Went today, which is a Friday night. The restaurant was packed! Good food. Large proportions. Fast services. Happy customers! Definitely going to come back here! read more

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A newer Chinese place on Main St that replaced the old Sushi Box restaurant. The Chinese crepe (煎饼) is probably their most popular item on the menu. I thought it tasted pretty good, but it wasn't as flavorful as I would like it to be (the ones we get in Beijing usually come with more scallion, cilantro, and sauces). We also tried the Hand Pulled noodles (兰州拉面), which comes in a clear broth and topped with a couple slices of beef. I enjoyed the broth but thought the noodles were a little bit too soft... I did really like their Potstickers (dumplings) and spicy pig ears (cold dish). Would recommend these. Service was very slow on our second visit on a Saturday (took over 30 mins to get our dishes). They only had a couple of waiters and they seemed a bit overwhelmed. We visited for the 2nd time on a week day night around 7:30 and somehow they had ran out of many dishes on the menu....would still like to try more items on the menu - just hope that they will have them next time! read more

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Aries' Noodle And Dumpling replaces the recently closed Sushi Box across from Waltham Common. They are currently in their soft opening according to the Waltham Patch: https://patch.com/massachusetts/waltham/aries-noodle-dumpling-now-open-main-street The interior looks only slightly remodeled from the previous restaurant. A very short menu, highlighting at the top the Chefs Special of "Lan Zhou" hand-pulled noodles, essentially lamian beef noodle soup, so I ordered that ($12.99). A large, flat bowl of thinly sliced beef, moderately chewy noodles (about double the thickness of spaghetti), and a small amount of vegetables in a beef broth. Although it was pleasant on a cold day, I could have gone for more vegetables. However, I'm not an expert on lamian noodles, so I'll leave it for others to comment on how representative it is. Interestingly, there is a large metal counter in the front window, so it looks like they may be setting up to eventually do the noddle pulling in view of the customers, like you might see in Flushing NY. The menu also has a variety of dumplings and I tried some of the pan-fried pork ones (6 for $4.99), which were of the open-ended variety your rarely see. Definitely tasty and well-fried. Asked for a Diet Coke, but they don't have any diet soft drinks. Service was pleasant and reasonably quick, although I was there very early and there were only a handful of customers. There is easy parking in the small city lot next door (depending on time of day) for $1.25 for 2 hours by PayByPhone. read more

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Service was ok. But the dumplings were bit salty and didn't taste very freshly made.

I don't understand why the rating of this restaurant is not even above 4. Today is the second time we dined at this place. The food is very authentic, specially the Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles. The taste and quality of noodles can definitely compare to what I ate in China. So far every dish I tried is very good. Both of visits ended in one hour, we must be super lucky. But nowhere else I went can get the food on your table faster than this place. Highly recommended! read more

We had a good lunch meal here ... the lunch specials are a good deal and there are several options to choose from. We ordered three different items, all of which were delicious. I really enjoyed the horned green pepper with pork (spicy) and the five spice tofu stir fries. The dumplings were also good, and didn't take too long to come out. The folks that ran the place were attentive. They do a lot of take out business here. A lot of local Chinese folks come here, so the food is probably pretty good consistently. This place isn't in the most obvious location .... it is near a corner with a public parking adjacent to it. read more

I will forever be a customer for one dish this place offers: Aries Smoked and Grilled Lamb.春风风味熏羊排 Wow. I mean wow. I'm a lamb person but I've never had such a lamb dish with so much flavor. Extremely Tender and Smoky, this dish uses a special cut of lamb that I never had in other places in the US. The smoky flavor is different from that of US BBQ. It has a very typical flavor profile from northern China, where I was born. I was initially skeptical about the $25 price point. But hey, trying this dish was one of the best food decisions I made. read more

Soup dumplings and hong sha ro are a must here! Very cozy home-cooked vibes and the servers are friendly and welcoming :)

Food was authentic and tasty. We had spicy fish and dumplings. Service was prompt. They have a new online ordering service for dining in.

Really enjoy the chili oil, but I think this is the last day I'll be going saw a mouse running across the floor in the kitchen doorway ! read more

Lan Zhou noodles and chilli oil - u can't go wrong. It was so SO good. I'll definitely be going back to try the spicy and numbing stir fry pot. read more

Aries Noodle & Dumpling - Chinese Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

Specifically came here with great anticipation, but was so disappointed. The first thing encountered upon entering was poker-faced staff with a terrible attitude. The service personnel were indifferent and neglectful. The beef in the beef noodle soup was so tough that it was impossible to chew. read more

Wonderful experience. Authentic . I wish I had friends to enjoy this food with but was traveling alone on business

Worst Restaurant I've eaten at. Got food poisoning here after eating their handmade meatball soup. Also, terrible service and they charge a mandatory 18% gratuity tip. Your tip is what customers give based on your service and shouldn't be a fixed mandatory fee... and to top it all off they expect an additional regular tip on top of the mandatory 18% Gratuity tip. Total scam artists here. Stay away unless you like bad food that gives you food poisoning and a ridiculous gratuity charge. read more

We are mostly vegetarian and enjoyed everything we tried - cucumber salad, eggs and tomato, stir fried pancakes with veggie, prawn and cabbage, veggie hot pot, egg and tofu, lotus roots in brown sauce. Very authentic Chinese food. Looking forward to coming back! read more

Amazing food,The beef noodle soup was delicious. Great service the service was fast . It was traditional Chinese food.Highly recommended for tourists and the people who live in Boston . read more

Chinese crepes is the best among the restaurants I have tried in Boston area. Pan fried dumplings also taste good. We ordered both hand pulled noodles and machine made noodles. They taste very different, machine made tastes more chewy and the other one more soft. read more

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Excellent all around. Very fresh, good quality ingredients. Tastefully prepared. Friendly informal atmosphere. (And last straw for me on believing any average ratings from Yelp. Too many bogus reviews going in both directions--note that all the negative reviews here are from people with a handful of reviews they posted all on the same day. Fishy.) read more

Finally got chance to try this new restaurant. I live in belmont and it only took me 10 mins to drive and parking is extremely easy. We ordered "Lanzhou hand pulled noodle", "fried dumpling with pork", "stir fried shrimp", "wasabi sauce pork" and fish filet. I love stir fried shrimp and fish filet so much, it is very tasty and hot. Wasabi pork is my first time ever had. Not that strong wasabi and pretty good. My baby loves noodle. You can see it from my video shot. :) love this restaurant and would definitely recommend. read more

Aries Noodle & Dumpling - Fish filet with hot and chili sauce Lanzhou hand pulled noodle - Chinese Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

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very traditional Chinese noodle, so appreciate I can have it in Waltham. Definitely come to try it read more

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Good new place in neighborhood to have a lunch! We enjoyed our noodle soup and dumplings! Food was cooked pretty fast! read more

Aries Noodle & Dumpling - Chief special noodles - Chinese Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

My favorite place for lunch in metro west. Love their dumplings and noodles. Fast friendly service and clean establishment.

They don't do hand pulled ramen as Lanzhou Ramen should do but advertise Chinese famous Lanzhou ramen. They explained that was because their ramen master was gone. However, should they change the menu to "noddle soup", or something and don't put the Lanzhou ramen on their big window? I am totally fine with their regular Chinese noodle. Should they cheat their customers with some famous food name? to who didn't know what that was? Their ramen tastes so normal. No special character than any supermarket noodles. We also ordered a Sihuan dish, Fiqi feipian, came out totally different meat/material and no that famous Sichuan dish taste at all. There was another dish we had was too spicy than expected and there was no markup on their menu that was spicy. No waiters or waitress, you eat in the restaurant but need to order online by Their barcode. We had some discussion about extra food we ordered, but we don't think his attitude was nice. Especially they forced to add tip 18% before tax on bill (You have to pay tax for their tip). Not what you like to offer. We always pay tip but we never been forced to give. Furthermore, I was scared with their reply for my low star review. Of course I was afraid of going to their restaurant again. So do you! read more

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Great duck, dumplings and noodles ! Great customer service as well. Parking is right next door. read more

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I'm so happy that a new spot specializing in hand made noodles & dumplings is in Waltham. I just met the owner and Eric and Aries are wonderful people. Feel good about eating local, because the food is definitely worth it! read more

Hundred percent authentic Chinese food! Shredded pork with Yu Shang sauce was great , reminds me of my hometown.

This is the best Chinese restaurant in Waltham without doubt. To understand how this restaurant is different from the rest, you must be aware of the fact that Chinese food itself is constantly evolving in China. This restaurant is almost able to keep up with that evolution. read more

The dishes from this restaurant are delicious! The Chinese crepes are my family's favorite and we get them (medium spicy) every week. The Lanzhou Hand-pulled noodles are a bit disappointing, but the cumin lamb and smoked duck are very good! read more

We had the dumplings with shrimp, shredded potatoes with chili (spicy but very yummy), and the crepes. Everything was great! Reasonably priced and easy place to eat at. Will definitely be back! read more

won't go back again. Food are way unreasonably more expensive than other places. 4 slices of thin meat is around 6 dollars ? Food came in lukewarm ! Noodles soup should be hot ! How many shrimp are there ? And almost 20 dollars. Dumplings were microwaved ? Did not taste like it just came out of boiling water. We were still hungry after spending around 130$ for 5 person(including one picky toddler) And we did finish all the food because of price. We dine out a lot. But haven't had such bad experience for a long time. read more

Definitely a great authentic Szechuan place. For those who are new to Szechuan, expect to eat spicy food with flavor or authentic food from China. For those looking to eat non-spicy, I recommend to look elsewhere. Besides that, I am impressed with the quality and cook of the spicy fish and the spicy bamboo with pork dish. Those dishes are by far better than at Szechuan Garden or other Szechuan places in boston. read more

The noodles here is the chef's special，so I put much expectation. But the soup is too light and the noodles is a bit firm. I suspect it is not actually the handmade noodles. read more

Just ate lunch there for Mother's Day 2019, the service and food were both amazing! We had the pan fried dumplings, shredded pork with Yu Shang sauce and stir fried shrimp with soybean paste. The food was delivered quickly, it had awesome flavor and was piping hot. Our meals were so good that we decided to grab take-out for tonight's dinner. We took home an order of Lan Zhou hand-pulled noodles, quart of white rice and 2 orders of shredded pork with Yu Shang sauce (it was so awesome the first time). The other great thing is all this food only cost us $84.00, that's a head turner for being in the heart of Waltham MA. We live 3 blocks away and will be frequenting this restaurant often, we're still talking about how impressed we were. Spoke to some folks from China while we were there and they said the food is as good as they get back in their country, that speaks volumes about an establishment. Hao Shiwa for sure, we'd highly recommended giving it a try if you enjoy authentic Asian food. Xiexie for a great Mother's Day meal, we'll be back! read more

Love it! Northern Chinese style in Waltham! It would be perfect if the Lan Zhou Pulled Noodle is hand pulled read more

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Stop by for a quick lunch which is good. The decors are neat and clean and so does the quality of foods. We had chief special of "lan zhou hand pulled noodle, shredded potato with chili pepper and stir fried shrimp with soy bean paste. " And they all tasted good. Very reasonable price and friendly staff. Also there is a convenient public parking lot right next to the restaurant as well(if there isn't any street parking available). We will definitely coming back for more dishes. Highly recommend! read more

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I really like this place because of the noodles. They taste freshly made and have a perfect bouncy texture. The atmosphere is great and the water they have is infused with lemons. Parking was not a problem. Plus, the restroom was very roomy. My family goes there about once every 2 weeks for the hand pulled ramen. We love the seaweed salad and will probably go back often. read more

I like this noodle soup ！ because this noodle soup is not use MSG soup make the flavor . This one is the really soup make by beef . And you must try they Home made pan fire dumplings! You will love it so much! read more

Aries Noodle & Dumpling - Perfect restaurant ！ perfect noodle！ - Chinese Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

Very authentic Jiaodong food if you came from that area of China. Feel like home when I eat the food. Will definitely come back again. More food items available besides the menu. Looking forward to new dishes next time ! read more

Too much white radish in the soup, ramen isn't handmade, and claims to have the best Lanzhou noodles but doesn't! Still filling and the meat was good, though. read more

Absolutely overpriced comparing to the portion. Service is quite poor as we sit for 10 minutes, no one even came to ask. Not gonna come back. read more