Walked in and they have self serve kiosks where you can order in English or Chinese. Once you order…read moreyou just find a table- there are lots of seating on both sides of the restaurant. Then they will call the number on your receipt once the food is ready. I ended up getting both the spicy beef noodle with wide noodles and the triple combo dry noodle with the regular sized noodles. The noodles in both were perfectly cooked and had a nice bite to them. They were very long and addicting to eat. The soup in the spicy beef bowl wasn't too spicy or oily which I liked. The triple combo had a mixture of carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, egg, chili oil, scallions, and some beef. Both dishes were very flavorful without feeling heavy. The noodles were definitely the stars of both dishes! I noticed they had a sign that said no tipping either which surprised me here in the Bay Area. We took our bowls/tray and placed them in the clean up are for them to take away. Price was pretty good too for the amount of food (Under $20 a bowl). Come here if you want some quality noodles.

We stopped by for lunch after running errands in the area. Parking around the plaza can be a bit of…read morea Hunger Games situation during meal times, but luckily, you can park across the street in Cisco's empty parking lot. Crisis averted. We ordered the Dry-Mixed Spicy Beef Noodles and the Oil-Splashed Noodles. The wait was a little long since there was only one person working in the kitchen. When the food finally arrived, I'm pretty sure they made the wrong noodle dish for my Oil-Splashed Noodles and gave me something else instead. At that point, though, I was hungry enough that my detective instincts went out the window. I just dug in. The noodles in both dishes were chewy, as they should be, and that part was excellent. The Dry-Mixed Spicy Beef Noodles had great flavor, and the beef was well-marinated and tender. Definitely the winner of the two. The other dish--I'm guessing it was the Dry-Tossed Pork Noodles--was a bit underwhelming. The pork didn't taste as fresh, which was disappointing and earned the place one less star from me. Maybe I'll have to order the actual Oil-Splashed Noodles next time to see what I was supposed to get! The place itself is clean, and the kiosk makes ordering super easy. But my favorite part was the decoration on the wall--see photo. Basically, the message was: **"No tip needed, because we know you don't want to give it anyway."** I respect the honesty. No awkward tip screen guilt trip here! Overall, the noodles were solid, and I'd come back to try other dishes on the menu.

Haven't checked out restaurants in this area in a while. This used to be a Shanghai restaurant and…read moreI found out from the owner they've been open for 2 years now. There aren't many (any) Henan restaurants in Bay Area so this is a good addition to the mix of cuisines we get here. The restaurant is clean and cozy and service is attentive (the waitress walked me through their whole menu). Both dishes we ordered have flat wheat based noodles in it. The braised noodles soup feels a bit like Pan Mee from South East Asia except the soup from the steak (more like beef ribs) is super tasty deep beef broth (no hint of msg which is good). The big beef plate reminds me a bit of the Peruvian stir fry with the sliced and fried potatoes. What a great find and a great opportunity to try out Henan food. Will definitely come back again to try other dishes. Btw we were here on a weekday and the place is full!

Reasonably priced and filling food. It's nice to try another Chinese style from another province,…read morebut nothing really stood out. I've had Liang Pi many times but this was the first time I had it served warm, and then hot in soup. Surprised how chewy the noodles were given they were warm and just made of starch (no gluten) I really enjoyed the various spicy condiments, gave some lamb soup more complexity. The dumpling while delicious, wasn't anything new-- definitely hand made as some of the dumpling skins were thicker than others. Service was pretty fast, the staff spoke English fluently so it helped when they explained some of the dishes. Would consider it again if I am in the area.

Fantastic food and great customer service!…read more My coworkers and I went here for lunch since I had sour fish soup at another restaurant recently and loved it so now I want to try all the places with sour fish soup. We ordered the large sour soup and the dry hot pot. The soup was sour, flavorful and loaded with a good amount of basa fish. My favorite was the dry pot and would 100% order just that again. The flavor was salty, slightly spicy and numbing. It had a great variety of ingredients and all my favorite ones too! Portions were huge! The 3 of us couldn't finish those two items so we ended up taking some home. We can't to come back to try more dishes.

The portions are huge and perfect for sharing. There were 3 of us, and we ordered the Golden Sour &…read moreSpicy Fish Soup (basa, small) and the Golden Sour & Spicy Beef Soup (large). The small comes with 1 bowl of rice, and the large comes with 2, which was plenty of food. As someone who loves anything sour, this place really hit the spot. The broth has the perfect balance of sour and spicy, with a slight numbing sensation from the peppercorns that makes it so addictive. I also love that you can customize the toppings in your soup. I highly recommend the sweet potato glass noodles. They're super chewy and soak up all the flavor. Both soups were delicious, but the beef soup was my favorite because the broth was even more sour. The fish soup was still really good, but the fish made the broth a little creamier. If you're a fan of sour and spicy flavors, I'd definitely recommend giving this place a try. I'm already thinking about what I'm going to order the next time I'm back!

My wife and I were looking for a place to grab some food to share with our family we were visiting!…read moreWe came across this place online and we were very happy with our decision. We ordered the Mongolian Beef and a plate of tofu and all of it was delicious! The Mongolian beef was a little more spicy than we anticipated but thats okay, it still tasted great. The tofu was eaten up in an instant. Our order was take out and the person taking our order over the phone was fast but friendly. When we got to the restaurant, two of the three dishes we ordered were ready to go! Inside, couples, friends and passers by were enjoying their meals and time together. This looks like a great local spot with great food. We will definitely visit again.

I'd consider this my second visit. I can't really handle spicy food--whenever I eat even a little…read morebit of something spicy, I end up sweating a lot--so I rarely come back to the same restaurant a second time. This time, I ordered the stinky tofu. Honestly, you can probably pass on this one. The price doesn't really match the taste or quality, so I wouldn't recommend it. I also ordered the eggplant and tofu clay pot. It was pretty ordinary, but the one advantage is that I ordered it through Panda Food Delivery, and it cost less than $10, so at that price, I can't really complain. I also tried the stir-fried snail meat with pickled long beans. I'm not quite sure how to rate this one. The flavor itself was actually pretty good, but it didn't really taste like what I expected from pickled long beans. They also have two dishes made with pickled long beans--the pickled long bean soup noodles and the stir-fried noodles. Both were just average to me. Overall, my recommendation would be: try it once if you're curious, but I don't think it's worth a second visit.

For anyone new to Malatang or already a fan of hot pot, this is a must-visit spot. I highly…read morerecommend loading up on fresh vegetables, enoki mushrooms, tofu, noodles, and thinly sliced beef for the ultimate bowl. I'll definitely be coming back again and again! Also, their self serving chili oil bar takes your bowl of hot pot to another level of flavor town. Love love love their chili oil. The staff is friendly, the restaurant is clean, and the cooking time is quick considering how customizable the experience is. Every bowl feels unique, fresh, and satisfying. 10/10 would recommend.

Miss Gu Malatang is located in Brokaw Commons. Parking is a bit hit or miss here, depending on when…read moreyou come by. They are in the corner near Sizzling Lunch. They have a good variety for ingredient selections, but their price seems a bit pricey than other spots I had been to. Not the most friendly or welcoming here either. I was intruigued by their sizzling late style, but I ended up getting their bone broth. The broth was a bit on the saltier side though. Ingredient tasted decent - they have some ingredients I had not seen at other malatang spots, so that is a plus. Overall, decent food, but the broth could improve for a better experience.

It's located in a small plaza, with a small lot. Interior is clean…read more You order at the kiosk. Then put in your table number and they bring the food to you. I got the braised beef luosi rice noodle and the osmanthus iced jelly. Braised beef luosi rice noodles: 5 stars. I added extra cilantro and perilla as well as some vinegar. Delicious. The braise beef was plenty and tender. The perilla really enhanced the dish. Wish I had more of it. The osmanthus iced jelly came with the jelly, small rice ball and a topping of fermented rice? ( tangy) with side of milk. over all flavors were good. Lightly sweet which is what I like. I am excited to come back again to try other dessert.

I came here one weekday evening for dinner and was not expecting to see a snail rice noodle…read morerestaurant in the part of San Jose it's located at. Anywho, this was my first time trying the snail rice noodles. There is a standard Luosi Rice Noodle that does not have additional meat toppings - but all of the noodles comes with rice noodles, 2 quail eggs, bamboo, dried tofu skin, sour green beans, black fungus, peanuts, vegetables, snails and a broth. Even without the additional meat toppings - it is already a lot of food. Big portions and affordable. In addition, you can customize the spice level and add additional items to your noodles if you'd like. We got one Brisket Deluxe Luosi Rice Noodles at Liuzhou Spice level and one Tiger-skin Pork Trotters Luosi Rice Noodles at medium spice level. The Brisket Deluxe Luosi Rice Noodles came with a crispy fried egg, chinese sausage, tofu puffs and beef brisket. The beef brisket had nice flavor - not too chewy or too soft. The fried egg helped soak up some flavors - it's not a standard fried egg though, looks deep fried. The chinese sausage is chinese sausage. Spice wise - not that spicy (but we do have a high spice tolerance...). for the Tiger-skin pork trotters luosi rice noodles, the pork trotter was tender, not chewy. Overall portion size is big with all the other toppings it comes with and would definitely come again. It looked like a lot of people do take out here as well.

Pretty long line on a Saturday evening. My table of 5 waited about 30 minutes to be seated…read more We shared the grilled fish with vermicelli, clear noodle soup with seafood & meat, filet mignon rice plate, and bbq chicken and egg roll with vermicelli. I only tried the filet mignon rice plate and grilled fish. Both were fantastic. Filet mignon was very tender and flavorful. Grilled fish was piping hot, crispy, and had lots of flavor. Overall solid spot for Vietnamese food.

I ordered takeout from here, and I'm surprised to see their overall rating under 4 stars compared…read moreto all the other Vietnamese places I see. Pho Kim Long is located inside fairly nondescript strip mall. The front of the restaurant looked quite small to me, but it was actually very big and spacious inside with lots of seating. It was also quite modern and clean compared to what I expected based on the outside. There were a few tables outside (not sure if you can actually sit there), but I recommend sitting inside. Overall, we thought the food was fantastic. We ordered beef pho, chicken pho, and the grilled pork and egg roll with noodles. Everything tasted great even though it was takeout and eaten three hours after picking it up. The portions felt reasonable, and I really liked that they gave a good portion of protein with the pho, along with a good portion of vegetables. The egg rolls were packed separately which made them quite tasty (note the egg rolls have shrimp in case anyone is allergic). If you haven't tried it, it's well worth a visit. I went to pick up food about 30 minutes before they closed their lunch service, and there was plenty of seating and no lines. Two people walked in for dine-in service at the same time, and they had no problem getting seated even though it was fairly near their midday closing time.

1st time here. Clean, rustic and cheerful decor. Friendly…read morestaff. Fairly fast service. Ordered roasted fish in house special sauce, corn skewer and lamb skewer. Fish - 4 star. Flavor gets deeper as it gets cooked in the dish Corn skewer - 3 star. Nice smoky and sweet but a bit dry. Lamb skewer - 1 star. A bit too dry and chewy and flavor is ok especially after the savory fish. It's a decent place for hang out with friends over roasted fish and a beer - if someone crave it. Won't be an everyday place for me.

Thin sliced beef mixed with roasted fish with numbing spice is Super satisfying…read more Inside decoration is simple and chill.