LA-Based Qin West Noodle Expanding to Westfield UTC | Eater San Diego

"Bringing more representation for Asian cuisine to Westfield UTC, it joins the incoming HaiDiLao hot pot; Qin West Noodle is moving into a spot near Macy’s at the south end of the mall and is currently slated for a Summer 2021 opening. Founded in Los Angeles in 2012 and a longstanding tenant of Chinatown’s Far East Plaza, the fast-casual noodle shop now operates several branches near Southern California college campuses including UCLA, USC, and UC Irvine. The menu draws from traditional dishes across Chinese provinces — from Shanxi’s liang pi (cold noodles topped with chili oil) and lamb paomo (a porridge-like dish of bread soaked in broth) to Guangxi’s pungent rice noodle soups luosifen and guilin mifen — alongside comfort staples like fried rice, mapo tofu, and beef chow mein." - Candice Woo