Place is pretty small, they dont accept credit card. The dishes are tasty, $$ very affordable. The broth has tons of flavor. The noodles are fresh and I think handmade. If your in the Yonge and Finch area drop in if your a foodie.
Super tiny restaurant (~20 seats) with usually a wait. The food was actually pretty good and reminded me of the great noodles bowls i had in China. I tried two different ones (Szechuan and another one i cant remember), their sauces were tasty (a bit oily) and their noodles were well cooked and chewy. We also ordered the cucumbers and Jia Mo, which were also both also well executed.
Interior wise they had probably the worst tables i've come across, there were metal bars running through and no place to put our feet. Also very cramped with other customers. Water was in styrofoam glasses, which seemed out of place. Good place for quick meal, not to linger and chat with friends..
Overall would still go back, i really liked their noodles :)
Surprisingly, for such a small establishment, they have a surprisingly large menu dedicated to the biang biang hand-slapped and pulled noodles originating from China’s Shaanxi province. The namesake biang biang mian ($8.99) features the noodles topped with a cacophony of ingredients: diced root vegetables, tomato, beef, scrambled egg and scallions. You mix everything around vigorously creating a light dish suitable for warm weather. My husband enjoyed the dish, but its lukewarm temperature and absence of soup made me want something else.
If you can handle the heat, the spicy stewed beef
After eating a meal at a near korean tofu restaurant, my wife and I went for a evening stroll in the neighborhood and came upon this tiny restaurant on Yonge street. The restaurant was tiny (like max seating of 15 people) and it was full of customers. We made a mental note to try this restaurant in the future.
Fast forward into the future, we decided to visit the restaurant.Had to wait 10 minutes but it was quick. The staff quickly provided water cups and napkins and was ready to take orders. There was so much noodle dishes to order but we selected 3 items:
Biang Biang Mian
Xi'An Liang Pi (Cold Noodle)
Pork Jia Mo
In the end, the food was great and I would definitely come back again to try their other dishes.
I love hand pulled noodles. A few years ago, there were few options in Toronto for authentic, hand-pulled noodles but times are changing! Similar to Toronto’s ramen craze, I predict the rise in popularity of Chinese noodle shops to continue (Magic Noodle now has 3 locations). Artisan Noodle is one of these noodle shops in North York.
Pass by 老碗 Artisan Noodle a couple time and always sees a line up which make us curious about this tiny Chinese Noodle Shop on Yonge Street among all the ramen and Korean restaurants. We arrive at lunch time on a Sunday and we only waited for about 15 minutes which was very reasonable considering the small space (probably around 12 seats) and most noodles are pulled to order. They serve hand made noodles from Shaanxi region and the place has a more hip and cool decor than most Chinese places with recycle expose wood interior.
This tiny noodle shop located next to the popular dessert shop Pastel has quite the following. Part of that is it seats 15 patrons at a time. Thank goodness our party of four found a street bench outside for the 20 mins wait. We were all starving when we sat down. It was hot and the speakers were blaring out some old school rap tunes. We ordered four different types of noodles and a couple of appetizers. The pickled cucumbers and potato noodles came out first. Each had its own unique taste, the cucumbers were refreshing since it was served chilled. I ordered a (Chisan Mian) spicy bowl of noodles. The color really frightened me but it was not really that spicy. I really liked the texture of the noodles. My friends ordered the Yo Po Biang Biang Mian, Biang Biang Mian, and Original Lamb Chi Mian. They were all tasty with their own unique broth and noodle texture. It's a nice change to the recent ramen craze.
Tiny little noodle joint recently open in the neighborhood packed with bubble tea and dessert shops, and surprisingly it's not ramen! Here you'll find some pretty interesting noodle dishes based on northern Chinese cuisine. Looks like most (all?) of the noodles are hand made on premises. Texture and flavour are both quite good, and there is a large variety to choose from. The spicy ones are actually not very spicy. The lamb ones are excellent, if you don't mind the gamey meat. All the soup broths have good body and depth of flavour.
Expect to wait for a seat as the space is tiny. Service is quick, so the turnaround is fast. And the gangsta rap from the speakers makes for an odd combination, but somehow it works.
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