Aileen Cecilia Catalla Muñoz
+5
My daughter calls it my favorite restaurant. Just a couple of blocks from our house, less crowded that it's sister. Faster service. Friendlier staff. Also, some of the dishes here are cheaper than her sister. Bonus point, I prefer their noodles selection over NP.
I went with the xiomai and angsu beef wanton (as per the servers recommendation). The xiomi was ok, the angsu was very well made. Good amount of noodles in the soup. I liked the red chilly sauce with the food. Staff is professional and nice. The food is not top quality but for the price the value is quite good.
Next Door Noodles was a place I would frequent years ago, when I used to live close by. Recently, I decided to have a nice hot bowl of noodles as I wasn't feeling 100% at the office. It was a close walk away from the office, but even that seemed too far at that time, so I took a cab ride that took no longer than 3mins.
Since I wasn't feeling well, I wanted something hot and comforting, so I ordered my usual North Park fave-- Noodles with 3 kinds of Mushrooms and Wanton (Next Door is a sister restaurant of North Park), Hong Kong Noodles. For sides, I ordered fried Shitake Dumplings.
The dumplings 🥟 were really good. A new fave for me as it wasn't on the menu last I went there. It can actually be be a perfect entrée instead of just dimsum on the side. Huge pieces!
The noodle soup bowl 🍜 was great. Though, I think the Hong Kong noodles changed over the years, or they accidentally put in the wrong one. No matter what, I always get an order with 3 Kinds of Mushrooms with something else. Always been that way since day 1.
Food: 4.5 - Yummy Chinese food. A classic in my book!
Price: 4.5 - Through the years, the price has definitely gone up. But that is the economic rule of inflation. Good thing though that their sizes haven't shrunk. Doable prices.
Service: 5.0 - Service is excellent. I had a small incident--not going to explain what happened. The manager approached me personally and apologized.
Ambience: 3.5 - Simple and clean wooden and metal designs. Comfy seating and great place to eat Chinese food at any time of day or night.
It's raining... ⛈️ I am needing something hot, soupy, and comforting. 3 Kinds...
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