My main gripe with this food was how forgettable it was. It's not bad, but not particularly good either. Dumplings seem to be standard frozen dumplings, and the bun fillings kinda lack any variety of taste or texture except the overpowering taste of five spice on the pork belly. They were also unfortunately out of duck when I went. The restaurant is located in a food court type area with several other restaurants, so you just order from the counter. read more

Mian Kitchen - Pork belly bun, Szechuan cow bun, dumplings - Noodles Near Me - New York, New York

All right, ima need to stand up for Mian Kitchen because the low reviewers clearly don't understand the hand-pulled noodle concept at play here. Cold, hungry, and wandering around Bryant Park Winter Village, the fam and I finally found salvation in the strip of food kiosks (it took us a while). After browsing a few options, I settled for Mian Kitchen because of the man clearly hand pulling wide noodles in this small kitchen. I ordered the Zha-Jiang Mian (Spicy Minced Pork) a classic Chinese dish with some not-so-classic fried wonton strips on top but nonetheless the flavors I expected were there! NOW as for this 'one thick wide noodle thing' if you've ever watch noodles get pulled, that is how it's done. I will say you might have wanted more 'individual strands' but you have eyes and see Mian Kitchen is a 2 person operation right? So you got this single/double strand very long, wide noodle instead. ALSO in Chinese culture long noodles = long life. If he pulled this into skinnier and more strands, it would've been the same about of flour/noodles - which is still a substantial portion - and just would've taken twice the time and the wait is already a LITTLE bit long (but worth it) and it's cold out, bro. My family took bites out of mine and I still felt full after finishing the bowl (and the DIVINE CRISPY DUMPLINGS that you can get on the side in a combo!). If you're in a noodle mood while browsing Winter Village, I recommend these tasty hand-pulled noodles! Worth the wait and the dollars. read more

Mian Kitchen - zha-jiang/spicy minced pork noodles! - Noodles Near Me - New York, New York

Tried this place today. I was excited that Taiwanese cuisine was included in the holiday shops at Bryant Park. Unfortunately, it wasn't very good. I went for the combo which included a noodle soup and a bao for $14.65 ($15.95 after tax). I chose the beef noodle soup and the Szechuan cow bao. I couldn't resist a spicy bowl of noodles and a spicy bao. The noodles were a pretty small portion, although the amount of braised beef shank was generous. The beef shank was very good and tasted very authentically Taiwanese. It was tender and flavorful. However, the rest of the soup was not very good. The flavor of the broth was pretty minimal and was not really spicy. The noodles were advertised as egg noodles, although they seemed more like rice noodles. In any case, it was a pretty weak noodle. Other reviews seemed to indicate that this store used to make fresh hand-pulled noodles. They are definitely not doing that this year. There was also slices of raw red onion in the soup for some reason. That's not something I've ever seen in beef noodle soup and imparted an off flavor to the whole broth. The bao was just okay. The bottom part was soggy and, while the braised beef shank was again pretty darn good, the rest of the bao didn't make sense. Why was there again so much raw red onion in it? I removed all of it. It was supposed to have a Szechuan sauce, but I didn't taste much of it. Overall, not great. I wasn't at all full after spending $16. Better bet would be to go to Bolivian Llama Party. I walked by that booth after I ate here and they have a $15 combo which gets you a sandwich, fries, and a drink. read more

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Ok. Sorry if I insult anyone Hand Pulled Noodle" review. If you don't know what hat a flat noodle and a hand pulled noodles looks like please go try it first. Now that is out of the way. Date: 7/9/2019 Title: Not mind blowing good but actually almost there. Though: Recommend for a fast lunch which is very good if you like Asian Fusion food for a reasonable price. Went out with coworkers for a fast lunch which was not too far from office door. Found Mian Kitchen ranting one of the kiosk on Broadway and 40th St. We were drawn in by the enticing smell of the food. And the portion size on display. I ordered the Combination with noodles dish it was compromised of roasted chicken, pork and fried Taofu. With side of salad and hand pulled noodles. To say that it is the world stopping dish would be a lie, but it is definitely filling, Great tasting, flavorful, nicely presented dish well worth trying again and the price I paid for it. It is worth going back to try their other selections and recommend for others. Grade: A read more

Mian Kitchen - This is what their food actually looks like. No flat noodles! - Noodles Near Me - New York, New York

I checked out this year's Winter Village at Bryant Park particularly to see the food options available at the Holiday Shops. After perusing the different food vendors, I decided to try Mian Kitchen and was looking forward to their hand-pulled noodles. I think Mian is a new vendor at the Winter Village this year as well. Unfortunately, their noodles were extremely thick and gummy. Whoever pulled and stretched the noodles for my order doesn't know what they are doing because someone who does wouldn't have served noodles like this. I can honestly say these are some of the worst noodles I've ever had and I was really disappointed (kind of pissed actually). The flavor of the zha-jiang sauce and minced pork were meh. I forced myself through them because I don't like to waste food. Yeah, I probably should have brought them back and asked for a refund, but that's not my thing. My order was served deconstructed requiring that I mix the sauce and noodles myself which is messy. I wish I had gone to Xi'an Famous Foods for hand-pulled noodles just a couple of blocks away. Don't let my picture fool you; it looks better than it tasted. read more

Mian Kitchen - Zha-jiang mian (spicy minced pork noodles) looked better than it tasted ($10.50) - Noodles Near Me - New York, New York

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I found Mian Kitchen at Bryant Park Winter Village. It wasn't too chilly an evening so I took my time walking up and down and up and down again the food kiosks choosing what I wanted for dinner. Maybe it was the actual show performed in the Mian Kitchen stand of hand pulling those loooooonnng noodles. Or it was the fact that noodles always comfort me and the options sounded fantastic. Either way, I went with the combo - gyoza and the pork bowl. (Zha-Jiang Mian and dumplings). WOW. It isn't often I can actually say I think my food is made with love. Seriously, when it's 10 pm and I'm cooking dinner after a along day, love isn't the word I'd use for myself! But this dish, yes! The gyoza to start were good and easy to pop in my mouth as I was starving but not something I'd go back for. The noodles - outstanding! The flavor and spice and veggies added to the ground pork and mixed with the noddles was exactly what my palate needed. There was texture, there were layers of flavor. I'm writing this at 1 pm at a desk in a windowless room in DC and drooling and wishing I could be back in NYC eating more of their food. read more

Mian Kitchen - Zha-Jiang Mian - Pork hand pulled noodles. Noodles made in front of you. Flavor galore! Sizable portion. So good! - Noodles Near Me - New York, New York

Saw this at the winter village in Bryant Park so decided to have it for lunch one day. I got the fried tofu noodle bowl and really liked it. Tofu was nice and crispy and noodles were "dry" but still saucy enough for my taste. Generous portion for the price read more

Mian Kitchen - Fried tofu noodle bowl - Noodles Near Me - New York, New York

Amazing noodles with authentic Chinese texture and flavor. I tried this stall at Bryant Park and came back twice more while I could. The Zha Jiang Mian were like a Möbius strip of awesomeness. The chef pulls out what essential is two large loops of noodles and it's up to you, the customer to eat as you like. Cut into pieces? Sure. Or you could go my route and just shovel as much in your face as you can manage. The meat in both pork and beef dishes were tender and flavorful. When eating both Jia Jiang Mian (ground pork) and the Szechuan beef somehow the actual flavor of the individual meats weren't lost in the spice-haze. The sauce was hot and numbing, like noodles I had in Chengdu, with good quality chili oil. The hater reviews here don't know hand-pulled noodles. I lived in Japan and spent two months stuffing my face in China. I know noodles. This place made NOODLES. Jia Jiang Mian you need to spell with capital letters to show respect . I grieve that this place is gone; there's no permanent location? Am I to go without this window into hand-pulled perfection? It's January, the weather is bitter cold, and I could be self-medicating with Chinese pepper anesthetics and pork palliatives. But I can't because Mian Kitchen is nowhere to be found! read more

Always love to try the wares at the Bryant Park Winter Market. I tried some bao at Mian Kitchen. While the flavor was there. the bao meat was 75% fat. the buns were drenched like a 1/2 minute after they gave it to me. Like you literally eat it outside of the booth a second after they make it and its all soggy. read more

A great spot in midtown west for those searching for some good noodle combos with a flair of Asian cuisine, really great for fast food if you're on the run or just sit down and enjoy. The popular dishes seemed to be the Taiwanese sausage and the cumin lamb. They have a pop up during Friday's in Herald Square called Broadway Bites, look for them! read more

Mian Kitchen - Some of the menu and if you love noodles this is the jam - Noodles Near Me - New York, New York

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I love me some noods and when I read there were hand pulled noodles in Bryant park I was very excited. Unfortunately, these did not live up to the expectation. We tried the braised beef dry noodles. The beef itself was tender and well cooked. The noodles were essentially 2 long thick noodles. The man stretched it one time then threw it into the water, I was expecting a touch more hand-pulling to be honest. The noodles were a little difficult to eat and on the unpleasantly gummy side, they may have been a hair under done. Overall the dish was very under seasoned and lacking flavor. I can't say I would come back, lots of other options at Bryant park during the holiday pop-ups, I recommend ya go try somewhere else. read more

Mian Kitchen - Braised beef dry noodles - Noodles Near Me - New York, New York

I was in between meeting and happened to be in midtown near grand central which is normally a food wasteland but stumbled across Urban Space and decided on Mian Kitchen. I hadn't eaten in over 18 hours so I was starving but I don't think that had any sway over how absolutely amazing my meal was. I got the smoked tofu noodles and wow..the flavor was unreal and I'm leaving back to the office so satisfied and happy. I highly recommend trying this place out. read more

Not sure why they are using prepackaged dumplings and spring rolls. Saw them dumping a bunch of dumplings from a frozen plastic bag similar to what you see at Trader Joe's. Uhhhhh can't they get them fresh???? Lol read more

If you like mouth fulls of flavored lard, go here. Pork meat quality is disastrous. It's all fat. Portion size is small, not worth it.

Extremely friendly service; great variety of menu items. Ordered the Chicken Satay Mighty Cone: was unique, beautiful and very delicious. read more

Mian Kitchen - Chicken Satay Mighty Cone - Noodles Near Me - New York, New York

They recently opened up a counter in Urban Space Vanderbilt so as I was perusing the various options there, I gave this one a try. I've never been to their main location. I got the vegan version of the tofu noodle bowl (subbed tofu with veggies because I didn't want tofu). It came with a sesame peanut sauce which was sesame peanut tasting but nothing to write home about. The noodles were too soft...borderline mushy so definitely over cooked. The noodle bowl temperature was lukewarm which made it even more unappealing. I couldn't eat more than a few bites because I refuse to eat mediocre food. This was a waste of money ($11/12). I got it right after the main lunch rush around 1:15pm. Perhaps I was unlucky and got over cooked noodles and they lost the desire to give customers hot food...I have no clue. I would not recommend this place...save your money or go with another vendor there...many better options like Roberta's Pizza, Black Iron Burger, Bob White's... read more

Amazing noodles with authentic Chinese texture and flavor. I tried this stall at Bryant Park and came back twice more while I could. The Zha Jiang Mian were like a Möbius strip of awesomeness. The chef pulls out what essential is two large loops of noodles and it's up to you, the customer to eat as you like. Cut into pieces? Sure. Or you could go my route and just shovel as much in your face as you can manage. The meat in both pork and beef dishes were tender and flavorful. When eating both Jia Jiang Mian (ground pork) and the Szechuan beef somehow the actual flavor of the individual meats weren't lost in the spice-haze. The sauce was hot and numbing, like noodles I had in Chengdu, with good quality chili oil. The hater reviews here don't know hand-pulled noodles. I lived in Japan and spent two months stuffing my face in China. I know noodles. This place made NOODLES. Jia Jiang Mian you need to spell with capital letters to show respect . I grieve that this place is gone; there's no permanent location? Am I to go without this window into hand-pulled perfection? It's January, the weather is bitter cold, and I could be self-medicating with Chinese pepper anesthetics and pork palliatives. But I can't because Mian Kitchen is nowhere to be found! read more

I seriously can't get enough of this place!! The staff is SUPER nice and the food is absolutely delicious.

They gave me the wrong order. I asked the cashier if I could have the beef noodle bowl with rice. Not that complicated, just all the stuff over rice. He said yes. Then they gave me their beef rice bowl (completely different sauces) and said they could not make me what I wanted. So I took the rice bowl and it was not that great and I found some sort of paper wrapper in it. Will not be coming back. read more