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"Down a ramp at 66 W. 39th Street, in a whitewashed, sparsely decorated walk-down space that feels plain yet offers waiter service and quick food, Peppercorn Station sits between fast-casual and formal dining with a menu of modern Sichuan fare (main dishes around $30–$40) plus small plates and soups just over $10 that can be full meals. The waiter tried to dissuade me from much of what I ordered: the sliced pork belly with garlic chile sauce ($13) arrived as a chilled, thin-sliced boiled belly with lots of cucumber tucked inside thicker strips of belly—an app that would easily satisfy three; the hot-and-sour glass noodles ($12), made with sweet-potato noodles, came in a deep-red broth garnished with sprouts, toasted soybeans, and baby bok choy and was amazing and worth repeat lunches; and the crab meat noodles ($18) was an arresting orange, roe-shot, soupy casserole with shreds of crab and a gelatinous texture from the roe—astonishing in this plain room, though I’m not sure I’d get it again. A smart choice for tourists and office workers; there’s another branch in Jersey City." - Robert Sietsema