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4.0 of 5 stars.
The noodle here is great! Virtually, anything on the menu is good. I particularly like the lobster sauce noodle. But, for the parking problem, I'd have given it a five stars. Never mind the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here with the bf and his sister's family on a Saturday and we were seated in about 10-15 minutes. I felt the wait staff were really friendly and courteous. The $1 special of the day were jr....
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This would have been a 3 star review but since I felt a little "bamboozled" it has become a 2 star review.The food itself was pretty good. What makes me feel a bit cheated is that I seriously doubt...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
those of you that whined and complained about poor service need to GET A CLUE! this is a CHINESE restaurant, for pete's sake. If you want 4-star treatment go to a freakin' Italian ristorante or The...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't care what everyone else says. This is the best noodles I've ever had in California.JONASAPPROVED!
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Came here once cause a friend said it was good. First, parking is not easy. Don't know how any of the businesses in this plaza stay in business.I had the wonton noodle soup and the $1 mango pudding....
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
3.5 stars.No more $1 noodle special. This time, the $1 special was a small serving of deep fried chicken thigh coated with crispy seasonings. It was served piping hot and it was tasty. They also...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I wanted to check this place after I had read about the $1 noodle specials in the Los Angeles Times. When we arrived to day, we found out that the $1 special had switched over to mango pudding. I did...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
came here today for lunch with a friend. i ordered the lunch combo with the green tea pork noodles, the seaweed potato appetizer and the lemon tea. my friend ordered the spicy beef noodle soup. we...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
After looking at the good reviews by yelpers, I must say I am very disappointed. The service was lacking. We did not get water when we came in or receive our orders until 40 minutes later. They got...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Sure, I only went in because it had a funny name. But I was pleasantly surprised by the food. Not knowing what to order in particular, one of my friends suggested the Spicy Beef Stew Noodles, which...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The $1 noodle deal was a myth, if you ask me. It was about as real as the Golden Fleece or the Fountain of Youth.I went to Bamboodles with my bf because we heard about this $1 thing a while back, but...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been wanting to try their noodles for the longest time and I got that chance yesterday! They didn't disappoint. I was surprised to find no wait for dinner and a special glassed room where they...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Bamboodles with a friend of mine on a Saturday night around 8PM and we were both surprised to see the restaurant with no waiting line and number of empty seats. This first impression should...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The first time I came here, we arrived about an hour before closing, so they had already ran out of the Beijing zhajiang mien. I decided to go for the Combo C, which also included a side dish (choose...
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to Bamboodles two or three times already. It's probably my boyfriend's favorite noodle place in the area. I'm a fan of fresh noodles and dumpling skins (similar to a restaurant in Rowland...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Service was slightly better than the first time, although the girl who seated us just waved us over to the table. Funny how the servers are known for being rude and yet nothing is done about it. I'm...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
last dined: 2009 July# of visits: 6favorites: Won Ton Noodle Soupfood: A-I can't figure out what it is, but the won tons are really, really good. I usually think ordering won tons is a waste--like...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Bargain no longer available, making this place, just average. Spent about 10 dollars for lunch (compared to the 3-4 dollars i would spend usually). Kind of pricy considering what else you could get...
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Place should be called BLAND NOODLES! They say it's because they don't use MSG in their broth but, I shit you not, I ordered a wonton noodle soup and they brought wonton noodles with HOT WATER!! great...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Although they have weekly $1 specials, I wasn't a big fan of this place. Maybe it was the dish I ordered... The noodle was good. I had Beijing Ja-Jern Lo Mien & Spicy Noodle. Not my fav...I think its...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Can't go too wrong w/ $1 noodles. They also have free refills on their drinks too. that itself is enough to make me happy!Nothing special about the service...Overall Its not bad...$1 NOODLES $1...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Bamboodles has always been a favorite of mine since last summer when a friend referred me due to their $1 specials. I have been to bamboodles countless amounts of time with friends and shared many of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
During my last visit to San Gabriel, I ate at Yung Ho, which is located next to Bamboodles. I made a mental note to try Bamboodles out because they make "jook sing mein" and looked reasonably priced....
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sooo i went there a couple times again. the spicy pork which was $1 is alright, much better than the cold noodles. the $1 fried pork is GOOD! i don't normally like deep fried, but this was rather...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The noodles were different and delicious. Best in the wonton soup. Tried the stewed beef lo mein - OK. The spicy pork and tofu noodles (the $1 special) was a bit too dry to be enjoyable. Next time,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What I love the most about Bamboodles is the fact that their noodles are made on site and you could watch them be made with a bamboo stick. I first came to Bamboodles around the time it first...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Bamboodle is a bit tricky.. I've been here a couple times, once highly impressed with:*Cold veggie noodle: it was the $1 special. Very simple soy based sauce with basic veggie topping. However, the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Everything was pretty average here. The food was ok - we all had one of their combos, so a decent price for the food. The appetizers they gave with the combo was sort of weird, I didn't like it at...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Seriously, I hear people complaining too much about a place with their theme of homemade noodles. What do you expect from a place in SGV, CA/USA vs. Canton, China homemade noodles? Also homemade...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If it's not for their special $1 noodle, i think this restaurant might have been close by now. Their real problem is not their food quality, but their service instead. Have one of the worst service...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
interesting~By skimming the reviews so far.. it seems like.. u'll love this place if ur hong kong-nese.. which i am!!! The food isn't bland, the soy sauce, msg, etc... is kept to a minimal.. good for...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is just okay.My favorite thing is how clean this place is. For a Chinese place, it's almost unheard of. It's pretty cool how there's a person sitting in a room with glass panes making the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hand made bowl of noodles for ONLY a buck???? WTF, I thought. But a good friend of mine whose never steered me wrong said it was so. We met there and had to park around the corner because their...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is yummy; "as good as it gets" with hand-made noodles around California. I've read some of the reviews, and I am appalled to hear that this place has bad service and has tasteless noodles....
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was at Bamboodles this past Friday and had a phenomenal experience. If you watched the show Anthony Bourdain did in Hong Kong and showed noodles made with bamboo, this is the one place in the US...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went to lunch at Bamboodles yesterday. We ordered the spicy beef stew noodle, cold green tea shredded pork noodle, wonton noodle soup, seafood dumplings, spicy wontons, and the $1 black pepper beef...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've never been to China so I have no idea what real, handmade noodles are supposed to taste like. With that said though, I thought Bamboodle's noodles were an awesome treat. It's chewy and plenty...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not bad. Me and my friends must have caught them on a good day. Their green tea soup with pork was actually quite flavorful and of course the noodles fresh and chewy. They also had their $1 special...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We've been wanting to try this place for awhile, they make their own noodles. We arrived just after opening and got a table right away. The decor is nice cafe style with a window where you can see...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
the first thing i noticed when i walked in was the great warm smell of piping hot english (hong kong) style milk tea that seems to be lacking in places like JJ cafe or garden. The milk tea and decor...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
the main attraction for bamboodles is for their freshly made noodles, which they prepare the same day, and the novelty of watching them do it through the big fish bowl window, but you would probably...
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Really good! I had the spicy beef noodle soup and the beef was so tender it was practically melting. The noodles were fantastic, obviously. Girlfriend got the Wonton Soup which she loved but I was...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i just tried this place out today and im glad i was not disappointed. i thought it was kinda koo to see the old chef make the fresh noodles right there and then. the noodles are pretty tasty and the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
One dish wonder - green tea soup noodles with pork, or whatever it's called.The two pricks who pose as waiters there need a good beating.The waitress was very friendly, nice.Sauce served with...
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Where else can you get a full weekday meal for a buck? Their $1 special changes everyday. So far I've seen a chicken and green onion noodle dish which I didn't try but looked great, and a noodle bowl...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I first heard about this restaurant a few weeks ago on the Podcast - Good Food with Evan Kleiman. She was actually doing her weekly segment with Jonathan Gold. Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
When I heard they made their own noodles, I was so ecstatic! I'm always on a search for hand-made noodles. I thought for sure I was gonna like this place, maybe not LOVE, but definitely like. I...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I love noodles of all shapes, sizes, and origins, and have been fortunate enough to try some face-meltingly good ones in my travels through China. Given the fact that Bamboodles imports the recipes...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Okay so I was led by the $1 noodles that my friend raved about. It's great that you can get a bowl of noodles for so cheap and you just need to order something from their regular menu. This second...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Bamboodles was mentioned in the LA Times this past weekend, so my parents and I decided to drop by for lunch to check out the fare. It was mentioned alongside Kam Hong Garden (one of my favorites! -...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I tried the $2.95 Spicy Dumplings. They are small and comes with 8 pieces. But it was very good and had mushrooms and veggies in it. Also with chopped onions and chili oil drizzled over it. I also...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
There was a time I keep asking myself when traditional Chinese hand-made noodles will be popular here. After all, Japanese ramen has already made quite a entrance and built up a good reputation here...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The noodles are great...excellent, cooked to perfection. As you sit down you will notice this guy behind a glass window making noodles with a HUGE bamboo stick. Ok...so the $1 special is totally worth...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
$1 "spicy" noodles! During the weekends you have to order a full priced entrA�e in order to get the $1 deal. The noodles are pretty good for $1. The seafood delight dumplings (baby shrimp w leeks)...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Dude $1.00 noodles!!! You can't beat that! I had the spinach noodles with my spicy noodles and it was good. I also ordered a plate of their pan fried dumplings which was good as well. I think the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Such a mix review, wow.Yah, i think this is a lost opportunity for them. I have to say that i enjoy their noodle, the texture and taste, but the noodle dishes ain't that impressive at all. Lack of...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My brother went to Bamboodles when it first opened sometime last year. He has been raving about their noodles. Then last weekend, he told me about a daily $1 noodle special. When BF came to visit...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i dream of eating the spicy beef stew with spinach noodles for $.50 more and the spicy wontons.....soup was a little too oily.. but otherwise.. drool-worthy.
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Meh... for a place that suggests it is a specialty noodle place, I gotta say I'm pretty unimpressed with the noodle dishes we ordered.I got the special dan dan mien (spicy noodles), and all I really...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I do not like this place at all. The $1 noodle special is nothing to rave about. The dish is tasteless.
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Overall: Fresh food, I don't mind coming back for another try. But like most of the typical Chinese restaurant, don't expect good service too much. Just give me food, and I'll be happy. Price: A...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutely TERRIBLE.So bad I had to quit my Yelp hiatus and review it, to save all of you from this restaurant.1. Horrendous service. The waiter did not speak English and could barely speak Mandarin....
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I saw Johnathon gold's review in the LA Times and was expecting yummilicious to grace my tastebuds, but what crap! The service was awful! It took 45 minutes to come over and take our drink order! On...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
$1 chicken green onion noodles. That should be nuff-said, but I'll say more.The draw of Bamboodles is the bamboo-made noodles, made fresh daily. When we got there the guy was still working on some...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Food was good (not great) but the service was terrible. And I mean really really bad. We waited for ever sitting at our table for someone, anyone, to offer us drinks or bring us water, or god forbid...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i went back again last week with my co worker. because she always say that their food is good. eventhough i went there when they first opened and thought it was just okie..i decided to try it again....
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When asked if I wanted to check out Bamboodles, I ended up walking through their doors the next night. Well, it was pretty much what I had expected.The restaurant was pretty nice, a lot cleaner than...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Good Noodles, Poor Service.I tried this place on Sunday at noon and had to wait 20 minutes for a table that was in the way of traffic - I do appreciate that they tried to accomodate more people,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What: A specialty noodles place. There is a guy who is trained to knead the noodle dough with a huge bamboo stick. He controls the action of the bamboo stick with the stick placed between his legs,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Bamboodles??? WTF? What kinda name is that? It turns out that the place is pretty good. I usually get the Green Tea Pork with Shrimp wonton and substitute the normal noodles with spinach noodles. If I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I had their A Combo which included wonton noodles, house special dumpings, and ice green tea. The bill came out to ~$7.50 for myself.All were very tasty but not overpowering. The wonton noodle soup...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here with my hair stylist as she told me it was a must to try.I like this place very much as it is well decorated, and the servce is outstanding.This place make their noodle fresh everyday. I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
waiter is friendly, their noodles are good, drink could improve but i come here for the noodle soup!I order the $1 promotion noodle (with spinish noodle), and my mom order the same thing with sesame...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
we tried 2 different style of the dumping here, pan fried and steamedthe pan fried wins, but what's this with giving 9 dumplings when made to order.. but 10 when u get it frozen to go? thats the most...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Food: I had the green tea pork with green spinach noodles. not bad! couldn't really taste the spinach but it was fun to try. the soup has decent mild flavor... if you are looking for more flavor...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I want to say the cold green spinach noodles were chewy and tasty but overall the feeling was okay. I ordered the Green Tea Pork and the cold noodles and John ordered the GreenTea Pork in soup...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Upon a recommendation of a friend, I tried this restaurant for dinner. It was a week night, so the traffic was light, which is just want I wanted. I was greeted by friendly waiters and the place was...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i went here with my family on new year's day. even though it was pretty busy, we were greeted by the owner as we were walking to the door. he opened the door for us and smiled and said "happy new...
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Loved the dumplings. They were fantastic.Wonton noodle soup was good.Loved the spinach noodles. Yum!Parking - not good.
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This was our first visit and it was a good experience. We ordered the spicy beef noodles with spinach noodles and the cold noodles with green tea pork. Cold noodles are good but the pork was a bit...
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This restaurant specializes in bamboo noodles, made with a special technique of kneading the dough with a thick bamboo pole. If you think that involves a bamboo rolling pin, you would be wrong. The...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
my cousin and her bf took me here the other day. it was pretty good. they have these spinach noodles, which looks really weird because they are green noodles, but taste pretty good. actually i dont...
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The main theme to this place is the noodles. I always see it on TV but this is the first time I've actually tried it. The menu is plain and simple. The price is fair for a specialty item. Overall a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The Peking style noodle was terrible.. worst I've ever tasted. I don't recommend the Pork noodle soup either. The pork was super fatty with no meat to eat. Nothing special about the spinach noodle;...
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I ordered the wonton noodle soup and it was pretty bland. The portions here are also a bit on the small side.The good thing about this place are the shrimp wontons and the pan fried dumplings. The...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I enjoyed Bamboodles. I love noodles and these are hand made, which give them a different texture. We ordered the green tea pork spinach cold noodles, the spicy beef noodle soup, fried dumplings, and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
tried this place after a friend recommended it. i never have high expectations for little chinese noodle places so i was pretty surprised... i had the wanton noodle with spinach noodles in them. the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, what the heck happened?! I've been here several times since my first review and every time I go, I'm disappointed.The service is no good. They're uber slow and inconsistent. The food is...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I ordered the spinach noodle in beef broth, bean spout & tofu, and celery dumplings. Overall, it was a very mediocre to bad experience.The noodles itself was okay, but the broth was not so good. It...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The REAL reason this place is receiving that extra 5th star is purely for the people there. After having a great spicy beef noodle soup, cold spinach noodles and a $1.50 milk tea, I left forgetting...
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here last night for some take-out, and I was not disappointed! After it took me a good while to find the place (my fault) and then find parking (nightmare), I entered into this heavenly place...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is way way better than the Fuji Raman it replaced. I've been here twice and tried their Spicy Beef Noodles, Zhaziang Mien, Wonton Noodles, Garlic Shrimp Noodles, and new (healthier?)...
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think this restaurant used to be a Japanese Ramen house after the Pho 79 at this location went out of business. This place offers a small selection of soup noodles, dumplings and various Chinese...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
If you like bland noodles, feel free to come here!We had the Noodles w/Wonton, Zhaziang Mien, Noodles w/Garlic Shrimp, and Spicy Beef Noodle. In addition to 3 side dishes, Potato/Seaweed in Sesame...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2008
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