Chongqing Special Noodles

I know there have been a lot of noodle rage going around for a while, but Chong Qing Special Noodles重慶特色小麵 is probably one of the better ones around. Meaning, it's solid no matter what you get, when you get it, and how you get it. It was the hype before the hype. (okay, now I'm sounding like I got paid in noodles to write this, which i soooo wish I did).

They always joke to find a Chinese restaraunt if you’re looking to dine out on Xmas eve, well we did just that and will be back lol For dinner we ordered cold steamed chicken as our appetizer then chongqing noodles, biang biang noodles, sour and spicy sweet potato vermicelli for our main dishes. The cold steamed chicken is addictive as the taste starts to manifest as you eat it. Each bite makes you come back for that spicy + numb that the dish brings. The chongqing noodles have just the right amount of spicy and numbness added to compliment the chewy egg noodles, bok choy, and pan fried egg. The egg bring balance to the spicy so I was conservative with eating it throughout the meal. The biang biang noodles reminded me of a dish I’ve had previously that stews tomatoes with eggs. The two ingredients compliment the spicy of the dish along with the doughy 1” thick noodles. We didn’t really care for the potato vermicelli in the sour and sweet dish unfortunately. Overall, great food for a great price. We ordered everything plus some drinks for under $36. The decor and restaurant are typical Chinese restaurant style so don’t expect any fine dining. Service is fast and responsive. P.s. I don’t recommend coming if you’re a vegan, have gluten issues or many dietary issues. The couple behind us had a hard time communicating with the staff as their diets were pretty restrictive and the staff was not able to properly articulate every ingredient.