We came here for a late lunch and the parking was limited. We found a parking spot right in front of the restaurant. The place was small and could hold around 24 people (I counted the chairs at each table). There were two people here before we came in. The staff was nice and friendly. I ordered #1 Hot Braided Stew Beef Noodle Soup ($6.60) and we ordered the Steamed Pork Dumplings ($2.95) as well as some other appetizers. There was no xiao long bao available at the time. The Beef Noodle Soup had two options: beef only or beef and tendons. I chose the beef only choice. The Beef Noodle Soup was a little spicy but it was bearable. The broth was almost bland but the spiciness kicked in which made the broth taste better. The wide noodles were good and the meat was good as well. The steamed dumplings were just like xiao long baos except in a different form which caught me by surprise after I bit into it. This small and cozy restaurant had good food and I would recommend it. Good beef noodle soup in the area (to my knowledge)! read more

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One of my family's favorite spot for Chinese food, the dan dan noodles and onion pancakes at Sues are incredible. I always order one or the other, if not both whenever we go by. The price is pretty solid and while the seating inside is kind of small, there's plenty of flavor in every bite. I recommend ordering both the dan dan noodles & onion pancakes, in addition to their green beans and dumplings. My family is also a big fan of the wonton soup, if you're looking for an option to warm you up on cooler nights. As far as mom n pop hole in the walls go, Sue's is one of my favorites while looking for lunch in Torrance. read more

So sad that things have gone south since 2019. They changed owner. The prices have gone up probably at least 30%, and the portion of each dish has shrunk about 30%. So, taken things together, this is no longer a place I would go to or recommend to other people. Well, blame the inflation! read more

This place used to be SO good and had great prices! The last two times I've ordered, everything was bland and lifeless. Not only that but I don't even think they charged me correctly. They just write on a piece of paper the total and that's what they charge me - they don't itemize anything. And the portions are small now. There is definitely something weird going on. So sad - this was my go-to for great Chinese. Never again. Save your money and go elsewhere. read more

Really wanted to like this place because it's one of a few Taiwanese restaurants in the area. After eating the beef noodle soup and the 3 items, I felt headaches.. I'm sensitive to MSG and wonder if it's related. The customer service can be improved. read more

Very disappointing. This particular guy is rude and rush to place an order and most disappointment of this will lead me not wanting to come back again... This guy lie about not having a dish when other guys inside saids they still have them. So I was pretty much forced to order other dish...(I don't want to confront him) later he stepped out and other customers came in and ask for the dish that other guy said no more! The other staff pulled out from the fridge to serve! That's just dishonor. When he came back, he saw the dish was out... other customers order this dish... he mainly pick the celery only and very very little beancurd. This guy has issue. I never really write such low review but I just hate when people lie..... read more

Sue's Kitchen - This is the dish he lied about not having it anymore....and serve with whole bunch of celery with one or two pieces of beancurd. - Chinese Near Me - Torrance, California

Wow they really hiked up the prices here! No longer hole in the wall prices, I'm sure a lot of regulars probably stopped coming as much now, their stuff is good but you can't charge Din Tai Fung prices for a hole in the wall place and keep your customers...Drop in stars for that! Shame shame Sue.... read more

I was ordering food for my mom and the language barrier was real tough. I was trying to use the menu to order things with what my mom text me to get her. The guy taking my order wasnt having it. He dint have the patience to help me l. he just wanted me to point at the food that I wanted which I had no clue what I was getting. In a panic I just said ok to whatever. This review is strictly on service not on food cuz I didnt eat anything. I wish I could have talked on a level where were both trying to understand one a other read more

Sue's Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Torrance, California

The original crew/ staffing is back! Food taste better. You can customize dishes without Chicken bullion and less salt, as long as your Chinese is pretty good. Customer service is way better. Glad that the original crew is back. read more

I used to love this restaurant but after tonight I'm not planning to go back again. I chewed something in the seaweed, pulled out, it was wire!. I complained to them, they told me it might be sponge wire that wash the dishes. Really? I felt like to throw up. No more sues kitchen on my list. read more

Cheap eats. Really good cheap bowls of beef noodle soup (7 or 8 dollars) I forget the exact price. Small place and not the most polite but the foods good! They only speak Mandarin but you can always point to the menu :) read more

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Cute little mom and pop Chinese joint located on the border city of Lomita & Torrance. The place is so small that it may be easily missed if you're not paying attention. It's in a small plaza along with a bar and other small eateries. Most people order to go but there's also limited seating for dine in as well. I assume Mrs. Sue is very superstitious based on the decor. For one, she has a lot of stuff in red and more than one "good luck" Chinese characters posted along the walls. One of the characters was posted upside down. The Chinese believe that when you turn the good luck sign upside down, then good luck will fall upon. Now how cute is that? I was all giddy when I found this place through a Yelp friend because I cannot stress the fact that we do not have enough "good" Chinese eateries in the Southbay area. Not only this small shop offers an affordable price and as well as a big selections of different authentic Chinese dishes. They are known for its dumplings, soup noodles and beef pancakes or Sue calls it the Beef Chinese burrito. Each at about less than $6. Now here's something I LOVE about Sue's. They have a small bar full of cold dishes ready to serve. You point and they package it for you right then and there. Each of those cold dishes ranges from $1.85 to $2.95. MY ORDER: -Chinese Burrito (Beef) With thinly sliced beef, cilantros and minced onions. Very little fats present on the beef. The consistency of the pancake was great. Crunchy and slightly chewy. The beef was slightly bland but overall it was good especially with Siracha sauce. ;-) Def will order this again. -Filet Fish with Preserved Pickled Soup With filet fish and sour pickled veggies. They were very generous with their fish. I had the small bowl for $3.85 and it came with 5 medium sized filet pieces. Oh man, I am a big fan of this soup! It was so tasty and I love the sour pickled veggies. -Shredded Pork Ear with Soy Sauce(From the cold bar) Very thinly sliced. It was good but way too much garlic. My breath was kickin after I had that. Probably won't order this again unless I'm craving for some pig ears. Oink oink. It's rare that I write a review the day after but I just had this strong urge to do it for Mrs. Sue and I also got a review request from a Yelp friend. I feel honored to be requested. :o) I will definitely return here to try other goodies. CC: Minimum of $20 PARKING---in a very small plaza, one way parking Oh one more thing. After reading other Yelper's reviews, I came to realize that they might be right. My bill came out to be even. Others comment on how they don't itemize the bill, thus only the total amount were shown. She just wrote my order down and punched in some numbers on her little calculator. I'll pay more attention at my next visit to see if the total amount is even again! read more

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1. The staff speak enough English to seat you and serve you food. 2. The Chinese burrito was a tad over okay. a. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/2CmpzotKeVnqpUvg3cbDSw?select=3ksgNZbeIMXD--mfhylE3Q 3. The fried pork on rice with less than okay. Nothing really that special. a. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/2CmpzotKeVnqpUvg3cbDSw?select=xj8JgoUzmn7Mq--sLppBPw 4. The free "soup" that came with my meal was hot water with leftover veggies. It was gross. 5. The famed beef noodle soup tasted like thinned out American beef stew with noodles. Not worth the hype. 6. Meh, I've had better. I won't be coming back. read more

Sue's Kitchen - chinese burrito - Chinese Near Me - Torrance, California

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Only 1 dish for over 40 years (maybe longer) "Beef tendon red cooked beef noodle" = literal translation It takes a long time (hrs) to cook the broth and tendon so not all restaurants offer this dish. 1 waiter/cook ran it when I came. Spoke only in Mandarin. It's like a street stall in China. Maybe too authentic.8 read more

I have been here countless times with family. Pretty authentic taiwanese food as well as a good selection of different food. We came with 13 people but we came right as they opened so we were all able to sit down immediately. Beef noodle soup, pork rice cake, string beans, green onion pancake, and dumplings. Pretty good service. There are parking spots right outside. Will come again read more

This hole in the wall joint is great! Specially the lunch specials! It is a family business with daughter and mom taking orders and waiting tables. Son in law and Dad runs the kitchen. Prices for lunch are very reasonable and service is fast! Serving size is above average too and lately they have been offering milk tea boba with every order of lunch special which is really great! They serve many kinds of noodle soups, rice dishes and authentic taiwanese delicacies. read more

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Sue's kitchen is way too exotic for me. I had a feeling my parents were pretty fobby, but it wasn't until I had to pick up an order for my mom that I realized how fobby they were. Mom: "It's called Su hua yuen" (excuse the miserable pinyin) Jer: Do you know if it's also called Sue's kitchen? Mom: Well... Jer (walks into random Taiwanese shop) Hi, is this Su hua yuen? I've found the place! The man who answered me walked past to wiped down a table for about three minutes while a chef inside the kitchen looked at him in disbelief and looked back at me waiting patiently at the counter. A cute Chinese lady also looked at him and looked back at me. Apparently they caught on that he was being a rude cow. Whatever, this is just an errand to me. Mom: Tell him I want the pig nose, the pig ears, and the (something something) Jer: Huh? Mom: I'll talk to him I put the phone on speaker but the man grabbed the phone from me. My mom was so sweet on the phone to this rude ape of a man. As I was leaving, the Chinese lady said, "Thank you for coming!" I like her. Besides that, my mom rates the food as a 3 star - it's cheap, convenient, and authentic. If you are Taiwanese you can probably cook all these dishes at home. read more

Satisfies my craving for my #1favorite Chinese food of all time: Taiwanese beef noodle soup... I actually discovered this place on Yelp.com a long time ago before I even knew really what Yelp was. After moving away from OC (and all those great Chinese noodles houses), I was looking for a spot in the South Bay and this was the only place. So, is it really 4 stars because it deserves 4 stars? Not really. It's 4 stars because it's the only one and it doesn't suck. If I lived closer, I would go even more often. The place is very very very small and has about 15 tiny tables. It's very easy to miss in the plaza. I took my mom there a couple days ago and even at 3:30 pm, there were still a lot of people there! If you can't speak Mandarin, you're screwed unless you know exactly what to order (#1 is the Taiwanese beef noodle soup). But, it comes in a heaping bowl of greasy soup and semi-tender chunks of meat. I always take out the vegetables the minute it comes out so they don't get soggy. Sure they only have wooden chopsticks, the tables are sticky, and the dishes are old, but it sure is good on a cold day. And at $5.55, who cares? To be honest, that's the only thing I have tried there because I have no idea how to order anything else. Service is what to be expected at a small Chinese restaurant...as in "sub par." But, who cares? It's all about the food. But, it's good for the time being. I have to admit that I miss handmade fresh noodles that they used to serve in the Irvine Noodles restaurants...mmmm....makes me want some right now... Keep in mind that they don't serve any water (I drink lots of water) and have no public bathrooms. I don't care because I just make a pit stop to Starbucks (on they way, only a mile away) to get some free water and use their bathrooms (cleaner). It also helps that there's a JJ Bakery in the same Starbucks plaza for dessert. :) read more

Solid Taiwanese food, though I must confess I don't know too much about it to begin with. Spicy beef noodle soup- deeeelish! Perfect amount of kick, super soft meat, noodles with a great texture. The broth is gooood too, it all just has a nice comforting feel. I can see myself craving it one of the bajillion times I'm sick. We also ordered their chinese burrito, water dumplings, and onion pancake. LOVED the onion pancake- it was super crispy and perfect. The chinese burrito was basically the same thing as the onion pancake, but with beef rolled up inside. That was just ok.. not sure what all the rave reviews for it are about. The water dumplings were just alright too. The parking sucks here, and it's tiny as hell inside. It also takes a while to get noticed when you want to order or when you want the check, but the food is cheap and not too shabby! read more

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I usually don't write updated reviews...but this place has really been going down the hill lately ever since the sale. This place has just been getting progressively worse and last night was the last straw. (Not saying I won't be back as my dad just can't get enough Chinese food but I won't be visiting this place if I didn't have to). First, this place can't even get my order customization right in Chinese now. I mean yes I don't speak China Chinese, but really I enunciate very clearly, TWICE, but they still go and put in the order incorrectly. No joke I hear them say it incorrectly when they yell from the front to the chef on what to make...which prompts me to nicely correct them but by that time the chef has already failed. Second, their portions have been getting a lot smaller - not saying I could finish all the food before this change, but still. For example, last time we went they gave us their peanuts directly in the to-go cup, which is a lot less of a portion than when they put it in the plates. Moreover, even the peanut size was smaller this time around. Third, when they are busy their noodles are undercooked. You can tell when your bowl of noodles comes up and you get a big'ol clump of noodles stuck together because it was improperly cooked. Oh, and by the way, complaining to them doesn't help, they kind of just shrug you off and tell you that "that is the way it is." Really, unless you are looking for the "China" dining experience without traveling across the Pacific Ocean than by all means come here and see how you like it. PS: Yelp really needs to remove the Taiwanese label from this place as there really isn't any real Taiwanese food in this place. read more

Had to head down to Torrance to see a financial advisor with my Dad and he wanted to stop by here for beef noodles. My parents have been raving how good this place was so of course I said yes. Arrived to a packed restaurant and before I knew it my Dad ordered two bowls of the spicy beef noodles for us. It came out a few minutes later and smelled delicious http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/sues-kitchen-torrance?select=iJYzGD1P9lEJC_mJFrhEpA#8vavIvGjAgC6a9ovlTI3fA. The beef noodle broth was very flavorful and had just the right spiciness for me but why did I give them 2 stars? The beef was so tough that I almost couldn't even bite into it. It was almost tough enough for me to ask for a knife to cut into smaller chunks. Even my Dad said that this was the first time the beef wasn't tender but damn I definitely expected better. Doubt I'll be back in the near future read more

Sue's Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Torrance, California

Not quite sure what to make of it. I was searching for the so called "best beef noodle soup in LA". For some of us, it was commonly called Neou Row Mein (NRM for short). There was plenty of suggestions thrown away like Dai Ho in Arcadia or Mandarin Noodle Deli. I tried all those places, but this location in Torrance threw me a loop. First thing first, I'm not certain that this is a Taiwanese restaurant. I knew they have many of the small sides and they have the proverbial tacky pink menu with the awful fonts for text lettering. Those two things are so common in any Chinese restaurant, it doesn't make it Taiwanese. If the previous reviews pointed out that the place expanded, I definitely did not see any notions of expansion as the place is still very tight in confinement that probably will fit about 20 people in there. No real ambiance as it can look like any sandwich deli places with a refrigerated display case out in front. I ordered the required Stew Beef Noodle Soup with Brown Sauce ($5.55) : http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/yLhe0EqYknbWKa2PBgqxjg/l . This automatically put me in a loop. I had never seen so many chili spices in a Taiwanese soup. The red hot chili spice reminds me of Szechwan dishes as the soup can be really spicy. The noodle and the beef was so so for me. It's edible, but didn't really wowed me away as I thought it was going to be. The presentation on the soup noodle looked good, but I just didn't get any sense of the beef noodle dish coming together as it should be. The flavor was masked by the spicy soup and the noodle was not very remarkable at all in terms of tastiness. It just reminds me of a pack of cold noodles from the market thrown in. The hand cut noodle from Mandarin Noodle for their beef noodle soup is still the best. The Green Onion Cake at $2.75 was not bad at all http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/is1rKQzo2CEvBxhmEgTlJg/l . I just wish it was little bit more crispy, rather than thick as in doughy. A little bit too rough for me. Smoke chicken ($2.95) http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/rz2V9f8FfWU-rHJOn-Er5w/l has its moment. I think it worked well with a rice dish or some noodle compliment. By itself, it just didn't go very well without a grain to accompany it. My most enjoyable dish was their pork chop rice ($5.55) http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/HoqbUjSAwNa-L6387_0bJA/l . It's hard to mess this one up and something this simple can rally the day for this place. Overall, I wasn't disappointed or being wowed over by the food at this place. It's a good solid place to pick up food to go, but I wouldn't exactly put this place up in the pedestal as the place in town to get the beef noodle soup. That was the only bummer part about this place. Oh.... I take it back. There is something else that bums me out, but might make people happy. They don't serve food with MSG at this place. Take it for what it is worth. ----- Cash Only! read more

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One of the best places to go for a decent bowl of spicy beef noodles in the South Bay area. This place is tiny and only has the capacity for probably less than 20 customers at the most. The counter looks like a cafeteria counter with a bunch of appetizers to choose from. If you have never been here you have to try the spicy peanuts, they are the bomb diggity!!! I always buy a large container full to go to eat at home. If you feel a little more adventurous you can even order a three appetizer combo and try a few choices such as the cold thin spicy beef slices, seaweed, and pork ear slices. The beef rolls are also really good at Sue's and come with plenty of beef and veggies wrapped in a grilled wrap. Make sure you try the spicy beef noodles and get a side of the pickled vegetables. The restaurant is located at a tiny strip mall with a tiny parking lot. If parking gets too crowded you might have to just park in the residential area behind the restaurant. read more

Hello Yelpers! What can I say, but I love this restaurant. When I think of true Chinese food I think of hole in the wall mom and pop shops. This is it. This is the golden standard in my book. Forget about service, about aesthetics, and about your precious wait time. This place concentrates on one service and that is taste/flavor/all mighty money shot. If you want a conversation and King-like service then go somewhere else. However, if you want delicious real Chinese food then come here. Pros: 1) Beef noodle soup - Delicious. Broth is dark and flavorful. Umami. 2) Minced pork noodles (ja ja mein) - Delicious. Not too salty. Umami. 3) Pig ears side app - Delicious and my favorite. $6 for a large side order. Take it to go and you'll have a snack with rice for a couple of meals. It's very garlicky. Umami. 4) Sliced cold beef side app - Delicious. Almost as good as pig ears. 5) Cucumber side app - Delicious. It is cold, refreshing, and well seasoned. Umami. Cons: 1) Parking is one way, few spaces, and tight. 2) Lighting is dark in the plaza at night. 3) Waiting outside on a cold night is uncomfortable, but seats are provided and it is worth the wait. Happy UMAMI! read more

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Alway a good place to get real home made Chinese comfort food .. Only thing not a relaxed environment unless your use to Asian homes read more

Sue's Kitchen - Fried fish plate - Chinese Near Me - Torrance, California

HANDS DOWN MY FAV CHINESE SPOT IN TORRANCE. I live in Santa Monica and I drive there for the beef noodle soup and the small dishes. I love this spot with all my heart, such a gem. They have a huge variety of Chinese dishes and they taste very authentic. As a Chinese guys, this is a gem for me. Also the price is very reasonable and I mean VERY, I never spent more than 25 bucks for two people. read more

Beef noodle soup is excellent. Will definitely come back. Will bring my family to try everything

This is the best authentic Chinese food in town and possibly in the south bay. They have the burn-your-lips spice in their food that I loveee. I always get 3 appetizers: potatoes, cucumbers, and pig ears. Delicious. I have tried others when the potato is out. Everything is good and very tasty. Get their beef noodle soup. They give good amount of beef chunks and the broth is deeelicious. They prefer you pay in cash. I try to whenever I can. Nice owner and people working there. This is a mom and pop shop and most of the workers don't speak a lot of English so don't expect them to greet you based on American norms and standards. Ni hao and Xie Xie goes a long way! read more

Sue's Kitchen - Love their appetizers. Pick 3. I get potatoes, cucumbers, and pig ears. Yummmmm - Chinese Near Me - Torrance, California

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Real Chinese food at a cheap price! And the portions are big!!! I got the beef noodle soup, the pork dumplings, and the beef burrito! They were all delicious. I was pleasantly surprised by the beef burrito. I wasn't expecting much. Parking might be difficult because the lot is extremely small. Service is friendly. read more

So disappointed. Have you ever been so excited to try a meal and it just wasn't what you were expecting? This is what happened at Sue's Kitchen. My boyfriend yelped this spot so we were eager to try the spicy beef noodle soup and saw the other good ratings about it. We walk in, service was aaalright. The place wasn't the cleanliest, but I don't judge by that if it has great food. Yeah, I said it. So for starters we order the Scallion Pancakes which is like an onion burrito and that was super yummy. We both order the spicy beef noodle soup and were disappointed. The broth had little to no flavor but was super spicy. It looked so good in the photos! I was so hungry and didn't want to waste it and ate as much as I could. Is it possible I came on a bad day? I hope so. Sorry Sue...I won't be coming back. read more

Sue's Kitchen - Beef noodle soup. EHHH - Chinese Near Me - Torrance, California

I stumbled upon this place after going to another Chinese restaurant that was closed on Christmas Eve. Upon entering, I noticed that most people ordered the beef noodle soup. When I sat down, I finally consulted Yelp and sure enough, many Yelpers mentioned the same thing. Beef noodle soup it is! I dug right in when I got it. Boy, was my mouth in for a shock! It was really spicy (I'm not use to beef noodle soup being that spicy). However, the soup did have a lot of flavor. The beef chunks were super tender, plenty of bok choy, and generous amount of noodles. In between bites, I was too busy blowing my nose and downing my hot tea. Yes, I'm a weakling, not afraid to admit it! Service wasn't bad at all, probably b/c I conversed with the staff in Chinese. The lady at the front only spoke Chinese, the younger fella spoke some English. Both got me salty/sour veggies to go with the beef noodle soup (this doesn't come with, you must ask at most places) and extra napkins. After the meal, I conversed with the lady and she made other recommendations, which I shall try next time. This place can be hard to find, just note that it's right next to the Shell gas station. Parking is limited and awkward, street parking around back is the way to go. Also note the limited seating, seems like most people ordered to-go. You can also buy homemade frozen dumplings. Overall, this rating is only based on the beef noodle soup, which was flavorful, just too spicy for my own good. read more

For a place with a limited menu, why would you want to have a serving of poor attitude and service? For some reason, the place was closed and I went to Peters Place instead. Much better food and portions. Not going back, LOL read more

I love this place! I have been eating here for the past 10 years. They have the best price and yummy food. My husband and I stopped by again this morning. The place seems cleaner and the new staffs are very friendly. We had a wonderful Chinese breakfast for less than $20. read more

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Who knew celery could taste good? I've mentioned this place before when I was reviewing the spectacularly inferior Peter's Place. Sue's Kitchen is SO much better. Their porkchop rice is a MUST try, they have large portions, the gravy is flavorful without being too salty, it comes with the obligatory tea egg, and they had picked mustard one day and marinated celery another day (that celery was goooood even if it had MSG in it I'm ok with that it was yum). I saw a lot of people eating noodles so that's something we will probably go back and try. The boyfriend brought me here a second time to satiate a dumpling craving (like that can be satiated), and I got some beef dumplings pan fried. They were only ok...I've had better, I wouldn't get them again. He also ordered the green onion pancake. YUM can't go wrong with those. This place is quaint and homey, I wonder what it's like when this place gets packed. read more

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I went there today (3/23/07) for lunch with a few of my co-workers. Some tips to keep in mind: (1) Their Item # 1 (Beef Noodle Soup [niu rou mian] ) is what they're famous for. It's slightly burns in the back of your throat when you drink the first spoonful, but it's really, really good...and really addicting. 3 of us ordered this dish; 1 of us ordered the # 2 (Beef Noodle Soup with glass noodles); 1 of us ordered # 1 with flat, thick noodles; and 1 of us ordered # 1 with thin/"normal" noodles. We all agreed that the soup was really quite good. I would recommend not getting the glass noddles, because it's really nice to be have the flour-based noodles soak up some of the flavors from the soup. (2) Their side dishes aren't spectacular; they're just okay. I ordered the green onion pancakes [cong you bing]. They were fresh and quite hot, but rather small and somewhat tasteless (needed a bit more saltiness). (3) They also have a side bar, where you can order a side dish, like in most Taiwanese eateries. I think if you order 1 plate with only 1 item, it's $1.50, and if you order 1 plate with 3 items, it's $3.50. (I *think*...because I didn't order a side dish.) They offer a few different things, from mao er, to marinated thin slices of beef (the kind that you get in beef rolls [niu rou juan] to the long tofu strands that are cut like noodles (forgot what they're called) (4) Most Importantly: They don't speak a word of English. Everybody that goes either needs to: (a) speak Mandarin, (b) bring someone who speaks Mandarin, or (c) eat food knowing that only pointing at things are as far as communication goes. Just an idea of what I mean: When you say the words, "Diet Coke," all they recognize is the word "Coke," and are going to bring you the red-colored can until you physically point to the silver-colored cans. Fortunately, I speak Mandarin, but I had to help out a table of non-Mandarin speakers figure out what to order. All in all, if you're up for good food and up for a little fun with the language issue, it's really an awesome place to eat for beef noodle soup. One of my other (pregnant) co-workers asked us to bring back an order of pork-chopped steamed rice. When she dug into it, all I could hear was her munching and then, "Ohmygooooddddd....this is ssssooooo goooood...." and then more munching... So, apparently, their other dishes must be pretty good, too. read more

It's the best place to practice your rusty Chinese especially if you look Asian. They say everything in Chinese to you; "How many?" "Can you move to that table?" "Do you need more tea?" The whole time you're surrounded by Chinese. The thing is you can kind of figure out what they're saying as you recover from the initial shock and can feel as if you understood the language. It's actually fun. I agree their beef noodle soup is good, but my favorite so far is their shredded pork noodle soup. It doesn't have as strong taste as the beef one, but is still full of flavor. I also liked their noodle with spicy sauce (dang dang mien?). Their fried cabbage was addicting, too. It's a shame I haven't gotten to try many of their dishes. I don't usually order much because I'm always a bit afraid of being greased out at the end of the meal. Don't forget to bring cash. They don't accept ATM or credit. The prices are very reasonable though I wonder why their noodles are cheaper than their vegetable dishes. Maybe imported vegetables are more pricey than what they use for noodles? I heard this place is actually Schezuan, not Taiwanese. Either way it's one of the best Chinese restaurants I've ever been to in America. read more

Sue's Kitchen - fried cabbage - Chinese Near Me - Torrance, California

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So far so good. Been here twice and the flavors are on point. Can't wait to come back to explore more of the menu. It's not a fancy joint and it reminds me of the meals I used to get in Taiwan. Beef rolls/wrap/burrito: good flavor. Not the best I've had but a solid 3.5 stars for me. Chow mein: noodles were just right, seasoned well and the addition of bean sprouts and wood ears made it a solid 3 stars for me. Za jiang mein: the supposed dish that inspired Marco Polo to create spaghetti. Not bad. Wish it had more of the meat sauce but the addition of a soy egg was good. 3 stars barely for me. Dumplings/potstickers: I am lumping a few items here but all were about a 2.5 star for me. My main issue being that the skins were kinda thick and starchy for my taste. Beef noodle soup: 4 stars. Good flavor and the beef was good. Side dishes: pigs ears/tongue, cucumber, celery and spicy peanuts. This is where home is for me. All the little side dishes you order from the counter. 4 stars. All were on point and what they should have been. All in all I give the establishment a solid 4 star rating for good flavors and good prices. Thin on decor but that's not what you are here for. Incidentally. I took pictures of the menu and not the food. I'll add photos of the food when I stop ordering take out lol read more

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I ordered the beef noodle soup here and left pretty disappointed. It was supposed to be somewhat spicy but it was actually borderline bland! Not spicy at all and barely flavorful. Not sure what all the other good reviews are raving about. We also tried the onion pancake which was just OK...a little too dry. I've definitely had better. Service was quick but not friendly. Barely got greeted when we walked in and not acknowledged at all when we left. Probably won't be back. read more

Usually, I rarely give out anything above 4 stars, but Sue's Kitchen is THE exception. I've been visiting this place since I first moved to Torrance when I was just a little kid and I've ALWAYS loved this place. It used to be a lot dinkier with the previous owner, but I think the food was tastier back then. Now with the new owner, the place is prettier and the variety of food in the menu is a lot bigger. Whenever I come here, I always order the beef noodle soup. I get it with mild spicy because I can't eat spicy food, but I have to make exceptions for this place. I'm a bit sensitive to MSG so it's safe to say that if you're an anti-MSG person, you don't have to worry about it here. As for the other food, it's good. I like the "juan bing" (sorry I don't know what it is in English) which is essentially minced beef, vegetables rolled in a Taiwanese style taco shell. The place is a hole-in-the-wall kind of place, and the owners and workers aren't really great with English, so please be patient with them! And don't bring large groups here. The place is really small and parking is rather limited here, so don't make things hard for yourself. Getting take out is a much better option if you have a large group, and the quality of the food is still good. There has been countless times where I just get the take out so I can enjoy the yummy beef noodle soup at the comfort of my home and avoid the heat of the store. Oh and a warning about parking. Once, we parked in front of the pet groomer store next to Sue's Kitchen and got yelled at by the store owner there. Apparently, they can reserve parking for their own customer and they get really angry if you take the spot. In my defense, there was no sign saying that it was reserved, so we were completely taken aback by the whole situation. I don't know if this is still a problem, but just a head's up! read more

Sue's Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Torrance, California

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Very decent chinese noodle restaurant, felt like was in china. Delishous but small place read more

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