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| - After two visits, I've tried a nice selection of their offerings with clear favorites, though, I am looking forward to trying the rest of the menu! There are three types of noodles that you may choose when ordering any of their noodle dishes; Knife-Shaved, Hand-Pulled, or Plain. I'm not familiar with Plain, but I like both of the other options.
Spicy Wonton ($5.49)
Beef Pancake ($5.49)
Shang Beef Noodle ($8.95)
Dan-Dan Noodle ($7.99)
Chicken Sesame Cold Noodle ($7.99)
Chicken & Mushroom Noodle ($8.49)
Peking Zha-Jiang Noodle ($8.49)
Shang Fried Rice ($7.99)
So far, my favorites are the Spicy Wonton, Beef Pancake, Shang Beef Noodle, Chicken & Mushroom Noodle, and Shang Fried Rice.
The Spicy Wonton are small delicious dumplings in a flavorful spicy soy sauce. What I really love about this dish, besides being tasty, is that it's not overly spicy. The sauce is really quite fantastic and goes well with so many of their other dishes!
I love the broth in the Shang Beef Noodle; it's rich and flavorful and the braised beef brisket is so incredibly tender. I had this soup with the knife-shaved noodles and it was perfection. I love the chewiness of the knife-shaved noodles and it's supported well with a broth rather than a sauce (it needs the additional moisture).
Another noodle dish I enjoyed is the Chicken & Mushroom Noodle. I appreciated how saucy it was since I wanted to pair it with the knife-shaved noodles. We added the sauce from the Spicy Wonton and it was so, so good!
I haven't tried their other rice dishes yet, but I really like the Shang Fried Rice because they use preserved bean sprouts and minced pork and these ingredients lend a wonderfully unique flavor.
I didn't love the Chicken Sesame Cold Noodle or the Peking Zha-Jiang Noodle. Both have rather viscous sauces and didn't work well with the hand-pulled or knife-shaved noodles. It needed more liquid or simply more sauce for better coverage. Also, flavor-wise, it was okay.
It is a small space, so get here early for lunch or expect a short wait (especially for larger groups). Service is fantastic and it's always an exciting experience since you have the ability to watch the chefs pull noodles, shave noodles, etc.
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