The King Noodle House is a spot we went based on Yelp reviews. I have been there a few times now, and each time has been a satisfying and delicious experience.
They really don't make anything that requires a dough until you order it. I mean from scratch.... If you order noodles, within minutes this chef is back there mixing the dough from raw ingredients, kneading, pulling, and other things I do t know how to put into words because I have never made noodles in my life... I buy those dried package kind and boil me up....cause I'm that fancy, but this guy is a master artist!
Also, the noodles he makes taste really good.... Not like a plain noodle.... But like a FANTABULOUS noodle... I could eat the noodles by themselves....it's like crack noodles.... HOW CAN A NOODLE BE LIKE THIS??? I don't know but I like it.
So last night I decided I can't really be honest about this place unless I try something non noodle, cause maybe he is just a noodle savant...but NOPE! He's an all around spectacular Chef who deserves to be celebrated.
I ordered General Tso's chicken, because although this is not a true Chinese dish, it is in fact a way to judge the passion of one who makes it. Let me tell you how he made it....
The chicken was all white meat, premium cut, never been frozen bird. It was cooked to perfection, Juicy, and flavorful. I might even say it was organic, but I can't know this....but in my mind it was, cause this is my review and I'll say it how I like.
The batter was delicious and had been applied exactly one second before entering the wok....the ripples in it tell me so.
The sauce has to have been made from scratch as there were components in it that seemed to be made of fresh finely chopped herbs and vegetable components.
Not too sweet, just right, not too spicy, although I wish I would have asked for spicy, because I love spicy. But it was delicious.
Most Chinese restaurants use dark meat because not so good cooks rely on dark meat chicken to forgive their inept ability to cook the perfect chicken dish....not here. Finish it with fresh broccoli, cooked just to the point of the perfect tenderness and you have the ultimate GTC.
I also had a side of fried rice. It wasn't the fried rice you're used to, that's already been doused in soy sauce to hide the burnt flavor of junk oil....this rice was so hot, still white, fresh veggies that weren't frozen, barely tender, and flavorful. It was better than my fried rice, but this isn't about my cooking is it?
I just think you should go and try King Noodle House. Just be sure not to make it so I have to wait long next time I visit... I think we should have a lottery system so that I never have to wait.
The service is excellent, very attentive, not intrusive.... The servers are always scanning the tables from their post.
The price? Vey reasonable.... In fact I think maybe they aren't charging enough. I only say this because this leads to why I only gave them 4 stars.
The ambiance is ok...nothing stellar, just very plain, no frills. No little tea cups and teapot, nope, just a coffee mug with hot tea brought out as you ask for it.
I think if they charged a bit more....maybe they could enhance the dining experience and become THAT place.... The one you go to to celebrate the firing of your terrible boss, the one you go to when you celebrate your adult children no longer living with you....the place you go when you want to impress in laws....yes! Charge more and decorate!
Our 2 entrees, crab Rangoon order ( real fresh crab, of course) and fried spring roll was $28 and some change. I actually told them they forgot something....they looked and verified that I was, in fact, illiterate.
I would have expected to pay $45-50 for what we had.
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