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| - Initially I was really excited to try out Neighbour Wang after seeing they had ???? (Chongqing Spicy Noodles), a rare thing in Toronto. Sadly, my experience with these noodles was even worse than the one's I have had on Spadina.
I must say that the service was much better than many of the previous reviews would suggest, however the meal left me feeling disappointed to the point of anger.
These noodles were incredibly bland. They consisted of the noodles, which were cooked fine, salted mustard greens, green onions, peanuts, cilantro, Beijing bok choy, a half a marinated egg, and chili oil.
The only flavour was the starchy noodle water and chili oil, that's it.
Chongqing noodles absolutely need to have Sichuan peppercorn, which was totally absent. Normally these noodles would have soy sauce, vinegar, salt, MSG, garlic, cumin, pepper, and even more flavourings, to the point that the broth is not drank, this bowl instead came with a spoon!
There was no meat whatsoever, usually there would be ground pork, even in a minuscule amount. Why Toronto restaurants make ?? with egg and skip the meat and yet charge high prices is completely puzzling to me.
As much as I wanted to try the snack items on the menu, I doubt I will be coming back. I ignored the bad reviews due to my enthusiasm for these type of noodles and was left thoroughly disappointed.
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