Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle

Reviews

• Jonny M.

  star star star star_border star_border 11 June 2026

  Never been to this Taiwanese chain before but Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle seems to be popular. They have four other locations (SFU, UBC, West Vancouver and Richmond). This one is next door to a small bakery, Sweet E's Pastries and Sweets.
  
  We dropped in on a Sunday afternoon (around 2:00pm). The inside is modern with exposed brick and plenty of seating. They've got the plastic food models on display when you first walk in. Service is decent as our teas were refilled several times.
  
  The menu is split into noodle, rice, soup, side dishes and snacks. You get to choose your noodle type (flat, thin, rice and vermicelli). Four options are claimed as being "award winning champion beef noodles".
  
  - Champion braised beef with noodle in tomato soup (A4) ($13.95) - you get four pieces of beef shank, bok choy, baby tomatoes and thin noodles. Noodles have a firm satisfying bite. Beef shank were tender yet still retained its bite. Tomato broth was disappointing and lacked flavour. It tasted slightly better than Campbell tomato soup.
  - Braised beef shank & tripe with noodle in soup (A5) ($13.95) - three pieces each of beef shank and tripe, bok choy and flat noodles. Thicker flat noodle, again with a firm satisfying bite. Tripe and beef shank were solid. As others have said, the broth is average and lacked depth.
  
  Nothing special about their broths and pricier bowls. The search to find a good Taiwanese beef noodle soup continues.

• Anson L.

  star star star star_border star_border 9 June 2026

  I've seen Chef Hung restaurants around a lot and had never found a chance to go in and stop for a bite. I finally got the opportunity to do and dang I probably could have afforded to wait a bit longer.
  
  Obviously coming here the expectation is that their beef noodle is gonna be the star dish of the restaurant and a must have in order to see what the food is like. As with most beef noodle places, I loved the noodles themselves. I can't get enough of the thick wide noodles and I deeply enjoy having them. The beef was fairly good as well and was quite tasty.
  
  All that said, it wasn't amazingly great. The broth wasn't anything to write home about and a disappointment. It's a clear broth and that's nice to look at but I want a tasty broth. It doesn't matter to me if it's messy so long as it's delicious. Portions also seemed somewhat small in comparison to other beef noodle places and the price was also higher as such.
  
  I can't say for certain I'll come back soon but it's still a fine bowl of noodles to have. I just think you can do better elsewhere.

• Kenneth W.

  star star star star star_border 1 June 2026

  We have returned a few times since my last update citing the disappointing service as a reason for our decreased visits.  Of late, we usually order the standard:  the basic beef noodle with only beef shank; the upgrade with sliced beef; and the beef noodle in tomato soup. When hungry, we add the pork cake.  
  All have been relatively consistent.  Service has returned to normal, and food is good.

• Hannah L.

  star star star star_border star_border 17 May 2026

  Mediocre Taiwanese beef noodle place. All of their food runs along the same line in that it's enjoyable, but there's nothing special about it - no lasting flavour that makes you mind blown. It's a chain restaurant, after all, but still. Their price is asking for more than it's worth.
  
  The noodles are of good texture & consistency, and the meat is soft. On the other hand, the tomato broth (such an important factor!) could be tastier.
  
  I ordered the ground meat dry noodle last night. I enjoyed it, but there was no kick to it. They could have added more cucumbers.
  
  I also had their beef wrap. The beef was dry & flat. Their dough was dry too, not the crumbly kind, just felt like it didn't have enough oil or like it was sitting there for a while.
  
  I guess this place does the job when it comes to Taiwanese food because it hits the majority of the criteria needed to pass. It's just that their flavours are so mediocre that this wouldn't be the first place I'd go to.

• Vanessa Y.

  star star star star_border star_border 17 May 2026

  Chef Hung has been around in Vancouver for a while but I never had a chance to try it prior to going to Taiwan and since the Taiwan store was such a good experience, I expected something similar when visiting the  Vancouver store.
  
  One thing's for sure though is that it's not unlimited noodle and soup refills as it is in Taiwan (which I've never seen a Vancouver noodle store do anyways).
  
  We arrived for a quick dinner and the place was filled; we opted for the bar seating instead of having to wait for a table.
  
  I got the award winning beef noodles with Taiwanese style noodles which were thick noodles. The noodles were a little more firm than I preferred but the beef broth is quite flavourful and gives a clean finish. The beef shank is tender and easy to chew which was great as it would have been a massive deal breaker for this dish!
  
  My mom and I also shared an order of the Xiao Long Baos which came in a bamboo steaming tray with five pieces in it. It was a hit or miss with the soup portion of the dumplings though as only 2 of the 5 actually had soup in them.
  
  Overall, we were filled from the meal so portions are good but I'd probably try the marinated beef wrap next time and share the noodles!