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# Mian Sichuan Noodles and Dumplings 滋味小麵 – Authentic Sichuan Cuisine in San Jose, CA
Mian Sichuan Noodles and Dumplings 滋味小麵, located in San Jose, CA, is a vibrant restaurant specializing in authentic Sichuan cuisine. Known for its flavorful noodles and dumplings, this establishment has quickly gained popularity since its opening, attracting both locals and visitors. The restaurant offers a spacious and clean environment, perfect for enjoying a meal with friends or family. Review highlights emphasize the quality of the food, particularly the spicy dishes and the attentive service, making it a must-visit for lovers of Sichuan flavors.

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Ambience is nice and felt clean. Food was good even though there were spicy dishes. Recommend this for spicy foodies. Line also forms, go early if possible.

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I've been meaning to try this place so I was so excited to see they opened a branch in the bay. Noodles were flavorful but extremely tiring to eat (heavy on carbs and one-note flavor). Beef roll was surprisingly light, very crispy and packed with cilantro. Really good. Yummy chili oil dumplings! Best thing we ate. Busy on the weekend but we were seated relatively quickly. The interior is nice. We asked for serving chopsticks and they were quick to give it to us. I had no idea they closed but would definitely come visit again when they reopen!

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Came here on a Tuesday for lunch and it was decently empty. The employees were quick to take your order, but the space is rather large so they don't come by around often. Nevertheless, our food came out very fast. I got the Chengdu Zajiang and it was good! A solid about of Sichuan numbing spice without overwhelming the dish. They have great chewy noodle texture that holds their strength under all those toppings, and there's a generous amount of them as well! The fried egg on top reminded me of noodle dishes I had growing up, giving the whole meal a homey feel. Definitely will come back once they open again!

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Mian took over Orenchi's spot. We've dined here twice now and both times we arrived around the time they opened at 11am on a Saturday, we got seated right away. Seems like they open a bit before their opening hours. The restaurant is nice and bright, spacious. On our first visit, we got seated right next to window where they were preparing the wontons. They also offer 4 outdoor tables with heat lamps. We ordered by the QR code on the table via Toasttab. So far we've tried.. CHILI OIL WONTONS (6) $6 -handmade wonton made with house-special filling sauce. We got this "extra spicy." Meat was tender and the dumpling skin had a nice bite. The extra spicy chili made it taste almost like we were eating burnt chili. I guess there was too much of it for my taste? Probably go for "medium spicy" next time. 3.75/5* GOLDEN SOUP WONTON (6) $6 -golden broth wontons. It's served in a rich, golden broth infused with pumpkin puree and topped with green onions. We substituted the pork wontons for spinach chicken wontons for +$1. Broth is hot and comforting. The dumpling skin had more of a bite because it's made with spinach. Filling was a bit salty. 3.5/5* DUMPLING IN SPECIAL SPICY & SWEET SAUCE (6) $7 -we got this "medium spicy." I really enjoyed the sweetness of the sauce..just needed to add a little vinegar to cut through it. The meat had a sausage flavor to it and the dumpling skin had a chewy bite. 5/5* SWEET CORN & PORK POTSTICKERS (5) $8 -crispy golden potstickers filled with a mixture of chicken and sweet corn. VERY crispy! I really enjoyed the thickness of the dumpling skin and the large corn kernels. 5/5* CHENGDU ZAJIANG NOODLE W/ 1 FRIED EGG $12.99 -aka dan dan mian. Fresh noodles tossed with a mild spicy sauce, with ground pork, chili oil, and sichuan peppercorns. It's a dry style noodle, we got this "medium spicy." Once you add more chili oil and vinegar, it takes it to another level! Somehow there's a creaminess to the noodles too. TASTY and not heavy. Noodles were nice and al dente. When we were trying to share the noodles, it was longg and never ending. We couldn't split it so a waitress came with scissors and cut it instantly for us. lol 4.5/5* I like that there's vinegar and chili oil available on the table. I love them sawwwsessss. By the time we leave around noon, there's always a waitlist. Service has been friendly and attentive. I would come back again if I was craving this type of flavor!

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Heard this place was coming to the bay from LA. Saw a bunch of people waiting in line and was expected to wait 30-40 mins told by the waitress but surprisingly only waited 20 mins. They had heat lamps outside to make sure that you were just waiting outside in the cold. The service was nice and fast which I appreciated as they were really busy. Since I saw the hype, I was expecting the food to be pretty good but I feel like it wasn't really anything special. I did like the spicy wontons tho! Overall, I would come back if i'm in the area!

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The first time I attempted to eat here, the wait was about 1.5 hours so I left. Finally got to trying this noodles restaurant on a weekday for dinner when there was no wait! Overall, delicious food and friendly service! Beef Roll Pancake - For $9.50, it was on the smaller side but we really enjoyed it! It's crispy, and flaky on the outside. The meat inside was tender and flavorful with just the right amount of sauce rounded out with cucumbers inside the pancake. This was one of the better beef roll pancakes I've had in the Bay and would consider getting it again! For their noodles: my spice tolerance is on the lower end, and I'd say that the "mild" spice level was spicy enough for me. Mapo Tofu Noodles with Meat - This wasn't a combination I would've thought of since Mapo Tofu with rice is definitely more of a thing. Anyways, I think this type of flavor profile and texture goes better with rice. However, they serve a solid mapo tofu and good noodles, so you won't go wrong if you like both. Chengdu Zajiang Mian - I liked the balance of this noodle dish and may actually opt for no spice next time. Meat, fried egg, vegetables, good noodles, and the perfect amount of jiang (sauce) that coated all the noodles in the bowl! To be honest, I thought the flavors between the Mapo Tofu and Zajiang noodles seemed similar -- with the same type of spice and numbing feeling. The portion sizes were reasonable for the pricing. For about slightly under $25 pp with 2 entrees and an appetizer, we left pretty satisfied. Service was nice, they didn't rush us while we explored their offerings. We also stayed after finishing our food to chat and no one rushed us to go. They came over to us immediately when I started looking around and was ready to pay, so they were definitely observant. It gets quite loud inside with all the customers.

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We were only in town for a day so for dinner we Yelped nearby highly rated places and Mian Sichuan Noodles and Dumplings came up with great review. This place was super busy with an open floor but the staff turned the tables so quickly after someone left that I thought it was a race at first then realized they are super good at what they do. We were told it would be about a 30 minute wait at first due to the constant crowds but were seated within 5 minutes. Pretty impressive. The food here is great with plenty of options. We ordered from the QR code at our table and the online menu had good pictures and descriptions. The prices are fairly reasonable also. We had Chicken Fried Rice, The infamous Zajiang Noodles, Cucumber salad, and Shrimp & Pork Pot Stickers. Each dish arrived quickly and were consumed by us almost as fast (ha ha). I would recommend Mian for their noodles and potstickers/dumplings.

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Pretty good Chinese place, packing lots of spice! Menu & ordering is done via a QR code and it's pretty straightforward. Paying has to be done in person though! Zajiang noodles were pretty good, packing lots of numbing spice. Noodles were really soft and easy to chew. Beef noodle soup was very flavorful and not very spicy. I do wish there was more meat in this dish but similarly, the noodles were cooked very nicely and super tender as well! Cold beef slices were super spicy and the coldness made it very refreshing! My favorite! Beef rolls were pretty decent but different from what I expected! Not a lot of beef and toppings were very similar to what's eaten with Beijing duck! The sweet, savory sauce alongside cucumbers and cilantro. The crispiness of the roll is a little different. Place seemed very clean and modern.

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4.5 stars. Came here twice within two months and I really enjoyed the noodles both time. I think their braised beef noodle is one of my favorite in the area. The broth is very flavor and the noodles are cooked al dente. The dry noodle is pretty good too, but it was missing a flavor. I did order side meat so I was able to add more flavor to the noodle, but I don't think I'd enjoy it as much without the meat sauce. For the sides, I liked that you can order extra noodle, so it makes sharing easy. However, just a slight "warning" that the extra noodle is same portion so be prepared for 2x the noodles. The side vegetable would just be the same as the ones you get from beef noodle soup, so don't expect other sautéed veggie dish. The steamed egg was a bit way too salty for me. The cold dishes and braised intestines were pretty good though. They forgot our side veggie and we had to remind them. Other than that, service was pretty fast.

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Got here at 5:45pm and it was fairly empty The parking wasnt the easiest despite having a big lot right outside. Walk in and the walls have a cute chinese wallpaper like you're walking the animated streets of china. All the food was delicious. I was a bit worried about spice levels here but a medium was not spicy enough, so next time Ill try spicy!. I love and approve that all the side dishes were relatively affordable. The noodles tasted like freshly made noodles. The broth had good depth. The pickled cucumbers were tangy with the tiniest hint of spice. Food came out super fast after ordering through the app. Water jug per table was refilled quickly. Overall the food here was good, service was fairly quick. I'll be back to try more of their menu! Love the affordability of this spot as well.

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