"At Mama's Noodle House, a Chinese restaurant in Bensonhurst, chef-owner Nan Yi Liang freshly folds dumplings on a nightly basis. The most expensive dish is a $10 fish hot pot that 'gleams' with a topcoat of chili oil and gets a 'tangy' kick from ginger, Times critic Marian Bull writes. It’s a must-order, as is the restaurant’s meaty noodle soup. Of that soup, she writes, 'the pork, cooked down until concentrated into a paste, floats into every bite, while the braised brisket holds its shape, its star anise-infused flavor radiating out into the rest of the dish.'" - Carla Vianna
