Another great addition to Baldwin Village, PanPan Noodle Bar serves comfort food from Wuhan, China. I was not exactly sure what type of cuisine this is, so I was very curious and excited to try! It is located on the 2nd floor, right above Light Cafe. Unfortunately, there is no elevator, just a narrow flight of stairs. My friend managed to bring a stroller up ;) Anything for good food really lol.
PanPan specializes in dry noodles mixed with a variety of aromatic sauces. Most popular ones would be the Sesame Lover and the Dry Hot Crab (3 chili pepper kind of hot!) Both IMO very delicious - the crab one pretty much won everyone's heart at my table ;)
For the Sesame Lover, you can choose from traditional Wuhan styled housemade noodles, rice noodles or wide vermicelli. The housemade noodles are very light, and cooked al dente. If you prefer your noodles a tad softer, go for the rice noodles or wide vermicelli.
I would also recommend the following:
- Wuhan style siu mai (4 pcs) - dumpling made with sticky rice, diced mushrooms, and meat (I forgot if it was pork or chicken, sorry).
- Sticky rice pancake - covered with a layer of egg on top, the sticky rice on the bottom along with delicious ingredients
- Soft Inside (2 pcs) - a fried mochi like dessert, comes with a housemade sweet dipping powder on the side
Overall, a very satisfying meal. Thank you so much for the delicious food and excellent service :) I would certainly come back again!
P.S. make sure you save room for dessert! The rice wine soup dessert was very light and enjoyable!