Northern Cafe

Wonderful food and a great atmosphere. The house lamb special with pulled noodles was 10/10 for me. Balanced flavors of lamb, cumin, chili and numbing atop perfect noodles!

I love the food here!!

From the moment I got seated, the waitress brought me out water. I really appreciated that.
I also asked if I could move to the back cause there was a cold draft in front and she helped me carry the menu, waters, etc.

I ordered the chive pancake, all beef noodle soup, and pork & leek fried dumplings. All were delicious!!! The chive pancake was my favorite!

They have TVs in here to keep you entertained if your family doesn’t talk. They stay open until midnight!

Prices are pretty average/reasonable. I love how fresh & delicious everything tastes!!!

Nice place for dumplings and knife-cut noodles soup. Noodle portion is generous, price is reasonable and the noddles are made fresh. I think the noodle soup bowl could use a little more salt and meat. You can see workers from the window at the entrance making fresh noodles. Plenty of parking available; especially the parking lot on northeast corner of Garfield and Garvey. Service is fast. Lots of cold dish appetizers available.

3.7?!?!?!?!?!??! Are you kidding me? This place rocks!!!! Noodles are chewy, perfectly cooked, and the broth is perfect!!! My boy's favorite place!!! He generally only eats the noodles but he drinks the soup here! Son approved. Git it!!!!

I almost didn’t go in after seeing the review, but im so glad I did!! I ordered sour&spicy noodles with pork intestine. The soup tasted great, the intestine was fresh. Big portion with good price. Great service and nice decorations. Nothing to complain really! I didn’t try anything else so wouldn’t comment on that, but if you just want good soups and pork then don’t hesitate to visit.

Very affordable and delicious noodle place.

The noodles have a nice and bouncy texture and broth is meaty, savory bit not too heavy. They have various options for meats. Right when you walk in, you immediately see chefs hand making noodles inside the glass window so no doubt it's made fresh!

I also loved the pan fried dumplings with the crispy lace pattern. Definitely one of my favorite forms of dumplings as the crispy lattice adds a nice crunch to the dumplings.

Service is quick and efficient. The place has a modern cafe look to it and is clean.

I'll definitely come back here again!

When you first walk in, you are greeted by the noodle chef making hand pulled noodles. You state the number in your party and are directed at a numbered table. The service is efficient but the star is the quality of the noodle, the near perfect soup base, and fresh ingredients expertly crafted. Noodle and ramen lovers will not be disappointed eating here. One may experience the sheer joy of finding very good hand pulled noodles here in Los Angeles.

we REALLY enjoyed all the noodles

the servers are nice

the chef is REALLY good at making handmade noodles

the only thing that is NOT good is the green onion pancake..it has NO taste of the green onion ! Boo!

we will be back again for sure!

I've been to the location in Gardena many times before, and came here hoping to satisfy a beef stew noodle soup craving. To our surprise, the food here was very different. The noodles weren't as thick and the soup wasn't the hong shao niu ruo mien we were expecting, but it was still very very good. Here, the portion was huge, with am absolute ton of noodles. Not that we were complaining. The shaved lamb noodles were also excellent and will likely become a mainstay order of ours.

Noodles are handmade in front of you. The soups are delicious and flavorful. The spicy beef is not spicy at all but has three best flavor. Their garlic spare ribs are very crispy so get something saucy to eat with them. One bowl is enough to share between 2 people, so order small first.

Food is super affordable here and the servings are pretty big. They taste really good too. I would definitely conned back again. Service was decent, and food came fast.

This area makse me feel like went back to China. Food tasted good and really cheap! Staffs were friendly.

Excellent authentic Lazhou ramen. Hand-made ramen. Clean environment and nice people.

Big bowl of noodle, quick service, 5 stars if there is a bigger portion of meat

Best soup dumplings I’ve ever had. The dandan homemade noodles were so dense and tasty. Absolutely beautiful crust on the pork dumplings.

Very good noodle, reasonable price, friendly staff.

READ BEFORE GOING HERE: I enjoy this place very much food is amazing BUT, the waitresses are extremely rude to the guest. They never bother to ask if there is anything more the guest needs. Instead they run quickly and I have to get loud to get their attention or go directly up to them. The food is great, due to the great chefs they got, but the waitresses really need to be taught some etiquette.

Amazing noodles. Every dish was so good. A lot of reviews ding it for the service at this place. The pan fried dumplings, XLB and scallion pancakes were all executed well. The standout dish though was the braised lamb with sliced noodles!

It’s true that at times the service can be more DIY where you have to get the servers attention. But the food is totally worth it.

Stretch noodle tastes great ( did have to ask them to cook it a bit more, was slightly undercooked at first). Steamed Juicy pork dumplings were delicious. Leak pies were excellent too . Tried stinky tofu, not good. BBQ lamb sticks were ok.
Overall very glad came to this place, everyone in the family was happy, beats waiting at Mama Lu'S, and here had a lot new things to try, and a very nice environment too. 4.5 to 4.7 stars from me.

Man I don't know the name of the stuff we order but it was delicious! Definitely coming back, staff is very nice food was fast and the noodles is freshly make