Ajea Noodle - Review - Richmond - Vancouver - The Infatuation

"It’s easy to spot Ajea Noodle when you walk into Yaohan Centre, because it’s the only stall in the food court with 30 people standing around it at any given time. This booth specializes in Sichuan claypot rice cooked over an open flame for 15 minutes, then topped with a homemade smoked bacon and an incredible sausage threaded with Sichuan peppercorns and mouth-searing red chili. It’s aggressive in every way, and only gets better as you eat it—the rice crispier, your mouth number. You’ll have to wait a while, but the operation behind the counter is mesmerizing anyway. (We’ve never seen so many cooks working in a single mall food court restaurant.)" - Andrew Ryce