Tasty Noodle House - Irvine

Before we moved to Irvine, CA, we went to Tasty Noodle House in San Diego. It's very Impressive , delicious and my kids love it.After moving to Irvine, we went to 2 locations in Chino Hills and Irvine. Very disappointed. Why not follow the standard in San Diego?We ordered the following items in Irvine.Spicy Marinated Mix(麻辣滷三拼)Comment: This is the appetizer. We would expect it tastes good.Shanghai Style Chow Mein(特色上海炒（細 粗）麵)Comment: This is just OK. Not impressive.Shanghai Grilled Pork Bun 8 Pcs(上海生煎包)Comment: No soup inside. The skin is thick. Does not taste the one in San Diego.Shanghai Xiao Long Bao W Pork 8pcs(上海小籠包)Comment: My kids said why there is no soup inside and it's thick. Maybe it's overheated? My daughter did not want to eat anymore because it's the bad taste. I had the same taste. Very frustrated and disappointed.Since we tried this one and felt very disappointed, we will not go back definitely.

Finally found a good restaurant with homemade vegetarian dumplings and noodles. Came here with my young son and he ate the entire 10 pork dumplings himself while I enjoyed the vegetarian dumplings. Wow, he was hungry so full at the end of our lunch. I must say the best vegetarian dumplings are at Din Tai Fung. The vegetable noodles are tasty and would order these dishes again. There aren't many Chinese restaurants that serve vegetarian dumplings so this is a plus. Restaurant is small so come early or later and definitely come hungry! Service was fine.Vegetarian options: Vegetable options.Kid-friendliness: Definitely kid friendly.Parking: Plenty of parking in a strip mall.

We were served in plastic togo containers WTH why?! Next table over had them on a nice rectangle plate see pic.Salty salty! We didn't even finish the seafood noodles. I think they only have salt and pepper in the kitchen as seasoning that's all we tasted.

Never had dine in here; this is only for the takeouts. I've been here 4-5 times for takeout. Everything I have tried so far was good, so feel safe to order anything from the menu. The portions are generous and well packaged. The price is also very reasonable in the Irvine area. Highly recommended.

Best orange chicken ever! Also love the dumplings and slushies! One of my favorite places to eat!