The Noodle Man

First time visiting this place. It’s a small but very clean establishment. Kitchen is wide open to public view. We ordered chicken/​mushroom pancake for appetizer (2/​$ 5). Taste good while they are hot. Also ordered knife sliced noodles w/​beef. Beef is very tender and soup base rather tasty. Other dish was knife sliced noodles w/pork+mushroom. This noodle soup has lots of ingredients, but it could use a bit more flavor. In general food is good and fresh. Orices are inexpensive. If they can improve their service, they just may get that 5^th star in the rating.

Despite its cheesy cartoon logo and location in a nice stripmall, The Noodle Man is legit. If you’ve ever had Taiwanese noodles, this joint is as close as you’re going to get in this city. I love the large windows where you can view the noodle-​making process. It’s almost therapeutic to watch them pull, twist, and hand-​stretch the noodles that you’ll soon be devouring.
There are several classic dishes to choose from including some great appetizers to share. I loved the Mongolian beef pancakes (2 for $ 5, but cut in half) to share. We also tried the pork fried dumplings and the spicy pork wontons. For noodle entrees, I got the B3 shanxi knife sliced noodle soup. The beef brisket was so tender and very flavorful. The thick cut noodles were great and it had just the right amount of spice. But, eat quickly because all of the noodle dishes do soak up a good amount of the soup after a while. All of the noodle dishes were $ 8 and quite affordable.
The service was quick and efficient. Our waitress was able to split our bill 6-​ways with credit cards. They also offer boba drinks, but I recommend heading over to Brew Tea Bar, which is only a few plazas down Rainbow.

One of the selling point for this place is dinner & a show, not much a show indeed on a Monday night I guess. We sat at the noodle bar area, facing the open kitchen, there’s nothing much to watch, no pulling noodles no juggling dumplings, haha it’s ok it was fine with me, I was there for some succulent noodles anyway!
We ordered Lan Zhou beef noodles soup, beef brisket with tomato noodles soup & chicken mushroom pancakes. The Lan Zhou noodles soup served with clear beef broth, top with thin sliced beef shanks. It tasted a little bland compared to the tomato beef soup, well it wasn’t fair, because soup bases were different, the clear broth supposed to have more delicate flavor while the brown broth should be more intense.
While the beef brisket with tomato noodle soup served with brown beef broth tomato base, more like a beef stew soup with chunky briskets. Both beef soup was very light and seasoned to perfection. The chicken mushroom pancakes was very juicy however it did have a little gamey aroma.
Glad we found this cute little noodles restaurant in this neighborhood, saved us a trip to spring mountains area!

I walked in after driving by seeing a full house. Ordered the chicken and mushroom soup and the noodle was bland. I could have made a better dish than this. Ordered the Mongolian beef pancake and it was too greasy. I don’t think I’m going back.

they are famous for their handmade noodles… so i ordered the spicy (B4) one and asked them if i could switch to the handmade noodles, i was told yes, just had to wait for a little longer…
the flavor was awesome, although not as spicy as it looks. but the handmade noodles i got was not much to my liking… it’s too thin so it breaks very easily. i was constantly fishing for the noodles and in the end… i didn’t feel like i was even full!
the side dishes though were yummy. the spicy beef tendon and the cucumbers were my favorite… wonton — not so much, it felt like it still needed to be cooked for a couple minutes longer…
service was pretty good, they were able to accommodate quickly for a group of us (9 people) considering the restaurant is not that big.

Perfect for a quick bite! My husband and I passed by this place a few times so I checked the reviews on Unilocal.You can watch how they make the noodles. The staff was very attentive.
We ordered the Mongolian beef pancakes to start with but our noodles came before our appetizer. The Mongolian pancakes was so oily, as soon as u take a bite, all the oil comes dripping out. My husband ordered the C3 which is like a Japanese stir fry soba noodles. It was just okay, nothing special about it; ground meat with sauce and noodles. I was happy with my noddles (B3). It was flavorful and the brisket was tender.

Came here for dinner and was impressed by the décor and large window into the kitchen where you can see the cooks hand pulling noodles. It’s definitely a fun atmosphere in here.
For food we had the zha jiang mien, potstickers, chicken mushroom pancake, spicy wontons, and wonton soup.
Zha jiang mien is the inspiration for spaghetti with meat sauce, which was brought back to Italy from China a long time ago. It’s noodles with a meat sauce and fresh veggies. The noodles are nice and chewy, and the vegetables add a crisp bite, but the meat sauce is underwhelming. To be fair, the only such sauce that I loved was actually in China. For the flavor of the sauce, it’s fairly similar to straight hoisin. If you love hoisin, get this, otherwise skip it.
The potstickers were alright. They were crisp on the outside and juicy inside, but again, not much flavor.
The chicken mushroom pancakes were advertised as having mushrooms, oyster, and more. But I struggled to taste or see anything inside but ground chicken. The pancake was crispy on the outside, and the flavor was ok, but I was hoping for more variety rather than all chicken.
The spicy wontons had a slight kick to them, but they were all skin. There was almost no meat inside. I wouldn’t order these again.
Finally, the wonton soup was good. The broth was satisfying, and the wontons were stuffed with a little more meat than the spicy wontons. This was the best dish we ordered, but it still isn’t among the best wonton soups in the area. That being said, I would order this again.
I say come here for a fun eating experience, but make sure you order their noodle dishes rather than the other sides and entrees.

I didn’t take any photos, but I definitely wanted to leave a review for this place. Our waitress was so charming. She initially didn’t seem to be too big of a fan when I asked 70 questions, but she warmed up to us.
Dumplings were delicious. We got pork and beef. Both were good. Pretty funny that everyone says they’re «dripping in oil» when they’re only flash fried on one side. Guys. Anything with moisture doesn’t automatically mean it’s oil. :) Dumplings were delicious. I wish they were a bit more crisp on the side that is fried, but nothing to complain about.
We had an off the menu cucumber salad. Whaaaaaatttttt?! So good.
Our last taste was a pork chow mein. Honestly I had low expectations but it was so good. Not spicy at all, I sorta wish there was a bit of a kick but I’m not mad about it.
All in all, this is a great spot. I’ll Def be back. Spicy pork dumplings, you’re allllll mine next trip.

This place may be popular, but I found the flavors to be less than desirable. And the appetizer dim-​sum items *way* too greasy, as if the fryer was not hot enough or something?
There was so much grease in the leek pancake-​dumpling thing we ordered that I was able to perfect re-​fry it the next day in a bone-​dry skillet. (and it was still oily)
The other dumpling-​like appetizer item was *also* literally dripping with oil when we picked it up with our chopsticks. But for some reason I don’t think people care to notice because they feel like they’ve «found this secret noodle spot»?
Their popular Szechwan-​style hand-​pulled noodle soup bowl has a pretty boring and one-​dimensional flavor: it was just spicy and red and not much else. Pretty unappealing if you ask me. I could care less about hand-​pulled noodles if the broth sucks. Not to mention that I think hand-​made noodles make a lot more difference in Italian cooking than they do in Asian cooking. The broth is king to me. I observed most of the non-​Asian people «loving» The Noodle Man were busy eating their noodles and *not* drinking their broth. I’m the opposite. If the broth sucks, it’s a fail. I got up and walked around: table after table, bowls and bowls full of undrunken broth! Nobody cares about drinking the broth! What a coup, Noodle Man! People are coming here and only eating your noodles, which cost like 5 cents to make, if that!

This place left me very… very confused. It actually deserves a 0.5 star but they had great customer service to make up for lack of flavors in their food.
Everything looked amazing, smelled amazing, but tasted bizarre!!! We ordered a variety of dishes and I honestly can’t give any of them a 5 star. There was excessive chili oil in all dishes that left our mouths tingly/​numb the entire time.
Hot & Spicy Noodle: I love all things spicy so I was especially excited to get this dish. It looks and sounds like a Bun Bo Hue– tasted NOTHING close to it! It was nothing but spicy and spicy. It was almost as if I ate a «buzz button flower» *sigh*. I was crying on the inside wishing I went to a Phở or any other noodle house restaurant instead.
All I can say is the palette of these dishes is definitely not for everyone (apparently not for me even though I grew up eating all kinds of Asian cuisines…)

I would NOT order anything spicy! I don’t know kind of minty/​fennel seasoning they put on everything spicy. My lips and tongue are numb and I can’t taste anything. I feel like I took a bite of icy hot or chryoderm. When we asked our server about it we were told it was a peppercorn in the seasoning.
I LOVE spicy food! I eat a lot of different ethnic spicy foods and have never had an experience like that before. To me it was not an issue of spice. It was about flavor. Unfortunately I couldn’t taste any because my mouth was numb. It was also very greasy.

I fear I may have become too «Westernized» to enjoy The Noodle Man. All the times I’ve mocked my overly white wife for her fastidious palate when it comes to foreign cuisine… I have in this instance, become that which I mocked.
SZECHUAN PEPPERCORN is used profusely here in their chili oils so beware of the tingly numbing sensation that comes along with it.
My first visit to The Noodle Man was to try their
CHILI WONTONS — which the thought itself made my mouth water. I thoroughly enjoyed every bite and almost ordered a 2^nd round. Instead, I opted to get the
Zha Jiang Noodles — I was not a fan. I tried the same namesake noodles at a different restaurant but these were very different and I didn’t enjoy the strong mushroomy flavor at all. The manager noticed I barely touched my bowl and offered to take the item off my check.
The second visit was with my daughter who has a keen sense of ordering the right thing. She opted for the
B6 String Bean & Braised Pork Chow Mein — a winner. The noodles had a nice chew with a tasty sauce to accompany it. There could have been more string beans as the dish is called but very good nonetheless. The large pieces of pork belly are good if you are a pork belly lover.
I again opted for an order of chili wontons, which seemed different this time. They were drowned in the mouth numbing chili oil that lacked the initial flavor I enjoyed during my first visit.
The third visit was last night with «Whitey» (lol) and I encouraged her to get the B6 noodles, which she enjoyed.
This time I opted to get the
Hot & Spicy Noodle soup — I took 2 bites of the sour, spicy concoction and had to send it back. The Szechuan peppercorn mouth numbing sensation was not redeemed by a flavorful broth I so wanted to experience. It was rather bland and suffocated under a mound of these peppercorns. I felt bad sending it back but the manager was very understanding and let me swap it out for what I should have ordered in the first place… the B6 chow mein.
Based on all the positive reviews and the great service, don’t take this Westernized girl’s review to heart if you are a fan of what I imagine to be «authentic» Chinese noodles. The customers I observed seemed to enjoy their numb noms :)

Very underwhelming and won’t be back.
I grew up with beef noodle soup so I was very excited to try this place out! I read the noodles are handmade in house and the location is much closer than Chinatown.
I ordered:
Mongolian pancake: oh god… There was so much oil dripping out of it that I couldn’t eat it. I literally had to place it upside down to drain out the oil. The beef also didn’t feel or taste like need either.
hot and spicy noodles: it honestly reminded me of the Yunnan pot noodles except with pulled noodles. The noodles and broth were pretty good.
Knife cut beef noodle soup: I did not like the knife cut noodles at all. They felt a little undercooked and kinda too thick for me. The broth also was missing it’s flavors for beef noodle soup. It was almost too watered down.
The service was okay. I did not like how they gave us the Mongolian pancake towards the end of our meal.

A1 /​Mongolian Beef Pancake ($ 5): Beef, onion, and green onion. Tasty filling. Crispy exterior. Nothing extravagant though and I probably wouldn’t order it again.
A5 /​Spicy Pork Wonton ($ 6): Pork wonton, chili oil, sesame, diced peanuts, and chopped green onion. Succulent pork-​filled wontons hanging out in chili oil. The oil is good as well as decent wontons, but I wasn’t blown away. Also, not spicy.
B4 /​Hot & Spicy Noodles ($ 8): Hand-​pulled noodles, ground pork, peanuts, bean sprouts, preserved vegetable, spinach, and chopped green onion. The noodles are great; there’s a good bite and texture. The soup has a nice flavor, but not good enough to want to finish and not even slightly spicy.
B6 /​String Beans w/​Braised Pork Chow Mein ($ 8): Hand-​pulled noodles, string beans, braised pork, onion, and bell peppers. Same great noodles. Braised pork was delicious. Overall, a bit bland. I added the leftover chili oil from our wontons and it improved the taste slightly.
I wasn’t overly impressed with my meal, but I loved the fresh noodles and the prices are fantastic. Also, it’s great to have a spot like this in the Southwest. I definitely want to go back and try other dishes; one of them may change my mind.

On the top of my list of things to do in Las Vegas was to meet Las Vegas Unilocaler, Norm K., in person — mission accomplished! I knew it was Norm when the guy walking towards the restaurant pulled out a professional-​looking camera and took a picture of the front door! LOL — the traits of a true Unilocaler!
I got to The Noodle Man early for better parking and seating. The staff greeted me right away and provided excellent service. There were Chinese speaking customers in the restaurant, so I felt like it was a legit place. I liked the authentic paintings on the wall and the view of the kitchen — you can watch them making the noodles by hand and cooking all of the individual dishes!
This restaurant is supposed to be known for their freshly hand pulled noodles, so that was my order: C3 — Zia Jiang noodles. It reminded me of a Korean noodle dish where everything is mixed up by the customer. When I first tasted the ground pork topping, it seemed to be on the sweeter side. After it was mixed in with the sliced carrots, cucumber, fried egg, and al dente noodles, the flavors were more balanced. (It did not contain any bean sprouts as stated in the menu.) I could distinguish the tiny cubes of tofu, mushroom, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts that were hidden in the brown sauce… yum!
We also got the Mongolian Beef Pancakes. They were like flattened, fried manapua with a lot of filling and thin outer shell. It was pleasantly crisp on the outside and warm, tasty, and moist inside. The bold onion flavor led the way for the ground beef!
Not believing that all of the noodle dishes were only $ 8.00, I took another look at the menu. It was so filling! I need to return and have one of the bowls with soup or the sliced pork belly and mushroom knife cut noodles — I’m betting that they will be great!

I came from a tropical country so I am still not used to the cold. So on days like these, I usually just crave anything hot or spicy to warm me up. What better way to do it than getting some Schezuan noodles into my belly!
**The moment I walked in, the smell of chlorine from the floor cleaner greeted me with a punch. The place is small so the smell lingered for a while. Also, I noticed that the floor was still a little wet and there was no wet floor sign anywhere. Tip to the business owner: Place a sign when you do this or have someone watch the floor to warn people. This is how you can get sued. **
It was a little busy when we went in so it took sometime before someone was able to seat us. We sat at the bar area with a full view of the kitchen. Some people are more sensitive than I am and I understand that. I will let you judge how they cook in the kitchen. I am just here for the finished product.
Chicken Steamed Dumplings — We ordered these for appetizer. 10 pieces for $ 6, not too bad. I liked the flavor of the dumplings and goes well with our soup. Next time I will order it as pan fried/​fried.
Shanxi Knife Sliced Noodle Soup — This soup was delicious. It has a mild sweet taste to it reminds me of braised beef. This is basically that with thin flat noodles. The beef brisket was so good. It was soft and flavorful. The only problem with this dish was it was a little harder to eat because the noodles are flat and short. I had a hard time picking it up with my chopsticks. Aside from that, this one was a good choice.
Hot and Spicy Noodle Soup — When they say spicy, they really mean spicy! But even though you get the numbing sensation of the spice, you still get a lot of flavor from the dish. The ground pork that was mixed in with the soup reminds me of an XO paste but instead of seafood, it was made with pork. It was a little salty so I did not drink most of the broth. There was a lot of oil in the broth which I believe was chili oil — that made it even harder to slurp. I would definitely order this again.
The prices are very reasonable and the portions are big. Definitely a good reason to come back. I am hopeful that they will broaden their menu and offer more selections in the future.

I met a Unilocal friend for the first time from out of town and we had an early lunch. She had already been seated and there was still some seating as it was early. I ordered the Mongolian beef pancakes to share and I got the Lan Zhou beef noodle soup (B1) while my friend got the house-​made Zha Jiang noodle (C3). We each stayed with water for our beverage.
The wait for lunch was short as the noodle dishes were brought quickly and a little later, the Mongolian pancakes arrived. From reviews, I expected my soup would be spicier than it was. It was very good and I could have added some extra seasoning to liven it up, but I was content to eat it the way it was served for my first time here. My friend enjoyed her noodle dish. Then it was on to the Mongolian pancakes. They are fantastic! A thin pancake wrapper around some very moist ground beef with pieces of onion and great flavors. They are reason to go if for nothing else.
Service was excellent and prices are good. This is a small place so there might be a wait. I wish it were closer to home because I’d get take out to enjoy these great noodle dishes. A definite return to place.

With my frequent appearances at certain places further down Rainbow Blvd, it was only a matter of time before I tried The Noodle Man.
I happened to dine today with a Taiwanese friend, who quickly pointed out that The Noodle Man is definitely a Taiwanese restaurant. The giveaway was that he saw a Taiwanese news program on the TV mounted in the corner. If I had been more versed in Taiwanese savory cuisine before this visit, I would have been able to arrive at the same conclusion down the line.
I tried several items, some based on specific recommendations, and others because I was sharing the foods with my friend.
A1: Mongolian beef «pancake» (beef, onion, green onion): a recommendation that I did enjoy to an extent. The filling is surrounded by a fried shell, which is nothing like an American pancake. It was pretty good when dipped in the provided sauce, and the pickled daikon and carrot garnish provided necessary flavor variety.
A2: Chicken mushroom pancake (chicken, king oyster, black mushrooms, Hon Shimeji mushrooms): similar to the above, but with a different filling. I actually enjoyed this a little more than its beefy counterpart, and I’m wondering if it could have been because of the beef overload from enjoying the next item (which was actually prepared and presented to us several minutes before the pancakes).
B3: Shanxi knife sliced noodle soup (beef brisket, sweet potato «vermicelli,» black fungus, pickled cabbage, green onion, cilantro): gotta have a noodle dish, and this one came highly recommended. I enjoyed it a lot. The broth is lighter than some soup dishes like phở or ramen, but my companion today informed me that it’s intentional. Regardless, I certainly loved the fresh broad noodle (vermicelli is very thin, hence quotation marks above), the ridiculously tender beef, and the juicy Chinese cabbage, so I’ll have to order this again some time.
C3: Zha jiang mian (ground pork, bamboo shoots, dry tofu, chopped black mushroom, cucumber, carrot, and bean sprouts): a bowl of separate components that you mix at the table for yourself. The noodles aren’t as huge as in my order, but you won’t confuse them for thin noodles or (gasp) vermicelli. All the components worked, and although the flavors won’t punch your palate in the face, they’re enjoyable and balanced.
The cheap prices (the pancakes were $ 5 each, and the noodle dishes were $ 8 each) are certainly a plus, and the simple décor didn’t detract much. I just wish that I’d noticed the bar seating near the kitchen so that I might have had a real show. I’ll aim for one of those next time.
Count me in the «fan» category rather than the vocal segment of my friends who don’t enjoy The Noodle Man as much. Whether it’s before or after my visits to sweeter destinations, I’ll certainly return from time to time for their authentic, affordable cuisine.
(UPDATE 9÷5÷15: Yes, I went on back-​to-​back days. The C2 braised pork & egg w/​broad noodles was actually good. The spicy sliced beef, an appetizer portion not on the printed menu, wasn’t too bad. It’s actually served cold, which helps to temper the heat a bit. The C1 sliced pork & mushroom w/​smaller noodles was actually underseasoned, and I don’t think the soy sauce is a wholly appropriate addition. The A4 fried dumplings, for which I chose the chicken & mushroom filling because they won’t allow multiple protein choices per order, were not that great in seasoning for my taste either. So yeah, there could be some truth to the mixed opinions, but I’ll still order the B3 again any day and probably the C2 as well.)

Overall, this spot is between 3 and 4 stars for me. The restaurant is in a prime location on S Rainbow in the SW of Vegas in the plaza directly across from the Arroyo Shopping Center. This place is jumpin’ and has always been packed to the brim during my visits — always a good sign for good eats. The downfall is that this place is tiny. I’m talking itsy bitsy kind of tiny. Expect to be standing in the middle of the entrance/​tables waiting for a table to open if you hit them up during the lunch rush.
The food is good and it’s worth trying out at least once. I’ve visited a handful of times and lunch is hectic with service being very spotty. The noodles, beef shank soup and spicy pork wontons were good and very reasonably priced. I really liked their spicy wontons and enjoyed the richness of broth with their thick and freshly prepared noodles.
The main attraction for me was watching the noodle man do his noodle thing — stretching, kneading and stretching the noodles again. On my third visit, I had the opportunity to sit at the bar and get a front row seat to the noodle making and kitchen. I would recommend sitting close to the action. I gained a greater appreciation and perspective of the preparation and labor that goes into their dishes.
Food. 4 stars… Service 3 stars.
Final thoughts: Worth a stop. Enjoy watching ‘The Noodle Man’ freshly prepare a noodle-​licious meal to gobble down!

With much anticipations I have been dying to come here so bad and when we finally did I was pleased but not thrilled. We came here on a Sunday afternoon at around lunch time. Now please be warn if you want seating do not come during a busy time because this place is way too small. Walking in there are about 2 or 3 sets of tables on either side with very little square footage. There is counter seating to sit at with some bar stools. The Restaurant itself had a very cool look to it with the design and décor but man they could’ve use some more space.
The open kitchen took up half of the place but it was necessary because it’s what makes the Restaurant so unique. You can watch the chef make hand made noodles right in front of your eyes. Plus it gives the Restaurant something most restaurant’s don’t have, something one of a kind and entertaining.
With that said the actually food itself was where they some what missed the mark. The noodles are by far the star of coarse but even they weren’t that great. Though everything looks and sounds so incredibly good it was just ok. The beef pancakes and the dumpling are totally made in house which should mean that they are to die for but instead the flavors were just dead. They were good and different but they were a little on the bland side. Not much taste and the sauce didn’t help much, I had to drown them in soy sauce in fact I had to drown most of my food in soy sauce. The texture and the way they cook it was completely on point but it was just a bit flavorless.
Same goes for the noodles the good thing about them were that they were made right then and there but besides the freshness there was nothing special to them. I ordered the Braised pork belly with egg and other pickled stuff which I totally should have gotten it with rice because on the knife cut noodles the flavor town was no where to be found. Although the pork chow mein was a lot better as far as having more taste and the chow mein noodles themselves was off the hook.
I ordered the mango slushie and enjoyed it very much so I know it is that cheap sweet stuff but it wasn’t bad how they made it and it was delish! We had left over so we took it home and the next day the food was actually better. All in all I probably will go back but at least now I know what to expect.