Having been to the original location many times, I decided to check out their second store that just opened less than a month ago. I was a fanboy of their first location, and so far, the new location is ok, just ok.
The new location is located about 2 blocks south of the original. It is located in a popular shopping mall, but in a place that once housed a Vietnamese take out, an anime ramen, and a continental noodle shop. Let's hope that these guys can last a bit longer.
The interior is nice and reminds me of the dark woods used at the original spot. The service was OK, but a little unpolished. More time and familiarity with the restaurant would definitely help the service out.
Ordered the captains noodles and beef with scallions. I was brought out 2 dishes but they were wrong. There was a bit of confusion it looks like between the front and back. After returning them, I was brought out the right dishes in a reasonable amount of time.
For some reason, I thought that the captains noodles were pretty much the same as the original, except that the sauce seemed more loose here, whereas at the first location, I thought the sauce was more thick. The beef and scallion dish was OK too. I liked the beef, and the crunch of the green onions provided a nice contrast to the beef. What threw me off were the minced garlic pieces in the dish. The garlic tasted like the pre-chopped garlic that comes in those jars at the supermarket. It didn't have that fresh taste.
Everything was OK here, but I thought the cooking is definitely better at the original location. And with both locations being in pretty close proximity to each other, I think you can guess which one I'll be going back to.