The Chinese Noodle Factory

I happened to just walked in this place randomly one day before work and I was hooked ever since. I usually stop by to grab the prepackaged food on their shelves. It is very delicious and very inexpensive, I’m happy this place exist.
Almost every time I go there’s never a person in the front. Just give a friendly «Hello?» and someone from the back will kindly be at your service.

I haven’t gone here directly I buy the rice cakes near my house on 6^th and Washington but i know it comes from here because that’s what the package says it tastes good.

I believe this used to be on Cuthbert St., but is now on 11^th. Came in to buy some noodles to make banh cuon (Vietnamese rice noodle rolls) and ho fun. The noodles are fresh and pretty cheap. I bought two pounds of noodles for about $ 2.
Nothing fancy in here. Maybe next time I’ll try their prepared sticky rice or rice rolls. They also sell fried dough, so now I know where to buy some!
If you don’t see the younger gentleman working here, I would suggest bringing a friend who speaks Cantonese or doing a lot of pointing!

You can’t miss this place while on Chinatown 11^th Street. There’s a huge yellow sign that reads, «Chinese Noodle Factory.» I believe it was open not too long ago this month. I really wanted to try this place after having read some reviews of the old location on Cuthbert.
Door and window were dirty, but eh, it didn’t matter. There’s ample seating for those who want to sit down and have a quick bite and there are several drinks to choose from in the fridge. They offer freshly prepared Vietnamese «banh uot» for $ 1.85, buns, wheat buns, and other assorted buns on the shelves to the right when you walk in. At the counter, they have a pot of tofu soup, steamed buns like «Vietnamese big bun» among other buns, and signage of a couple other HK-​style small eats (like made-​to-​order noodles cut however you would like them, turnip cakes, fried noodles, etc.) that reminded me of those at Yummy Yummy… I then read a review on Yummy Yummy and now understand the correlation — Yummy Yummy gets most of its foods from Chinese Noodle Factory.
I got a Vietnamese big bun ($ 1ish) and turnip cake ($ 2 for 3) for lunch. Had to wait a few minutes for the turnip cakes as the lady in the back had to fry them. I almost regretted getting them because I’m not a big fan of oily, greasy, fried foods.
When the turnip cakes were done, the lady asked me if I wanted Sriracha on the turnip cakes. I doubted it for a bit because I think I used to get them with hoisin sauce at Oceanic Supermarket back in Tampa. Turns out, though, that I wish she put more Sriracha. The turnip cakes were surprisingly sweet and delicious. I tasted little dried shrimps and Chinese sausage or some sort of meat. I should have gotten two orders! The Vietnamese big bun, on the other hand, wasn’t that great. One of the reviews for the old location raised my expectations, so maybe that’s why. But in actuality, it’s because I’m picky about my banh bao. The bun was decent, but not that tasty. I prefer the buns that are fluffy with a hint of sweetness. Also, the meat filling in their Vietnamese big bun had a different consistency than those that I’ve had before from Vietnamese vendors. The Chinese sausage and egg part is always the part I looked forward to, but it was pretty disappointing as well.
The ladies are typical Cantonese ladies, but they’re really nice and to the point.
Can’t wait to get the turnip cakes again and try the other small eats and fresh noodles!

Hard to find at first but once we did… YUM!
Way fresher than the stuff at the asian markets since those get delivered and if you get to the market late then it’s totally cold.
Had a craving for tofu fa so had to find this shop… for $ 1 you get a whole container that’s steaming hotttt, syrup, spoon and napkin. Definitely not a fancy store. It’s there more for what they provide — freshly steamed food items.
Definitely want to go back for some other things we didn’t try since we were full from lunch. They’re open until about 530PM everyday except tues.

On this little Chinatown street, the Noodle factory makes their own buns and rice noodles for you to bring home and gussy up. They also sell prepackaged noodles with a tangy sauce that makes for a convenient lunch. They give you a ton of noodles graciously topped with a fork. I went for the shrimp version which cost all of $ 1.60.

Located on Cuthbert Street, across from the Greyhound station, this tiny and unassuming store is very easy to miss. The Chinese Noodle Factory is not a restaurant. Rather, it is a place where you can get fresh noodles, steamed meat-​filled buns, and bánh bèo — delicious, delicious bánh bèo.
Food items are not put on display so much as they are just there. A few women take care of the noodle making and packaging, but you can’t really see them work (or maybe it’s just that I’m too short). And they’re good at what they do; the dough used for their steamed meat-​filled buns is excellent. Their noodles are good, and their bánh bèo is, again, delicious. It’s cheap, too; you won’t get a better deal anywhere else in the city.
I haven’t had the roast/​bbq pork buns, but the other meat buns they have are pretty damn solid. But unless they’re right out of the oven, I recommend taking them home and steaming them for a few minutes.