Mi La Cay Restaurant

We ordered takeout from Mi La Cay last week because this is one of my mom's favorite places. It's a cozy restaurant with plenty of seating inside. I recall dining here for dinner a few years ago and being seated right away. There is plenty of parking available out front. We ordered the mì đặc biệt la cay (M01, house noodle soup), cơm chiên dương châu (R03, yang chow fried rice), and hủ tiếu xào thập cẩm (C02, seafood chow fun). The house noodle soup seems to be their most popular dish, and I can understand why. The broth is delightfully clear and not overly salted, and the egg noodles have a good bite to them. My chicken was a little bit dry though. I generally enjoy noodle dishes more than rice dishes, but I may have enjoyed the fried rice the most this time. Admittedly, that may be my bias towards lạp xưởng or Chinese sausage speaking. The rice was well seasoned. Finally, the chow fun was good, but I wish we got more seafood and that the noodles were separated a little bit more. Overall, I am happy to come back here to try other dishes, especially seeing how happy my mom is here. The broth is definitely something we both really enjoy from Mì La Cay.

Ive been coming here ever since I was a kid. 20 years now. Im sad to say the egg noodles are no longer good. The noodles used to be so good people would come just to buy the noodles. The mi la cay is what this place is known for. I came by twice recently just to confirm the quality and after reading similar reviews about the quality going downhill, I felt it was time to post my review. I wish the noodles and chicken were the way they used to be.

Me and family have been going here for years since I was young child. The food here is solid. They are known for their egg noodles. I typically get the roasted duck or fried chicken egg noodle. Sometimes if I'm not feeling noodles I will get the fried chicken with red rice is also really good. The food comes out pretty quickly and service is decent. The staff seems to be alert and attentive. It's a family owned restaurant so you definitely feel the comfort here.

Amazing mì vit quay (roasted duck noodle soup) at this shop. Growing up in OC, I've always loved this restaurant so it was a major plus to know there was a location in the Bay Area too. All of the noodle soups here share their same signature broth which is very flavorful and fulfilling, especially on a cold day. Their roasted duck that comes with the noodles is always on point with a crispy skin texture and tender duck meat. I really love the pickled peppers they make as an accompaniment to the noodle soup. The owner and staff are super sweet and welcoming.

I came here with my husband for lunch around 11ish on a Sunday. There were already 4 tables w/ customers and many tables that needed to be cleaned. We were asked to sit at a clean table by the waitress who happens to take on multiple roles. She was a one woman show (took orders, clean tables, and prepared drinks) with another lady who brought out the food. The man who appears to be the owner took 1 order the entire maybe 30 minutes while we were there.The waitress took orders from 2 other tables who seem to have been eating alread, cleaned a table to seat 2 customers then head over to us to take our order. We ordered Mi La Cay Dac Biet (egg noodle soup-special) and Mi Vit Quay (egg noodle soup w/ roasted duck) along with 1 Gio Chao Quay (Chinese fried Stick Donut). The food came out fast, however, I felt like it look so plain for the egg noodle soup w/ roasted duck as there was no vegetables. My husband had to ask for bean sprouts. My egg noodle soup-special had a few pieces of green leaf lettuce. The soup is light and flavorful. However, the roasted duck meat was quite dried. A little too roasted. It's not like the Roasted Duck you buy at the Chinese BBQ places where it's oily and moist. Service was average and the one woman show did a great job running the front. She was very soft spoken and apologetic when a customer who was waiting complained to her why there are dirty tables and that it should be cleaned so customers don't have to wait. She handled it pretty well by cleaning the table fast and providing quick service to that customer.

Came here specifically for Mi La Cay Restaurant's mi vit quay [[egg noodle soup with roasted duck]] because everyone and they mama was constantly raving about this dish.Upon arrival, 90% of the patrons were munching on that very dish. We opted to grab both bowls to be made dry with the soup on the side. The food came out quick but that's where all the positives end.The food was simply not good. Flavors weren't appetizing and the oily, fatty duck just added to the queasy feeling that came from eating the food. Our party of 2 both agreed that we wouldn't be returning and the food did not live up to its hype.

An unassuming restaurant on the corner of a plaza that appears to be in development. I definitely got the sense that this restaurant is a local favorite with patrons of different ethnic backgrounds both young and old. The service is very quick here. I ordered the egg noodle with soup on the side. I really enjoyed the crispy chicken that comes with other items like the prawn chip and thin slices of pork. If I'm in the area I'd come back just for the crispy chicken and egg noodles. The sauce tasted like a lighter mixture of hoisin sauce. The prawn chip itself only had the prawn shell and didn't have much shrimp meat to it.

I was in need of some chicken soup because I was dealing with food poisoning. I couldn't eat anything due to nausea but needed to eat something I called and placed an order and it was ready for pick up in 10 minutes. I arrived and the order was packed and ready to go. The staff were friendly and prompt and I appreciated the comforting chicken noodle soup (M010). I got my husband the bbq duck with rice and he loved it. It is a small mom and pop type of Vietnamese restaurant across from an elementary school. It definitely helped me feel better!

This place has not changed at all! Signage, furniture, food, it's been the same since the 90's! Comfort food in terms of noodles and soup. There's definitely better dry noodle soup options out there nowadays, but this place has survived through the decades for a reason. Solid and consistent.

Food is not good never come back. Recommend don't to come . Services ready bad .the owner drunk when to service. Ready disappointed to come this place.