101 Noodle Express: Authentic Chinese Noodles & Dumplings

Yet another authentic Chinese restaurant to check out in San Gabriel valley area here in the city of Alhambra. My wife had seen this noodle joint on IG and of course we love checking out new places for Chinese eats. The rainy weather brings on the Noodle appetite and 101 Noodle Express did not disappoint. We ordered a feast even though we came for some noodles. Started off with some Dan Dan noodles, steamed / fried pork and shrimp dumplings . I got their eggplant and pork noodles in a light yet flavorful broth which was quite delicious for a new taste for me. We also got their Yang chow fried rice and chicken chowmein. Chicken chowmein was decent in flavor however they could bump up their fried rice game which lacked a bit. We were patient with their service because there was only 1 server who was quite polite and courteous to us. I felt empathy for her because she had 8 other tables to wait on (1 that had a party of 8) and that can be stressful while taking care of pick up orders and the phone ringing all at the same time. They could have staffed the restaurant with at least 2 more employees to allow a better form of service. The dining area was clean and organized. Their restrooms could have used a little love, like a little bleach down and air freshener. 101 Noodle Express would have gotten an easy 5 star rating if it weren't for a couple of setbacks. Otherwise the noodles here were quite delicious. We will be back to check out some more of their noodle dishes with soup.

Food is delicious and very authentic. I love the lamp soup noodles, light but very flavorful! The beef roll also very tasty and huge portions. Bathroom needs more attention though.

Excellent place for dumplings and noodles. Three of us went there for dinner and had the pork and shrimp fried dumplings, the beef roll, the pork and pickled vegetables noodle soup, and the stir fried vegetables. They were all delicious and very reasonably priced. We highly recommend this place for tasty food.

I come here for the delicious chunky chewy handmade noodles. You can have it with a range of options, both with soup or dry style. The homemade hot sauces on the table are also great. Make sure you get to try!

beef roll. Beef roll is a must. I’ve tried almost every beef roll in this area, and this is the best beef roll in the area. I also love their hand torn noodles in the beef noodle soup. Nothing fancy but the BEEF ROLL.

Chinese family style dinner is served. Highlights of the menu: 1. Shrimp & pork dumplings 2. Stir fried shredded pork w noodles 3. Steamed mini pork buns 4. Cheese beef roll 5. Shangdong style chicken 6. Stir fried vegetables 7. Cold mix of pig ears, beef tripe & dry tofu 8. Hot & sour soup w pork

My boyfriend and I came for dinner on a Friday night. We ordered beef rolls, pork pan fried dumplings, and beef & beef tendon noodle soup (with hand-torn noodle). Everything was delicious. I love getting their beef rolls whenever I come here and they don't disappoint. The beef rolls are crunchy on the side with the right amount of beef, veggies & hoisin sauce. The dumplings were crunchy and I appreciate that they were also juicy inside. The beef noodle soup has a slight peppery kick. The hand torn noodles in the soup were amazing and the beef was tender. Like others have mentioned, it's cash only so I recommend that you bring cash.

Quick Summary Good food, service can be a hit or miss (which is similar to most Asian casual restaurants), and plenty of parking at the plaza Food- 4 stars Beef noodle soup- pretty good brisket. Soup and noodles are decent. It's pretty standard and above average. Great that they give you an option of the standard or knife cut noodles lamb noodle soup- same as above Dan dan noodle- same as above. Highly recommend sticking with standard noodles for this one Beef rolls- these are pretty good. The skin could be crispier, but they do a good job with the beef rolls Service- 2 stars I feel bad because they were understaffed and appeared to have alot of newer workers. Food timing wasn't the best and had to ask multiple times for our order. It's not surprising, but expected a bit more Bottom Line Good Chinese noodle spot without much of a wait time. Service is a hit or miss. Beef rolls are what I recommend here