China Noodle King

China Noodle King is a relatively new addition to the dumpling dragstrip of Sydney's Chinatown. Jammed in amongst nameless travel agents and internet cafes on the Railway Square end of George Street, it's only the picture menu taped to the wall which attacts your passing attention.


Does it pass the Step Over the Threshold Test though...
No nonsense food photos --check
Three-word menu descriptions --check
Laminate tables with DIY condiments and chopsticks on every table --check
Locals inside eating --check

Looks good.
We're going in.



Wild jujube drink $3.00
Tasted like grass water to me. Buffalo grass. But the person who ordered it liked it (getting the bottle open took us ten minutes alone though... those old fashioned ring pulls were phased out for a reason. They just snap off and leave you frustrated. And still thirsty!).


Fried pancake with spring onion $3.80
A little oilier than we prefer, and not quite enough spring onion. But still good.


Stretched fried noodles with beef and vegetables $7.80 (large)
Simple but tasty and delicious.



Fried dumplings with pork and leek filling $7.80 for 16

Now this is value-for-money. Who needs mascots and booth seating? We just want dumplings. And lots of 'em. Not quite as tacky in texture as I would've liked, but really, $7.80 for 16? You can't say a cross word.

This is no-frills, family-run, ambience-free eating. Chairs scraping on bare floors. Giant red hearts sticky-taped to the wall. Menus in plastic sleeves so wrinkly you can barely see past all the reflections.

Just what we love.


China Noodle King
800 George Street Haymarket Sydney
Tel: 02 9212 4944