Old Gui Lin

My favorite Chinese gem in Sacramento on Freeport. I can't begin to tell you how this bowl of soup warms your soul after a long work day. Can get dry tossed or soup based noodles, but personally dry tossed is the way to go. Self serve pickled vegetables is what makes this dish and it's fun experimenting with what works. Each bowl comes with soup and can be used to mellow out your bowl if you went overboard on the toppings. I don't know Chinese but have always had luck reading the number of the dish (A1, A17, etc) to the cashier and they are always super nice and friendly to me. The place can get very crazy at peak lunch and dinner time so it can be a little chaotic so be mindful of what time you come in cause there may not be seats at times.

This place was packed at 1pm on a Sunday. It took my party of 7 at least 20 minutes to get a spot and even then, we had to sit at different tables. It had a cafeteria vibe to it. You order and pay then get a buzzer and wait until your number is called. They put your order on a tray and there's a self serve topping bar. The amount of noodles and meats you get are fixed but you can get as many vegetables and sauces as you'd like. I really liked the bamboo and pickled string beans! The noodles were soft and easy to eat. The beef was tender. The crispy pork was crispy but very oily. They only give you a small bowl of soup so it wasn't exactly a noodle soup, more like wet noodles. It would've been nice if the soup was more flavorful but it was pretty bland.

It was packed on a Monday evening at 6:30 PM. We could not find an empty table. We had to squeeze in between these 2 other parties. I am not a fan of this communal seating. I ordered the A1 with steamed rice, brown sugar glutinous rice cake, and fresh soy milk with boba. I enjoy the A1 better with steamed rice rather than noodles. I was very pleased that this substitution was allowed. It was so delicious with all the toppings from the self serve bar. My sister ordered the same dish, although she received a different type of noodle, which was disappointing. Instead of the thick rice noodle, I believe she received egg noodles. The rice cake was just okay. I like it better at I Shanghai delight. The soy milk was just okay as well. It was very light and too unsweetened for my liking. I would still dine in given the suboptimal experience as I really enjoyed the A1 with steamed rice.

Got to try this new noodle spot on Freeport! Before we tried this spot, I was told that this spot was really good so I was curious to try! First, this spot is in the same complex as the popular tealicious!! Parking is not my favorite in this complex as spots are small and limited. I ordered to go since I got food from tealicious as well! I ordered the beef brisket with noodles! I actually called in for my order and when I checked in with the employee they actually put it together on the spot which was cool because it would be fresher and hotter when I got home. As I was waiting, I went to the produce selection and they had a variety of choices such as: green onions, pickled veggies, cilantro, nuts, and sauces. When the food came out for my take out order, it came out in a nice bag and they separated the noodles, the meat and the broth as they should. The broth came in a cool soup pouch which was really cool. Service was really good, the female employee was very nice and professional! The food itself, it was okay.... The noodles were good, soft texture and it's a different type of noodle than I usual eat but they were good! It's almost like the noodle you eat in bun Bo hue! The broth was a little plain which I don't mind but some may think it needs more flavor!The beef brisket was decent, a little too fatty but the flavor was good! Also, in my opinion, you need 2 bowls to get full! Would I go back, yes, but not in a rush! Overall, it was decent but nothing wildly delicious, but decent!

Passed by here while walking to Rice Theory and knew I needed to give this spot a try.Absolutely delicious, bouncy rice noodles with crispy chicharonne and brisket. I love the self service area for custom toppings.The beef roll had the right amount of exterior crunch and was well seasoned. The fresh soy milk was the right level of sweet. As an aside, no service charge is expected here so you will bus your own table (which works just fine for me!)Soooo satisfied, will definitely be back.

When there's mostly Chinese people eating here, you know the food is legit. The reason to come here is simply for the flavorful food. Old Gui Lin delivers fantastic noodle dishes with customizable toppings at a reasonable price. The food is served cafeteria style so no service fee is requested and you clean up after yourselves when you're done. Appreciate they upgraded the sizing of the spoons used to scoop the toppings since they first opened for more efficient serving. Don't be afraid of the casual exterior and interior, come in here for no-nonsense great food.

Old Gui Lin has comforting noodle dishes. I got the dry braised pork noodles and it was flavorful and tasty. The noodles are a good portion size at a reasonable price. The noodles came out literally two minutes after ordering. The cashier was nice and the restaurant is clean and cozy. I also liked the unlimited toppings.

This was my first time having Gui Lin noodles and I loved that this spot had an unlimited toppings bar. Everything was very tasty. I got the original with a side of gui Lin rolls and sweet soy milk.

This is a cafeteria style order and sit down kinda place. They have the toppings bar, which is my fav. I love the pickled veggies and spices they provide. It gets really busy and the ladies working there are always bussing tables and cleaning. One time our order was mixed with another costumer and we were given a free chinese burrito (rarely happens in a Chinese restaurant). I will definitely go here again for the beef noodles soup.

This was trending on IG and I thought I'd give it a shot. China is so big with so many provinces, food def taste different from place to place and this is one of those places. I went with my mom and sister and the food was very fresh but not up to my taste buds, unfortunately. My sister enjoyed it a lot! I liked that there's a toppings bar you can head over and it is unlimited. Place was clean as well and soy milk was good! Only reason why I made it a 4 star instead of 5 was bc of the ordering, the cashier didn't know any English and it was hard to communicate. I understand though, because majority of their customers are mandarin speaking Chinese. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for new Chinese food to try. Def not Cantonese or American Chinese food! I orders the house special which came with a side of daikon soup. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to eat this dry with sauces on top and then sip the soup or put the soup in the bowl which would make the dish semi wet? Lol. Instructions would be nice too!