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| - It's usually a good sign when walking into a packed house. That said, if you're not feeling the patience, go early- it was a Wednesday evening and our wait time was 30 minutes. No big deal here, I was looking forward to finding out what this place is all about.
As we were seated, our server delivered fresh cucumber water, the flavored water was a nice surprise. The smells are enticing for sure. The dining room lively. The décor modern. So far, so good.
Ordered:
Cucumber Salad that comes with a puréed dressing- extra chili oil over top- the dressing of peanuts, chili oil, nutty sesame oil and seed, and ginger for the zing. This was satisfying, light and refreshing - a good plate to share among friends.
Beef noodle w/ Knife cut noodle - arrives piping hot and topped with fresh herbs (green onion & cilantro), the smells were so good wish there was "smell-o-vision" to share with you as the soup steamed through the herbaciousness.
My first thought after first bite? Nice tooth to the noodle! Glad we went the knife cut, on suggestion of my fellow Yelpers - good call and thanks ya'll! The texture of the meat had too much fattiness running thru to really sort through without getting fat in each bite, so that freaked out the bf and wasn't my favorite truth be told... anyone sensitive to textures, I'd say try the pork rib or one of the other soups. That said, THE FLAVOR of the meaty beef broth had that roasted-bone sweet richness- personally, I recommend this one for that deep beefy-onion flavor.
Pork rib noodle knife cut - First thought upon first bite? Oh My. In a good way. Meat had a good texture, on the bone adding all the delicious meat-on-boneness. Then there was the sweet, onion, and slightly acidicly-light and almost lemony broth that I found delightful to the last drop. Lighter than the beef, but still rich in pork broth flavor and again freshness from green onion/cilantro. The noodles were once again cooked perfectly, not soft, not too hard - just right. And I really enjoyed eating the pork down to the bone.
Solid 4.5. Will return to adventure through some other dishes, I am confident they won't disappoint.
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