Chu Shang Spicy

One of the best deals in Chinatown, especially if you're dining in! The portions are huge and very filling. Both the dry pot and Mala soups are delicious. I'd recommend little spicy unless you have a very high spice tolerance. Of note, I had takeout once and it was quite disappointing (the food doesn't travel or keep very well). Also look out for the (slightly unnecessary) singing robot that helps bring out the food!

I had the build-your-own noodle soup with mei fun, shrimp, and vegetables. The food was tasty, if nothing particularly special, but very affordable, making it a quite reasonable value. Service was efficient and the Hello Kitty serving robot was a quaint touch. Lovely decor too. Subtract a star if you expect fine dining. This is a cheap place, but great for what it is. My only complaints are that there were only two shrimp, though they were very big, and the spiciness. I ordered medium spicy, and I’m glad I didn’t order anything hotter or I would have ended up like the bad guys at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Definitely worth trying this place if you love noodles. Their soup base are not bad, pretty good. You choose your ingredients to be added into your bowl. They have choices of soup noodle or dry (no soup). Different level of spiciness. 5 different types of noodle to choose from. I definitely would want to go back and try the dry noodle next time. Restaurant is very spacious and clean. They do offer other a la carte in their menu. They also have drinks like smoothies.