places instead. read more

四姐 Special Noodle - Very spicy beef noodles soup with thick noodles - 10/5!! Get this and you could thank me later! - Chinese Near Me - Richmond, California

This used to be a ramen place which I love & now they changed their menu and wow, its not disappointing. There is enough space and food is good. Service is quick and their staff are very friendly... we'll definitely go back! read more

四姐 Special Noodle - Chinese Near Me - Richmond, California

When we entered on a Wednesday at around 11:30 AM, the restaurant was completely empty, so we were a bit hesitant, but decided to give it try. You order via a tablet, which is pretty straightforward to navigate. Because it was a bit slow when we went, the servers were able to give us their full attention and the environment was not too loud. The food was surprisingly good. We ordered the beef wrap, spicy beef mixed noodles, and pork soup pan fried buns. When we finished eating, the servers seemed to start ignoring us. We then had to get their attention to ask for the check. They spent over 15 minutes trying to figure out how to use their credit card machine. The server was on the phone asking someone how to use it. We ended up paying cash. That was a bit of an inconvenience, but we did return once, and there weren't any issues the second time. I think the food is solid -- would recommend! read more

四姐 Special Noodle - Clear Beef Noodle Soup - Chinese Near Me - Richmond, California

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