Kung Foo Noodle — Restaurant in Huntersville

We were in town for a college tour and wanted to get some sushi for dinner. We searched online for a high rated resturant and came across Kung Foo. We were really looking forward to eating some good sushi. 🍣 When we arrived there was a wait for almost an hour even though we were told there was no wait. The resturant is small and there is not much room to wait. When we went to the table we were handed very worn paper menus covered in worn plastic. (Time was about 8:30 pm. Kitchen closes at 8:45 pm.) The servers were bubbly and nice. The server was enthusiastic about the food. Generally speaking the food lacked seasoning 🧂(I.e. salt) I have never had crab Rangoon with no taste. Very mid. The sauce was also flavourless. The Thai iced tea was lovely and my son enjoyed the bubble tea mango drink. The bao buns with pork belly were fair. The pork belly looked boiled and the skin lacked crispiness. The sushi came quickly. Sadly, aesthetically, the plating of the sushi was sloppy and lacked finesse. I’m not sure if the plating was so poor because of the time or because the cook was unable to plate the sushi with any flare. Now as for the taste, the sushi lacked flavour. I have never had such tasteless sushi. The rice lacked flavour. No seasoning. Couldn’t taste any rice vinegar. The sushi needed soy sauce desperately. We had the Rainbow roll, Shrimp tempura, and Lemon Drop. About 8:50 pm there were loud thuds on the wall behind us. The wall served as the back to the seat. The wall was violently shaking with every strike. At first I thought my son was kicking the wall. The way our seats were arranged my son and my backs were on the wall that was moving. It was like someone was punching the wall. When we let one server know we were told the cooks needed to clean the ovens and that they needed to leave. Two servers told us so we would have to endure the noise and the beating on the wall. When we mentioned it to our server she said she would ask for them to stop but the cooks need to clean. When I asked her if customers had to endure it she said yes. I mentioned to her that it wasn’t good customer service and she said, “I don’t know what to say.” Eventually it saw stopped but only after about 10 minutes. She came back telling us they were done. I was shocked that no one thought the customer experience was important. If you are looking for great sushi and great atmosphere this IS...

Kung Foo Noodle is in Birkdale Village..and turns out it is awfully good. Everything we had was delicious and you can bring your dogs with you and sit on the patio. It was a perfect night for it, too.

We started with Dumplings. The waitress advised us to get the pan-fried ones because the steamed dumplings got cold and gummy. She was right. Those little pork filled nuggets were warm, just crispy and perfect when dipped in the sauce. That was a favorite.

We also tried the Spicy Wontons. I thought wontons were crispy, but here they were steamed and very pliant. Even though it wasn't what we thought, these soft pillows filled with pork and shrimp were incredible and we all agreed (even our seafood hater!) that we'd get them again.

For my dinner, I had the Tom Yum Noodle Bowl. It was so spicy and delicious! Sour broth chock full of homemade noodles, shrimps, bok choy and flavored with lemongrass. If I ever get sick, someone better bring me this soupy goodness. It's miracle healing level good.

Ty got his standard: Pad Thai! He said it was sweet and delicious, with peanuts, chicken and chewy noodles. It came with 2 limes to counter balance the sweetness of the sauce with a little added acid. Perfect!

Mary Ashley got her standard: Sushi. She had two rolls. The first was called Bubba Shrimp roll. It was tempura friend shrimp in the middle, with ebi shrimp on top, covered with shrimp sauce. It was her favorite. She wouldn't let me try it. Her second roll was a Volcano roll, which was a friend roll with crab and crab salad. She did let me try that, and it was really really good. Especially with the cream cheese inside. Loved!

For dessert we got Bubble Tea! The tea part was delicious, but I'm on the fence about those bubbles. They are gelatinous masses (Tapioca pearls, I've heard) that are barely flavored and just make your drink chewy. I don't get it. Anyway, we got Thai tea flavored and Mary Ashley got Taro. Hers was the best...it tasted like a sugar cookie.

The service here was also impeccable. The place is smallish on the inside, but it was not overflowing with folks when we got there. Lots of windows and high ceilings do a lot for not feeling crowded. We've found a new favorite spot.

(This is from my blog, Barenakedchefsaidso...not...

we stopped by today evening ( Saturday) and came in at 7:40 pm had to wait 25 min. Seating is limited so if ypu are in a rush I suggest to avoid the prime Saturday night. The hostess when she took our name for the waiting list told us 15 min or less.

once we finally sat down after a long wait, We were ready to order and the server was " Chelsea". She seemed friendly and when I asked for Hot & Sour soup she said its available although its not on the menu ( Not sure why ?).

I ordered Singapore Noodle, and this is where my biggest diappointment was.. This was our first visit to this restaurant. The srver did not ask or checked if we want to try any of their sauces.. I overheard the name of the sauces the other server recite them to the table next to us. When our server finally showed up to check on us, I asked her about the sauces she said yes they have then and if I want to try them ?

why couldnt the server Chelsea offer those sauces when the ,meal was served particularly when we never have been there before was perplxing.

That is the reason I asked her to subtly point out that she forgot to offer the sauces which I could have tried it on my Singapore noodle which was dry...

Also nobody refilled our water even once.. Also our entrees were served when we we had just started our soups. Typically the etiquette is that you do not seve the main course until the soup/ appetizers are finished...

we felt rushed overall by the server and the service was lacking..

The only saving grace - Quality of the food which was...