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四姐 Special Noodle
Authentic Chinese noodles and dumplings, where crispy meets juicy in every bite.
4.8(5 reviews)
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Authentic Chinese noodles and dumplings, where crispy meets juicy in every bite.
四姐 Special Noodle brings authentic Chinese cuisine to San Jose, specializing in handmade noodles, soup dumplings (xiao long bao), and pan-fried buns (shen jian bao). Our chefs craft each dish with care, visible through our kitchen's glass window. We offer a modern dining experience with QR code ordering, featuring tender beef noodle soup, unique coconut egg custard buns, and flavorful stir-fries. Perfect for food lovers seeking traditional flavors with a contemporary twist.
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Delicate, thin-wrapped dumplings filled with savory broth and pork or chicken, steamed to perfection.
Juicy pork-filled buns with a crispy bottom and soft top, a customer favorite for their explosive flavor.
Tender beef in a light, flavorful broth served with handmade noodles, a comforting classic.
Options like eggplant and green bean noodles, stir-fried chicken with broccoli, and other authentic Chinese plates.
Coconut egg custard buns and deep-fried red bean sesame balls, offering sweet, crispy endings to your meal.
QR code menu for easy ordering and a view into the kitchen where chefs prepare fresh buns and noodles.
Delicious and authentic Chinese food. Efficient and attentive service. Highly recommend the 生煎包, friend yellow fish but all dishes were great.
A group of 6 of us went for Christmas lunch. Menu had many choices. My favorite was a vegetarian dish with noodles, eggplant and green beans. My favorite dessert was the deep fried red bean ball covered with sesame seeds.
The food here was DELICIOUS! The pan fried buns (shen jian bao) were probably the best I’ve had in the US. Soo juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside! Other honorable mentions: The soup dumplings (xiao long bao) and beef noodle soup (niu rou mian) were solidly tasty as well. Their beef noodle soup meat is super tender and flavorful, but their broth is on the lighter side which is just a stylistic difference to me. Lastly we got the coconut egg custard buns for dessert and they were really unique and yummy! Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. You can see some chefs making and preparing buns through a clear glass which is fun. They also have really cute and uniquely shaped dish ware.
Food was pretty good but the ambience was sterile and the staff non-communicative. Not a user friendly place. We had the chicken XLB, Pan fried buns (pork), scallion pockets & stir-fried chicken w broccoli. XLB was quite good (needs more ginger) with thin wrap & flavorful stuffing. Appreciated having the chicken option. Pan fried buns looked unusual but tasted on poin; scallion pockets were also quite good. Both together made this overly starchy as a meal. The chicken broccoli dish (we purposely chose this as we couldn't order spicy due to one diver's reflux condition) was surprisingly good - it tasted "clean" (not refried oil, no MSG, lean chicken meat & fresh broccoli). For a quick lunch in the neighborhood, the food was solid. However, with a QR coded menu & ordering system, this place was set up to have minimal contact with customers. We were the onky customers in a rather large restaurant, yet the waiter waved us off when we tried to ask questions about the menu - just pointed us at the QR code. The whole vibe was cold and unfriendly, exacerbated by having no other customers (it was early, at 5:30 pm) around.
I love this place!!! Def get the pan fried soup dumplings they’re ADDICTIVE and I literally dream about them. I live kinda far so I don’t come often but when I do I always leave so full and happy I got the pan fried soup dumplings with pork. They’re so good if you like soup dumplings at all, you have to try this. It’s like a super juicy soup dumpling with more filling more soup and a crunchy explosion of flavor. I also got the coconut milk, rice balls for the first time today and holy crap. They are so good so crispy on the outside with sweet tapioca coconut milk flavoring on the inside not too sweet honestly perfect way to end the meal. I’ve never had anything quite like these treats they’re so good
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