Noodle houses are to the chinese what McDonald's, A&W or Wendy's are to the average North American. It's fast-food but a step up from hamburger and fries. It's not fabulous chinese food but it's good and hot and there's a great selection of what you can get. Noodles or rice with different kinds of toppings and meat. I generally go there for lo mein which is basically boiled noodles served with your selection of meat, some veggies and the broth on the side. Today I had a craving for crispy noodles so I ordered the Cantonese Chow Mein. Cantonese Chow Mein is generally noodles fried in the wok till the edges of the portion of noodles is crisp, placed on a plate, the meats and vegetables prepared with a bit of sauce and then poured on top of the crispy noodles and served. By edges I mean think of the portion of noodles like a big pancake so each noodle will have some crispy portions, some soft when fried. This is the normal cantonese chow mein that I grew up having. I was a bit disappointed because they have taken a short cut and opted to deep fry the noodles so the result is that it is a mass of crispy noodles; deep frying the whole lot totally changes things. It was ok but not the same. There was the usual mix of shrimp, barbeque pork, chicken and vegetables stir fried with a sauce and poured over the noodles. My photo has some hot chili oil added to the top. Decent cheap eats. Cost was just over $8 for the dish.