Mei Nung Beef Noodle House

If you can get over that somewhat pungent scent after entering the place you will love the beef noodle and other snacks, overall good value.

November 23, 2024 on Google

The main reason you'd go here is for the authentic fried stinky tofu. Don't go if you don't enjoy it. But it was a great to find a store that serves stinky tofu and isn't a temporary cultural food stall!

November 9, 2024 on Google

So far, one of the best Taiwanese beef noodle soup I’ve ate in Canada was here. Simple atmosphere family owned restaurant for many years in Markham. Basically, they are famous of their handmade noodles, beef noodles soup, dumpling and stinky tofu. I love their handmade noodles…..so thick and chewy. Always generous topping of tendon beef and the price is affordable. Authentic Taiwanese tofu looks so clean and clear…..once bite, you instantly forget how stinky it was? Inside is juicy and soft, with their heavenly sauce and spicy chilli sauce dippin….walao!!that’s all you know. Try it!

October 31, 2024 on Google

Overall food is delicious and the service is attentive but the smell of the restaurant is unacceptable. Maybe the famous fried tofu is fermening inside the kitchen

October 28, 2024 on Google

Ok wow. I didn't realize I hadn't written a review for this staple institution yet! I think they've been around since pre-2010 and it's still standing. Located at First Markham Place. As everyone's pointed out already, you walk in, you get blasted by that powerful stinky tofu smell, let it MARINATE on your nose and then in 5 min you become numb to the smell and get used to it while you're looking at the menu. A large, homemade beef noodle soup is the go-to order. I recently came back with my friends on a saturday for diner just to see if the quality had remained or gone down. Happy to report, the quality seems to have remained good! The noodles while I'm not sure whether they're made in-house anymore, certainly felt like fresh, handmade noodles as they were very chewy and had a lot of springiness to them (although I do rmbr them being much thicker in diameter). They still give you a lot of beef which is very nice. 80-90% of the beef chunks were tender. I got the occasional not-so-tender piece but for the amount of beef you're getting in each bowl that is easily forgiven. Broth is still layered and tastes complex. I can't really recall if it was better in the past since it's been SO long but it had good flavour so that's good enough for me. The dumplings remained exactly the same. Same wrappers and same filling. Seems to me like they've maintained their standards all these years! If you can tank the stinky tofu smell for the first 5 min, you will enjoy a great bowl of noodles here.

July 16, 2024 on Google

WARNING: If you are not a fan or simply hate stinky tofu, DO NOT COME HERE or simply order take out. Otherwise you’ll be stuck with the smell the entire stay at the restaurant and in your car afterwards. The Food: The noodles are simply awesome! I love the chewy texture of their noodles, very close to the ones in Taiwan 👍🏻👍🏻. I ordered large and got plenty of noodles. Beef tendons and belly are also great but the beef is a bit dry. Stinky tofu is stinky as advertised and you must add hot sauce to get the best version of it! Environment: It’s really warm and muggy inside, so it’s not super comfortable or relaxing. Imagine you are at a night market in Taiwan LOL. The tofu smell is all around you so come at your own risk. Service: Friendly and got what we asked for right away. No complaints. Highly recommend if you are a fan of Taiwanese beef noodle and stinky tofu.

October 17, 2023 on Google

Came here as was told by the Mrs' it's known for its stinky tofu. She was not wrong, as soon as you walk in you get a whiff of that stinky tofu. Our table ordered the homemade beef and beef tendon noodle soup, the homemade beef tendon mixed noodle, marinated beef tripe, and a side of stinky tofu. Overall, the noodles are thick and can definitely tell made fresh. Beef and tendons were nice and tender. The soup base had a nice flavour and not overpowering. The tripe was of a nice consistency and texture. The stinky tofu was not bad, considering I'm not really a tofu guy. The tofu is on the firmer side as it is deep fried. The stinky tofu is to be eaten with the sauce provided. It is a smaller restaurant, with good service and a relaxed atmosphere. Noodles are around the $15 mark, which is standard. On a nice cold day I would return for the noodles.

September 18, 2023 on Google

2024 Dec Edit Soup seems watered down. The whole store smells like Stinky Tofu and can't really enjoy flavor of food. Noodles and beef in soup are still okay. Original: Best Beef noodle soup in the city! The soup base is rich and flavorful. The beef and beef tendon were soft has good texture. The noodles were fresh and perfectly cooked.

November 15, 2021 on Google