Xio Long Bao dumplings at Noodle Works were great, some of the best I have had in the US. The kids had orange chicken and fried rice. The fried was very good, the orange chicken sauce was a little bland, but the kids enjoyed it. The hot and spicy wonton soup with homemade noodles was great, just the right amount of spice and oil in the broth, and there were lots of wontons, a very filling noodle soup. The inside of the restaurant is clean and welcoming, nice and bright with plenty of seating options, they also have an outdoor dining patio. Service was good, and our server was attentive. I highly recommend giving this a try.
I found this restaurant when visiting Albuquerque. Drove back over 200 miles 4 days later to take my husband to show him how good it really was. We absolutely love this place. The wontons are slightly sweet how we like, the bao and potstickers were amazing, and my husband absolutely loved his sesame chicken! Thankfully we only live 3.5 hours away because we will be back often!
Chicken curry was not good.. very very watery, no flavor. Carrots were basically raw and way too many bell peppers (who even puts bell peppers in curry?) definitely will not be back…
Ordered the Youpo noodles and the Dandan noodles. I loved the texture of the thick, doughy knife cut noodles of the Youpo dish, and although it wasn’t spicy enough for me, the chili oil on the table worked well :) the Dandan noodles were less impressive, but the menu was fairly large so there’s plenty of other items to try. +Store environment was clean and staff was attentive.
I was craving soup dumplings for days and Noodle Works was delicious. Craving totally sated! My kids had the orange chicken and they both said it was delicious. As soon as I'm not so full, I'll be tucking into a piece of chocolate bao and I already know it's gonna be amazing.
Good food, decent price and friendly service. Honestly there are better noodle places in Albuquerque but none that come to mind in this area and they're not that much better to justify a drive. You will not be disappointed if you choose this place for lunch. Their dumplings are really good as well.
Cons: Staff looked very spaced. Poor communication between kitchen staff and servers. Small detail work such as me ordering sweet tea, getting a refill of regular unsweetened, I ordered dumplings and the staff forgot about my order.Pros: the food was presentable and delicious, very well done and full of a range of flavors. Their menu has a little something for every one.Recommendation is to try and be clear and persistent with staff otherwise enjoy their menu!
Unfortunately we had a very poor experience dining here this evening. Food was ordered to go and upon arrival, I was told it would be an additional 20 minutes. I proceeded to wait by the entrance for approximately 30 minutes with no additional check ups from the staff. A nearby table had asked for some bowls to split an appetizer as they had anticipated being able to share it more easily than it came, and they waited in excess of 20 minutes before requesting to just pay for the single item and leave due to lack of service. Eventually my wife was called and told that our order was ready to pick up, so I proceeded back to the hostess stand to get the food. After getting the food back home we realized that even after the extend wait, we were missing a primary entree and boba drink. Some of the food was still tasty, but the poor service will have me seeking other options when we have a craving for dumplings.
The soup dumplings and Dan Dan noodle are amazing! Don’t trust the bad reviews. It’s people who don’t know what they’re talking about and do not know aesthetic Chinese food. If you want to thetic Chinese food this is where it’s at. I’ve had amazing Chinese food in Hong Kong over the years. This is just as good.
We've gone to this restaurant before and loved it. When we arrived and ordered there was only 2 other tables besides us. It started to pick up and then this time we had to wait an hour for our Ramen and our other dishes did not come after an hour and a half. We finally had to leave. The waitress was great but management did not apologized or even talk to us. The waitress apologized and had the rest of items deleted from Bill. We paid, left her a good tip and left. I'm not sure I'll go back.