Sichuan Noodles

Located in the Dun Huang Plaza in Chinatown, close to all the boba/ dessert places with plenty of parking in the open parking lot and the 2 garages. This place has been my favorite Sichuan style restaurant for years. Exactly how you would imagine a classic no BS mom and pop Chinese restaurant would be, traditional Chinese style interior, friendly but basic level service, complementary Chinese hot tea, and owners kids hanging out in the back. Now the food... somehow this place always hit the spot and reminds me of China. Unlike a lot of the Sichuan restaurants in Houston with fancy plates and fusion twist, this place taste like someone from Sichuan is in the back doing all the cooking for you. Couple of my "must order" each time: Hot and Sour rice noodle -- this is my favorite and my reason to be back at least once a month, no other restaurants in Houston can match the taste Lamb with cumin - the lamb is tender, great flavor with just right level of spicy if you like the cumin taste Stewed Chicken Shank - this is a cold dish, boiled chicken in spicy sauce and chili oil I would recommend this place to anyone that wants to try authentic Sichuan food!

We've tried this place only once so far, in May 2023.We ordered dan dan noodles - one of my benchmarks items. The portion was decent, but not exactly large. It tasted ok. There wasn't much of a peanut flavor, and the 'mala' taste was much more pronounced.The rest of the items were that we ordered were 'ok' as well: youtiao (Chinese donut), soup buns, and salty buns.We saw another table order the six baos. Those look good - maybe we'll try those if we re-visit this place.

Another great weekday lunch. This place is so reliable I can always come here in a pinch. Food is authentic and fresh.

10/10 would recommend this place. I ordered 3 items just for myself because everything on the menu looked so promising. The Roujiamo was not the best (dough was hard, meat was fine), and I'd recommend something else instead. The Soup Buns took a while to come out, but was worth the wait. I took a sip of the Tomato & Egg Soup, and the broth was superb and just what you'd need on a cool, rainy day. And as for the Special Noodle with Beef, I did not really have any expectations, but if I did, this would've far surpassed it. It had just the perfect amount of spice, had great overall flavor, and chewy noodles. If I'm ever back in Houston, this is the first place I'd go in Chinatown. I miss it already!

This is a hidden gem for their classic Chinese breakfast!! It's been hard to find a place for good salted tofu pudding, but this place does it really well. Also some of the best dan dan noodles I've had are here. Their you tiao (fried dough) is also great. A lot of the classic Chinese breakfast that I crave can be found here - and I'm so glad I found this place.Plenty of parking in the plaza. Takes cash and card. Definitely recommend checking this place out for breakfast

If you are searching for chinese breakfast, this place is open and has a good selection!Open pot stickers - filling had good flavor, probably one of the highlights of the meal.Handmade Scallion Cake - reasonable, they are able to make it thin or thick.Pumpkin Pancake - I think I was expecting something big here, but it turned out to be these mini 3" pancakes with pumpkin filling. Had a little bit of a mochi taste. It was alright.Salty Tofu Pudding - this was pretty interesting since it's warm tofu in a savory soup/sauce. Its not something you find often, so was something different that I enjoyed.Tons of parking in the shopping center, so if you are coming for breakfast theres tons of spaces. Service was friendly and prompt, but it was a single lady taking care of 4-5 tables, so def a mom and pop store vibe.

Have been on a search for a replacement for the recently departed Chengdu Taste. This is the current favorite for Sichuan food in Houston. The fried fish was amazing, the red oil dumplings were the best I have ever had. I would pass on the eggplant with garlic sauce, it was too vinegar heavy. The boiled beef could use more mala, and I will ask for more next time, but it was very well executed. Can't wait to go back!

Our go to spot for authentic Chinese cuisine every time we're in Houston. We come specifically for the szechuan spicy beef fried noodles. Abundant portions and well balanced. Noodles are so light and fresh. Scallion pancake was also delicious. It's thick and piping hot fresh from the kitchen. Service is quick and place gives a comforting ambiance.

My husband and I tried Sichuan Noodles for the first time on a Saturday evening. The restaurant was pretty busy, and we were seated at a corner table (a bit tight). We ordered scallion pancakes as an appetizer and three entrees: spicy crispy chicken, mapo tofu, and crispy tripe. Did not order noodles. Sidebar: I want to say that I hate their tables. There are no table legs, just a really bulky column supporting the table, and it's very uncomfortable. Whoever chose this style of table was not considering people with long legs, or legs in general. There was a bit of a wait for the food. The pancakes came out first, and they were just okay. They were kind of floppy and undercooked. The entrees then came out, along with two ungenerous bowls of rice. Look, we ordered three entrees. Why not just give us a big bowl of rice? At least the entrees were good. The spicy crispy chicken is exactly that--spicy and crispy (although not very dynamic in terms of flavor). The tripe is excellent; super crispy and flavorful. The mapo tofu is excellent, too, although it is mis-advertised. I dare anyone to find any bit of pork in this dish (it's supposed to have pork). Service is okay. You don't have just one server responsible for your table. I would've wanted the servers to circulate a bit more. Mostly they stayed at the counter. When we asked for anything, like more rice, they brought it quickly. Would come back for the food, and maybe we'll try noodles next time.

Food was good. But the soup dumplings had all broken apart. The bottom was too thin and when we went to eat them, there was no soup in them because it leaked out!!!! Scallion cake was short on flavor and undercooked spicy chicken and twice cooked pork was nice.