Capital Noodle Bar in Irvine

Went there for company lunch. Unfortunately they don’t take reservations, so we had to send people ahead of time to get couple of tables. The food is good. Been there a few times since they opened. Almost every time there is a hick up with someone’s order.

Food and service is usually consistent and prices are reasonable. I just regret getting the rice noodles with my wonton noodle soup rather than egg noodles. Stick to the egg noodles.

My husband and I we frequent this place often. The wonton soup is delicious! We also love their filet mignon beef dinner. The staff is very friendly and the place is very clean.

We ordered their chicken congee, fried tofu, and Filet Mignon Cubes. Food was delicious and servers were attentive and friendly.

Really tasty. When everything is perfect there is not much to say 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I came in today craving rice noodles with beef. When the dish arrived it looked fine but as I picked up some of the noodles to eat I noticed a horrible burned smell. I then brought the plate closer to me and took another whiff and oh God was it bad. I highly recommend the owner buy a few new woks for the restaurant instead of cutting cost on kitchen equipment as their chefs literally burned that WOK that they use. You can get the best food in the world then put it in a burned wok and let it smell and taste like burned food. Took the fish back and sent me a new one only to arrive with the same smell and taste. Owner needs to sit down and have a word with his chefs and he can start off by first buying them 4 new woks so they have different WOKS to use for different foods and teach them how to sear the WOKS properly too. Sad how a good meal was ruined due to poor poor restaurant equipment. Can’t cut cost on the main item you use to cook meals with and you have to have quite a few so they don’t veggies in a WOK they just used to make a heavy sauces item only to ruin the new upcoming dish. Separate WOK for different dishes and replace old WOKs with new WOKS every time they smell burned. Also buy higher quality WOKS as well. People that have not lost their sense of smell and taste after COVID can easily taste and smell the taste of burned food from a bad WOK and taste of other foods in it as well.Came back today as I was craving some Hainan chicken to give them another try. Tried their Hainan chicken and the chicken tasted beyond horrible. It tasted like the cheapest chicken that had gone bad which was then just boiled in water. On a 1-10 scale this Hainan chicken plate was literally a 1. If I was the owner I would fire those responsible but I reckon the owner wants to cut cost so he buys the cheapest chicken and is also not using fresh chicken. Last but not least chef is either beyond horrible or just following manager and owner’s orders. Cost me $18.30 to have to leave my dish on the table and leave as it was just horrible. This is good for people who just eat anything and say “Oh wow this was great” 🤪🤦‍♂️

I came here to pick up food at 6:00pm on October 4, and the person at the checkout who handed me the food was extremely rude. I asked for a couple hot sauce and she told me it’s in the package and I’ll see it if I check the bag which is tied with a tight knot. I told her that before the sauce was not in the bag even though I requested it and by the time I noticed it was too late. She pointed to the bag and said no it’s there. I went to my car and checked the bag. There was only one tiny hot sauce and this meal is for three people. So I went back inside and asked her that I need three of those, and she gave me a stern look and gave me the sauce with a rather aggressive and rude attitude. It’s hard to believe they offer such a bad customer service. It’s also unbelievable that they are so stingy about not wanting to give more than one tiny sauce for an order for multiple people but what is worse is that they offer such a rude, unpleasant attitude almost to the level of aggression.

The food is really great. When we got there we told the staff that while waiting, we will be at the bakery. But when we got back, our seat was given to someone else. They were accommodating and helpful, and had prepared another table with our meals. It wasn’t a big deal and they tried fixing it as soon as possible.Here is the reason why I gave them a five. After eating, we were in a rush and we forgot to get our Pee See Ew that was suppose to be a take out order, so I called them and they were really nice and had given me credit that I can use when I go back to their restaurant, which is great and less hassle because I don’t have the time to go back. Plus, their food and service is really great and the service staff are excellent.Thank you.

We were in town for work and stumbled upon this hidden treasure. Great atmosphere, friendly staff, a nice menu of authentic Asian dishes…need I say more. I Fell on love with the robust flavors and assortment of dumplings as well as great teas. Oh yes the lychee black tea knocked my socks off. While the roasted duck plate had me almost licking my plate for more.Please open a restaurant in orange beach Alabama… I am a customer for life!

EXCELLENT DINNER ! After a fun evening at the movies on Tuesday we wanted dinner somewhere cool and definitely indoors. It was still 87F at 6.30pm when we exited the movie theater at the Irvine Spectrum Center so we headed straight here. THE FOOD IS ALWAYS VERY GOOD ! After parking our wheels close by we walked inside....Johnny the manager / host and Abbot our fav server greeted us in a very welcoming manner. It wasnt real busy so we were able to sit in our fav spots at a community table. Abbot came by to help us.....iced waters please while we check out the menu. We were leaning towards DIM SUM and SMALL BITES. When Abbot returned with our tall glasses of iced waters we ordered 1 x LEMONGRASS CHICKEN SKEWERS, 1 x GRILLED BEEF SKEWERS & 1 x CRISPY SHRIMP ROLLS...all from Small Bites menu. And from the Dim Sum menu we ordered 1 x JUICY PORK DUMPLINGS & 1 x STEAMED SIU MAI. Oh and I felt like an ice cold beer so I asked for a TSINGTAO ( 4.7% abv Chinese lager ). It tasted fine for a very mild beer. FIRST UP ! Our Lemongrass Chicken Skewers and Grilled Beef Skewers hit the table el pronto with a trio of dipping sauces. VERY DELICIOUS ! Weve ordered these a few times on our many visits here and they never fail to please. NEXT UP ! Our Crispy Shrimp Rolls came out and disappeared very fast...a real winner. The Dim Sum items always take longer to prepare and cook hence they came out last. SO GOOD ! I Out came our Juicy Pork Dumplings and Steamed Siu Mai stacked on top of each other in cane steamers. I have to agree with my wife who loves both of these to death.....they were very yummy. DESSERT ! Always leave room for a sweet finish....we asked Abbot to bring us a serve of CINNAMON CHINESE DONUT WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM. It may be the only dessert they offer but its a darn good one. As always we had a perfectly enjoyable dinner here !