Steven Lin

New Hunan noodle place on the westside that is going to have extensive queues in the next few months when folks find out about it. The dishes here are astounding and can easily compete with and surpass restaurants in Southern California. The Changsha medley appetizer was unique as it was served warm unlike the typical cold side dishes but very tasty. The beef noodle soup had a unique clear broth that was so deep, accompanied by freshly made noodles with the desirable “q” and perfectly braised beef. The sesame noodles were fragrant and due to being served cooler, renders the noodles extra chewy. The dishes pair very well with the plum drink. I was even impressed by the unique porcelain and ceramics bowls used here. Altogether a mind-blowing new restaurant that will invite even more crowds to Sawtelle.

Authentic Chinese noodle place with attentive & fast service. The place is very clean as well. Must try: shrimp & zucchini xiu mai (or any other xiu mai!). The technique is top level! (They seem to have changed the menu lately)

Almost the most traditional Human Style Noodles in the LA area. The level of spicy just makes me date back to China with the traditional Chinese cuisine. Popular among the area at dinner time. The House Special Beef N oodles are with much cilantro and many amounts of stewed beef!!! The Changsha Style Spicy Medley with medium spicy is actually not too spicy as a combo of pork ear slices, wood ear mushrooms and beef slices, though the amount is not too much.

+3

New Hunan noodle place on the westside that is going to have extensive queues in the next few months when folks find out about it. The dishes here are astounding and can easily compete with and surpass restaurants in Southern California. The Changsha medley appetizer was unique as it was served warm unlike the typical cold side dishes but very tasty. The beef noodle soup had a unique clear broth that was so deep, accompanied by freshly made noodles with the desirable “q” and perfectly braised beef. The sesame noodles were fragrant and due to being served cooler, renders the noodles extra chewy. The dishes pair very well with the plum drink. I was even impressed by the unique porcelain and ceramics bowls used here. Altogether a mind-blowing new restaurant that will invite even more crowds to Sawtelle.

+1

I strongly advise anyone considering dining here to think twice. The food safety and customer service standards are abysmal, and I would not wish this terrible experience on anyone else. I had the unfortunate experience of dining at this place twice, and both times I found disgusting bugs in my food. This is a clear indication of severe food safety issues. To make matters worse, the service was absolutely terrible. When I approached the server for a refund after discovering a bug in my meal for the second time, they refused to acknowledge any fault on their part and insisted that it was my problem. The lack of responsibility and accountability was shocking. After the second incident, I experienced severe stomach pain and vomiting, which I believe was a direct result of their contaminated food. Not only did the server fail to apologize, but they also continuously blamed me. As for my five-star rating, it was solely to ensure that my review would be prioritized and seen by others.

+2

Good atmosphere and vibes—‘perfect lunch spot in sawtelle for that beef noodle soup craving you’ve been thinkin about. I’ve actually tried this place dine in and out! The wood ear x innards x tofu skin salad is so mouth watering— spicy and flavorful. The noodle soups come with large portion and the flavor is so so good (for dine in)— I think the noodle soup delivery just doesn’t hit the same— but still tasty!! The meat is always delicious and so are the noodles :) The 盐酥鸡 here— my gawdddd chefs kiss THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. The right about of crispy textured and the perfect savory spicy notes that makes you want to literally inhale it. You can’t deny how good it is and they really give the basil to ya too— the Chinese broccoli as a side dish is also solid choice 👍 The beef noodle soups alone is about 18-19 bucks I think? So I would say the meal can easily be 20-30 bucks depending on what sides you got to order with. But if you’ve got a small stomach— bring a pal and split a bowl!! Will totes come back for other dishes 10000/10!!💫💫💫💫💫

+1

Nice place with awesome soups! Reminded me of Russian style soups. thick broth, tasty noodles, and a good size portion. Pricing is reasonable, too.

Just discovered this new spot, in the Sawtelle neighborhood! The staff (maybe the owner too?) were so friendly and welcoming. The place is cleaning, the food was amazing, portions are huge, and the prices are reasonable. We got a big, super flavorful bowl of pork belly rice for under $10 and my bf kept saying, “oh my god, this is so good.” I loved the house beef noodle! Must try! Definitely feels like a place we’ll be coming back to often!

There wasn't a Chinese noodle soup restaurant in West LA other than Mr Rice. It's a good restaurant but it comes with hefty parking fees (finding parking near UCLA can be a nightmare, I ended up paying over $20 for parking). Then DongTing Noodle 🍜 came to save the day! I love coming back here when I need a light meal that's healthy and delicious! I have to say though, if you like noodle soup with a mild taste, then this restaurant is definitely worth a try! This place is cozy and clean 🫧! Customer service is great, too 👍🏼! You would order your food by scanning the QR code located on your table! The food: House Special Beef Rice Noodle Soup (10/10): This is by far my number 1 dish in the restaurant! The beef was juicy and mildly chewy! The soup smelled good and tasted really healthy! The rice noodles are neither soggy nor hard to chew! The portion was generous! It was mildly spicy, which adds to the flavor! Loved it 🤤😋! Soy sauce braised Pork Ribs Rice Noodle Soup (9/10): I loved this too. The pork was really savory. I didn't give this 10/10 just cos the soup could do with a little more salt! Red Braised Pork Noodle Soup (10/10): This is my number 2 recommended dish from the restaurant! The meat was my favorite part of the dish🐷🍖! The fatty part was maybe 1/3 of the meat on every chop of the meat, which I thought was a great balance (too much fats on the pork can be a little heavy on the after taste)! Soy Braised Beef Slices w/ Cilantro (10/10): **THIS IS A COLD DISH** I enjoyed this, the spice wasn't so overwhelming that you couldn't taste the beef slices! This is a good appetizer to consider! Crispy Chicken (10/10): Wow! There are literally so many restaurants selling popcorn chicken in Sawtelle, I would say this is perhaps one of the better ones because the chicken 🐔 were juicy and crispy! Seasoning was also on point! Thus, making this also a good appetizer to start your meal! Mini Pumpkin Pie (10/10): If you want something sweet and chewy, let this dish satisfy your cravings! I have come here thrice and never once have I gone without ordering this dish! Overall, I really enjoy this noodle soup restaurant and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to take a break from Japanese ramen 🍜, it'll be worth it! TIPS: if you like spice 🌶️ and would love more flavor on your food, then add the chopped chili provided on your table (I added the picture on this post for reference)!

+6

Easily one of the best noodle spots in West LA — the kind of restaurant that keeps you coming back. Few things feel more nostalgic than sitting down to a bowl of their House Special Beef Innards Noodles after being far from home. The chili oil is rich and aromatic, the innards are tender and deeply infused with flavor, the noodles are perfectly firm, and the cilantro adds a refreshing herbal lift. Every element feels thoughtfully prepared and flawlessly executed. Beyond their signature noodles, the crystal rice noodles are a standout — light and refreshing, perfect for hot summer days. The menu also features an extensive selection of appetizers, all solidly executed and worth exploring.

The food was really good. We each ordered a noodle dish. There was only a brief wait. When we walked in they asked us how many in our party and then promptly cleaned off a table. I only gave atmosphere 4 stars because it was really loud in there. One very loud party behind me plus the music. It was hard to hear across the table. But I think we’ll be adding this place to our Sawtelle rotation now.

I had heard that the pickled fish and grilled fish here were incredibly delicious, so I came here today specifically to try them. The seasoning and preparation were very authentic, and it certainly didn't disappoint my Chinese palate.

5-star is probably too much, but definitely worth more than 4.5. Service is great. Place looks pretty clean and the tables are not crowding each other. Food is very fast. I had pork belly noodles. It’s tasty. The presentation is great. A deep bowl (good for having lots of soup), white porcelain bowl and spoon looks really clean. I loved everything in the dish: noodles, green vegetables, pork belly stews，sour veggies, the soup. Definitely finished every bite and piece and soup. Delicious. Xiao Long Bao on the menu looks good and I was tempted to order—but I was almost going to skip dinner. This tells you how much I enjoyed my noodles. And I am very picky! (There’s only 2-3 Chinese restaurants I regard highly). The dish was slightly on the salty side—but I am an ultra low salt person in my family. The noodles seemed from dry noodles not hand made—not as chewy as the world best noodles I had in LA. But the texture was still good 👍 Highly recommended—would ask if my child would like to come tomorrow (just visiting LA—leaving tomorrow night). Follow up: I ended up going there 3 times in two days (yes I am a very boring person), trying 3 different noodles. Still recommend all. I love a noodle bowl that came out boiling hot—it’s a Must for me. The taste and presentation were consistent 👍There are some complaints though (not worth knocking off a star ⭐️ though): 1. Second time, it was 2 times more salty than I liked. Third time I noted “1/3 salt “ on my order, then it came out same salty level as first time (ie more salty than I prefer). I did ask for an extra half bowl of noodle water, and always finished every bite and drip of my noodle bowl 🥣. 2. Third time, the veggies stems were cold, which I don’t like. Of the three, I highly recommend the more expensive beef noodles: the extra beef and different kinds of it makes it well worth the extra 2-3 bucks.

Came here on a Wednesday night with my partner and 2 year old. We had the prawn hot pot, crispy chili beef noodle, chicken noodle soup, and beef shao mai. Food was great, service was kind and excellent, ambiance was nice and chill. We had no complaints and definitely coming back for the hotpot for me and crispy beef noodles for the partner. Kid loved the dumplings and soup!

Ines A.

Came here on a Wednesday night with my partner and 2 year old. We had the prawn hot pot, crispy chili beef noodle, chicken noodle soup, and beef shao mai. Food was great, service was kind and excellent, ambiance was nice and chill. We had no complaints and definitely coming back for the hotpot for me and crispy beef noodles for the partner. Kid loved the dumplings and soup!

The Baseline

The Baseline: For a Chinese noodle restaurant the noodles must be fresh, cooked with consistency in firmness, broth must be tasty with good body, accompaniment additions must match with the style, and the plating must work for the soup/noodle presentation/function. Food: Good consistency to the noodles and the broth was spicy but not overwhelmingly so. The meat was good but I did get a tendon piece in it. I wish I got more veggies in it but that wasn’t what I ordered. I think I would love this more on a colder day and I ate in the restaurant. The to-go was very hot temperature wise and that made it a lot better when I ate at the office. I have been here before an had dumplings that were very good so I think it is better to eat at the restaurant. Service: The service was great picking up food with minimal wait and friendly interaction. The in person service is really efficient and to the point which I can appreciate. Atmosphere: It is a nice lay out for tables/seating though the ordering kiosk takes away from a higher scale experience. The technology improves and we will have more of these type of layouts. Clean bathrooms.

天

Really delicious. Wonderful execution. Only drawback is there are no vegetarian options at all. I took it for granted that most places in LA would be inclusive. I should have gotten up and left, but I ordered something pescatarian to experience their menu. It's really beautiful, filling, and delicious. The shumai look like plump yummy flowers. The service is kind and considerate. The chefs are great at what they do. I would love it so much more if there were vegetarian options.

buzz cutter

food was good. however, i ordered the noodle soup with the pork. based on the menu, i had the misimpression that it would be at least a bit spicy, but it turned out not spicy at all. it was still delicious but it was just surprising to me. the side dishes were quite average. the atmosphere was ok. they had some cute and creative decorative menus and a funny (chinese) sign in the bathroom. although we went in on a sat, it was quite empty somehow.

Mao N

Very clean restaurant...better than I expected. The beef noodle special was especially delicious 🤤

Andrew

DongTing noodle is the newest restaurant on Sawtelle Blvd, serving up Hunan food, which is scarcely available on the West Side. While service was good, the restaurant is still in its soft opening and therefore has some kinks to work out. For example, out of the two dishes we ordered, one was ready about 15 minutes before the other, meaning one of us was halfway through lunch when the other was served. The food is pretty good, but not amazing. The house special beef noodle soup has tender beef with perfectly textured noodles, but could have had bolder flavors. On the other hand, the KongFu chicken noodle was extremely flavorful, almost too much so. The spice level was right but the other flavors were a bit overpowering and I couldn’t finish the bowl. Since this restaurant just opened, I’m sure they have plenty of room to grow. I will probably return later, and hopefully they can impress more when they have more experience, and I can raise this review to a 5/5.

Dude

In A Nutshell: -Its still a soft opening (as of 7/6/23) at the latest Dong Ting (not to be confused with the lady on the FBI's most wanted list). -Didn't go for the #1 Beef Noodle Soup, instead got #16 Kongfu Chicken Rice Noodle (dry). -It was pretty good, right amount of spice. -The place is nice & clean, lots of bright, natural light. Overall, I will have to try the beef noodle next time.

DongTing noodle is the newest restaurant on Sawtelle Blvd, serving up Hunan food, which is scarcely available on the West Side. While service was good, the restaurant is still in its soft opening and therefore has some kinks to work out. For example, out of the two dishes we ordered, one was ready about 15 minutes before the other, meaning one of us was halfway through lunch when the other was served. The food is pretty good, but not amazing. The house special beef noodle soup has tender beef with perfectly textured noodles, but could have had bolder flavors. On the other hand, the KongFu chicken noodle was extremely flavorful, almost too much so. The spice level was right but the other flavors were a bit overpowering and I couldn’t finish the bowl. Since this restaurant just opened, I’m sure they have plenty of room to grow. I will probably return later, and hopefully they can impress more when they have more experience, and I can raise this review to a 5/5.

Very clean restaurant...better than I expected. The beef noodle special was especially delicious 🤤

+1

In A Nutshell: -Its still a soft opening (as of 7/6/23) at the latest Dong Ting (not to be confused with the lady on the FBI's most wanted list). -Didn't go for the #1 Beef Noodle Soup, instead got #16 Kongfu Chicken Rice Noodle (dry). -It was pretty good, right amount of spice. -The place is nice & clean, lots of bright, natural light. Overall, I will have to try the beef noodle next time.

+2

Really delicious. Wonderful execution. Only drawback is there are no vegetarian options at all. I took it for granted that most places in LA would be inclusive. I should have gotten up and left, but I ordered something pescatarian to experience their menu. It's really beautiful, filling, and delicious. The shumai look like plump yummy flowers. The service is kind and considerate. The chefs are great at what they do. I would love it so much more if there were vegetarian options.

food was good. however, i ordered the noodle soup with the pork. based on the menu, i had the misimpression that it would be at least a bit spicy, but it turned out not spicy at all. it was still delicious but it was just surprising to me. the side dishes were quite average. the atmosphere was ok. they had some cute and creative decorative menus and a funny (chinese) sign in the bathroom. although we went in on a sat, it was quite empty somehow.

+4

The Baseline: For a Chinese noodle restaurant the noodles must be fresh, cooked with consistency in firmness, broth must be tasty with good body, accompaniment additions must match with the style, and the plating must work for the soup/noodle presentation/function. Food: Good consistency to the noodles and the broth was spicy but not overwhelmingly so. The meat was good but I did get a tendon piece in it. I wish I got more veggies in it but that wasn’t what I ordered. I think I would love this more on a colder day and I ate in the restaurant. The to-go was very hot temperature wise and that made it a lot better when I ate at the office. I have been here before an had dumplings that were very good so I think it is better to eat at the restaurant. Service: The service was great picking up food with minimal wait and friendly interaction. The in person service is really efficient and to the point which I can appreciate. Atmosphere: It is a nice lay out for tables/seating though the ordering kiosk takes away from a higher scale experience. The technology improves and we will have more of these type of layouts. Clean bathrooms.

+6

Alan Sung

Dong Ting Noodle is located in a heavily trafficked and prime location along Sawtelle Blvd between Santa Monica Blvd and Olympic Blvd. It was disappointing for us to see their “soft opening” signage outside and to learn from our server that they’ve been open for a year! The soft opening is what initially lured us in and I felt conned by the false advertising which is the rationale behind my less than stellar review. Having said that, we tried a number of items off their menu. The Wild Chili Beef in Chinese Pita and House Crispy Shredded Potato Salad were winners. Their version of Juicy Pork Dumplings were flat in shape and average tasting at best. The House Pork Rib Noodle Soup was bland even after adding chili sauce. The Black Truffles and Mushroom Shaomai were the most disappointing - there was only a mild hint of truffle and it just did not taste good. I recommend taking down the soft opening signage and with so many other quality dining options along Sawtelle, we won’t be making a return visit.

Dong Ting Noodle is located in a heavily trafficked and prime location along Sawtelle Blvd between Santa Monica Blvd and Olympic Blvd. It was disappointing for us to see their “soft opening” signage outside and to learn from our server that they’ve been open for a year! The soft opening is what initially lured us in and I felt conned by the false advertising which is the rationale behind my less than stellar review. Having said that, we tried a number of items off their menu. The Wild Chili Beef in Chinese Pita and House Crispy Shredded Potato Salad were winners. Their version of Juicy Pork Dumplings were flat in shape and average tasting at best. The House Pork Rib Noodle Soup was bland even after adding chili sauce. The Black Truffles and Mushroom Shaomai were the most disappointing - there was only a mild hint of truffle and it just did not taste good. I recommend taking down the soft opening signage and with so many other quality dining options along Sawtelle, we won’t be making a return visit.

+4

C C

I liked their dry beef rice noodle a lot. But when I ordered the rice noodle today through DoorDash, it’s not cooked thoroughly. The noodles are hard. Very disappointed. They used to be very soft and chewy. Deteriorating food quality.