Chong Qing Special Noodles — Restaurant in San Gabriel

They always joke to find a Chinese restaraunt if you’re looking to dine out on Xmas eve, well we did just that and will be back lol

For dinner we ordered cold steamed chicken as our appetizer then chongqing noodles, biang biang noodles, sour and spicy sweet potato vermicelli for our main dishes.

The cold steamed chicken is addictive as the taste starts to manifest as you eat it. Each bite makes you come back for that spicy + numb that the dish brings. The chongqing noodles have just the right amount of spicy and numbness added to compliment the chewy egg noodles, bok choy, and pan fried egg. The egg bring balance to the spicy so I was conservative with eating it throughout the meal.

The biang biang noodles reminded me of a dish I’ve had previously that stews tomatoes with eggs. The two ingredients compliment the spicy of the dish along with the doughy 1” thick noodles. We didn’t really care for the potato vermicelli in the sour and sweet dish unfortunately.

Overall, great food for a great price. We ordered everything plus some drinks for under $36. The decor and restaurant are typical Chinese restaurant style so don’t expect any fine dining. Service is fast and responsive.

P.s. I don’t recommend coming if you’re a vegan, have gluten issues or many dietary issues. The couple behind us had a hard time communicating with the staff as their diets were pretty restrictive and the staff was not able to properly articulate...

Came here after watching a Mark Wiens video. The store was empty when we came around 11am but it became full when we left an hour later. Service is superb too.

Spicy fried chicken: We got this after seeing so many reviews recommending it. It was crispy, light, and not as mouth-numbingly spicy like I thought it would be. It's comparable to popcorn chicken but less salty, perfect for snacking and as an appetizer. I would say you can eat it with rice, but it was fine on its own.

Sweet and sour vermicelli potato noodles: This was from Mark's video. If you love sweet and sour soup, this is a good choice. I also love potato noodles in general. I liked the texture that the soy beans added. It was so easy to slurp down; it's like you barely have to chew. It seemed like an endless amount of noodles.

Youpo noodles: Classic, thick hand-torn noodles that felt like a bottomless pit. It's quite heavy; I feel like I could get full off of three whole noodles. I wish there was more of a balance in sauce and toppings on this because it felt like a carb overload. It was my least favorite out of the three items we got.

If you come with 3+ people, you get a free plate of steamed chicken with spicy sauce. Super tasty!

The portions are big. For a group of 3, we did not finish our two bowls of noodles nor our chicken. Luckily, the chicken made for a good road trip snack.

All in all, everything about this experience was lovely. I'd...

It’s honestly a scam… I love the noodles here, but the servers (which is just one lady each time I go!) are NOT ATTENTIVE at all. I have to wave and look at her for at least 1-5 minutes, wait for MY server, for her to come back and get our checks, or get our food. While I’m a loyal customer to their delicious meal, I am not coming here for their polite attitude and dine in experience.

If you want good food, go ahead and order *pick up, do not pay the useless tip because I got chase down several times, because of their mid (to zero) service, and I am not paying tip for their unattentiveness (basic things like getting checks, waiting for us, the waiters are never good).

Coming from someone who is Chinese American, this is such a bad place. I’m just sad it has to turn out this way because food is good, but why chase me down for your MID services????

I don’t like to waste my time commenting on restaurants and reviews but it’s for the better of our community and others, I hope this helps someone!!

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