So this review is for their catering trays! The portions for their catering trays are HUGE at this location. You really get the most bang for your buck at this location. We learned the hard way that not all the locations serve the same size (different owners) but still charge $75 per tray across the board... Other locations will give you 1/2 the size. Moving forward we'll only trust this location whenever we need party trays! So if you're going to cater from a Capital location, come here! You won't regret it. read more

Not quite like the other Capital Noodle locations, this location serves a Hong Kong cafe style menu with soup noodles, ho fun, and rice dishes. The location is clean and has plenty of space, looks like mostly setup for parties of 2-4. The noodles are good - a pretty good size and have good flavor. If you're looking for HK food in Brea, this isn't exactly it but possibly as close as you can get in this direct area. read more

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I came in for lunch recently by myself. It was just a quick lunch experience. They serve a variety of Asian cuisine. They have dim sum, teriyaki chicken, orange chicken, Korean style. I tried the HK Style Chow Fun and a green iced tea. It was very good. A huge portion of food! The tea was not too sweet. If you want it sweet, they bring a bottle of simple syrup to the table. The staff if very friendly, welcoming, and attentive. I would come here again for lunch and maybe try one of their lunch specials. read more

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Came on a Saturday afternoon, and left with a full stomach, and a happy face! I went with one of my best friends after an event on a 90+ degree day and hadn't eaten anything. Dim sum + Asian food always sound great, so we Yelped to find Capital Noodle Bar just a few minutes away - just our luck! They are located in the "Village at La Floresta" plaza in the corner. We arrived and were seated right away. We got settled at our cozy table. I love the open airy concept with their big window glass and industrial/wooden furniture pieces. They even have an outdoor patio seating area with shades to block the sun if you want to sit outside. Our hostess/server gave us time to take our order, and brought us our food in a jiffy. She was so friendly and helpful. She made sure we were able to get our dishes not so heavily spiced, as my friend is sensitive to spicy food, and that I had my spicy sauce on the side so we were both happy. Our shareables were the HK Style Chow Fun with Chicken, Capital's Filet Mignon Cubes, Spicy Garlic Chicken Wings, and the Fried Garlic Calamari. My favorite was the Chicken Wings, they had a great "cronch" to them and were seasoned very well. If you like garlic, you'll like these chicken wings! The HK Style Chow Fun was great as well and bonus points for the mushrooms because my friend and I are both mushroom lovers. Needless to say, I had a wonderful time here and will definitely keep Capital Noodle Bar in mind the next time I'm in the Brea area. Thank you for feeding us a great meal and for the wonderful experience. read more

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We've given it 3 shots before writing this updated review because we love Capital's frozen dumplings. This last time we stopped in with 3 adults and 3 little kids of which one is 3 years old. Beware that this constitutes 6+ and gratuity is automatically included. Also beware that the auto gratuity is already selected when checking out AGAIN and you have to opt out of ADDITIONAL automatic gratuity. To which I didn't know that as she said it was already included, so the assumption is that it is the automatic gratuity-- it is not. They refunded the second amount 2 days later after requested. We also ordered a wonton soup with extra wonton. Both came very delayed from our other tow dishes and independent of each other-- so after we were already finished with the other food the wonton soup came out and then extra wontons. It really would have been nice to have all our wontons for the wonton noodle soup at once. It is just so hit or miss, that for the price of the food, sadly it isn't worth it. read more

My family and I have been coming to this restaurant for a long time and it never disappoints. The food always tastes amazing. Service is great, ambiance is also nice. Good value and usually there isn't a wait time. I think the restaurant was pretty clean especially the restrooms. This is the place to go if you need an authentic, delicious, Chinese meal. read more

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Solid place for Chinese food in Brea! Nice interior and ambiance inside for lunch! Wasn't too packed when we arrived and service was pretty fast. They also sell prepackaged frozen dumplings to take home and make yourself. Food was pretty tasty and portions were decent. Parking is abundant and the surrounding plaza has a good amount of stuff to do before or after eating read more

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I read the reviews and I ordered the Haina brown chicken and the girl didn't know what I was talking about. They don't have it only what on the menu. Needless to say I ordered the fried one because I wanted the dark meat. The shredded meat was white meat. The reviews said it was dry. The fried one is dry too. It's bit Hainan chicken to me. Also I asked for extra sauce that cost 2.00 more and when we got home the sauce came out of the container... The filet mignon was okay not as good as other places. The HK style crispy noodle was okay too the fried shrimp roll would have been better if it came with some sweet chili sauce to dip. For the area the food was decent but definitely may not comeback any time soon. Update: In response to the owner to me. I read a review to ask for the brown chicken Hainan. So I did thewhat the owner suggested I do it I wanted Hainan chicken with bones and she came back and told me they only offer the shredded white chicken or fried Hainan chicken which is thigh. I took her advice but the fried chicken was not good. I saw x2 for sauce so my bad maybe she didn't charge me but the lid came off and spilled all over. Eating in maybe ideal but we were inky able to do take out. read more

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The food was pretty good. They only had pork dumplings and my kids prefer chicken so they didn't love the ones they tried. They had plain noodle soup and ate some chicken potstickers. We were seated right away and the ambiance is nice. Tables are long rectangles so not as convenient for family style as round tables but I get that they save space. We passed food back and forth when serving ourselves so everyone could get what they needed (we had a party of 8). I was fine with the chow fun and other noodles. The juicy pork dumplings were decent but I don't know if I would get them again. They are like XLB and there wasn't as much flavor as other places I've tried. I think the chicken potstickers were okay as well. The noodle wrapper was quite thick and they were pan fried but already soft when they came out as if they had sat there instead of being crispy. Overall, service was fine and the food was fine. If we had to choose noodles, for dinner we may come back. read more

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I came back to eat here again after a long time. My friend recently ate here and said it was delicious, so I went yesterday. It was okay, the food was tasty, the restaurant was clean, the service was good, there's a patio to sit on outside the restaurant with great weather, and the restrooms were clean. I'll probably come back often because it's very close to my house... read more

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I was pleasantly surprised to stumble across a good Chinese restaurant near one of my OC offices. Capital Noodle Bar is a descendant of Kim Tar Restaurant, and it definitely reminded me of Chinese food I had growing up in Southern California. I really like their Hong Kong style chow mein with beef. Their noodles are really crispy and the flavour of the dish was spot on. I also had their yeung chow fried rice, which was also really good. For drinks, I had their milk tea, which unfortunately does not have boba. The prices are also reasonable. The interior of the restaurant pays homage to the Kim Tar restaurant in Chinatown. The staff here is also really nice. I am surprised the locations are focused on Orange County. I really like Capital Noodle Bar for Chinese food compared to Chinese restaurants in Rowland Heights. read more

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Weeknight date night to this spot for dinner. We were promptly shown to a table and given great suggestions on menu items. We tried the Thai noodles, sausage fried rice and garlicky wings. All was delicious and even better the next day. read more

You just lost a customer. $5.50 for an iced tea. Really? A whole gallon at Chic Fil A is less than $8. A gallon!!!!! We had the HK style crispy noodles and the sauce was soooo bland. My husband had a black pepper udon dish and it was under seasoned. We had the same dish every time we come and it's either so dark/salty or bland like today. No consistency. You need to improve big time and consider adjusting the prices to be competitive. read more

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Overall a good experience. The noodles were really good and the lo mein was flavorful. String beans are a must order! Dim sum options were okay. The service was a bit slow, drinks left empty before asking for refills. Everyone was really nice though :) Really clean and spacious inside. Didn't have to wait for a table when we arrived for dinner. read more

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Huge disappointment from the dinner take out last night (7/18/25). We were frequent customers (1-2 per week) because they have great variety of noodles and we love almost all of them. However, last night's meal was completely off; both the taste and quality of the food. We ordered the HK style crispy noodles, HK style chow fun and Pad Thai. None of them met our expectations compared to the other times we had ordered; especially the Pad Thai. They all sticked together when we opened the box and since we had ordered the dish multiple times before, we know it was not supposed to be like that. Then the taste was off; it tasted like they didn't use bad oil and had that weird taste. I hope this was just an exception or maybe they got a new chef? Will give another try but just wanted to share this with the restaurant. read more

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Without any other Asian noodle spots nearby, this bar serves pretty good dishes and a slightly higher price. Nothing was greasy and the taste is more contemporary -rather traditional. Additionally, the place is a nice sit down to hangout indoors and outside. The service was fast and on point as to when to follow up. Because I have visited other noodle restaurants, I cannot say this place is worth visiting again, unless I have family and/ or friends craving noodles in town. read more

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Came around 1:30 pm on a Monday and got seated right away. Servers were attentive. Very clean restrooms and the seating was small tables and big tables so you can have small or big parties. The first time I came here a while ago I thought it was so good that we came back today and the quality seemed to have gone down a bit. Lacking in flavor in some things. I did like the chicken wings and fried rice we got. Everything else was ehh. read more

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I did not throw a tantrum. I made a simple request that has been accommodated in the past and was told it is no longer allowed. That is your policy -- and that's fine. What is not fine is publicly attacking a customer's character because they disagreed with you. Calling a customer childish instead of simply standing by your policy is not leadership -- it's rude and unprofessional. A manager should know how to handle a routine request without resorting to insults. Your response says more about your standards than mine. read more

This is my mom's favorite lunch place. The dry style chow fun is so good, it saves me driving to Chinatown. We tried the spicy sausage fried rice today, and that is a winner! Dim sum seems frozen. Disappointing on other visits. The congee is great on a cold day. Mostly good service. One of the young ladies is friendly and is a standout. read more

Ordered takeout and got hit with the ultimate shrinkflation. The portion was literally a third smaller than usual, and they still raised the price. Total rip-off. read more

The food was excellent! This is the closest authentic Asian food near me. The ambiance was clean. The service was good. We will for sure be back for more dishes to try. read more

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My love/hate relationship with Capital Noodle: The good: * The food is genuinely great. We really haven't had a bad thing. Top recommendation is the HK Noodles, CRISPY Hainan Chicken (MY FAVORITE) and the Filet Mignon cubes is my mom's favorite. They have pickled chilis and plenty of chili oil at every table. All their sauces taste home made, hot, and fresh. When I am craving Capital Noodle, there's nothing else that can satisfy. * Place is relatively clean. Atmosphere is open. My wife says it's always cold in there. It's a great place for date night or for larger gatherings. * You DO get what you pay for. Prices range from $15-$28 a plate but it's worth it. The bad: * The service is either non-existent or just plain bad. We have gone here MANY times over the last few years and it's always the same. None of the servers care about you or care to engage you in conversation. They don't ask you if you have any questions nor make suggestions. They rarely, if ever, check in on you. We are almost never walked to our table, but instead, always told to go "sit at that table over there". * It's never really clear where we pay. We often go so long without anyone checking in on us that we get up to the counter and pay. This last time, I had to ask for the check for someone to come to the table. There is no standard for service here and you can tell. Verdict: * Service is half the battle when dining in restaurants. If the service isn't there, the food better be AMAZING for me to come back. There are a few restaurants I won't go back to due to the service. Because the food is so good here, I do come back. It's worth it for that Crispy Hainan and HK Noodles. If we are ever appalled by the service we get, they win us back once we get the food. This would be a 5 star rating for me if it wasn't for the service. read more

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Such a good place if you're craving noodles!! I ordered their black pepper beef udon and it was chefs kiss!!! The beef was so tender and the whole dish in itself was SOOOO flavorful. It was such a big portion, it could be shared between two people. Also, don't forget the free milk buns with check in. Unfortunately they ran out when we were there so they gave us chinese donuts instead. Will definitely be back again!! read more

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At first glance, Capital Noodle Bar has a modern interior and a good ambiance. The service was pretty good and the seating decently comfortable. Unfortunately, the food did not meet expectations. We ordered two lunch special items: the Mongolian beef and the orange chicken. When they first came out, I was a bit disappointed to see that they basically filled one of the sections of the bento with frozen corn/veg. Next, the cooked broccoli was cold with salad dressing (why not use fresh salad instead?). The pickled cucumber bites, the rice, and the proteins were pretty good, but as a whole, the lunch specials were a bit disappointing. The fried sweet buns with condensed milk were just the right amount of crispy and yummy, but the chicken buns, on the other hand, were over steamed and somewhat soggy. Overall, based on this experience, I can't say we'll be coming back. read more

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Always great to come here for lunch or dinner. The food is served hot. Never crowded. They also sell frozen wontons --50 pcs for $32. We got a bag of it read more

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This used to be one of our go to places to eat. The food is usually great. But the last few times we've gone the service has been lacking. Today we went in for lunch. My husband and I were only the 3rd group there. We were there for 40 minutes and they hadn't even brought us water. After the 4th group arrived and they got drinks and appetizers and we had still yet to get water we got up and left. The problem seemed to be the older woman working she seemed to start tasks and then walk away from them. There was a younger woman working that was trying her best but I know it can be hard to do your own job while trying to pull the weight of someone else. *I would have rather addressed this as an email to the owner or manager but unfortunately was unable to locate one online. read more

I would just get to the point. My dining experience at Capital Noodle Bar was fine. The waiting staffs were doing their job. Food was served quickly. The parking, the dining area and menu are all good. Now, why the 3 stars? It is the value proposition. What this restaurant serves is literally common Chinese food. If you take away the dining area modeling, the slightly fancier bowl and utensils. The price should be around $11.99 dollars a bowl. There is nothing fancy about this. Are they authentic? Yes. Would i recommend this diner? Let me put it this way. If all the authentic diners at Rowland Height go up in flame and i am too lazy to drive to San Gabriel. then maybe. read more

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So sad to see this place closed. Good food. Maybe not the cheapest. But I'm sure that rent was not cheap with that location. This is more for the defunct owners. Your food was appreciated and cherished. read more

We went there for dinner. The food was ok, but the service was not that good. We had no water and they never bothered to refill or even come around and ask. When I paid I was told that they automatically added gratuity to the bill. I don't think these people understand the concept of tipping. They probably never looked it up so I will educate them: tipping is a voluntary action from the customer if they want to show some appreciation for the server going the extra mile to make their experience exceptional. It is not to be taken from the customer! If the customer feels like he wants to tip you can say thank you but you can't demand it nor can you take it (steel it) from them. This action is unacceptable and you just lost us as customers. read more

When I first moved here Capital Noodle Bar was one of the first places I randomly stumbled into and it has become a staple in our household. I order from here at least once a week whenever I work from home. My go-tos are the capital bowl, HK Style crispy noodles, and the pork & preserved egg congee. The portions are huge, flavors stand out, and it's honestly just comfort food for me!! I wish they made MORE dim sum options. read more

Came on a Saturday around 7:30ish. Waited for about a min for any server to acknowledge us. place wasn't fully packed either. Most guests were finishing up their food. We sat at a table in the back of the room. The table was pretty clean n orderly. this place is known for their noodles. Since I was a noodle guy, I got their Capital Bowl. the size of the bowl was pretty decent. They gave you generous amout of rice noodles. the bowl came with the usual ingredients (fish cake, shrimps, etc) BUT one was missing n it was the fish ball. I thought it was just purely coincidental that they missed it but we ordered 2 capital bowls n both didn't come w fish balls. what gives?? Not a big issue. However, one big issue I did have was the saltiness of the soup and possibly saltiness for their dishes in general. we also ordered a Five Spice beef stew. flavor was good. The beef was tender but again salty. It was so salty that I finished my water and I drank more when I got home. I know most restaurants want to have savory taste/flavor but that was too much. Both dishes weren't bad only if you could overlook the saltiness of it. Servers also needed to be more attentive. read more

Price has gone up 3 to$4 dollars per entree which is really disappointing..Food is ok not Incredible to raise prices that high ..doesn't have much flavor...I don't see this place lasting long with there price increase and lack of flavor including not enough meat in there soup bowls and rice Entrees...very sad! read more

I came here last Friday for the first time in a long time (since the restaurant's initial opening). The initial opening menu seemed to be geared more towards an Americanized customer base (individual servings, price, fusion) so I didn't want to go back. But now, I think this might be my "go to" for Chinese food, more than noodle street! I'm grew up on Sam Woo in the city of industry, always ordering the HK style crispy chow mien with beef. Unfortunately Sam Woo no longer exists, but Capital Noodle Bar is up to par in taste, texture, temperature, portion, and price! The portions are definitely not individual sized. We also ordered the string beans and Singaporean vermicelli stir fry. Both excellent as well! And the variety of meats/veggies is great in both quantity and quality, whereas noodle street is like 90% noodle and 10% meat and veggies. And unlike Sam Woo, the waiters kept refilling my water, which is always a plus! read more

The Hong Kong Style Chow Mein was heavenly and the Filet Mignon was very okay. So this spot is a hit or miss. I'd come back for the HK Chow Mein for sure, though! read more

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I've been to the Costa Mesa location a while back and saw that they had one in Brea. It felt a lot smaller than the CM location. It felt like they were also understaffed when we arrived because it took a while to put in our order. Food takes a while to come out but our server let us know beforehand. We tried a couple of their dishes: Captial Street Noodle, Spicy Fried Rice with Sausage, Siu Mai, Har Gow, Juicy Pork Dumplings, and Spicy Wontons. The food was good but a bit more on the pricier side. Not sure when the best time to come for their dim sum, but I would definitely come back for that. read more

Service is good, place is clean, and the food is pretty good. The soup for the seafood noodle isn't drowned in msg and still tastes good. It's a solid place for lunch. They're located in a plaza with Whole Foods so plenty of free parking. read more

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The service was exceptional, and we felt welcomed right away. We sat in the lovely outdoor seating area with our dog, who was given a water bowl--such a thoughtful touch! The food was delicious, especially the stir-fried green beans and spicy garlic wings. The HK-style beef chow fun and black pepper beef udon were standout dishes. The overall vibe of the place was lively yet laid-back. I'll definitely be back to try more dishes! Highly recommend for both food lovers and dog owners! read more

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First time here and Freddy was amazing! Super friendly, I came here with a friend, we both enjoyed our food. Our food was delicious 5/5 and the environment is great. I will return with again soon as I was happy with the service provided. Five Spice Beef Stew 5/5 Spicy Wontons 5/5 read more

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Thought of this place for a graduation celebration. They open at 11 on weekdays, but since we wanted the patio for our group, they asked us to arrive at 11:30 so they'd have time to set up. Such a terrific idea! The patio suited our group of 14 nicely, but it could've easily accommodated 20. It was nice to have a private place to chill & enjoy delicious food. They even have great tea/ lemonade/ etc. drink combos! We had lychee with green tea, Thai tea, & some other tea that came with simple syrup on the side so you can sweeten it to your liking. Nice touch! The staff was great, answering questions we had about the food/ drinks, and they were so polite & friendly too! The food portions are hefty - most folks didn't finish & will have leftovers tonight. Some items are definitely shareable. We'll be back when we have a craving for yummy noodles, a lil dim sum, or good rice dishes. I was happy with the Hong Kong style chow fun & the peppery filet mignon! read more

We order one bento, one pad kee mao, one wings to share among three. These three dishes are all decent. Wings are very flavorful and juice. It tastes the best when it came out from the kitchen. The store was not busy on a Saturday evening. They have some free refill tea options. The server refills the tea quickly. It is one of the little cushion store in Brea if you are craving Asian food. read more

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