Huangcheng Noodle House 山西刀削面 — Restaurant in Oakland

According to my wifey, the name of business sounds like to (owe money) in mandarin. I wanted to skip this place because I don't feel comfortable eating at a place with a name like that. She laughed and asked why working so late babe? I told her a client stuck in traffic was making his way over from Fremont. After a lengthy meeting, it was too late to drive back to SF, so I figured stop by a day earlier than what they told me two weeks ago. First and foremost, the food is pretty good, but language barrier almost got me to order wrong. It turns out they open a day earlier and signature dishes on back of menu weren't available. However, noodle soup and appetizer are the only ready to go. I knew this place was legit the moment I look at menu. It show a few things on each page all categorize with description and pictures. Knife shaved noodle and Chongqing is what they specialize, it could be done dry/wet and rice or noodle. Got me braised pork ribs noodle soup because other dishes had red oil in soup base. Last time I had red soup base my anus had so much discomfort that I had to apply Preparation H all night long. I like this bowl solely based on the broth and noodles itself. Each strand of noodles are unique with different pattern of shaving. Broth was flavorful and tasty and no msg taste. Braised pork was plentiful some even had bones attached. Will be back to try signature knife shaved dish D#11. Don't let this semi shoddy look of place persuade you from trying. Jung...

My friends and I were in the area and were looking for a spot that opens late for dinner. When looking on yelp we found this spot and decided to give it a go! I am so glad we did because this place has amazing noodles and appetizer options! At first, my friends and I were individually going to order something but decided against doing so because we wanted to try more items and wooow good thing we did that. Because the portions were hugeee (which we were really appreciative of). Besides getting the serving portions being a plus the flavors itself were delicious too! Out of all the items we had ordered: cucumber with hot oil sauce ($6.49)

• this wasn't really spicy FYI * couple beef ($14.45) seafood fried rice ($16.09) Chongqing street noodle ($9.89)

I liked the couple beef and Chongqing street noodle the best due to the flavors and the pairing with one another! So if you stop by then these hands down would be the ones I'd recommend ordering.

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It's also one of the few restaurants that open a little bit later around the area so if you're looking for a spot that has bomb food and opens late or later then huangcheng noodle house would be an amazing spot!

it's mainly an outdoor seating area and the bathroom is shared amongst the restaurant in the area

there's no direct parking lot available but they have a lot of street...

PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU EAT HERE! Coming from an Asian noodle lover, I was on vacation and picked this place because I craved noodles and 4.4 stars looked promising. 刀削面 (in the name of the restaurant) means theres a specific technique used for cutting the noodles that makes them delicious, and that caught my eye. I was super excited but it was a huge disappointment- I was waiting for my food and was curious how they cut the noodles, so I went up to the kitchen and saw how they made their food. There was a pile of something sitting on the counter, so I asked what it was for, and the chef/owner said it was the noodle dough! The noodle dough looked gray- meaning that it has been made a few days in advance (I make noodles at home so I’ve seen it), and this could be a huge health risk. Fresh made noodles should be delicious- bouncy and have an ivory/white-ish color. There wasn’t even a technique they used for cutting the noodles- a machine just took the gray looking dough and cut it like a pasta machine. The noodles at this restaurant were soft and mushy, and a few strands were gray, so I took them out and didn’t eat them. As of service, the only service action done by a worker was serving water- food was served on a robot. At first I wanted to leave and not eat at this restaurant but they make you pay IMMEDIATELY after you order. Very...