Hahahahaha YOU FOOL. You go about your mundane existence and do not realize that a world of wonder awaits you in your very backyard! That's what I often think when travelling on the subway for my next noodle adventure. Look at the chap over there! Reading the New York Post with a bored, desperate look, probably going home to his nagging wife and annoying kids. Don't you understand? Get off the train, next stop, Canal Street, and explore the noodles of New York!
It was a chilly November Friday. My week of work was over and I decided to head downtown on the 4 train to Great N.Y. Noodletown, a noodle institution. I approached the glowing yellow signage and entered the drab, utilitarian box that is Noodletown. "Yes my good man, I'll have an order of the Singaporean Chow Fun and also half a pound of barbecue pork to go!" In no time at all my order was ready and I headed home to feast. What is Singaporean Chow Fun? I'm glad you ask. It's lovely wide rice noodles stir fried with vegetables and delicious soy glaze with a slight curry flavor. The yellowish stir fried noodles are amazingly fragrant and delicious! Oh my delicious!
The next evening I wanted more noodles. This time, I wanted something a little less comforting and old school -- something a little more daring, might I say? Lava Kitchen is a relatively new Sichuan parlour on Upper Broadway, and I had been dying to try its intoxications. A veritable feast was ordered: cucumbers with smashed garlic, cold chicken with sesame and chile oil, stir fried spicy and numby beef, and don't forget Sichuan cold noodles! Everything was delicious, and the intense Sichuan tinglings were jumping up and down in my mouth! Hahaha. The noodles were springy and in a most incredible Sichuan vinaigrette. The Sichuan oils were in full effect; these oils tantalize me. Bring on the flavor! Thank you!
Great N.Y. Noodletown
Chinatown
Lava Kitchen
Upper West Side