Tasty Noodles & Dumplings

Overall: Tasty Noodles & Dumplings is one of the best Chinese restaurants in Albuquerque.Food: 4I've tried an assortment of things from here. The dumplings and baos are always excellent, but the entrees are hit or miss.Eggplant with Garlic Sauce: This dish is always a hit with everyone. The sauce is savory with just a hint of heat.Scallion Oil Noodles: These look pretty plain but are very savory. Noodles have a good bite.Mapo Tofu: I'm not usually a big fan of this dish, but their version was good. It was savory with a hit of spiciness.Chicken entrees: I've tried the orange, sesame, and General Tso's chicken. Unlike most places that use battered and fried pieces of chicken, these feature some large golf sized meatballs. Although tasty, I prefer actual pieces of chicken to the chicken meatballs that they use.Service: 4The servers are always patient while we try to decide what we want and attentive.Ambiance: 4The restaurant is located in a small plaza but there is usually always parking. It is small but I've never had to wait for a table except during really busy holidays.

Hand pulled noodles. Amazing dumplings made to order. And flavor that can't be beat! 1000% recommend. It's always reassuring to see that workers at a restaurant also eating their own food for lunch. So, for starters: the shareables menu. Got the wantons in chili oil, and it was delicious. Probably my new favorite. We also tried the pork egg rolls, and egg drop soup (that bowl was huge! I've got leftovers). Everything was phenomenal and I can't wait to try other options next time. For the meal, we decided to try one of the dumpling orders- the second on the list. The menu specifically states that dumplings are made to order and take at least 15 minutes after ordering. You can do steamed or fried. We tried fried. Was not disappointed. Super tasty. Lastly, we ordered two dishes. One was beef and broccoli with rice- good flavor, also freshly made. And the spicy sesame sauce ramen soup with beef and hand pulled noodles. I'm in love. With soup. It was perfection. It was also fun to watch the actual creation of the hand pulled noodles, the restaurant is very nicely spread out and clean. I'm glad we were in the mood to sample a little of everything, because now I have leftovers.

Once upon a time, Tasty Noodle was my favorite Chinese place, Tsai's. They have since changed business concepts, but I believe it's still the same people involved.I went with some friends to celebrate lunar new year and enjoy dumplings. I think that's really where it's at and the best offerings they have in my opinion. We really enjoyed the barbecue pork bao and the spicy wontons. The spicy wonton in particular has a really fantastic sauce, hot chili heaven.The service was on the slow side, but you could tell that they were very busy and of course it was a holiday so understandable. It's also clear that they get a ton of takeout orders.

We stumbled upon this amazing restaurant by Chance the original restaurant we wanted to go to was closed so I jumped on yelp and found an alternative. Luckily, the pics looked amazing and the place was open!Since it was Christmas Eve, I saw a few members of the wait staff's family eating here so I just knew this place was going to be bomb. The restaurant had a good amount of tables and felt very welcoming. We were greeted with menus right away. I was starving and knew what I wanted so I put an order of spring rolls and the xiao long bao, which take about 15 mins or less. While waiting I got a Thai tea which was great. The flavor of the eggrolls were so good and fresh, I didn't even need the sauce. I also really liked the flavor of the bao except I kept being in such a rush to get another I'd break it and spill all my soup.For our entrées, my mom got what I thought was going to be a basic chicken noodle soup and I got the spicy sesame sauce, Ramen... Man did that chicken noodle soup fool me, that broth was so tasty and flavorful. I kept reaching over to her bowl for a taste lol. My Ramen was delicious as well, I really liked the spice and the bok choy. This place is really a hidden gem and I'm glad we found it because we cannot wait to return.

Such a great find in Uptown! Upon arrival, we were seated and drink orders were taken. The staff was nice and answered all our questions. My wife and I were craving dumplings and bao. This was the perfect spot to satisfy our craving. We ordered the pork bao buns, vegetable dumplings, pork and veggie dumplings, xiaolongbao, Szechuan Dan Dan noodles and wonton soup.The wonton soup was flavorful and served with cilantro, seaweed, green onion. The wonton are handmade and had a great texture and size. It's definitely a shareable size. The pork bao buns were absolutely amazing and came out so hot and fresh. We loved the flavor of the slightly sweet, yet savory meat and bun. Same with the dumplings, they were served incredibly fresh and relatively quick for the level of quality we were served. I had a hot tea to pair this all with. Lastly, we ordered the sesame seed balls which are deep fried. They were served freshly fried and super hot. Very yummy and toasty. Overall, the location was cozy and medium sized. I can see myself bringing a large group here. I would've enjoyed louder music because it was a bit quiet in there. Looking forward to my next trip!

Open on Christmas Day, all the employees seemed happy to be there and to serve us! The interior was decorated for the holiday and also included some real plants. Our pork egg rolls were crispy and tasty, the orange flavored chicken was crispy rolls of shredded meat with a tangy orange sauce, the broccoli beef was the best I've had; the meat was so tender and had a smoky flavor to it! The homemade noodles were perfectly cooked.I can't wait to try other dishes!!

First Asian restaurant we checked out upon arriving NM and glad we found this restaurant. Clean, bright, atmosphere upon entering. Was greeted right away. It's a bit chilly inside, but was fine at the same time.Everything we ordered was very good and decently priced. We got the General Tso with delicious hand made noodle,, Mongolian Beef with rice, Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings) and Samsum dumplings and, Cream Cheese Wonton. One of the best soup dumplings we've had in a long while. Very well flavored and freshly made. Well portioned.Will definitely come back and highly recommend

We stopped for Lunar New Year last year and we weren't disappointed. The service was attentive and friendly! The food was great and I would recommend coming here if you are in the area.

Ordered the Mongolian beef sub hand pulled noodles and the pork bao buns. Mongolian was so delicious. You can taste the quality and authenticity. Bao buns were good! I ordered the crispy bao on the bottom and steamed on top. So many things I want to try here, can't wait to come back.Service was quick and friendly.

I tried Tasty Noodles and Dumplings and it was great! I highly recommend their bao and dumplings. It was refreshing to have fresh bao buns. Originally from the Bay Area, I miss getting dim sum and enjoying fresh dumplings. We tried the BBQ pork bao buns and the pork and scallion buns. Simply delicious! Served in a steamer basket, they were savory and sweet and delicious. I ordered shrimp fried noodles for my entree and my husband had the dry fried chicken. Both plates were tasty, but I will be honest - the noodles were delicious but had very little vegetables and a few small shrimp. It ended up tasting very dry. The same is the way for the dry fried chicken; no veggies excepted the Thai chilis. We did have to ask for chili oil. Not much selection of sauce at the table- no hoisin, chili oil, just soy sauce. I recommend this place highly for the bao buns and dumplings.