Long’s Noodle House - Vancouver, British Columbia

My wife came here years ago and finally took me to this little treasure. From the outward appearance, I doubt I would have come here in my own. A small seating area with 3 small and 2 larger tables, but you can watch them hand make their well known soup ... dumpling and other pancake style dishes like green onion cakes in the corner. There was two ladies serving, with one definitely in charge. She recognized my wife who had been a regular here 15 years ago! Service was quick and efficient, she never wrote down anything but we got all the dishes we ordered VERY quickly. The dishes were all very good, although I found the tan-tan noodles a little salty for my tastes. Apparently there are many styles of this noodle dish and I was more used to one with a peanut sauce. The soup dumplings were as good as she remembered with there being plenty of tasty soup within each dumpling. So much so, that one must be careful biting into them to avoid the juice overflowing and running down your cheeks - a common experience that we encountered lol. One does not come here for a fine dining experience. One come for quick and efficient service and good food at a reasonable price. We will definitely be back! Sadly this cherished neighborhood gem was damaged by a fires next door and may not reopen. This will truly be a loss to the neighborhood and all the regulars that used to come here. Read more

Their chicken wonton soup is exactly like how mom would make it. The taste is as authentic as it gets. The service is also really great and the staff is really friendly.

We went for a quick lunch and really enjoyed the experience. The service was excellent - attentive and personable. We had soup dumplings - handmade on site and very good and the chicken chow mein and shrimp with egg sauce on rice. The food came out quickly and had a good 'home-cooked' ... flavour. We'll go back! Read more

You know a winner when there is a stream of regular patrons coming through the door and speaking to the servers on a first name basis. It’s a really small place with a simple menu, but they are great at what they make. I had the steamed dumplings, ... very juicy. I recommend the pan fried dumplings which were nicely crispy on the bottom. I liked how the rice cakes were not sticking together with just the right chewy texture. The Tan Tan noodles were flavourful and not too spicy. The shrimp tofu was great. The shrimp were perfectly done and the tofu was nice and soft. This place can get very busy with the limited seating, but they take reservations. Definitely will be back here. Drop me a comment or a like if you found this helpful. Read more

Service and Friendliness have improved 100% since 5 years ago. Needless to say the smiles and thank-yous were never 3 years ago. Don’t know what happened, but everyone there were so polite. XLBs were as good as ever. Probably one of the best in Metro Vancouver. Pan-fried dumplings were also very tasty ... with a little hint of soup inside. Soup noodle with Smoked Fish was very flavourful. The fish came on a side dish. Broth was exactly the same in the Green Vegetable Chicken Noodle soup. Read more