Short summary: Extra dishes wasted on toppings they can just add in to the bowl before serving.
My friend and I were debating between this place and Lan Zhou Ramen but since this place was new and the line wasn't bad, we came here on a Monday late evening around 8:30. Friend tried to come here before but the line was way too long so we both had pretty high expectations to see what the hype was about.
Food:
Friend ordered the signature rice noodle soup with braised bone-in pork while I got the original crossing the bridge rice noodle with beef slices.
The soup taste was slightly different between these two, but my friend's came with all the side toppings on a lot of little dishes before the food, while mine had all the same toppings but it was just put in the soup before it came out to our table....we're still not sure what the point of this is. Maybe all the extra dishes are supposed to wow people presentation wise? Not worth it.
You can get refills on the noodles but not on these toppings. I think I'd rather go to Deer Garden instead for soup noodles.