The big trend these days in New York is the boom of Chinese noodle shops - specifically the Taiwanese beef noodle soup variety. I've has this multiple times in Taiwan and when it's done right, it's spicy, flavorful and all kinds of deliciousness. I met up with my friend Lily on a random Sunday night and the place was jammed. Granted there are only 8 seats in the entire place but I always expect Sundays to be a slow night. I guess this is what happens when you live in New York, there is never a slow night. The wait was almost an hour, which is a bit annoying when you factor in that they pretty much only sell 1 dish, so it should be a pretty easy decision for most people.
We finally sit down at 8:30pm (which is not super late) and they have already run out of the pork belly side dish and apple cider drink. That's kind of annoying - clearly they need to plan their inventory a bit better. As I mentioned, the place pretty much only has beef noodle soup on the menu - you can add the level of spiciness to it, extra meat or tendon for extra. I got it with the wide noodle and rich and spicy broth ($14.50 + $2.50 for the rich and spicy). They did still have the soft tofu side dish ($8) left which was fabulous - it was super rich, creamy and covered in bonito flakes and a century egg. As for the noodle dish, it was pretty damn authentic. The cuts of beef were tender and the broth was super flavorful and pretty spot on. It's a classic comfort food dish.
My only complaint about this experience would be that it's a bit overpriced ($17 for a bowl of noodle soup) and that they ran out of the pork belly side and only drink option pretty early on in the evening. That being said, I would still come back and it's definitely the kind of place where you can come alone on rainy night and feel wrapped in its comforting essence. Total bill: $27/pp with tax and tip
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