Lanzhou Ramen — Restaurant in New York

2.3/5 stars: Will not be coming here again for the stir fried noodles. Used to come here pretty often due to the nice selection of noodles available along with its great location. I understand that there are ‘off’ nights with Chefs and staff but unfortunately there were issues with the food the last 3 visits I had over the last month. I order essentially the same thing everytime- Last night got the stir fry shrimp meifun, which upon opening was gummy in texture with excess liquid along the bottom of the plate. Then this was followed by an odd, almost sour taste along with some noodles that were not fully cooked. For $14.14 (cc fee included) this was inedible. Unfortunately the quality of the noodles seems to have worsened continuously over the last year. I’d stick to the noodle soup if you visit or go else where in Chinatown for stir fry noodles (especially with this comparatively mid-higher end price point).

FYI: the beef they use in the stir fry noodles is not fatty beef/steak cuts, they use the same beef as their the fuqifeipian...

The noodles was just a bit too salty but overall it wasn't a bad dish. The beef pancake was a bit interesting cuz technically the toppings go inside of the pancake but the idea of making it into a wrap made it look a lot more appetizing and aesthtically pleasing. But the problem with the pancake is that the vegetables were all raw, including the onion, so my nose felt like it was on fire.

The noodle soup dish was made quite fast but the appetizer (beef pancake) took a bit longer than the noodles.

This didn't happen to me but someone else that was there; if you order something, the chef takes the order immediately, so you can't change your order once you tell them. This is also a good thing because it means the food is made "fresh" (broth to the noodles are pre-made and are most left in a container to keep it hot, but like most places already do that).

By the way in the picture took of the beef pancake, I have already eaten half of the pancakes because it just looked too good and I was starving.

Lastly, the prices...

Rushing inside from the freezing cold outside. I just can't wait for this bowl of noodle.

Overall I was a bit disappointed. I had the house special pull noodle and it comes with egg, beef and a slice of pork chop (super thin) The flavor of the broth is mediocre at best. Just because it's cold outside, I appreciate the warm this hot bowl is bring into my life at the moment.

This place is semi pack and I like the decoration as well as the open kitchen. Price is a bit expensive for the area ($10 for a bowl of noodle including tip). I saw the picture for the dumpling and automatically said no in my head.

The 1 less star go to the ambiance on this place. someone's playing this really really annoying show on the tv. (some kind of chinese youtube channel) Throughout my dinner, I had to listen to this super annoying sound and watch this stupid show. Remove that TV and get some real...