Northern Cafe

11468 South St, Cerritos - 90703
212 reviews
Chinese Noodles Soup
(562) 402-9588

Really enjoyed the dumplings. The juicy dumplings are like XLB, just not as much broth inside of them.

Absolutely incredible!!!!! Awesome food, very quick delivery of food, and great service, great value, bang for the buck!!!

Came with some friends and we all chose some dishes and shared! It was a great price for all the good food we split. The plates are large enough for family style, and we ate it with some white rice. I thoroughly enjoyed everything, but most of all the garlic pork (ribs?) were so so good. Definitely my favorite item that we tried. The place is kinda small, but the food came out super quick and the service was good! Parking is a little hard to find, especially during peak hours-mostly cause of Gen and all the nearby places, but it’s definitely a little hidden gem that I think is worth checking out!

The Dan Dan noodle (C5) was bomb. What was served to me was extra thick what looked like biang biang noodle. There was a modest amount of sauce at the bottom of the bowl which flavored my bowl.We also had Shanghai (soup) dumplings which was a big order. There were 9 dumplings and they were pretty hefty. The beef roll was also super good. Really thin and crispy wrap and loaded with beef. These were a little pricey, $10+ per the appetizer, but so good!Honestly the C5 sauce was so good, I dipped both the dumplings and beef roll in it and polished it off by the end of the mealGot here at 11:30am on Sunday with no line. When we left after 12:20, there's quite a few people waiting for a table. It's a pretty busy lot, so we had to take a right in front of the restaurant to find an extension to the side lot.

The ribs were awful. Way too salty. I tossed some of it because it was all fat.

Great place to eat chinese foods, all the dishes there are fantastic!

Simple and easy lunch.Arrived and got seated right away. The place seats roughly 30-40 individuals.We stopped in for pastries/dumplings. We ordered one of each kind they offered:Juicy Pork Dumplings (8)Chieve Pork Shrimp Dumplings (8)Pork & Cabbage Dumplings (8)Potstickers (6)I also ordered a side of fried rice. Everything was flavorful and tasty. From a personal perspective, I am usually a sucker for potstickers but today, these were my least favorite item I ate. The surprise for me was the Pork & Cabbage Dumplings. They were perfectly boiled and then pan fried with this ultra crispy bottom. When you bit into them you could smell the perfectly cooked cabbage and melt in your mouth pork and this burst of wondrous flavors. Clearly to say, I will be back just for these alone.

They forget to put salt in it it’s tasteless. Wast of money.

Their dumplings are the BEST. Try them, you will not be disappointed. Everything else we ordered both times were very very good too!! Wish I lived closer so I could come every day!

I regularly come by purchasing some food in this place. I loved the speedy customer service and well prepared dishes. I recommend this place.