Max Noodle House - Richmond

Cash only! I find the portion to be good for the price. Everything is small dish so I could try multiple items. The poached kidney was very tender and good with the sauce. The wontons have whole shrimps in them.However the noodle soup and the poached liver was very salty. Toward the end the saltiness overpowered everything

Love the small portion of the wonton noodle soup. It’s just the right size for me, but probably too small for a lot of people. The milk tea is very smooth.Parking: The parking lot is always very crowded.

CASH ONLY! A friend highly recommended this restaurant especially for their wonton noodle soup. My boyfriend and I were already super full, but we had to make our way here as it was highly recommended LOL. It 's located on the corner of the Alexandra Plaza in Richmond. There 's a parking lot with ample parking in the area for all the other restaurants. I got the Supreme Wonton Noodle Soup. I was wondering what the difference was between that and the House Special Wonton Soup in which the waitress informed me that one had noodles (the one I chose) and the other didn 't. Definitely wanted noodles in mine LOL. The order came out FAST. The meal looked really small (peep at pic) but was at the same time, quite filling. The broth was a nostalgic wonton soup that I really enjoyed! It gave me very Hong Kong style vibes with a deep flavor that was very addicting. There might have been some MSG (not a lot as I didn 't need to finish my water) but that really made the entire dish sooo good. The wontons were delicious! They were nicely wrapped and sealed that it didn 't give too much of a looseness nor tightness in the meat. Making wontons are quite challenging as I tried it once, and the meat was waayyy too tight inside the wrappers. LOL. The noodles were yellow noodles and cooked to al dente which I really liked. My boyfriend got the Lo Mein with Shrimp Pork Dumplings. His had a broth on the side which he got to enjoy after eating his dry noodles which were exactly like mine but without broth. The shrimp and pork dumplings were also delicious! So much flavor in them too! Definitely will be back for more comfort wonton noodle soup in the future! I would love to try their braised beef brisket with the wontons next time. This restaurant reminds me of a similar restaurant in Chinatown Seattle: Mike 's Noodle House. Same noodles, similar broth styles, and wontons! Very happy that we have something similar in Washington!

The wontons and noodles didn't quite meet my expectations. Unfortunately, I can't recommend this place, even though I appreciate the staff's efforts to keep the restaurant running. I really hope they pay more attention to cooking the vegetables and noodles properly. Most importantly, I wish they would use fresher ingredients for their wontons to attract more customers.

This restaurant was advertised as having the best wonton noodles, but I found them to be just average—nothing particularly special. However, the congee with a thousand-year-old egg was excellent and served as a fantastic appetizer.