Yum Noodles — Restaurant in Santa Clara

I had noodles here for a few times. And the last time I went, It was really bad experience since the service was bad. I was “expelled” after I finished my food. The guy (boss?) said “sorry I need to clean up the table since there are people waiting”. I was like...what??? And then he started to clean up the table and I stood up. My friend was still at restroom at that time and that guy asked me to take my friend’s bag from the chair, and then other people were seated by him. My friend and I have food quickly. We waited in the line as well and we spent at most 20 minutes to get our dinner done, which was much quicker compared to other tables seated at the same time as us or before us. And we gave good tips. Then what did we get? The line was not long and there are lines everywhere on Friday night! This is definitely NOT a correct way a restaurant treats their customers! I doubt if they ever know what a restaurant means. You could not event wait for a few minutes? I was just waiting for my friend!! We knew people were waiting and we were not mean. We finished it so quickly and had already saved you a lot of time. I could not even extend my dinner time from 20 minute to 23 minutes? I will definitely not visit this place again. And neither...

A small Chinese restaurant that specializes in Hunan style noodles and simple rice plates. We tried the spicy chicken gizzard with pickled daikon and rice noodles, which was fiery hot, and the beef stew with egg noodles, which was much milder but still very tasty. Their dishes, if marked with more than one chili pepper sign on the menu, are authentically spicy just like they do in the Hunan region in China and may be too hot for those who are not used to this level of spiciness. We went there for a weekend lunch and the tables were all full. The noodle broth might have MSG in them as I felt very thirsty afterwards. Price for a bowl of noodles is about the same as most noodle places in the area. It’s a good noodle place, we are not sure if we would return because most of the dishes are probably a bit too...

Noodles are the 100% authentic real Changsha deal. The chopped red chillies are fragrant and deeply flavored and perfect. The broth is to die for. The noodles have the most amazing texture, at once springy and silky. I ordered a small bowl with two toppings and my only regret is not ordering a large with even more toppings.

Note: the default here is flat noodles, but you can also ask for round noodles! I prefer the texture of round noodles, but I forgot to specify and enjoyed the flat noodles anyway. (Some say they pick up more flavor from the broth.)

I had tears in my eyes as I greedily slurpped every last strand of noodle and then emptied the broth bottoms up. Were they tears of joy? Or were the chillies that spicy? Or both? Try it yourself...