Reviews for Ox 9 Lanzhou Handpulled Noodles in Cupertino, CA

Huge disappointment! I thought this place would be nice with 4ish star ratings . I ordered lamb noodle soup, poor lamb must have... escaped the kitchen. I had few little chunks of meat, kind of symbolic. The noodle was mushy. Worst of all, soup was watery,tasteless! They use Melamine soup bowls, Melamine is banned in certain countries for hot food. It is known bad to healthespecially it is used for holding hot liquid. Read more

Their noodles are all hand pulled and you could choose different sizes. We tried the medium round and regular round. We like the... latter more. Their signature Lanzhou beef noodle is very good. It has very good flavor. You can?t choose how spicy it is. Itcame as mild. But you can add their house chilly sauce which itself is also very good. The stewed lamb noodle soup is not spicybut very flavorful. The waiter (Eason?) was very friendly. Read more

Pretty excellent soup broth! I ordered the Classic Lanzhou Handpulled Noodles with Small Flat Noodles. I was shocked by how well... the noodles were able to soak up the flavorful broth. Very hearty and filling, the beef slices were so tender and the noodlesweren't too doughy! I definitely recommend the flat noodles, and you can watch the noodle chef prepare the noodles and kneaddough in the open kitchen as well. That's as fresh as it gets! I will note that the amount of chili oil they add is notconsistent across the board. It was quite noticable that my broth was significantly more red than others at my table. They alsoadvertise at their front door that they are featured in the Michelin Guide, so that's pretty note worthy! KEEP IN MIND: Indoordining only, or you can order on their self service kiosk for takeout! Most tables inside are suited for parties of 6 people orless. You may need to consult with the hostess if you plan to bring a lot of people. Read more

I really enjoyed the food here! I got the medium round Lanzhou hand pulled noodles. My friend got the wide noodles in the beef... and pickled vegetable broth which were also good. I really liked the appetizers too like the pig ear, basil chicken, friedbread, and especially the wonton in chili oil. The chili oil here isn't very spicy so don't worry if you don't have a high spicetolerance. Food also arrived super fast. Read more

The hand pulled noodles are excellent and the flavor of the broth is excellent, though I would?ve prefer the temperature of the... broth to be hotter. Dining is in door only. Service was prompt. Tables were decently spaced out. I would come back again totry the rest of the menu. Read more

Came here on a Saturday night at 5:15 and there was no wait so this was a super great and fast experience. I've been wanting to... come here for a while now so I'm glad that I could come. Good: The place has many noodle options and the food comes out quicklyafter you order from a QR code. I really liked my chili oil wide noodle dish - it was tasty and wasn't actually that spicy somy weak spice tolerance could still handle it. It was also just so tasty and I was surprised at how tasty it was given thelimited ingredients. The wide noodles are so chewy. I also really liked the chili wontons since they had a similar taste as thechili oil noodles. Bad: The noodles are so long that you have to cut it up a bit yourself because if you took a whole noodle,it would be so long that it gets a bit messy. The stewed lamb noodles are a bit bland. Overall would come again! I really lovenoodles and this place delivered on yummy noodles and great texture and fast service. Read more

Tasted very authentic. They can have noodles with different thickness. It helps me to recall memory of Lanzhou beef noodles.

Just had a great meal from Lanzhou noodles down in Arcadia, and passed by this restaurant. Decided to see if my local one is as... good as the one in SoCal. I was able to walk in to a table that just opened up. The waitress took my order while we waited forthe table to be wiped down. I got their signature beef noodle dish. As for the thinness, I usually get thin noodles, but decidedto get the thinnest option just to see how well they do pulling it that thin. The food came out lightning fast! I hadn't evenhad time to catch up to my social media feed XD The noodles are thin alright, and fairly uniform. Though I felt the compositionof the dish could be improved. There was a LOT of noodles, and just a few pieces of beef and daikon (which I don't eat butthat's my own issues). I think you're supposed to order some side dishes, or maybe you can add some extra veggies into the bowl?As is served there was just way too much noodles to topping ratio. Also the beef was a little tough, which was disappointing asmy beef from the Arcadia restaurant was super tender. I do have to say the broth was excellent. I usually don't order the clearbroth, but wanted to give that a try since that is their signature broth. I was always afraid that being clear it would havelittle flavor, but I was totally wrong on that count! The broth was very tasty indeed. Since I'm in this area a lot, I probablywill come back and try some more dishes. Next time I will order some side dishes to complement the noodle bowl! Read more