The chef recommended three other kinds of noodles: Shanxi Pasta flakes, pinched off a strip of dough and then flung into the pot; Fried Oat Noodle Shaped Like Fish, cut off a hunk of dough with scissors; and Hand-Shaved Noodles, where the chef holds a block of dough on one shoulder and shaves with the opposite hand. The sauces are fried pork, beef in sauce and pork in sauce.
I also ordered several dishes to sample. The hot and sour cabbage was served with dried red chilies and Sichuan peppercorns. The jellyfish was also excellent, served cold and dressed with a soy-vinegar sauce. The cucumber slices added a refreshing touch.
Noodle Loft
Branch 1: No.20 Dawang Road, Chaoyang.
Branch 2: No.3 Heping Xijie, Chaoyang
Open: 11am-2:30pm; 5:30pm-10:30pm
Cost: 80-100 yuan/person
Coming from Inner Mongolia, Youmian has become increasingly popular in Beijing. Many restaurants that serve northwestern-style Chinese dishes have started serving up Youmian based dishes as well.
Youmian is a type of flour made from oats. There are different ways of cooking Youmian and it can be made into noodles and steamed bread. It can also be steamed, boiled or stir-fried.
Some people have been to this restaurant several times and have enjoyed the food each time. We enjoy watching the staff in the open kitchen. Kids love this experience as they can sit at a bar area (not a drinking bar) and watch there food being prepared. The prices are very good for a nice, clean sit down restaurant. The menus are in English and Chinese with great pictures! They also do have forks if you are not a master with chopsticks (which I am not)! I do believe that there are a couple of these restaurants located across town but the one that we have also went to is in the Fairmont Tower located in the Wang Jing area close to the Lido area
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