We were initially confusing this place with two other Northern Cafes in the area (Hot Pot and Dumpling House). This one is the noodle house which means they specialize in noodle dishes. The service was great and friendly. The waitress was patient and explained different types of dishes as our friends had questions about the lamb skewers. Everything is ordered digitally (reminded me of the time in China). We ordered a few cold dish appetizers: - Woodear mushroom: Typical flavor of sour and savory with some garlic (8 out of 10) - Cucumber: Similar taste as woodear but with a lot more garlic (8 out of 10) Followed by mini lamb skewers: I feel they need to increase the serving portion and with cumin as a dipping spice (as how every restaurant does in China). Ended with two noodle dishes: One sliced beef noodle and one Dan Dan noodle. Both were mediocre and lack the flavor needed, especially for Dan Dan noodle. As a Chinese, I would not recommend this restaurant, but if you just want to give it a try and do not mind its lack of authenticity, go for it!

The food was good! The portions are large. I couldn't finish mine. The waiter had swagger. We will be back. They'll be on our regular rotation now.

Food was borderline inedible. Everything tasted like something I might have tried to cook in college - and failed. We should have figured the food wasn't going to be good when we walked in at 5pm on a Sunday evening and the restaurant was empty. We ordered the dry malatang since my wife was craving dry pot. It tasted like peanut butter with salt and peppers, and the portions were laughably small. It came with basically one piece of each of the advertised items - one fish ball, one slice of spam, one quail egg, etc. We also got the pickled sauerkraut spicy beef noodle soup. It just tasted like sauerkraut and salt with peppers. Where was the beef flavor?? The beef slices tasted meaty - not in a good way. The owner/manager was really nice and came by to see how we liked everything. We gave him our honest review. He said he'd talk to the chef to make it better. He might need to hire a new chef. My wife and I couldn't stop talking about how bad the food was all night. It was only after we finished eating and left the restaurant that we noticed the new bruin bowl malatang restaurant next door - it was packed. We'll probably try that place next time - even the owner/manager here suggested it...

Not flashy but very authentic. They were busy when i dined there around 7pm. I saw mostly Asian customers so that tells a lot of their authenticity. Also have vegan options when ask.