Tasty Noodle House

I had lunch with a friend at Tasty Noodle House on a Friday around 11:30 AM. There was plenty of parking and tables available. It stared to get busy a bit after 12 PM. We got the Shanghai Grilled Pork Buns, Green Onion Pancake, Shanghai Sticky Rice Shiu-Mai With Pork, and Shanghai Xiao Long Bao w/ Pork. The portions are quite large so for 2 people this was a lot of food and we went home with left overs. The grilled pork buns were delicious and my favorite item! The filling was really well seasoned and the grilled bun added a nice crisp. I thought the sticky rice shiu-mai was fun but don't order this expecting it to be like traditional shiu-mai. This was primarily filled with sticky rice - not a ton of pork and shrimp. The xiao long bao was good but nothing special. I thought the green onion pancake was not good - it was very thin and oily. I wouldn't recommend that. We obviously didn't try any noodles but enjoyed the items off the dim sum menu.

Sooooooo tasty. (see what I did there?) The food here is really good. Like others have said, the House Noodles with Pork are amazing. The portions are big, so be careful how much you order. Also, like others have said, the parking lot is interesting and not in a good way. Best to get there early, and even then you might not get a spot. Parking aside, if you like noodles, this is the place for you. Highly recommended.

Tasty Noodle House is our go to place for comfort food. We usually eat late lunch there because finding parking is a challenge during peak time. We ordered our usual dishes: Shanghai pan fried pork bun, pan fried cilantro fish dumplings, fish noodle soup and spicy fish with tofu noodle soup. Three minutes after our order was taken, waitstaff brought out the Shanghai pan fried pork bun, food was hot and tasty. All other food came out fast and piping hot as well. Prices went up slightly but still reasonable. This is still one of our favorite restaurants for comfort food.

Late review from Dec 2022 :P We ordered the Shanghai Grilled Pork Bun, Crispy Spicy Stinky Tofu w/pork, Beef Brisket Noodle soup, Xiao Long Bao, and some other noodle dish I can't remember the name of and they don't seem to have on their menu anymore. Not sad about the noodle dish that was changed out because that was our least favorite dish. Xiao Long Bao was decent but I think the wrapping was a little too thick for my taste, I also can't find this on the online menu anymore. I liked the Beef Brisket Noodle Soup although my wife thought the meat was a little tough and lean. The Crispy Spicy Stinky Tofu w/pork was exactly what I pictured in my head. The server even warned me when I ordered and asked if I knew what I was doing. :P I would have to say though that it is a dish to eat sparingly, and would go better if it had pickled vegetables with it. Eating that dish solo was a bit rough at the end. The Shanghai Grilled Pork Bun was likely my favorite dish of this meal. Portions are very reasonable. I will have to try the Garlic Sauce Eggplant w/ Shredded Pork next time as it seems like Eggplant Szechuan Style (魚香茄子) which is one of my favorite dishes. Popular place as it is always busy. I hate the parking in this area. So many good places to eat and half the time we end up parking on the street and walking over.