Fat Mao Noodles

Simply Amazing!!

Craving for a bowl of hot noodle in cold raining weather and I yelped what's nearby. I'm glad I give this place a try.

We ordered Roti with Curry (didn't take a picture because we were starving), roti is good but I wish the curry is thicker in consistency.

I got the Tom Yum Goong noodle soup with wide noodle, wow, it's amazing. It got the right balance of acidity and spiciness in the soup. The shrimp and mushroom brings out the umami of it.

My husband got the beef noodle soup, the beef chunks are super tender and juicy. The broth is flavorful.

Fat Mao Ceviche is very refreshing, fresh marinated tuna works really well the taro chip.


They were so good and we went back the next day for more too bad we are just visiting, does anyone know this kind of restaurant in LA or please open another location in LA.

First real meal in Vancouver and it did not disappoint! Found this place through Yelp as it was near our Airbnb, and went at an off peak time so it was not full.

Started with the roti and curry, roti was rolled up cute like a fish. Curry sauce was good as well.

Ordered the vegetarian khao soi and a beer. Food came out promptly and the flat egg noodles with the curry broth, tofu, cauliflower, bean sprouts, and even the touch of mustard greens all went wonderfully together. It was savory and sweet, and even had the crunch from the fried noodles.

My first time having a dish like this and enjoyed it very much. The service was also so great from all the staff here.

Server was very kind and sat our group of 7 even though there wasn't much room. Food came out within 15 minutes which I was impressed by since we'd ordered quite a bit.

The curry was mildly spicy and very flavorful, I got the recommended wonton noodles. I only finished about half the bowl very generous serving sizes. They have soup spoons and chopsticks available.

I also ordered thai iced tea, it was good; not too sweet and could really taste the flavor of the tea, yum!

Clean and organized kitchen, clean eating area, can get a bit crowded but not uncomfortable.

+18% gratuity for 6 or more ppl :)

We came here after a long day of walking around Downtown Vancouver and it was just what we needed! We heard so much about Fat Mao through friends and through TikTok so we had to check it out. Supposedly, this location is better than the location in Chinatown

At 6pm on a Tuesday, there were several open tables. However at 7pm, we had to wait about 15 min. before being seated. Unfortunately, the restaurant does not take online reservations, and only have a physical sign-up sheet at the restaurant.

We ordered the roti appetizer, Tom Yum Seafood Noodles, and Khao Soi Chicken Curry with an extra portion of noodles and broth.

The roti appetizer was good way to whet our palate with something savory, and the portion size was decent for one person (about six pieces of roti). For an appetizer, it was also very affordable. One of us thought it was so good that they went back and ordered another one. Keep in mind that the sauce used for the roti is the same broth as the Khao Soi Chicken.

The Tom Yum Seafood Noodles were just okay. The broth was too salty, but the seafood was cooked well. The waitress recommended vermicelli noodles, which are known to pair well with this broth, but we got the wonton noodles instead. We have a hunch that the vermicelli noodles would've been much better.

The Khao Soi Chicken Curry was the perfect combination of sweet and salty. I was a huge fan of this broth and the chicken was very juicy and tender. It also came with some sort of dried crispy noodle garnish that tasted good while crunchy, but quickly got soggy resting in the broth. We ordered the Shanghai wide noodles with and they were very chewy and matched the broth well. The noodle portion is generous as well. In the photos, this entree may look smaller, but I'll explain in the tips section why! (TLDR it's not actually smaller, but I forgot to get a picture of the original dish)

The interior of the restaurant was small and crowded, but it didn't hinder our ability to converse at all.

Washroom:
The washroom was functional but a little dirty. However, we didn't expect anything grand going into it.

Tips:
- If you're not hungry enough for your own noodle dish, order with a friend and ask for additional broth and noodles on the side (around $13 CAD)! They separate the extra broth from the extra noodles so you can create your own mini bowl :). The only caveat is that you and your friend will need to order the same broth. This is what I did for the Khao Soi Chicken Curry! (Photo attached)
- The waiters are so sweet and will gladly split an itemized bill. This is what we did and we were able to all pay separately
- Put your name on the waitlist ASAP! We had come around 6pm to a mostly empty restaurant but weren't ready to eat yet so left to walk around. When we came back around 7pm, the restaurant was packed and it took 15 min. to be seated even though we were first on the waitlist

Fat Mao Noodles was recommended to me by a friend, who said he came here three times during his Vancouver stay - so my expectations were pretty high.

We came on the early side - around 5:30pm and the restaurant was already busy. I saw Khao Soi Chicken Curry on the menu and knew that was it for me. I love khao soi and having a braised chicken leg in that broth was amazing. The meat was so tender and fell right off the bone. I splashed curry broth all over my clothes but it was worth it!

Husband ordered the Hot and Sour Seafood noodles and gobbled that one up. He said he would come back again and a couple of nights later, we did!

I was agonizing over whether to order the same dish again or something different like the beef or duck noodles. I couldn't resist that curry broth though and wound up getting the tofu and cauliflower khao soi. It was good, but the one with chicken was better.

My husband opted for the Tom Yum Seafood Noodles this time around. He enjoyed it, but between the two, preferred the hot and sour because it was more unusual.

Guess I'm going to have to go back to Vancouver so I can try more of their noods!

Good comfort food, convenient to the Sheraton next door, quick, polite service, clean premises, and tasty noodle bowls.

We had the Roti with Dipping Sauce, Pork Noodle Soup with Pho Noodles, and Khao So Chicken with Won Ton Noodles. Flavors were all good, the Roti was a little chewy and not airy, crispy or puffy.

Good inexpensive comfort food after a day of traveling or sightseeing.

I travel to Vancouver a lot for business and love finding restaurants that can easily accommodate a "table for one" - Fat Mao was a great find and I'll be back.

I ordered the Roti with Curry and the Tom Yum Goong with the Shanghai wide noodles. I love Roti and Fat Mao's were okay but they can't beat the flakiness of my local favorite (Daisy Mint Pasadena). However, the soup..., well that was fantastic. The shrimp were cooked to perfection as were the mushrooms and the lemongrass flavor...wow!

Put it this way, I'm returning to Vancouver in a week and I'm coming back to Fat Mao.

Service and ambiance are great. I had an amazing time catching up with friends but food wise, I'm not a fan of Asian fusion.

The duck noodle I got tasted like noodles in sweet soy sauce. And both the chicken and duck meat were a little tough. The wonton noodle in the curry was alright, not the thin yellow noodle I was expecting but this flat egg noodles. And the pho noodles were very thin and mushy. Not my liking but worth checking out and service is super quick!

This was my second meal of Vancouver visiting from California.

Honestly one of the best roti I've ever had.. maybe because I'm from the states and we don't have this type of food but it was amazing.. I don't think I've ever had a roti this crispy in the 626.

The Thai tea was super refreshing, I've had better but you really can't go wrong with it.

The duck noodle soup was something different that I haven't had before.. sure we have Korean style duck noodle soup or Chinese boiled duck noodle soup but this was definitely way more flavorful. The duck even fell off the bone! The noodles itself were so fresh and bouncy el dente as you would say.

The service was quick and friendly, the restaurant itself is a little small but I guess that's how vancouver is in general.

I loooove Thai noodle soups, so a visit to Fat Mao quickly rose to a must do while visiting Vancouver. We had such a hard time deciding what to order because truly, everything sounded amazing, but we decided on the following.

Tom Yum Seafood Noodles: SO good with in your face flavor, and I was seriously so impressed by the perfect texture of the shrimp and squid, both of which can be so easily overcooked by just breathing in their vicinity. All of the vegetables in it were also super fresh, and served as the perfect crunchy, fresh contrast to the rest of the dish.

Nham Ngeaw: My partner chose this dish, mostly because we had never heard of it. We both enjoyed this, especially with the tomato flavor, but I preferred my seafood noodles over this one. However, we were both so glad we got to try it!

Service was kind, welcoming, and unobtrusive. We wished we had more stomach space to try more items on their menu, but we'll just have to come back!

Amazing food and fast, courteous service. Very clean and hygienic. I had the beef soup and my wife had the sweet & sour seafood soup. Both were excellent! I would highly recommend this place.