No. 1 Beef Noodle House: It's so spicy!! But oh-so-good I can't stop!!

*Late post* Last stretch of finals!! Before my fun sleepover at SW's (closer to campus for my crazy early final), we stopped here for dinner! Right beside Sushi S, I was almost tempted to go for sushi instead! But super cold night, needed something to warm our bellies!

Restaurant: No. 1 Beef Noodle House (visit their website here)

Location: 4741 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby
Cuisine: Taiwanese, Noodle Shop, Smoothies, Dessert
Price range: $10-20





Date of visit: December 11, 2013
Atmosphere: 4/5
Staff/service: 4/5
Food variety: 5/5
Food quality: 4.5/5
Buck worthy? 4/5

We ordered some appies to start our meal, with the 3 item combo ($9.50) we got seaweed, pig intestines, and beef honeycomb tripe. The random garlic sauce was quite strong and the sweet seafood sauce smothered over everything made everything taste... the same. However the texture was great and flavors weren't that bad :)

SW ordered a Beef Brisket Noodles ($7.75), and the brisket, like my last visit here, was delicious. She liked the noodles and flavors, and the amount of food was plentiful =)

On the side we also ordered Shanghai Dumplings ($6.50) because I've been craving them since I saw them last time =P They were very juicy and the wrapping was nice and chewy. I felt it was a bit too sweet for my liking, I prefer a saltier version of these little suckers.

For myself, I tried their Seafood Laksa ($9.25), which turned out to be quite a big bowl! The flavors were all there, so deliciously crafted with a milky curry base and spiciness added such a great kick. Ingredients were plentiful as well, I couldn't finish this giant bowl! Felt very satisfied though :)

Even though we were both super full, decided we needed dessert to end our meal, so a Tofu Pudding with Black Sesame Sweet Soup ($4.45) was ordered. This was a bit disappointing because the black sesame sweet soup was just your generic powdered stuff, clumpy, and way too thick. The portion wasn't bad and the tofu was decent. I wouldn't order it again.

Such an amazing evening catching up with this lovely lady! And good food! One could say I was a happy camper ;)

No. 1 Beef Noodle House 京園牛肉麵, Burnaby: Hidden Gem

Last final exam for the summer! Decided to treat myself to some sushi, but sadly, it wasn't open =( Walked around the corner and discovered this tucked away in the corner! Glad we decided on it, I wasn't disappointed.

Restaurant: No. 1 Beef Noodle House 京園牛肉麵 (visit their website here)

Location: 4741 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby
Cuisine: Taiwanese, Bubble Tea, Noodle Shop
Price range: $10-$15 for dinner




Date of visit: August 1, 2013
Atmosphere: 5/5 (props to them because they were playing Kung Fu Panda on their TVs)
Staff/service: 3/5
Food variety: 5/5
Food quality: 5/5
Buck worthy? 4.5/5

After some discussion, we decided to stay even though it was CASH ONLY. We had enough to cover our meals, so all good.

Since it's a noodle house, I told myself I had to order some noodles. As much as I wanted the Shanghai steamed dumplings, which I'll try next time, I got a Tomato Beef Noodle ($8.25). In Chinese it's supposed to be beef brisket, but I didn't mind their beef shank. It was amazing. Tender and springy at the same time but not sticky to the teeth. It was delicious. The noodles were chewy and the broth was amazing too. Happy =)

Forgot to mention, you get to choose from a variety of noodles, I had the egg noodles and LL had their thick noodles with his Wontons and Beef Noodles ($8.75), this looked really good and he enjoyed the wontons.

MW ordered their Home-Style Noodles ($7.50) with thick noodles. This had pork strips, mushrooms, and veggies. Not a beef broth. She enjoyed this as well.

Finally, J ordered their Sakura Shrimp Fried Rice ($9.75) and it looked superb. The side dishes were cold, but the rice looked beautifully fried. A bit oily, but every piece of rice was translucent and separate (no chunks). Taste was many thumbs up as well. Shrimps were a good size (although she likes small ones haha)

Overall I enjoyed myself, especially since they were playing Kung Fu Panda on the TVs =P Will come back to try their dumplings. BTW. 12% off from 3-5 =D