Long Beach's 3 favorite spots to score soups on a budget

Phnom Penh Noodle Shack

Need more soups in your life?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable soup outlets in Long Beach, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to fulfill your urges.

Topping the list is Phnom Penh Noodle Shack. Located at 1644 Cherry Ave., the Cambodian spot, which offers noodles and soups, is the highest-rated inexpensive soup spot in Long Beach, boasting 4.5 stars out of 992 reviews on Yelp. The restaurant serves beef stew, beef and ground pork noodle soup and chicken egg noodle soup. View the menu here.

Next up is Sizzling Wok, situated at 3253 E. South St., Suite J-105. With four stars out of 165 reviews on Yelp, the Thai spot, which offers noodles and soups, has proven to be a local favorite for those looking for a cheap option. The menu features seafood noodle soup, beef curry noodle soup and creamy tom yum soup with choice of shrimp or seafood.

China Wok Express, located at 4008 E. Seventh St., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the cheap Chinese spot, which offers soups and more, four stars out of 89 reviews. On the menu, look for egg flower soup, sweet and sour soup and shrimp wonton soup.

Yelper Karen M., who reviewed China Wok Express on Aug. 16, wrote, "...I love the egg drop soup here... I will come to eat here to get only the soup to go because it's that good."

David J. noted, "This place is amazing... [It] offers fresh, made-to-order food and the serving size is outrageous."

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1. Phnom Penh Noodle Shack

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2. Sizzling Wok

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3. China Wok Express

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