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2016-08-08
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I like chili and spicy foods. Szechuan is my favorite. It is very interesting to see a French will open a spicy Dan Dan noodle shop. And with Michelin as a backup, I decided to try this one.The shop is small, 28 seats only if I counted correctly. I tried the set lunch with dan dan noodle and cucumber. And I choose medium for the spicy level.Honestly speaking, as a diehard fan of dan dan noodle, my experience is mostly coming from Wing Lai Yuen or similar type of restaurant. I like the soup wi
The shop is small, 28 seats only if I counted correctly. I tried the set lunch with dan dan noodle and cucumber. And I choose medium for the spicy level.
Honestly speaking, as a diehard fan of dan dan noodle, my experience is mostly coming from Wing Lai Yuen or similar type of restaurant. I like the soup with thick paste of peanut sauce, with minced pork and spicy chili.
Measuring with this regard, I am afraid the noodle from this shop is not what I expected. First, it is not spicy in my standard (albeit in medium level). Also, I find the soup is a bit plain. About the noodle, I think it is a bit too soft. I saw a bottle of szechuan pepper and I add almost 1/4 of the bottle into my noodle, that it can finally give some 'numb' feeling on my tongue.
From my observation, 1/2 of the customers are not chinese - I can see Korean, Indian, and European on that day. I can understand if the shop is appealing to them (or the specialist from Michelin), they may not know the true authentic szechuan or chungking style dan dan noodle.
Although I may not truly enjoy the noodle, but I admire the boss's (who I was told a French) passion for spicy food.
Conclusion - this shop is worth a try for the Michelin recommendation, but not for a diehard dan dan noodle fans.
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