Wheat Express 麦小茶 — Restaurant in Chapel Hill

2nd time coming here, but probably not returning for a third. My girl & I entered to see a less than ideal Sanitation Score (low A), and we got seated right away.

Our original plan was to get 1 Braised Beef Noodle Soup and 1 Beef Filet & Tripe that we'd both share, but we only got half of that plan fulfilled this time. The waiter said that they are out of the tripe appetizer, which we enjoyed in our first visit few months ago. So we were really disappointed that they were out of their best appetizer.

Wheat is a small indoor restaurant in downtown Chapel Hill, on the same spot as where another bad Chinese restaurant used to be. Its cramped space and uninviting ambiance make Wheat an unpleasant spot to eat.

It took around 15 min. for us to get our 1 order of Braised Beef Noodle Soup, which tasted the same as we remembered when we first tried it. It comes with about 4 chunks of braised beef, 1 egg. 1 baby bokchoy, and noodles in spicy & sour soup with chili oil. $14+ for a beef noodle dish like this is not bad but I can think of other restaurants in Triangle NC that serve a similar beef noodle soup with better ambiance and customer service.

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Saw the article about this place at The Daily Tarheel today and I immediately had to go and try it because I love noodles. I'm glad did because it was delicious! I ordered the minced beef chillies noodle and it was delicious! Noodle was pleasantly chewy and the minced beef was so flavorful. It is indeed spicy though so be mindful of that (the chillies were put on the side of the noodle when served so if you think you can't handle the spiciness, you can scoop some of it out). If there's anything amiss, I feel that the noodle is a little bit dry so it was a bit hard to mix it all up at the beginning, but it was not a major concern. Portion is pretty big and reasonable for the price. Additionally, I also ordered scallion pancakes and it's so pleasantly thin and crisp and yummy. I will definitely come again to try their noodle soup and the...

We typically order from Jade Palace but decided to branch off and Wheat didn't disappoint. I appreciate being able to order delivery directly from the store and it arrived promptly and fresh!

We ordered the beef "burrito," which is beef wrapped in a scallion pancake, with Peking duck sauce, the General Tsaos chicken, and noodles with scallion oil. We added on a soup and the cucumber salad to get the discount and it honestly was amazing. Everything had so much flavor and there was so much we wanted to try! The only thing was that the noodles were a little bland and clumped together but I was able to doctor them up, and I wish the beef appetizer came with a dipping sauce.

Overall though, I cannot wait to order again and this might be our next date night. Definitely a hidden gem in...