Feng Gan currently operates two restaurants under the name 1919 Lanzhou Beef Noodle — one on 5709 Rosemead Blvd in Temple City, which opened in February, and 148 E Duarte Rd in Arcadia, which has been in operation since November of last year. Now, Gan is in the process of opening a new location, juggling potential properties in Irvine. They hope to open in the next five to six months.
Gan’s 1919 Lanzhou Beef Noodle has a very homemade feeling to it, with hand-pulled noodles. According to them, the most popular item at the other two restaurants is the House Special Beef Noodle, where the restaurant gets its namesake. On top of serving noodles, traditional Asian fare is offered, including dumplings.
COVID has made things tricky, the owner told What Now Los Angeles, as Gan was planning on opening a new location earlier but these plans were scrapped. Its Temple City and Arcadia predecessors were built in communities that are predominantly Asian, Gan said — but the turnout revealed a wider demographic of people who love their brand of Asian cuisine.
Mandarin Deli has been my family’s favorite Chinese restaurant for over 30 years now and we are all very sad to see it close although the owners told us several years ago that they were thinking of retiring and that their children didn’t want to take over the reins. By the way, Mandarin Deli has been at the same location on Reseda Blvd. for at least 30 years, not 10 as you stated in your article. So sad to say goodbye to a friend with whom our children have grown up, we have had multiple birthday parties, and have spent… Read more »
Northern Cafe in Westwood is the 3rd location, after Hacienda Heights and Cerritos, not the flagship location. Owners have other restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley as well, which started with Dumpling House in Arcadia. Mandarin Deli first opened in Chinatown back in 1982. The success there allowed them to expand into Northridge and Monterey Park (“Mandarin Noodle House” since there’s already another restaurant in Monterey Park called Mandarin Deli).
My favorite Northern Cafe locations are in Gardena and Monterey Park. They make handpulled noodles which I would say is the mainstay of the restaurant, not dumplings. They also have various cold plate entrees such as pigs ear and seaweed to select from. The Westwood does not serve hand-pulled noodles or have cold entrees. I wish they did.
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