Northern Cafe

4175 Campus Dr, Irvine
(949) 418-7309

Recent Reviews

Matthew Alexander

Delicious. Large portions. Served hot. Walk up counter style order with food delivered to the table. Patio area outside & booth seating inside. Can be noisy when crowded. In the Irvine campus area.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

J T

Ordered Mala Beef Noodle Soup from this restaurant and found plastic part from the

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

Shelly Shi

First time ordering. Nice day so we decided to eat outside with our dog. We ordered inside at the counter and they brought out the food quickly! (5 mins- 2pm weekday). I ordered these based on the cashier’s suggestion of popular foods here.Beef rolls 牛肉卷饼- One of the best I tasted among other similar Chinese food restaurants. The beef is thinly cut and tender. Soft pancake rolls. Slightly too much chopped green onions though.House special beef noodle soup (spicy) 红烧牛肉面- Good flavored broth (I asked for less spiciness), generous amounts of tender beef cubes (4), bok choy, cilantro, and egg noodles. Slightly too much oil in broth though but still tasty. We finished everything split between two people and we were full!Prices are reasonable and decent amount of food under $30 in today’s environment!Recommend! Will try their hotpot next time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pancake, Beef Noodle Soup

Alexander Eagleson

This is our favorite local Chinese restaurant! I usually order the Kung Pao Chicken and Sautéed Green Beans with a bowl steamed rice! I tried the stir fried noodles this time! Yummy!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kung Pao Chicken, Dumplings, Golden Soup Beef Noodle, Fried Rice, Mapo Tofu, Beef Noodle Soup, Hot and Sour Soup

Irene A

The plate servings are big enough for 2-3 people! Very good food!

Ian Patrick

Really disappointing. We got the Mapo tofu and Kung Pao chicken, and both of them were super bland. The soup dumplings were pretty good, but it didn’t make up for the other two dishes. Won’t be coming back here.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Cassidy Fisher

It's a little on the pricier side for me to come here that often but they have positively delicious food! Their pork dumplings are possibly the best I've ever had too! Their yangzhou fried rice was also incredible with a huge portion for the price and a variety of proteins within. The restaurant is frequently packed and the food is great!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: ynagzhou fried rice 扬州炒饭, Dumplings

Kaixin Yan

i always come here. it’s my fav chinese restaurant (which says a lot cuz i’m very picky with authentic chinese food). portion sizes are amazing. service is phenomenal. and you don’t necessarily need to tip.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pot, beef roll 牛肉卷饼

Irene Anderson

When you order online. They do you wrong. I ordered veg rice shrimp and I got 3 shrimp and mixed it with other cheap

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Yangzhou Fried Rice

Tran Pham

Came here with the fam for dinner.Wait time was not so bad for a Friday night.Food was good and the portion was huge. Good to share for a big fam.Price was decent as well.Definitely will return in the future.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pot, Chicken Wontons in Spicy Chili Sauce, Soup

Pidan Sung

Ordering process is not family-friendly, as you need to memorise 5,6 or even more dishes then order them at the counter. Sometimes, rice and beef rolls are cold. They should be at least warm if not hot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Sauteed Green Beans, Mapo Tofu with Ground Pork

Littleirene

Portion size 5.0Xiao Long Bao 4.0Vegetarian 3.5

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Cole Borlin

Mapo tofu is ?

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rae Hua

Sauerkraut and mutton pot is really delicious! Remember to add vinegar and some chili oil. Mainly, I am happy if I have rice.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

kcw26 williams

1st time at this restaurant. I loved the food, friendly service and good price ? ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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