Yun Nan Flavour Garden — Restaurant in New York

On a rare occasion we decided to explore the original Brooklyn Chinatown in Sunset Park despite the horrific BQE congestion. After traversing the entire length of 8th Ave within the Chinatown, we ended up here for a light meal. Yunnan is a province in southern China, bordering the Southeast Asian countries. So it’s no surprise that its signature noodle dishes are reminiscent of Vietnamese pho. Yep, that’s my impression anyway after trying their menu item #1, Crossing The Bridge Rice Noodle $12.

It’s like pho, the broth is clear but more gingery, the rice noodle is round - not flat, the proteins shredded instead of whole slices. The takeout version came with 2 separate big containers of broth one of which is a souped up chicken broth. I found it quite odd but Not complaining. I think I was supposed to mix them into the same bowl, but I simply dunk rice noodle into one and never get to the second broth as I’d finished the rice noodle. I ended up drinking the second broth on my next meal. Both broth were beyond delicious. The proteins were way too little however. The rice noodle had a unique and intriguing texture.

My family also tried #3 - the beef & lamb version of #1 for $2 more, #5 - Rice Noodle with Beef Stew $8.50, and #14 Noodle with Lamb Stew $9.25. From what I gathered, I would recommend the latter 2 even though they are not their signature soups. They came with noticeably more protein and thus much...

I came here on a weekend night with two friends, and we got the crossing the bridge noodles. I knew that's what the restaurant was known for, but I didn't know what it was. I asked what was in the noodle soup, and the lady told us there's black chicken and pork. We asked because there were other options to add fish filet or beef/lamb, but since there was already meat in the noodles, we decided to get the normal one. When it came, it didn't come all at once. First came a plate of uncooked meat and a plate of tofu skin, bean sprouts, green scallions, and a small dish of egg. Then, the noodles came in a bowl without soup. At last, a waiter with gloves took out a big bowl of soup. A waitress came and first mixed the egg into the soup. She then put each piece of pork into the soup then added the chicken to it too, and then dumped all the vegetables into the soup. Lastly, she added the noodles. The bowl was huge. The noodles were perfectly chewy and the soup was really flavorful. I really enjoyed it! I never had black chicken before and my friends wouldn't try it, but the chicken was a bit crunchier than normal chicken and it was actually really tasty. The pork was great too, and in general, the bowl of noodle soup was delicious. I would highly recommend it! It's big enough to share between two people, and it's $10...

I have been hankering for good Yunnan rice noodle for months, and this hole-in-the-wall noodle spot finally indulged my cravings. They really need to hire a better person to translate their menu into English properly though...

#9 Rice Noodle w/ Lu Mein 滷米線 $8.25 The first one is dry noodle with braised pork and cilantro, and it was right up my alley with its flavorful sauce. Few months ago you def won't catch me eating cilantro, but now I have higher acceptance of its pungent taste. I added some chilli oil yet it wasn't spicy enough and only gave a slight numbing sensation.

#11 Rice Noodle w/ Crispy Meat Sauce 脆腸米線 $8.75 The second bowl is rice noodle soup with crispy pork intestine. I don't eat intestines, but my company had high praise on them, saying they were clean and crispy.

Their rice noodles were perfectly cooked and carried a bouncy texture. We were surprised that we didn't feel thirsty after slurping the entire bowl, which means their rice noodles weren't salty and...