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| - Perhaps it would have been more fair had I written a review for this place a long time ago. It was my go-to place to get dan dan noodles (think noodles in a slightly spicy peanut broth). Why? Because their soup base was super heavy on the peanut sauce. It's still good, but not quite as peanutty.
Had: Dan dan noodles with pork chop cutlet ($6.90 after tax). Came with a soy sauce egg in my noodles, some seasoned, minced pork on top of my noodles, as well as two good sized pieces of bok choy (also in my noodles). Also soy milk (not in my noodles!) Cutlet was served separately. Cutlet was served with sweet chili sauce and a garnish of pickled carrots and radish.
Noodles first. I like their noodles. They're white noodles and they're not really thick. They've got a good chew to them, and there's a lot of them. The broth, as mentioned above, is no longer quite as peanutty. There was some broth at the top that wasn't as thick with peanut sauce. The closer I got to the bottom of my noodles, the thicker the peanut sauce. Yes, the bottom half of my noodles did taste much better than the top half. The cutlet was a bit of a fail. The bone in my cutlet was red. Blood red. Kinda scary. I understand red bones in Hainanese chicken, but I don't understand how they could serve me a pork chop with a bone that red. It came pre-cut into slices, so it's not like they couldn't see how red it was. A Chinese pork cutlet is like a schnitzel. It's covered in bread crumbs and deep fried. This was more like covered in bread crumbs and then pan fried. Not nearly crispy enough to be called a cutlet. At the end of the meal, though, I was super stuffed and quite satisfied.
I'll probably be back, but before I come back, I'll probably try Silver Fountain's dan dan noodles again to see if they're better than here. If so, I probably won't be back.
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