Not Just Noodles

This place should be shut down by sanitary services.
English: ¹⁄₁₀ (only because they can say «what do you want»)
Service: ¹⁄₁₀ (only because they are able to put the food in the bag)
Food: ¹⁄₁₀ (only because I haven’t found a rat in my plate)
Prices: ¹⁄₁₀ (totally over-​priced for the crap quality they serve)

Been here a few more times since my first review. The consistency of the food varies but overall the General Tso seems to have improved and most of their menu is decent as is their hot and sour soup.

Fairly decent «western style» Chinese place with good prices. Have only tried a couple of dishes here and they were good enough. Prices are reasonable, particularly if you get a combo. Egg rolls contain a generous amount of meat, but other than that are not very good (they use cabbage instead of bean sprouts).

For Chinese food and for what you get, I thought it was overpriced. Got the curry beef on rice and eggplant minced pork with a bottle of water and the total came out to $ 23 before tip. There was very little beef in the curry and just didn’t think the value was there. Was quick and the eggplant was tasty/​greasy, but probably wouldn’t return.

The food was decent at best but was quite dry. The upsetting portion of my expericne was that when the food was delivered, the driver harassed us for tips. It was made clear on the phone, when order was placed, that tips and delivery would be covered in the total they provided.
Disappointed with my initial expericne with this restaurant and am unsure if I will be getting food from here again.

Food was poorly prepared and dry. Rather unappetizing unfortunately since I was really in the mood for Chinese food. The cost of the food is unreasonable considering the quality you get. Avoid if you can.

Good, quick, cheap chinese food. This is a good place to stop for a cheap lunch. Not a lot of seats, but most of the customers were students getting take-​out. I never did figure out why my pad thai was bright orange, but it tasted good.

Good place to go if you’re craving some Chinese food. They are open until 12:30am on Sundays and 1am the rest of the week.
Came here with a group of 8. We got a 6 person dinner special which gave us 6 soups (hot and sour or wonton) and 6 spring rolls, plus a rice dish, and let us choose several other dishes from a specific list. I want to say we got to choose 6 dishes, but I can’t recall correctly atm. The total was less than $ 80! And that’s with the tip!
We sat upstairs, of course, as there were so many of us. The service was very nice. I didn’t visit the ladies washroom, but apparently the men’s one has a window that is supposed to be covered, except the cover fell. So if anyone knows to look, they might catch an interesting view!!!

Best Chinese food in Toronto, according to my Chinese wife. Food is fresh, very tasty and cost is very low. If the restaurant nearby our home, I will eat at least 4 times a week. It was quite fresh and crispy. Yum.

Okay fine, I tried the noodles, and the chow mein is actually really good. SO i will begrudgingly change my opinion of not just noodles. Like some other people have posted, the name of this restaurant is an oxymoron, The noodles here make up 100% of what IS good! Don’t be fooled by this restaurants ironic name

I’ve been told this a direct competitor to ginger and I see why it is. The food was really great, really; but the hygiene was what killed it for me. I know Chinese restaurants aren’t the cleanliest but because you can directly see the kitchen from the dining room, it was almost like seeing your food being prepared with some things you wanted to look away from.
Food: 3/​5, I got the Singapore noodles.
They were really great tasting but the pork was a little weirdly chewy.
Service: 2/​5, can’t expect much here with stoic faces and non-​customer friendly tone/​attitude but it’s ok.
Ambience: 1/​5, the kitchen-​dining room make up isn’t great.
Price: 3/​5, about $ 12+ per person, not too bad.

Don’t let the name fool you. This place is all about the noodles. Specifically the Singapore noodles aka vermiccelli and the Shanghai Noodles. Can’t go wrong with either and both can be done as vegetarian.

the boy and i were stoned and craving ramen so we found this spot on the olé Unilocal.took one look at the combo for two and were sold. for take-​out we got: general taos chicken, beef and broccoli, egg rolls, hot ‘n sour soup, chicken fried rice — it was all super cheap. i would not recommend attempting to eat the shebang in bed while you watch tv as there are too many spillables.
boy found the soup inedible but i thought it was just regular cheap chinese. the chicken, beef, and rice were what i would expect for the price — so not good. we both had stomach pains and mild diarrhea after the meal so maybe we have delicate stomachs, but like basically… not ordering from these people again.

Surprisingly solid *CANTONESE* take-​out/​cafeteria that’s open late — in a city full of shitty Chinese take-​out options
I stressed Cantonese because that’s actually what the staff speak here to each other. And why is this important? Well — you know that deliciously greasy and starchy Chinese food that Westerners have come to love? We invented that shit.
The chefs here are very consistent and really cook with ‘wok hei’ (‘breath of the wok’). Sometimes, I make the mistake of ordering a Cantonese classic from the wrong place and I end up with limp-​dicked soggy noodles like a schnook.
There’s an upstairs dining area as well, but most of the patrons grab their food to go. And the place is surprisingly clean and I don’t feel that usual grease sheen on floor of cheap Chinese joints.
Also, with the open kitchen — you can see the chefs ply their craft. The sizzle of the woks, the clanging of the ‘wok chans’, the occasional flames, and that unmistakable smell of searing grease — it smells like victory. Combined with the Cantonese chatter from the staff — this really takes me back to my childhood (I grew up in the back of a Cantonese restaurant — I’m surprised that I didn’t come up with more oil burns).
I usually come by and grab classic dried-​fried beef ho fun with soy (pretty much the ideal dish post-​drinking to settle that stomach) — and it’s a solid example here. The sweet and sour pork is passable. They also bubble tea — but would recommend sticking with the Cantonese classics here.

First time in Toronto, and extremely hungry, I knew i needed greasy food.
Saw this not too far away from the hotel I was staying at, and decided to give it a go. The food is really good, and the house special lo-​mean was really good.
The portion sizes are tremendous!

This place is okay but very inconsistent with its cooking. Some days the food is delicious some days it’s either burnt or too salty.

My colleague likes them, so I went with friend for lunch. a typical Chinese take away style cooking.
Personally I will not return. But the stuff were nice.

I came by half hour before my lunch break is over and bought beef ho fun and egg roll and said it was for to go, but then realized i have a bit of time to have a quick bite before going back to work. The lady gave me the bag for to go when i asked her if i can go upstairs in the dining room to eat the egg roll and she gave me «the look» and said that i ordered take out so next time i tell them dine in. I explained i’m not eating the noodle just the eggroll trying to explain that i won’t waste her effort of packing the noodles for me. And besides if ever i had decided to dine in i will ask for take out box anyways because I won’t be able to finish it. I clearly to her i just needed to sit but even that the lady is not happy about it. So i walk out the restaurant and ate my food at the park nearby.
Anyways that will be my last time visiting there. Even though their food is good. I won’t be able to stomach the attitude and unwelcome in this restaurant…

Advantages: cheap and quick Chinese takeout on Yonge.
Otherwise, there’s not much to recommend here. The restaurant is small, grimy and cramped, and the meat dishes seem to contain very little meat.

Stumbled across this place with a few friends a few weeks back, and it’s the perfect option for an affordable sharable dinner amongst friends. Not high end quality, but the food is quite good and the staff speaks fluent English and Chinese. The interior looked a bit sketchy, but the food was on point. The place is conveniently right across from Wellesley Station at the intersection of Yonge/​Wellesley, and I recommend it for students in the heart of downtown area or business workers on a budget. They are generous in their portions for the price you pay.

Envie d’un chinois pas cher et rapide? La chaine Not just noodles vous propose les plats typiques de la gastronomie chinoise sur place ou à emporter.
Né vous fiez pas à l’ambiance un peu roots et glauque de la salle à l’étage avec la petite radio qui joue du jazz et les employés qui mangent des chicken wings avec une grande passion; ça a son charme ^^
/​/​Need a quick chinese fix? Not Just Noodles will offer the classic dishes of chinese cuisine.
Don’t be afraid of the shady atmosphere upstairs, the tiny radio playing jazz music and the employees devouring their chicken wings is kinda soothing ^^