Cui Hua Gui Lin Noodle House

If you like pickles you will love this place. A great alternative to ramen. Get the brisket noodle soup. The service is great. The combination of picked vegetables and their soup just works on so many levels.

Tried this restaurant last night, after walking by it the other day and reading the menu on the window. Although only me, ordered 3 dishes so I would have a good sampling, and some left overs if it was good. Although my arteries probably hardened a bit with the fat content, I am a lost cause for pork belly and hocks. I had the pork belly soup, the hock noodles, and the salt and pepper knuckle appy.
I had tried something like this in Vancouver many years ago, but had forgot what it tasted like. All I can really say is that I ate until I hurt..lol
All three dishes were fantastic. A totally different flavor than Vietnamese noodles and soups, and far different than any other type of Chinese dishes I have tried. The knuckles were to die for, and even though still full, ended up eating up the remains at home a few hours later.
As said in a previous post, the staff, which are the owners, are great to talk to, and super friendly. I really enjoyed talking to them about the foods, etc, though I suspect I surprised them with how spicy I like my food. They even have their chili oil for sale in small jars, and you can get in spicy, or their new, really spicy...Of course I had to buy a jar of the really spicy...
Prices are a bit more than Viet places, but well worth it, and the portions are generous to say the least. I would recommend this place to anyone wanting to try something new, and at a fair price.  I will be back soon, but will wait until my heart can take all that richness again.  Thumbs up to the restaurant.

A cozy little place offering up a selection of Chinese style noodles and it took me back to my younger days of when my grandpa used to make the same thing for me. I ordered their pork belly noodle soup and it was just what I needed. Nice succulent pork belly with thick rice noodles. My favourite topping are the pickled veg that you get. It adds a subtle sour note to the broth as you eat. My girlfriend got hers with BBQ pork and her soup on the side. Overall fairly priced for some tasty Chinese noodles.

Oodles of good noodles. Newish place on 97 st in Chinatown. Serves the cuisine of Mainland china, not HK-style or Westernized Chinese. The menu is focused on noodles- big plates of slightly chewy noodles come with loads of veggies (fresh and pickled) and meat (chicken, beef or pork), either dry (my favourite) or in soup. The portions are big and tasty although some may find it a little bland. The soup that comes with the 'dry' noodles is gross though, with an 'off' flavour - they need to start working on this soon!
The manager (? owner) is welcoming and service is prompt.
All in all, a decent enough place but there are better options in the area.

Cui Hua Gui Lin Noodle House, now that’s a mouthful. Let’s just go with Gui Lin, which if you don’t know, is a combination of Cantonese and Hunanese cooking styles. Gui Lin specializes in noodle bowls so if you like stuffing noodles in your mouth, this is a worthy spot! We went on an early Tuesday for dinner, having first heard of them from...