Liberty Noodle

Please note that I’m reviewing the food, not the service. The service was OK.
The Curry Pad Thai was terrible.
— The spice was too strong like they spilled bottles of spices; I normally like most Thai curries
— The stir fry noodle was too soggy
— The rice noodle itself tasted different and not in a good way. I assumed it was not properly cooked and/​or it was pre-​cooked, then left for too long before use.
— Soft/​silken tofu was used
— The flavours were very strong, but they didn’t get the combination quite right. (I normally don’t mind intense flavours; sometimes, I even like them when the combination is right.)
— Compared to the so-​so to bad Michelina’s frozen Pad Thai, Liberty Noodle’s Curry Pad Thai was way worse, IMO
The General Tso Chicken was terrible.
— The chicken didn’t taste fresh
— The flavours were very strong but they didn’t get the combination right. Overall, it tasted weird, somewhat like bad-​tasting medications.
— I normally can tolerate (or sometimes even enjoy) high-​sodium foods, but this one was too salty. I felt the burn in my mouth a little.
— The rice tasted old
— Compared to the OK Michelina’s frozen General Tso Chicken, Liberty Noodle’s General Tso Chicken was way worse, IMO
Overall, the foods tasted like they spills too much seasonings into the foods while cooking — except when I looked into the kitchen, it looked like the foods were somewhat premade.
I’m rather frugal as I’m a student; unless the food is super duper awful, I try to finish my meals. These 2 dishes were so awful that I ate less than a ¼ of either dish. They were so bad that I just had to throw them out; I just couldn’t even force myself to eat even half of either dish.
If they were going to make foods that tasted worse than $ 1 Michelina’s frozen foods (IMO), why were they charging so much? The foods were so bad that I was compelled to write a review; normally, I don’t write reviews for foods from food courts.
I should have taken the hint from the lack of customers in front of the restaurant. I decided to go against my instinct and be adventurous; it didn’t end well.
PS: I did let the lady at the till know about my thoughts on the Curry Pad Thai. Her comment was basically «this is how we do it». While I understand that people are different, I used to work as a server for a few restaurants and that would have not been my response to a customer. I would take suggestions and provide it to the kitchen or appropriate party.

Just horrid! Ordered beef chilli ramen that I just could not eat. You can see the food prep area and I should have took a hint as I saw they are chopping veggies without even washing them …

I wanted a healthy soup. And I love soups.
I asked what was ramen made of and the nice lady said egg. I then asked if any flour was used and she said ‘no it’s only egg’.
Over the dinner I looked this up online and couldn’t find any ‘only noodle and no flour’ soup. I went back to clarify and she said that’s all the staff are told and didn’t have any more info as it was all egg only.
I asked if someone could call me and clarify, negative. So i was given a business card.
Is it that simple? I am on a special diet where I can have rice but not wheat. Had I been informed that yes egg ramen has wheat I would have just gone for the rice noodles.
When I asked to speak to someone senior she said I should come back tmrw. (?)
Really, is that what customers are to do? First we got wrong info and then zero process to fix. Yes I was offered a refund or another meal, but I really doubt that’s happening again.
Pretty crap, I’m sorry but this doesn’t cut it for good guidelines or information or service.

SAVE YOUR MONEY– DON’T EAT HERE.
I have never written a Unilocal review but had to for Liberty Noodle– because it was just that bad. I got the sesame beef noodle stir fry (because they were sold out of everything else I tried to order). I took one bite, and it was SO GROSS. Soggy noodles soaked in very salty sauce. The meat tasted boiled and devoid of flavour. I tried to eat a bit more because it was such a waste, but realised forcing myself to eat it was the bigger waste.
In case you think I was expecting too much: I eat a lot at food courts, and that’s all I expected. Honestly, this was like some kid over boiled some noodles and beef, then dumped a jar of cheap sauce on top. I wish I had read the reviews beforehand. Hopefully I can save someone else their money and disappointment.

Ok, this is a food court resto so straight up I’m not expecting fine dining, but it should at least be edible. I had no idea that a spring roll could taste that bad?! It was also hard as a rock. Bad start. My ginger chicken soup was also not very hot but the flavours were good, if not a bit bland. I added a packet of hot sauce and that improved it. Other than that, it was Ok — plenty of chicken, ramen noodles were hot and the veggies were fresh. Given it was only warm to begin with, it was stone cold before I could finish it. What a waste.

What a DISGUSTING place.
I ordered the «most liked» Tonkotsu Pork Soup. Most liked by who I want to ask? The broth was not hot and the taste was vomit inducing, the egg (which is half the egg) is just a boiled egg, but since it’s hard to make that wrong it was the only ok part of the soup. The ramen noodles were OLD and as a result had this strange smell and tasted awful. And the pork, boy was it dry and lacking any taste.
Had this horrible aftertaste for at least 5 minutes. Ewww.
I wouldn’t serve this to a kid who’s about to die of hunger.

I was craving soup and stumbled upon this place.
Their sign says that the Ginger Chicken is one of the more «liked» ones. I guess it just means most ordered. It was basically chicken soup based, with wilted carrots and some veggies.
It’s not disgusting or anything bad. It’s just as the rating goes for a 2 stars, «I’ve experienced better.» I may try the fried noodles, but I won’t be buying their Ginger Chicken again. I mean, if you absolutely must have some sort of soup or else you’ll turn into a zombie, then please, get them. Aside from that, I’d suggest you try something else.

This was the most DISGUSTING food I have ever eaten. FULL OF MSG!!!
I got the curry pad thai which was the only option that could make vegan. The chefs had no idea how to make it vegan even though their menu clearly stated that they could make most options vegan upon request.
Their website said that their food is healthy but it contains a horrific amount of MSG. I have a severe sensitivity to MSG so I became incredibly ill.
When I explained to the cashier that my meal was disgusting she did not do anything to rectify the situation.
WORST FOOD IN THE WHOLE FOOD COURT. NEVER GO THERE.

I tried the beef stir fry noodles. Usually when I think of stir fry i think moderate of juiciness in the noodles; however, the noodles I got were soaked with the sauce and the grease. The sauce is really heavy making it hard to really taste anything else but the sauce. I just wished that the noodles were lighter and had more flavor to it.

Ordered the «most liked Tonkotsu Pork Soup» with ramen noodles.
Let’s see where do I start — the cashier who lied to me about the Gyoza that they were hot or the quality of the soup ingredients… I paid for the Gyoza, soup and a perrier ($ 16.90h and waited in line patiently while they made the soup.
I touched the stone cold dumplings — when I asked for a refund they said they would make more right now.
They had about 50 dumplings in a small deep fryer basket — OMG I just know I’m not gonna like this — yup I was right — totally rock hard and underdone.
I know I’ve had soup here before and it was good — and today it was just OK. The quality of the ingredients were terrible.
The dumpling were horrible and the customer service was really bad. No stars for customer service — two stars for food.
Not coming back here !!

This place seems to get a lot of flack but for a food court I think its pretty decent. It’s notably cheaper then a lot of the other options in the Eaton Centre, you can get a meal for under $ 10. They accommodate gluten free requests/​food allergies better then most other places as well. The chili chicken dishes or kim chi fried rice are what I stick to and are pretty consistent. The sides offered are weak (edamame, kim chi or apple slaw) so getting a combo is not worth it. They clean the woks well in between preparing the different dishes and your food arrives fast.

We decided to try liberty noodles because we were looking for some Japanese ramen. We ordered the tonkatsu pork noodle soup and shoyu noodle soup. The bowls were huge but we got less than half a bowl of soup, not to mention the way they just threw the broth in, it was dripping down the sides. Not a care in the world. It was hugely disappointing, in the bowl you get half of an egg, tons of corn and a few pieces of pork/​beef. The broth had almost no taste in the tonkatsu dish. Not happy with my meal especially since it cost $ 8.50 and was more expensive than the shoyu dish ($ 7.75) but had less flavour. Avoid this place at all costs, you can literally walk outside the mall down queen or yonge and find better ramen shops for a lot cheaper. It was an experience I will not repeat! ¹⁄₅

Pretty good for food court. Took a while to order but it’s better than Thai express. Got the chilli beef, would wanna try their rice dishes. For 9 $ it is pretty decent.

Had the beef phở noodle. As good as any others that I have eaten. The noodle was really soft and the soup tasty. The portion was good sized. When you collect the food, there are cups and jugs of ice water, so there is no need to pay for water for the meal

This place is terrible! They bring you in with their modern esthetic but the final outcome is, for lack of a better word, gross. I ordered a noodle dish with ramen noods and sesame beef. I received a huge bowl of food but it was basically noodles and a greasy sauce with tough pieces of beef. I could not finish my meal because it was far too oily. There are so many other GOOD options in the food court at Eaton’s Centre. AVOID.

This place is okay for a food court resto. There are plenty of options and it’s actually cheaper than most in the Eaton Centre.
I haven’t tried many items, but what I have tried is decent. Maybe a bit too much sodium.
The Good:
1. Fresh. Seems to be prepared fresh as they cook it in front of you.
2. Take-​out. The to-​go bowls are fantastic. Reusable for sure.
The Bad:
1. Health. Obviously an Asian food court option is not going to be good for you — unhealthy to the max!
2. Quality. Again, this is a food court place, so it’s not going to taste as good as a sit down resto.
Recommendation: go for a cheap lunch but don’t expect too much.

Meh. Fast service but my stir fry was really really really salty and tasted nothing like bbq pork. Even hours after eating it, my mouth is still begging for water. Also it’s expensive compared to what you get from other places around Eatons and Ryerson.

For food courts, I don’t expect much but I had better noodle dishes in other (Chinese) malls. I was initially interested since it was a new Asian noodle stall in the Urban Eatery other than Teriyaki and Thai Express, Shanghai 360 and Szechuan Express. Service is nothing spectacular. I gave it a few chances in four separate occasions in which I ordered the Japanese beef curry, Tonkotsu ramen (x2) and bacon udon carbonara.
The beef curry was pretty meh and a bit too mild, but still passable.
The Tonkotsu ramen noodles were nothing special but the broth felt too salty. For some reason, when I had the ramen again, I felt queasy for a few hours during the night. Luckily, that did not hold me back from watching X-​Men: Days of Future Past in theatres then. If you want good ramen around Yonge-​Dundas area, I would recommend Sansotei although the lines are long and the place is rather small.
I tried the udon out of curiosity but I was not impressed by the combination of udon, bacon, red cabbage, edaname, onions and Parmesan cheese sauce. Personally, I found the portion to be rather small and too salty. Felt that I could have spent my money on another meal, but sometimes you don’t know until you try.
Interesting menu options, but I can’t say the same about the final dishes. Needless to say, I would not return.

Comparatively cheaper than most of the other soups/​noodles you can get in the Eaton Centre foodcourt. We got a pork ramen and was surprised to find the broth in such a dark colour! The leeks seemed undercooked and too crunchy still, the broth was far too salty, and the meat was pretty much half fat.

If you like Asian noodles even a little bit, do yourself a huge favour and don’t waste your time or money at Liberty Noodle. I made the mistake of going here not once, but twice, and ordering the Tonkatsu Ramen since it was a cold day and I didn’t feel like freezing my ass off down the street.
The broth was weak and the noodles tasted doughy and undercooked. Pork was weirdly dry in some places and very fatty and sloppy in others.
Then, forgetting this bad experience, I ordered the same thing again. When my memory kicked in, my heart sank as I remembered the unfortunate ramen I’d had before. Fool me once, shame on Liberty Noodle. Fool me twice… well, you get the idea.
Even if it happens to be cold, walk just a little bit further and get something decent, because the ramen here is very sub par and not worth staying indoors for.
Also annoyed that people leave their garbage and trays all over the place in this food court. Slobs! Pick up after yourself so that others don’t have to!