Yun Noodle House

Love this place. Noodle no 8 if you like porky and no 9 if you love spicy noodle soup.

I was in need of quick meal, so I went to the food court in the 99 Ranch plaza in Arcadia.
This place has various kinds of noodle dishes. I was craving beef noodle soup so I ordered their braised beef stew noodle soup.
Quick service! Made to order beef noodle soup in less than five minutes.
When I got the bowl of noodle, I was surprised to see that it was a light colored broth. I had in my mind that it was going to be the dark brown broth. This broth was what I expect when ordering a won ton soup. Good news is the broth is still tasty. Also I’m usually used to a different kind of noodle, this one had the round slippery noodle found at places I’ve had Bun Bo Hue. There was a few chunks of beef stew, and one or two pieces of tendon. Other than that there was a little garnish and bean sprouts.
Even though it wasn’t what I was expected, I liked it and it was tasty.
The bowl was $ 7.01 so I would consider it a good deal for the amount of food. Just bummed I ended up with 99 cents in change haha.
Another note, it’s run by one guy and he doesn’t speak english, I just told him which number and pointed at the menu.

I’m not very familiar with Yunnan foods. I only tried it one other time with a friend who is from the Yunnan province. Based on that experience, I came and tried out Yun Noodle House. I have to say, compared to my previous Yunnan experience, I was very happy with the food here. The noodle soup was soothing and full of veggies. The noodles were not too mushy. And the soup was piping hot! For a simple taste of home-​style foods, I can come back here again for a comforting bowl of noodle soup.

I stopped in this particular food court in Arcadia the other day… based on high Unilocal recommendations and decide on a bowl of pork wanton soup from Yun. One old guy man’s the front and then goes in the back to prep every meal. I’d hate to think what happens during the lunch rush.
My favorite part of the meal was a cucumber side dish that I got. $ 3… steep for what it was… bit for a cold, slightly pickled (only slightly) side… it was yummy.
Another good thing is that if you get it to go… the old man puts the broth 9 a separate container.

i always get their vegetarian hot and spicy noodle soup! its sooo delicious because its actually SPICYYY! i love their rice noodles because theyre slippery and easy to slurp up! their tofu noodle looking things are also yummy! eat it with their chili oil sauce and youll fall in love !! one of the best chili oils ive eaten! i didnt run into the ladies when i was there, the male cook took my order and he was so nice !

Almost every food stall inside the President Square food court serves a noodle dish. There is Kung Pao House preparing Sichuan noodles, Hsin Hsin Shau May offering Taiwanese soup noodles, and Daikokuya cooking up Japanese ramen.
Yun Noodle House, one of the newest stalls in the food court, specializes in «crossing the bridge» rice noodles from the Yunan province of China. Sichuan and Guiyang cold noodles are also on the menu, in addition to cold Chinese appetizers. I ordered the #1 Yunnan house special rice noodle soup ($ 6.55).
There is some historical meaning behind the term «crossing the bridge». To my understanding, it originated from the Yunan province, where a scholar went far away to study for imperial exams. The scholar’s stay-​home wife brought her husband lunch everyday by crossing a bridge. However, she found that the food got cold by the time she arrived. She discovered that by adding a layer of oil on top of a bowl of rice noodle soup, it would maintain the hot temperature of the broth. Then, her husband could cook the ingredients in the hot broth upon her arrival.
Yun’s replication of the noodle soup contained all the essential ingredients, with thick rice noodles accompanied by sliced ham, pork, chicken slices, bean curd sheets, and bean spouts, all tossed into a chicken broth. All toppings were fresh. Yun served the vegetables/​meat, noodles, and broth separately. This demonstrates their understanding of the traditional way to eat «crossing the bridge» noodles, which according to the story explained above, meat is cooked in the broth first, then the vegetables are added, and finally the noodles are inserted.
A bowl of «crossing the bridge» noodle soup is very simple to prepare. The traditional noodle soup according to the story requires oil to preserve the broth’s temperature, but in modern dining, a replica bowl could omit the oil so that the broth is light, healthy, and hearty. Just like in phở, the broth is a key element. A consommé-​like chicken or beef broth is generally desired rather than a greasy and MSG-​ladened base. Unfortunately, Yun appeared to have added some MSG to their chicken broth. The soup was too salty to drink on its own after I finished the noodles.
Overall, Yun Noodle House is a decent change of pace to the rice boxes I typically order at Hsin Hsin Shau May or the ramen at Daikokuya when I am at the subject food court. If Yun can reduce the saltiness in their chicken broth of the «crossing the bridge» rice noodle soup, I may be convinced to return on a rainy day.

Very tasted!!! Regardless the previous bad reviews I gave this place a try! I wasn’t disappointed at all. The noodle was cooked at the temperature and the side dishes are very authentic as well. I’d come back again for sure.

The ladies that run this noodle shop are dishonest, they want to sell you so bad they lie about what’s in their food even when told ahead of time about specific food allergies.
The front lady and the boss lady promised their wontons and soup was not spicy did not have any kind of pepper or ginger in it. This is rare. But when in the food business you don’t lie to your customers because allergies are no joke. There were 8 of us and I had my aunt with me who was able to translate specifically since she speaks mandarin as well. The first round they gave me was especially spicy with chili pepper oils in the broth you could see. I brought it back and they said they would change it for the one that definitely hadn’t any pepper or ginger in it. The second one was the plain wonton and noodle soup. They didn’t give us the almost dollar difference, back but fine, I was just happy they would give me the right food. Happily I took a bite of my noodles and soup and I felt a little tingle on my tongue but thought the soup was just hot. Then I took a bite of my wonton and instantly I tasted the ginger. Then I could feel my lips start to burn and tongue start to get puffy. I took it back up to the counter right away, and told her nicely that I could feel the pepper and the ginger and I just needed the money back. My Aunt came up, and the lady huffily took out $ 6 because she was already counting the days money, and started yelling in Chinese about how they work hard all day etc… and that she makes the food and she doesn’t put any pepper or ginger in that food. My Mandarin is bad so I can only catch parts especially when one is yelling and spurting out rantings.
I was told later she was also having a dialogue with the other lady saying «how ridiculous, who is allergic to pepper, she just didn’t like it! (in Mandarin)» Seriously??? They jeopardized my health for $ 6 because they didn’t believe me? One of the male cooks had even come out at one point when the boss lady was pounding on the counter and looked at me apologetically.
I went to sit back down at our table and the lady was still yelling at my aunt about how hard they work all day, my aunt wanted to give them the $ 6 back that they gave us for lying about what was in their food and causing an allergic reaction. It was not like we did not tell them or make it a point either.
This to me is not a way to run a business when you are selling food to people. The $ 6 they wanted was more important than making someone ill. Makes me wonder what else they might do with their food. If you plan to eat there you might want to think about it too. I have told you my experience.

Yun Noodle House closed a few months ago and then reopened with new owners in the same spot within the President Square Shopping Plaza food court. While it used to be Taiwanese, under the new ownership they switched to Yunnanese noodles. The noodles, mostly soups, are quite cheap ($ 4.95 and up). They also sell cold appetizers.
* #19 Szechuan dan dan noodle ($ 4.95): a big heap of thick, round rice noodles topped with a spicy, peppery chili sauce with ground pork and a bit of chopped scallion. This version was quite different from the dan dan noodles that I’ve had in the past. There was no sesame sauce or peanut butter. I’ve never had dan dan noodles with rice noodles before. While this was an unusual version, the chili sauce with pork was quite tasty, spicy, a bit sweet and quite oily (because of all the chili oil). It tasted like they used Szechuan peppercorns there was no mouth numbing effect.
* Cold slices of beef: thinly sliced and coated in chili oil and Szechuan peppercorns, reminiscent of pastram with Chinese spices, a bit salty but still quite yummy
* Green beans: thin green beans sautéed in a light sauce, liked how they were al dente but the sauce didn’t have much flavor
* Pickled green beans: very thin, chopped into tiny bits, pretty sour
A lady who works in the food court mentioned that their tofu dish is excellent but they had run out, so I didn’t get to try.
Cash only.