Hunan Mifen Sunnyvale 小香牛骨米粉 — Restaurant in Sunnyvale

This is a wonderful place for excellent noodles. Not a huge menu, but what they serve is excellent.

One type of noodle and soup base. Noodles and broth are served in a big soup bowl. The ‘add on’, whether it is the very very very spicy and delicious ribs or the intestines or anything else are served in separate bowls. Perfect for sharing.

The noodle texture has just the right chew and stays perfectly QQ through the entire meal. The servings may appear small but are actually more than adequate.

The rose jelly is a perfect finish for the meal.

There is inside and outdoor dining. Service is prompt and professional. Can be courteous at times, but rarely friendly.

Dine in orders are submitted via your phone after pulling up the menu from the QR code.

Have dined there more than a few times after discovering this place. Food is always good. Service is always ok.

Would’ve given 5 stars if not for the post pandemic habit of plastic overuse. Every noodle serving comes with parsley and chopped green onion. Each served in individual plastic container. Why? Dessert is served with a plastic spoon. Why? Water in throwaway cups. Noodles are served in real bowls and they don’t use throwaway chopsticks. So why all...

Was recommended this place by someone and it's great if you enjoy spicy food! We got the 3-spicy signature (招牌牛骨) as well as the 0-spicy one (三鲜肉丝) and both were good in different ways. The spicy one is definitely very rich and spicy, on the higher side of our tolerance for enjoyable spice for sure (we eat samyang buldak ramen regularly because it tastes good, if you want to benchmark your spice tolerance), but the beef bones add a lot of good flavor and aroma to the broth so it was a tasty spice (the spiciness is also served on the side so you don't have to add all of it like we did). The non-spicy one is lighter and good for someone who isn't looking to have a super heavy meal.

That said, the portions are huge and the combo meal was definitely too much food for us. The dessert (蔓越莓冰粉) that came with the combo meal (as I understand it they usually give the green bean soup but ran out so they gave us the fancier one haha) was really good though! It's an 'ice jelly' (search Bingfen on wiki) flavored with cranberries and rose honey and a super refreshing way to end a meal :)

Service is super fast, so that...

The food is amazing and the service is efficient and effective. Well I guess I should write more. This location used to be a Japanese restaurant so you'll still see the sushi bar for seating which is a good choice for single diners. Sunnyvale Hunan rice noodle used to be reigned by the Noodle Talk so I was curious how this place compares when I saw a huge line last time I passed by. I waited at the opening during lunch time to be seated as the first diner.

I have to say the food did not disappoint. The Noodle was fresh and chewy at the right amount. There is plenty of meat (whatever you choose) and enough noodles that makes it worth your money. The service is extremely efficient and noodles come out quickly. I like the waitress and waiters there. They are not super friendly but courteous and very good at looking at cues for what you need. Honestly I welcome the new mifen overlord. Oh I chose the intestine one and it...