Lanzhou Beef Noodle - Arcadia, California

藥師寺若雪

2024.09 平日晚
生意很好客滿了，等一下下才入座
好吃的牛肉麵店！以美國水準來說很棒
麵的種類有很多可以選擇很好

◆◆◆◇鮮奶波霸奶茶 $4.99
好喝，這個價格在美國也算滿好了

◆◆◆◇紅燒牛肉麵 $15.99
不錯的味道，是我期待的樣子～
以美國水準來說是很好吃的！

◈招牌蘭州牛肉麵 $14.99
一開始有問蘭州和紅燒的差異，說蘭州的牛肉是切片、紅燒是切塊
結果蘭州是清燉的湯啊（還好我點了紅燒）

◈麻將涼皮 $11.88

龔振勝

The food itself isn't bad. Had flavor, but my friend noted compared to the last time he was there, there was less cumin and other spices in the broth compared to the last time he was there.
The owner who took our order was ok. But I was annoyed when the staffer told us to move to a smaller table because it was only 2 of us. While understandable, I really didn't like being crowded by others. Lo and behold, sat next to some shallow people listening to their comments.
Once they left, another group sat in their spot, and basically had the same debate about what broth to get, and what size noodles. I got the "Angel Hair" thin noodles, while my friend got the super-thick ones. I only get those when there's tons of oils that needs to be soaked up.

Cynthia M

Delicious food! I got the kelp salad and pickled mustard green beef noodle soup, and my husband got the spicy beef noodle. Everything was very tasty. I loved the broth and overall flavor of my noodle, and I loved the wide thick noodles for their texture. I tasted my husband’s broth and I think I actually preferred mine. We both got medium spicy and I think it was perfect. Great service too!

Lizabeth Mu

I traveled across the country twice to have this, it’s soooooo goood!! I’m already missing it. Especially if you like spicy food this is the spot to visit

Andy Cheng

Saw lots of positive reviews for this place and my wife and I are huge fans of handmade noodles; we were looking forward to try this place. It was a good sign that when we arrive at 1:10pm, there was a line outside the restaurant.

There were a few tables inside the restaurant and two on the sidewalk. It was refreshing to see chef making fresh noodles in the open kitchen. We ordered combo 3, which includes spicy beef noodle, tea egg, side appetizer, & soft drink, and a stir fry beef noodle (both were recommended by the owner). It took a little over 40 minutes to prep our togo order and we were excited to try them out.

Unfortunately, everything was downhill from here. Spicy beef noodle soup was nothing more than the typical spicy flavor without any depth. There were about 5-6 thin sliced beef and the tea egg had no flavor at all. Well, what about the noodle? It was overcooked and left with almost no texture. As for the stir fry beef noodle, it was borderline disgusting. It was full of oil with overcooked noodle and beef slices. We ended up discarding half of our meal ?

regis kwong

Just like most of the Yelpers who left their positive reviews here, I also highly recommend this restaurant.

Although the flavor of the beef noodle soup was not exactly like the ones in Lan Zhou in Western China, I would say this is very very close to it.

Back in Lan Zhou, beef noodle soup is considered a stable for the masses. They eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They are very popular street food. Some of the street vendors leave their beef soup simmer all year long. Some of the soups have been boiling for years.

It’s rear nowadays to find restaurants still hand pulled their noodles. With hand pulling the noodles, the cooked noodles become very chewy and tasty. That’s why they are so popular.

Since I was here for lunch alone, I ordered the lunch combo which included the popular beef noodle, a soft drink, and a braised egg. I too loved the food here. With a bit of spicy kick, the whole bowl of noodle became very delicious.

Parking is a bit of a problem as Lan Noodle is collocated with many popular restaurants in the same mall.

Dave A.

The food and service was excellent.. the kids liked it too. I especially liked my spicy beef Lan noodle and the 'Chinese burger'. It reminds me of a Shanghainese dish my grandmother used to make (but spicier).
The fried rice was simple and clean tasting for the kids.. there were no leftovers that night ?

Update: still good. We got the kids fried rice. It looks deceptively bland, but it was delicious! The kids cleaned the plate ?

patricia diana

Lanzhou beef noodle is super fragrant and comforting. The hand pulled noodle were amazing, so chewy and fresh. Beef was also tender.
And the Chinese burger was delicious too, even though I didn’t like the strong smells of the lamb.