H858
“Wouldn't say that they make the best hand pulled noodles because pretty much the noodle shops in the area are on the same boat.”
“Authentic and delicious hand-pulled noodles.”
“This was bumpy with the language barrier and our original waitress didn't come by to help us.”
H858
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
6 reviews
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Decent noodle shop, decent noodle shop bowls.
You order at the cashier, take a number and a table.
In 5 minutes, the teenage waitress brings the bowls and place them on the table.
Soy sauce and chopsticks and spoons are on the tables for you.
Eat quick, leave your bowls on the table for the teenage waitress to pick up.
I think since this store is one of the newer noodle shops on 8th ave, so it's pretty mediocre.
Come here if you have nothing to eat on 8th ave,
I came here several times for their beef stew pulled noodles. For my noodle dish, a fish bun for my dad, coffee & milk tea, I think the bill came up to 9.80, which is pretty decent… The noodles are the perfect consistency for me!! And the beef is little but it's not too little that it isn't worth the price. I think the thing that really sold me is the service. Many Asian places tends to have either very rude or aloof waitresses. This waitress and waiter were both very nice and catering. At one point, a guy (maybe the owner or a worker?) came up and offered us newspapers to read. My dad politely declined, thinking that he needed to pay… But it was just them being friendly. Overall, I really enjoyed this place. In addition… You don't have to pay tips for dine in! So there.. You save another $2-$5…
Walking with my friend around eight av and we stop at this noodle shop for the munchies…for some reason she wanted something with rice and this place only served noodles,dumplings and soup. This place is really noisy they slam the dough hard core in the kitchen…you can actually see them making the noodle because it was an open kitchen …place Is small..service is so so …had the duck with hand pulled noddles and wontons soup …the duck was wayyyyyy to greasy I didn't like that and the wonton sucked full of skin and a dot of meat in the wontons …you can blearily taste the meat … Had better noodles then this place didn't like how noisy and rowdy this place is either but whatever price is reasonable all that food for ten bucks …but too bad i feel like its not worth it …
This particular spot is surprisingly a lot nicer than the other hand pulled shops I've been to. They have quite an extensive menu for noodles as well. I have not yet seen a noodle place this big with plenty of seating. It's very spacey plus comfortable if you eat in.
I usually get the beef hand pulled noodle soup, comes with dried slices of beef and a few spinach. I ordered beef stew hand pulled noodle soup once and I definitely liked the regular beef better. There's still a whole list of noodles I still have to try one at a time.
If you eat in, your noodles are served on a bowl not plastic, plus non-plastic utensils too. Oh, they do offer you tea or water, which gives them extra points. The average price here for a bowl of noodles is $5, yes super cheap!
Wouldn't say that they make the best hand pulled noodles because pretty much the noodle shops in the area are on the same boat.
Spacious and bright, this hand pulled noodle soup place offers a pretty extensive menu at decent prices.
My beef stew noodle soup ($6.50) came with a piping hot broth, dark in color and very salty. The noodles were chewy and nicely separated, but a bit too thin. Plenty of pickled mustard greens, which I love. Unfortunately the meat was not of great quality: even though the lean pieces were tasty, most pieces had a lot of rubbery tendons attached to them. I actually tried to eat them anyway, but there's only that much chewing on rubber you can do before saying "Ok; it's rubber".
The less-than-memorable noodle soup combined with a "C" health rating will probably prevent me from coming here again.
When H858 first opened a few years back, I took the ho hum approach and decided to join in on the parade when the hype was over. The place was bright, large, and almost trendy compared to the divey noodle joints around the corner. Even after 6 months of their grand opening, like every other proud Chinese business still kept up their ribbons and congratulatory bamboo plants out like they had just opened the day before. I went in there craving rice and ended up eating a mediocre yangzhou fried rice (when they still served rice anyway).
Fast forward nearly half a year later, I come (#1) in here close to midnight with a few friends after hitting up a nearby karaoke joint and we're all starving. I went for a $5 beef noodle soup (niu rou ban mian) with a side of pan fried dumplings (guo tie) for another $3, and I had myself a fabulous late night meal without spending more than $10 (tip included). This place had turned a new leaf and I was a new fan. The lesson? Always get a noodle dish and focus on what they do best. My initial time here was like ordering a cheeseburger at a Japanese restaurant (#2) – completely unnecessary.
The noodles are indeed good here, especially the handpulled variety. Texture wise, they're on par with some of the better joints in the neighborhood. I sometimes will order fish ball wonton soup (yu dan hun tun mian) and eat it with a side of fried dumpling (#3). Another winner here is their zha jiang mian, a meat sauce consisting of minced pork and soy, slathered up in the noodles for a hearty dish that doesn't run one for more than $6.
Service is pretty good for a Chinatown spot, they're fast and efficient, without the snappiness or the attitude. There is no need to share tables here – they've got plenty of space and are very accommodating to large groups. I wish I could say the same most of the dives.
Lastly, while the English name is H858 (I'm not sure why. Even the Canto number scheme is going against them), the actual name is "fu sheng la mian guan" or Fook Sing Handpulled Noodle Place. Wait, what the Fook? Ok, we'll roll with H858.
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(#1) Ok, stumbled.
(#2) Unless that burgermeat is kobe.
(#3) Unlike the pan fried / guo tie variety, this one is almost like Korean mandoo gui, or deep fried dumpling.