Youpo Noodles

I'm glad that Youpo Noodles returned. They finally have their own brick and mortar store located in Chinatown between HK Cafe and DDJ Hawaii. Does anyone remember Rosarina Pizza? They have taken over that space. I would often go to Kakaako Farmers Market and Honolulu Farmer Market at Neil Blaisdell Center to get some of their hand-pulled noodles. Visited a couple of times around their grand opening day. I ordered curry shrimp and pork and the noodles were a bit thicker than before and the sauce was scarce. It was different than how it used to be at the farmer markets. However, during Chinatown's Lunar New Year festival, I've revisited after some time passed and got the curry shrimp and pork again as well as the duck. Both were a huge improvement. The noodles were thin and the sauces for both has the perfect amount. Super savory and flavorful. Definitely the same taste as how I missed it before.Overall, glad that they reopened and have their own space. I will definitely revisit whenever I'm in Chinatown. The owner is very nice. He's currently the only one working in the kitchen preparing the noodles and sauces. I also spoke with him for a bit and he's planning to do some pop-up dinners featuring Malaysian and Indonesian inspired dishes that he's very passionate about.

Hubs picked up for me since I have a bum foot right now and takes a while to walk. By HKs. Food arrived hot. Not a lot of sauce, so not sure if that or the steam made the noodles too soft. I was excited for the "pull" and none of that going on.Got the beef. Soft and very tasty. Good amount. I wish had more veggies cuz that adds a balance to the meat and noodles. Def a little bit of heat, which I like but can't share the leftovers with the baby. Sauce is pretty oily, I'm guessing from chili oil.I ate more than half...probs should have stopped at half b/c I was stufffffffed. I will definitely go back but maybe get the noodles separate, or eat in when I'm able to walk better.

This is my first time trying their food. I never had the opportunity to try it at the open markets. Service was great, they were friendly when ordering. Ambiance: was hoping to sit in the restaurant to try their food. When we walked in there the tables weren't set. Apparently they weren't ready to open the dining area. When I saw it in IG I assumed it was a grand opening where we could dine inside. We took it to go. My friend and I had the lamb. She tried it at the open markets and she noticed they didn't give as much. I thought it was good but was a little dry. Not as much sauce which I'm accustomed from NYC. I want to return to try it again when their dining area is set up for dining customers. I'm return next year after the holidays. Thanks for lunch today.

Their noodles are good. I would always visit at their Farmer Market locations. I tried all their noodle flavors. The curry shrimp and pork noodles is my favorite. I like the tangy and curry taste. However, the sauce seems to be lacking in flavor compared to how it was before. The handmade noodles are still good. The mushroom, beef, or duck noodles are spicier than the curry. The shrimp and pork protein are good combination.