Gb Hand-pulled Noodles

Best hand-pulled noodles in Toronto. Cheap and cheerful, with your choice of noodle size (thin, round, flat, wide). Small menu, bug taste. Nut allergy sufferers, beware that noodles contain peanut oil. All mains served with soup. The dry noodles with pork is amazing!

There are multiple places in the Toronto area to get hand pulled noodles so the decision was made with some trepidation about where to finally get them. With so many good restaurants in Toronto you don't want to make a misstep. Luckily we found ourselves in a small diner-esque restaurant with formidable sized portions and delectable flavors. Walking inside my gf and I worried that it wouldn't be a fancy enough place to meet a friend we haven't seen in a while, but appearances aside everything came up roses. Not that it was dirty, in fact it was a very clean restaurant with a very plain atmosphere. It was though, freezing cold inside with the weather being 35f (about 2c) outside. I would have liked to have felt comfortable enough to take off my coat, but I noticed a lot of the people dining in kept theirs on. Every time someone came in the door for a pick up order or to dine in, a freezing blast of air went up my back! But, despite all this, the food was amazing. I ordered the "Noodles with homemade pork sauce" which came with soup. I was told traditionally that you add the small bowl of soup to the dish, but I didn't want to possibly ruin an already delicious thing. Sorry, not traditional I know! My friend that ordered the same dashed her soup right into the bowl and said it was great. I ordered the wide noodles and though it was too cold to have them hand pulled (they used a machine this night) they were deliciously springy and chewy, absorbing the flavor of the sauce. The bok choy in the dish and shredded carrots weren't overcooked but delightfully still a little crisp with every bite. My girlfriend got the Special Lanzhou Beef Noodles which was more of a soup than a noodle dish. She does have a habit of wanting whatever you have instead of what she ordered but in this case, I think the pork sauce noodles was the better dish between the two. She did say she wished she could control how much of the chili oil was added and wished for more vegetables in her soup. We also ordered the sweet and sour shredded potatoes and an egg and tomato dish and a beef shank dish. All were pretty good but when (not if) I go back, it's straight to the pork sauce and noodles dish, thick noodles please, and I'll probably skip on any sides. The waiter was a really nice guy once we got to talking to him and seemed like he had a lot of energy but just too tiny a space to move around. The set up is kind of interesting with limited seating, but they do a good job for the room they have. And kudos for diligently checking everyone's covid vaccine status. I'll be back for those noodles!

I've been to this spot a dozen times and its good to know that food price hasn't change. Great quick lunch when you have a busy day at work and want to eat out. The noodles has a nice chew with that simple broth but I usually ask for extra chili oil. This place has expanded its menu with rice bowl and would go back to try. I'd say get there early as its gets busy especially during the cold months.

Amazing noodles. Really delicious. Huge bowls of food too. I love this place. Only qualm is I wish they gave the drinks in a real glass instead of plastic cup.