Dang! Noodle Bar — Restaurant in Puebla

Really cool spot, and unexpectedly good food, but room to improve. Will absolutely return and so should you. Note this is not authentic ramen, this is a fun, hip riff on it.

Shrimp dumplings: Really nice, spicy, flavorful. Well cooked, not overdone, and steamed thankfully not fried, because they're already very oily.

Chashu Ramen: Rich, deep flavor, well cooked meat. Noodles are mid, unfortunately the typical instant kind, not the incredible homemade kind. A bit oily, but pretty good.

Spicy Ramen Dang: Nice and spicy, but not over the top or challenging. The habanero longaniza is good, and there's plenty of it. A filling, heart bowl, a bit overly oily, and mediocre noodles.

Drinks: Sake list needs work, sake is only sold in shots, not bottles, and it's overpriced. No craft beer. Will try a cocktail next time.

Expensive and a bit overly greasy, but also satisfying portions, and a fun environment. Service is fine, not great, you'll need to flag someone down if you want another drink or something. Tables are VERY low, comically low if you're tall like me. Use caution.

Still, I'd come back again. The spicy is what to get if...

Very great Asian option for Mexico! We’ve struggled to find good Asian food here, but this place is definitely the best. The noodles my wife and I had were incredibly good and made to order. People complain about the wait for food, but it’s worth it because you can see the chefs taking their time to cook and plate every dish beautifully. I gave it 4 stars because the dumplings we had were incredibly tiny with so little filling that you could hardly taste anything. I highly recommend they give an order with 5 dumplings, but make them much larger. I would return for...

El lugar: Es pequeño y la distribución actual de las mesas, debido a la pandemia, estaría perfecto siempre. Tienen sólo 5 mesas y la barra, por lo que recomiendo reservar. Esta limpio y sencillo, son 3 habitaciones, considerando el baño. En el segundo cuarto está la cocina, por lo que hace bastante calor y si se quema algo el humo es molesto. Las mesitas son bastante pequeñas y los bancos no tienen respaldo, un buen incentivo para no permanecer demasiado tiempo y generar flujo de clientes.

La comida: pedimos gyozas, las cuales eran demasiado pequeñas, la verdad es que el relleno era bueno, pero debido a lo pequeño no se podía disfrutar bien el sabor. Ordenamos 2 tipos de Ramen (pollo y thai) para alguien que no come picante no recomiendo ninguno. El Thai estaba bastante picoso y demasiado condimentado, los camarones que vienen con el ramen no están pelados, por lo que tampoco están libres de heces. El de pollo no tenia sabor. En el ramen el sabor del caldo es súper importante y en este no se mezclaron los ingredientes para un buen caldo, sabia demasiado a pimienta, por lo que también resultaba picoso.

Precios: aceptables. 1/2 tazón de $70-$90, vaso de agua: $25

Servicio: es bueno, sólo tuvimos que pedir servilletas porque únicamente dejaron 1...