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Noodle King
Categories: Restaurants Vietnamese Restaurants Chinese Vietnamese, Chinese [Edit]
123 Queen St WToronto, ON M5H 3M9
Neighbourhood: Downtown Core
(416) 861-9398
8 reviews for Noodle King
8 reviews in English
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Review from Stephanie C.
Toronto, ON
1/31/2011 1 Check-in Here
It's out of my usual haunts in the PATH but I've heard Noodle King is a good place to get noodle soup. They have a lot of daily specials to try out and you can pick from four different kind of noodles to go with your order.
I had their Spicy Beef with vermicelli noodles. The soup had big chunks of tender beef, bok choy, plenty o' noodles and a beef broth that had loads of chilli flakes swimming in it. For a one size, big bowl of noodles, it cost me $5.99. Noodle King is super cheap!
There is a line up during the busy lunch rush but it moves so quickly that you won't even notice that you're even waiting for food. Noodle King is like a well-oiled machine; they churn out noodle dishes one right after the other that you'll be slurping your noodle soup in no time.Listed in: Frugal Eats in the Money…
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Review from Zoe C.
Toronto, ON
5/22/2012
Went here for lunch today after looking for a place with good won ton soup. Once reading reviews on yelp that Noodle King place has good soup for reasonable prices ($6 for a large shrimp dumpling soup) I had to give it a try.
TIP: Noodle King is in the underground PATH network assessable from the Sheraton Hotel on Queen St W
The soup was good but didn't have much in it. Mine had shrimp wontons, noodles (of my choice, which was a plus) and 1 piece of broccoli and a few pieces of bock choy. I wish there were at least more veggies in the soup. Overall though it was yummy, but by the end of the soup I was bored from eating the same tasting mouthfuls.
Will go back again when I have craving for wont ton soup but will request more veggies in it. -
Review from Jason K.
10/25/2010
- used to work in the area, and noodle king was in the rotation for PATH places to eat. (it's found below the Sheraton hotel in the food court with the mcds)
- the man who takes the orders is hillarious.
- you get to choose the type of noodles for your noodle soup (mein, rice noodle, etc)
- spicy beef brisket is a good one to get... and you can ask for less spice if you are a wimp like moi.
- great price if you want your lunch plus a drink to cost you less than $6 -
Review from Robin D.
10/25/2010
Not a bad food court restaurant. Enjoyed a bowl of spicy beef with your pick of one of three different types of noodles.
Accepts debit or cash only.
Edit: After eating here a few times. I actually like it. Pretty decent.. And good for a restaurant in the PATH! I am a fan!Listed in: The PATH lunch rotation
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Review from Marie M.
10/20/2010
I MADE VEGGIE PHO TODAY!!!!!!!!
Well, sort of.
Today was one of those days that I should have called HR and let them know that I'll be leaving early because I can't function at work anymore. After a week of being on antibiotics, I think my stupid cold relapsed and stole my appetite. I spent the entire day wanting to eat, but really couldn't, and thinking about what would make me feel better, but won't make me throw up. My co-worker and I had arranged to have lunch today earlier on the week, so even though I was sick, I was looking forward to it, because I know I could always get soup noodles and it usually makes me feel better. Case in point: I was at my sickest last week, but felt a little better after having veggie pho at Thai Island (see my review below). Although the veggie pho at Thai Island was good, I wanted to go to another place along the PATH that also makes veggies noodles, but at a cheaper price and taste just as good. I also wanted to compare the veggie pho I had last week to this place's veggie noodle, to see what's so "PHO" about last week's pho.
Noodle King is a fast food joint along the PATH that's between the Sheraton Hotel and the Munich Re Centre. By its name, it's obvious that this place specializes in noodles, particularly soup noodles. Noodle King is operated by a friendly and quick Chinese crew -they know time is money and that the crowd they're serving are the busy, busy business types. Although they serve soup noodles, their menu is not limited at all: example: they offer about 4 different types of noodles: shanghai, ho fun, egg noodles and rice noodles; fresh meat ingredients: duck, pork, beef, fish balls, wontons; and fresh vegetables: mainly bak choy and broccoli.
Now for the good news, for my vegans/ vegetarians, and veggie-lovers-who-also-eat-meat-but-can-take-a-bre ak-from-consuming-dead-carcasses: they have a vegetarian soup noodle special every day! The vegetarian special comes with the noodle of your choice, 2 fried tofu squares, carrots, green onions, broccoli, and bak choy. Also, upon request, they have a veggie broth (that isn't full of MSG or salt) to go with the soup noodle. If you read my Thai Island review, you might remember that I didn't like how they didn't have red vinegar, lime and only hot sauce. But Noodle King has them all: red vinegar, Viet hot sauce, hot chili oil, soy sauce, and fresh limes! Needless to say, I prefer Noodle King to Thai Island. Not only are their soup noodles equally as (if not more) tasty and satisfying as Thai Island's, they are generous with their veggies, have the right condiments (it's NOT pho without the red vinegar and lime, even I know that, and I haven't had pho until recently), offer a non-salty vegetable broth, operated by a friendly staff, but their vegetarian soup noodle special is the CHEAPEST soup noodle on their menu! This means you can stay slim and your wallet can stay fat.
With regards to the "Veggie Pho" bit. I found Thai Island's "veggie pho" very similar to the "vegetarian soup noodle" I had at Noodle King. The only difference is that the Noodle King's creation had finer noodles, and it did not have raw bean sprouts, cilantro, and fried tofu. Disregarding these minor differences, the 2 soup noodles taste very similar. Which is why my claim that "I MADE VEGGIE PHO TODAY" is somewhat valid, if not valid in its entirety, and there's also nothing distinctively "pho" about veggie soup noodles. -
Review from Ken W.
Toronto, ON
8/16/2011 1 Check-in Here
When conferencing downtown, either at the Hilton on Richmond or anywhere else in that area, this humble foodcourt noodlery is the place to go for MSG-laden Wonton Noodle soup. Situated in an 80s-era foodcourt under the Sherton, this can't be beat. Always room to sit down.
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Review from Catherine L.
Toronto, ON
3/12/2010
Solid lunch take-away spot for cheap wonton noodle soup. The only minus about this place is you would have to eat it in a grime-y food court. You can take-away but it's a bit hard to slurp noodle soup at your desk. You get your choice of noodles and meat to go in your soup. I've had the pork wonton soup paired with wonton noodles, and for under $5, felt very satisfied with my meal. Part of my Finance District lunch time rotation!
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Review from Deanna W.
11/27/2008
This take-away counter features noodle soups (your choice of noodles) and rice dishes with pork, chicken, wonton and seafood (fish balls and shrimp). Located in the PATH in the food court underneath the Sheraton Hotel on Queen street. I come here about once week for my noodle soup fix-rice noodles paired with pork wontons with a scoop of spicy broth for an extra kick-for $4.75! Prices are cheap here, everything here is under $7 and although the lineups can be long from 11-2 the service is quick and efficient. I come here for my noodle soup fix and this place kicks thai express's butt any day.
